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Carolina Hurricanes “We won’t be drafting defense in the first round as long as I’m here…I’ve got to have more offense, I want to lose five to four, not two to one…If we lose five [...]
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 |
By Ryan Wagman, Profiles: Jimmy Hamrin, Brock Otten, Shaiyen Cote, Marco Bombino, Jashvina Shah, September 29th, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes “We won’t be drafting defense in the first round as long as I’m here…I’ve got to have more offense, I want to lose five to four, not two to one…If we lose five [...]
By Ryan Wagman, Profiles: Marco Bombino, Jashvina Shah, Vince Gibbons, Mike Sanderson, Brock Otten, Tom Dorsa, Jimmy Hamrin, September 28th, 2020Minnesota Wild Through no fault of his own, Minnesota GM Bill Guerin will be entering his first draft already sitting on a stockpile rich in strong prospects. A little forward-heavy perhaps, but the system has [...]
By Ryan Wagman, Profiles: Jashvina Shah, Shaiyena Cote, Marco Bombino, Ryan Wagman, September 27th, 2020Boston Bruins It is often said – I often say so myself – that prospect development is rarely, if ever, linear. Some guys are ready for stardom before they are even draft eligible. Some seem [...]
By Ryan Wagman and Brock Otten, September 26th, 2020I know, I know. You are not here for the preamble, so I will keep it extremely brief. For this mock, we are only looking at the part of the first round for which we [...]
By Ryan Wagman, Profiles: Marco Bombino, Jimmy Hamrin, Shaiyena Cote, Jashvina Shah, Brock Otten, Vince Gibbons, Mike Sanderson, September 25th, 2020Montreal Canadiens With our compiled grades for all systems now complete, Montreal finds itself comfortably within the top ten prospect systems. It is quite an accomplishment, given that the Habs were ranked 12th in our [...]