NHL draft rankings and mock drafts congregate at the intersection between scouts and media. Scouts have the know-how to size up potential in teenage prospects. Media have the objective of relaying this information to hockey fans.

The Hockey News’ Draft Preview has been around for most of the 50 NHL drafts. In DP, we canvass more than a dozen NHL scouts and get a consensus top 100 ranking of prospects for the June draft. The goal is not necessarily to get the projections bang-on – teams obviously have their own lists and preferences – as much as it is putting the prospects in the right ballpark.


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