FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALGARY, AB – Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters tops Future Considerations’ Midterm ranking for the 2015 NHL Draft presented by FASTHockey.
McDavid, who has held the top spot at Future Considerations since the Preliminary ranking was released last May, continues to display why he’s the elite talent from 2015. The 18-year-old Erie Otters captain has been an Ontario Hockey League standout, posting 23 goals and 66 points in 25 games this season.
He also helped Canada to a gold medal finish at the 2015 World Junior Championship, posting three goals and 11 points in seven games.
Boston University’s Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin of Boston College, who represented the United States in the same tournament, are ranked second and third respectively. Both have held those positions since Future Considerations’ preliminary ranking, too.
Dylan Strome, McDavid’s teammate in Erie, is ranked fourth. Lawson Crouse, a teammate of McDavid’s from the World Juniors, slots fifth.
| Rank | Name | Position | Shot/Catch | Team | League | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavid | C | Left | Erie | OHL | 6-1 | 195 |
| 2 | Jack Eichel | C | Right | Boston University | NCAA | 6-2 | 195 |
| 3 | Noah Hanifin | D | Left | Boston College | NCAA | 6-3 | 205 |
| 4 | Dylan Strome | C | Left | Erie | OHL | 6-3 | 190 |
| 5 | Lawson Crouse | LW | Left | Kingston | OHL | 6-4 | 215 |
| 6 | Mitchell Marner | RW | Right | London | OHL | 5-11 | 155 |
| 7 | Pavel Zacha | C | Left | Sarnia | OHL | 6-3 | 210 |
| 8 | Oliver Kylington | D | Left | AIK (Loan) | Allsvenskan | 6-0 | 190 |
| 9 | Zachary Werenski | D | Left | Michigan | NCAA | 6-2 | 205 |
| 10 | Travis Konecny | C | Right | Ottawa | OHL | 5-10 | 175 |
| 11 | Mathew Barzal | C | Right | Seattle | WHL | 5-11 | 175 |
| 12 | Ivan Provorov | D | Left | Brandon | WHL | 6-0 | 190 |
| 13 | Mikko Rantanen | RW | Left | TPS | Liiga | 6-4 | 210 |
| 14 | Daniel Sprong | RW | Right | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6-0 | 190 |
| 15 | Jeremy Roy | D | Right | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | 6-0 | 190 |
| 16 | Nick Merkley | C | Right | Kelowna | WHL | 5-11 | 190 |
| 17 | Kyle Connor | C | Left | Youngstown | USHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 18 | Jeremy Bracco | RW | Right | NTDP U18 | USHL | 5-9 | 175 |
| 19 | Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | Left | Cape Breton | QMJHL | 6-2 | 200 |
| 20 | Colin White | C | Right | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6-0 | 185 |
| 21 | Jansen Harkins | C | Left | Prince George | WHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 22 | Brandon Carlo | D | Right | Tri-City | WHL | 6-5 | 200 |
| 23 | Jordan Greenway | LW | Left | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6-5 | 225 |
| 24 | Brock Boeser | C | Right | Waterloo | USHL | 6-1 | 190 |
| 25 | Nikita Korostelev | RW | Right | Sarnia | OHL | 6-1 | 195 |
| 26 | Filip Chlapik | C | Left | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6-1 | 195 |
| 27 | Filip Ahl | LW | Left | HV71 J20 | SuperElite | 6-3 | 210 |
| 28 | Jakub Zboril | D | Left | Saint John | QMJHL | 6-1 | 185 |
| 29 | Jesper Lindgren | D | Right | MODO J20 | SuperElite | 6-0 | 160 |
| 30 | Timo Meier | RW | Left | Halifax | QMJHL | 6-1 | 210 |
| 31 | Matt Spencer | D | Right | Peterborough | OHL | 6-2 | 200 |
| 32 | Jake DeBrusk | LW | Left | Swift Current | WHL | 6-0 | 170 |
| 33 | Tom Novak | C | Left | Waterloo | USHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 34 | Paul Bittner | LW | Left | Portland | WHL | 6-4 | 205 |
| 35 | Thomas Chabot | D | Left | Saint John | QMJHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 36 | Travis Dermott | D | Right | Erie | OHL | 5-11 | 200 |
| 37 | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Right | Owen Sound | OHL | 6-3 | 205 |
| 38 | Mitchell Vande Sompel | D | Left | Oshawa | OHL | 5-10 | 180 |
| 39 | Christian Fischer | C | Right | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6-1 | 215 |
| 40 | Vince Dunn | D | Left | Niagara | OHL | 6-0 | 180 |
| 41 | Jacob Larsson | D | Left | Frolunda J20 | SuperElite | 6-2 | 190 |
| 42 | Anthony Beauvillier | C | Left | Shawinigan | QMJHL | 5-10 | 175 |
