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By McKeen's Hockey, Profiles by Ryan Wagman, Mike Sanderson, Shaiyena Cote, Jashvina Shah, Vince Gibbons, Brock Otten, Marco Bombino, Jimmy Hamrin, December 3rd, 2020McKeen's Top 20 Montreal Canadiens prospects for the 2020-21 season. You can read an organizational assessment prior to the draft in Ryan Wagman's article found here. Following the draft we provided a review on each [...]
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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 |
