Winnipeg Jets' Top 10 Prospect Ranking for 2024-25 Season

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has been replenishing the team's prospect pool in recent years. It's been a while now since a draft pick has become a core player (although Cole Perfetti is close) and most of the current core is from their early drafts after relocation.

-Position: Goaltender
-Shoots: Right
-Potential Upside: NHL starter

-Position: Right wing
-Shoots: Left
-Potential Upside: NHL forward

-Position: Centre
-Shoots: Right
-Potential Upside: Middle-six NHL centre

-Position: Defence
-Shoots: Right
-Potential Upside: Two-way NHL defender

-Position: Goaltender
-Catches: Right
-Potential Upside: NHL starter

-Position: Defence
-Shoots: Left
-Potential Upside: Top-four NHL defenceman

-Position: Right wing
-Shoots: Left
-Potential Upside: Top-six NHL forward

-Position: Centre
-Shoots: Right
-Potential Upside: Top-six NHL forward

Yager is the only player on the list who wasn't drafted by the Jets. Yager, 19 years old and hailing from Saskatoon, has spent the past four seasons with the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors and last season, popped off a career-high 95 points (35 goals, 60 assists) and added 27 more points (11 goals, 16 assists) in 20 playoff games as the Warriors won the Ed Chynoweth Cup and competed in the Memorial Cup.

-Position: Left wing
-Shoots: Left
-Potential Upside: Top-six NHL forward, leadership group member

Barlow, the 18th-overall pick at last year's draft played his third season with the OHL's Owen Sound Attack and second as captain in 2023-24, scoring 40 goals and adding 18 assists for 58 points in 50 games. The left winger missed some time with a midseason back injury, which quashed his chance of playing for Canada at the 2024 World Juniors. He also had one goal and two assists in four playoff games.

-Position: Centre
-Shoots: Right
-Potential Upside: Top-six NHL centre, leadership group member

Brad Lambert takes our number-one spot entering 2024-25 considering his outstanding 2023-24 season with the Moose and the potential for him to bust out big. Last season, his first full campaign as a pro, he led the Moose in points with 55 (21 goals, 34 assists) and was a reliable threat in top-line-centre and first-unit power-play roles. It was a huge step forward for him to play consistently well, as he has been inconsistent in seasons past.