Michael Benning is a very intriguing prospect because he is such an offensively minded defender and has an excellent family pedigree, with brother Matt, father Brian, and uncle Jim all NHL veterans. He is a [...]
It was only four short hot months ago when the names of 217 hockey players were spoken into 31 sets of microphones (plus one on the podium for day one) in Vancouver at the 2019 [...]
2019-20 prospect rankings, NHL predictions, line combos, are now updated online. Our 25th edition of McKeen's Hockey Yearbook is now available for download. Top 475 player predictions with over 1000 player profiles Feature articles Downloadable charts - [...]
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 [...]
Michael Benning is a very intriguing prospect because he is such an offensively minded defender and has an excellent family pedigree, with brother Matt, father Brian, and uncle Jim all NHL veterans. He is a [...]
By Brock Otten, November 30th, 2019
Defenders like Ryan O’Rourke are more rare than they used to be with the changes being made to the game. That said, there will always be a place for a blueliner who can hit hard, [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, November 30th, 2019Jakub Konecny is an offensive minded center with good instincts. I can’t see that he has elite skills for a top six role or the physical game for a bottom six player. He can perhaps [...]
By Brock Otten, November 28th, 2019Given how well rounded his game is, how tailored his style is to today’s fast paced NHL game, and how well he has been performing this year, Jamie Drysdale is starting to look like a [...]- By Jimmy Hamrin, November 28th, 2019Michael Krutil is a big defensive defenseman who can skate well and handle the puck well. He looks to be schooled to play a simple and effective game with the puck and rarely does anything [...]
By Jashvina Shah, November 27th, 2019Last year was the first time both Boston College and Boston University missed the NCAA tournament since the 1987-88 season — just three years into Hockey East’s existence. In 2018-19, the Eagles and Terriers posted [...]
By Marco Bombino, November 22nd, 2019The U20 Four Nations tournament, which took place in Helsinki, Finland from November 8-10, featured a lot of talent. On top of numerous NHL draft picks who took part in the event, there were several [...]
By Brock Otten, November 21st, 2019The NHL Draft season can be a long one for most players. It starts in the summer with the Hlinka/Gretzky Cup (for some) and ends with the U18’s in April; at least on the ice. [...]- By Jimmy Hamrin, November 18th, 2019At the Czech U-20 level, Marek Blaha has put up point-per-game numbers and performed similarly at previous stops up the Czech development sytem. Internationally he hasn’t been able to do that but on the other [...]
By Michael Sanderson, Michael Rand and Vince Gibbons, November 18th, 2019Between November 4-14, a travelling band of Russian U20 hockey talent, many of whom are vying for a spot on Russia’s final WJC roster, traversed Canada, from East to West, to play in the annual [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2020 NHL Draft Rankings
| RK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | GP-G-A-PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Lafreniere | LW | Rimouski (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2001-10-11 | 14-11-24-35 |
| 2 | Lucas Raymond | LW | Frolunda (SEL) | 5-11/170 | 2002-03-28 | 12-1-2-3 |
| 3 | Quinton Byfield | C | Sudbury (OHL) | 6-4/215 | 2002-08-19 | 13-11-16-27 |
| 4 | Alexander Holtz | RW | Djurgardens (SEL) | 6-0/190 | 2002-01-23 | 11-4-2-6 |
| 5 | Jamie Drysdale | D | Erie (OHL) | 5-11/175 | 2002-04-08 | 13-5-13-18 |
| 6 | Cole Perfetti | C | Saginaw (OHL) | 5-10/180 | 2002-01-01 | 13-5-19-24 |
| 7 | Tim Stutzle | LW | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 6-1/185 | 2002-01-15 | 12-3-10-13 |
| 8 | Connor Zary | C | Kamloops (WHL) | 6-0/175 | 2001-09-25 | 12-5-15-20 |
| 9 | Anton Lundell | C | HIFK Helsinki (Fin) | 6-1/185 | 2001-10-03 | 12-3-2-5 |
| 10 | Yaroslav Askarov | G | SKA-Neva SP. (Rus 2) | 6-3/175 | 2002-06-16 | 9GP, .907 |
| 11 | Marco Rossi | C | Ottawa (OHL) | 5-9/185 | 2001-09-23 | 6-4-11-15 |
| 12 | Noel Gunler | RW | Lulea (SEL) | 6-1/175 | 2001-10-07 | 13-1-2-3 |
| 13 | Dylan Holloway | C | Wisconsin (B1G) | 6-0/190 | 2001-09-23 | 4-1-2-3 |
| 14 | Ty Smilanic | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/175 | 2002-01-20 | 8-3-5-8 |
| 15 | Hendrix Lapierre | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 5-11/180 | 2002-02-09 | 13-1-12-13 |
| 16 | Justin Barron | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2001-11-15 | 13-1-5-6 |
| 17 | Justin Sourdif | RW | Vancouver (WHL) | 5-11/175 | 2002-03-24 | 12-6-6-12 |
| 18 | Kaiden Guhle | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | 6-2/190 | 2002-01-18 | 12-2-7-9 |
| 19 | Rodion Amirov | LW | Salavat Ufa (KHL) | 6-0/170 | 2001-10-02 | 11-0-1-1 |
| 20 | Emil Andrae | D | HV 71 (Swe Jr) | 5-9/185 | 2002-02-23 | 14-3-13-16 |
| 21 | Seth Jarvis | C | Portland (WHL) | 5-9/180 | 2002-02-01 | 11-5-9-14 |
| 22 | Zion Nybeck | RW | HV 71 (Swe Jr) | 5-7/185 | 2002-05-12 | 14-9-14-23 |
| 23 | Jacob Perreault | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | 5-11/200 | 2002-04-15 | 10-4-10-14 |
| 24 | Jake Sanderson | D | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/185 | 2002-07-08 | 11-1-3-4 |
| 25 | Mavrik Bourque | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 5-10/170 | 2002-01-08 | 12-8-7-15 |
| 26 | Jeremie Poirier | D | Saint John (QMJHL) | 6-0/200 | 2002-06-02 | 14-6-9-15 |
| 27 | Braden Schneider | D | Brandon (WHL) | 6-2/200 | 2001-09-20 | 13-1-6-7 |
| 28 | Roni Hirvonen | C | Assat Pori (Fin) | 5-9/165 | 2002-01-10 | 13-2-1-3 |
| 29 | Antonio Stranges | LW | London (OHL) | 5-10/175 | 2002-02-05 | 9-5-4-9 |
| 30 | Ryan O'Rourke | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-0/175 | 2002-05-16 | 13-5-6-11 |
| 31 | Dawson Mercer | C | Drummondville (QMJHL) | 6-0/180 | 2001-10-27 | 13-12-10-22 |
