It is early in the pre-season, but Ryan Dadoun brings a round up of the news so far. Nothing earth shattering, but lots to keep an eye on. McKeen's will do an update end of [...]
We are very proud to release the 23rd edition of the McKeen's Hockey Pool Yearbook. It is now 250 pages packed with information. We have expanded our coverage this year on both our NHL profiles [...]
It is early in the pre-season, but Ryan Dadoun brings a round up of the news so far. Nothing earth shattering, but lots to keep an eye on. McKeen's will do an update end of [...]- We are very proud to release the 23rd edition of the McKeen's Hockey Pool Yearbook. It is now 250 pages packed with information. We have expanded our coverage this year on both our NHL profiles [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 16th, 2017
The goaltender paradox is one of the last and most difficult-to-overcome issues remaining in hockey. On the one hand, some of the best goaltenders of all time were lightly regarded as amateurs – or not [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 16th, 2017Most teams scout in a variety of leagues to help replenish the minor league ranks with NHL-potential talent. Both historically and currently, the most popular destinations have been the three leagues of the CHL, the [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 16th, 2017Given the rare chance to build an organization from scratch, the Vegas Golden Knights could have taken many different approaches to building up. They could build for now, using the expansion draft to select veteran [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 16th, 2017An old team with little to be hopeful for in either the near or mid-term future, the Vancouver Canucks managed to brighten an otherwise dark system with two deadline day swaps. For a team that [...]![April 6, 2016: Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing Kasperi Kapanen (37) [9616] in action during the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON. (Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire)](https://www.mckeenshockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kasperi-Kapanen-152x112.jpg)
By Ryan Wagman, September 16th, 2017Apres Matthews, le deluge. After Matthews, comes the flood. The Brian Burke era in Toronto, begun with so much truculence and aggression – at least from the front office – ended with a whimper. As [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 16th, 2017I have long advocated for teams drafting the best talent available on draft day. With all but two to five prospects in any given year needing to go back to amateur hockey in the upcoming [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 15th, 2017For teams that are consistently competitive and find themselves perennially entering trade deadline period as buyers, there are a few methods available to help ensure that they have a constant stock of talented younger and [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 15th, 2017In 2010-11, for the first time, the AHL had 30 functioning franchises, finally ensuring that each NHL team would have a representative in the second best hockey league in North America. It was fun while [...]
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 |
