| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Age | DOB | |
| 1 | Vladimir Tarasenko | STL | RW | 20 | 12/13/1991 | Almost a point-per-game in vet-dominated KHL |
| 2 | Mikael Granlund | MIN | C | 19 | 2/26/1992 | New career high in goals already; USA-bound in '12 |
| 3 | Jonathan Huberdeau | FLA | C | 18 | 6/4/1993 | More than 2 PPG in QMJHL return |
| 4 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | WAS | C | 18 | 5/19/1992 | Having a better year than Tarasenko at same age |
| 5 | Ryan Ellis | NAS | D | 20 | 2/3/1991 | Just called up to NHL |
| 6 | Tyler Toffoli | LOS | RW | 19 | 4/24/1992 | On pace to blow by last year's 108 points |
| 7 | Brayden Schenn | PHI | C | 20 | 8/22/1991 | Ex-No. 1 repeatedly injured, on deep Flyers team |
| 8 | Nick Bjugstad | FLA | C | 19 | 7/17/1992 | Not just a big body anymore; scoring liberally |
| 9 | Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | 18 | 3/15/1993 | Nearly 2 PPG in OHL return |
| 10 | Dougie Hamilton | BOS | D | 18 | 6/17/1993 | Big and talented; tied for 8th in OHL scoring |
| 11 | Sven Bartschi | CGY | LW | 19 | 10/5/1992 | Massive playmaking explosion: 42 A in 25 games |
| 12 | Jacob Markstrom | FLA | G | 21 | 1/31/1990 | Only a matter of time now |
| 13 | Mark Stone | OTT | RW | 19 | 5/13/1992 | Quiet 106 points last year; leads WHL this year |
| 14 | Jack Campbell | DAL | G | 19 | 1/2/1992 | Change of scenery working; WJC will be bellweather |
| 15 | Emerson Etem | ANA | C | 19 | 6/16/1992 | Almost a goal per game in WHL; looks NHL-ready |
| 16 | Christian Thomas | NYR | RW | 19 | 5/26/1992 | Slowed by concussion early, but has come on strong |
| 17 | Robin Lehner | OTT | G | 20 | 7/24/1991 | Like Markstrom, ready to step in |
| 18 | Brandon Gormley | PHO | D | 19 | 2/18/1992 | |
| 19 | Zack Kassian | BUF | RW | 20 | 1/24/1991 | |
| 20 | Nino Niederreiter | NYI | LW | 19 | 9/8/1992 | Just back from concussion; still no NHL-level impact |
| 21 | Ty Rattie | STL | RW | 18 | 2/5/1993 | Huge riser pulling a goal per game in WHL |
| 22 | Justin Schultz | ANA | D | 21 | 7/6/1990 | Even better than last year |
| 23 | Gustav Nyquist | DET | C | 22 | 9/1/1989 | Point-per-game in AHL |
| 24 | Chris Kreider | NYR | LW | 20 | 4/30/1991 | Finally getting the chance to star for BC |
| 25 | Joe Colborne | TOR | LW | 21 | 1/30/1990 | Blossoming power forward scoring big in AHL |
| 26 | Ryan Strome | NYI | C | 18 | 7/11/1993 | Could fall lower if unimpressive at WJC |
| 27 | Jaden Schwartz | STL | C | 18 | 6/25/1992 | Canadian WJC team captain raking at Colorado |
| 28 | Matthew Hackett | MIN | G | 21 | 3/7/1990 | 2nd straight year dominating AHL; good NHL debut |
| 29 | Jerome Gauthier-Leduc | BUF | D | 19 | 7/30/1992 | 12th in QMJHL scoring race, easily 1st among d-men |
| 30 | Vyacheslav Voynov | LOS | D | 21 | 1/15/1990 | Already solid NHL d-man; will reach 25 games soon |
