With the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on the horizon, fans will have to get used to a lot of new names in the hockey community. That’s why Sportsnet has fans covered in providing them all they need to know about the latest crop of players to be drafted to the show.
The following is a comprehensive list of ‘Prospect of Interest’ profiles on each of the projected top-30 picks, as well 18 more prospects expected to be selected in the first two rounds. The below rankings are based off of Sportsnet’s Damien Cox’s list which can be viewed here.
2. Patrik Laine
6. Olli Juolevi
7. Tyson Jost
8. Logan Brown
11. Charlie McAvoy
12. Jakob Chychrun
13. Clayton Keller
14. Logan Stanley
15. Dante Fabbro
16. Michael McLeod
17. Jake Bean
18. Luke Kunin
19. Max Jones
20. Kieffer Bellows
21. Julien Gauthier
22. Riley Tufte
23. German Rubtsov
24. Alex DeBrincat
25. Pascal Laberge
26. Rasmus Asplund
27. Kale Clague
28. Tage Thompson
29. Filip Gustavsson
30. Sam Steel
The remaining prospects listed here are placed in alphabetical order.