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By Will Scouch, March 2nd, 2021
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TOP 32 / McKeen's 2021 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | GP-G-A-PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Beniers | C | Michigan (B1G) | 6-1/175 | 2002-11-05 | 14-4-9-13 |
| 2 | Owen Power | D | Michigan (B1G) | 6-6/215 | 2002-11-22 | 16-2-10-12 |
| 3 | Luke Hughes | D | USN U18 (USDP) | 6-2/175 | 2003-09-09 | 28-6-22-28 |
| 4 | Jesper Wallstedt | G | Lulea (Swe) | 6-3/200 | 2002-11-14 | 10-8, 2.02, .916 |
| 5 | Simon Edvinsson | D | Frolunda (Swe Jr) | 6-4/200 | 2003-02-05 | 14-1-5-6 |
| 6 | Brandt Clarke | D | Nove Zamky (Svk) | 6-1/180 | 2003-02-09 | 11-1-1-2 |
| 7 | Dylan Guenther | RW | Edmonton (WHL) | 6-0/170 | 2003-04-03 | |
| 8 | Fabian Lysell | RW | Lulea (Swe) | 5-10/175 | 2003-01-19 | 16-2-0-2 |
| 9 | Aatu Raty | C | Karpat (Fin) | 6-2/185 | 2002-11-14 | 11-3-0-3 |
| 10 | William Eklund | LW | Djurgardens (Swe) | 5-10/175 | 2002-12-10 | 27-7-8-15 |
| 11 | Carson Lambos | D | JyP (Fin Jr) | 6-0/200 | 2003-01-14 | 13-2-9-11 |
| 12 | Kent Johnson | C | Michigan (B1G) | 6-1/170 | 2002-10-18 | 16-6-12-18 |
| 13 | Zachary L'Heureux | LW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 5-11/195 | 2003-05-15 | 13-8-7-15 |
| 14 | Corson Ceulemans | D | Brooks (AJHL) | 6-1/190 | 2003-05-05 | 2-2-3-5 |
| 15 | Cole Sillinger | C | Sioux Falls (USHL) | 6-0/195 | 2003-05-16 | 7-7-4-11 |
| 16 | Brennan Othmann | LW | EHC Olten (Sui) | 5-11/170 | 2003-01-05 | 21-7-8-15 |
| 17 | Stanislav Svozil | D | Kometa Brno (Cze) | 6-1/180 | 2003-01-17 | 20-1-0-1 |
| 18 | Isak Rosen | RW | Leksands (Swe) | 5-11/155 | 2003-03-15 | 16-0-1-1 |
| 19 | Mason McTavish | C | Peterborough (OHL) | 6-0/200 | 2003-01-30 | |
| 20 | Matthew Coronato | LW | Chicago (USHL) | 5-9/180 | 2002-11-14 | 24-19-24-43 |
| 21 | William Stromgren | LW | MODO Hockey (Swe 2) | 6-3/175 | 2003-06-07 | 20-2-3-5 |
| 22 | Oskar Olausson | RW | HV 71 (Swe) | 6-1/180 | 2002-11-10 | 16-3-1-4 |
| 23 | Nikita Chibrikov | RW | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 5-10/160 | 2003-02-16 | 12-1-1-2 |
| 24 | Francesco Pinelli | C | Kitchener (OHL) | 6-0/185 | 2003-04-11 | |
| 25 | Sasha Pastujov | RW | USN U18 (USDP) | 6-0/185 | 2003-07-15 | 18-16-14-30 |
| 26 | Ryder Korczak | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 5-10/170 | 2002-09-23 | |
| 27 | Sebastian Cossa | G | Edmonton (WHL) | 6-6/210 | 2002-11-21 | |
| 28 | Xavier Bourgault | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 6-0/170 | 2002-10-22 | 13-11-6-17 |
| 29 | Zachary Bolduc | C | Rimouski (QMJHL) | 6-1/175 | 2003-02-24 | 10-5-3-8 |
| 30 | Logan Mailloux | D | SK Lejon (Swe) | 6-3/215 | 2003-04-15 | 15-5-7-12 |
| 31 | Daniil Chayka | D | CSKA (KHL) | 6-3/190 | 2002-10-22 | 10-1-1-2 |
| 32 | Samu Tuomaala | RW | Karpat (Fin Jr) | 5-10/175 | 2003-01-08 | 24-12-11-23 |
