What follows is a simple, binary ranking of the draft classes of 2018. While member will have access to the analysis that went into this list, we are here including only team names and draft [...]
Digital Magazine of bestselling annual McKeen’s 2018 NHL Draft Guide. Perfect for Tablets and e-Readers. Downloadable to a PDF Top 300 exclusive rankings Player scouting reports and profiles for the top 124 Top 5 “best of” [...]
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 [...]
Joe Veleno is currently ranked #11 on McKeen's mid-season rankings, having finished his QMJHL season at 10th in league scoring. Six games after joining the Voltiguers in early December after carrying a heavy load for [...]
The London Knights were active at the trade deadline moving their top four players who had received NHL ELC contracts. This opened up an opportunity for Liam Foudy and he has exploded as of late. [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 18th, 2018
What follows is a simple, binary ranking of the draft classes of 2018. While member will have access to the analysis that went into this list, we are here including only team names and draft [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 12th, 2018The draft is over and 217 young players are newly affiliated with 31 different NHL organizations. Outside of three to six of those players, who could jump right into NHL lineups in the fall, we [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 11th, 2018The draft is over and 217 young players are newly affiliated with 31 different NHL organizations. Outside of three to six of those players, who could jump right into NHL lineups in the fall, we [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 11th, 2018The draft is over and 217 young players are newly affiliated with 31 different NHL organizations. Outside of three to six of those players, who could jump right into NHL lineups in the fall, we [...]- By Ryan Wagman, July 6th, 2018The draft is over and 217 young players are newly affiliated with 31 different NHL organizations. Outside of three to six of those players, who could jump right into NHL lineups in the fall, we [...]
DALLAS, Texas -- The Stars franchise moved to the state of Texas in 1993 after low attendance in Bloomington, Minnesota forced club ownership to send the club to the Lone Star State. In their 25 [...]
Over the next few days, we will be releasing assessments of the draft classes. As with last year, they will be rolled out division by division. Before then, I wanted to take a few minutes, [...]- Everything started much as was expected, with Buffalo taking Rasmus Dahlin with the first pick and then Carolina keeping their pick and selecting Andrei Svechnikov. Then came the third pick. Montreal was the first big [...]
By Marco Bombino, June 22nd, 2018Marco Bombino provides a detailed scouting report on Arttu Nevasaari, a Finnish prospect for the 2018 NHL Draft. He notes "he has been one of the top Finnish forwards in his age group for several [...]
By Marco Bombino, June 22nd, 2018After a very effective (2.69 GAA, 0.922 SV%), and active (46 games and seven more at the World U18 tournament) season for Tuto in the U20 league, McKeen's ranked Filip Lindberg in the middle of [...]
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 |
