This is not a mock draft. These are my early rankings and are subject to change as many times as I see fit.
- Alexis Lafreniere – LW – Rimouski – QMJHL
- Quinton Byfield – C – Sudbury – OHL
- Lucas Raymond – W – Frolunda – SHL
- Jamie Drysdale – D – Erie Otters – OHL
- Alexander Holtz – W – Djugardens – SHL
- Tim Stutzle – W – Adler Manheim – DEL
- Cole Perfetti – C – Saginaw – OHL
- Anton Lundell – C – HIFK – Liiga
- Yaroslav Askarov – G – SKA – VHL
- Marco Rossi – C – Ottawa 67’s – OHL
- Dylan Holloway – LW – Wisconsin – NCAA
- Noel Gunler – W – Lulea – SHL
- Jan Mysak – C – Hamilton Bulldogs – OHL
- Jeremy Poirier – D – Saint John – QMJHL
- Ty Smilanic – C – NTDP – USHL
- Jake Sanderson – D – NTDP – USHL
- Connor Zary – C – Kamloops
- Thomas Bordeleau – C – NTDP – USHL
- Rodion Amirov – LW – Salavat – KHL
- Jean-Luc Foudy – C – Windsor – OHL
- Zion Nybeck – RW – HV71 J20 – SuperElit
- Ryan O’Rourke – D – Sault. Ste. Marie – OHL
- Kristian Tanus – C – Jukurit – Liiga
- Brendan Brisson – C – Chicago – USHL
- Blake Biondi – C – Hermantown High School
- Justin Barron – D – Halifax – QMJHL
- Tyler Kleven – D – NTDP – USHL
- Daniil Gushchin – RW – Muskegon – USHL
- Chase Yoder – C – NTDP – USHL
- Sean Farrell – LW – Chicago Steel
- Ryder Rolston – RW – Waterloo – USHL