Plenty Of High-End Prospects On AHL Rosters to Begin 2024-25 Season
There are six former top-10 overall picks in the American Hockey League (AHL) to start the season: Rockford D Kevin Korchinski, (7th in 2022) Grand Rapids forwards Marco Kasper (8th in 2022) and Nate Danielson (9th in 2023), Bakersfield forward Matthew Savoie (9th in 2022), Springfield forward Dalibor Dvorsky (10th in 2023) and Belleville forward Tyler Boucher (10th in 2021).
2024-1st round selection Konsta Helenius of the Rochester Americans is the youngest player in the AHL to begin 2024-25 at just 18 years old.
In all, there are 85 players drafted in the first or second round from 2020-2024 that are beginning the season in the AHL this season, with 41 of those players being former first round selections.
Here they are below, team-by-team.
Abbotsford Canucks (Vancouver)
Forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki (2022, 1st round - 15th overall)
Forward Danila Klimovich (2021, 2nd round - 41st overall)
Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton)
Forward Matthew Savoie (2022, 1st round - 9th overall)
Belleville Senators (Ottawa)
Forward Tyler Boucher (2021, 1st round - 10th overall)
Forward Xavier Bourgault (2021, 1st round - 22nd overall)
Forward Zack Ostapchuk (2021, 2nd round - 39th overall)
Bridgeport Islanders (NY Islanders)
None
Calgary Wranglers (Calgary)
Forward William Stromgren (2021, 2nd round - 45th overall)
Defenseman Yan Kuznetsov (2020, 2nd round - 50th overall)
Charlotte Checkers (Florida)
None
Chicago Wolves (Carolina)
Forward Bradly Nadeau (2023, 1st round - 30th overall)
Forward Felix Unger-Sorum (2023, 2nd round - 62nd overall)
Forward Gleb Trikozov (2022, 2nd round - 60th overall)
Defenseman Aleksi Heimosalmi (2021, 2nd round - 44th overall)
Forward Noah Gunler (2020, 2nd round - 41st overall)
Cleveland Monsters (Columbus)
Defenseman Denton Mateychuk (2022, 1st round - 12th overall)
Defenseman Corson Cuelemans (2021, 1st round - 25th overall)
Forward Luca Del Bel Belluz (2022, 2nd round - 44th overall)
Coachella Valley Firebirds (Seattle)
Forward Eduard Sale (2023, 1st round - 20th overall)
Forward Jagger Firkus (2022, 2nd round - 35th overall)
Colorado Eagles (Colorado)
Forward Oskar Olausson (2021, 1st round - 28th overall)
Grand Rapids (Detroit)
Forward Nate Danielson (2023, 1st round - 9th overall)
Forward Marco Kasper (2022, 1st round - 8th overall)
Goaltender Sebastian Cossa (2021, 1st round - 15th overall)
Defenseman Shai Buium (2021, 2nd round - 36th overall)
Defenseman William Willander (2020, 2nd round - 32nd overall)
Hartford Wolf Pack (NY Rangers)
Forward Brennan Othmann (2021, 1st round - 16th overall)
Forward Adam Sykora (2022, 2nd round - 63rd overall)
Henderson Silver Knights (Vegas)
Forward Brendan Brisson (2020, 1st round - 29th overall)
Forward Matyas Sapovaliv (2022, 2nd round - 48th overall)
Defenseman Daniil Chayka (2021, 2nd round - 38th overall)
Hershey Bears (Washington)
Forward Ivan Miroschnichenko (2022, 1st round - 20th overall)
Defenseman Vincent Iorio (2021, 2nd round - 55th overall)
Iowa Wild (Minnesota)
Defenseman Carson Lambos (2021, 1st round - 26th overall)
Forward Hunter Haight (2022, 2nd round - 47th overall)
Defenseman Jack Peart (2021, 2nd round - 54th overall)
Defenseman Ryan O'Rourke (2020, 2nd round - 39th overall)
Laval Rocket (Montreal)
Forward Felip Mesar (2022, 1st round - 26th overall
Defenseman Logan Mailloux (2021, 1st round - 31st overall)
Forward Jacob Perreault (2020, 1st round - 27th overall)
Forward Owen Beck (2022, 2nd round - 33rd overall)
Forward Riley Kidney (2021, 2nd round - 63rd overall)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia)
Forward Samu Tuomaala (2021, 2nd round - 46th overall)
Defenseman Emil Andrae (2020, 2nd round - 54th overall)
Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg)
Brad Lambert (2022, 1st round - 30th overall)
Forward Chaz Lucius (2021, 1st round - 18th overall)
Defenseman Elias Salomonsson (2022, 2nd round - 55th overall)
Forward Nikita Chibrikov (2021, 2nd round - 50th overall)
Forward Daniel Torgersson (2020, 2nd round - 40th overall)
Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville)
Forward Joakim Kemell (2022, 1st round - 17th overall)
Forward Reid Schaefer (2022, 1st round - 32nd overall)
Forward Fedor Svechkov (2021, 1st round - 19th overall)
Forward Zach L'Heureux (2021, 1st round - 27th overall)
Ozzy Wiesblatt (2020, 1st round - 31st overall)
Ontario Reign (Los Angeles)
Defenseman Jakub Dvorak (2023, 2nd round - 54th overall)
Forward Francesco Pinelli (2021, 2nd round - 42nd overall)
Providence Bruins (Boston)
Forward Fabian Lysell (2021, 1st round - 21st overall)
Rochester Americans (Buffalo)
Forward Konsta Helenius (2024, 1st round - 14th overall)
Forward Noah Ostlund (2022, 1st round - 16th overall)
Forward Isak Rosen (2021, 1st round - 14th overall)
Rockford IceHogs (Chicago)
Defenseman Kevin Korchinski (2022, 1st round - 7th overall)
Forward Frank Nazar (2022, 1st round - 13th overall)
Forward Paul Ludwinski (2022, 2nd round - 39th overall)
Forward Colton Dach (2021, 2nd round - 62nd overall)
Goaltender Drew Commesso (2020, 2nd round - 46th overall)
San Diego Gulls (Anaheim)
Forward Nathan Gaucher (2022, 1st round - 22nd overall)
Forward Nico Myatovic (2023, 2nd round - 33rd overall)
Forward Sam Coleangelo (2020, 2nd round - 36th overall)
San Jose Barracuda (San Jose)
Forward Filip Bystedt (2022, 1st round - 27th overall)
Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin (2020, 1st round - 20th overall)
Forward Kasper Halttunen (2023, 2nd round - 36th overall)
Forward Tristen Robins (2020, 2nd round - 56th overall)
Springfield Thunderbirds (St. Louis)
Forward Dalibor Dvorsky (2023, 1st round - 10th overall)
Forward Zach Dean (2021, 1st round - 30th overall)
