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Every year in our NHL Draft Black Book we release our early list for the following seasons draft. This year was no different and below is the top 31 ranked prospects that we included in the 2017 NHL Draft Black Book which we released back on June 8th.
It’s a tight gap between two fantastic prospects at the top of the list. Both Rasmus Dahlin and Andrei Svechnikov were outstanding in our viewings of them last season, but we had to choose one and Dahlin just edged out Svechnikov. It will be interesting to watch both players in 2017/18 as they head towards their draft day in June 2018.
Scouting for the 2018 NHL Draft began right after the conclusion of the 2017 draft with the Select 17 Camp in Buffalo. Scouting continues for the 2018 draft with a few other summer events before things get rolling in September.
We will update this ranking that was created back in June with a new pre-season 2018 NHL Draft Top 31 ranking that we will release in September.
HockeyProspect.com 2018 NHL Draft Rankings – June 8th, 2017
| # | PLAYER | Pos | TEAM | LEAGUE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | Frölunda HC J20 | SuperElit | 6'1" | 165 |
| 2 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 6'2" | 187 |
| 3 | Joel Farabee | LW | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 5'11" | 148 |
| 4 | Brady Tkachuk | C/LW | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 6'2" | 194 |
| 5 | Ty Smith | D | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 5'11" | 176 |
| 6 | Jett Woo | D | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 6'0" | 201 |
| 7 | Filip Zadina | LW | HC Dynamo Pardubice | Czech | 6'0" | 198 |
| 8 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 6'3" | 205 |
| 9 | Adam Boqvist | D | Brynäs IF J18 | J18 Elit | 5'11" | 170 |
| 10 | Bode Wilde | D | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 6'2" | 194 |
| 11 | Jared McIsaac | D | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 6'2" | 209 |
| 12 | Jack McBain | C | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | 6'3" | 183 |
| 13 | Oliver Wahlstrom | C/RW | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 6'1" | 198 |
| 14 | Jakub Lauko | F | Piráti Chomutov U18 | Czech U18 | 6'1" | 172 |
| 15 | Rasmus Kupari | C | Kärpät U18 | Jr. B SM-sarja | 6'0" | 168 |
| 16 | Akil Thomas | C | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 5'11" | 165 |
| 17 | Joseph Veleno | C | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 6'0" | 181 |
| 18 | Xavier Bouchard | D | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 6'2" | 176 |
| 19 | Jacob Olofsson | C | Timrå IK J20 | SuperElit | 6'2" | 192 |
| 20 | Quinton Hughes | D | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 5'9" | 168 |
| 21 | Allan McShane | C | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 5'11" | 190 |
| 22 | Ryan Merkley | D | Guelph Storm | OHL | 5'11" | 165 |
| 23 | Ty Dellandrea | C | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 6'1" | 181 |
| 24 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | Ässät U20 | Jr. A SM-liiga | 6'2" | 190 |
| 25 | Filip Hållander | C/LW | Timrå IK J20 | SuperElit | 6'0" | 179 |
| 26 | Liam Foudy | C | London Knights | OHL | 6'0" | 161 |
| 27 | Isac Lundeström | C/LW | Luleå HF | SHL | 6'0" | 181 |
| 28 | Benoit-Olivier Groulx | C | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 6'1" | 176 |
| 29 | Jesse Ylönen | RW | Blues U20 | Jr. A SM-liiga | 6'0" | 159 |
| 30 | Kevin Bahl | D | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 6'5" | 223 |
| 31 | Giovanni Vallati | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 6'1" | 185 |
| HM | Ryan McLeod | C | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 6'2" | 190 |
| HM | Ty Emberson | D | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 6'0" | 192 |
| HM | Alexander Khovanov | C | Irbis Kazan | MHL | 5'11" | 179 |
| HM | Jake Wise | C | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 5'10" | 185 |
| HM | Merrick Rippon | D | Ottawa Jr. Senators | CCHL | 6'0" | 183 |
| HM | Alexis Gravel | G | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 6'3" | 209 |