Canucks Army’s Final Top 100 2017 NHL Draft Rankings
By Jeremy Davis
6 years agoThe big day is nearly here. The 2017 NHL Entry Draft kicks off tomorrow night, and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve been preparing for this for months, and the fruits of our labour are all here on display for you. In this article, you’ll find our Final Top 100 rankings for the 2017 draft, complete with some basic information about the prospects, as well as a run down of some of the draft analytics we applied to those players, including SEAL adjusted scoring and pGPS.
As a side note regarding pGPS, you might notice that some of the numbers are different than those displayed in the individual profiles. Part of this is because I’ve updated all of the heights followed those reported at the NHL Combine (and some of them were way off, especially among the vertically challenged crowd). I’ve also rejigged the formula a little bit for a tiny bit more leniency with respect to the height boundaries of cohorts, affording slightly larger sample sizes. By and large, the vast majority of prospects on the list have values that are very similar to what they were before.
I’ve organized our entire giant list into one convenient table for you to scroll through on draft day for quick reference. Then, when you need to dive a little deeper, you’ll find that linked to the name of each player is our full profile from our Top 100 series.
# | NAME: | Pos | League | Age | Height | GP | G | A | Pts | SEAL P/GP | Exp. Succ% | Exp. P/82 | Exp. Value |
1 | Nolan Patrick | C/RW | WHL | 17.99 | 6.02 | 33 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 1.28 | 52% | 49.3 | 25.5 |
2 | Nico Hischier | C | QMJHL | 17.70 | 6.01 | 57 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 1.32 | 56% | 57.7 | 32.5 |
3 | Cody Glass | C | WHL | 17.46 | 6.01 | 69 | 32 | 62 | 94 | 1.41 | 60% | 58.7 | 35.2 |
4 | Gabriel Vilardi | C | OHL | 17.08 | 6.02 | 49 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 1.47 | 75% | 56.7 | 42.5 |
5 | Elias Pettersson | C/LW | Allsvenskan | 17.84 | 6.01 | 43 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 1.73 | – | – | – |
6 | Timothy Liljegren | D | SHL | 17.38 | 5.11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.86 | 21% | 41.8 | 9.0 |
7 | Casey Mittelstadt | C/LW | USHL | 17.82 | 5.11 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 1.11 | 26% | 69.7 | 18.3 |
8 | Nicholas Suzuki | C | OHL | 17.10 | 5.10 | 65 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 1.63 | 88% | 58.4 | 51.5 |
9 | Cale Makar | D | AJHL | 17.88 | 5.11 | 54 | 24 | 51 | 75 | – | – | – | – |
10 | Miro Heiskanen | D | Liiga | 17.16 | 6.00 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | – | 31% | 40.6 | 12.5 |
11 | Martin Necas | C | Czech | 17.67 | 6.00 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.03 | 30% | 56.3 | 16.6 |
12 | Kailer Yamamoto | C/LW | WHL | 17.96 | 5.07 | 65 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 1.38 | 47% | 52.1 | 24.3 |
13 | Owen Tippett | RW | OHL | 17.58 | 6.00 | 60 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 1.38 | 63% | 51.0 | 32.2 |
14 | Lias Andersson | C/LW | SHL | 17.93 | 5.10 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1.49 | 57% | 73.6 | 41.7 |
15 | Eeli Tolvanen | LW | USHL | 17.40 | 5.10 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 1.04 | 22% | 56.2 | 12.1 |
16 | Juuso Valimaki | D | WHL | 17.94 | 6.01 | 60 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 0.98 | 65% | 32.4 | 20.9 |
17 | Kristian Vesalainen | LW/RW | SHL | 17.29 | 6.03 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.82 | 49% | 60.3 | 29.5 |
