2025 NHL Draft Results

Round 4

Lucas Beckman was my top goalie on the board. Find out who got him in the fourth round.

Chris Ransom follow @DraftUtopia Last Updated: July 2, 2025.

97. Ottawa Senators: Lucas Beckman, G, Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) A+ Grade
    
    
    The 6-2 194 lb Lucas Beckman had a 1.32 goals against average, a .938 save percentage, 3 shutouts, and went 7-1 in 8 starts playing 9 games in 2023-2024. Lucas Beckman had a 2.65 goals against average, a .914 save percentage, 4 shutouts, a 31-18-2 record in 51 starts while playing 52 games , and 1,437 saves in 2024-2025. Lucas Beckman had a 2.57 goals against average, a .922 save percentage, and 1 shutout in 11 games during the 2025 QMJHL Playoffs.
    
    
    
    I'm surprised that TSN's Craig Button is the only person who has him in the second round as none of the other 14 scouting services outside of Draft Utopia even have him listed in their NHL Draft Rankings with Button being the only other authority to have a second round grade on Lucas Beckman. NHL Central Scouting has him as the number two goalie in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft behind first round prospect Joshua Ravensbergen ranking Beckman as the second best North American goalie in teh 2025 NHL Draft.
    
    
    
    Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Lucas Beckman checks off all ten boxes just like the other four goaies in the 2025 NHL Draft that I ranked ahead of him in Joshua Ravensbergen, Jack Ivankovic, Pyotr Andreyanov, and Alexei Medvedev.
    
    
    
    Ottawa got their goalie of the future behind Linus Ullmark. Ottawa got a second round goalie as well as a top 5 goalie to start the fourth round.
    
    
    
98. Chicago Blackhawks: Julius Sumpf, C, Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) B Grade
    
    
    The Chicago Blackhawks draft one of the older players in the 2025 NHL Draft with . Julius Sumpf is teammates with Caleb Desnoyers and will make an immediate jump to the AHL signing an entry-level deal with the NHL team that drafts him.
    
    
    
    The 6-2 194 lb Julius Sumpf had 21 goals, 34 assists, 55 points, 12 penalty minutes, and a +10 +/- ratio in 60 QMJHL games with the Moncton Wildcats in 2024-2025. Julius Sumpf had 10 goals, 6 assists, and 16 points in 19 games in the 2025 QMJHL Playoffs.
    
    
    
    Julius Sumpf has the skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. He will go straight to the AHL this season.
    
    
    
    
    
99. New Jersey Devils: Trenten Bennett, G, Owen Sound Attack (OHL) B Grade
    
    
    New Jersey goes with a goalie to stash and develop. Trenten Bennett only checks off 6/10 boxes, but even if he doesn't become the starting goalie of the future of New Jersey, he could develop into a solid backup.
    
    
    
    The 6-8 209 lb Trenten Bennett had a 2.92 goals against average, a .921 save percentage, 3 shutouts, an a 13-15-2 record in 30 starts playing 31 games with the Kemptville 73's in the CCHL in 2024-2025. Trenten Bennett was so impressive he got promoted to the Owen Sound Attack in the OHL where he was the backup goalie to Los Angeles Kings 2024 second round pick Carter George. Trenten Bennett hada 2.65 goals against average, a .923 save percentage, 1 shutout, and a 1-4 record in 5 starts playing 6 games. Trenten Bennett's lone win in the OHL was a 37 save shutout. He was the only goalie in the 2025 NHL Draft to record a shutout on game film. Trenten Bennett gets one more year as the backup goalie and one year as the starting goalie on the Owen Sound Attack in 2026-2027 before his entry-level contract takes effect.
    
    
    
    Trenten Bennett needs to improve his Post Integration, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, and Post Save Recovery. He checks off the other six boxes you want in an NHL goalie.
    
    
    
100. Boston Bruins: Vashek Blanar, D, If Troja-Ljungby (Hockeyttan) D- Grade
     
     
     Boston reached for Vashek Blanar here. I did not have Vashek Blanar getting drafted.
     
     
     
     
     
101. Anaheim Ducks: Drew Schock, D, USNTDP (USHL) C+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-0 174 lb Drew Schock had 5 goals, 12 assists, 17 points, 20 penalty minutes, and a +11 +/- ratio on the USNTDP in 27 USHL games in 2024-2025. Drew Schock impressed me when watching him against the Waterloo Blackhawks.
     
