Well since mock drafts seem to be all of the rage these days, we thought that we would conduct a mock draft of out own. In case you forgot who the top five picks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft were, here is a look at those:
Here is a look at who we think will go in the upcoming first round of the NHL Entry draft that takes place on June 24, 2016 in Buffalo.
Team | Player | Position | Junior Team | Height | Weight |
Toronto | Auston Matthews | C | Zurich (NLA) | 6′ 2″ | 216 |
Winnipeg | Patrik Laine | LW | Tappara Tampere(SM-liiga) | 6′ 4″ | 201 |
Columbus | Jesse Puljujärvi | RW | Kärpät (SM-liiga) | 6′ 2.75″ | 196 |
Edmonton | Matthew Tkachuk | LW | London (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 188 |
Vancouver | Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | Cape Breton(QMJHL) | 6′ 2″ | 200 |
Calgary | Mikhail Sergachyov | D | Windsor (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 221 |
Arizona | Olli Juolevi | D | London (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 185 |
Buffalo | Alexander Nylander | LW | AIK (Allsvenskan) | 6′ 1″ | 178 |
Montreal | Logan Brown | C | Windsor (OHL) | 6′ 6″ | 220 |
Colorado | Jacob Chychrun | D | Sarnia (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 194 |
New Jersey | Tyson Jost | C | Penticton (BCHL) | 5′ 11.5″ | 190 |
Ottawa | Keiffer Bellows | C | Sioux Falls(USHL) | 6′ 0″ | 185 |
Carolina | Jake Bean | D | Calgary Hitmen(WHL) | 6′ 0.75″ | 173 |
Boston | Clayton Keller | C | US-Under-18(USAH-NTDP) | 5′ 10″ | 165 |
Minnesota | Dante Fabbro | D | Penticton (BCHL) | 6′ 0″ | 172 |
Detroit | Michael McLeod | C | Mississauga(OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 185 |
Nashville | Julien Gauthier | RW | Val-d’Or (QMJHL) | 6′ 3″ | 220 |
Philadelphia | Max Jones | LW | London (OHL) | 6′ 1.5″ | 180 |
NY Islanders | Logan Stanley | D | Windsor (OHL) | 6′ 7″ | 225 |
Arizona | Charles McAvoy | D | US-Under-18(USAH-NTDP) | 6′ 0″ | 206 |
Carolina | Luke Kunin | C | Wisconsin | 6′ 0″ | 192 |
Winnipeg | German Rubtsov | C | Vityaz Podolsk HC (Rus Jr) | 6′ 0.5″ | 190 |
Florida | Boris Katchouk | LW | Sault Ste. Marie(OHL) | 6′ 1″ | 180 |
Anaheim | Riley Tufte | LW | Fargo (USHL) | 6′ 4.75″ | 210 |
Dallas | Pascal Laberge | C | Victoriaville(QMJHL) | 6′ 0″ | 159 |
Washington | Tage Thompson | RW | Connecticut | 6′ 4.75″ | 185 |
Tampa Bay | Markus Niemeläinen | D | Saginaw (OHL) | 6′ 5.75″ | 190 |
St. Louis | Carl Grundström | LW | Modo Hockey(SHL) | 6′ 0″ | 187 |
Boston | Kale Clague | D | Brandon (WHL) | 5′ 11″ | 179 |
Toronto | Filip Gustavsson | G | Lulea HF (SHL) | 6′ 2″ | 185 |