Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?

Cowan is a standout skater who buzzes around the ice, works and plays hard and even thrives on the penalty kill. He emerged as an important player for a strong Knights team (especially in the playoffs where London’s first line — Cowan, Philadelphia Flyers prospect Denver Barkey and Seattle Kraken prospect Ryan Winterton — was relentless) in his draft year and took another giant step forward post-draft to win both the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player award and OHL Playoffs MVP, registering 138 points in 76 combined games in the regular season, playoffs and Memorial Cup. His play was so strong that it upgraded his projection from an effective third-line contributor to an impactful top-nine player for me. Last season was also another strong one and saw him return from whiplash to continue his record-setting OHL points streak, lead the OHL playoffs in scoring for a second straight year, and win Memorial Cup MVP. He had a difficult World Juniors, displaying some of the bad habits, poor play selection and hockey IQ questions that have followed him at times, but was one of the best players in junior hockey for a second consecutive season.

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