First off, I feel the need to complain about how tough it was to follow the draft this year living in Sweden. I of course get that we have many bigger issues in the world [...]
McKeen's is excited to announce the inaugural release of a new magazine - McKeen's NHL Prospect Report. It is packed with information in 306 pages with full profiles, analytics and much more. It will provide [...]
We are proud to release our annual MCKEEN'S NHL DRAFT GUIDE. It is a biggest and best yet and packed with info. 150 pages in a downloadable PDF for subscribers to www.mckeenshockey.com. If you are [...]- By Brock Otten, May 31st, 2020
While forecasting NHL draft selections a year in advance can be a difficult process, we at McKeen's have assembled a list of 62 names (a full two rounds) for you to become familiar with as [...] - As it sit at my laptop to write this introduction to the Final 2020 McKeens Hockey Draft Rankings, I cannot but think on the strange circumstances that played out in the last few months that [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, October 23rd, 2020First off, I feel the need to complain about how tough it was to follow the draft this year living in Sweden. I of course get that we have many bigger issues in the world [...]- By Ryan Wagman, October 21st, 2020Last year, I did this part first, before summing up the draft classes of the NHL’s 31 teams. This year, I think we did a better job, so I held off on the self-congratulations. And [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, October 20th, 2020This is the final divisional report. See the Metropolitan Division here. See the Pacific Division here. See the Central Division here. And keep reading this page for the Atlantic Division. I will [...]
By Benoit Belanger, October 17th, 2020Tall, Tall, TALL. What else can I say about Louis Crevier? He is an absolute giant. Solid all around defenseman with upside. Like most young players he needs to - and will - get a [...]- By Ryan Wagman, October 17th, 2020This is the third of a five part series reviewing the 2020 NHL draft. Please click here for the Metropolitan Division and here for the Pacific Division. Chicago Blackhawks 1/17 Lukas Reichel, LW, [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, October 14th, 2020For an introduction to these reviews, please see the review of the draft classes of the Metropolitan Division. San Jose Sharks 1/31 Ozzy Weisblatt, RW, Prince Albert (WHL) 2/38 Thomas Bordeleau. C, USNTDP (USHL) [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, October 12th, 2020As I sit in my kitchen, wondering about the potential NHL impact of various free agents signed to one- and two-year contracts with new teams, I am reminded that most of them will have marginal [...]
It is way too early to assign grades to draft classes or draft picks, for obvious reasons, but we can assess how the knowledge and opinions we had line up with how 26 teams made [...]
By Brock Otten, October 5th, 2020Heading into the 2019 NHL Draft, amateur and NHL scouts alike had pretty negative things to say about the group of OHL players eligible. Around the rinks you would hear phrases like, “worst crop of [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, October 3rd, 2020Sweden’s top prospects are dominated by defenseman. Victor Soderstrom leads a group of defenders soon to be NHL-bound in significant roles while there is no sure thing among the top forwards. Outside of North America, [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2020 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Lafreniere | LW | Rimouski (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2001-10-11 | Canada |
| 2 | Tim Stutzle | C | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 6-1/185 | 2002-01-15 | Germany |
| 3 | Quinton Byfield | C | Sudbury (OHL) | 6-4/215 | 2002-08-19 | Canada |
| 4 | Lucas Raymond | LW | Frolunda (Swe) | 5-11/170 | 2002-03-28 | Sweden |
| 5 | Jake Sanderson | D | USN U18 (USDP) | 6-1/185 | 2002-07-08 | USA |
| 6 | Jamie Drysdale | D | Erie (OHL) | 5-11/175 | 2002-04-08 | Canada |
| 7 | Alexander Holtz | RW | Djurgardens (Swe) | 6-0/190 | 2002-01-23 | Sweden |
| 8 | Cole Perfetti | LW | Saginaw (OHL) | 5-10/180 | 2002-01-01 | Canada |
| 9 | Marco Rossi | C | Ottawa (OHL) | 5-9/185 | 2001-09-23 | Austria |
| 10 | Jack Quinn | RW | Ottawa (OHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-09-19 | Canada |
| 11 | Yaroslav Askarov | G | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL) | 6-3/175 | 2002-06-16 | Russia |
| 12 | Seth Jarvis | RW | Portland (WHL) | 5-10/175 | 2002-02-01 | Canada |
| 13 | Dawson Mercer | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-10-27 | Canada |
| 14 | Kaiden Guhle | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | 6-2/190 | 2002-01-18 | Canada |
| 15 | Braden Schneider | D | Brandon (WHL) | 6-2/200 | 2001-09-20 | Canada |
| 16 | Anton Lundell | C | HIFK (Fin) | 6-1/185 | 2001-10-03 | Finland |
| 17 | John-Jason Peterka | LW | EHC Munchen (DEL) | 5-11/190 | 2002-01-14 | Germany |
| 18 | Connor Zary | C | Kamloops (WHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-09-25 | Canada |
| 19 | Noel Gunler | RW | Lulea (Swe) | 6-2/175 | 2001-10-07 | Sweden |
| 20 | Hendrix Lapierre | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 5-11/180 | 2002-02-09 | Canada |
| 21 | Brendan Brisson | C | Chicago (USHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-10-22 | USA |
| 22 | Mavrik Bourque | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 5-10/180 | 2002-01-08 | Canada |
| 23 | Jake Neighbours | LW | Edmonton (WHL) | 5-11/195 | 2002-03-29 | Canada |
| 24 | Ridly Greig | C | Brandon (WHL) | 5-11/165 | 2002-08-08 | Canada |
| 25 | Rodion Amirov | LW | Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL) | 6-0/170 | 2001-10-02 | Russia |
| 26 | Dylan Holloway | C | Wisconsin (B1G) | 6-0/205 | 2001-09-23 | Canada |
| 27 | Jan Mysak | C | Hamilton (OHL) | 5-11/180 | 2002-06-24 | Czech |
| 28 | Jacob Perreault | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | 5-11/195 | 2002-04-15 | Canada |
| 29 | Ozzy Wiesblatt | RW | Prince Albert (WHL) | 5-10/185 | 2002-03-09 | Canada |
| 30 | Ryan O'Rourke | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-0/180 | 2002-05-16 | Canada |
| 31 | Ty Smilanic | C | USN U18 (USDP) | 6-1/175 | 2002-01-20 | USA |
