Mock NHL Drafts are always a fun exercise for those who are immersed in analyzing eligible prospects all season long, but can also always provide some interesting insights ahead of draft day. The exercise of [...]
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By Iain Morrell, June 1st, 2019
MCKEEN'S RELEASES FINAL 2019 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS American center Jack Hughes or Finnish Winger Kaapo Kakko? That is the decision facing the New Jersey Devils who won the draft lottery for the second time in [...]- MCKEEN'S RELEASES FINAL 2019 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS American center Jack Hughes or Finnish Winger Kaapo Kakko? That is the decision facing the New Jersey Devils who won the draft lottery for the second time in [...]
Kaapo Kakko has clearly separated himself from the other 2019 draft eligible Finnish prospects in the last two seasons. The 6-2” forward is having an excellent season with TPS in the Liiga and he also [...]
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By Vince Gibbons, June 18th, 2019Vince Gibbons's WHL Choice Awards The WHL choice awards were very challenging this year as there is such a strong group at the top competing for every award. If you put Byram, Dach, Cozens and Krebs [...]
By Marco Bombino, June 17th, 2019Marco Bombino Finland-based Choice Awards Continuing our series on the top 2019 NHL Draft prospects comparing skills in multiple categories and selecting the best in each territory. Best Skater – Leevi Aaltonen Given his explosiveness, [...]
By Ryan Wagman, June 17th, 2019A very late bloomer, Shane Pinto was not considered a prospect of any sort until he was 15. As recently as last season, he was still mostly playing Midget hockey. Lincoln took a 17th round [...]
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By Ryan Wagman, June 16th, 2019Like older brother Max, himself a USNTDP graduate, Texan Michael Gildon couples a modicum of skill with a heaping of sandpaper to earn his spot in the lineup. He is a decent skater with solid [...]- The team at McKeen's has been scouting and profiling 2019 NHL Draft prospects all season. Their work culminates in the release of our annual Draft Guide providing a deep resource for the upcoming draft in [...]
By Ryan Wagman, June 15th, 2019Isiah Saville’s prospect-dom has three primary strikes against it. First is his height. There are smaller goalies who will be drafted in this year’s draft, but Saville is shorter than average for the modern netminder [...]
By Michael Sanderson, June 14th, 2019Mike Sanderson’s QMJHL Choice Awards The 2019 NHL Draft is upon us, and there are many QMJHL hopeful among those vying for spots to be picked in Vancouver later this month. Let’s take a look [...]
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TOP 31 / McKeen's 2019 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hughes | C | NTDP (USA) | 5-10/170 | 2001-05-14 | USA |
| 2 | Kaapo Kakko | RW | TPS Turku (Fin) | 6-2/195 | 2001-02-13 | Finland |
| 3 | Bowen Byram | D | Vancouver (WHL) | 6-0/195 | 2001-06-13 | Canada |
| 4 | Kirby Dach | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 2001-01-21 | Canada |
| 5 | Dylan Cozens | C | Lethbridge (WHL) | 6-3/185 | 2001-02-09 | Canada |
| 6 | Trevor Zegras | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-0/170 | 2001-03-20 | USA |
| 7 | Alex Turcotte | C | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/185 | 2001-02-26 | USA |
| 8 | Peyton Krebs | C | Kootenay (WHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-01-26 | Canada |
| 9 | Philip Broberg | D | AIK (Swe 2) | 6-3/200 | 2001-06-25 | Sweden |
| 10 | Victor Soderstrom | D | Brynas (Swe) | 5-11/180 | 2001-02-26 | Sweden |
| 11 | Vasili Podkolzin | RW | SKA-1946 St. Pete. (Rus Jr) | 6-1/190 | 2001-06-24 | Russia |
| 12 | Matthew Boldy | LW | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/190 | 2001-04-05 | USA |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | RW | NTDP (USA) | 5-7/165 | 2001-01-02 | USA |
| 14 | Raphael Lavoie | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-4/195 | 2000-09-25 | Canada |
| 15 | Moritz Seider | D | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 6-3/185 | 2001-04-06 | Germany |
| 16 | Simon Holmstrom | RW | HV 71 (Swe Jr) | 6-1/185 | 2001-05-24 | Sweden |
| 17 | Cam York | D | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/175 | 2001-01-05 | USA |
| 18 | Alex Newhook | C | Victoria (BCHL) | 5-10/195 | 2001-01-28 | Canada |
| 19 | Tobias Bjornfot | D | Djurgardens (Swe Jr) | 6-0/200 | 2001-04-06 | Sweden |
| 20 | Philip Tomasino | C | Niagara (OHL) | 5-11/180 | 2001-07-28 | Canada |
| 21 | Arthur Kaliyev | RW | Hamilton (OHL) | 6-2/190 | 2001-06-26 | USA |
| 22 | Ryan Suzuki | C | Barrie (OHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-05-28 | Canada |
| 23 | Samuel Poulin | LW | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | 6-1/205 | 2001-02-25 | Canada |
| 24 | Thomas Harley | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-3/190 | 2001-08-19 | Canada |
| 25 | Ryan Johnson | D | Sioux Falls (USHL) | 6-0/175 | 2001-07-24 | USA |
| 26 | Albert Johansson | D | Farjestads (Swe Jr) | 5-11/165 | 2001-01-04 | Sweden |
| 27 | Robert Mastrosimone | LW | Chicago (USHL) | 5-10/160 | 2001-01-24 | USA |
| 28 | Connor McMichael | C | London (OHL) | 5-11/175 | 2001-01-15 | Canada |
| 29 | Matthew Robertson | D | Edmonton (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 2001-03-09 | Canada |
| 30 | John Beecher | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-3/210 | 2001-04-05 | USA |
| 31 | Pavel Dorofeyev | LW | Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 6-1/170 | 2000-10-26 | Russia |
