This is an early in season list not a preseason list but there is a lot of hockey to play.
1. Aaron Ekblad, D 6-4, 216 Barrie (OHL) - Ekblad is a superb all around physical defensive player with a two way game. Exceptional and rare defenseman who can cover the entire ice. Has 3 goals and 4 assists in just 6 games to start season although he is a -3.
2. Sam Reinhart, C/LW 6-1, 185 - Kootenay (WHL) Reinhart has been a prolific and pure goal scorer at a young age in a league with older players. He has been a star phenom for two seasons. The scouting report is he has quick hands, quick feet and he's smart. Seems to be a little more of a goal scorer than someone who sets up other players. Reinhart has a positive NHL future and he could be an NHL star but I am still rating him slightly below Nathan Mackinnon but very slightly. However Reinhart could easily reach Mackinnon's rating over the rest of this season.
3. Leon Draisatl, C/LW 6-2, 208 - Prince Albert (WHL) Draisatl has 4 goals and 7 assists in 7 games for Prince Albert who got off to a fast start in the WHL but lost to Edmonton 9-1 and Swift Current 5-2 over last weekend's games.
4. Sam Bennett, C/LW 6-0, 178 - Kingston (OHL) Bennett's stock has continued to rise though it's early in the season. Scoring and winning games will get attention. He has 5 goals and 5 assists in 6 games for Kingston in the OHL. Kingston is undefeated at 6-0 and dominating the OHL this year so far. Bennett is the team's leading scorer at the moment. Bennett had 40 points in 60 games in his first year for Kingston last year as a 16 year old. With a "late birthday" of June 20, 1996 that will also help him if he keeps this pace up.
5. Jared McCann, C 6-0 179 - Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) McCann has 7 goals in 5 games with a total of 11 points and he's a +8 for the 4-1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
6. Haydn Fleury, D 6-2, 198 - Red Deer (WHL) Solid two way defenseman.
7. Roland McKeown, D 6-0, 197 Kingston (OHL) - Top defenseman on undefeated Kingston. He is a +15. He also has 7 assists in 7 games although he's not a big defenseman.
8. Michael Dal Colle, LW/C 6-2, 179 - Dal Colle is off to a terrific start after a good year with Oshawa as a 16 year old with 5 goals and 8 assists in 7 games.
9. Nick Ritchie, LW 6-2, 231 - A big power forward who has 5 goals in 5 games, this height and weight comes from CSS Scouting.
10. William Nylander, C 5-10, 170 - Considered a gifted player and a phenom and star since he was in midget hockey, Nylander was a top 5 prospect on many preseason boards but he has just 1 goal and 0 assists in 8 games for Rogle in the Allsvenskan league in Sweden so he needs to get it going.
11. Jake Virtanen, RW/LW 6-1, 208 Calgary (WHL)
12. Anton Karlsson, RW 6-1, 203 Frolunda J20 SuperElit (Sweden)
13. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW 6-1, 185 Moncton (QMJHL)
14. Kasper Kapanen, RW 5-10 165 Kalpa (Liiga) Finland
15. Jakub Vrana, LW/RW 6-0, 181 Linkoping (SHL) Sweden (Czech born)
16. Nick Schmaltz, C 5-11, 170 University of North Dakota
17. Matt Mistele, LW 6-2, 190 Plymouth (OHL)
18. Adrian Kempe, C 6-2, 187 Modo (SHL) Sweden
19. Brycen Martin, D 6-2, 184 Swift Current (WHL)
20. Nikita Lyamkin, D 6-3, 165 Chicoutoumi (QMJHL)
21. Blake Clarke, LW 6-2, 196 North Bay (OHL)
22. Spencer Watson, RW 5-9, 166 Kingston (OHL)
23. Jacob Middleton, D 6-3, 208 Ottawa 67's (OHL)
24. Joshua Ho-Sang, C 5-11, 166 Windsor (OHL)
25. Nikolay Goldobin, RW 6-0, 178 Sarnia (OHL)
26. Brendan Lemieux, RW 6-0, 206 Barrie (OHL)
27. Ryan MacInnis, C 6-4, 185 Kitchener (OHL)
28. Chase De Leo, C 5-9, 177 Portland (WHL)
29. Julius Honka, D 5-10, 167 Swift Current (WHL)
30. Aaron Haydon, D 6-3 197 Niagara (OHL)
31. Alex Nedeljkovic, G 6-0 184
32. Brendan Perlini, LW 6-2, 205 Niagara (OHL)
33. David Pastrnak, RW 6-0 168 Sodertalje (SHL) Sweden
34. Oskar Lindblom, LW 6-2 187 Brynas J20 (SuperElit) Sweden
35. Robert Fabbri, C 5-10, 166 Guelph (OHL)
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