In a recent preview of the World U18 tournament Jimmy Hamrin described Filip Johansson as "A very smart and mobile two-way player who is a good puck distributor. He plays well positionally and has good [...]
By Ryan Wagman, April 9th, 2018
With the CHL leagues now into the second round of their respective playoffs, the NCAA season completed (congrats to new champions Minnesota-Duluth!), European leagues beginning to wrap up and the USHL with only one more [...]- With the CHL leagues now into the second round of their respective playoffs, the NCAA season completed (congrats to new champions Minnesota-Duluth!), European leagues beginning to wrap up and the USHL with only one more [...]
Joe Veleno is currently ranked #11 on McKeen's mid-season rankings, having finished his QMJHL season at 10th in league scoring. Six games after joining the Voltiguers in early December after carrying a heavy load for [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, April 25th, 2018In a recent preview of the World U18 tournament Jimmy Hamrin described Filip Johansson as "A very smart and mobile two-way player who is a good puck distributor. He plays well positionally and has good [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, April 25th, 2018Projecting as a late second round pick on McKeen's penultimate 2018 NHL Draft ranking, Jimmy Hamrin sees him as a potential second or third line winger. He provides a scouting report below. A note on [...]
Looking to add more drama to its postseason, this season is the first in which the USHL has extended the playoffs through the addition of a best-of-three wildcard round, adding two teams to the festivities [...]
By Marco Bombino, April 19th, 2018Finland has won a medal in three consecutive years and will be aiming for another one in Russia. Finland recently won the Five Nations tournament played in Russia and they have the capability to succeed [...]
By Julius Dabrowski, April 18th, 2018The last time Central European nations could be considered as anything but pretenders in the U18 World Championship was around the turn of the millennium. The Czechs and Slovaks were able to upset some of [...]
By Scott Crawford, April 17th, 2018The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) 2018 U18 World Championship Tournament is taking place in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia. This tournament presents a unique opportunity for players Hockey Canada has chosen from across the CHL [...]
By Alessandro Seren Rosso, April 17th, 2018After winning a bronze medal last year after a few years of deprivation, the Russians will try to at least repeat themselves this season when a talented 2000 team will have to defend home soil [...]
By Ryan Wagman, April 17th, 2018With seven gold medals in the last nine World U-18 championships, the American entry, generally based mostly on their hothouse USNTDP program, is almost unfair to the rest of the hockey playing world. In fact, [...]
As a big hockey country but a small country otherwise, Sweden rarely wins gold at junior level. This age group of 2000-borns has been strong, with many players doing well for themselves at elite senior [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, April 16th, 2018Jimmy Hamrin wrote up a preview of the U18 World Championship Swedish team. He described David Gustafsson as a - 'Hard working two-way player that is strong in both power play and PK. He [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2018 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | GP-G-A-PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | Frolunda (Swe) | 6-2/185 | 2000-04-13 | 41-7-13-20 |
| 2 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | Barrie (OHL) | 6-2/185 | 2000-03-26 | 44-40-32-72 |
| 3 | Filip Zadina | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-0/195 | 1999-11-27 | 57-44-38-82 |
| 4 | Quinn Hughes | D | Michigan (B1G) | 5-10/175 | 1999-10-14 | 37-5-24-29 |
| 5 | Brady Tkachuk | LW | Boston University (HE) | 6-3/195 | 1999-09-16 | 40-8-23-31 |
| 6 | Evan Bouchard | D | London (OHL) | 6-2/195 | 1999-10-20 | 67-25-62-87 |
| 7 | Oliver Wahlstrom | RW | NTDP (USHL) | 6-1/205 | 2000-06-13 | 54-40-43-83 |
| 8 | Adam Boqvist | D | Brynas (Swe Jr) | 5-11/170 | 2000-08-15 | 25-14-10-24 |
| 9 | Joe Veleno | C | SNB-Dru (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2000-01-13 | 64-22-57-79 |
| 10 | Noah Dobson | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | 6-3/180 | 2000-01-07 | 67-17-52-69 |
| 11 | Isac Lundestrom | C | Lulea (Swe) | 6-0/185 | 1999-11-06 | 42-6-9-15 |
| 12 | Joel Farabee | LW | NTDP (USHL) | 5-11/165 | 2000-02-25 | 54-27-37-64 |
| 13 | Barrett Hayton | C | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-1/190 | 2000-06-09 | 63-21-39-60 |
| 14 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | Assat Pori (Fin) | 6-1/190 | 2000-07-06 | 57-10-19-29 |
| 15 | Bode Wilde | D | NTDP (USHL) | 6-2/195 | 2000-01-24 | 53-11-25-36 |
| 16 | Ty Smith | D | Spokane (WHL) | 5-10/180 | 2000-03-24 | 69-14-59-73 |
| 17 | K'Andre Miller | D | NTDP (USHL) | 6-3/205 | 2000-01-21 | 50-7-17-24 |
| 18 | Akil Thomas | C | Niagara (OHL) | 5-11/170 | 2000-01-02 | 68-22-59-81 |
| 19 | Jared McIsaac | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2000-03-27 | 65-9-38-47 |
| 20 | Grigori Denisenko | LW | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) | 5-11/175 | 2000-06-24 | 31-9-13-22 |
| 21 | Serron Noel | RW | Oshawa (OHL) | 6-5/200 | 2000-08-08 | 62-28-25-53 |
| 22 | Rasmus Kupari | C | Karpat Oulu (Fin) | 6-1/185 | 2000-03-15 | 39-6-8-14 |
| 23 | Ryan McLeod | C | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-2/200 | 1999-09-21 | 68-26-44-70 |
| 24 | Ryan Merkley | D | Guelph (OHL) | 5-11/170 | 2000-08-14 | 63-13-54-67 |
| 25 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | NTDP (USHL) | 6-3/215 | 2000-03-14 | 50-9-19-28 |
| 26 | Rasmus Sandin | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 5-11/185 | 2000-03-07 | 51-12-33-45 |
| 27 | Nils Lundkvist | D | Lulea (Swe) | 5-11/180 | 2000-07-27 | 28-2-3-5 |
| 28 | Alexander Alexeyev | D | Red Deer (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 1999-11-15 | 45-7-30-37 |
| 29 | Calen Addison | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | 5-10/180 | 2000-04-11 | 68-11-54-65 |
| 30 | Jacob Olofsson | C | Timra (Swe 2) | 6-2/190 | 2000-02-08 | 43-10-11-21 |
| 31 | Dominik Bokk | LW | Vaxjo Lakers (Swe Jr) | 6-1/180 | 2000-02-03 | 35-14-27-41 |
