Jérémie Poirier is one of five draft-eligible defencemen in the Sea Dogs fold this season, and he is by far the most optimally built of the five, with his adult-sized 196 pounds along with six [...]
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 [...]
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Jérémie Poirier is one of five draft-eligible defencemen in the Sea Dogs fold this season, and he is by far the most optimally built of the five, with his adult-sized 196 pounds along with six [...]
On Monday, Team Canada’s selection camp for the 2020 World Junior Championships kicked off in Oakville, Ontario. The camp took place at the relatively new Sixteen Mile Creek Complex, home to the Oakville Blades of [...]
By Benoit Belanger, December 12th, 2019
The native of Plessisville is certainly an interesting young prospect to follow. His progress has been significant and quite impressive. This lets us project a possible high ceiling talent. Mavrik Bourque can play both on [...]
By Mike Sanderson, December 12th, 2019Ryan Francis has seen a resurrection in his chances as a prospect this season. A December birthday, Francis just turned 18, and this is his third season in the QMJHL. He burst onto the scene [...]
By Ryan Wagman, December 11th, 2019Paired at the hip with Steel linemate Sean Farrell, Brisson has taken his exemplary numbers from the famed Shattuck St. Mary’s program into the USHL and has continued to impress. The son of top agent [...]
By Marco Bombino, December 11th, 2019Joonas Oden is somewhat of a late bloomer who has really impressed in the Liiga against men at the end of the last season. The winger has a strong offensive skill set and good hockey [...]- By Marco Bombino, December 10th, 2019Eemil Viro is a mobile, offensive-minded defenseman who has improved his overall game significantly over the last two seasons. He moves really well and his skating and puck skills both project to be better than [...]
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, 2019Defenders 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 [...]
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 |
