HFOil Mock Entry Draft 2016 | Draft Complete!

BarDownBobo

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1(18). Dante Fabbro, RD (Penticton, BCHL) 17th Overall to Nashville
2(48). Will Bitten, C (Flint, OHL) 70th Overall to Montreal
2(56). Janne Kuokkanen, C (Kärpät U20, Jr. A SM-liiga) 43rd Overall to Carolina
3(78). Vladimir Kuznetsov, RW (Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) Undrafted
3(83). Otto Somppi, C (Halifax, QMJHL) 206th Overall to Tampa Bay
4(108). Brayden Burke, LW (Lethbridge, WHL)Undrafted
5(138). Jake Ryczek, RD (Waterloo, USHL) 203rd Overall to Chicago
6(168). Cameron Askew, C (Moncton, QMJHL) Undrafted
6(173). Tim Wahlgren, C (MODO J20, SuperElit) Undrafted
7(198). Vladislav Sukhachyov, G (Team Russia U18, MHL) Undrafted

Ouch. Knew my Sukhachyov pick was a gamble but did not think the rest of them would be that off. Especially picking five guys who went undrafted.
 

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Post NHL draft comparison

1(11) - C Clayton Keller - USNDTP, USHL - L, 5'10, 170 lbs Selected 7th by Arizona Coyotes.
2(41) - LW Cameron Morrison - Youngstown Phantoms, USHL - L, 6'2, 205 lbs Selected 40th by Colorado Avalanche
3(72) - RW Joey Anderson - USNDTP, USHL - R, 5'10, 190 lbs Selected 71st by New Jersey Devils
3(76) - RD Jacob Cederholm - HV71 J20, SuperElit - R, 6'3, 190 lbs Selected 97th by Winnipeg Jets
4(101) - LW Simon Stransky - Prince Albert Raiders, WHL - L, 6'0, 170 lbs Undrafted
4(104) - RW William Knierim - Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL - R, 6'3, 220 lbs Undrafted
5(131) - C Oskar Steen - Farjestad BK, SHL - R, 5'9, 185 lbs Selected 165th by Boston Bruins
6(161) - LD Tarmo Reunanen - TPS, SM-liiga Jr. A - L, 5'11, 165 lbs Selected 98th by New York Rangers
7(191) - LW Alexander Polunin - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL - R, 5'8, 160 lbs Undrafted

:devils actual draft comparison to HFOil

1(12) C Michael McLeod - Selected 13th by Carolina
2(41) RW Nathan Bastian - Selected 26th by Winnipeg
3(73) RW Joey Anderson - Selected 72nd by New Jersey
3(80) C Brandon Gignac - Selected 134th by Boston
4(102) LW Mikhail Maltsev - Selected 141st by Florida
5(132) LD Yegor Rykov - Selected 197th by Nashville
6(162) LW Jesper Bratt - Selected 91st by Toronto
7(192) LD Jeremy Davies - Undrafted
 

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1. (3) RW - Jesse Puljujarvi - KarpatSelected at 4
2. (34) LW - Brett Howden - Moose Jaw WarriorsSelected at 27
3. (64) D - Jacob Moverare - HV 71 J20Selected at 112
6. (154) C - Vasili Glotov - St. PetersburgSelected at 190
7. (184) RW - Daniel Kurovsky - HC Vitkovice U20Undrafted

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3. (82) RW - Yegor Korshkov - Lokomotiv YaroslavlSelected at 31
4. (97) C/LW - Matt Filipe - Cedar Rapids Rough RidersSelected at 67
5. (142) C - Igor Svyrev - MagnitogorskUndrafted
6. (172) D - Chase Priskie - QuinnipiacSelected at 177
7. (202) D - Vojtech Zelenak - HC Sparta Praha U20Undrafted

Not great, not bad as compared with the real draft.....Sometime when I have some spare time I would like to do a redraft for these teams based on who was available when they picked.....but not now.
 

