FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALGARY, AB – Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters continues to top Future Considerations’ ranking for the 2015 NHL Draft presented by FASTHockey.
McDavid, who also topped both Future Considerations’ preliminary and October ranking, has started his draft year at an impressive pace. The Richmond Hill, ON native has amassed 16 goals and 51 points in just 18 games. A fractured the fifth metacarpal on his right hand will keep McDavid out 5-to-6 weeks, but it hasn’t put a damper on his stock.
There will be plenty of competition to push that over the course of the next month, though.
Boston University’s Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin of Boston College will put forth their best efforts to improve their status as the second and third ranked prospects for 2015 as will Future Considerations’ top-ranked European skater in Farjestad’s Oliver Kylington. Dylan Strome, McDavid’s teammate in Erie, has also moved into the conversation after an impressive start that has seen him jump into the top-5, too.
Rank | Name | POS | TEAM | LEAGUE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
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1 | Connor McDavid | C | Erie | OHL | 6'1 | 195 |
2 | Jack Eichel | F | Boston University | NCAA | 6'1 | 195 |
3 | Noah Hanifin | D | Boston College | NCAA | 6'2 | 205 |
4 | Oliver Kylington | D | Farjestads | SHL | 6'0 | 175 |
5 | Dylan Strome | C | Erie | OHL | 6'3 | 185 |
6 | Pavel Zacha | C | Sarnia | OHL | 6'3 | 210 |
7 | Lawson Crouse | LW | Kingston | OHL | 6'3 | 205 |
8 | Travis Konecny | C/RW | Ottawa | OHL | 5'10 | 170 |
9 | Mitchell Marner | RW | London | OHL | 5'11 | 165 |
10 | Mathew Barzal | C | Seattle | WHL | 6'0 | 180 |
11 | Zachary Werenski | D | Michigan | NCAA | 6'2 | 205 |
12 | Colin White | F | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6'0 | 185 |
13 | Kyle Connor | F | Youngstown | USHL | 6'1 | 180 |
14 | Daniel Sprong | RW | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6'0 | 190 |
15 | Nick Merkley | C | Kelowna | WHL | 5'11 | 185 |
16 | Jordan Greenway | F | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6'5 | 225 |
17 | Jeremy Roy | D | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | 6'0 | 185 |
18 | Mikko Rantanen | C/RW | TPS | Liiga | 6'4 | 195 |
19 | Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | Cape Breton | QMJHL | 6'3 | 205 |
20 | Ivan Provorov | D | Brandon | WHL | 6'0 | 200 |
21 | Jansen Harkins | C | Prince George | WHL | 6'1 | 180 |
22 | Nikita Korostelev | RW | Sarnia | OHL | 6'1 | 195 |
23 | Brock Boeser | F | Waterloo | USHL | 6'1 | 190 |
24 | Brandon Carlo | D | Tri-City | WHL | 6'5 | 205 |
25 | Filip Ahl | LW | HV71 J20 | SuperElite | 6'3 | 205 |
26 | Adam Musil | C | Red Deer | WHL | 6'3 | 210 |
27 | Matt Spencer | D | Peterborough | OHL | 6'2 | 195 |
28 | Jakub Zboril | D | Saint John | QMJHL | 6'2 | 185 |
29 | Paul Bittner | LW | Portland | WHL | 6'4 | 205 |
30 | Nicolas Roy | C | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 6'4 | 200 |
31 | Jeremy Bracco | F | NTDP U18 | USHL | 5'9 | 175 |
32 | Jesper Lindgren | D | MODO J20 | SuperElite | 6'0 | 160 |
33 | Tom Novak | F | Waterloo | USHL | 6'0 | 180 |
34 | Ryan Pilon | D | Brandon | WHL | 6'2 | 210 |
35 | Ryan Gropp | LW | Seattle | WHL | 6'2 | 185 |
36 | Christian Fischer | F | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6'1 | 215 |
37 | Parker Wotherspoon | D | Tri-City | WHL | 6'0 | 170 |
38 | Yakov Trenin | LW | Gatineau | QMJHL | 6'2 | 180 |
39 | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Owen Sound | OHL | 6'4 | 205 |
40 | Dmytro Timashov | LW | Quebec | QMJHL | 5'9 | 190 |
41 | A.J. Greer | F | Boston University | NCAA | 6'3 | 210 |
