Upside’s Chief Rankings Officer Eldon MacDonald has produced Top 10 Prospects lists for all 32 NHL teams as well as organizational rankings.
The criteria: Simple. The definition of a prospect is anybody that we thought was not on the team permanently at the time we produced the list (November 17, 2025).
The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect pool ranks 13th of 32 NHL teams. Stay tuned as we roll out all 32 teams Top 10 prospect rankings with a few honorable mentions.
November 2025
Owen Pickering (D) – 2022 1st round | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Big, mobile two-way defender.
Upside: Second-pair D
Will Horcoff (C) – 2025 1st round | Univ. of Michigan (NCAA)
Big, skilled center.
Upside: Middle-6 C
Roger McGroarty (C) – 2022 1st round | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Powerful, two-way center.
Upside: Bottom-6 C
Sergei Murashov (G) – 2022 4th round | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Athletic Russian goalie.
Upside: NHL tandem goalie
Bill Zonnon (C) – 2025 1st round | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
Skilled all-around center.
Upside: Middle-6 forward
Peyton Kettles (D) – 2025 2nd round | Kelowna (WHL)
Big, defensive defenseman.
Upside: Third-pair D
Tanner Howe (LW) – 2024 2nd round | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Competitive, skilled winger.
Upside: Bottom-6 energy
Zam Plante (LW) – 2022 5th round | Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
Skilled, undersized forward.
Upside: Depth forward
Ville Koivunen (LW) – 2021 2nd round | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Skilled Finnish winger.
Upside: Top-9 skill
Brady Peddle (D) – 2025 3rd round | Charlottetown (QMJHL)
Big, defensive defender.
Upside: Depth D
HMs: Samuel Poulin, Mikhail Ilyin, Cruz Lucius
Pittsburgh Penguins Organizational Score: 25
How organizational ranking scores determined:
10 pts: 1st line, 1st pairing, starting goalie
7 pts: 2nd line, 2nd pairing
3 pts: 3rd line, 3rd pairing, backup goalie
1 pt: possible significant other given out haphazardly.
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