Raab

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#12 - Tyson Jost Went 10th
#42 - Samuel Girard Went 47th
#81 - Brett Murray Went 99th
#102 - Tim Gettinger Went 141st
#132 - Jordy Stallard Went 127th
#162 - Colby Sissons Not drafted

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#86 - Aapeli Rasanen Went 153rd
#94 - James Greenway Went 72nd
#116 - Markus Nurmi Went 163rd
#144 - Wouter Peeters Went 83rd
#146 - Matthew Phillips Went 166th
#176 - Patrik Bajkov Not drafted
#206 - Colin Grannary Not drafted

Feel like I had a good draft for both teams when looking at their prospect pools. Feel like Chicago did real good considering they didn't have a pick until the 3rd round. Thanks again everyone for the great draft and comments are appreciated.

Glad to see most of my picks drafted. I took most of them a bit to early but had some real steals in Wouter Peeters and James Greenway.
 

Soli

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The Carolina Hurricanes select, from the Lincoln Stars of the USHL, Tanner "Roundhouse" Laczynski!

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1 (13th) - Michael McLeod, C, Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 12th to NJD
1 (23rd) - Luke Kunin, C/RW, University of Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA) 15th to MIN
2 (43rd) - Taylor Raddysh, RW, Erie Otters (OHL) 58th to TBL
2 (52nd) - Sean Day, LD, Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 81st to NYR
3 (66th) - Givani Smith, LW, Guelph Storm (OHL) 46th to DET
3 (73rd) - Maxime Lajoie, LD, Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 133rd to OTT
3 (74th) - Riley Stillman, LD, Oshawa Generals (OHL) 114th to FLA
4 (103rd) - Filip Berglund, RD, Skellefteå AIK (SHL) 91st to EDM
5 (133rd) - Jermey Helvig, G, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) BINGO
6 (163rd) - Tanner Laczynski, LW, Lincoln Stars (USHL) 169th to PHI

Nailed it with that Helvig pick. :)
 

ChaoticOrange

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Legend:

Green: went earlier than I picked him
Yellow: went after but close to where I picked him
Red: went much later than I picked him
Black: undrafted

Caps:

30th: Alex DeBrincat (went 39th to Chicago)
120th: Stepan Falkovsky (went 186th to Calgary)
145th: Vojtech Budik (went 130th to Buffalo)
150th: Nicholas Caamano (went 146th to Dallas)
180th: Daniel Marmenlind (undrafted)
210th: Cameron Hebig (undrafted)

Sharks:

50th: Evan Fitzpatrick (went 59th to St. Louis)
110th: Otto Makinen (undrafted)
112th: Ben Gleason (undrafted)
140th: Ondrej Vala (undrafted)
170th: Matthias From (went 143rd to Chicago)
201st: Kyle Maksimovich (undrafted)

Welp. :laugh: My Caps draft wasn't too bad, but my Sharks draft was awful. I really can't figure out why Makinen and Gleason went undrafted, and I thought for sure someone would have grabbed Maksimovich in the 7th.
 

McDNicks17

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7th - Mikhail Sergachev - 9th
22nd - Max Jones - 24th
37th - Cam Dineen - 68th
67th - Cliff Pu - 69th
127th - Alan Lyszczarcyzk - Undrafted
157th - Veini Vehvilainen - Undrafted
187th - Collin Adams - 170th
 

Paralyzer008

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17th overall: Carl Grundstrom - WENT 57TH TO TORONTO - I wanted to take Fabbro here and ironically, the Preds did take Fabbro. However I thought Grundstrom would go late round 1 and we don't have trades in this mock so I took him.

47th overall: Frederic Allard - WENT 78TH TO NASHVILLE - right team, wrong round
77th overall: Tyler Parsons - WENT 54TH TO CALGARY - I'm happy with this value
107th overall: Linus Lindstrom - WENT 96TH TO CALGARY - Calgary takes my pick again!
137th overall: Kasper Bjorkqvist - WENT 61ST TO PITTSBURGH - Value here is awesome, big fan of this player
167th overall: Matthew Cairns - WENT 84TH TO EDMONTON - Well Oilers ;)
197th overall: Yegor Rykov - WENT 132ND to NEW JERSEY - Devils take a guy that I liked at the WJCs

All in all not bad. Had I just taken Fabbro instead of Grundstrom, this would be fantastic.
 