| 43 | Adam Musil | C | Right | Red Deer | WHL | 6-3 | 200 |
| 44 | Parker Wotherspoon | D | Left | Tri-City | WHL | 6-0 | 170 |
| 45 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D | Left | ZSC | NLA | 6-3 | 220 |
| 46 | Ryan Pilon | D | Left | Brandon | WHL | 6-2 | 205 |
| 47 | Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson | C | Right | Omaha | USHL | 6-1 | 190 |
| 48 | Noah Juulsen | D | Right | Everett | WHL | 6-1 | 175 |
| 49 | Matej Tomek | G | Topeka | NAHL | 6-3 | 180 | |
| 50 | Rasmus Andersson | D | Right | Barrie | OHL | 6-0 | 210 |
| 51 | Yakov Trenin | LW | Left | Gatineau | QMJHL | 6-2 | 195 |
| 52 | Blake Speers | RW | Right | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 5-11 | 180 |
| 53 | Nicolas Meloche | D | Right | Baie-Comeau | QMJHL | 6-3 | 205 |
| 54 | Nicolas Roy | C | Right | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 6-4 | 200 |
| 55 | Ryan Gropp | LW | Left | Seattle | WHL | 6-2 | 185 |
| 56 | Callum Booth | G | Left | Quebec | QMJHL | 6-3 | 200 |
| 57 | Roope Hintz | C | Left | Ilves | Liiga | 6-3 | 185 |
| 58 | Jens Looke | LW | Right | Brynas | SHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 59 | Felix Sandstrom | G | Left | Brynas | SHL | 6-2 | 190 |
| 60 | Robin Kovacs | RW | Left | AIK | Allsvenskan | 6-0 | 170 |
| 61 | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Left | Barrie | OHL | 6-4 | 215 |
| 62 | Alexandre Carrier | D | Right | Gatineau | QMJHL | 5-11 | 175 |
| 63 | Kirill Kaprizov | C | Left | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 5-9 | 185 |
| 64 | Erik Cernak | D | Right | HC Kosice | Slovakia | 6-3 | 205 |
| 65 | Guillaume Brisebois | D | Left | Acadie-Bathurst | QMJHL | 6-2 | 170 |
| 66 | Daniel Vladar | G | Left | HC Kladno | Czech2 | 6-5 | 185 |
| 67 | Julius Nattinen | C | Left | JYP | Liiga | 6-2 | 190 |
| 68 | Gabriel Carlsson | D | Left | Linkoping J20 | SuperElite | 6-4 | 185 |
| 69 | Chris Birdsall | G | Left | Youngstown | USHL | 5-11 | 180 |
| 70 | Joel Ek Eriksson | C | Left | Farjestads J20 | SuperElite | 6-2 | 180 |
| 71 | Dmytro Timashov | LW | Left | Quebec | QMJHL | 5-10 | 190 |
| 72 | Brendan Warren | RW | Left | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6-0 | 190 |
| 73 | Denis Guryanov | RW | Left | Ladia Togliatti | MHL | 6-3 | 185 |
| 74 | Michael Spacek | RW | Right | HC Pardubice | Czech Extraliga | 5-11 | 185 |
| 75 | Adam Werner | G | Left | Farjestads J20 | SuperElite | 6-5 | 185 |
| 76 | Glenn Gawdin | C | Right | Swift Current | WHL | 6-1 | 190 |
| 77 | Veeti Vainio | D | Right | Blues U20 | Jr A SM-Liiga | 6-2 | 170 |
| 78 | Graham Knott | LW | Left | Niagara | OHL | 6-3 | 190 |
| 79 | Zachary Senyshyn | RW | Right | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 6-1 | 190 |
| 80 | Sebastian Aho* | D | Left | Skelleftea | SHL | 5-10 | 165 |
| 81 | Austin Wagner | LW | Left | Regina | WHL | 6-2 | 180 |
| 82 | Jonathan Leman | D | Left | MODO J20 | SuperElite | 6-1 | 185 |
| 83 | Brendan Guhle | D | Left | Prince Albert | WHL | 6-2 | 185 |
| 84 | Dannis Yan | LW | Left | Shawinigan | QMJHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 85 | David Kase | LW | Left | KLH Chomutov | Czech2 | 5-11 | 170 |
| 86 | Mikhail Sidorov | D | Right | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 6-0 | 200 |
| 87 | Fredrik Forsberg | C | Right | Leksands J20 | SuperElite | 6-0 | 175 |
| 88 | Dennis Gilbert | D | Left | Chicago | USHL | 6-2 | 200 |
| 89 | Jack Roslovic | C | Right | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 90 | Jesse Gabrielle | LW | Left | Regina | WHL | 5-11 | 205 |
| 91 | Veini Vehvilainen | G | Right | JYP | Mestis | 6-1 | 180 |
| 92 | Alexander Dergachyov | C | Left | SKA St. Petersburg | MHL | 6-4 | 200 |
| 93 | Kyle Capobianco | D | Left | Sudbury | OHL | 6-1 | 180 |
| 94 | Denis Malgin | C | Right | ZSC | NLA | 5-8 | 165 |
| 95 | Gabriel Gagne | RW | Left | Victoriaville | QMJHL | 6-5 | 185 |
| 96 | Joseph Masonius | D | Left | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6-0 | 190 |
| 97 | Dante Salituro | RW | Right | Ottawa | OHL | 5-8 | 180 |
| 98 | Michael McNiven | G | Right | Owen Sound | OHL | 6-1 | 205 |
| 99 | Brent Gates Jr. | RW | Left | Green Bay | USHL | 6-2 | 195 |
| 100 | Gustav Bouramman | D | Right | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 5-11 | 185 |
