Welcome to the 2009 Top 500 Prospect Rankings List plus Additions/Watch List/Players To Be Evaluated list. Get the inside scoop on the top prospects in the world with our comprehensive grading system and access to career stats, data, and news stories ...

Carter Bacon's composure makes him a player to follow this year ...

Carter Bacon is looking to follow in the path of last year's career best season and move to new heights this year as a 16-year-old defenseman ...

Scouts will all be paying very close attention to Atticus Cruz, Kenzo Gibson, Mikai Mast, Colton Deschamps and Carter Bacon this season ...

Hockey is a constantly evolving sport. Players grow, mature, and adapt. A player can surge up a ranking list due to a number of factors like a growth spurt, change in coordination, better access to training/coaching, buying into the program, timing, opportunity for more playing time and adaptation.When we adjust, modify, or re-confirm a ranking, it's based on real-time evaluations and data and you'll get the notification on this page first.

Carter Bacon got better and better with every game we tracked this season ...

Here are a few young guns that will soon be household names - Cruz Jim, Cohen Baker, Ahmad Fayad, Charlie Leonard, Miller Watkins, Aiden Andrews, Alexander Sharman, Carter Bacon, Dylan Mingo