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

Ritchie is the complete package and has been one of the top players in the OHL for the last two seasons. From my first live viewing of him four Octobers ago in St. Catharines when he looked like the Generals’ most talented forward in just the second game of his OHL career; to his four-goal, seven-point series in Oshawa’s six-game first-round defeat against the Kingston Frontenacs three years ago; to his Hlinka performance two summers ago; to Langley at the CHL Top Prospects Game, Switzerland for U18 worlds and continued live viewings in Oshawa right into the OHL Final this year, Ritchie has consistently impressed me (he didn’t elevate at the World Juniors for Canada but I thought he was fine there and it was a collective problem). On the puck, he’s a multifaceted playmaker who often looks like the player who was the No. 2 pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection and an OHL First All-Rookie Team member. Off the puck, he’s a reliable two-way center who defends and supports play but can also play off his linemates offensively without taking up too much oxygen on his line.

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