18 | Aleksi Heponiemi | C | WHL | 17.68 | 5.10 | 72 | 28 | 58 | 86 | 1.24 | 34% | 45.1 | 15.3 |
19 | Nicolas Hague | D | OHL | 17.78 | 6.05 | 65 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 0.73 | 57% | 29.8 | 17.0 |
20 | Jason Robertson | LW | OHL | 17.15 | 6.02 | 68 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 1.40 | 74% | 58.6 | 43.2 |
21 | Ryan Poehling | C | NCAA | 17.70 | 6.01 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.53 | 2% | 21.3 | 0.4 |
22 | Klim Kostin | RW | Russia | 17.37 | 6.02 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4% | 40.9 | 1.8 |
23 | Erik Brannstrom | D | SHL | 17.04 | 5.08 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.61 | 58% | 39.8 | 23.0 |
24 | Filip Chytil | LW | Czech | 17.03 | 6.02 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.72 | 39% | 61.2 | 24.0 |
25 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | WHL | 17.01 | 5.10 | 72 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 1.12 | 46% | 48.4 | 22.1 |
26 | Grant Mismash | C | USHL | 17.57 | 6.00 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 0.91 | 23% | 48.1 | 11.1 |
27 | Callan Foote | D | WHL | 17.76 | 6.03 | 71 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 0.71 | 48% | 30.6 | 14.6 |
28 | Maxime Comtois | LW | QMJHL | 17.69 | 6.01 | 64 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 0.74 | 8% | 41.5 | 3.3 |
29 | Henri Jokiharju | D | WHL | 17.25 | 5.11 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 0.68 | 36% | 28.1 | 10.1 |
30 | Joshua Norris | C | USHL | 17.37 | 6.00 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.07 | 37% | 54.2 | 20.2 |
31 | Urho Vaakanainen | D | Liiga | 17.71 | 6.01 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | 10% | 40.2 | 3.8 |
32 | Michael Rasmussen | C | WHL | 17.42 | 6.05 | 50 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 0.94 | 53% | 58.6 | 30.9 |
33 | Mason Shaw | C | WHL | 17.87 | 5.08 | 71 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 1.23 | 34% | 44.9 | 15.5 |
34 | Robert Thomas | C | OHL | 17.21 | 5.11 | 66 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 1.16 | 31% | 42.1 | 13.1 |
35 | Shane Bowers | C | USHL | 17.13 | 6.01 | 53 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 0.92 | 21% | 31.7 | 6.7 |
36 | Isaac Ratcliffe | LW | OHL | 17.58 | 6.05 | 67 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 0.90 | 25% | 46.7 | 11.7 |
37 | Kole Lind | RW | WHL | 17.92 | 6.00 | 70 | 30 | 57 | 87 | 1.17 | 42% | 44.6 | 18.5 |
38 | Matthew Strome | LW | OHL | 17.69 | 6.03 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 1.00 | 31% | 42.4 | 13.3 |
39 | Conor Timmins | D | OHL | 17.99 | 6.01 | 67 | 7 | 54 | 61 | 0.94 | 50% | 34.4 | 17.2 |
40 | Jonah Gadjovich | LW | OHL | 17.93 | 6.00 | 60 | 46 | 28 | 74 | 1.17 | 46% | 46.7 | 21.4 |
41 | Ivan Lodnia | RW | OHL | 17.04 | 5.10 | 66 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 1.03 | 24% | 43.5 | 10.3 |
42 | Marcus Davidsson | C/W | SHL | 17.83 | 6.00 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 | 37% | 39.5 | 14.6 |
43 | Antoine Morand | C | QMJHL | 17.57 | 5.10 | 67 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 1.05 | 15% | 48.3 | 7.4 |
44 | Nikita A. Popugayev | RW | WHL | 17.82 | 6.05 | 71 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 0.96 | 29% | 37.9 | 11.1 |
45 | Morgan Frost | C | OHL | 17.34 | 5.10 | 67 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 1.11 | 26% | 38.3 | 10.0 |
46 | Evan Barratt | C | USHL | 17.57 | 5.10 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1.03 | 22% | 47.5 | 10.3 |
