HFHabs 2020 Mock Draft - Completed

[A Loyal Dog]

pick Colby Ambrosio from Tri-City Storm (USHL).

"An explosive and hard-charging talent, Ambrosio was Tri-City’s leading scorer and combined with top 2021 draft prospect Matthew Knies to form one of the USHL’s most lethal duos. Committed to Boston College, the Ontario native has game-breaking abilities and can play a tough and abrasive brand of hockey. His 50 points in 48 games was 11th in the league and tied for the lead in power-play points with 24 (13 goals and 11 assists). Ambrosio also closed out his draft season red hot by recording 36 points in his final 28 contests."

Toronto's picks:
50. Nico Daws - Guelph Storm (OHL)
112. Alex Laferriere - Des Moines (USHL)
117. Colby Ambrosio - Tri-City Storm (USHL)

PM'd @Carl182

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Juuso Maenpaa from JukeritU20 is Carl's pick.

 

[Carl182]

Juuso Maenpaa from JukeritU20 is Carl's pick.

For the Bio

Maenpaa finished his rookie season with 49 points in 52 games to win Best Rookie Award. He plays center at the junior level because of his good vision, passing skills and his two-way game, but could transition to the wing if needed because of his great skating and effort level.

He if progresses well he could be a force on PK and a guy that can play up and down our lineup to complimente our aging center stars or be a key contributor of our bottom 6.

 

[David Suzuki]

Shit missed my pcik sorry folks

 

[The Great Weal]

Philly selects Adam Wilsby. Can someone pm next? I'm at work.

 

[yoteshot]

Philly selects Adam Wilsby. Can someone pm next? I'm at work.

Got your back. @Natey was PM'd

 

[Bee Holder]

I'd love to hear Pierre Houde say: "Et c'est un blanchissage de Hlavaj" or "Hlavaj avec le blanchissage"

 

[Natey]

The Washington Capitals are proud to select, from the Flint Firebirds, winger Yevgeni Oksentyuk.





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@Pompeius Magnus ​

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

With pick #121, Tampa Bay is happy to select, from Sault Ste. Marie of the OHL, forward Rory Kerins .

''Kerins plays the game the right way and is an accomplished 200-foot player. He has no fear of getting into the higher danger zone area in the slot area. He can score the dirty goals or beat you with his shot. He’ll battle along the walls, and has surprising strength at 5’10”. He also has very good hockey IQ. He has shown he can be a good playmaker at the OHL level. He can slow down and wait for a play to become available and make a good pass, with a very good ability to lead players with a pass by putting it into areas they can skate into.
@zaluty is up next for Colorado and is being PMed.

 

[calder candidate]

NJ picks Simon Kubicek via list.

This is to edit my previous pick that was done via list

With #116 pick in the 2020 NHL draft the New Jersey Devils are proud to select, from the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL.
D Simon Kubicek 6’2” 198lbs

Big strong defenders who uses his size to play his position with zealous. Has nice footwork and a good enough burst to close gaps, be the first to loose pucks or handle attackers in one on one situations. Can and will separate attackers from pucks with open ice hits. Very good on the power play where he lets loose his big time heavy shot. Sees the passing lanes and takes good angle when moving closer in. Is a good outlet passer who is willing to trail the play or create the odd-man rush.

#6 LW Lucas Raymond 5’10” 168lbs
#10 C Anton Lundell 6’2” 181lbs
#17 RW Dawson Mercer 6’ 171lbs
#99 D Thimo Nickl 6’2” 161lbs
#116 D Simon Kubicek 6’2” 198lbs

 

[The Great Weal]

proudly selects Adam Wilsby!

Wilsby is a double overager, but his talent wasn't the issue, his physical maturation simply held him back. This year, he was very dominant in Sweeden's 2nd best league, which is still impressive for his age. He's a good skater and excellent puck mover which makes his offensive upside intriguing.

26: John-Jason Peterka
57: Luke Evangelista
119: Adam Wilsby

 

[Natey]

proudly selects Adam Wilsby!

Wilsby is a double overager, but his talent wasn't the issue, his physical maturation simply held him back. This year, he was very dominant in Sweeden's 2nd best league, which is still impressive for his age. He's a good skater and excellent puck mover which makes his offensive upside intriguing.

26: John-Jason Peterka
57: Luke Evangelista
119: Adam Wilsby

edit: I see this is just an expansion of the pick haha

 

[The Great Weal]

edit: I see this is just an expansion of the pick haha

I know, I picked him. I just wanted to post the writeup for him.

 

[zaluty]

With the 122nd pick Colorado selects Daniel Ljungman, C, Linkoping (SuperElit)

Next gm being pmed

 

[yoteshot]

@jiboy has until 12:17 to pick, so one more hour and then hopefully we can get this going

 

[Le Barron de HF]

@jiboy has until 12:17 to pick, so one more hour and then hopefully we can get this going

Clock stops after 8

 

[yoteshot]

Clock stops after 8

"it'll be a 8 hour one that is not active during midnight (EST) and 8 AM (EST) for the first two rounds, and then we will switch to a 6 hour class for the rest of the draft."

