FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALGARY, AB — Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters tops Future Considerations’ October ranking for the 2015 NHL Draft presented by FASTHockey.
McDavid, who also topped Future Considerations’ preliminary ranking, has strong competition at the top in the form of Boston University’s Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin of Boston College. Farjestad’s Oliver Kylington — Future Considerations’ top-ranked European skater — and Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67’s round out October’s top-5.
| Rank | Player | POS | Team | League | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavid | C | Erie | OHL | 6'1 | 195 |
| 2 | Jack Eichel | C | Boston University | NCAA | 6'2 | 195 |
| 3 | Noah Hanifin | D | Boston College | NCAA | 6'2 | 200 |
| 4 | Oliver Kylington | D | Farjestad | SHL | 6'0 | 180 |
| 5 | Travis Konecny | C | Ottawa | OHL | 5'10 | 170 |
| 6 | Lawson Crouse | LW | Kingston | OHL | 6'4 | 210 |
| 7 | Dylan Strome | C | Erie | OHL | 6'3 | 185 |
| 8 | Pavel Zacha | C | Sarnia | OHL | 6'3 | 210 |
| 9 | Colin White | C | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6'0 | 180 |
| 10 | Mathew Barzal | C | Seattle | WHL | 5'11 | 175 |
| 11 | Mitch Marner | C | London | OHL | 5'11 | 155 |
| 12 | Daniel Sprong | RW | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6'0 | 200 |
| 13 | Kyle Connor | C | Youngstown | USHL | 6'1 | 180 |
| 14 | Jeremy Roy | D | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | 6'0 | 190 |
| 15 | Evgeni Svechnikov | LW | Cape Breton | QMJHL | 6'2 | 200 |
| 16 | Jordan Greenway | LW | NTDP U18 | USHL | 6'5 | 215 |
| 17 | Mikko Rantanen | RW | TPS | SM-Liiga | 6'3 | 210 |
| 18 | Nicolas Roy | RW | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 6'4 | 200 |
| 19 | Zach Werenski | D | Michigan | NCAA | 6'1 | 200 |
| 20 | Paul Bittner | LW | Portland | WHL | 6'4 | 205 |
| 21 | Ryan Pilon | D | Brandon | WHL | 6'2 | 205 |
| 22 | Jakub Zboril | D | Saint John | QMJHL | 6'1 | 185 |
| 23 | Tom Novak | C | Waterloo | USHL | 6'0 | 180 |
| 24 | Filip Ahl | LW | HV71 J20 | SuperElit | 6'3 | 210 |
| 25 | Jeremy Bracco | C | NTDP U18 | USHL | 5'9 | 170 |
| 26 | Nick Merkley | C | Kelowna | WHL | 5'10 | 190 |
| 27 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | C | Omaha | USHL | 6'1 | 190 |
| 28 | Brock Boeser | C | Waterloo | USHL | 6'0 | 190 |
| 29 | Adam Musil | C | Red Deer | WHL | 6'3 | 200 |
| 30 | Ivan Provorov | D | Brandon | WHL | 6'0 | 190 |