47 | Jesper Boqvist | C/W | SHL | 17.88 | 5.11 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.49 | 78% | 35.2 | 27.6 |
48 | Stelio Mattheos | C | WHL | 17.26 | 6.00 | 69 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 0.91 | 28% | 43.4 | 12.1 |
49 | Nicholas Henry | RW | WHL | 17.20 | 5.10 | 72 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 1.10 | 43% | 46.9 | 20.1 |
50 | Josh Brook | D | WHL | 17.25 | 6.00 | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 0.54 | 32% | 24.3 | 7.7 |
51 | Robin Salo | D | Liiga | 17.93 | 6.01 | 54 | 1 | 15 | 16 | – | 45% | 43.2 | 19.4 |
52 | Kyle Olson | C/RW | WHL | 17.49 | 5.10 | 72 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 0.90 | 15% | 39.3 | 5.8 |
53 | Jake Oettinger | G | NCAA | 17.74 | 6.04 | 35 | – | – | – | – | |||
54 | Artyom Minulin | D | WHL | 17.96 | 6.01 | 70 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 0.69 | 33% | 25.0 | 8.2 |
55 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | QMJHL | 17.21 | 6.02 | 62 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 0.51 | 17% | 25.1 | 4.2 |
56 | Lukas Elvenes | RW | SHL | 17.08 | 6.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37% | 60.8 | 22.4 |
57 | Jake Leschyshyn | C | WHL | 17.52 | 5.10 | 47 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 0.74 | 20% | 40.5 | 8.1 |
58 | Fabian Zetterlund | C/RW | SHL | 17.06 | 5.10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32% | 60.1 | 19.4 |
59 | Alexander Chmelevski | C | OHL | 17.27 | 5.11 | 58 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 0.75 | 18% | 36.1 | 6.5 |
60 | Max Gildon | D | USHL | 17.33 | 6.02 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.61 | 24% | 36.3 | 8.6 |
61 | Austen Keating | C | OHL | 17.53 | 6.00 | 67 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 1.04 | 27% | 39.7 | 10.7 |
62 | Adam Ruzicka | C/W | OHL | 17.35 | 6.03 | 61 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 0.86 | 23% | 40.2 | 9.3 |
63 | David Farrance | D | USHL | 17.23 | 5.11 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.80 | 23% | 37.3 | 8.6 |
64 | Mackenzie Entwistle | C/RW | OHL | 17.18 | 6.02 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0.55 | 15% | 34.0 | 5.2 |
65 | Alex Formenton | LW | OHL | 17.01 | 6.01 | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 0.61 | 15% | 35.4 | 5.2 |
66 | Noel Hoefenmayer | D | OHL | 17.69 | 6.00 | 62 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 0.70 | 25% | 28.5 | 7.3 |
67 | Jonas Rondbjerg | RW | Superelit | 17.46 | 6.01 | 42 | 9 | 22 | 31 | – | 3% | 24.7 | 0.6 |
68 | Alexei Lipanov | C | Russia2 | 17.11 | 6.00 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
69 | Nathan Schnarr | C | OHL | 17.25 | 6.03 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 0.68 | 20% | 39.4 | 7.8 |
70 | Ivan Chekhovich | LW/C | QMJHL | 17.70 | 5.10 | 60 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 0.88 | 11% | 46.6 | 5.0 |
71 | Scott Reedy | C/RW | USHL | 17.45 | 6.00 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.65 | 11% | 37.9 | 4.0 |
72 | Eemeli Rasanen | D | OHL | 17.53 | 6.06 | 66 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 0.60 | 65% | 26.6 | 17.4 |
73 | Lane Zablocki | C | WHL | 17.72 | 5.11 | 64 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 0.82 | 16% | 37.5 | 6.0 |
74 | Jack Studnicka | C | OHL | 17.57 | 6.00 | 64 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 0.83 | 19% | 39.3 | 7.5 |
75 | Filip Westerlund | D | SHL | 17.42 | 5.10 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 | 35% | 31.7 | 11.1 |
