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Back on June 5th we released our 2019 NHL Draft Black Book. Every June we include our very early ranking for the following seasons NHL draft. As the ‘summer hockey’ stretch of this summer is now underway, we have released our 2020 NHL Draft ranking that was released in our 2019 Black Book back in June.
We have scouts covering the summer hockey this week as we kick off the 2020 NHL Draft season.
We are also working on some new additions to our website and hope to have everything completed by the end of September.
HockeyProspect.com 2020 NHL Draft Top 31 first released on June 5th, 2019
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | LEAGUE | POSITION | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Lafrenière | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | LW | 6'1" | 192 |
| 2 | Lucas Raymond | Frölunda HC J20 | SuperElit | RW | 5'10" | 165 |
| 3 | Quinton Byfield | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | C | 6'4" | 194 |
| 4 | Anton Lundell | HIFK | Liiga | C | 6'1" | 183 |
| 5 | Cole Perfetti | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | C | 5'10" | 185 |
| 6 | Alexander Holtz | Djurgårdens IF J20 | SuperElit | LW | 6'0" | 183 |
| 7 | Noel Gunler | Luleå HF J20 | SuperElit | RW | 6'0" | 176 |
| 8 | Dylan Holloway | Okotoks Oilers | AJHL | LW | 6'0" | 192 |
| 9 | Marco Rossi | Ottawa 67's | OHL | C | 5'9" | 179 |
| 10 | Yaroslav Askarov | SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova | MHL | G | 6'3" | 163 |
| 11 | Justin Sourdif | Vancouver Giants | WHL | C | 5'11" | 165 |
| 12 | Seth Jarvis | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | RW | 5'9" | 165 |
| 13 | Justin Barron | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | D | 6'2" | 192 |
| 14 | Connor Zary | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | C | 6'0" | 174 |
| 15 | Tim Stützle | Jungadler Mannheim U20 | DNL U20 | C | 5'11" | 165 |
| 16 | Jamie Drysdale | Erie Otters | OHL | D | 5'11" | 165 |
| 17 | Kaiden Guhle | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | D | 6'3" | 187 |
| 18 | Jacob Perreault | Sarnia Sting | OHL | C | 5'11" | 198 |
| 19 | Braden Schneider | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | D | 6'2" | 209 |
| 20 | Jan Mysak | HC Litvinov | Czech | C | 6'0" | 176 |
| 21 | Vasili Ponomaryov | MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva | MHL | C | 6'0" | 176 |
| 22 | Hendrix Lapierre | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | C | 6'0" | 165 |
| 23 | Ty Smilanic | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | C | 6'1" | 168 |
| 24 | Will Cuylle | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | LW | 6'2" | 201 |
| 25 | Jake Sanderson | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | D | 6'1" | 170 |
| 26 | Rodion Amirov | Tolpar Ufa | MHL | LW | 6'0" | 168 |
| 27 | Tyler Kleven | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | D | 6'4" | 190 |
| 28 | Helge Grans | Malmö Redhawks J20 | SuperElit | D | 6'2" | 183 |
| 29 | Jake Neighbours | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | LW | 5'11" | 201 |
| 30 | Marat Khusnutdinov | Vityaz Podolks U18 | Russia U18 | C | 5'9" | 152 |
| 31 | Blake Biondi | Hermantown | HIGH MN | C | 6'0" | 185 |