2020 NHL Draft
Midseason Top-300 Draft Rankings
Winger-heavy cluster should dominate the first round
Steve Kournianos | 01/13/2020 | Nashville | [hupso]
NASHVILLE (The Draft Analyst) — As we cross the midway point of the 2019-20 season into the critical months that lead up to the NHL draft in Montreal, a revision to my preseason rankings and watch list from August is in order. For the last six months, hundreds of draft-eligible players from over a dozen leagues have been profiled and evaluated in an attempt to gain a general idea of the quality and depth of this year’s class of prospects. As stated in previous editions, the purpose of this list is to provide the most casual of hockey fans with a general understanding on who the top draft prospects are and which positions and teams they play for. It also tries to shed light on lesser-known players who have been impressive for their respective teams but may still be several years away from challenging for an NHL job. What this is not, however, is a mid-season prediction on how the draft unfolds. Rather, it’s an attempt to rank players on NHL potential and take a stab at how their careers will unfold (if they are lucky enough to have one). This has been the guiding principle behind all the rankings I have done since 2016.
Although an insignificant minority continue to scoff at the idea of ranking so many teenage players and view this list as some kind of finite determination, the truth is that the demand for such a product has never been higher and it helps promote a niche like draft prospect coverage into the mainstream. Whether it be a single shift or a lengthy winning streak, I find great joy in shedding even the dimmest of light on a specific program or prospect who does something noteworthy. Again, it’s about promoting the sport rather than spiking the football for ranking a few kids who turned out to be stars. Some might see a specific ranking of a player as inaccurate or unfair, but the response to that is quite simple — my lists are always subject to change. Unfortunately, I can’t rank 300 kids as first-round picks, and I’d like to think that adequately covering multiple leagues across two continents rather than become an expert on only two or three local circuits is what adds meat to public lists that aren’t behind a paywall.
Nonetheless, I do feel we’re deep enough into the season to answer the following questions.
1) Does this draft have a consensus top pick, and if so, are there challengers with a legitimate chance to overtake him?
Yes, there is a consensus top pick, and his name is Alexis Lafreniere, a powerful left wing with exceptional puck skills, a high compete level, and a sharp hockey mind who plays for the QMJHL’s Rimouski Oceanic. As far as challengers go, the only player at this point who has come close to measuring up to Lafreniere’s commanding on-ice presence is center Quinton Byfield, a towering center with excellent balance, elite playmaking skills, and the ability to take over a game at both ends of the ice. The winger vs. center debate is legitimate, but Lafreniere’s season in the QMJHL has been near-historic for present-day standards. Dominating the world junior hockey championship as a draft-year prospect is just one of several accomplishment’s on Lafreniere’s resume that make him the clear-cut favorite over Byfield, but don’t sleep on the latter. He too has franchise-carrying potential.
2) On a scale of 1 to 10, (with 10 being near-historic such as 1979, 2003, or 2015) how deep is the 2020 draft class?
I’d give it a solid 8 out of 10. Lafreniere in my view the best draft prospect since Auston Matthews in 2016 and has similar point-producing potential. One aspect of this draft that I like is that all the top players, to include defenseman Jamie Drysdale, are outstanding playmakers with creativity and skating speed that is between above average to downright explosive. There are no “gritty” two-way types that coaches always seem to rave about — the upper tier of the 2020 class is loaded with pure skill.
The rest of the first round has an abundance of forwards who are either the top scorers on their teams or have been top players for their respective nations at international tournaments. Shawinigan Cataractes forwards Mavrik Bourque and Vasily Ponomaryov have essentially carried their team as 17-year-olds, and Ponomaryov was excellent for Russia winning gold at the under-18 Ivan Hlinka tournament and under-20 World Junior “A” Challenge. Center Connor Zary (Kamloops) and wingers Seth Jarvis (Portland) and Connor McClellon (Winnipeg) are three of the WHL’s top scorers. OHL’ers Jean-Luc Foudy and Jacob Perrault, Russian Marat Khusnutdinov, along with Chicago Steel trio Sean Farrell, Sam Colangelo, and Brendan Brisson are just several of highly-skilled offensive weapons who can pick apart defenses with relative ease.
There will be first-round quality well into the second round. There is, however, a significant drop-off thereafter in terms of point-producing forwards and defensemen with top-pairing upside. When it comes to the draft, it’s usually a good year to be a bad NHL team picking in the top half of the first round. With this year’s group, the same can be said for the contending teams drafting later on.
3) In terms of depth, are there positions of strength? Weakness?
The 2020 draft is all about offensive-minded wingers like Lafreniere, Sweden’s Alexander Holtz and Lucas Raymond, and Germany’s Tim Stutzle, who is a center but has played wing all season. There also is a sprinkling of two-way and puck-rushing defenseman. It is not a strong group for natural centers and goalies, which wasn’t the case last year. There’s a good chance Russia’s Yaroslav Askarov is the highest-drafted netminder since Carey Price in 2005, and most of the more polished backstops for this year will come out of Europe, which usually has a thin pool to choose from.
4) Last year saw record picks from the U.S. National Team Development Program and the USHL while Canadian major junior suffered. Will that trend continue or is this a rebound year for Canada?
This definitely is a bounce-back year for Canadian major junior. Lafreniere and Byfield are expected to become the first Canadian-born duo to go 1-2 in the draft since 2014, and there also is a solid chance four of the first five picks, and close to 20 of the first rounders, will be from the CHL. As for the NTDP, the 2019-20 edition had a tough job following up a program which last year produced eight first-round picks, but they’ve certainly held their own and could deliver as many as four pickls in the top-31. Forwards Thomas Bordeleau and Ty Smilanic, along with defenders Brock Faber and Tyler Kleven, are all late first-round quality and would be ranked higher if not for the ridiculous talent pouring out of Canada. The USHL contingent as whole appears to be top heavy but should be well represented nonetheless.
