NHL’s Hidden Gems: Discover the Explosive Prospects Ready to Dominate Each Team’s Future!
Montreal Canadiens
Bryce Pickford, RHD
Pickford scored 20 goals in 48 games last season, his second year of draft eligibility. He was playing on a powerhouse Medicine Hat team with Gavin McKenna and Cayden Lindstrom that won the WHL championship and lost in the Memorial Cup final. The Canadiens drafted him with the No. 81 pick in 2025. This season, with no McKenna and no Lindstrom, Pickford has 24 goals in 30 games, first in the WHL, as a defenseman. — Arpon Basu
Nashville Predators
Yegor Surin, LW
Surin just turned 19 in August, and he’s Yaroslavl’s second-leading scorer on the year (as well as the KHL’s top U20 scorer) while playing just 14-15 minutes a night. He’s got this year and next on his KHL contract, so Predators fans will have to wait until 2027 to potentially get eyes on him in North America, but they’re going to like his brand of hockey when he does. He’s a scrappy and skilled player who is always involved in something — whether it’s making plays between the whistles or stirring something up after them. — Scott Wheeler
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