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Vegas Golden Knights: ranking the top-ten prospects in their system

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Cooper Godin
September 5, 2022  (2:12 PM)
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Rookie tournaments and training camps around the National Hockey League are set to get underway in about two weeks from now. That means it's time to take a look at the top-ten prospects on each of the 32 teams.

Multiple different sources use different criteria for their rankings as to what players classify as a prospect. For my lists over the next couple of weeks, I will be using the following two requirements:

- A player is considered a prospect if: he has played less than 25 NHL games in one campaign.

- Less than 50 NHL games total in their career.

Next team up is the Vegas Golden Knights. Let's take a look at the ten best prospects in their system, starting with number ten and counting down to number one.

10. Jakub Brabenec (LW) - Drafted: 2021 (4/102).

2021-22 stats: Charlottetown (QMJHL) - 58 GP - 17 G - 47 A - 64 PTS.

9. Jordan Gustafson (C) - Drafted: 2022 (3/79).

2021-22 stats: Seattle (WHL) - 58 GP - 23 G - 29 A - 52 PTS.

8. Ivan Morozov (LW) - Drafted: 2018 (2/61).

2021-22 stats: Henderson (AHL) - 1 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS/SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) - 17 GP - 4 G - 4 A - 8 PTS/HC Sochi (KHL) - 5 GP - 1 G - 2 A - 3 PTS.

7. Daniil Chayka (D) - Drafted: 2021 (2/38).

2021-22 stats: Guelph (OHL) - 53 GP - 7 G - 32 A - 39 PTS.

6. Jakub Demek (C) - Drafted: 2021 (4/128).

2021-22 stats: Edmonton (WHL) - 55 GP - 20 G - 34 A - 54 PTS.

5. Kaedan Korczak (D) - Drafted: 2019 (2/41).

2021-22 stats: Vegas (NHL) - 1 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS/Henderson (AHL) - 47 GP - 2 G - 12 A - 14 PTS.

4. Matyas Sapovaliv (C) - Drafted: 2022 (2/48).

2021-22 stats: Saginaw (OHL) - 68 GP - 18 G - 34 A - 52 PTS.

3. Zachary Dean (RW) - Drafted: 2021 (1/30).

2021-22 stats: Gatineau (QMJHL) - 47 GP - 21 G - 31 A - 52 PTS.

2. Lukas Cormier (D) - Drafted: 2020 (3/68).

2021-22 stats: Charlottetown (QMJHL) - 62 GP - 33 G - 48 A - 81 PTS.

1. Brendan Brisson (C) - Drafted: 2020 (1/29).

2021-22 stats: Henderson (AHL) - 7 GP - 3 G - 5 A - 8 PTS/University of Michigan (NCAA) - 38 GP - 21 G - 21 A - 42 PTS

Stay tuned to Markerzone.com for the final two prospect ranking articles, coming tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6th. Check out the Tampa Bay's and Toronto's prospect rankings from Sunday in the links below!

Tampa Bay's prospect rankings
Toronto's prospect rankings