| 31 | Braden Holtby | WAS | G | 22 | 9/16/1989 | Having a down year, but I'm cutting some slack |
| 32 | John Gibson | ANA | G | 18 | 7/14/1993 | Annihilating OHL competition as a rookie |
| 33 | Tomas Jurco | DET | RW | 19 | 12/28/1992 | High-end skill finally translating to big-time scoring |
| 34 | Martin Jones | LAK | G | 21 | 1/10/1990 | Too good for AHL; could make Bernier expendable |
| 35 | Brandon Pirri | CHI | C | 20 | 4/10/1991 | Conquered AHL in second season |
| 36 | Ryan Murphy | CAR | D | 18 | 3/31/1993 | Horrendous start, but 26 goals last year in OHL |
| 37 | Zack Phillips | MIN | C | 19 | 10/28/1992 | |
| 38 | Jordan Weal | LOS | C | 19 | 4/15/1992 | So small, but so good |
| 39 | Joey Hishon | COL | C | 20 | 10/20/1991 | Concussion has him out indefinitely |
| 40 | Mark Dekanich | CBJ | G | 25 | 5/10/1986 | If he can get healthy, will seize starting job quickly |
| 41 | Alexander Khokhlachev | BOS | LW | 18 | 9/9/1993 | Building nicely on last year's OHL debut |
| 42 | Stuart Percy | TOR | D | 18 | 5/18/1993 | |
| 43 | Frederik Andersen | CAR | G | 22 | 10/2/1989 | Dane is best goalie in Sweden this year |
| 44 | Brendan Gallagher | MON | RW | 19 | 6/5/1992 | Smaller guy, but great nose for the net |
| 45 | Brendan Smith | DET | D | 22 | 2/8/1989 | |
| 46 | Brayden McNabb | BUF | D | 20 | 1/21/1991 | Former WHL standout just scored first NHL goal |
| 47 | Mika Zibanejad | OTT | C | 18 | 4/18/1993 | Strong skater, hard hitter, but I question the offense |
| 48 | Eddie Lack | VAN | G | 23 | 1/5/1988 | Bad luck to be buried behind two studs |
| 49 | Brandon Saad | CHI | LW | 19 | 10/27/1992 | Short NHL trial seems to have elevated his game |
| 50 | Jake Allen | STL | G | 21 | 7/8/1990 | Former elite prospect falling hard |
| 51 | Tim Erixon | NYR | D | 20 | 2/24/1991 | Killer in AHL, but not NHL-ready |
| 52 | J.T. Miller | NYR | C | 18 | 3/14/1993 | Fits Rangers' M.O., but not a star |
| 53 | Teemu Pulkkinen | DET | LW | 19 | 1/2/1992 | Scoring has fallen off some this year |
| 54 | Kyle Palmieri | ANA | C | 20 | 4/16/1991 | Almost a goal per game in AHL before call-up |
| 55 | Petr Mrazek | DET | G | 19 | 2/14/1992 | |
| 56 | Jason Zucker | MIN | LW | 19 | 1/16/1992 | |
| 57 | Drew Shore | FLA | C | 20 | 1/29/1991 | |
| 58 | Nathan Beaulieu | MON | D | 19 | 12/5/1992 | |
| 59 | Tyler Bunz | EDM | G | 19 | 2/11/1992 | Dramatically outperforming fifth-round selection |
| 60 | Charlie Coyle | SAN | RW | 19 | 3/2/1992 | Would like to see more goals |
| 61 | Quinton Howden | FLA | LW | 19 | 1/21/1992 | Not outperforming like you'd like to see |
| 62 | Kevin Poulin | NYI | G | 21 | 4/12/1990 | Never been this bad; will bounce back |
| 63 | Chris Terry | CAR | LW | 22 | 4/7/1989 | 34-goal scorer in AHL last year has just five this year |
| 64 | Carter Ashton | TAM | LW | 20 | 4/1/1991 | |
| 65 | Kirill Petrov | NYI | LW | 21 | 4/13/1990 | NHL next year? |