5) Which other traditional hockey nations are expected to be well represented at the draft itself?
It’s somewhat of a down year for Finnish defenseman and Swedish forwards not named Holtz or Raymond, so those spots on draft boards are likely to be backfilled from Russia regardless of whether teams believe in the “Russia Factor”. The proof is in the pudding — this year’s group of draft-eligible Russians won silver at the 2019 under-18 world championship, gold at the Ivan Hlinka and WJAC, and another silver at the under-20 world juniors. Askarov was a big part of that success, but there have multiple dynamic forwards like Daniil Guschin and Alexander Pashin, a rock-solid defender with top-pairing potential in Shakir Mukhamadullin, and their best overall forward in Rodion Amirov, who could be a top-five pick. Russia also has a couple of sleepers in forwards Daniil Aimurzin, Pavel Tyutnev, Ivan Zinchenko and Kirill Kondyrev.
Below is an updated list of notable first-year eligible draft prospects for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. This ranking is a follow-up to my preseason draft rankings and watch list that was released in August. Players born between September 16, 2001 and September 15, 2002 are in the zone for consideration. The rankings for draft “overagers” will be published later this month.
| Rank | Name | POS | TM | LG | DOB | HT | WT | NAT | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Lafreniere | LW | Rimouski | QMJHL | 10/11/01 | 6’1 | 196 | CAN | L |
| 2 | Quinton Byfield | C | Sudbury | OHL | 8/19/02 | 6’4 | 215 | CAN | L |
| 3 | Alexander Holtz | RW | Djugardens | SHL | 1/23/02 | 6’0 | 192 | SWE | R |
| 4 | Cole Perfetti | LW | Sagina | OHL | 1/1/02 | 5’10 | 177 | CAN | L |
| 5 | Tim Stutzle | C/LW | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 1/15/02 | 6’1 | 185 | GER | L |
| 6 | Marco Rossi | C | Ottawa | OHL | 9/23/01 | 5’9 | 183 | AUT | L |
| 7 | Jamie Drysdale | RHD | Erie | OHL | 4/8/02 | 5’11 | 175 | CAN | R |
| 8 | Lucas Raymond | LW | Frolunda | SHL | 3/28/02 | 5’11 | 170 | SWE | R |
| 9 | Rodion Amirov | RW | Salavat Ufa | KHL | 10/2/01 | 6’0 | 167 | RUS | L |
| 10 | Yaroslav Askarov | G | SKA-Neva | VHL | 6/16/02 | 6’3 | 176 | RUS | R |
| 11 | Mavrik Bourque | C | Shawninigan | QMJHL | 1/8/02 | 5’10 | 168 | CAN | R |
| 12 | Dylan Holloway | C/W | Wisconsin | Big-10 | 9/23/01 | 6’1 | 203 | CAN | L |
| 13 | Jan Mysak | C/W | Hamilton | OHL | 6/24/02 | 5’11 | 180 | CZE | L |
| 14 | Anton Lundell | C | HIFK | SM-Liiga | 10/3/01 | 6’1 | 185 | FIN | L |
| 15 | Jean-Luc Foudy | C/W | Windsor | OHL | 5/13/02 | 6’0 | 174 | CAN | R |
| 16 | Connor Zary | C | Kamloops | WHL | 9/25/01 | 6’0 | 177 | CAN | L |
| 17 | Marat Khusnutdinov | C | SKA-1946 | MHL | 7/17/02 | 5’11 | 176 | RUS | L |
| 18 | Seth Jarvis | RW | Portland | WHL | 2/1/02 | 5’10 | 179 | CAN | R |
| 19 | Vasily Ponomaryov | C | Shawinigan | QMJHL | 3/13/02 | 5’10 | 178 | RUS | L |
| 20 | Jacob Perrault | C/W | Sarnia | OHL | 4/15/02 | 5’11 | 200 | CAN | R |
| 21 | Justin Sourdif | RW | Vancouver | WHL | 3/24/02 | 5’11 | 173 | CAN | R |
| 22 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | LHD | Salavat Ufa | KHL | 1/10/02 | 6’4 | 178 | RUS | L |
| 23 | Emil Andrae | LHD | HV71 | SHL | 2/23/02 | 5’9 | 181 | SWE | L |
| 24 | Jeremie Poirier | LHD | Saint John | QMJHL | 6/2/02 | 6’1 | 199 | CAN | L |
| 25 | Kasper Simontaival | RW | Tappara U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 1/11/02 | 5’9 | 177 | FIN | R |
| 26 | Lukas Cormier | LHD | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 3/27/02 | 5’9 | 167 | CAN | L |
| 27 | Sam Colangelo | RW | Chicago | USHL | 12/26/01 | 6’2 | 205 | USA | R |
| 28 | Kaiden Guhle | LHD | Prince Albert | WHL | 1/18/02 | 6’2 | 188 | CAN | L |
| 29 | Sean Farrell | LW | Chicago | USHL | 11/2/01 | 5’9 | 175 | USA | L |
| 30 | Jake Neighbours | LW | Edmonton | WHL | 3/29/02 | 6’0 | 197 | CAN | L |
| 31 | Brendan Brisson | C | Chicago | USHL | 10/22/01 | 5’11 | 177 | USA | L |
