Sleepers for the 2020 NHL Draft

[Erikfromfin]

Joona Lehmus comes to mind. Liked him in the U16 and U17 National teams past 2 years. Small but good skating and mobile puck carrying defensman a poor mans Eemil Viro. Offensive production is a red flag but I think there might be some veeery long term upside

 

[BobbyShehan]

brandon coe from north bay. good sized RW.

Brandon Coe at eliteprospects.com

I remember Coe being highly praised a couple of years back, like a sure low first round pick. Seems like he didn't quite meet the expectations, yet. I'm a little worried about his upside but I'd like to hear from people who've seen him more.

 

[mazmin]

Isaak Phillips, LHD, Sudbury OHL

Tall defender that can skate, shoot and pass. To me he’s a 1st round talent, but probably falls to the second or third round.

 

[greasysnapper]

You can't have sleepers if you haven't even slept yet.

 

[wetcoast]

I did not see a thread for this yet and I'm always interested in the collective board's view on sleeper's for June's draft. Don't bother posting if someone is likely to go in the top 45 picks, you guys know who is flying under the radar, let's hear from you:

Thanks

Basically every fan of their teams 2nd round picks and beyond in 4 months.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I wanted to add another player. Jacob Truscott. Wasn't impressed last season. Very impressed this season.

Noah Grannan is another player who the same applies to, although he's a lower caliber of player. There are still a few other goalies I'd list before him, so I don't want to expand the sleeper list too much to include him, but he fits into the category with Truscott of NTDP players I wasn't impressed with last season that I am impressed with this season.

 

[emptyNedder]

My top 3 would be:
Ronan Seeley
Brett Berard
Jack Finley

Seeley and Finley are doing their best to get noticed since I identified them as sleepers.

Finley has 2 assists in two games and has 33/44 face-off wins.

Seeley has played in 4 games and has 4 assists (thanks to 3 last night) and has not been on the ice for a single 5-on-5 goal against in those four games.

 

[LeProspector]

Will Cuylle

 

[emptyNedder]

More Boom or Bust than sleeper.

Evan Vierling. Went 2nd overall behind Byfield in the 18 OHL draft. Then had some problems in Flint—who knows if it was attitude or typical challenges faced by 16-year-old in new situation. In any event, after being traded to Barrie he produced like a first rounder. He has near elite talent, yet is being ranked/mocked in the 4th.

 

[Mario le Magnifique]

As per my NHL20, some random generationnal FRANCHISE branded clone will get picked before Lafreniere, and he will play for the Nordiques.

 

[m0pe]

Zayde Wisdom.

One of the younger players in the draft. Tenacious, speedy, can finish. Good ES producer.

Also the best name in the draft.

 

[tfong]

Ovchinnikov I agree is very underrated just like a lot of Russians this draft. Guys like him and Khusnutidov aren't talked about enough.

Draft analyst had him in their top 20 earlier and elevated him to 12 in their latest edition.

 

[Gargyn]

People are sleeping on Amirov. Kid is a beauty.

 

[DinosaurBones]

How high does Sokolov go having being past over in the previous draft hmmmm

 

[Favin]

I could add a bunch, but will start with these two that I believe are significantly undervalued:

1. Sam Colangelo, RW, Chicago Steel. Size, speed, shot. Got better as year went on. Often reminds me of David Pastrnak type player. Appears on most lists as 2nd/3rd rounder. Should be a 1st rounder.

2. Ian Moore, RHD, St. Marks School (US Prep). Harvard commit has drawn a lot of scouts in 2nd half of season. Plays two-way game, great awareness/maturity with puck, great skating. If I had to come up with a player comp... Jacob Bernard-Docker comes to mind. Appears on many lists as later rounder, should be 2nd/3rd rounder.

 

[jvr32]

William Villeneuve didn't make Bob McKenzie's top 62 mid term list (and was not even a honorary mention) yet he is

1st in points for all QMJHL Defensemen
1st in points per game for all QMJHL defenseman
March 2002 birthday
Good underlying numbers

But he didn't play at the Hlinka, because that's what counts.

