We wrapped up the third year of ranking the top of the San Jose Sharks youth by crowning our three-time champion Tomas Hertl yesterday. But with nearly 50 players and prospects under 25 (at the time of the ranking, in the long-ago pre-Karlsson era), there are certainly going to be a difference of opinions. To refresh, here’s the top 30 in this year’s rankings:
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| Player | 2018 Ranking | Staff Ranking | 2017 Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2018 Ranking | Staff Ranking | 2017 Ranking |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Timo Meier | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Tierney | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Labanc | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Merkley | 5 | 5 | N/A |
| Dylan Gambrell | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Rudolfs Balcers | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Annti Suomela | 8 | 12 | N/A |
| Joshua Norris | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Jérémy Roy | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| Alexander Chmelevski | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Mario Ferraro | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Ivan Chekhovich | 13 | 10 | 21 |
| Linus Karlsson | 14 | 11 | N/A |
| Jayden Halbgewachs | 15 | 20 | N/A |
| Noah Gregor | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Maxim Letunov | 17 | 14 | 22 |
| Antoine Bibeau | 18 | 18 | 29 |
| Rourke Chartier | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| Alexander True | 20 | 21 | N/A |
| Joachim Blichfeld | 21 | 13 | 26 |
| Jacob Middleton | 22 | 19 | N/A |
| Filip Sandberg | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Nick DeSimone | 24 | 26 | 24 |
| Scott Reedy | 25 | 27 | 20 |
| Vladislav Kotkov | 26 | 23 | N/A |
| Kyle Wood | 27 | 25 | N/A |
| Vincent Praplan | 28 | 31 | N/A |
| Josef Korenar | 29 | 32 | 32 |
| Jake McGrew | 30 | 29 | 39 |
Two players outside of the top 30 ranked in the staff ranking: Jasper Weatherby at 30 (thanks Erik J.