2024 NHL Draft: Top 10 Goaltenders - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is coming up in June, and with the league’s Scouting Combine coming up soon, it is time to start breaking down some of the top options that could be NHL netminders in the future.It should come as no surprise that goaltenders are the hardest to scout each year. It is the most fickle position in hockey, which may never change in our lifetime. With that said, the following list is based solely on NHL Central Scouting’s 2024 Draft Prospect Final Rankings.Honorable Mention: We would be remiss to not at least mention the goaltender that might be the first one selected in the draft. Even though he was ranked at #10 for NHL Central’s North American goaltenders, Ryerson Leenders, who played for the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), is listed in many rankings and mock drafts as being the first netminder selected, possibly as early as the second round. He’s been a beast for the Steelheads this season, a team that can have its struggles in their ow...