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 New York Islanders prospect pool ranks 12th of 32 NHL teams (and this is without phenom dynamic defenseman Matt Schaefer who is deemed NHL regular!). Stay tuned as we roll out all 32 teams Top 10 prospect rankings with a few honorable mentions.

November 2025

The Islanders’ pool is shallow but has some high-upside forwards.
Pool Grade: C+

Cole Eiserman (LW) – 2024 1st round | Boston Univ. (NCAA)
Elite goal-scorer with an high-end shot.
Upside: First-line sniper

Victor Eklund (RW) – 2025 1st round | Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
Skilled, competitive winger.
Upside: Top-6 winger

Kashawn Aitcheson (D) – 2025 1st round | Barrie (OHL)
Mobile, two-way physical defender.
Upside: Second-pair offensive D

Callum Ritchie (C) – 2023 1st round | Bridgeport (AHL)
Big, skilled center.
Upside: Middle-6 C

Isiah George (D) – 2022 4th round | Bridgeport (AHL)
Steady, two-way defender.
Upside: Third-pair D

Daniil Prokorov (RW) – 2025 2nd round | Dynamo Moskva (KHL)
Big, power winger.
Upside: Bottom-6 power forward

Danny Nelson (C) – 2023 2nd round | Notre Dame (NCAA)
Big, two-way center.
Upside: Fourth-line C

Quinn Finley (LW) – 2022 3rd round | Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA)
Skilled, playmaking winger.
Upside: Depth forward

Marshall Warren (D) – 2019 6th round | Bridgeport (AHL)
Mobile, puck-moving defender.
Upside: depth defenseman

Luca Romano (C) – 2025 3rd round | Kitchener (OHL)
Skilled OHL center.
Upside: Depth forward

HMs: Marcus Gidlof, Kamil Bednarik, Jesse Pulkkinen

New York Islanders Organizational Score: 26

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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