| 32 | Jake Sanderson | LHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 7/8/02 | 6’1 | 186 | USA | L |
| 33 | Thomas Bordeleau | C | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 1/3/02 | 5’9 | 179 | USA | L |
| 34 | Lukas Reichel | LW | Eisbaren Berlin | DEL | 5/17/02 | 6’0 | 170 | GER | L |
| 35 | Jack Quinn | RW | Ottawa | OHL | 9/19/01 | 6’0 | 179 | CAN | R |
| 36 | Dawson Mercer | C | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 10/27/01 | 6’0 | 181 | CAN | R |
| 37 | Braeden Schneider | RHD | Brandon | WHL | 9/20/01 | 6’2 | 202 | CAN | R |
| 38 | Zion Nybeck | LW | HV71 J20 | Superelit | 5/12/02 | 5’7 | 182 | SWE | L |
| 39 | Veeti Miettinen | C | Blues U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 9/20/01 | 5’9 | 161 | FIN | L |
| 40 | Daniil Guschin | RW | Muskegon | USHL | 2/6/02 | 5’8 | 165 | RUS | L |
| 41 | Hendrix Lapierre | C | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 2/9/02 | 6’0 | 179 | CAN | L |
| 42 | Connor McClennon | RW | Winnipeg | WHL | 6/25/02 | 5’8 | 163 | CAN | R |
| 43 | Tyler Kleven | LHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 1/10/02 | 6’4 | 200 | USA | L |
| 44 | Ty Smilanic | C/W | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 1/20/02 | 6’1 | 177 | USA | L |
| 45 | Noel Gunler | RW | Lulea | SHL | 10/7/01 | 6’1 | 176 | SWE | R |
| 46 | Topi Niemela | RHD | Karpat | SM-Liiga | 3/25/02 | 5’11 | 156 | FIN | R |
| 47 | William Wallinder | LHD | MODO J20 | Superelit | 7/28/02 | 6’4 | 191 | SWE | L |
| 48 | Joel Blomqvist | G | Karpat U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 1/10/02 | 6’1 | 182 | FIN | L |
| 49 | J.J. Peterka | LW | Red Bull Munich | DEL | 1/14/02 | 5’10 | 181 | GER | L |
| 50 | Jaromir Pytlik | C/W | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 9/25/01 | 6’2 | 201 | CZE | R |
| 51 | Justin Barron | RHD | Halifax | QMJHL | 11/15/01 | 6’2 | 195 | CAN | R |
| 52 | Charlie DesRoches | RHD | Saint John | QMJHL | 4/24/02 | 5’10 | 170 | CAN | R |
| 53 | Brock Faber | RHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 8/22/02 | 6’0 | 193 | USA | R |
| 54 | Joni Jurmo | LHD | Jokerit U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 4/19/02 | 6’3 | 190 | FIN | L |
| 55 | Ryan Francis | C | Cape Breton | QMJHL | 12/2/01 | 5’9 | 168 | CAN | R |
| 56 | Oliver Suni | RW | Oshawa | OHL | 2/13/02 | 6’1 | 188 | FIN | R |
| 57 | Antonio Stranges | LW | London | OHL | 2/5/02 | 5’11 | 172 | USA | L |
| 58 | Ozzy Wiesblatt | RW/C | Prince Albert | WHL | 3/9/02 | 5’10 | 183 | CAN | R |
| 59 | Roni Hirvonen | LW | Assat | SM-Liiga | 1/10/02 | 5’9 | 164 | FIN | L |
| 60 | Luke Tuch | LW | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 3/7/02 | 6’2 | 203 | USA | L |
| 61 | Ridly Greig | C | Brandon | WHL | 9/8/02 | 5’11 | 164 | CAN | L |
| 62 | Ty Tullio | LW | Oshawa | OHL | 4/5/02 | 5’10 | 165 | CAN | R |
| 63 | Tyson Foerster | RW | Barrie | OHL | 1/18/02 | 6’1 | 194 | CAN | R |
| 64 | Theo Rochette | C | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 2/20/02 | 5’10 | 161 | CAN | L |
| 65 | Emil Viro | LHD | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 4/3/02 | 6’0 | 165 | FIN | L |
| 66 | Yan Kuznetsov | LHD | UConn | HE | 3/9/02 | 6’3 | 207 | RUS | L |
| 67 | Alexander Pashin | RW | Tolpar | MHL | 7/28/02 | 5’8 | 154 | RUS | L |
| 68 | Maxim Groshev | RW | Reaktor | MHL | 12/14/01 | 6’2 | 194 | RUS | L |
| 69 | Pavel Tyutnev | C | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 7/25/02 | 5’10 | 185 | RUS | L |
| 70 | Blake Biondi | C | Hermantown | HS-MN | 4/24/02 | 6’0 | 191 | USA | R |
| 71 | Ivan Didkovskiy | RW | JHC Dynamo | MHL | 1/20/02 | 5’11 | 187 | RUS | L |
| 72 | Landon Slaggert | LW | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 6/25/02 | 6’0 | 182 | USA | L |
| 73 | Pavel Novak | RW | Kelowna | WHL | 4/16/02 | 5’9 | 170 | CZE | R |
| 74 | Simon Kubicek | RHD | Seattle | WHL | 12/19/01 | 6’2 | 205 | CZE | R |