     
     
     Drew Schock has the skating, foot speed, passing, playmaking, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision. offensive awareness, defensive awarenesss, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Drew Schock is going to Michigan this Fall.
     
     
     
102. Minnesota Wild: Adam Benak, LW, Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 5-7 194 lb Adam Benak had 17 goals, 42 assists, 59 points, 36 penalty minutes, and a +1 +/- ratio in 56 games with the Youngstown Phantoms in 2024-2025. Adam Benak had 0 goals, 3 assists, and 3 points in a 3 game series against the eventual 2025 Clarke Cup Champions, the Muskegon Lumberjacks.
     
     
     
     Some NHL scouts think he's one of the few small players that can make it work in the NHL. He got compared to Alex DeBrincat, Logan Stankoven, and Cole Caufield.
     
     
     
     Adam Benak has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, versatility, passing, playmaking, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. He's the thirty eighth player in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft with experience on a top line.
     
     
     
     
     
103. Buffalo Sabres: Matous Kucharcik, C, HC Slavia Praha (Extraliga) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-2 154 lb Matous Kucharcik had 6 goals, 10 assists, and 16 points in 25 games with the HC Slavia Praha Under 20 Team in 2024-2025. Matous Kucharcik had 1 goal, 3 assists, and 4 points with HC Slavia Praha's main roster in 20 games in 2024-2025.
     
     
     
     Matous Kucharcik has the skating, explosion, burst, agility, foot speed, versatility, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Matous Kucharcik has a lot of traits you covet even though there's not a lot of tape on him. There's a reason he cracked Craig Button's top 80.
     
     
     
104. Anaheim Ducks: Elijah Neuenschwander, G, HC Fribourg-Gotteron (National League A) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-4 192 lb Elijah Neuenschwander had a 2.24 goals against average and a .918 save percentage going 11-5 wih only 37 goals allowed in 17 games on the HC Friborug-Gotteron Under 20 Team. Elijah Neuenschwander will get promoted to National League A where he will play against men in Switzerland next season.
     
     
     
     Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Elijah Neuenschwander checks off all ten boxes just like the other five goaies in the 2025 NHL Draft that I ranked ahead of him in Joshua Ravensbergen, Jack Ivankovic, Pyotr Andreyanov, Alexei Medvedev, and Lucas Beckman.
     
     
     
     Elijah Neunschwander was the best goalie on the board with those five goalies off the board. Anaheim traded John Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings,so getting a goalie like Elijah Neuenschwander to push Lukas Dostal their 2018 third round pick, Calle Clang, and Damian Clara their 2023 second round pick on a team like the San Diego Gulls in the AHL could certainly help. Elijah Neunschwander should be ready for the AHL by the time Peter Mrazek's contract expires.
     
     
     
     
     
105. Pittsburgh Penguins: Travis Hayes, RW, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) C+ Grade
     
     
     The 5-11 175 lb Travis Hayes had 14 goals, 21 assists, 35 points, and a +9 +/- ratio as a rookie in 2023-2024. Travis Hayes had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 9 games during the 2024 OHL Playoffs. Travis Hayes had 21 goals, 30 assists, 51 points, and a +8 +/- ratio in 2024-2025. Travis Hayes had 3 goals, 1 assist, and 4 points in 5 games during the 2025 OHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Travis Hayes has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot power, slap shot power, slap shotaccuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Travis Hayes has a lot of outstanding traits for a NHL prospect.
     
     
     
     I had a sixth round grade on Travis Hayes. Pittsburgh drafted Travis Hayes in the fourth round.
     
     
     
106. New York Islanders: Tomas Poletin, C, Lahti Pelicans (SM Liiga) A+ Grade
     
     
     New York drafts a center in the fourth round with a third round grade. Tomas Poletin was born in the Czech Republic, but he has the versatlity to play left winger, center, and right winger.
     
     
     
     The 6-1 196 lb Tomas Poletin had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in SM Liiga in 2024-2025. He did well against players his own age, but struggled against older players. This is often an inndicator of an AHL player versus a prospect with upside to develop into an NHL prospect.
     