 

[spikethedog]

Basically, any prospect who has drastically increased their results in the 2nd half is a potential sleeper - meaning that they will be drafted higher than most of the current rankings. The list below shows some of those (wasn't able to get game by game results for Finland or Sweden) prospects on the rise. I have also noted in a separate list which of these I believe are likely to still go significantly higher than their current rankings at the draft. I would add Joni Jurmo to the list of sleepers below although I don't have any game by game details on him. Note: The NHL rankings are combined from their 4 lists. BM stands for Bob McKenzie's mid-season poll of scouts. The Risers 68G EQ Name League E-Mac NHL BM GP Pts Start of Rise Pos Ht Wt S Nat Gold Standards - For Others to Compare to 146 Lafreniere, Alexis QMJHL 1 1 1 52 112 Beginning of season LW 6'1 193 L CDN 146 Rossi, Marco OHL 7 9 7 56 120 Beginning of season C 5'9 183 L AUT Risers - Pure Fire 165 Jarvis, Seth WHL 21 31 24 26 63 Since New Years RW 5'10 175 R CDN 150 Chinakhov, Yegor (OA1) MHL 88 88 NR 10 22 Since 20-Jan-02 RW 6'0 178 L RUS 138 Perfetti, Cole OHL 8 6 8 34 69 Since 06-Dec-01 LW 5'10 177 L CDN 127 Sokolov Yegor (OA2) QMJHL 68 168 NR 22 41 Since U20 World Juniors RW 6'4 223 R RUS Risers - Worthy of Re-evaluation 120 Quinn, Jack OHL 15 15 19 30 53 Since New Years RW 6'0 176 R CDN 118 Beryozkin, Maxim MHL 59 69 NR 15 26 Since 19-Jan-02 RW 6'2 201 R RUS 113 Robins, Tristen WHL 89 247 NR 29 48 Since Christmas C 5'10 176 R CDN 112 Ovchinnikov, Dmitri MHL 83 211 NR 17 28 Since Christmas Eve C 5'11 161 L RUS 108 Hardie, James OHL 69 388 NR 27 43 Since Christmas LW 5'11 176 L CDN 95 Fontaine, Gunnarwolfe (OA2) USHL 175 NR NR 25 35 Since Christmas LW 5'8 172 L USA 94 Sourdif, Justin WHL 38 37 32 16 22 Since 31-Jan-02 C 5'11 173 R CDN 93 Greig, Ridly WHL 35 40 31 22 30 Since 05-Jan-02 C 5'11 163 L CDN Risers - Changed Circumstances 99 Amirov, Rodion MHL 18 13 22 13 19 Move to MHL - 05-Jan-02 LW 6'0 167 L RUS 83 Vierling, Evan OHL 82 LV NR 28 34 Trade to Barrie - 09-Jan-02 C 6'0 167 L CDN 80 Chromiak, Martin OHL 26 103 NR 28 33 Move to OHL - 02-Jan-02 RW 6'0 187 R SVK 80 Dufour, William QMJHL 161 178 NR 28 33 Trade to Drummondville - 28-Dec-01 RW 6'2 195 R CDN 77 Mysak, Jan OHL 31 24 53 22 25 Move to OHL - 18-Jan-02 LW 6'0 170 L CZE 70 Wisdom, Zayde OHL 94 160 NR 28 29 Since Chromiak addition - 02-Jan-02 C 5'10 195 R CDN 68 Cardwell, Ethan OHL 103 187 NR 26 26 Trade to Barrie - 10-Jan-02 C 5'11 180 R CDN Risers - Defensemen on the Move 73 Sanderson, Jake USHL 10 19 9 13 14 Since 20-Jan-02 D 6'2 185 L USA 71 Villeneuve, William QMJHL 50 194 NR 21 22 Since 18-Jan-02 D 6'1 175 R CDN [TBODY] [/TBODY] Significantly Higher - A Sleeper # Likely in the Current Range Chinakhov 1 Jarvis Sokolov 2 Perfetti Beryozkin 3 Quinn Robins 4 Sourdif Ovchinnikov 5 Greig Hardie 6 Amirov Fontaine 7 Sanderson Vierling 8 Chromiak 9 Dufour 10 Mysak 11 Wisdom 12 Cardwell 13 Villeneuve 14 Jurmo 15 [TBODY] [/TBODY]

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[CaptTennille]

Khusnutidov
Colangelo
Simontaival

 

[Newfoundland]

William Villeneuve didn't make Bob McKenzie's top 62 mid term list (and was not even a honorary mention) yet he is

1st in points for all QMJHL Defensemen
1st in points per game for all QMJHL defenseman
March 2002 birthday
Good underlying numbers

But he didn't play at the Hlinka, because that's what counts.

He also played for the Sea Dogs lets keep that in mind.

 

[Johnny Hanson]

He also played for the Sea Dogs lets keep that in mind.

Which means what?

 

[Newfoundland]

Which means what?

not a good team, but also not complete bottom feeders like they were before.

