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2019 NHL Entry Draft

GGpX

GGpX

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Last updated 15/04/2019

Here are a bunch of articles on prospects for your reading pleasure.


Matthew Boldy - "Boldy using offensive creativity to become top 2019 NHL Draft prospect" NHL.com Mike Morreale 01/11/2018

Bowen Byram - "Why Bowen Byram is the best defenceman in the 2019 NHL Draft and a frontrunner for the No. 3 pick" Scott Wheeler The Athletic 16/04/2019 (Paywall)

Thomas Harley - "Sunday Night Thoughts: Thomas Harley" The OHL Collective Darius Domingues 10/09/2018

Ville Heinola - "Prospect Dive: Ville Heinola" DobberHockey Jokke Nevalainen 18/03/2019

Antonni Honka - "The Curious Case of Anttoni Honka" DobberHockey Jokke Nevalainen 07/01/2019

Jack Hughes - "The American Dream - Why Jack Hughes could be the best USNTDP product ever" Sportsnet Gare Joyce
Jack Hughes - "Why Jack Hughes is an elite NHL prospect" Corey Pronman The Athletic 08/04/2019 (Paywall)

Kaapo Kakko - "NHL draft prospect Kaapo Kakko sets Finnish scoring record" Sportsnet Rory Boylen 14/03/2019
Kaapo Kakko - "Why Kaapo Kakko could be considered with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft" Corey Pronman The Athletic 08/04/2019 (Paywall)

Marcus Kallionkieli - "Marcus Kallionkieli – 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Profile" The Hockey Writers Ross Bonander 07/04/2019

Authur Kaliev - "Who’s the most divisive prospect in this year’s NHL Draft? Meet Arthur Kaliyev" The Athletic Corey Pronman 13/03/2019 (Paywall)

Spencer Knight - "Spencer Knight and the debate over drafting a goalie in the first round" The Athletic Corey Pronman 27/03/2019 (Paywall)


Never too early to prepare for my favorite hockey event of the year.

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft, also known as the Jack Hughes sweepstakes.

FutureConsideration's top 50 for 2019:
1 Hughes, Jack NTDP U18 USDP C 5'10 160 USA
2 Turcotte, Alex NTDP U17 USDP C 5'11 185 USA
3 Kakko, Kaapo TPS U20 Jr A SM-Liiga RW 6'2 185 FIN
4 Byram, Bowen Vancouver WHL D 6'0 180 CAN
5 Robertson, Matthew Edmonton WHL D 6'3 195 CAN
6 Suzuki, Ryan Barrie OHL C 6'0 175 CAN
7 Dach, Kirby Saskatoon WHL C 6'4 185 CAN
8 Cozens, Dylan Lethbridge WHL C 6'3 175 CAN
9 Murray, Blake Sudbury OHL C 6'1 180 CAN
10 Krebs, Peyton Kootenay WHL LW 5'11 175 CAN
11 Kaliyev, Arthur Hamilton OHL LW 6'1 165 USA
12 Foote, Nolan Kelowna WHL LW 6'3 190 CAN
13 Lavoie, Raphael Halifax QMJHL C 6'3 180 CAN
14 Pelletier, Jakob Moncton QMJHL C 5'9 160 CAN
15 Soderstrom, Victor Brynas J20 Superelit D 5'11 175 SWE
16 Newhook, Alex Victoria BCHL C 5'11 185 CAN
17 Knight, Spencer NTDP U17 USDP G 6'3 195 USA
18 Knyazev, Artemi Irbis Kazan MHL D 5'11 175 RUS
19 Bjornfot, Tobias Djurgardens J20 Superelit D 6'0 190 SWE
20 Honka, Anttoni JYP Liiga D 5'9 170 FIN
21 Caufield, Cole NTDP U17 USDP D 5'6 165 USA
22 Grewe, Albin Djurgardens J20 Superelit RW 6'0 175 SWE
23 Poulin, Samuel Sherbrooke QMJHL LW 6'1 210 CAN
24 Kokkonen, Mikko Jukurit Liiga D 5'11 190 FIN
25 Zegras, Trevor NTDP U17 USDP C 5'11 165 USA
26 Hoglander, Nils AIK Allsvenskan LW 5'9 185 SWE
27 Mutala, Sasha Tri-City WHL RW 6'0 190 CAN
28 Warren, Marshall NTDP U17 USDP D 5'11 170 USA
29 Bertuzzi, Tag Guelph OHL C 6'1 195 CAN
30 Seider, Moritz Mannheim DNL D 6'4 185 GER
31 McCarthy, Case NTDP U17 USDP D 6'1 195 USA
32 Antropov, Danil Oshawa OHL RW 6'1 190 CAN
33 Boldy, Matthew NTDP U17 USDP C 6'0 175 USA
34 York, Cam NTDP U17 USDP D 5'11 165 USA
35 Vlasic, Alex NTDP U17 USDP D 6'5 190 USA
36 Toporowski, Luke Spokane WHL LW 5'11 170 USA
37 Vukojevic, Michael Kitchener OHL D 6'2 200 CAN
38 Brinkman, Ben Edina USHS D 6'1 180 USA
39 Silianoff, Grant Shattuck USHS C 5'11 160 USA
40 Nussbaumer, Valentin Biel NLA C 5'10 160 SUI
41 Starikov, Lev Windsor OHL D 6'6 190 RUS
42 Nikkanen, Henri JYP U20 Jr A SM-Liiga RW 6'2 185 FIN
43 Holmstrom, Simon HV71 J20 Superelit RW 5'11 175 SWE
44 Beecher, John NTDP U17 USDP C 6'3 205 USA
45 Parent, Xavier Halifax QMJHL RW 5'7 170 CAN
46 Maccelli, Matias TPS U20 Jr A SM-Liiga LW 5'11 170 FIN
47 Zaitsev, Oleg Moskva MHL LW 6'1 185 RUS
48 Lundmark, Simon Linkoping J20 Superelit D 6'2 205 SWE
49 Clarke, Graeme Ottawa OHL RW 5'11 175 CAN
50 Meyer, Brady North Branch USHS C 6'5 195 USA
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I like Nolan Foote a lot and would not be surprised if he got to the top-5. Another guy I've followed is Xavier Parent in Halifax. Tiny guy but always had a lot of talent. Curious to see how he'll develop this year.
 