42 | Robin Kovacs | RW | AIK | Allsvenskan | 5'11 | 170 |
43 | Fredrik Forsberg | C | Leksands J20 | SuperElite | 5'11 | 160 |
44 | Filip Chlapik | C | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6'1 | 185 |
45 | Jens Looke | LW | Brynas | SHL | 6'0 | 185 |
46 | Joel Ek Eriksson | C | Farjestads J20 | SuperElite | 6'2 | 180 |
47 | Guillaume Brisebois | D | Acadie-Bathurst | QMJHL | 6'2 | 175 |
48 | Matej Tomek | G | Topeka | NAHL | 6'3 | 180 |
49 | Jacob Larsson | D | Frolunda J20 | SuperElite | 6'2 | 180 |
50 | Jesse Gabrielle | LW | Brandon | WHL | 6'0 | 215 |
51 | Travis Dermott | D | Erie | OHL | 5'11 | 200 |
52 | Alexandre Carrier | D | Gatineau | QMJHL | 5'11 | 170 |
53 | Kirill Kaprizov | C | Metallurg | KHL | 5'9 | 170 |
54 | Erik Cernak | D | HC Kosice | Slovakia | 6'4 | 205 |
55 | Glenn Gawdin | C | Swift Current | WHL | 6'1 | 180 |
56 | Michael Spacek | RW | HC Pardubice | Czech | 5'11 | 185 |
57 | Blake Speers | RW | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | 5'11 | 185 |
58 | Felix Sandstrom | G | Brynas | SHL | 6'2 | 190 |
59 | John Dahlstrom | LW | Frolunda J20 | SuperElite | 6'0 | 180 |
60 | Ryan Zuhlsdorf | D | Sioux City | USHL | 6'0 | 185 |
61 | Jake DeBrusk | LW | Swift Current | WHL | 6'0 | 175 |
62 | Graham Knott | LW | Niagara | OHL | 6'3 | 180 |
63 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D | ZSC | NLA | 6'2 | 220 |
64 | Kevin Stenlund | C | HV71 J20 | SuperElite | 6'1 | 180 |
65 | Thomas Chabot | D | Saint John | QMJHL | 6'2 | 180 |
66 | Nick McBride | G | Prince Albert | WHL | 6'3 | 180 |
67 | Dannis Yan | LW | Shawinigan | QMJHL | 6'1 | 185 |
68 | Julius Nattinen | C | JYP | Liiga | 6'2 | 190 |
69 | Rasmus Andersson | D | Barrie | OHL | 6'0 | 200 |
70 | Mitchell Vande Sompel | D | Oshawa | OHL | 5'10 | 180 |
71 | Jonathan Leman | D | MODO J20 | SuperElite | 6'0 | 185 |
72 | Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson | F | Omaha | USHL | 6'1 | 190 |
73 | Noah Juulsen | D | Everett | WHL | 6'1 | 180 |
74 | Brendan Warren | F | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6'0 | 190 |
75 | Dante Salituro | C | Ottawa | OHL | 5'8 | 175 |
76 | Nicolas Meloche | D | Baie-Comeau | QMJHL | 6'2 | 200 |
77 | Colt Conrad | F | Shattuck | USHS | 5'10 | 165 |
78 | Robby Jackson | F | Chicago | USHL | 5'10 | 180 |
79 | Cameron Hughes | F | Wisconsin | NCAA | 5'11 | 180 |
80 | Callum Booth | G | Quebec | QMJHL | 6'2 | 195 |
81 | Pavel Karnaukhov | C | Calgary | WHL | 6'2 | 200 |
82 | David Kase | LW | KLH Chomutov | Czech2 | 5'9 | 165 |
83 | Veini Vehvilainen | G | JYP | Mestis | 6'1 | 175 |
84 | Denis Malgin | C | ZSC | NLA | 5'9 | 175 |
85 | Ethan Bear | D | Seattle | WHL | 5'11 | 205 |
86 | Sami Niku | D | JYP | Liiga | 6'0 | 170 |
87 | Daniel Vladar | G | HC Kladno | Czech2 | 6'5 | 195 |
88 | Jack McNeely | D | Lakeville North | USHS | 6'3 | 180 |
89 | Vladimir Tkachev* | LW | Moncton | QMJHL | 5'8 | 160 |
90 | Brent Gates Jr. | F | Green Bay | USHL | 6'2 | 195 |
91 | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Barrie | OHL | 6'4 | 215 |
92 | Aleksi Saarela | C | Assat | Liiga | 5'10 | 195 |
93 | Chaz Reddekopp | D | Victoria | WHL | 6'3 | 215 |
94 | Adam Werner | G | Farjestads J20 | SuperElite | 6'5 | 185 |
95 | Casey Fitzgerald | D | NTDP U18 | USHL | 5'11 | 195 |
96 | Nathan Noel | C | Saint John | QMJHL | 6'0 | 170 |
97 | Joseph Cecconi | D | Muskegon | USHL | 6'2 | 205 |
98 | Vince Dunn | D | Niagara | OHL | 6'0 | 185 |
99 | Sebastian Aho* | D | Skelleftea | SHL | 5'9 | 165 |
100 | Gabriel Carlsson | D | Linkoping J20 | SuperElite | 6'4 | 185 |
Twice per season, Future Considerations will use an extended top-100 ranking. Future Considerations will also publish an extended ranking in the spring. Use the ‘NEXT’ button to navigate through Future Considerations’ top-100.