We are officially less than one month away from the 2014 NHL Draft from Philadelphia. The NHL Combine has come to a close with some of the best draft prospects making some headlines. Tope prospects like Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, and Aaron Ekblad stood out from the other players at the Combine.
Now it is time to evaluate and prepare for the NHL Draft on June 27th. With that, here is my third installment of my NHL Mock Draft.
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THIS IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY)
1.) Florida Panthers
D - Aaron Ekblad - Barrie (OHL)
2.) Buffalo Sabres
C - Sam Bennett - Kingston (OHL)
3.) Edmonton Oilers
LW - Leon Draisaitl - Prince Albert (WHL)
4.) Calgary Flames
C - Sam Reinhart - Kootenay (WHL)
5.) New York Islanders
C - Michael Dal Colle - Oshawa (OHL)
6.) Vancouver Canucks
C - William Nylander - Sodertalje (Sweden-2)
7.) Carolina Hurricanes
RW - Jake Virtanen - Calgary (WHL)
8.) Toronto Maple Leafs
LW - Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax (QMJHL)
9.) Winnipeg Jets
FW - Nick Ritchie - Peterborough (OHL)
10.) Anaheim Ducks (from the Ottawa Senators)
D - Hadyn Fleury - Red Deer (WHL)
11.) Nashville Predators
C - Jared McCann - Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
12.) Phoenix Coyotes
LW - Brendan Perlini - Niagara (OHL)
13.) Washington Capitals
RW - Kasperi Kapanen - KalPa (Sm-liiga)
14.) Dallas Stars
RW - Alex Tuch - USNDT (USHL)
15.) Detroit Red Wings
C - Adrian Kempe - Modo Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
16.) Columbus Blue Jackets
C - Robby Fabbri - Guelph (OHL)
17.) Philadelphia Flyers
D - Julius Honka - Swift Current (WHL)
18.) Minnesota Wild
C - Dylan Larkin - USNDT (USHL)
19.) Tampa Bay Lightning
RW - David Pasternak - Sodertalje (Sweden-2)
20.) San Jose Sharks
C - Ivan Barbashev - Mocton (QMJHL)
21.) St. Louis Blues
LW - Kevin Fiala - HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
22.) Pittsburgh Penguins
LW - Sonny Milano - USNDT (USHL)
23.) Colorado Avalanche
D - Roland McKeown - Kingston (OHL)
24.) Anaheim Ducks
C - Nick Schmaltz - Green Bay (USHL)
25.) Boston Bruins
RW - Joshua Ho-Sang - Windsor (OHL)
26.) Montréal Canadiens
C - Jakub Vrana - Linkoping (Sweden-2)
27.) Chicago Blackhawks
LW - Nikita Scherbak - Saskatoon (WHL)
28.) Tampa Bay Lightning (from the New York Rangers)
D - Anthony DeAngelo - Sarnia (OHL)
29.) Los Angeles Kings
C - John Quenneville - Brandon (WHL)
The Los Angeles Kings win the 2014 Stanley Cup in seven games over the New York Rangers
30.) New Jersey Devils
RW - Nikolay Goldobin - Sarnia (OHL)
What do you think? Did I leave anyone out? Who do you think should be drafted by YOUR team?
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I will be posting two more mock drafts before June 27.
As always,
thanks for reading!
Wont argue with the Avs taking a Dman like McKeown, but I think the go Winger if Vrana, Scherbak, or if Tuch falls. Have lots of D prospects, need winger depth more
I think Bennett Slides. Due to his combine . Reinhart to Buffalo
Watch us end up with Ekblad.
I think if ekblad goes first, buffalo takes reinhart. Hoping that the sabres have bennett as bpa if reinhart goes first.
Wouldnt surprise me if Florida takes Ekblad then Buffalo tries to trade Ehrhoff and a pick to Edmonton so they can take both Sams or a Sam and Draisaitl
Leafs will get first pick and take Ekblad.
Thanks for pointing out it was for entertainment purposes only. I thought I missed the draft.
Other than the Bruins pick this is a pretty reasonable mock. Good job.
I have to say, overall good job! Mostly entertainment purposes is a bad sign but I agree with a lot of these picks. Bruins, Canadiens, and Hawks are the only ones that kind of puzzle me on your choices.
I would love it if the Pens got Milano. That would be awesome.
Avs want brendan lemieux, history with lemieux name in colorado