 

[neelynugs]

like what i've been reading about devon levi. small goalie, but maybe take a 7th round shot on him.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

What's the deal with Sam Colangelo being rated #63? 58 points, +32 in 44 games for Chicago Steel of the USHL. 6'2" RW. Reading his scouting report he sounds a lot like Mark Stone. I just started looking up this kid's highlights because of this thread and he's looking like he could be the kind of top 9RWer that is tough to play against in all areas of the ice and he's got a great wrist shot to boot. Originally I was hoping that the Wings would pick JJ Peterka with one of their late 2nds but now I'm kind of hoping that Colangelo falls to us in the 48-63 range.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Daniel Torgersson
Jack Finley

 

[jc17]

Basically, any prospect who has drastically increased their results in the 2nd half is a potential sleeper - meaning that they will be drafted higher than most of the current rankings. The list below shows some of those (wasn't able to get game by game results for Finland or Sweden) prospects on the rise. I have also noted in a separate list which of these I believe are likely to still go significantly higher than their current rankings at the draft. I would add Joni Jurmo to the list of sleepers below although I don't have any game by game details on him. Note: The NHL rankings are combined from their 4 lists. BM stands for Bob McKenzie's mid-season poll of scouts. The Risers 68G EQ Name League E-Mac NHL BM GP Pts Start of Rise Pos Ht Wt S Nat Gold Standards - For Others to Compare to 146 Lafreniere, Alexis QMJHL 1 1 1 52 112 Beginning of season LW 6'1 193 L CDN 146 Rossi, Marco OHL 7 9 7 56 120 Beginning of season C 5'9 183 L AUT Risers - Pure Fire 165 Jarvis, Seth WHL 21 31 24 26 63 Since New Years RW 5'10 175 R CDN 150 Chinakhov, Yegor (OA1) MHL 88 88 NR 10 22 Since 20-Jan-02 RW 6'0 178 L RUS 138 Perfetti, Cole OHL 8 6 8 34 69 Since 06-Dec-01 LW 5'10 177 L CDN 127 Sokolov Yegor (OA2) QMJHL 68 168 NR 22 41 Since U20 World Juniors RW 6'4 223 R RUS Risers - Worthy of Re-evaluation 120 Quinn, Jack OHL 15 15 19 30 53 Since New Years RW 6'0 176 R CDN 118 Beryozkin, Maxim MHL 59 69 NR 15 26 Since 19-Jan-02 RW 6'2 201 R RUS 113 Robins, Tristen WHL 89 247 NR 29 48 Since Christmas C 5'10 176 R CDN 112 Ovchinnikov, Dmitri MHL 83 211 NR 17 28 Since Christmas Eve C 5'11 161 L RUS 108 Hardie, James OHL 69 388 NR 27 43 Since Christmas LW 5'11 176 L CDN 95 Fontaine, Gunnarwolfe (OA2) USHL 175 NR NR 25 35 Since Christmas LW 5'8 172 L USA 94 Sourdif, Justin WHL 38 37 32 16 22 Since 31-Jan-02 C 5'11 173 R CDN 93 Greig, Ridly WHL 35 40 31 22 30 Since 05-Jan-02 C 5'11 163 L CDN Risers - Changed Circumstances 99 Amirov, Rodion MHL 18 13 22 13 19 Move to MHL - 05-Jan-02 LW 6'0 167 L RUS 83 Vierling, Evan OHL 82 LV NR 28 34 Trade to Barrie - 09-Jan-02 C 6'0 167 L CDN 80 Chromiak, Martin OHL 26 103 NR 28 33 Move to OHL - 02-Jan-02 RW 6'0 187 R SVK 80 Dufour, William QMJHL 161 178 NR 28 33 Trade to Drummondville - 28-Dec-01 RW 6'2 195 R CDN 77 Mysak, Jan OHL 31 24 53 22 25 Move to OHL - 18-Jan-02 LW 6'0 170 L CZE 70 Wisdom, Zayde OHL 94 160 NR 28 29 Since Chromiak addition - 02-Jan-02 C 5'10 195 R CDN 68 Cardwell, Ethan OHL 103 187 NR 26 26 Trade to Barrie - 10-Jan-02 C 5'11 180 R CDN Risers - Defensemen on the Move 73 Sanderson, Jake USHL 10 19 9 13 14 Since 20-Jan-02 D 6'2 185 L USA 71 Villeneuve, William QMJHL 50 194 NR 21 22 Since 18-Jan-02 D 6'1 175 R CDN [TBODY] [/TBODY] Significantly Higher - A Sleeper # Likely in the Current Range Chinakhov 1 Jarvis Sokolov 2 Perfetti Beryozkin 3 Quinn Robins 4 Sourdif Ovchinnikov 5 Greig Hardie 6 Amirov Fontaine 7 Sanderson Vierling 8 Chromiak 9 Dufour 10 Mysak 11 Wisdom 12 Cardwell 13 Villeneuve 14 Jurmo 15 [TBODY] [/TBODY]

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Is there a precedent for the late risers having nhl success closer to their year-long results or 2nd half?