The Carolina Hurricanes ranked as the No. 18 team in the Athletic’s 2025 NHL prospect pipeline rankings. 

The prospects listed as the Hurricanes’ best were Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, Nikita Artamonov, Bradly Nadeau, Felix Unger Sörum, Kurban Limatov, Ivan Ryabkin, Alexander Rykov, and Semyon Frolov. 

Both Stankoven and Blake recently signed contract extensions with the Hurricanes, as they have already and will continue to make an immediate impact. 

In last year’s prospect pipeline rankings by The Athletic, the Hurricanes were ranked 12th, so the team has taken a slight dropoff. 

The teams ranked ahead of the Hurricanes on this list include the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, and New York Islanders.