| 66 | Kyle Beach | CHI | C | 21 | 1/13/1990 | Out since October (upper body); could be 'til March |
| 67 | Anders Lee | NYI | C | 21 | 7/3/1990 | Size and consistency -- nice |
| 68 | Carl Hagelin | NYR | LW | 23 | 8/23/1988 | Already one of the NHL's fastest skaters |
| 69 | Eric Tangradi | PIT | C | 22 | 2/10/1989 | Good in AHL; concerning that he can't stick in NHL |
| 70 | Zac Dalpe | CAR | C | 22 | 11/1/1989 | Same deal as Tangradi |
| 71 | Sam Brittain | FLA | G | 19 | 5/10/1992 | Out all year; expected back in late January |
| 72 | Joe Morrow | PIT | D | 19 | 12/9/1992 | Showing new goal-scoring dimension this year |
| 73 | Tomas Tatar | DET | LW | 21 | 12/1/1990 | Good, but still looking for that next gear on offense |
| 74 | Greg McKegg | TOR | C | 19 | 6/17/1992 | Whole Erie (OHL) team suffering from awful goalies |
| 75 | Mark Visentin | PHO | G | 19 | 8/7/1992 | Inexplicably soft this year |
| 76 | Roman Josi | NAS | D | 21 | 6/1/1990 | |
| 77 | Adam Clendening | CHI | D | 19 | 10/26/1992 | |
| 78 | Calvin De Haan | NYI | D | 20 | 5/9/1991 | |
| 79 | Peter Holland | ANA | C | 20 | 1/14/1991 | |
| 80 | Joel Armia | BUF | RW | 18 | 3/31/1993 | |
| 81 | Jamie Oleksiak | DAL | D | 19 | 12/21/1992 | Almost Chara-sized; offense will come long-term |
| 82 | T.J. Tynan | CBJ | C | 19 | 2/25/1992 | Mighty mite outperforming last year's scoring pace |
| 83 | Louis Leblanc | MON | C | 20 | 1/26/1991 | Hasn't looked wholly out of place in NHL |
| 84 | Brendan Ranford | LW | PHI | 19 | 5/3/1992 | Needs to work on skating |
| 85 | Brock Nelson | NYI | C | 20 | 10/15/1991 | Found his scoring touch; could shoot up this list |
| 86 | Rickard Rakell | ANA | C | 18 | 5/5/1993 | Quietly solid growth season |
| 87 | Beau Bennett | PIT | RW | 20 | 11/27/1991 | |
| 88 | Mark Pysyk | BUF | D | 19 | 1/11/1992 | |
| 89 | Matt Puempel | OTT | LW | 18 | 1/24/1993 | |
| 90 | Tyler Johnson | TAM | C | 21 | 7/29/1990 | Undrafted 100-point man having solid AHL debut |
| 91 | Jason Akeson | PHI | RW | 21 | 6/3/1990 | Like Johnson, but a playmaker rather than a scorer |
| 92 | Brett MacLean | PHO | LW | 23 | 12/24/1988 | Good player; don't know why he never gets a shot |
| 93 | Jonathan Audy-Marchessault | NYR | C | 21 | 12/27/1990 | Small and undrafted, but kid can play |
| 94 | Mark McNeill | CHI | C | 18 | 2/22/1993 | |
| 95 | Sergei Shirokov | VAN | LW | 25 | 3/10/1986 | Killing KHL; will he ever return to North America? |
| 96 | Scott Wedgewood | NJD | G | 19 | 8/14/1992 | May be Canada's best goalie at WJC, sadly |
| 97 | Jeremy Morin | CHI | C | 20 | 4/16/1991 | |
| 98 | Alex Stalock | SAN | G | 24 | 7/28/1987 | Has missed all year with leg injury |
| 99 | Ryan Howse | CGY | LW | 20 | 7/6/1991 | Still looking for first AHL point |
| 100 | Scott Glennie | DAL | C | 20 | 2/22/1991 | More AHL production than Howse, but still awful |
