Draft
I had the opportunity to go to Vaasa to watch some of the top teams in the Finnish U20 league (Jr. A SM-liiga). It took me four hours from Helsinki by train to get there [...]
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 |
By Marco Bombino, October 16th, 2018
I had the opportunity to go to Vaasa to watch some of the top teams in the Finnish U20 league (Jr. A SM-liiga). It took me four hours from Helsinki by train to get there [...]
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