Formerly of The Production Line, Michael Petrella is known for his NHL Entry Draft previews, having provided his thoughts on the 2014 draft via DH.N last year.
This year he presents his top 121 players (four rounds, including a compensation pick for the Chicago Blackhawks) without comment.
| Rank | Name | Pos. | Team | League | Height | Weight | Birthdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavid | C | Erie Otters | OHL | 5’11 | 170 | 1/13/1997 |
| 2 | Jack Eichel | C | Boston College | NCAA | 6’1 | 185 | 10/28/1996 |
| 3 | Mitch Marner | C | London Knights | OHL | 5’10 | 164 | 5/5/1997 |
| 4 | Dylan Strome | C | Erie Otters | OHL | 6’2 | 170 | 3/7/1997 |
| 5 | Noah Hanifin | D | USNTDP / Boston College | NCAA | 6’3 | 201 | 1/25/1997 |
| 6 | Lawson Crouse | W | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 6’3 | 200 | 6/23/1997 |
| 7 | Matt Barzal | C | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 5’11 | 165 | 5/26/1997 |
| 8 | Travis Konecny | C | Ottawa 67’s | OHL | 5’9 | 165 | 3/11/1997 |
| 9 | Zach Werenski | D | USNTDP / University of Michigan | NCAA | 6’1 | 215 | 7/19/1997 |
| 10 | Ivan Provorov | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 6′ | 201 | 1/13/1997 |
| 11 | Yevgeni Svechnikov | W | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 6’3 | 205 | 10/31/1996 |
| 12 | Pavel Zacha | W | Liberec | CZECH | 6’2 | 196 | 4/6/1997 |
| 13 | Mikko Rantanen | C | TPS | FIN | 6’3 | 194 | 10/29/1996 |
| 14 | Kyle Connor | C | Youngstown / University of Michigan | NCAA | 6’1 | 170 | 12/9/1996 |
| 15 | Oliver Kylington | D | Farjestads | SWE | 6’1 | 178 | 5/19/1997 |
| 16 | Jeremy Bracco | C | USNTDP / Boston College | NCAA | 5’9 | 172 | 3/17/1997 |
| 17 | Daniel Sprong | W | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 5’11 | 175 | 3/17/1997 |
| 18 | Nick Merkley | C | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 5’10 | 187 | 5/23/1997 |
| 19 | Jeremy Roy | D | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 6′ | 182 | 5/14/1997 |
| 20 | Erik Cernak | D | Kosice | SVK | 6’3 | 192 | 5/28/1997 |
| 21 | Colin White | C | USNTDP / Boston College | NCAA | 6′ | 179 | 1/30/1997 |
| 22 | Mitchell Stephens | C | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 6′ | 183 | 2/5/1997 |
| 23 | Jansen Harkins | C | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 6’1 | 181 | 5/23/1997 |
| 24 | Mitchell VandeSompel | D | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 5’10 | 182 | 2/11/1997 |
| 25 | Timo Meier | W | Halifax Moosehead | QMJHL | 6′ | 209 | 10/8/1996 |
| 26 | Brandon Carlo | D | TriCity Americans | WHL | 6’5 | 185 | 11/26/1996 |
| 27 | Anthony Beauvillier | W | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 5’10 | 171 | 6/8/1997 |
| 28 | Rasmus Andersson | D | Malmo | SWE | 6′ | 214 | 10/27/1996 |
| 29 | Sebastian Aho | W | Karpat | SML | 5’11 | 172 | 7/26/97 |
| 30 | Brock Boeser | W | Waterloo / University of North Dakota | NCAA | 6’1 | 192 | 2/25/1997 |
| 31 | Roope Hintz | W | Ilves | FIN | 6’2 | 183 | 11/17/1996 |
| 32 | Paul Bittner | W | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 6’4 | 195 | 11/4/1996 |
| 33 | Jake DeBrusk | W | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 5’11 | 168 | 10/17/1996 |
| 34 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | C | Omaha / Boston University | NCAA | 6′ | 192 | 10/31/1996 |
| 35 | Joel Eriksson-Ek | C | Farjestad | SWE | 6’2 | 183 | 1/29/1997 |
| 36 | David Kase | C | Chomutov | CZE | 5’11 | 169 | 1/28/1997 |
| 37 | Filip Chlapik | C | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6’1 | 190 | 6/3/1997 |
| 38 | Thomas Chabot | D | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 6’2 | 179 | 1/30/1997 |