| 75 | Samuel Knazko | LHD | TPS U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 8/7/02 | 6’1 | 191 | SVK | L |
| 76 | Will Cuylle | LW | Windsor | OHL | 2/5/02 | 6’3 | 204 | CAN | L |
| 77 | Alexander Nikishin | LHD | Spartak | KHL | 10/2/01 | 6’3 | 196 | RUS | L |
| 78 | Artem Shlaine | C | Shattuck | HS-MN | 3/17/02 | 6’1 | 174 | RUS | L |
| 79 | Juuso Maenpaa | C | Jokerit U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 4/29/02 | 5’5 | 141 | FIN | L |
| 80 | Jack Finley | C | Spokane | WHL | 9/2/02 | 6’6 | 213 | CAN | R |
| 81 | Ryder Rolston | RW | Waterloo | USHL | 10/31/01 | 6’1 | 175 | USA | R |
| 82 | Michael Benning | RHD | Sherwood Park | AJHL | 1/5/02 | 5’9 | 177 | CAN | R |
| 83 | Lukas Svejkovsky | C/LW | Medicine Hat | WHL | 11/28/01 | 5’11 | 165 | USA | R |
| 84 | Ryan O’Rourke | LHD | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 5/16/02 | 6’0 | 173 | CAN | L |
| 85 | Michal Krutil | RHD | Sparta Praha U20 | DHL Cup | 6/3/02 | 6’3 | 203 | CZE | R |
| 86 | Patrick Guay | C/RW | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | 4/29/02 | 5’9 | 169 | CAN | L |
| 87 | Alex Laferriere | RW | Des Moines | USHL | 10/28/01 | 5’11 | 172 | USA | R |
| 88 | Helge Grans | RHD | Malmo | SHL | 5/10/02 | 6’3 | 206 | SWE | R |
| 89 | Luke Evangelista | RW | London | OHL | 2/21/02 | 5’11 | 172 | CAN | R |
| 90 | Michal Gut | C | Everett | WHL | 8/16/02 | 6’0 | 187 | CZE | L |
| 91 | Dmitry Zlodeev | C | JHC Dynamo | MHL | 2/15/02 | 5’11 | 185 | RUS | L |
| 92 | Hugo Styf | LHD | MODO J20 | Superelit | 8/25/02 | 6’1 | 183 | SWE | L |
| 93 | Artur Akhtyamov | G | Irbis Kazan | MHL | 10/31/01 | 6’2 | 170 | RUS | L |
| 94 | Bodgdan Trineyev | RW | JHC Dynamo | MHL | 3/4/02 | 6’3 | 198 | RUS | R |
| 95 | Jack Smith | C | Cathedral | HS-MN | 7/6/02 | 5’11 | 182 | USA | L |
| 96 | Grigory Ponkratov | RW | Kapitan | MHL | 11/1/01 | 5’9 | 170 | RUS | R |
| 97 | Nick Malik | G | Frydek-Mistek | Chance Liga | 4/26/02 | 6’2 | 181 | CZE | L |
| 98 | Martin Chromiak | LW | Kingston | OHL | 8/20/02 | 6’0 | 181 | SVK | R |
| 99 | Theo Niederbach | RW/C | Frolunda J20 | Superelit | 2/25/02 | 5’11 | 172 | SWE | R |
| 100 | Carsen Richels | LW | Blaine | HS-MN | 10/3/01 | 6’3 | 223 | USA | L |
| 101 | Cole Hansen | LW | Blaine | HS-MN | 2/7/02 | 6’2 | 190 | USA | L |
| 102 | Colby Ambrosio | C | Tri-City | USHL | 8/7/02 | 5’9 | 170 | CAN | R |
| 103 | Brett Berard | C/W | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 9/9/02 | 5’9 | 152 | USA | L |
| 104 | Adam Raska | RW | Rimouski | QMJHL | 9/25/01 | 5’10 | 198 | CZE | R |
| 105 | Simon Knak | LW | Portland | WHL | 1/27/02 | 6’1 | 191 | SUI | L |
| 106 | Oskar Magnusson | C/W | Malmo J20 | Superelit | 1/31/02 | 5’10 | 166 | SWE | L |
| 107 | Jack Thompson | RHD | Sudbury | OHL | 3/19/02 | 6’0 | 180 | CAN | R |
| 108 | Brandon Coe | RW | North Bay | OHL | 12/1/01 | 6’4 | 190 | CAN | R |
| 109 | William Villeneuve | RHD | Saint John | QMJHL | 3/20/02 | 6’1 | 175 | CAN | R |
| 110 | Eliot Ekmark | C | Linkoping J20 | Superelit | 1/29/02 | 5’9 | 162 | SWE | L |
| 111 | Chase Yoder | C | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 5/28/02 | 5’11 | 174 | USA | L |
| 112 | Hayden Fowler | C/LW | Erie | OHL | 9/24/01 | 5’10 | 185 | CAN | L |
| 113 | Carter Souch | LW | Edmonton | WHL | 10/28/01 | 5’10 | 162 | CAN | L |
| 114 | Carter Savoie | RW | Sherwood Park | AJHL | 1/23/02 | 5’9 | 192 | CAN | L |
| 115 | Joel Maatta | C | Sioux City | USHL | 7/6/02 | 6’2 | 192 | FIN | L |
| 116 | Roby Jarventie | RW | KooVee | Mestis | 8/8/02 | 6’2 | 184 | FIN | R |
| 117 | Daniel Torgersson | LW/RW | Frölunda HC J20 | Superelit | 1/26/02 | 6’3 | 199 | SWE | L |
| 118 | Carson Bantle | LW | Madison | USHL | 1/22/02 | 6’5 | 195 | USA | L |
| 119 | Cross Hanas | LW | Portland | WHL | 1/5/02 | 6’1 | 167 | USA | L |
| 120 | Donovan Sebrango | LHD | Kitchener | OHL | 1/12/02 | 6’1 | 184 | CAN | L |
| 121 | Kasper Puutio | RHD | Everett | WHL | 6/3/02 | 5’11 | 184 | FIN | R |
