Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
He’s capable of creating offense in a variety of ways, whether that’s bursting wide in transition with his quick feet, attacking on angles and cuts, or releasing a pinpoint shot (whether off catch-and-releases, standstill shooting mechanics off the flank on the power play, or through his one-timer). His 113 points in 54 games in the BCHL in his draft year were the most by an under-18 skater in the BCHL since Kyle Turris in 2007, outproducing players like Kent Johnson, Alex Newhook and Tyson Jost at the same age. He built upon his excellent statistical profile playing to 46 points in 37 games with the Black Bears, fifth among U19 forwards behind only Macklin Celebrini and the BC line of Will Smith, Gabe Perreault and Ryan Leonard. He’s a 5-foot-10 winger who is going to have to learn how to attack at the NHL level like he did in junior, college and eventually the AHL, but he has the talent to get there as a second-line play creator and finisher.
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