     
     
     
     
107. Chicago Blackhawks: Parker Holmes, LW, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) C Grade
     
     
     The 6-4 233 lb Parker Holmes only had 1 goal, 0 assists, and 1 point in 21 OHL games in 2024-2025. Chicago has drafted guys from the Brantford Bulldogs in Nick Lardis and Marek Vanecker. If Chicago didn't draft those guys, this grade on Parker Holmes would be much lower.
     
     
     
108. Tampa Bay Lightning: Benjamin Rautiainen, C, Tappara (SM Liiga) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-0 174 lb Benjamin Rautiainen had 10 goals, 23 assists, 33 points, 12 penalty minutes, and a +4 +/- ratio in 50 games with Tappara in Liiga in 2024-2025. Benjamin Rautiainen had 2 goals, 2 assists, and 4 points in 9 games in the 2025 Liiga Playoffs.
     
     
     
     
     
109. Detroit Red Wings: Brent Solomon, RW, Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-0 176 lb Brent Solomon was the third line right winger on the Sioux Falls Stampede. Brett Solomon had 4 goals, 2 assists, and 6 points in 8 USHL games in 2024-2025. Brett Solomon had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 2 games during the 2025 USHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Brett Solomon has one more USHL season left. Brent Solomon is going to Wisconsin in 2026.
     
     
     
110. Utah Mammoth: Yegor Borikov, RW, Dinamo Minsk (KHL) B Grade
     
     
     Yegor Borkiov is one of the better overagers in the 2025 NHL Draft. Yegor Borikov has the versatility to play both left winger and right winger.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 181 lb Yegor Borikov had 12 goals, 13 assists, 25 points, 16 penalty minutes, a +19 +/- ratio in 67 KHL games with Dinamo Minsk in 2024-2025. Yegor Borikov had 7 goals, 1 assist, and 8 points in 11 games in the 2025 KHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     
     
111. New York Rangers: Mikkel Eriksen, C, Farjestads BK (Elitserien) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 5-11 185 lb Mikkel Eriksen had 22 goals, 21 assists, 43 points, 8 penalty minutes, and a +1 +/- ratio in 40 games with the Farjestads BK Under 20 Team in 2024-2025. Mikkel Eriksen also had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 2 2025 Playoff games.
     
     
     
     Mikkel Eriksen has the skating, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. He's got the shooting down, but you'd like to see him develop more as a passer. His father played professionally in Norway where Mikkel Eriksen was born and his uncle Espen Knutsen played professionally in Sweden.
     
     
     
112. Florida Panthers: Mads Kongsbak Klyvo, LW, Frolunda Indians (Elitserien) D Grade
     
     
     Florida has Calgary's 2025 fourth round pick. Florida opted for a left winger here..
     
     
     
     The Florida Panthers have Carter Verhaeghe as their first line left winger, Aleksander Barkov their team captain and 2013 first round pick as their first line center, and Sam Reinhart who was drafted second overall by Buffalo in 2014 before being traded to Florida as their first line right winger. Florida has every first line forward under contract until 2030. Florida has Brad Marchand as their second line left winger, Sam Bennett Calgary's 2014 first round pick and this years Conn Smythe Trophy winner as their second line center, and Matthew Tkachuk Calgary's 2016 first round pick as their second line right winger. Florida has Evan Rodrigues as their third line left winger, Anton Lundell their 2020 first round pick as their, and Jonah Gadjovich as their third line right winger. Florida has Eetu Luostarinen as their fourth line left winger, Jesper Boqvist as their fourth line center, and Kai Schmidt as their fourth line right winger. Gracyn Sawchyn their 2023 second round pick will go to the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL for further development after finishing up his WHL career.
     
     
     
     Florida could have Seth Jones and Aaron Ekblad their first pick in the 2014 NHL Draft as their two first line defensemen. Florida has Gustav Forsling and Niko Mikkola would be the second line defensemen. Florida has Dmitry Kulikov and Uvis Balinskis are the two third line defensemen.
     