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GGpX said:
Never too early to prepare for my favorite hockey event of the year.

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft, also known as the Jack Hughes sweepstakes.

FutureConsideration's top 50 for 2019:


I like Nolan Foote a lot and would not be surprised if he got to the top-5. Another guy I've followed is Xavier Parent in Halifax. Tiny guy but always had a lot of talent. Curious to see how he'll develop this year.
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I find the Draft to always be a lot more boring than the hype around it.
 
https://theathletic.com/394886/2018/06/25/pronman-way-too-early-top-25-for-the-2019-nhl-draft/

Jack Hughes is the premier name everyone knows about, but even excluding Hughes, the probable first overall pick, this is a very strong USA crop. The USNTDP boasts one of its strongest classes ever, a big reason why they rolled a lot of teams this past season and have a lot of representation high in the first round.
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Another clear thing from the 2019 draft is that Western Canada is deep at the top of the class. After a down season in 2018, this next crop is as strong a WHL crop as I’ve seen in a few years. There are only two prospects in my top 10 who aren’t part of the USNTDP nor play in Western Canada.
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I am going to the hlinka cup (it is in deadmonton)

Any thoughts on who to keep an eye on? I do not believe Hughes is playing in it

and of course next draft when ppl are like "have you even seen him play?" i can say yes
 
Depends on the roster, but take note of the players listed in the "Top Prospects" and most should be there.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft-center/2019

The best players of note are Jack Hughes, Alex Turcotte (both on Team USA and should be running the tournament). Another player on America's team that I find underrated is Matthew Boldy. Canada should have a bunch of players, but I like Nolan Foote a lot. Ryan Suzuki, brother of Nick Suzuki that Las Vegas drafted in 2017, is also a pretty good player. Finland isn't going to have a strong team but Kaapo Kakko is worth a look.

Also of note, Alexis Lafrénière and Quinton Byfield might be there, the two players who are in most likelihood going 1-2 in 2020.
 
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GGpX said:
Depends on the roster, but take note of the players listed in the "Top Prospects" and most should be there.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft-center/2019

The best players of note are Jack Hughes, Alex Turcotte (both on Team USA and should be running the tournament). Another player on America's team that I find underrated is Matthew Boldy. Canada should have a bunch of players, but I like Nolan Foote a lot. Ryan Suzuki, brother of Nick Suzuki that Las Vegas drafted in 2017, is also a pretty good player. Finland isn't going to have a strong team but Kaapo Kakko is worth a look.

Also of note, Alexis Lafrénière and Quinton Byfield might be there, the two players who are in most likelihood going 1-2 in 2020.
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USA Roster
https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4293130-2018-hlinka-gretzky-cup-u-s-roster
None of the USA players you mentioned appear to be there :(
- USA plays in Red Deer anyway - but Gold and Bronze medal games are in Edmonton so maybe I can catch them there.

I do not think Canada has announced anything yet but hopefully Lafreniere is there. That would be awesome.
 
Pretty excited to see Lafreniere.

Right now I only got tickets to the bronze and gold medal games. Might pick up another random game or two.

Robertson, Suzuki, Cozens, etc should be fun. But USA put forward a team without Hughes or Turcotte.

Finland, Russia, USA are all playing in Red Deer not Edmonton but the finals are in Edmonton so hopefully I get to see that Finn as well.
 
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Pretty excited to see Lafreniere.

Right now I only got tickets to the bronze and gold medal games. Might pick up another random game or two.

Robertson, Suzuki, Cozens, etc should be fun. But USA put forward a team without Hughes or Turcotte.

Finland, Russia, USA are all playing in Red Deer not Edmonton but the finals are in Edmonton so hopefully I get to see that Finn as well.
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Hughes went to the WJC20 summer tournament. Him & his brother ripped it up today. Quinn Hughes is a mother****er, man. Unbelievable.

https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1025149316070031361
 
Well, we know MB will find a way to screw this up. He'll trade a first to try to make the playoffs or pick someone ranked lower to fill a 'need'.
 
knowing the habs suck makes the WHL, hlinka tourney, world juniors, etc much more interesting
 
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