Back on June 6th we completed our Top 30 ranking of prospects for our early look at the 2017 NHL Draft. The rankings were completed prior to being released in our 2016 NHL Draft Black Book. Our next 2017 NHL Draft rankings list will be our pre-season list which we release after we scout the Ivan Hlinka tournament and prior to the 2016/2017 junior season.
Leading the way on our list is the Nolan Patrick from the Brandon Wheat Kings. Patrick recently completed a long season as his team competed in the 2016 Memorial Cup.
Following Patrick is Timothy Liljegren from Sweden. We got a few looks at Liljegren this year and he edged out a few players to site second on our list.
Rounding out our top five 2017 NHL Draft prospects are Gabriel Vilardi from the Windsor Spitfires, Owen Tippett from the Mississauga Steelheads and Maxime Comptois from the Victoriaville Tigres.
2017 NHL Draft Rankings – June 6th
RANK | POS | PLAYER | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | TEAM |
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1 | RC | PATRICK, NOLAN | 6'02" | 193 | BRANDON WHEAT KINGS (WHL) |
2 | RD | LILJEGREN, TIMOTHY | 6'00" | 190 | ROGLE J20 (SWE J20) |
3 | RC | VILARDI, GABRIEL | 6'02" | 193 | WINDSOR SPITFIRES (OHL) |
4 | RW | TIPPETT, OWEN | 6'01" | 181 | MISSISSAUGA STEELHEADS (OHL) |
5 | LW | COMTOIS, MAXIME | 6'01" | 192 | VICTORIAVILLE TIGRES (QMJHL) |
6 | LC | MITTLESTADT, CASEY | 5'11" | 190 | EDEN PRAIRIE HIGH (HS-MN) |
7 | LC | PETTERSSON, ELIAS | 6'01" | 152 | TIMRA IK (ALLSVENSKAN) |
8 | LC | HISCHIER, NICO | 6'00" | 172 | SC BERN (NLA) |
9 | LW | TOLVANEN, EELI | 5'10" | 172 | SIOUX CITY MUSKETEERS (USHL) |
10 | RD | FOOTE, CALLAN | 6'03" | 198 | KELOWNA ROCKETS (WHL) |
11 | LW | VESALAINEN, KRISTIAN | 6'03" | 203 | FROLUNDA HC (SEL) |
12 | LD | PAQUETTE, JACOB | 6'02" | 203 | KINGSTON FRONTENACS (OHL) |
13 | LD | HAGUE, NICOLAS | 6'05" | 207 | MISSISSAUGA STEELHEADS (OHL) |
14 | RW | YAMAMOTO, KAILER | 5'09" | 160 | SPOKANE CHIEFS (WHL) |
15 | RW | KOSTIN, KLIM | 6'03" | 190 | HK MVD BALASHIKHA (MHL) |
16 | LC | MORAND, ANTOINE | 5'09" | 170 | ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN (QMJHL) |
17 | RW | POPUGAEV, NIKITA A. | 6'04" | 204 | MOOSE JAW WARRIORS (WHL) |
18 | LD | SAMORUKOV, DMITRI | 6'01" | 168 | CSKA MOSKVA U17 (RUS U17) |
19 | LD | VAAKANAINEN, URHO | 6'01" | 187 | BLUES (SM LIIGA) |
20 | LW | RATCLIFFE, ISAAC | 6'04" | 192 | GUELPH STORM (OHL) |
21 | LC | DAVIDSSON, MARCUS | 6'00" | 185 | DJURGARDEN J20 (SWE J20) |
22 | RC | REEDY, SCOTT | 6'01" | 187 | USA NTDP U17 (USHL) |
23 | LC | ANDERSSON, LIAS | 5'11" | 198 | HV71 (SEL) |
24 | LC | RASMUSSEN, MICHAEL | 6'05" | 200 | TRI-CITY AMERICANS (WHL) |
25 | RC | STUDNICKA, JACK | 6'00" | 163 | OSHAWA GENERALS (OHL) |
26 | LC | RUZICKA, ADAM | 6'04" | 209 | HC PARDUBICE U18 (CZE U18) |
27 | LD | VALIMAKI, JUUSO | 6'02" | 200 | TRI-CITY AMERICANS (WHL) |
28 | LD | BLACKER, IAN | 6'03" | 181 | OAKVILLE BLADES (OJHL) |
29 | G | TARASOV, DANIIL | 6'03" | 154 | TOLPAR UFA (MHL) |
30 | LD | HEISKANEN, MIRO | 5'10" | 154 | HIFK U20 (FIN JR.) |
HM | LW | BUCEK, SAMUEL | 6'02" | 192 | CHICAGO STEEL (USHL) |
HM | RW | MATTHEOS, STELIO | 6'01" | 194 | BRANDON WHEAT KINGS (WHL) |
HM | G | DIPIETRO, MIKE | 6'00" | 198 | WINDSOR SPITFIRES (OHL) |
HM | LC | MISMASH, GRANT | 6'00" | 183 | USA NTDP U17 (USHL) |
HM | RC | LODNIA, VANYA | 5'09" | 171 | ERIE OTTERS (OHL) |
HM | RD | FLEURY, CALE | 6'01" | 192 | KOOTENAY ICE (WHL) |
HM | RC | LIND, KOLE | 6'00" | 172 | KELOWNA ROCKETS (WHL) |
HM | LW | SAFIN, OSTAP | 6'04" | 198 | HC SPARTA PRAHA U18 (CZE U18) |
HM | LD | SALO, ROBIN | 6'00" | 181 | SPORT (SM LIIGA) |
HM | LD | GILDON, MAX | 6'02" | 179 | USA NTDP U17 (USHL) |
HM | RD | MARTIN, LUKE | 6'02" | 201 | USA NTDP U18 (USHL) |