     
     
     Florida has Sergei Bobrovsky at goalie in a contract year. Daniil Tarasov the Columbus Blue Jackets 2017 third round pick is now the Florida Panthers backup goalie.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 194 Mads Kongsbak Klyvo had 14 goals, 15 assists, 29 points, 6 penalty minutes, and a +3 +/- ratio in 42 games with the Frolunda Indians Under 20 Team. Mads Kongsbak Klyvo had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 4 games during the 2025 SHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     
     
113. Montreal Canadiens: L.J. Mooney, RW, USNTDP (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Montreal gets a right winger here. L.J. Mooney's main position is right winger, but he has the versatility to play all three forward roles at left winger, center, and right winger. He actually won a faceoff in the game I watched where the USNTDP played the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL. He also intercepted a pass intended for Tynan Lawrence a 2026 first round prospect on the 2025 USHL Clarke Cup Champion Muskegon Lumberjacks.
     
     
     
     The 5-7 157 lb L.J. Mooney is from West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. L.J. Mooney dominated with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Under 16 AAA Team at the UPMC Mario Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, PA with 33 goals, 47 assists, and 80 points in 2022-2023. L.J. Mooney got invited to the United States National Team Developmental Program after his dominant season on the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Under 16 AAA Team.
     
     
     
     L.J. Mooney had 10 goals, 13 assists, and 23 points in 32 USHL games in 2023-2024. L.J. Mooney had 5 goals, 23 assists, and 28 points in 2024-2025. L.J. Mooney has one more year of eligibility with the United States National Team Developmental Program in 2025-2026 before he heads off to College at Minnesota in 2026-2027.
     
     
     
     L.J. Mooney has the skating, explosion, burst, agility, foot speed, versatility, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. L.J. Mooney was the first line right winger on the USNTDP in the USHL and is the forty ninth player with experience on the first line in the 2025 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
114. New Jersey Devils: Gustav Hillstrom, RW, Brynas IF (Elitserien) A+ Grade
     
     
     New Jersey gets a forward. Gustav Hillstrom has the versatility to play all three forward roles at left winger, center, and right winger.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 176 lb Gustav Hillstrom had 16 goals, 22 assists, and 38 points with the Brynas IF Under 20 Team in 43 games in 2024-2025. Gustav Hillstrom had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 18 SHL games in 2024-2025.
     
     
     
     Gustav Hillstrom has the skating, foot speed, versatility, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Gustav Hillstrom is the sixty fifth player with experience on a first line in the 2025 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
115. San Jose Sharks: Ilyas Magomedsultanov, D, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) B+ Grade
     
     
     San Jose drafts a defenseman in the fourth round. Ilyas Magomedsultanov is a defenseman that has the floor of a number four defenseman on a second line in the AHL and the ceiling of a number four defenseman in the NHL. He's more than likely going to be a top line AHL defenseman, but could develop into a bottom pairing defenseman on an NHL teams third line.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 176 lb Ilyas Magmedsultanov had 0 goals, 2 assists, and 2 points in 2024-2025. Ilyas Magmedsultanov has the skating, passing, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ. The rest of his game needs a lot of work.
     
     
     
116. Buffalo Sabres: Samuel Meloche, G, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-2 190 lb Samuel Meloche had a 1.97 goals against average and a .931 save percentage in 1 game in 2023-2024. Samuel Meloche had a 2.90 goals against average, a .900 save percentage, 5 shutouts, and a 30-14-6 record in 50 starts playing in 51 QMJHL games in 2024-2025. Samuel Meloche posted a 2.06 goals against average a .911 save percentage, 1 shutout, and a 8-3-2 record in 13 starts in the 2025 QMJHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     
     
117. Edmonton Oilers: David Lewandowski, C, Saskatoon Blades (WHL) B Grade
     
     
     Edmonton drafts a center. David Lewandowski is a center from Germany that played for the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL this past season that was drafted by the Saskatoon Blades in the second round of the 2024 CHL Import Draft.
     
     
     
     The 6-1 176 lb David Lewandowski had 15 goals, 24 assists, 39 points, 21 penalty minutes, and a +21 +/- ratio. David Lewandowski had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 4 games during the 2025 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     David Lewandowski has skating, speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. David Lewandowski began in DEL before making the switch to the WHL.
     
     
     
     This is the first center from Germany that Edmonton drafted since Leon Draisaitl back in 2014. Edmonton took Leon Draisaitl third overall, but took David Lewandowski a fifth round center with the pick they got from Vancouver in the Evander Kane trade.
     
