Fantasy hockey keeper / dynasty rankings
Most valuable 25-and-younger players for long-term leagues after 2025 NHL Draft
© André Ringuette/NHLI
Most valuable 25-and-younger players for long-term leagues after 2025 NHL Draft
© André Ringuette/NHLI
NHL.com ranks the top fantasy hockey players who are 25 years old or younger for keeper and dynasty leagues this season and beyond. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.
Rankings for standard leagues | Top 10 rookies
Forwards | Defensemen | Goalies
Marner to VGK | Ehlers to CAR | Dobson to MTL
Peterka to UTA | Zegras to PHI | Toews to WPG
NOTES: This list of players and prospects who are 25 years old or younger should be used to prioritize players for fantasy roster decisions and drafts in long-term leagues. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to age, draft position and year, team security, projected long-term lineup placement and more. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Chris Meaney.
Some valuable NHL players who are 26 years old or older, most notably Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and many others, should also be prioritized in keeper and dynasty leagues but have been excluded from this list. Some players on this list (e.g. Matthew Schaefer, James Hagens, Anton Frondell) have been ranked based on long-term fantasy upside but may not play in the NHL this season.
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1. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS
2. Connor Bedard, F, CHI
3. Brady Tkachuk, F, OTT
4. Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
5. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
6. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
7. Jack Hughes, F, NJD (INJ.)
8. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
9. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
10. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
11. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
12. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
13. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
14. Will Smith, F, SJS
15. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
16. Moritz Seider, D, DET
17. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
18. Michael Misa, F, SJS
19. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
20. Ivan Demidov, F, MTL
21. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
22. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
23. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
24. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
25. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
26. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA
27. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
28. Mason McTavish, F, ANA
29. Dustin Wolf, G, CGY
30. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
31. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
32. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
33. Dylan Holloway, F, STL (INJ.)
34. JJ Peterka, F, UTA
35. Matthew Knies, F, TOR
36. Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ
37. James Hagens, F, BOS
38. Anton Frondell, F, CHI
39. Ryan Leonard, F, WSH
40. Zeev Buium, D, MIN
41. Zayne Parekh, D, CGY
42. Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR
43. William Eklund, F, SJS
44. Kent Johnson, F, CBJ
45. Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG
46. Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL
47. Matthew Schaefer, D, NYI
48. Yaroslav Askarov, G, SJS
49. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
50. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
51. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
52. Jacob Fowler, G, MTL
53. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
54. Marco Rossi, F, MIN
55. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
56. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
57. Anton Lundell, F, FLA
58. Spencer Knight, G, CHI
59. Noah Dobson, D, MTL
60. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
61. Aliaksei Protas, F, WSH
62. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
63. Sam Dickinson, D, SJS
64. Maxim Shabanov, F, NYI
65. Zack Bolduc, F, MTL
66. Connor McMichael, F, WSH
67. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
68. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
69. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT
70. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
71. Will Cuylle, F, NYR
72. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
73. Barrett Hayton, F, UTA
74. Jake Neighbours, F, STL
75. Mackie Samoskevich, F, FLA
76. Frank Nazar, F, CHI
77. Brock Faber, D, MIN
78. Sam Rinzel, D, CHI
79. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
80. Jet Greaves, G, CBJ
81. Rutger McGroarty, F, PIT
82. Dmitri Voronkov, F, CBJ
83. Matt Coronato, F, CGY
84. Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI
85. Shane Wright, F, SEA
86. Jiri Kulich, F, BUF
87. Jack Quinn, F, BUF
88. Marco Kasper, F, DET
89. Gabe Perreault, F, NYR
90. Philip Broberg, D, STL
91. Isaac Howard, F, EDM
92. Owen Power, D, BUF
93. Mavrik Bourque, F, DAL
94. Leevi Meriläinen, G, OTT
95. Dalibor Dvorsky, F, STL
96. Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
97. Yegor Chinakhov, F, CBJ
98. Zach Benson, F, BUF
99. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
100. Mason Lohrei, D, BOS
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Key absence:
Tyson Foerster, F, PHI (elbow infection)
