Kasper Simontaival - RW - Tappara U20 - NHL CSS EU21 48GP - 25G+32A - 14.03% G% 31.99%INV - 19.3 NHLeScore Small, skilled wingers have always been an exciting and pivotal part of the game. [...]
By Will Scouch, July 21st, 2020
Topi Niemelä - D - Kärpät #7 - NHL CSS EU8 43GP - 1G+6A - 0.74% G% 5.19%INV - 7.95 NHLeScore It’s always interesting for me to spot young defenders in Europe surprisingly make their [...]
We are proud to release our annual MCKEEN'S NHL DRAFT GUIDE. It is a biggest and best yet and packed with info. 150 pages in a downloadable PDF for subscribers to www.mckeenshockey.com. If you are [...]- 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 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 Will Scouch, August 12th, 2020Kasper Simontaival - RW - Tappara U20 - NHL CSS EU21 48GP - 25G+32A - 14.03% G% 31.99%INV - 19.3 NHLeScore Small, skilled wingers have always been an exciting and pivotal part of the game. [...]
By Will Scouch, July 31st, 2020Seth Jarvis - RW - Portland Winterhawks - NHL CSS NA11 58GP - 42G+56A - 16.90% G% 39.43%INV - 31.52 NHLeScore My tracking on Seth Jarvis was an absolutely fascinating experience. This is a player [...]
By Will Scouch, July 29th, 2020Jan Mysak - F - HC Litvinov/Hamilton Bulldogs - NHL CSS NA28 22GP - 15G+10A - 17.99% G% 29.98%INV - 25.51 NHLeScore I was born of Hockey Twitter. The Jan Mysak hype train has long [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, July 24th, 2020Mateusz Szurowski is a player I like more than most prospect writers as I haven’t seen him higher than we have him on any list. He also did not produce as well in the SuperElit [...]
By Arlo Schulz, July 23rd, 2020Gage Goncalves is an overage player who came out of nowhere to appear on the NHL scouting radar this past season. Although none of his skills are elite, he possesses a tremendous hockey IQ that [...]
By Arlo Schulz, July 22nd, 2020Cross Hanas is an interesting prospect who could be categorized as a bit of a boom-or-bust pick. He possesses a tremendous set of mitts and decent finishing ability, but lacks consistency and needs to add [...]- By Will Scouch, July 21st, 2020Topi Niemelä - D - Kärpät #7 - NHL CSS EU8 43GP - 1G+6A - 0.74% G% 5.19%INV - 7.95 NHLeScore It’s always interesting for me to spot young defenders in Europe surprisingly make their [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, July 16th, 2020Daniel Ljungman has had an interesting season. He started off well with four goals at the Hlinka tournament. The rest of the season has not been as impressive though. I really like his 200-foot game. [...]
By Michael Rand, July 15th, 2020Jaromir Pytlik is a big, hulking forward who is a great all-around player that has many notable attributes making him an exciting prospect for this year’s draft. After coming to the OHL last season and [...]
By Jimmy Hamrin, July 10th, 2020If you look at Leo Loof’s numbers this season, they are not that impressive. Behind those numbers it should be noted that he played on a weak team. Farjestad won only six of 27 games [...]
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 |