Inside Scott Wheeler’s Bold 2022 NHL Draft Shake-Up: Which Stars Rise and Fall?

Every summer, I dive back into the hockey draft archives—not just to reminisce, but to challenge myself by re-drafting the class from three years prior. It’s become a bit of a tradition, now hitting the eighth consecutive year of this deep-dive re-evaluation at The Athletic. Why do I revisit these players? Well, it’s twofold: to give you fresh, updated takes on where these young prospects stand today, and to hold up my own scouting instincts against the choices made by NHL teams. It’s a reality check, a way to measure hits and misses in a landscape where the line between success and bust is razor-thin.

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