| 122 | Noah Ellis | RHD | Des Moines | USHL | 2/1/02 | 6’1 | 194 | USA | R |
| 123 | Matt Choupani | C | Des Moines | USHL | 1/2/02 | 5’9 | 177 | CAN | R |
| 124 | Jan Bednar | G | Karlovy Vary | Extraliga | 8/26/02 | 6’4 | 196 | CZE | L |
| 125 | Ruben Rafkin | RHD | Windsor | OHL | 1/8/02 | 5’11 | 190 | FIN | R |
| 126 | Evan Vierling | C | Flint | OHL | 6/20/02 | 6’0 | 167 | CAN | L |
| 127 | Ronan Seeley | LHD | Everett | WHL | 8/2/02 | 5’11 | 176 | CAN | L |
| 128 | Eamon Powell | RHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 5/10/02 | 5’11 | 165 | USA | R |
| 129 | Brady Burns | C | Saint John | QMJHL | 5/27/02 | 5’9 | 150 | CAN | L |
| 130 | Ethan Bowen | C | Chilliwack | BCHL | 5/14/02 | 6’1 | 154 | CAN | L |
| 131 | Jake Boltmann | RHD | Edina | HS-MN | 10/19/01 | 6’1 | 188 | USA | R |
| 132 | Jacob Truscott | LHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 4/12/02 | 6’1 | 172 | USA | L |
| 133 | Kirill Kondyrev | C | Russkie Vityazi | MHL | 6/29/02 | 6’1 | 194 | RUS | L |
| 134 | Riley Duran | RW | Lawrence | HS-MA | 1/25/02 | 6’1 | 174 | USA | R |
| 135 | Ivan Zinchenko | C | Russkie Vityazi | MHL | 1/20/02 | 6’2 | 183 | RUS | L |
| 136 | Sergei Safin-Tregubov | LHD | Tolpar | MHL | 10/11/01 | 5’8 | 185 | RUS | L |
| 137 | Danila Pavilko | LHD | Lethbridge | WHL | 11/30/01 | 6’5 | 200 | BLR | L |
| 138 | Luke Reid | RHD | Chicago | USHL | 9/26/01 | 6’0 | 190 | USA | R |
| 139 | Landon Koisor | RHD | Prince Albert | WHL | 8/15/02 | 5’11 | 190 | CAN | R |
| 140 | Lucas Ramberg | LHD | Lulea J20 | Superelit | 6/10/02 | 6’1 | 183 | SWE | L |
| 141 | Ian Moore | RHD | St. Mark’s | HS-MA | 1/4/02 | 6’2 | 171 | USA | R |
| 142 | Dylan Peterson | RW | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 1/8/02 | 6’4 | 192 | USA | R |
| 143 | Logan Morrison | C | Hamilton | OHL | 7/9/02 | 5’11 | 165 | CAN | R |
| 144 | Maximilian Glotzl | LHD | Kolner | DEL | 3/16/02 | 6’2 | 198 | GER | L |
| 145 | Lukas Stehlik | RW | Litvinov U20 | DHL Cup | 7/29/02 | 5’8 | 172 | CZE | L |
| 146 | Ben King | C/W | Red Deer | WHL | 5/15/02 | 6’2 | 190 | CAN | R |
| 147 | Owen Pederson | C/LW | Winnipeg | WHL | 3/27/02 | 6’3 | 188 | CAN | L |
| 148 | Thimo Nickl | RHD | Drummondville | QMJHL | 12/4/01 | 6’2 | 176 | AUT | R |
| 149 | Nikita Shuidin | C | SKA-Varyagi | MHL | 5/3/02 | 5’10 | 161 | RUS | R |
| 150 | Danil Aimurzin | C | Tolpar | MHL | 4/17/02 | 6’0 | 161 | RUS | R |
| 151 | Simon Andersson | C | MODO J20 | Superelit | 9/17/01 | 6’0 | 183 | SWE | L |
| 152 | Erik Noren | LHD | Orebro | SHL | 10/11/01 | 6’0 | 183 | SWE | L |
| 153 | Dylan Garand | G | Kamloops | WHL | 6/7/02 | 6’1 | 173 | CAN | L |
| 154 | Tanner Dickinson | C/W | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 3/5/02 | 5’11 | 148 | USA | L |
| 155 | John Mittelstadt | C/W | Eden Prairie | HS-MN | 10/1/01 | 5’8 | 154 | USA | L |
| 156 | Drew Commesso | G | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 7/19/02 | 6’2 | 180 | USA | R |
| 157 | Matias Rajaniemi | LHD | Pelicans U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 9/11/02 | 6’3 | 192 | FIN | L |
| 158 | Tristen Robbins | C/RW | Saskatoon | WHL | 11/15/01 | 5’10 | 173 | CAN | R |
| 159 | Ilya Rychkov | C/W | SKA-1946 | MHL | 3/30/02 | 5’9 | 176 | RUS | L |
| 160 | Mikael Pyyhtia | LW | TPS U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 12/17/01 | 5’11 | 174 | FIN | L |
| 161 | Zach Urdahl | LW | Lincoln | USHL | 10/13/01 | 6’0 | 175 | USA | L |
| 162 | Ilya Ovchinnikov | C | Avto | KHL | 10/31/01 | 5’11 | 174 | RUS | L |
| 163 | Tomas Chlubna | C/RW | Jihlava U20 | DHL Cup | 7/6/02 | 6’3 | 183 | CZE | R |
| 164 | Lleyton Moore | LHD | Oshawa | OHL | 2/27/02 | 5’8 | 168 | CAN | L |
| 165 | Josh Lawrence | C | Saint John | QMJHL | 1/28/02 | 5’7 | 169 | CAN | R |
| 166 | Oliver Tarnstrom | C | AIK J20 | Superelit | 8/30/02 | 6’0 | 159 | SWE | L |
| 167 | Mason Langenbrunner | RHD | Eden Prairie | HS-MN | 9/14/02 | 6’2 | 166 | USA | R |
