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
- Jamie Drysdale – D – Erie Otters – OHL
- Cole Perfetti – C – Saginaw – OHL
- Alexander Holtz – W – Djugardens – SHL
- Tim Stutzle – W – Adler Manheim – DEL
- Lucas Raymond – W – Frolunda – SHL
- Marco Rossi – C – Ottawa 67’s – OHL
- Yaroslav Askarov – G – SKA – VHL
- Anton Lundell – C – HIFK – Liiga
- Dylan Holloway – LW – Wisconsin – NCAA
- Noel Gunler – W – Lulea – SHL
- Brendan Brisson – C – Chicago – USHL
- Jan Mysak – C – Hamilton Bulldogs – OHL
- Jeremy Poirier – D – Saint John – QMJHL
- Jake Sanderson – D – NTDP – USHL
- Thomas Bordeleau – C – NTDP – USHL
- Mavrik Bourque – C – Shawinigan – QMJHL
- Ty Smilanic – C – NTDP – USHL
- Rodion Amirov – LW – Salavat – KHL
- Jean-Luc Foudy – C – Windsor – OHL
- Zion Nybeck – RW – HV71 J20 – SuperElit
- Ryan O’Rourke (pictured above) – D – Sault. Ste. Marie – OHL
- Tyler Kleven – D – NTDP – USHL
- Connor Zary – C – Kamloops
- Hendrix Lapierre – C – Chicoutimi
- Jack Quinn – RW – Ottawa
- Justin Barron – D – Halifax – QMJHL
- Daniil Gushchin – RW – Muskegon – USHL
- Sean Farrell – LW – Chicago Steel
- Blake Biondi – C – Hermantown High School
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