An Eye on Hockey’s Future 2014 NHL Entry Draft
YOUNGBLOOD 2014 NHL Draft Edition
2014 NHL
Mock Draft Best 1st FLA – Aaron Ekblad 2nd BUF – Sam Reinhart Skaters 3rd EDM – Leon Draisaitl 1. Josh Ho-Sang 4th CGY – Sam Bennett 2. Nikolaj Ehlers 5th NYI – Michael Dal Colle 3. Jake Virtanen 6th VAN – Jake Virtanen 4. Brendan Perlini 7th CAR – Haydn Fleury 5. Sam Bennett 8th TOR - Nick Ritchie 6. Julius Honka 9th WPG – Nikolaj Ehlers 7. Kasper Kapanen 10th ANA – William Nylander 8. Anthony DeAngelo 11th NSH – Kasperi Kapanen 9. Adrian Kempe th 12 ARI – Brendan Perlini 10. Roland McKeown 13th WSH –Dylan Larkin th 14 DAL – Kevin Fiala th 15 DET – Jared McCann th 16 CBJ – Alex Tuch Best 17th PHI – Sonny Milano 18th MIN – Robby Fabbri Puck 19th TBL – Travis Sanheim 20th SJS – Julius Honka Skills st 21 STL – Ivan Barbashev 1. Sonny Milano nd 22 PIT – Nikita Scherbak 2. Nikolaj Ehlers rd 23 COL – Conner Bleackley 3. William Nylander th 24 ANA – Jakub Vrana 4. Sam Bennett th 25 BOS – David Pastrnak 5. Nikolay Goldobin th 26 MTL – Adrian Kempe 6. Kevin Fiala th 27 CHI – Nick Schmaltz 7. Josh Ho-Sang th 28 TBL – Tony DeAngelo 8. Vladimir Tkachev th 29 LAK – Roland McKeown 9. Michael Dal Colle th 30 NJD – Brendan Lemieux 10. Jakub Vrana
Best Best
Playmakers Shot 1. Leon Draisaitl 1. Jake Virtanen 2. Sam Reinhart 2. Michael Dal Colle 3. William Nylander 3. Nick Ritchie 4. Sam Bennett 4. Aaron Ekblad 5. Michael Dal Colle 5. Brendan Perlini 6. Nikolay Goldobin 6. Jared McCann 7. Nikolaj Ehlers 7. Alexis Vanier 8. Kasper Kapanen 8. Nikolay Goldobin 9. Kevin Fiala 9. Kasper Kapanen 10. Lucas Wallmark 10. Ivan Barbashev @RossyYoungblood An Eye on Hockey’s Future 2014 NHL Entry Draft
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Best Best Offensive Physicality
Defenseman 1. Tony DeAngelo 1. Nick Ritchie 2. Julius Honka 2. Aaon Ekblad 3. Aaron Ekblad 3. Hunter Smith 4. Jack Dougherty 4. Alex Tuch 5. Haydn Fleury 5. Johnathan MacLeod 6. Luc Snuggerud 6. Jake Virtanen 7. Roland McKeown 7. Ryan Collins 8. Sebastian Aho 8. Anton Karlsson 9. Brandon Montour 9. Aaron Haydon 10. Gavin Bayreuther 10. Nikita Tryamkin
Best Best Defensive Offensive
Defensemen Forwards 1. Aaron Ekblad 1. William Nylander 2. Haydn Fleury 2. Leon Draisaitl 3. Jack Dougherty 3. Sam Bennett 4. Andreas Englund 4. Nikolaj Ehlers 5. Dominik Masin 5. Sam Reinhart 6. Johnathan MacLeod 6. Michael Dal Colle 7. Alex Peters 7. Kasperi Kapanen 8. Josh Jacobs 8. Robby Fabbri 9. Ryan Collins 9. Jake Virtanen 10. Jacob Middleton 10. Nikolay Goldobin
Top 10 Best GoalTenders DEFENSIVE
1. Thatcher Demko Forwards 2. Alex Nedeljkovic 1. Sam Reinhart 3. Mason McDonald 2. Sam Bennett
4. Ville Husso 3. Jared McCann 5. Kaapo Kahkonen 4. Adrian Kempe 6. Jonas Johansson 5. Conner Bleackley
7. Brent Moran 6. Ivan Barbashev
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2014 NHL Draft YOUNGBLOOD Edition
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