| 168 | Rhett Rhinehart | LHD | Saskatoon | WHL | 11/27/01 | 6’4 | 205 | CAN | R |
| 169 | Senna Peeters | LW | Halifax | QMJHL | 6/14/02 | 6’0 | 178 | BEL | L |
| 170 | Daemon Hunt | LHD | Moose Jaw | WHL | 5/15/02 | 6’0 | 198 | CAN | L |
| 171 | Cameron Butler | RW | Niagara | OHL | 6/9/02 | 6’4 | 202 | CAN | R |
| 172 | Benjamin Zloty | LHD | Winnipeg | WHL | 2/24/02 | 6’0 | 170 | CAN | L |
| 173 | Maxim Krovyakov | RW | SKA-1946 | MHL | 5/12/02 | 6’3 | 181 | RUS | R |
| 174 | Daniel Laatsch | LHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 2/13/02 | 6’1 | 190 | USA | L |
| 175 | Alexei Goryachev | LHD | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 9/16/01 | 6’1 | 187 | RUS | L |
| 176 | Calle Clang | G | Rogle J20 | Superelit | 5/20/02 | 6’2 | 176 | SWE | L |
| 177 | Mason Streeter | RHD | Blaine | HS-MN | 3/21/02 | 6’2 | 170 | USA | R |
| 178 | Jackson Kunz | LW | Shattuck | HS-MN | 8/13/02 | 6’3 | 209 | USA | L |
| 179 | Daniil Zaitsev | LHD | Avto Yekaterinburg | MHL | 10/11/01 | 6’1 | 183 | RUS | L |
| 180 | Calle Spaberg Olsen | LW | Rögle BK J20 | Superelit | 8/30/02 | 6’0 | 159 | SWE | L |
| 181 | Marko Stacha | LHD | Trencin | Slovak Extraliga | 3/21/02 | 6’0 | 192 | SVK | L |
| 182 | William Dufour | RW | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 1/28/02 | 6’2 | 193 | CAN | R |
| 183 | Ole Bjorgvik Holm | LHD | Mississauga | OHL | 2/23/02 | 6’3 | 201 | NOR | L |
| 184 | Raivis Ansons | LW | Baie-Comeau | QMJHL | 1/29/02 | 6’1 | 185 | LAT | L |
| 185 | Wyatt Kaiser | LHD | Dubuque | USHL | 7/31/02 | 5’11 | 170 | USA | L |
| 186 | Kyle Crnkovic | LW | Saskatoon | WHL | 2/10/02 | 5’7 | 161 | CAN | L |
| 187 | Jack Williams | RW | Muskegon | USHL | 3/2/02 | 5’11 | 174 | USA | R |
| 188 | Tanner Latsch | RW | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 1/2/02 | 6’2 | 189 | USA | R |
| 189 | Wyatt Schingoethe | C | Waterloo | USHL | 8/3/02 | 5’10 | 198 | USA | L |
| 190 | Marek Blaha | RHD | Sparta Praha U20 | DHL Cup | 3/8/02 | 5’7 | 133 | CZE | R |
| 191 | Jacob Dion | LHD | Drummondville | QMJHL | 11/1/01 | 5’9 | 186 | CAN | L |
| 192 | Michal Rouha | C | Pardubice | Extraliga | 1/13/02 | 6’0 | 167 | CZE | L |
| 193 | Jake Ratzlaff | RHD | Rosemount | HS-MN | 6/23/02 | 6’3 | 185 | USA | R |
| 194 | Noah Boyko | RW | Lethbridge | WHL | 8/29/02 | 6’2 | 181 | CAN | R |
| 195 | Ethan Szmagaj | RHD | Waterloo | USHL | 9/18/01 | 5’10 | 194 | USA | R |
| 196 | Brock Gould | G | Victoria | WHL | 12/11/01 | 6’5 | 201 | USA | L |
| 197 | Rory Kerins | C | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 4/12/02 | 5’10 | 175 | CAN | L |
| 198 | Bryan Thomson | G | Lethbridge | WHL | 4/9/02 | 6’4 | 180 | CAN | R |
| 199 | Vyacheslav Alexeyev | LW | SKA-1946 | MHL | 11/8/01 | 6’3 | 185 | RUS | L |
| 200 | Axel Kumlin | RHD | Frolunda J20 | Superelit | 2/23/02 | 6’0 | 174 | SWE | R |
| 201 | Christoffer Sedoff | LHD | Red Deer | WHL | 2/20/02 | 6’2 | 193 | FIN | L |
| 202 | Samuel Rehak | C | Zilina | Slovakia U20 | 3/28/02 | 6’1 | 183 | SVK | R |
| 203 | Daniel Ljungman | C | Linkoping J20 | Superelit | 4/3/02 | 6’0 | 168 | SWE | L |
| 204 | Ryan Kirwan | C | Madison | USHL | 2/27/02 | 6’2 | 210 | USA | L |
| 205 | Elliot Desnoyers | LW | Moncton | QMJHL | 1/21/02 | 5’11 | 179 | CAN | L |
| 206 | Robbie Fromm-Delorme | RW | Portland | WHL | 3/2/02 | 6’1 | 177 | CAN | R |
| 207 | Ethan Edwards | LHD | Spruce Grove | AJHL | 6/6/02 | 5’10 | 165 | CAN | L |
| 208 | Sebastian Malat | LW | Plzen | Extraliga | 2/14/02 | 5’11 | 179 | CZE | L |
| 209 | Alexei Kolosov | G | Belarus U20 | Belarus | 1/4/02 | 6’1 | 185 | BLR | L |
| 210 | Nikita Shavin | LW/C | Chaika | MHL | 11/18/01 | 5’9 | 164 | RUS | L |
| 211 | Eric Van Impe | RHD | Medicine Hat | WHL | 10/21/01 | 6’3 | 185 | CAN | R |
| 212 | Josh Pillar | C | Kamloops | WHL | 2/14/02 | 6’0 | 175 | CAN | R |
| 213 | Owen Gallatin | LHD | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 6/17/02 | 5’8 | 168 | USA | L |
