The Ottawa Senators nabbed the top CHL defender with their first pick of the 2024 NHL Draft.
7: Carter Yakemchuk, D, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Right
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Calgary
2023-24 stats: 30 goals, 41 assists in 66 games
39: Gabriel Eliasson, D, HV71 (SHL)
Age: 17
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-six
Weight: 192 pounds
Hometown: Kungsbacka, Sweden
2023-24 stats: 1 goal, 5 assists in 36 games
104: Lucas Ellinas, LW, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-two
Weight: 198 pounds
Hometown: Toronto
2023-24 stats: 16 goals, 17 assists in 67 games; 5 goals, 3 assists in 10 playoff games
112: Javon Moore, F, Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.
2023-24 stats: 0 goals, 1 assist in 3 USHL games; 26 goals, 27 assists in 28 USHS games with Minnetonka High.
117: Blake Montgomery, F, Lincoln Stars (USHL)
Age: 19
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-three
Weight: 180 pounds
Hometown: Annapolis, Md.
2023-24 stats: 22 goals, 21 assists in 58 games; 0 goals, 1 assist in 5 playoff games
136: Eerik Wallenius, D, Hameenlinna (Liiga)
Age: 18
Hand: Left
Height: Six-foot-four
Weight: 211 pounds
Hometown: Salo, Finland
2023-24 stats: 0 goals, 0 assists in 1 Liiga game; 6 goals, 16 assists in 51 Jr. Liiga games
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