| 39 | Jakub Zboril | D | Saint John SeaDogs | QMJHL | 6’1 | 187 | 2/21/1997 |
| 40 | Tommy Novak | C | Waterloo / University of Minnesota | NCAA | 5’11 | 172 | 4/28/1997 |
| 41 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D | ZSC | SUI | 6’2 | 214 | 5/6/1997 |
| 42 | Nicolas Roy | W | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 6’4 | 190 | 2/5/1997 |
| 43 | Nicolas Meloche | D | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 6’2 | 198 | 7/18/1997 |
| 44 | Jake Roslovic | C | USNTDP / Miami Ohio | NCAA | 6′ | 182 | 1/29/1997 |
| 45 | Ryan Gropp | W | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 6’2 | 184 | 9/16/1996 |
| 46 | Christian Fischer | C | USNTDP / Notre Dame | NCAA | 6’1 | 212 | 4/15/1997 |
| 47 | Jacob Larsson | D | Frolunda | SWE | 6’2 | 181 | 4/29/1997 |
| 48 | Jens Looke | W | Brynas Jr | SWE | 6′ | 180 | 4/11/1997 |
| 49 | Aleksi Saarela | C | Assat Pori | FIN | 5’10 | 198 | 1/7/1997 |
| 50 | Jordan Greenway | W | USNTDP / Boston University | NCAA | 6’4 | 223 | 2/16/1997 |
| 51 | Ryan Pilon | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 6’2 | 212 | 10/10/1996 |
| 52 | Adam Musil | C | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 6’3 | 207 | 3/26/1997 |
| 53 | Parker Wotherspoon | D | TriCity Americans | WHL | 6′ | 171 | 8/24/1997 |
| 54 | Sebastian Aho | D | Skelleftea | SWE | 5’10 | 174 | 2/17/1996 |
| 55 | Denis Malgin | C | Kusnacht Lions | SUI | 5’9 | 176 | 1/18/1997 |
| 56 | Alexandre Carrier | D | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 5’11 | 174 | 10/8/1996 |
| 57 | Denis Guryanov | W | Togliatti | KHL | 6’2 | 183 | 6/7/1997 |
| 58 | Robin Kovacs | W | AIK | SWE | 6′ | 168 | 11/16/1996 |
| 59 | Michael Spacek | W | Pardubice | CZE | 5’11 | 187 | 4/9/1997 |
| 60 | Alexander Dergachyov | W | St. Petersburgh | KHL | 6’4 | 200 | 9/27/1996 |
| 61 | Matthew Spencer | D | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 6’1 | 201 | 3/24/1997 |
| 62 | Dennis Yan | W | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 6’1 | 187 | 4/14/1997 |
| 63 | Filip Ahl | W | HV71 | SWE | 6’4 | 214 | 6/12/1997 |
| 64 | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Barrie Colts | OHL | 6’4 | 215 | 12/9/1996 |
| 65 | Nikita Korostelev | W | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 6’1 | 196 | 2/8/1997 |
| 66 | Blake Speers | F | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 5’11 | 185 | 1/2/1997 |
| 67 | Conor Garland | W | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 5’8 | 163 | 3/11/1996 |
| 68 | Graham Knott | W | Niagara Ice Dogs | OHL | 6’3 | 192 | 1/13/1997 |
| 69 | Guillaume Brisebois | D | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 6’1 | 170 | 7/21/1997 |
| 70 | Vlad Tkachev | W | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 5’10 | 154 | 10/5/1995 |
| 71 | Vladislav Gavrikov | D | Lokomotiv | KHL | 6’2′ | 205 | 11/21/1995 |
| 72 | Nathan Noel | C | Saint John SeaDogs | QMJHL | 5’10 | 170 | 6/21/1997 |
| 73 | Daniel Vladar | G | HC Kladno | CZE | 6’5 | 185 | 8/20/1997 |
| 74 | Noah Juulsen | D | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 6’1 | 175 | 4/2/1997 |
| 75 | Felix Sandstrom | G | Brynas Jr | SWE | 6’2 | 191 | 1/12/1997 |
| 76 | Erik Foley | W | Cedar Rapids / Providence College | NCAA | 5’11 | 185 | 6/30/1997 |
| 77 | Vince Dunn | D | Niagara Ice Dogs | OHL | 5’11 | 182 | 10/29/1996 |
| 78 | Julius Nattinen | C | JYP | FIN | 6’1 | 191 | 1/14/1997 |
| 79 | Lukas Jasek | W | HC Trinec | CZE | 6’1 | 172 | 8/28/1997 |
| 80 | Ethan Bear | D | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 5’11 | 202 | 6/26/1997 |
