We have recapped and reviewed the drafts of all 31 teams, across all four divisions of the NHL. The purpose of this article is to line up the total draft scores that I assigned for [...]
The team at McKeen's has been scouting and profiling 2019 NHL Draft prospects all season. Their work culminates in the release of our annual Draft Guide providing a deep resource for the upcoming draft in [...]
By Iain Morrell, June 1st, 2019
MCKEEN'S RELEASES FINAL 2019 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS American center Jack Hughes or Finnish Winger Kaapo Kakko? That is the decision facing the New Jersey Devils who won the draft lottery for the second time in [...]- MCKEEN'S RELEASES FINAL 2019 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS American center Jack Hughes or Finnish Winger Kaapo Kakko? That is the decision facing the New Jersey Devils who won the draft lottery for the second time in [...]
Kaapo Kakko has clearly separated himself from the other 2019 draft eligible Finnish prospects in the last two seasons. The 6-2” forward is having an excellent season with TPS in the Liiga and he also [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 11th, 2019We have recapped and reviewed the drafts of all 31 teams, across all four divisions of the NHL. The purpose of this article is to line up the total draft scores that I assigned for [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 11th, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]- By Ryan Wagman, July 10th, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, July 9th, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, July 8th, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, July 2nd, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, July 2nd, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, July 1st, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, July 1st, 2019With the 2019 draft in the books, it is time to come to grips with the 217 players that were selected and the hundreds of hopefuls who were not (some of whom made the trip [...]
By Russ Cohen, June 30th, 2019Vancouver - - Now that I have had a chance to digest the 2019 NHL Draft, I have some thoughts to share. There was never any doubt that Jack Hughes wasn’t going to be the [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2019 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hughes | C | NTDP (USA) | 5-10/170 | 2001-05-14 | USA |
| 2 | Kaapo Kakko | RW | TPS Turku (Fin) | 6-2/195 | 2001-02-13 | Finland |
| 3 | Bowen Byram | D | Vancouver (WHL) | 6-0/195 | 2001-06-13 | Canada |
| 4 | Kirby Dach | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 2001-01-21 | Canada |
| 5 | Dylan Cozens | C | Lethbridge (WHL) | 6-3/185 | 2001-02-09 | Canada |
| 6 | Trevor Zegras | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-0/170 | 2001-03-20 | USA |
| 7 | Alex Turcotte | C | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/185 | 2001-02-26 | USA |
| 8 | Peyton Krebs | C | Kootenay (WHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-01-26 | Canada |
| 9 | Philip Broberg | D | AIK (Swe 2) | 6-3/200 | 2001-06-25 | Sweden |
| 10 | Victor Soderstrom | D | Brynas (Swe) | 5-11/180 | 2001-02-26 | Sweden |
| 11 | Vasili Podkolzin | RW | SKA-1946 St. Pete. (Rus Jr) | 6-1/190 | 2001-06-24 | Russia |
| 12 | Matthew Boldy | LW | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/190 | 2001-04-05 | USA |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | RW | NTDP (USA) | 5-7/165 | 2001-01-02 | USA |
| 14 | Raphael Lavoie | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-4/195 | 2000-09-25 | Canada |
| 15 | Moritz Seider | D | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 6-3/185 | 2001-04-06 | Germany |
| 16 | Simon Holmstrom | RW | HV 71 (Swe Jr) | 6-1/185 | 2001-05-24 | Sweden |
| 17 | Cam York | D | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/175 | 2001-01-05 | USA |
| 18 | Alex Newhook | C | Victoria (BCHL) | 5-10/195 | 2001-01-28 | Canada |
| 19 | Tobias Bjornfot | D | Djurgardens (Swe Jr) | 6-0/200 | 2001-04-06 | Sweden |
| 20 | Philip Tomasino | C | Niagara (OHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-07-28 | Canada |
| 21 | Arthur Kaliyev | RW | Hamilton (OHL) | 6-2/190 | 2001-06-26 | USA |
| 22 | Ryan Suzuki | C | Barrie (OHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-05-28 | Canada |
| 23 | Samuel Poulin | LW | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | 6-1/205 | 2001-02-25 | Canada |
| 24 | Thomas Harley | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-3/190 | 2001-08-19 | Canada |
| 25 | Ryan Johnson | D | Sioux Falls (USHL) | 6-0/175 | 2001-07-24 | USA |
| 26 | Albert Johansson | D | Farjestads (Swe Jr) | 5-11/165 | 2001-01-04 | Sweden |
| 27 | Robert Mastrosimone | LW | Chicago (USHL) | 5-10/160 | 2001-01-24 | USA |
| 28 | Connor McMichael | C | London (OHL) | 5-11/175 | 2001-01-15 | Canada |
| 29 | Matthew Robertson | D | Edmonton (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 2001-03-09 | Canada |
| 30 | John Beecher | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-3/210 | 2001-04-05 | USA |
| 31 | Pavel Dorofeyev | LW | Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 6-1/170 | 2000-10-26 | Russia |
