Zakk's 2017 NHL Draft Ranking: Final Edition
Zachary DeVine, Hockey Prophets features writer who covers the San Jose Sharks for The Hockey Writers and Dobber's Prospects, has put together his Final ranking for the 2017 NHL Draft.
To see the Hockey Prophets' Top 62, go to 2017 Draft Class (The "99s").
[Ranking update: 6/20/2017]
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| Rank | PreviousRank | Name | Position | Birthdate | Height | Weight | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nico Hischier | C | 1/4/1999 | 6'1 | 176 | Halifax | QMJHL |
| 2 | 2 | Nolan Patrick | C | 9/19/1998 | 6'3 | 198 | Brandon | WHL |
| 3 | 3 | Elias Pettersson | F | 11/12/1998 | 6'2 | 161 | Timra | Allsvenskan |
| 4 | 6 | Cody Glass | C | 4/1/1999 | 6'2 | 170 | Portland | WHL |
| 5 | 5 | Miro Heiskanen | D | 7/18/1999 | 6'0 | 174 | HIFK | Liiga |
| 6 | 4 | Casey Mittlestadt | C | 11/22/1998 | 6'1 | 201 | Green Bay | USHL |
| 7 | 7 | Martin Necas | C | 1/15/1999 | 5'11 | 148 | Brno | CZE |
| 8 | 18 | Cale Makar | D | 10/30/1998 | 5'10 | 176 | Brooks | AJHL |
| 9 | 9 | Lias Andersson | F | 10/13/1998 | 5'11 | 198 | HV71 | SHL |
| 10 | 13 | Gabriel Vilardi | C | 8/16/1999 | 6'2 | 192 | Windsor | OHL |
| 11 | 8 | Eeli Tolvanen | LW | 4/22/1999 | 5'10 | 174 | Sioux City | USHL |
| 12 | 10 | Owen Tippett | RW | 2/16/1999 | 6'0 | 177 | Mississauga | OHL |
| 13 | 11 | Kailer Yamamoto | F | 9/29/1998 | 5'8 | 159 | Spokane | WHL |
| 14 | 14 | Kristian Vesalainen | LW | 6/1/1999 | 6'3 | 203 | Frolunda | SHL |
| 15 | 17 | Robin Salo | D | 10/13/1998 | 6'0 | 181 | Sport | Liiga |
| 16 | 15 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | 9/12/1999 | 5'11 | 181 | Spokane | WHL |
| 17 | 16 | Juuso Valimaki | D | 10/6/1998 | 6'2 | 201 | Tri-City | WHL |
| 18 | 23 | Nick Suzuki | C | 8/10/1999 | 5'11 | 183 | Owen Sound | OHL |
| 19 | 20 | Shane Bowers | C | 7/30/1999 | 6'0 | 170 | Waterloo | USHL |
| 20 | 19 | Timothy Liljegen | D | 4/30/1999 | 6'0 | 191 | Rogle | SHL |
| 21 | 22 | Urho Vaakaninen | D | 1/1/1999 | 6'1 | 187 | JYP | Liiga |
| 22 | 12 | Michael Rasmussen | C | 4/17/1999 | 6'5 | 203 | Tri-City | WHL |
| 23 | 21 | Maxime Comtois | LW | 1/8/1999 | 6'1 | 190 | Victoriaville | QMJHL |
| 24 | 45 | Alexi Lipanov | C | 8/17/1999 | 6'0 | 165 | Dynamo Balashikha | VHL |
| 25 | 25 | Jesper Boqvist | F | 10/30/1998 | 5'11 | 174 | Brynas | SuperElit |
| 26 | 24 | Stelio Mattheos | C | 6/14/1999 | 6'2 | 177 | Brandon | WHL |
| 27 | 26 | Nic Hague | D | 12/5/1998 | 6'6 | 214 | Mississauga | OHL |
| 28 | 29 | Ryan Poehling | C | 1/3/1999 | 6'3 | 185 | St. Cloud State | NCAA |
| 29 | 27 | Jake Oettinger | G | 12/18/1998 | 6'4 | 205 | Boston University | NCAA |
| 30 | 31 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 6/17/1999 | 6'0 | 170 | Portland | WHL |
| 31 | 28 | Antoine Morand | C | 2/18/1999 | 5'9 | 170 | Acadie-Bathurst | QMJHL |
| 32 | 30 | Cal Foote | D | 12/13/1998 | 6'4 | 209 | Kelowna | WHL |
| 33 | 32 | Klim Kostin | C | 5/5/1999 | 6'3 | 196 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL |
| 34 | 36 | Erik Brannstrom | D | 9/2/1999 | 5'10 | 172 | HV71 | SHL |
| 35 | 40 | Adam Ruzicka | F | 5/11/1999 | 6'4 | 209 | Sarnia | OHL |
| 36 | 33 | Ivan Lodnia | RW | 8/31/1999 | 5'10 | 181 | Erie | OHL |
| 37 | 37 | Marcus Davidsson | F | 11/18/1998 | 6'0 | 192 | Djugardens | SHL |
| 38 | 34 | Robert Thomas | C | 7/2/1999 | 5'10 | 176 | London | OHL |
| 39 | 38 | Scott Reedy | C | 4/4/1999 | 6'1 | 187 | USNTDP | USHL |
| 40 | 35 | Nikita A Popugaev | LW | 11/20/1998 | 6'4 | 191 | Moose Jaw | WHL |
| 41 | NR | Ostap Safin | F | 2/11/1999 | 6'4 | 198 | Sparta Praha | CZE |
| 42 | 41 | Morgan Geekie | C | 7/20/1998 | 6'2 | 178 | Tri-City | WHL |
| 43 | 39 | Jason Robertson | LW | 7/2/1999 | 6'2 | 194 | Kingston | OHL |
| 44 | 44 | Grant Mismash | C | 2/19/1999 | 6'0 | 183 | USNTDP | USHL |
| 45 | NR | Josh Norris | C | 5/5/1999 | 6'1 | 192 | USNTDP | USHL |
Zachary DeVine is a features writer for Hockey Prophets, and covers the San Jose Sharks and prospects for The Athletic, Dobber Prospects and more. You can follow Zakk on Twitter @zakkthebear
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