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By Ryan Wagman, Profiles: Shaiyena Cote, Ryan Wagman, Marco Bombino, Mike Sanderson, Vince Gibbons, Brock Otten, Ryan Wagman, September 23rd, 2020Ottawa Senators As one of the most abject organizations in hockey, Senators’ fans can at least take some solace in the steps taken under GM Pierre Dorion who has done an admirable job of restocking [...]
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TOP 31 / McKeen's 2020 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Lafreniere | LW | Rimouski (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2001-10-11 | Canada |
| 2 | Tim Stutzle | C | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 6-1/185 | 2002-01-15 | Germany |
| 3 | Quinton Byfield | C | Sudbury (OHL) | 6-4/215 | 2002-08-19 | Canada |
| 4 | Lucas Raymond | LW | Frolunda (Swe) | 5-11/170 | 2002-03-28 | Sweden |
| 5 | Jake Sanderson | D | USN U18 (USDP) | 6-1/185 | 2002-07-08 | USA |
| 6 | Jamie Drysdale | D | Erie (OHL) | 5-11/175 | 2002-04-08 | Canada |
| 7 | Alexander Holtz | RW | Djurgardens (Swe) | 6-0/190 | 2002-01-23 | Sweden |
| 8 | Cole Perfetti | LW | Saginaw (OHL) | 5-10/180 | 2002-01-01 | Canada |
| 9 | Marco Rossi | C | Ottawa (OHL) | 5-9/185 | 2001-09-23 | Austria |
| 10 | Jack Quinn | RW | Ottawa (OHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-09-19 | Canada |
| 11 | Yaroslav Askarov | G | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL) | 6-3/175 | 2002-06-16 | Russia |
| 12 | Seth Jarvis | RW | Portland (WHL) | 5-10/175 | 2002-02-01 | Canada |
| 13 | Dawson Mercer | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-10-27 | Canada |
| 14 | Kaiden Guhle | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | 6-2/190 | 2002-01-18 | Canada |
| 15 | Braden Schneider | D | Brandon (WHL) | 6-2/200 | 2001-09-20 | Canada |
| 16 | Anton Lundell | C | HIFK (Fin) | 6-1/185 | 2001-10-03 | Finland |
| 17 | John-Jason Peterka | LW | EHC Munchen (DEL) | 5-11/190 | 2002-01-14 | Germany |
| 18 | Connor Zary | C | Kamloops (WHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-09-25 | Canada |
| 19 | Noel Gunler | RW | Lulea (Swe) | 6-2/175 | 2001-10-07 | Sweden |
| 20 | Hendrix Lapierre | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 5-11/180 | 2002-02-09 | Canada |
| 21 | Brendan Brisson | C | Chicago (USHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-10-22 | USA |
| 22 | Mavrik Bourque | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 5-10/180 | 2002-01-08 | Canada |
| 23 | Jake Neighbours | LW | Edmonton (WHL) | 5-11/195 | 2002-03-29 | Canada |
| 24 | Ridly Greig | C | Brandon (WHL) | 5-11/165 | 2002-08-08 | Canada |
| 25 | Rodion Amirov | LW | Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL) | 6-0/170 | 2001-10-02 | Russia |
| 26 | Dylan Holloway | C | Wisconsin (B1G) | 6-0/205 | 2001-09-23 | Canada |
| 27 | Jan Mysak | C | Hamilton (OHL) | 5-11/180 | 2002-06-24 | Czech |
| 28 | Jacob Perreault | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | 5-11/195 | 2002-04-15 | Canada |
| 29 | Ozzy Wiesblatt | RW | Prince Albert (WHL) | 5-10/185 | 2002-03-09 | Canada |
| 30 | Ryan O'Rourke | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-0/180 | 2002-05-16 | Canada |
| 31 | Ty Smilanic | C | USN U18 (USDP) | 6-1/175 | 2002-01-20 | USA |