Draft
In a recent preview of the World U18 tournament Jimmy Hamrin described Filip Johansson as "A very smart and mobile two-way player who is a good puck distributor. He plays well positionally and has good [...]
TOP 31 / McKeen's 2018 NHL Draft Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | HT/WT | DOB | GP-G-A-PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | Frolunda (Swe) | 6-2/185 | 2000-04-13 | 41-7-13-20 |
| 2 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | Barrie (OHL) | 6-2/185 | 2000-03-26 | 44-40-32-72 |
| 3 | Filip Zadina | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-0/195 | 1999-11-27 | 57-44-38-82 |
| 4 | Quinn Hughes | D | Michigan (B1G) | 5-10/175 | 1999-10-14 | 37-5-24-29 |
| 5 | Brady Tkachuk | LW | Boston University (HE) | 6-3/195 | 1999-09-16 | 40-8-23-31 |
| 6 | Evan Bouchard | D | London (OHL) | 6-2/195 | 1999-10-20 | 67-25-62-87 |
| 7 | Oliver Wahlstrom | RW | NTDP (USHL) | 6-1/205 | 2000-06-13 | 54-40-43-83 |
| 8 | Adam Boqvist | D | Brynas (Swe Jr) | 5-11/170 | 2000-08-15 | 25-14-10-24 |
| 9 | Joe Veleno | C | SNB-Dru (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2000-01-13 | 64-22-57-79 |
| 10 | Noah Dobson | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | 6-3/180 | 2000-01-07 | 67-17-52-69 |
| 11 | Isac Lundestrom | C | Lulea (Swe) | 6-0/185 | 1999-11-06 | 42-6-9-15 |
| 12 | Joel Farabee | LW | NTDP (USHL) | 5-11/165 | 2000-02-25 | 54-27-37-64 |
| 13 | Barrett Hayton | C | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 6-1/190 | 2000-06-09 | 63-21-39-60 |
| 14 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | Assat Pori (Fin) | 6-1/190 | 2000-07-06 | 57-10-19-29 |
| 15 | Bode Wilde | D | NTDP (USHL) | 6-2/195 | 2000-01-24 | 53-11-25-36 |
| 16 | Ty Smith | D | Spokane (WHL) | 5-10/180 | 2000-03-24 | 69-14-59-73 |
| 17 | K'Andre Miller | D | NTDP (USHL) | 6-3/205 | 2000-01-21 | 50-7-17-24 |
| 18 | Akil Thomas | C | Niagara (OHL) | 5-11/170 | 2000-01-02 | 68-22-59-81 |
| 19 | Jared McIsaac | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | 6-1/195 | 2000-03-27 | 65-9-38-47 |
| 20 | Grigori Denisenko | LW | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) | 5-11/175 | 2000-06-24 | 31-9-13-22 |
| 21 | Serron Noel | RW | Oshawa (OHL) | 6-5/200 | 2000-08-08 | 62-28-25-53 |
| 22 | Rasmus Kupari | C | Karpat Oulu (Fin) | 6-1/185 | 2000-03-15 | 39-6-8-14 |
| 23 | Ryan McLeod | C | Mississauga (OHL) | 6-2/200 | 1999-09-21 | 68-26-44-70 |
| 24 | Ryan Merkley | D | Guelph (OHL) | 5-11/170 | 2000-08-14 | 63-13-54-67 |
| 25 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | NTDP (USHL) | 6-3/215 | 2000-03-14 | 50-9-19-28 |
| 26 | Rasmus Sandin | D | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 5-11/185 | 2000-03-07 | 51-12-33-45 |
| 27 | Nils Lundkvist | D | Lulea (Swe) | 5-11/180 | 2000-07-27 | 28-2-3-5 |
| 28 | Alexander Alexeyev | D | Red Deer (WHL) | 6-3/200 | 1999-11-15 | 45-7-30-37 |
| 29 | Calen Addison | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | 5-10/180 | 2000-04-11 | 68-11-54-65 |
| 30 | Jacob Olofsson | C | Timra (Swe 2) | 6-2/190 | 2000-02-08 | 43-10-11-21 |
| 31 | Dominik Bokk | LW | Vaxjo Lakers (Swe Jr) | 6-1/180 | 2000-02-03 | 35-14-27-41 |
By Jimmy Hamrin, April 25th, 2018
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