| 81 | Lucas Carlsson | D | Brynas Jr | SWE | 6′ | 183 | 7/5/1997 |
| 82 | Zachary Senyshyn | W | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 6’1 | 192 | 3/30/1997 |
| 83 | Yakov Trenin | W | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 6’1 | 192 | 1/13/1997 |
| 84 | Glenn Gawdin | C | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 5’11 | 179 | 3/25/1997 |
| 85 | Gabriel Carlsson | D | Linkoping | SWE | 6’4 | 183 | 1/2/1997 |
| 86 | Tyler Soy | W | Victoria Royals | WHL | 5’11 | 172 | 2/10/1997 |
| 87 | Kyle Capobianco | D | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 6’1 | 178 | 8/13/1997 |
| 88 | Brendan Guhle | D | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 6’1 | 184 | 7/29/1997 |
| 89 | Travis Dermott | D | Erie Otters | OHL | 5’11 | 197 | 12/22/1996 |
| 90 | Andrew Mangiapane | W | Barrie Colts | OHL | 5’10 | 170 | 4/4/1996 |
| 91 | Callum Booth | G | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 6’2 | 199 | 5/21/1997 |
| 92 | Jeremy Lauzon | D | Rouyn-Norada Huskies | QMJHL | 6’2 | 194 | 4/28/1997 |
| 93 | Samuel Montembeault | G | Blainville-Broisband Armada | QMJHL | 6’2 | 164 | 10/30/1996 |
| 94 | Austin Wagner | W | Regina Pats | WHL | 6’2 | 181 | 6/23/1997 |
| 95 | Giorgio Estephan | C | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 6′ | 188 | 2/3/1997 |
| 96 | Gustav Bouramman | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 5’11 | 184 | 1/24/1997 |
| 97 | Jesse Gabrielle | W | Regina Pats | WHL | 6′ | 214 | 6/17/1997 |
| 98 | Jesper Lindgren | D | MODO | SWE | 6′ | 161 | 5/19/1997 |
| 99 | Loik Leveille | D | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 6′ | 220 | 9/25/1996 |
| 100 | Gabriel Gagne | C | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 6’5 | 183 | 11/11/1996 |
| 101 | Dryden Hunt | C | Medicine Hat Tiger | WHL | 6′ | 199 | 11/24/1995 |
| 102 | Spencer Smallman | W | Saint John SeaDogs | QMJHL | 6′ | 184 | 9/9/1996 |
| 103 | Brent Gates | C | Green Bay / University of Minnesota | NCAA | 6’1 | 196 | 8/12/1997 |
| 104 | Samuel Dove-McFalls | C | Saint John SeaDogs | QMJHL | 6’2 | 207 | 4/10/1997 |
| 105 | Adam Marsh | W | Saint John SeaDogs | QMJHL | 6′ | 160 | 8/22/1997 |
| 106 | Gustav Franzen | C | Kitchener Ranger | OHL | 5’11 | 174 | 9/22/1996 |
| 107 | Brendan Warren | W | USNTDP / University of Michigan | NCAA | 6′ | 191 | 5/7/1997 |
| 108 | Ziyat Paygin | D | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 6’5 | 209 | 2/8/1995 |
| 109 | Adam Gaudette | C | Cedar Rapids / Northeastern Univ. | NCAA | 6′ | 170 | 10/3/1996 |
| 110 | Christian Jaros | D | Lulea | SWE | 6’3 | 201 | 4/2/1996 |
| 111 | Alexandre Goulet | C | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 5’11 | 195 | 4/5/1996 |
| 112 | Roman Dymacek | W | HC Kometa Brno | CZE | 6′ | 174 | 1/6/1997 |
| 113 | Tate Olson | D | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 6’2 | 174 | 3/21/1997 |
| 114 | Pavel Karnaukhov | C | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 6’2 | 194 | 3/15/1997 |
| 115 | Brad Morrison | W | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 5’11 | 154 | 1/4/1997 |
| 116 | Jan Ordos | W | Bili Tygri Liberec | CZE | 5’11 | 176 | 9/18/1996 |
| 117 | Mathieu Joseph | W | Saint John SeaDogs | QMJHL | 6′ | 166 | 2/9/1997 |
| 118 | Jan Dufek | W | HC Kometa Brno | CZE | 5’11 | 172 | 2/20/1997 |
| 119 | Karch Bachman | C | USNTDP / Miami Ohio | NCAA | 5’11 | 179 | 3/10/1997 |
| 120 | Joseph Cecconi | D | Muskegon / University of Michigan | NCAA | 6’2 | 205 | 5/23/1997 |
| 121 | Kameron Kielly | C | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 6’1 | 183 | 12/13/1996 |
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