14. Arizona Coyotes – Spencer Knight (G, USNTDP, USHL)
The Coyotes had a very good run at the end of last season that gave their fans some hope, but it wasn’t enough to secure themselves a playoff spot.
If anything, it showed that things are looking up for the organization and that they could become one of the better teams in the west over the next few seasons. The one issue is that the Yotes’ don’t really have a cornerstone goaltending prospect.
With that said, Spencer Knight could be their guy.
Goalies going in the first round, let alone in the top 15 is incredibly rare.
But the fact that Knight is a projected first rounder almost everywhere says a lot about him as a prospect. He absolutely killed it for the US U18 team this year, putting together a record of 15-1-0 with a GAA of 2.21 and a save percentage of .903, likely due to the fact that the US Juniors were unstoppable this year.
The Coyotes don’t really have a top-end goalie prospect in the organization, so this would be a very wise pick for them.