Ronan Seeley is one of the new generation of undersized, slick-skating defensemen. His wheels are his greatest asset, allowing him to escape trouble defensively and join the rush offensively. He sees the ice well and [...]
By Brock Otten, May 31st, 2020
While forecasting NHL draft selections a year in advance can be a difficult process, we at McKeen's have assembled a list of 62 names (a full two rounds) for you to become familiar with as [...]
By Ryan Wagman and Brock Otten, May 31st, 2020A few quick notes on the McKeens Hockey mock draft. The draft order was determined by the points percentages of the teams at the time of the suspension of play for COVID-19. Conditional draft pick [...]
By Alessandro Seren Rosso, May 30th, 2020Amirov and Khusnutdinov. Comparing the top Russian forwards for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Rodion Amirov and Marat Khusnutdinov are two of the most interesting Russian forwards for the 2020 draft both landing in the [...]
By Chapin Landvogt, May 30th, 2020Time for Germany’s latest wave of Fahrvergnügen 2020 NHL Draft bound to be an historic one for German ice hockey Admit it… You’ve acquired a bit of a thing for ice hockey made in Germany. [...]
By Ryan Wagman, May 30th, 2020Keith Ballard. David Booth. Matt Carle. Bill Cass. Adam Clendening. Austin Czarnik. Thatcher Demko. Rick DiPietro. Jack Eichel. Shane Eiserman. Casey Fitzgerald. Nick Foligno. Cam Fowler. Tom Fritsche. Nate Hagemo. T.J. Hensick. Quinn Hughes. Trevor [...]
By Arlo Schulz, June 3rd, 2020Ronan Seeley is one of the new generation of undersized, slick-skating defensemen. His wheels are his greatest asset, allowing him to escape trouble defensively and join the rush offensively. He sees the ice well and [...]
By Brock Otten, June 2nd, 2020One of the biggest risers from the OHL in the second half, Will Cranley finished out the season exceptionally well. While his starts were certainly sheltered a bit as Ottawa's back-up (lots of games against [...]
By Will Scouch, June 1st, 2020Cole Perfetti - LW/C - Saginaw Spirit - NHL CSS NA5 61GP - 37G+74A - 13.01% G% 39.04%INV - 34.6 NHLeScore In my work, I have a clear bias and preference towards speedier, more skilled [...]
By Ryan Wagman, June 1st, 2020Native Texan Chase Yoder, who grew up playing with the likes of Ryan O’Reilly and Michael Gildon, is another feather in the cap of Gary Bettman’s Sunbelt expansion. He is not the type of player [...]- By Brock Otten, May 31st, 2020While forecasting NHL draft selections a year in advance can be a difficult process, we at McKeen's have assembled a list of 62 names (a full two rounds) for you to become familiar with as [...]
- By Ryan Wagman and Brock Otten, May 31st, 2020A few quick notes on the McKeens Hockey mock draft. The draft order was determined by the points percentages of the teams at the time of the suspension of play for COVID-19. Conditional draft pick [...]
By Marco Bombino, May 31st, 2020Joni Jurmo and Eemil Viro are among the highest ranked Finnish defensemen for the 2020 NHL Draft. Jurmo had an excellent season with Jokerit U20, whereas Viro started the season with TPS U20 before being [...]
By Brock Otten, May 31st, 2020A second-year eligible defender, Robert Calisti exploded with greater responsibility on a younger Soo Greyhounds team this year. As one of the better skating defenders in the OHL, he can be dynamic in transition and [...]- By Alessandro Seren Rosso, May 30th, 2020Amirov and Khusnutdinov. Comparing the top Russian forwards for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Rodion Amirov and Marat Khusnutdinov are two of the most interesting Russian forwards for the 2020 draft both landing in the [...]
- By Ryan Wagman, May 30th, 2020Keith Ballard. David Booth. Matt Carle. Bill Cass. Adam Clendening. Austin Czarnik. Thatcher Demko. Rick DiPietro. Jack Eichel. Shane Eiserman. Casey Fitzgerald. Nick Foligno. Cam Fowler. Tom Fritsche. Nate Hagemo. T.J. Hensick. Quinn Hughes. Trevor [...]
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 |