| 214 | Maxim Bykov | RW | Blainville-Boisbriand | QMJHL | 7/2/02 | 6’0 | 176 | RUS | R |
| 215 | Vojtech Jirus | LW | Liberec U20 | DHL Cup | 2/4/02 | 5’11 | 172 | CZE | L |
| 216 | Payton Mount | C/RW | Seattle | WHL | 1/19/02 | 5’9 | 184 | CAN | R |
| 217 | Chase Wheatcroft | RW | Lethbridge | WHL | 5/28/02 | 6’2 | 175 | CAN | R |
| 218 | Zakary Karpa | C | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 3/25/02 | 6’1 | 175 | USA | L |
| 219 | Noah Grannan | G | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 4/27/02 | 6’2 | 183 | USA | L |
| 220 | Hugo Ollas | G | Linkoping J20 | Superelit | 4/24/02 | 6’7 | 216 | SWE | L |
| 221 | Reid Valade | RW | Kitchener | OHL | 3/14/02 | 5’10 | 162 | CAN | R |
| 222 | Ryan Alexander | C | St. Michael’s | OJHL | 6/17/02 | 5’10 | 181 | CAN | L |
| 223 | Artyom Murylyov | LHD | Omskie Yastreby | MHL | 8/25/02 | 6’0 | 163 | RUS | L |
| 224 | Anton Johannesson | LHD | HV71 J20 | Superelit | 3/26/02 | 5’9 | 144 | SWE | L |
| 225 | James Hardie | LW | Mississauga | OHL | 1/18/02 | 5’11 | 180 | CAN | L |
| 226 | Alex Jefferies | RW | The Gunnery | HS-CT | 11/8/01 | 6’0 | 195 | USA | R |
| 227 | Garin Bjorklund | G | Medicine Hat | WHL | 5/28/02 | 6’2 | 170 | CAN | L |
| 228 | Yegor Guskov | G | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 1/10/02 | 5’11 | 181 | RUS | L |
| 229 | Cameron Berg | C | Muskegon | USHL | 1/29/02 | 5’11 | 185 | USA | L |
| 230 | Tyrel Bauer | RHD | Seattle | WHL | 3/23/02 | 6’3 | 206 | CAN | R |
| 231 | Hunter McKown | C | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 9/18/02 | 6’1 | 182 | USA | R |
| 232 | Valentin Demchenko | RW | Baie-Comeau | QMJHL | 4/1/02 | 6’0 | 178 | BLR | L |
| 233 | Dmitry Ovchinnikov | C | Sibirskie Snaipery | MHL | 8/19/02 | 5’10 | 161 | RUS | L |
| 234 | Jakub Konecny | C | Sparta Praha U20 | DHL Cup | 6/19/02 | 5’10 | 150 | CZE | L |
| 235 | Cole Shepard | C/LW | Vancouver | WHL | 2/1/02 | 5’10 | 152 | CAN | L |
| 236 | Harijs Brants | LHD | Acadie-Bathurst | QMJHL | 5/3/02 | 6’0 | 186 | LAT | L |
| 237 | Jeremie Biakabatuka | RHD | Val-d’Or | QMJHL | 3/5/02 | 6’3 | 194 | CAN | R |
| 238 | Isak Garfve | C | Mora J20 | Superelit | 2/14/02 | 6’3 | 195 | SWE | R |
| 239 | Rémi Poirier | G | Gatineau | QMJHL | 10/6/01 | 6’2 | 220 | CAN | L |
| 240 | Ethan Cardwell | RW/C | Barrie | OHL | 8/30/02 | 5’11 | 180 | CAN | R |
| 241 | Jalen Luypen | LW | Edmonton | WHL | 6/28/02 | 5’10 | 152 | CAN | L |
| 242 | Oliver Fatul | LHD | Zvolen | Slovak Extraliga | 8/16/02 | 6’3 | 183 | SVK | L |
| 243 | Cole O’Hara | RW | North York | OJHL | 6/20/02 | 5’11 | 174 | CAN | R |
| 244 | Ville Ottavainen | RHD | Kitchener | OHL | 8/12/02 | 6’0 | 165 | FIN | R |
| 245 | Jack McNaughton | G | Calgary | WHL | 10/30/01 | 6’1 | 180 | CAN | L |
| 246 | Josef Slavicek | RW | Sparta Praha U20 | DHL Cup | 7/2/02 | 5’11 | 163 | CZE | L |
| 247 | Matthew Rempe | C | Seattle | WHL | 6/29/02 | 6’8 | 205 | CAN | R |
| 248 | Vsevolod Skotnikov | G | Krasnaya Armiya | MHL | 9/28/01 | 6’0 | 176 | RUS | L |
| 249 | Matt Gleason | C | Cretin-Durham | HS-MN | 9/20/01 | 5’8 | 165 | USA | L |
| 250 | Topias Kaski | RW | TPS U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 3/14/02 | 5’11 | 152 | FIN | R |
| 251 | Aidan De La Gorgendiere | LHD | Saskatoon | WHL | 2/22/02 | 6’0 | 184 | CAN | L |
| 252 | Mitchell Miller | LHD | Tri-City | USHL | 12/20/01 | 5’10 | 181 | USA | L |
| 253 | Leo Loof | LHD | Farjestad J20 | Superelit | 4/25/02 | 6’2 | 176 | SWE | L |
| 254 | Maxim Nevolin | RW | Almaz | MHL | 11/16/01 | 6’0 | 185 | RUS | R |
| 255 | Stephen Halliday | LW | Dubuque | USHL | 7/2/02 | 6’4 | 212 | USA | L |
| 256 | Zayde Wisdom | C | Kingston | OHL | 7/7/02 | 5’9 | 195 | CAN | R |
| 257 | Jett Jones | C | Lethbridge | WHL | 8/27/02 | 6’3 | 215 | CAN | L |
| 258 | Logan Dowhaniuk | LHD | Edmonton | WHL | 6/20/02 | 5’11 | 181 | CAN | L |
| 259 | Oskari Luoto | C/W | Tappara U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 5/21/02 | 6’0 | 161 | FIN | L |