Reginald Dunlop

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My picks for TB:

1 (19) Julien Gauthier 21-Carolina
2 (44) Jordan Kyrou 35-St. Louis
2 (49) Dennis Cholowski 20-Detroit
3 (79) Zach Sawchenko Undrafted. Stunned.
4 (109) Maxime Fortier See above.
5 (139) Dylan Coghlan Also undrafted. Hoping the Oilers send him rookie camp invite
6 (169) Ondrej Najman Undrafted
7 (199) Linus Weissbach Undrafted
7 (209) Nikolai Chebykin 182-Toronto

All in all, not my best showing in terms of players not even getting picked, after a strong start. In my defense the fact that Sawchenko and Fortier went undrafted is insane. Better luck next year.
 

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It's doubtful that Kalapudas or Kutkevicius actually get drafted but from what I've learned it's important to be bold.






1 (2) - Patrik Laine - RW - Tappara/Liiga - Exactly as I foretold

1 (26) - Nathan Bastian - RW/C - Mississauga/OHL - 41 NJD

2 (36) - Adam Mascherin - LW - Kitchener/OHL - 38 FLA

4 (96) - David Bernhardt - D - Djurgardens/SuperElit - 199 PHI

5 (126) - Cole Candella - D - Hamilton/OHL - 140 VAN

6 (156) - Antti "Willem Dafoe" Kalapudas - C/LW - Not drafted

7 (186) - Luke Kutkevicius - C - Hamilton/OHL - Not drafted
 

bzur

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In the real draft I was short a pick, but I thought I did decently considering the only undrafted was Kirwan. I only took him because he was rated top 5 like 2 years ago and it was the 7th round.. why not. 3 players the flames actually drafted.. not too shabby.


1 (6) - Matthew Tkachuk - 6th overall to Calgary (exact)
2 (35) - Vitali Abramov - 65th to Columbus (-30)
2 (54) - Chad Krys - 45th to Chicago (+9)
2 (59) - Dillon Dubè - 56th to Calgary (+3)
3 (65) - Keaton Middleton - 101st to Toronto (-46)
4 (95) - Eetu Tuulola - 156th to Calgary (-61)
5 (125) - Max Zimmer - 104th to Carolina (+21)
6 (155) - Jonathan Ang - 94th to Florida (+61)
6 (165) - Carsen Twarynski - 82nd to Philadelphia (+83)
7 (185) - Luke Kirwan - Undrafted (-25)

+15 overall compared to actual draft position

Killed it in the 5th and 6th rounds! Still can't believe I got Twarynski where i did. Haha
 
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PatrikOverAuston

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I dunno about an expansion mock, but I was thinking it'd be fun to do a like 3-4 round mock for the 2017 draft in August. Give us draft junkies something to do over the longest month of the year.

We could even combine it with one of those GM type games the other forums play.

-Assign teams (1 Week)
-Make trades/signings in advance of the "season" (1 Week)
-Vote on the regular season standings to the mid-point (1 Week)
-Have a 2017 Trade Deadline, opening up a second round of trades (1 Week)
-Vote on playoffs/Cup Finals/etc. following the regular season (1 Week for each)
-Have a draft lottery, and then the actual 2017 Draft. (1 Week)

Unlike the other games where trading just kind of stops and no one is rewarded for anything, this would at least have a natural beginning, middle and "end". Teams would also be able to see through a rebuild strategy, i.e. stripping down the Rangers, finishing last in 2016-17 and drafting first overall while using all of the picks acquired during their rebuild to re-stock the pipeline.

All told, this would take 6-7 weeks and bring us right to the start of training camp when things pick up again. Good way to fill the summer.
 

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#12 - Tyson Jost
#42 - Samuel Girard
#81 - Brett Murray
#102 - Tim Gettinger
#132 - Jordy Stallard
#162 - Colby Sissons

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#86 - Aapeli Rasanen
#94 - James Greenway
#116 - Markus Nurmi
#144 - Wouter Peeters
#146 - Matthew Phillips
#176 - Patrik Bajkov
#206 - Colin Grannary

Feel like I had a good draft for both teams when looking at their prospect pools. Feel like Chicago did real good considering they didn't have a pick until the 3rd round. Thanks again everyone for the great draft and comments are appreciated.