     
     
118. Colorado Avalanche: Linus Funck, D, Lulea HF (Elitserien) B Grade
     
     
     The 6-3 183 lb Linus Funck had 5 goals, 23 assists, 28 points, 59 penalty minutes, and a +3 +/- ratio on the Lulea HF Under 20 Team in 48 games in 2024-2025. Linus Funck had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 3 playoff games.
     
     
     
     Linus Funck can produce like an offensive defenseman. The drawback is he has more penalty minutes than games played.
     
     
     
     
     
119. Detroit Red Wings: Michal Svrcek, LW, Brynas IF (Elitserien) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 5-10 176 lb Michal Svrcek had 14 goals, 16 assists, an 30 points on the Brynas IF Under 20 Team in 2024-2025. Michal Svrcek had 1 goal, 2 assists, and 3 points on Brynas IF in the SHL once known as Elitserien in 2024-2025.
     
     
     
     Michal Svrcek has the versatility to play left winger, center, and right winger with the versatiity to play all three forward roles. He's already shown he can play against men in Sweden's highest professional league.
     
     
     
     Michal Svrcek has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, versatility, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. His slap shot power and slap accuracy need work.
     
     
     
     He's under contract with Brynas IF until 2025-2026, but there is a +2 option clause in his contract meaning if the NHL team that drafts Michal Svrcek doesn't believe he's ready or if Brynas IF wants to bring him back to the SHL, Brynas has that option and Michal Svrcek could potentially stay in Sweden until 2028. He could also be on an AHL team as early as next season.
     
     
     
120. Los Angeles Kings: Caeden Herrington, D, Lincoln Stars (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Los Angeles gets a defensemen with this fourth round pick. One of my gems in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and my biggest gem is Caeden Herrington the number one defenseman on the Lincoln Stars top defensive line in the USHL. The Lincoln Stars had the best USHL regular season record and Caeden Herrington was a big reason why.
     
     
     
     The 6-1 185 lb Caeden Herrington had 16 goals, 18 assists, 34 points, 67 penalty minutes, and a +18 +/- ratio in 56 USHL games in 2024-2025. Caeden Herrington had 0 goals, 2 assists, and 2 points in 7 games during the 2025 USHL Playoffs. Caeden Herrington is going to Vermont on a hockey scholarship this Fall.
     
     
     
     Caeden Herrington has the skating, foot speed, passing, playmaking, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, release, hands, stick handling, agility, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, hockey IQ, power play ability, penalty killing ability, and one-on-one ability you want in a NHL defenseman on both ends. Caeden Herrington is the forty fifth player with experience on a first line in the 2025 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
121. Minnesota Wild: Lirim Amidovski, RW, North Bay Battalion (OHL) D Grade
     
     
     The 6-1 181 Lirim Amidovsky had 19 goals, 13 assists, and 32 points in 67 OHL games with the North Bay Battalion in 2024-2025. Lirim Amidovsky had 3 goals, 0 assists, and 3 points in 5 games during the 2025 OHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
122. Nashville Predators: Alex Huang, D, Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-0 170 lb Alex Huang drafted fifth overall by the Chicoutgimi Sagueneens in the 2023 QMJHL Draft. Alex Huang had 8 goals, 28 assists, 36 points, 16 penalty minutes, an a -13 +/- ratio in 61 QMJHL games in 2023-2024. Alex Huang had 1 goal, 4 assists, and 5 points in 8 games in the 2024 QMJHL Playoffs. Alex Huang had 7 goals, 33 assists, 40 points, 16 penalty minutes, and a +11 +/- ratio in 2024-2025. Alex Huang had 3 goals, 1 assist, and 4 points in 11 games during the 2025 QMJHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Alex Huang has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. His shooting was great entering the QMJHL, but I haven't seen him shoot enough to dominate at the NHL level. He does have two years of experience as the number one defenseman on the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on their top line in the QMJHL. Alex Huang is the forty third player with experience on a first line in the 2025 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
123. Minnesota Wild: Carter Klippenstein, C, Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) D Grade
     
     
     The 6-3 181 lb Carter Klippenstein had 14 goals, 14 assists, and 28 points in the 2024-2025. Carter Klippenstein had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 2025 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
124. San Jose Sharks: Zachary Sharp, D, Western Michigan A+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-1 181 lb Zachary Sharp had 5 goals, 4 assists, 9 points, 12 penalty minutes, and a +19 +/- ratio in 42 games with Western Michgan as a freshman in 2024-2025. Zachary Sharp has the floor of a number six defenseman in the NHL and the ceiling of a number two defenseman on the top line in the NHL.
     
