Scott Crawford provides a detailed scouting report of 58th ranked big defenseman Eemeli Rasanen. We have included our write up from the 2017 McKeen's NHL Draft Guide. You can learn more here about our [...]
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Scott Crawford provides a detailed scouting report of 58th ranked big defenseman Eemeli Rasanen. We have included our write up from the 2017 McKeen's NHL Draft Guide. You can learn more here about our [...]
By Scott Crawford, June 22nd, 2017
Scott Crawford takes a look at two OHL skaters McKeen's has slated for the third round. Scott calls Jack Studnicka one of the smartest players in the draft and an underrated emerging defender in Noel [...]
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By Kevin Olexson, June 20th, 2017Kevin Olexson provides a detailed report on Kyle Olson, a fearless competitor at both ends of the rink with decent skills. Currently ranked in the middle of the second round at #47. A note on [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, June 20th, 2017Jimmy Hamrin provides profiles of three 2017 NHL Draft Eligibles playing in Sweden. Jonas Rondbjerg, A Danish prospect, leads off the group ranked just outside the first three rounds at 95. Rugged Rickard Hugg and [...]
By Ryan Wagman, June 20th, 2017Ryan Wagman profiles two potential third rounders from the USNTDP program in Tyler Inamoto and Michael Pastujov A note on the 20-80 scale used below. We look at five attributes (skating, shooting, puck skills, hockey [...]
Bob McKenzie just release his final draft rankings you can link to here: Here is a profile done for our McKeen's 2017 NHL Draft Guide. Following is a full scouting profile from Kevin Olexson. [...]
By Scott Crawford, June 16th, 2017Scott Crawford provides detailed scouting reports on #40 ranked Adam Ruzicka, a tall Slovakian with raw potential. He also profiles #91 ranked Kevin Hancock, who rose rapidly over the season after beginning it under the [...]
Dennis Schellenberg provides a detailed scouting report of Filip Chytil, currently 42nd by McKeen's. We are providing a free look at what is available online in addition to a download of our 94 page McKeen's 2017 [...]
Kevin Olexson provides a detailed scouting report on Stelio Matheos of the Brandon Wheat Kings. We have provided this profile for free to give you an idea of what is available with a subscription.
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2017 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Patrick | C | Brandon (WHL) | 6-2/200 | 1998-09-19 | Canada |
| 2 | Nico Hischier | C | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-1/175 | 1999-01-04 | Switzerland |
| 3 | Miro Heiskanen | D | HIFK Helsinki (Fin) | 6-0/170 | 1999-07-18 | Finland |
| 4 | Gabriel Vilardi | C | Windsor (OHL) | 6-3/200 | 1999-08-16 | Canada |
| 5 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | Eden Prairie (USHS-MN) | 6-1/200 | 1998-11-22 | USA |
| 6 | Owen Tippett | RW | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-1/200 | 1999-02-16 | Canada |
| 7 | Cale Makar | D | Brooks (AJHL) | 5-11/180 | 1998-10-30 | Canada |
| 8 | Cody Glass | C | Portland (WHL) | 6-2/180 | 1999-04-01 | Canada |
| 9 | Kristian Vesalainen | LW | Frolunda (Swe) | 6-3/205 | 1999-06-01 | Finland |
| 10 | Michael Rasmussen | C | Tri-City (WHL) | 6-6/215 | 1999-04-17 | Canada |
| 11 | Elias Pettersson | C | Timra (Swe 2) | 6-2/165 | 1998-11-12 | Sweden |
| 12 | Martin Necas | C | Kometa Brno (Cze) | 6-0/170 | 1999-01-15 | Czech |
| 13 | Urho Vaakanainen | D | JyP Jyvaskyla (Fin) | 6-0/185 | 1999-01-01 | Finland |
| 14 | Juuso Valimaki | D | Tri-City (WHL) | 6-2/205 | 1998-10-06 | Finland |
| 15 | Robert Thomas | C | London (OHL) | 6-0/190 | 1999-07-02 | Canada |
| 16 | Nick Suzuki | C | Owen Sound (OHL) | 5-11/185 | 1999-09-10 | Canada |
| 17 | Lias Andersson | C | HV 71 (Swe) | 5-11/200 | 1998-10-13 | Sweden |
| 18 | Isaac Ratcliffe | LW | Guelph (OHL) | 6-5/200 | 1999-02-15 | Canada |
| 19 | Erik Brannstrom | D | HV 71 (Swe) | 5-10/175 | 1999-09-02 | Sweden |
| 20 | Timothy Liljegren | D | Rogle (Swe) | 6-0/190 | 1999-04-30 | Sweden |
| 21 | Klim Kostin | C | Dynamo Moscow (Rus) | 6-3/195 | 1999-05-05 | Russia |
| 22 | Eeli Tolvanen | RW | Sioux City (USHL) | 5-10/175 | 1999-04-22 | Finland |
| 23 | Conor Timmins | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-1/185 | 1998-09-18 | Canada |
| 24 | Kailer Yamamoto | RW | Spokane (WHL) | 5-8/160 | 1998-09-29 | Canada |
| 25 | Jason Robertson | LW | Kingston (OHL) | 6-2/195 | 1999-07-22 | USA |
| 26 | Ryan Poehling | C | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | 6-2/195 | 1999-01-03 | USA |
| 27 | Nicolas Hague | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-6/215 | 1998-12-05 | Canada |
| 28 | Josh Norris | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/195 | 1999-05-05 | USA |
| 29 | Shane Bowers | C | Waterloo (USHL) | 6-1/185 | 1999-07-30 | Canada |
| 30 | Cal Foote | D | Kelowna (WHL) | 6-4/215 | 1998-12-13 | USA |
| 31 | Henri Jokiharju | D | Portland (WHL) | 6-0/180 | 1999-06-17 | Finland |