A year in and my draft list looks even better. Colby Sissons signed a ELC with New Jersey last year and Patrik Bajkov is going to the VGK training camp.
 

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(1) 9th overall - LD Olli Juolevi (London Knights, OHL)
(2) 39th overall - LW Jonathan Dahlén (Timrå, Allsvenskan)
(2) 45th overall - C/W Dmitri Sokolov (Sudbury Wolves, OHL)
(3) 69th overall - C Noah Gregor (Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL)
(4) 99th overall - C Pius Suter (ZSC Lions, NLA)
(5) 123rd overall - C Rem Pitlick (Muskegon Lumberjacks, USHL)
(6) 159th overall - G Jack LaFontaine (Janesville Jets, NAHL)

It's a bit too early to judge this draft, but so far it's looking pretty good and I'm happy with it. Dahlen had a great year in Allsvenskan. I reached for Sokolov but he's still progressing nicely, 48 goals in the O and a goal per game in the playoffs. Gregor increased his PPG pace this season and should be due for another big year in the Dub. Suter had another good year in the Swiss league and is currently on a tryout with the Ottawa Senators. Pitlick scored 32 points in 38 games in his freshman year in NCAA, which is terrific and LaFontaine had a .911 SVS% in 11 games at University of Michigan. So all-around a solid post-draft year for all my guys. Maybe expected a little more out of Juolevi, but he's a defenseman and got plenty of time.
 

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1 (13th) - Michael McLeod, C, Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 12th to NJD
1 (23rd) - Luke Kunin, C/RW, University of Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA) 15th to MIN
2 (43rd) - Taylor Raddysh, RW, Erie Otters (OHL) 58th to TBL
2 (52nd) - Sean Day, LD, Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 81st to NYR
3 (66th) - Givani Smith, LW, Guelph Storm (OHL) 46th to DET
3 (73rd) - Maxime Lajoie, LD, Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 133rd to OTT
3 (74th) - Riley Stillman, LD, Oshawa Generals (OHL) 114th to FLA
4 (103rd) - Filip Berglund, RD, Skellefteå AIK (SHL) 91st to EDM
5 (133rd) - Jermey Helvig, G, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) BINGO
6 (163rd) - Tanner Laczynski, LW, Lincoln Stars (USHL) 169th to PHI

Almost at a full Draft +2 cycle, lets take a look.

McLeod had an alright season after not sticking with the Devils. Will look to make the roster this coming season. I had some buyers remorse I didn't take Kieffer Bellows, will be interesting following their futures.

Kunin had an alright season in his half AHL season and had middling results in his NHL games. Still though, really good arrows having made the show already.

Raddysh is progressing well in the OHL, want to see if he can keep it up in the AHL next season. A bolts prospect who've been churning out forwards.

Filip Berglund is someone we Oiler fans can get a bit optimistic about. Maybe we unearthed a Swedish Top-4 6'3 puck-moving big shot RHD. Known to be a offensive defenseman but he's now leading his team's defense in TOI in the SHL playoffs. Fingers crossed with this one.

My last pick, Tanner Laczynski is leading his NCAA team in scorning with 47 points. Nice.

So, no fireworks yet, but lots of good signs and up arrows across the board.

Just want to point out in the past 3 iterations of this Mock Draft, the Oilers would end up stealing my work and drafting a player I selected. We have 2017 (Kirill Maksimov), 2016 (Filip Berglund), and 2015 (Connor McDavid), and they're all tracking pretty pretty well. Snatch me up Oilers scouts. ;)

The 2018 Mock Entry Drat will start in a few weeks.
 

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Nothing high end, but a good balanced draft with a ton of upward trending prospects at different stages of their development. That's a solid draft so far...

My top three of Clayton Keller, Cam Morrison and Joey Anderson have all trended very well in the last two seasons but the rest of the draft hasn't panned out with the exception of Oskar Steen and Tarmo Reunanen being longshot prospects at this point.
 