     
     
     San Jose has Sam Dickinson and Haoxi Wang as their two long-term top line defensemen. Worst case scenario, Zachary Sharp is a bottom pairing defenseman. I think Zachary Sharp can develop into a complimentary defensemen on the San Jose Sharks second line in the NHL. San Jose could have Sam Dickinson and Haoxi Wang on the top line with Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zachary Sharp on the second line with Sharp complimenting the New Jersey Devils third 2020 first round pick that I was never high on.
     
     
     
     
     
125. Los Angeles Kings: Jimmy Lombardi, C, Flint Firebirds (OHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Flint Firebirds first line center Jimmy Lombardi was one of my gems in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Flint Firebirds 2023 second round pick is better than advertised.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 175 lb Jimmy Lombardi had 7 goals, 13 assists, 20 points, 12 penalty minutes, and a -11 +/- ratio in 62 OHL games as a rookie in 2023-2024. He had 0 goals, 1 assist, and 1 point in 4 games during the 2024 OHL Playoffs. Jimmy Lombardi had 13 goals, 32 assists, 45 points, 42 penalty minutes, and a -4 +/- ratio in 63 OHL games in 2024-2025. Jimmy Lombardi had 0 goals, 1 assist, and 1 point in 5 games in the 2025 OHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Jimmy Lombardi has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Jimmy Lombardi won faceoffs against Michael Misa consistently going 9/13 on face offs againt Michael Misa whose projected to go second overall in the 2025 NHL Draft. He can crash the boards, hit forwards, or block shots defensively. He had 3 assists with 2 coming on the power play with the other assist coming on a short handed goal and is a dominant penalty killer. Saginaw led Flint 3-1 and he led the Flint Firebirds to a comeback win defeating Saginaw 6-3. Jimmy Lombardi is the fifty sixth player with first line experience in the 2025 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     Jimmy Lombardi is going to Michigan this fall to play college hockey. That will not stop the Los Angeles Kings from drafting and developing him.
     
     
     
126. Dallas Stars: Brandon Gorzynski, LW, Calgary Hitmen (WHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Brandon Gorzynski is a player that played at the Mario Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry prior to the 2022 WHL Draft. I'm surpised the Pittsburgh Penguins passed on Brandon Gorzynski and even more shocked he fell to the Dallas Stars since he was one of the handful of players I had graded ahead of Jimmy Lombardi.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 181 lb Brandon Gorzynski was drafted fifteenth overall by the Calgary Hitmen in the 2022 WHL Draft. Brandon Gorzynski had 17 goals, 25 assists, and 42 points in 68 WHL games in 2024-2025. Brandon Gorzynski had 4 goals, 4 assists, and 8 points in 11 games during the 2025 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Brandon Gorzynski has the skating, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Brandon Gorzynski is the fifty third player in the 2025 NHL Draft with experience on a top line as Brandon Gorzynski complimented Benjamin Kindel on the Calgary Hitmen's first line.
     
     
     
     
     
127. Tampa Bay Lightning: Aiden Foster, LW, Prince George Cougars (WHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Aiden Foster has the versatility to play left winger, center, and right winger. Aiden Foster was the Prince George Cougars first line left winger. He played on the Prince George Cougars top line, but I didn't have him in my 2025 NHL Mock Draft. Still this is a great find by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 183 lb Aiden Foster had 11 goals, 9 assists, and 20 points in 68 WHL games with the Prince George Cougars in 2024-2025. Aiden Foster had 0 goals, 6 assists, and 6 points in 7 games during the 2025 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
128. Florida Panthers: Shea Busch, LW, Everett Silvertips (WHL) D+ Grade
     
     
     The 6-2 207 lb Shea Busch had 11 gols, 8 assists, 19 points, 23 penalty minutes, and a +14 +/- ratio in 39 WHL games with the Evrett Silvertips in 2024-2025. Shea Busch had 6 goals, 5 assists, 11 points, 14 penalty minutes, and a +4 +/- ratio in 13 WHL Playoff games during the 2025 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Shea Busch is going to Penn State this Fall. Shea Busch has the versatility to play left winger, center, and right winger.