Suspensions, a retirement, and a pair of major trades have transpired since the McKeen's 2018-19 Yearbook predictions were published earlier this month. The following are updates to our initial player prediction totals. Erik Karlsson, D, [...]
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Rasmus Dahlin projects to be the first overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The multi-faceted Swedish defenseman is expected to be followed off the board by a pair of European-born, CHL-based wingers in [...]
By Iain Morrell , September 19th, 2018
Suspensions, a retirement, and a pair of major trades have transpired since the McKeen's 2018-19 Yearbook predictions were published earlier this month. The following are updates to our initial player prediction totals. Erik Karlsson, D, [...]
By Vince Gibbons, September 18th, 2018This year I was fortunate enough to fill my August with a bit of high end hockey as the Hlinka/Gretzky tournament made its North American debut in Edmonton and Red Deer. While I didn’t get [...]
By Scott Cullen, September 17th, 2018The name of the game, when it comes to fantasy hockey, is to derive the best possible value from your draft picks. Value can come in many forms. Maybe it’s just getting the expected performance [...]
By Ryan Wagman, September 17th, 2018Top 25 Calder Trophy Candidates for 2018-19 Elias Pettersson, RW, Van – Last year, he won both Rookie of the Year and MVP of the SHL while leading Vaxjo to the championships. He can’t repeat [...]
By Peter Harling, September 17th, 2018Imports Antti Suomela, C – San Jose Sharks The Sharks landed one of the more sought after European free agents in Suomela. The 24-year-old Fin, led the entire Liiga in scoring last year with 60 [...]
By Robert Howard, September 15th, 2018Review/State of Play - Finished with their fifth straight 100 point season getting swept in the first round by San Jose after making it to the conference finals two out of the three previous years. [...]
By McKeen's Hockey, September 15th, 2018The Anaheim Ducks have qualified for the postseason nine times out of the last 11 seasons, and for seven consecutive campaigns. Over the past four seasons, they have advanced to the Western Conference Final twice. [...]
By Robert Howard, September 15th, 2018Review/State of Play - Finishing out of the playoffs for the sixth straight season and third worst in the league with 70 points, netting another high draft pick. They entered 2017-18 expecting to be more [...]
By Tom Dorsa, September 15th, 2018Some consider the Arizona Coyotes to be a sleeper postseason team, and they have a stacked prospect core to thank for their potential berth into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As a young team on the [...]
By Robert Howard, September 15th, 2018Review/State of Play - In their first full season under coach Bruce Cassidy they improved by 17 points over 2016-17 finishing fourth in the NHL and second in their division. It was their 10th 50-win [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2018 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | Frolunda (Swe) | 6-2/185 | 2000-04-13 | Sweden |
| 2 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | Barrie (OHL) | 6-2/190 | 2000-03-26 | Russia |
| 3 | Filip Zadina | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-0/195 | 1999-11-27 | Czech |
| 4 | Brady Tkachuk | LW | Boston University (HE) | 6-3/195 | 1999-09-16 | USA |
| 5 | Oliver Wahlstrom | RW | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/205 | 2000-06-13 | USA |
| 6 | Quinn Hughes | D | Michigan (B1G) | 5-10/175 | 1999-10-14 | USA |
| 7 | Evan Bouchard | D | London (OHL) | 6-2/195 | 1999-10-20 | Canada |
| 8 | Noah Dobson | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | 6-3/180 | 2000-01-07 | Canada |
| 9 | Adam Boqvist | D | Brynas (Swe) | 5-11/170 | 2000-08-15 | Sweden |
| 10 | Joe Veleno | C | Drummondville (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2000-01-13 | Canada |
| 11 | Barrett Hayton | C | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-1/190 | 2000-06-09 | Canada |
| 12 | Joel Farabee | LW | NTDP (USA) | 5-11/165 | 2000-02-25 | USA |
| 13 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | Assat Pori (Fin) | 6-1/190 | 2000-07-06 | Finland |
| 14 | K'Andre Miller | D | NTDP (USA) | 6-3/205 | 2000-01-21 | USA |
| 15 | Ty Smith | D | Spokane (WHL) | 5-10/180 | 2000-03-24 | Canada |
| 16 | Vitali Kravtsov | RW | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Rus) | 6-2/170 | 1999-12-23 | Russia |
| 17 | Bode Wilde | D | NTDP (USA) | 6-2/195 | 2000-01-24 | USA |
| 18 | Dominik Bokk | RW | Vaxjo Lakers (Swe) | 6-1/180 | 2000-02-03 | Germany |
| 19 | Isac Lundestrom | C | Lulea (Swe) | 6-0/185 | 1999-11-06 | Sweden |
| 20 | Martin Kaut | RW | Pardubice (Cze) | 6-1/175 | 1999-10-02 | Czech |
| 21 | Rasmus Kupari | C | Karpat Oulu (Fin) | 6-1/185 | 2000-03-15 | Finland |
| 22 | Serron Noel | RW | Oshawa (OHL) | 6-5/205 | 2000-08-08 | Canada |
| 23 | Rasmus Sandin | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 5-11/185 | 2000-03-07 | Sweden |
| 24 | Jared McIsaac | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2000-03-27 | Canada |
| 25 | Liam Foudy | C | London (OHL) | 6-0/175 | 2000-02-04 | Canada |
| 26 | Akil Thomas | C | Niagara (OHL) | 5-11/170 | 2000-01-02 | Canada |
| 27 | Grigori Denisenko | LW | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Rus) | 5-11/175 | 2000-06-24 | Russia |
| 28 | Jonatan Berggren | RW | Skelleftea (Swe) | 5-10/185 | 2000-07-06 | Sweden |
| 29 | Ryan McLeod | C | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-2/205 | 1999-09-21 | Canada |
| 30 | Calen Addison | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | 5-10/180 | 2000-04-11 | Canada |
| 31 | Ryan Merkley | D | Guelph (OHL) | 5-11/170 | 2000-08-14 | Canada |
