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The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup is an annually-held tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. After losing the gold medal to the Czechs last year, Canada took back the cup this year, beating the hosts [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2017 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Patrick | C | Brandon (WHL) | 6-2/200 | 1998-09-19 | Canada |
| 2 | Nico Hischier | C | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-1/175 | 1999-01-04 | Switzerland |
| 3 | Miro Heiskanen | D | HIFK Helsinki (Fin) | 6-0/170 | 1999-07-18 | Finland |
| 4 | Gabriel Vilardi | C | Windsor (OHL) | 6-3/200 | 1999-08-16 | Canada |
| 5 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | Eden Prairie (USHS-MN) | 6-1/200 | 1998-11-22 | USA |
| 6 | Owen Tippett | RW | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-1/200 | 1999-02-16 | Canada |
| 7 | Cale Makar | D | Brooks (AJHL) | 5-11/180 | 1998-10-30 | Canada |
| 8 | Cody Glass | C | Portland (WHL) | 6-2/180 | 1999-04-01 | Canada |
| 9 | Kristian Vesalainen | LW | Frolunda (Swe) | 6-3/205 | 1999-06-01 | Finland |
| 10 | Michael Rasmussen | C | Tri-City (WHL) | 6-6/215 | 1999-04-17 | Canada |
| 11 | Elias Pettersson | C | Timra (Swe 2) | 6-2/165 | 1998-11-12 | Sweden |
| 12 | Martin Necas | C | Kometa Brno (Cze) | 6-0/170 | 1999-01-15 | Czech |
| 13 | Urho Vaakanainen | D | JyP Jyvaskyla (Fin) | 6-0/185 | 1999-01-01 | Finland |
| 14 | Juuso Valimaki | D | Tri-City (WHL) | 6-2/205 | 1998-10-06 | Finland |
| 15 | Robert Thomas | C | London (OHL) | 6-0/190 | 1999-07-02 | Canada |
| 16 | Nick Suzuki | C | Owen Sound (OHL) | 5-11/185 | 1999-09-10 | Canada |
| 17 | Lias Andersson | C | HV 71 (Swe) | 5-11/200 | 1998-10-13 | Sweden |
| 18 | Isaac Ratcliffe | LW | Guelph (OHL) | 6-5/200 | 1999-02-15 | Canada |
| 19 | Erik Brannstrom | D | HV 71 (Swe) | 5-10/175 | 1999-09-02 | Sweden |
| 20 | Timothy Liljegren | D | Rogle (Swe) | 6-0/190 | 1999-04-30 | Sweden |
| 21 | Klim Kostin | C | Dynamo Moscow (Rus) | 6-3/195 | 1999-05-05 | Russia |
| 22 | Eeli Tolvanen | RW | Sioux City (USHL) | 5-10/175 | 1999-04-22 | Finland |
| 23 | Conor Timmins | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-1/185 | 1998-09-18 | Canada |
| 24 | Kailer Yamamoto | RW | Spokane (WHL) | 5-8/160 | 1998-09-29 | Canada |
| 25 | Jason Robertson | LW | Kingston (OHL) | 6-2/195 | 1999-07-22 | USA |
| 26 | Ryan Poehling | C | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | 6-2/195 | 1999-01-03 | USA |
| 27 | Nicolas Hague | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-6/215 | 1998-12-05 | Canada |
| 28 | Josh Norris | C | NTDP (USA) | 6-1/195 | 1999-05-05 | USA |
| 29 | Shane Bowers | C | Waterloo (USHL) | 6-1/185 | 1999-07-30 | Canada |
| 30 | Cal Foote | D | Kelowna (WHL) | 6-4/215 | 1998-12-13 | USA |
| 31 | Henri Jokiharju | D | Portland (WHL) | 6-0/180 | 1999-06-17 | Finland |
McKeen's 2017 NHL Other Prospects
By Dennis Schellenberg, September 11th, 2017
The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup is an annually-held tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. After losing the gold medal to the Czechs last year, Canada took back the cup this year, beating the hosts [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 2nd, 2017Shortly after 1:00pm CST, on Saturday, June 24, 2017, the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins selected William Reilly, a defenseman from RPI as the 217th player selected, bringing the 2017 Entry Draft to an [...]
By McKeen's Hockey, July 2nd, 2017Shortly after 1:00pm CST, on Saturday, June 24, 2017, the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins selected William Reilly, a defenseman from RPI as the 217th player selected, bringing the 2017 Entry Draft to an [...]- By Ryan Wagman, July 2nd, 2017Shortly after 1:00pm CST, on Saturday, June 24, 2017, the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins selected William Reilly, a defenseman from RPI as the 217th player selected, bringing the 2017 Entry Draft to an [...]
By Ryan Wagman, July 2nd, 2017Shortly after 1:00pm CST, on Saturday, June 24, 2017, the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins selected William Reilly, a defenseman from RPI as the 217th player selected, bringing the 2017 Entry Draft to an [...]
