Even though this year’s NHL Draft will not take place until the playoffs are over, the 2020 draft eligible prospects have finished playing due to COVID-19. As such, it would make sense to publish my final rankings for the upcoming NHL Draft.
Top 50 2020 Draft Prospects
1. Alexis Lafreniere, LW – Rimouski (QMJHL)
2. Quinton Byfield, C – Sudbury (OHL)
3. Tim Stutzle, LW – Mannheim (DEL)
4. Jamie Drysdale, D – Erie (OHL)
5. Marco Rossi, RW – Ottawa (OHL)
6. Lucas Raymond, LW – Frolunda (SHL)
7. Jake Sanderson, D – USNTDP (USHL)
8. Cole Perfetti, C – Saginaw (OHL)
9. Alexander Holtz, RW – Djurgadens (SHL)
10. Anton Lundell, C – HIFK (SIM-LIIGA)
11. Jack Quinn, RW – Ottawa (OHL)
12. Seth Jarvis, RW – Portland(WHL)
13. Jan Mysak, LW – Hamilton (OHL)
14. Dawson Mercer, RW – Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
15. Yaroslav Askarov, G – SKA (VHL)
16. Noel Gunler, RW – Lulea (SHL)
17. Rodion Amirov, LW – Ufa (KHL)
18. Connor Zary, C – Kamloops (WHL)
19. Hendrix Lapierre, C – Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
20. Kaiden Guhle, D – Prince Albert (WHL)
21. Dylan Holloway, LW – Wisconsin (NCAA)
22. Mavrik Bourque, C – Shawinigan (QMJHL)
23. William Wallinder, D – MODO (SWEDEN U20)
24. Jacob Perreault, C – Sarnia (OHL)
25. Ridly Greig, LW – Brandon (WHL)
26. Braden Schneider, D – Brandon (WHL)
27. Ryan O’Rourke, D – SSM (OHL)
28. Brendan Brisson, LW – Chicago Steel (USHL)
29. John-Jason Peterka, LW – EHC Muchen (DEL)
30. Shakir Mukhamadulin, D – UFA (MHL)
31. Justin Barron, D – Halifax (QMJHL)
32. Vasili Ponomaryov, LW – Shawinigan (QMJHL)
33. Yan Kuznetsov, D – UConn (NCAA)
34. Marat Khusnutdinov, C – Vityaz Podolsk HC (Russia Jr)
35. Lukas Reichel, LW – Berlin (DEL)
36. Thomas Bordeleau, C – U17 (USTDP)
37. Jean-Luc Foudy, RW – Windsor (OHL)
38. Jake Neighbours, LW – Edmonton (WHL)
39. Martin Chromiak, RW – Kingston (OHL)
40. Tyson Foerster, RW – Barrie (OHL)
41. William Villeneuve, D – Saint John (QMHL)
42. Sam Colangelo, RW – Chicago Steel (USHL)
43. Lukas Cormier, D – Charlottetown (QMJHL)
44. Ozzy Wiesblatt, RW – Prince Albert (WHL)
45. Zion Nybeck, RW – HV71 (SHL)
46. Antonio Stranges, C – London (OHL)
47. Emil Andrae, D – HV71 (SHL)
48. Carter Savoie, LW – Sherwood Park (AJHL)
49. Daniil Guschin, RW – Muskegon (USHL)
50. William Dufour, RW – Drummondville (QMJHL)
On The Outside Looking In
51. Jack Thompson, D – Sudbury (OHL)
52. Yevgeni Oksentyuk, RW/LW – Flint (OHL)
53. Luke Evangelista, RW – London (OHL)
54. Luke Tuch, LW – USNTDP (USHL)