2026-27 Anaheim Ducks Top Prospects: 11-15

As the Ducks will likely have to operate with a top-heavy NHL lineup in the coming years, this second-tier group of prospects will be relied on to fill secondary roles on the depth chart and support the talented core.

Author's Note: To qualify for this list, players must be rookie-eligible in 2026-27. Unfortunately, that disqualifies Tristan Luneau from this particular exercise.

Preston is the exact kind of player fans often dream their team would take in the late first or second round of a draft. He was expected to be taken much higher than where the Ducks nabbed him at 50th overall in the most recent draft due to an injury, a mid-season trade, and underproducing given what his skill set should dictate.