Raab

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#12 - Tyson Jost
#42 - Samuel Girard
#81 - Brett Murray
#102 - Tim Gettinger
#132 - Jordy Stallard
#162 - Colby Sissons

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#86 - Aapeli Rasanen
#94 - James Greenway
#116 - Markus Nurmi
#144 - Wouter Peeters
#146 - Matthew Phillips
#176 - Patrik Bajkov
#206 - Colin Grannary

Feel like I had a good draft for both teams when looking at their prospect pools. Feel like Chicago did real good considering they didn't have a pick until the 3rd round. Thanks again everyone for the great draft and comments are appreciated.

Well looking back at my 2016 Mock draft 2 years out. I can say Im very happy with it. Most of the guys who weren't drafted have since been signed by NHL clubs.
 

Delicious Pancakes

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Good work everybody getting the draft done so quickly. Thanks Soli for making my last couple picks. I have internet now so I'll summarize my selections:

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1 (28) - C Rasmus Asplund 5'11" 176 lbs. (Farjectad, SWE)
Best European after the big 3. Great skater who stepped up when Nylander went down at World Juniors.

2 (58) - LW Boris Katchouk 6'1" 179 lbs. (Sault St. Marie, OHL)
Katchouk has been improving late in the year. I expect a big season from him next year. Great motor.

3 (90) - G Joseph Woll 6'3" 196 lbs. (USNTDP U-18, USHL)
Big goalie with mobility. Would have liked to have gotten Gustavsson in round 2 but Woll is a great consolation prize.

4 (118) - F Joona Koppanen 6'5" 194 lbs. (Ilves, FIN-JR)
Big forward who can move and make plays. Dominant at times in junior. He's my darkhorse pick. I think he could be pretty special.

5 (124) - D Ondrej Kachyna 6'3" 192 lbs. (Hamilton, OHL)
First year in North America, had to learn the language and NA game. Got better as year went on. Expect a big jump next year.

6 (207) - D Filip Dusek 6'4" 203 lbs. (Stanstead College, MPHL)
Big mobile defender who can move the puck. Not a lot of offense right now but has a lot of potential. He's a project that will take some time.

7 (208) - RW Christofer Karlsen 5'7" 176 lbs. (HV 71, SWE-J20)
Little guy who is strong, can skate and make plays. Classic case of if he was a few inches taller he would be rated much higher.

All in all a pretty balanced draft for the Blues.

My top 4 picks are all signed and/or tracking well, especially Katchouk. The other 3 picks not so much. Excited to see how Koppanen and Asplund translate their games to NA.
 

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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 2016 DRAFT
1/1 - Auston Matthews - C - Zurich Lions - NLA
1/27 - Victor Mete - LD - London Knights - OHL
2/31 - Pascal Laberge - RW - Victoriaville - QMJHL
2/60 - Andrew Peeke - RD - Green Bay - USHL
3/61 - Trent Frederic - C - U.S.N.D.P - USDP
3/71 - Filip Hronek - RD - HK Hradec - CZECH
4/91 - Jesper Bratt - LW - AIK Hockey - SWE2
4/100 - Henrik Borgström - C - HIFK U20 - FINJR
5/121 - Connor Bunnaman - C - Kitchener - OHL
6/151 - William Lockwood - RW - U.S.N.D.P - USDP
6/178 - Nikolaj Krag Christensen - C - Rødovre - DEN




I feel like I crushed this one pretty well.
 

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THE COLORADO AVALANCHE

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Are extremely pleased to select...
10TH OVERALL: LOGAN BROWN, C, WINDSOR SPITFIRES
40TH OVERALL: LUCAS JOHANSEN, D, KELOWNA ROCKETS
70TH OVERALL: COLTON POINT, G, CARLTON PLACE CANADIANS
130TH OVERALL: CASEY FITZGERALD, D, BOSTON COLLEGE
160TH OVERALL: BRANDON HAGEL, LW, RED DEER REBELS
190TH OVERALL: COLTON BOBYK, D, RED DEER REBELS

I should have spent less money on the ladies and more on my scouting staff lol.
 

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