Our latest 2020 NHL Draft Rankings have finally been released and Alexis Lafrenière holds on to the top spot on our November list. Quinton Byfield sits 2nd on our list after being 3rd on our initial ranking back in September. Russian goaltender,Yaroslav Askarov, is third on our ranking as we will include goalies on our rankings until we separate them for our final ranking in our 2020 NHL Draft Black Book. Askarov moved up from 5th in September to 3rd overall this time around. Lucas Raymond from Sweden slides slightly from 2nd overall to 4th on our list this month. Rounding out the top five is Tim Stützle from Germany who moved up five spots from his initial ranking.
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HockeyProspect.com 2020 NHL Draft Top 31 Ranking – November 19th, 2019
RANK | LAST | FIRST | TEAM | LEAGUE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | POS |
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1 | LAFRENIERE | ALEXIS | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | 6' 1.0" | 196 | LW |
2 | BYFIELD | QUINTON | SUDBURY | OHL | 6' 4.0" | 215 | C |
3 | ASKAROV | YAROSLAV | NEVA ST. PETERSBURG | RUSSIA-2 | 6' 3.0" | 176 | G |
4 | RAYMOND | LUCAS | FROLUNDA | SWEDEN | 5' 11.0" | 170 | LW |
5 | STUETZLE | TIM | MANNHEIM | GERMANY | 6' 1.0" | 185 | LW |
6 | PERFETTI | COLE | SAGINAW | OHL | 5' 10.25" | 177 | LW |
7 | HOLLOWAY | DYLAN | WISCONSIN | BIG10 | 6' 0.5" | 192 | C |
8 | DRYSDALE | JAMIE | ERIE | OHL | 5' 11.0" | 175 | D |
9 | MERCER | DAWSON | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | 6' 0.0" | 181 | C |
10 | GUNLER | NOEL | LULEA | SWEDEN | 6' 1.0" | 176 | RW |
11 | HOLTZ | ALEXANDER | DJURGARDEN | SWEDEN | 5' 11.5" | 192 | RW |
12 | ROSSI | MARCO | OTTAWA | OHL | 5' 8.75" | 183 | C |
13 | LUNDELL | ANTON | HIFK | FINLAND | 6' 1.0" | 185 | C |
14 | SCHNEIDER | BRADEN | BRANDON | WHL | 6' 2.25" | 202 | D |
15 | ZARY | CONNOR | KAMLOOPS | WHL | 6' 0.25" | 177 | C |
16 | WALLINDER | WILLIAM | MODO JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 6' 4.0" | 191 | D |
17 | AMIROV | RODION | UFA | RUSSIA | 6' 0.0" | 167 | LW |
18 | PETERKA | JOHN-JASON | MUNCHEN | GERMANY | 5' 10.0" | 181 | LW |
19 | QUINN | JACK | OTTAWA | OHL | 6' 0.0" | 179 | RW |
20 | THOMPSON | JACK | SUDBURY | OHL | 6' 0.0" | 180 | D |
21 | VIRO | EEMIL | TPS JR. | FINLAND-JR. | 5' 11.5" | 165 | D |
22 | O'ROURKE | RYAN | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | 6' 0.0" | 173 | D |
23 | BOURQUE | MAVRIK | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | 5' 10.0" | 168 | C |
24 | LAPIERRE | HENDRIX | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | 5' 11.5" | 179 | C |
25 | BORDELEAU | THOMAS | USA U-18 | NTDP | 5' 9.25" | 179 | C |
26 | SANDERSON | JAKE | USA U-18 | NTDP | 6' 1.25" | 186 | D |
27 | BRISSON | BRENDAN | CHICAGO | USHL | 5' 11.25" | 177 | C |
28 | SMILANIC | TY | USA U-18 | NTDP | 6' 0.75" | 177 | C |
29 | BARRON | JUSTIN | HALIFAX | QMJHL | 6' 1.5" | 195 | D |
30 | NIEDERBACH | THEODOR | FROLUNDA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 5' 11.0" | 172 | C |
31 | FOERSTER | TYSON | BARRIE | OHL | 6' 1.25" | 194 | RW |