Winnipeg Jets: Top 8 prospects worth getting excited about

6. Leon Gawanke

One of the hardest players to rank on this list was Leon Gawanke. The 21-year-old defenceman has seemed to improve drastically every season since he was taken in the fifth-round (136 overall) at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. At the time of being drafted, he had just finished his rookie season with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL, scoring eight goals and 32 points in 54 games.

By the time his third and final season in junior hockey had finished, he had improved his offensive game tremendously, putting up 17 goals and 57 points in just 62 games.

However, given that the fact that the QMJHL tends to be a league where many players put up big numbers offensively, there were questions regarding how he would do in his first season of professional hockey. He responded to those questions in a big way, putting up in impressive 26 points in 48 games. He will be an interesting player to keep an eye on next season.

5. Arvid Holm

Not much was known about goaltender Arvid Holm when the Jets selected him 167th at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. At the time, he was only beginning to make his way up the ranks in his home country of Sweden. The 2016-17 season saw him play in the SuperElit league in Sweden, where he posted a fairly average 2.91 GAA and a .906 SV%.

Though those numbers do not pop off the page, Holm has improved in a big way, including massive strides taken this past season. The 21-year-old played in his first full season in the SHL and gave the Jets organization a real reason to get excited, as he put up a 2.27 GAA and a .914 SV%, along with a 20-10-0 record. The fantastic season has shot him way up the Jets top prospects list.