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By Kevin Olexson , December 9th, 2018
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By Tom Dorsa, December 8th, 2018November is always a key month in pro hockey. As the leaves are falling and eggnog hits the shelves, it is in this month that you begin to see which teams are for real, with [...]
By Marco Bombino , December 5th, 2018Antti Tuomisto caught Marco Bombino's attention at a tournament in Vassa which he wrote about earlier this season. You can read it here - Finland U20 Tournament - A report from Vaasa. Bombino believes [...]
By Ryan Wagman, December 4th, 2018Ryan Wagman provides a detailed scouting report on Case McCarthy giving him his highest marks in hockey smarts and physicality. Committed to Boston University next season Wagman sees an NHL Future as a second pairing [...]
By Shaiyena Côté, December 3rd, 2018Every fall for the past sixteen years leading up to the international U20 tournaments and the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) hosts a series of six games between the Russian [...]
By Ryan Wagman, December 2nd, 2018Ryan Wagman describes Russian 2019 NHL Draft eligible winger Validslav Firstov as a 'boom or bust' type of prospect. He explains further in a full scouting report below. A 'C' level prospect to watch on [...]
Currently sitting at #18 on McKeen's initial 2019 NHL Draft ranking, Ryan Wagman describes Trevor Zegras as 'one of the early risers of the 2019 draft class' He explains below with a full scouting report. A note [...]
By Benoit Belanger, November 23rd, 2018Maxence Guenette gets his highest marks for his skating and mobility and hockey smarts in the detailed scouting report from Benoit Belanger below. His offence remains underwhelming but makes good decisions on the ice with [...]
By Benoit Belanger , November 22nd, 2018Nathan Légaré is currently fifth in scoring in the QMJHL but brings other attributes beyond scoring. A strong two way game, a big NHL-ready body combined with a tireless work ethic will get him long [...]
By Benoit Belanger, November 22nd, 2018Valentin Nussbaumer was included in our preliminary honourable mentions as a player that has caught our interest but not a first rounder. It is very early in the season still but he came into it [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2019 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | GP-G-A-PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hughes | C | NTDP (USA) | 5-10/170 | 2001-05-14 | 18-9-27-36 |
| 2 | Dylan Cozens | C | Lethbridge (WHL) | 6-3/185 | 2001-02-09 | 18-9-14-23 |
| 3 | Kaapo Kakko | RW | TPS Turku (Fin) | 6-2/195 | 2001-02-13 | 16-3-7-10 |
| 4 | Vasili Podkolzin | RW | SKA-1946 St. Pete. (Rus) | 6-1/190 | 2001-06-24 | 10-5-2-7 |
| 5 | Kirby Dach | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 2001-01-21 | 22-12-23-35 |
| 6 | Philip Broberg | D | AIK (Swe 2) | 6-3/200 | 2001-06-25 | 15-0-4-4 |
| 7 | Raphael Lavoie | C | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-4/200 | 2000-09-25 | 20-12-10-22 |
| 8 | Matthew Boldy | LW | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/185 | 2001-04-05 | 18-13-8-21 |
| 9 | Bowen Byram | D | Vancouver (WHL) | 6-1/195 | 2001-06-13 | 19-5-9-14 |
| 10 | Ryan Suzuki | C | Barrie (OHL) | 6-0/175 | 2001-05-28 | 17-7-20-27 |
| 11 | Cole Caufield | RW | NTDP (USA) | 5-7/155 | 2001-01-02 | 18-16-6-22 |
| 12 | Peyton Krebs | C | Kootenay (WHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-01-26 | 22-6-21-27 |
| 13 | Alex Newhook | C | Victoria (BCHL) | 5-10/190 | 2001-01-28 | 23-12-23-35 |
| 14 | Alex Turcotte | C | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/195 | 2001-02-26 | 3-1-1-2 |
| 15 | Victor Soderstrom | D | Brynas (Swe) | 5-11/180 | 2001-02-26 | 8-0-1-1 |
| 16 | Matthew Robertson | D | Edmonton (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 2001-03-09 | 16-2-9-11 |
| 17 | Cam York | D | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/170 | 2001-01-05 | 18-2-14-16 |
| 18 | Trevor Zegras | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-0/165 | 2001-03-20 | 17-10-19-29 |
| 19 | Nolan Foote | LW | Kelowna (WHL) | 6-3/190 | 2000-11-29 | 18-11-5-16 |
| 20 | Arthur Kaliyev | RW | Hamilton (OHL) | 6-1/190 | 2001-06-26 | 19-17-13-30 |
| 21 | Tobias Bjornfot | D | Djurgardens (Swe Jr) | 6-0/200 | 2001-04-06 | 17-3-4-7 |
| 22 | Jakob Pelletier | LW | Moncton (QMJHL) | 5-9/165 | 2001-03-07 | 20-11-19-30 |
| 23 | Anttoni Honka | D | JyP Jyvaskyla (Fin) | 5-10/170 | 2000-10-05 | 15-1-3-4 |
| 24 | Pavel Dorofeyev | LW | S/L Magnitogorsk (Rus Jr) | 6-1/170 | 2000-10-26 | 10-8-5-13 |
| 25 | John Beecher | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-3/205 | 2001-04-05 | 18-3-8-11 |
| 26 | Samuel Poulin | RW | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | 6-1/205 | 2001-02-25 | 21-9-7-16 |
| 27 | Nils Hoglander | LW | Rogle (Swe) | 5-9/185 | 2000-12-20 | 16-1-2-3 |
| 28 | Mikko Kokkonen | D | Jukurit (Fin) | 5-11/200 | 2001-01-18 | 18-1-7-8 |
| 29 | Robert Mastrosimone | C | Chicago (USHL) | 5-10/170 | 2001-01-24 | 11-8-5-13 |
| 30 | Marshall Warren | D | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/170 | 2001-04-20 | 12-1-5-6 |
| 31 | Lassi Thomson | D | Kelowna (WHL) | 6-0/190 | 2000-09-24 | 20-7-9-16 |