76 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | Jr. A Liiga | 17.52 | 6.04 | 35 | – | – | – | – | |||
77 | Ryan Hughes | F | WHL | 17.14 | 5.07 | 70 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 0.91 | 19% | 38.0 | 7.2 |
78 | Pavel Koltygin | C/LW | QMJHL | 17.58 | 6.00 | 65 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 0.66 | 7% | 45.6 | 3.3 |
79 | Jarret Tyszka | D | WHL | 17.51 | 6.02 | 54 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0.47 | 21% | 20.5 | 4.3 |
80 | Ostap Safin | F | Czech | 17.59 | 6.05 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.66 | 30% | 52.6 | 15.7 |
81 | Rickard Hugg | C/LW | SHL | 17.66 | 5.10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.44 | 15% | 39.1 | 5.8 |
82 | Marcus Sylvegard | RW/LW | SHL | 17.37 | 6.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21% | 42.3 | 8.7 |
83 | Logan Cockerill | RW | USHL | 17.54 | 5.09 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.51 | 0% | 37.6 | 0.2 |
84 | Joel Teasdale | C | QMJHL | 17.52 | 5.11 | 60 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 0.78 | 9% | 45.8 | 4.1 |
85 | Markus Phillips | D | OHL | 17.49 | 6.00 | 66 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 0.68 | 32% | 32.4 | 10.3 |
86 | Morgan Geekie | C/RW | WHL | 18.16 | 6.02 | 72 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 1.15 | 36% | 43.5 | 15.8 |
87 | Mikey Anderson | D | USHL | 17.31 | 5.10 | 48 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.65 | 18% | 33.9 | 6.2 |
88 | Michael DiPietro | G | OHL | 17.27 | 6.00 | 51 | – | – | – | – | |||
89 | Emil Bemstrom | C/RW | Superelit | 17.29 | 5.10 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 33 | – | 15% | 56.2 | 8.6 |
90 | Olle Eriksson Ek | G | Jr. A Liiga | 17.24 | 6.03 | 30 | – | – | – | – | |||
91 | Joni Ikonen | C/RW | SHL | 17.42 | 5.10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15% | 44.7 | 6.7 |
92 | Patrick Khodorenko | C | NCAA | 17.93 | 6.00 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0.92 | 18% | 48.2 | 8.9 |
93 | Alexander Polunin | LW | Russia | 19.31 | 5.08 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 19 | – | 6% | 69.5 | 4.0 |
94 | D’Artagnan Joly | RW | QMJHL | 17.44 | 6.02 | 66 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 0.74 | 10% | 43.4 | 4.4 |
95 | Linus Nyman | F | OHL | 17.18 | 5.10 | 68 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 0.86 | 16% | 38.0 | 6.0 |
96 | Jordy Bellerive | C | WHL | 17.37 | 5.10 | 70 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 0.79 | 21% | 42.7 | 8.8 |
97 | Macauley Carson | LW | OHL | 17.51 | 6.00 | 68 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 0.81 | 20% | 35.2 | 6.9 |
98 | Mark Kastelic | C | WHL | 17.52 | 6.03 | 67 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 0.56 | 7% | 28.5 | 2.0 |
99 | Tyler Inamoto | D | USHL | 17.36 | 6.01 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.51 | 14% | 34.0 | 4.8 |
100 | Ryan Peckford | C | WHL | 17.54 | 6.00 | 45 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 0.72 | 14% | 37.6 | 5.2 |
Regarding the data omissions: there is obviously no SEAL adjusted scoring for goaltenders, and unfortunately we don’t have a cohort model for goalies up and running yet either. As for the skaters, SEAL covers the CHL, USHL, NCAA, SHL, Allsvenskan and Czech Extraliga, but misses Liiga, Russian leagues, and Junior A leagues. pGPS includes Liiga, the KHL and the AJHL, but doesn’t cover the VHL at this point, which is why there’s nothing for Alexei Lipanov.
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