Prospects & draft

Dallas Stars

10-5-222 PTS2nd in the Central divisionNHL

Playoff odds

97%

Power play

27.5 %

Penalty kill

89.7 %

Goals per game

2.82

Goals against

2.29

Faceoffs

57.4 %

Prospect rankings

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“Value”: expected WAR from age 21 to 26, from his draft slot, his output translated into NHL points (NHLe), his age and his NHL games. “Potential”: his ceiling, on the scouts' 20-80 scale. “Rank”: his place among all 32 teams' prospects.

Rank	Prospect	League	NHLe /82	Value	Potential	NHL prob.	Rating
144	Emil HemmingR · 20 yrs · 2024, #29	OHL51 games	29	2.0	55NHL regular	44 %	84
203	Jakub VaněčekD · 19 yrs · 2026, #59	WHL59 games	13	0.8	50NHL regular	30 %	85
265	Cameron SchmidtR · 20 yrs · 2025, #94	WHL39 games	35	1.4	45Depth player	25 %	77
282	Tristan BertucciD · 21 yrs · 2023, #61	AHL63 games	14	0.4	45Depth player	14 %	74
365	Ryan BrownL · 19 yrs · 2026, #155	OHL67 games	22	0.4	35Fringe	11 %	57
388	Justin ErtelL · 23 yrs · 2021, #79	AHL44 games	6	0.5	30Fringe	17 %	59
476	Brad GardinerC · 22 yrs · 2023, #79	OHL67 games	23	0.2	25Limited NHL upside	11 %	50
489	Ayrton MartinoL · 24 yrs · 2021, #73	AHL44 games	12	0.2	25Limited NHL upside	9 %	48
531	Brandon GorzynskiC · 20 yrs · 2025, #126	WHL27 games	24	0.1	25Limited NHL upside	7 %	45
533	Jasper KuhtaC · 20 yrs · 2026, #197	OHL62 games	24	0.1	25Limited NHL upside	7 %	43
629	Christian FitzgeraldC · 24 yrs · undrafted	NCAA41 games	24	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
630	Jaxon FuderC · 21 yrs · undrafted	WHL27 games	20	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
631	Dylan HryckowianR · 22 yrs · undrafted	NCAA42 games	33	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
632	Angus MacDonellC · 21 yrs · 2023, #189	ECHL43 games	9	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
633	Matthew SeminoffR · 23 yrs · 2022, #179	AHL72 games	26	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
634	Artem ShlaineC · 25 yrs · 2020, #130	AHL67 games	21	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
758	Sebastian BradshawL · 21 yrs · 2023, #221	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
793	William SamuelssonC · 21 yrs · 2024, #222	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
798	Atte JokiC · 19 yrs · 2025, #146	Liiga40 games	10	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
807	Dawson SharkeyR · 20 yrs · 2025, #190	QMJHL60 games	23	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
821	Charlie PaquetteR · 21 yrs · 2025, #222	OHL36 games	24	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
869	Jack AndersonD · 24 yrs · undrafted	NCAA51 games	17	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
870	Aram MinnetianD · 22 yrs · 2023, #125	NCAA44 games	10	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
871	Niilopekka MuhonenD · 21 yrs · 2024, #158	WHL39 games	7	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
872	Connor PunnettD · 23 yrs · undrafted	ECHL64 games	7	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
873	Trey TaylorD · 25 yrs · undrafted	AHL70 games	14	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
1006	Mikhail CherepanovD · 19 yrs · 2026, #219	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
1035	Arno TiefenseeG · 24 yrs · 2023, #157	AHL31 games	—	0.3	20Limited NHL upside	1 %	39
1044	Mans GoosG · 19 yrs · 2025, #158	SHL1 games	—	0.2	20Limited NHL upside	0 %	32
1081	Anton Emil Wilde LarsenG · 19 yrs · 2026, #187	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	0 %	25

Prospects (20)

Upcoming draft picks

The NHL does not publish who owns picks in future drafts. The picks below come from our own hand-maintained table: anything not entered there does not show up.Allocation par défaut (échanges non vérifiés)

Year	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
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Draft

2026

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
59	2	Jakub VaněčekD	—
155	5	Ryan BrownLW	—
187	6	Anton Emil Wilde LarsenG	—
197	7	Jasper KuhtaC(TOR-DAL)	—
219	7	Mikhail CherepanovD	—

2025

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
94	3	Cameron SchmidtRW	—
126	4	Brandon GorzynskiC(DAL-NYR-SEA-DAL)	—
146	5	Atte JokiC(NJD-DAL)	—
158	5	Mans GoosG	—
190	6	Dawson SharkeyRW	—
222	7	Charlie PaquetteRW	—

2024

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
29	1	Emil HemmingRW	—
158	5	Niilopekka MuhonenD	—
222	7	William SamuelssonC	—

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