| 260 | Antoine Columbe | G | Shawinigan | QMJHL | 3/16/02 | 6’0 | 196 | CAN | L |
| 261 | Anthony Tabak | C/W | Barrie | OHL | 12/6/01 | 6’5 | 204 | CAN | L |
| 262 | Jackson Hallum | LW | St. Thomas | HS-MN | 9/8/02 | 6’0 | 170 | USA | L |
| 263 | Ivan Ivan | C | Cape Breton | QMJHL | 8/20/02 | 5’11 | 171 | CZE | L |
| 264 | Isaak Phillips | LHD | Sudbury | OHL | 9/28/01 | 6’3 | 195 | CAN | L |
| 265 | Veeti Korkolainen | RW | KooKoo U20 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 4/16/02 | 5’9 | 150 | FIN | R |
| 266 | Tomas Urban | C | Kladno U20 | DHL Cup | 2/20/02 | 5’11 | 190 | CZE | L |
| 267 | Evan Herman | LW | Prince Albert | WHL | 3/22/02 | 5’9 | 151 | CAN | L |
| 268 | Luke Prokop | RHD | Calgary | WHL | 5/6/02 | 6’4 | 219 | CAN | R |
| 269 | Riley Piercey | RW | Flint | OHL | 3/20/02 | 6’3 | 200 | CAN | L |
| 270 | Dawson Stairs | LW | Saint John | QMJHL | 1/25/02 | 5’10 | 181 | CAN | L |
| 271 | Ignat Kokhanin | C/W | MHK Dynamo | MHL | 1/12/02 | 5’10 | 183 | RUS | L |
| 272 | Richard Nemec | C | Skalica | Slovakia U20 | 5/24/02 | 5’11 | 176 | SVK | L |
| 273 | Kevin Lindemann | C | Leksands J20 | Superelit | 8/22/02 | 5’9 | 179 | SUI | L |
| 274 | Gerard Keane | RHD | London | OHL | 1/30/02 | 5’10 | 174 | USA | R |
| 275 | Jake Uberti | C/RW | Niagara | OHL | 3/27/02 | 6’1 | 185 | CAN | R |
| 276 | Noah Tussey | C | Stillwater | HS-MN | 6/18/02 | 5’11 | 174 | USA | L |
| 277 | Maxim Beryozkin | RW | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 10/12/01 | 6’2 | 216 | RUS | R |
| 278 | Robert Kincaid | LHD | Camrose | AJHL | 5/13/02 | 6’1 | 168 | CAN | L |
| 279 | Dominik Binias | RW | Gotteron U20 | Elite Jr. A | 8/29/02 | 5’11 | 187 | CZE | R |
| 280 | David Ma | LHD | Shattuck | HS-MN | 6/22/02 | 5’11 | 169 | USA | L |
| 281 | Mason Ward | RHD | Red Deer | WHL | 5/12/02 | 6’4 | 194 | CAN | R |
| 282 | Artyom Korolyov | LHD | Snezhnye Barsy | MHL | 9/20/01 | 6’1 | 187 | KAZ | L |
| 283 | Alexandros Gaffney | C | Muskegon | USHL | 6/25/02 | 5’7 | 185 | USA | R |
| 284 | Dario Allenspach | C | Zug U20 | Elite Jr. A | 8/20/02 | 5’11 | 141 | SUI | L |
| 285 | Nick Wong | RW/C | Kingston | OHL | 9/17/01 | 5’8 | 161 | CAN | R |
| 286 | Caleb Willms | LW | Medicine Hat | WHL | 4/23/02 | 5’11 | 165 | CAN | L |
| 287 | Luka Profaca | RHD | Guelph | OHL | 3/30/02 | 6’2 | 165 | CAN | R |
| 288 | Stepan Myslyayev | LHD | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 4/29/02 | 6’1 | 187 | RUS | L |
| 289 | Kirll Steklov | LHD | London | OHL | 3/3/02 | 6’5 | 190 | RUS | L |
| 290 | Joel Sexsmith | LHD | Red Deer | WHL | 4/13/02 | 6’1 | 176 | CAN | L |
| 291 | Owen Parker | G | Nichols | HS-MA | 1/4/02 | 6’6 | 220 | USA | L |
| 292 | Jeremie Bartschi | RW | Biel-Bienne U20 | Elite Jr. A | 9/7/02 | 5’10 | 161 | SUI | L |
| 293 | Stanislav Alexandrov | RW | Snezhnye Barsy | MHL | 1/17/02 | 5’9 | 175 | RUS | R |
| 294 | Kyle Aucoin | LHD | Tri-City | USHL | 7/2/02 | 5’11 | 164 | USA | L |
| 295 | Valentin Hofer | RW | Zug U20 | Elite Jr. A | 3/1/02 | 5’11 | 170 | SUI | R |
| 296 | Ben Schoen | RW/C | Youngstown | USHL | 5/18/02 | 5’8 | 145 | USA | R |
| 297 | Daniyal Dzhaniyev | LW | U.S. U18 | NTDP | 9/15/02 | 5’4 | 136 | USA | L |
| 298 | Joona Lehmus | LHD | Saint John | QMJHL | 1/17/02 | 5’10 | 165 | FIN | L |
| 299 | Nikolai Smirnov | RW | Russkie Vityazi | MHL | 1/25/02 | 5’6 | 150 | RUS | R |
| 300 | Reid Pabich | RW | Madison | USHL | 10/5/01 | 5’10 | 164 | USA | R |
| 301 | Andrei Bakanov | LW | Guelph | OHL | 5/28/02 | 6’2 | 219 | RUS | L |
| 302 | Cameron Supryka | LHD | Hamilton | OHL | 10/28/01 | 6’2 | 185 | CAN | L |
| 303 | Noah Danielson | RW/C | Medicine Hat | WHL | 6/29/02 | 5’9 | 173 | CAN | R |
| 304 | Donald Kempf | LHD | Muskegon | USHL | 4/15/02 | 6’1 | 183 | USA | L |
| 305 | Zachary Roy | RW | Blainville-Boisbriand | QMJHL | 1/7/02 | 6’0 | 188 | CAN | R |
| 306 | Dalton Norris | LHD | Lincoln | USHL | 9/28/01 | 5’10 | 180 | USA | L |