From what I understood, his clock started at 10:17 PM last night and counted until midnight, then resumed at 8 this morning, no?

 

[Le Barron de HF]

"it'll be a 8 hour one that is not active during midnight (EST) and 8 AM (EST) for the first two rounds, and then we will switch to a 6 hour class for the rest of the draft."

From what I understood, his clock started at 10:17 PM last night and counted until midnight, then resumed at 8 this morning, no?

My ba, forgot I changed it. Before it was 8 hours.

 

[yoteshot]

So how does it work now? Maybe we wait until the next guy (@calder candidate) gets here? No sense in auto-picking if NJ isn't there anyways

 

[Le Barron de HF]

So how does it work now? Maybe we wait until the next guy (@calder candidate) gets here? No sense in auto-picking if NJ isn't there anyways

We'll auto-pick him, that's what I did for John Whitevan and 76ftw earlier.

Via autopick, Jiboy picks: Cross Hanas. He can change his pick if he shows up before NJ.

 

[calder candidate]

With #124 pick in the 2020 NHL draft the New Jersey Devils are proud to select, from Karlovy Vary (Czech)
G Jan Bednar 6’4” 183lbs

At 6-foot-4 Bednar has the size that NHL teams are looking for in their goalie. His skating allows him to make the most of this, cutting down angles and challenging shooters. He is almost always on square to the shooter. Bednar tracks the puck extremely well. He anticipates plays well and gets across the crease quickly. Bednar says close to his post and protects the net well when the puck is down low. Bednar has quick legs and gets up and down in the butterfly quickly, his long legs take away the bottom of the net and it is difficult to beat him along the ice. His glove hand is very quick and it is also difficult to beat him on that side. He is extremely athletic and able to make saves even when he is out of position. With his good skating, Bednar is able to come out of his net and retrieve loose pucks. He then makes a pass to start the transition game, make a long pass up the ice if he catches his opponent on a bad line change or clear the puck if his team is in trouble.

#6 LW Lucas Raymond 5’10” 168lbs
#10 C Anton Lundell 6’2” 181lbs
#17 RW Dawson Mercer 6’ 171lbs
#99 D Thimo Nickl 6’2” 161lbs
#116 D Simon Kubicek 6’2” 198lbs
#124 G Jan Bednar 6’4” 183lbs

@WeThreeKings is on the Clock and has been PM

 

[yoteshot]

Nice looking lineup there haha! Love how much offensive weapons you gave the Devils to go with the pieces they already have!

 

[WeThreeKings]

With the 125th pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings are proud to select from Shattuck St. Mary's of the WHL, Center, Artem Shlaine!

"Playing in a prep school, we are hoping the reason he is slipping is due to a lack of exposure and playing against less competition. He did well in a couple games in the USHL this season. Artem has high IQ, plays a power forward game and has some silky mitts as well. He is a long term project and will spend 3-4 years at the University of Connecticut."

Wings draft to date:
1. Alexis Lafreniere
32. Ozzy Weisblatt
52. Theodor Niederbach
58. Emil Heineman
63. Joel Blomqvist
65. Dmitri Ovchinnikov
114. Connor McClennon
125. Artem Shlaine

 

[yoteshot]

Finally! After no picks in the 3rd and 4th, here we are again! And twice, for good measure! Then we're off until the end of the 7th round. Weird way to tank, Sharks, weird way to tank...

With the 126th overall pick, we are proud to select, from Drummondville in the QMJHL, defenceman Jacob Dion. The NHL is all about offense now and this kid showed great vision all year long as well as some impressive defensive play for his size. We think he could become some kind of PP specialist or a regular on a 3rd pairing with PP time. In any case, his playmaking ability and intelligence will certainly make him an interesting prospect to follow.



Then, with the 127th pick, we’ll head West and select, from the Everett Silvertips, Gage Goncalves. After scoring just once all year last season, the 19 year old had a great season as the first line center in Everett. We think he might be a late bloomer and see the potential for him to follow the same progression curve as Morgan Geekie a few years ago. His best asset is probably his hockey IQ and to us, that's always a great place to start.


28 - Jan Mysak - LW, Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
34 - Brendan Brisson - C, Chicago Steel (USHL)
60 - Kasper Simontaival - RW, Tappara U20 (Jr. A - Finland)
126 - Jacob Dion - D, Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
127 - Gage Goncalves - C, Everett Silvertips (WHL)

@Schooner Guy PM'd

 

[jiboy]

Sorry that i could not pick at my turn , tried to log in yesterday and the servers were crashed , super busy day at work today.