2015 NHL Draft, how my consensus rank compared

I had make a consensus ranking list for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft for Puckoffeh.com Top 50 Prospects, here’s a look at where the players were ranked and where they actually went. Nobody climbed more than Boston Bruins selection Right Winger Zachary Senyshyn who went 15th overall jumping up 33 spots from being tied for 48th. The biggest faller was Defenceman Ryan Pilon nephew of former NHLer Rich Pilon who went 147th overall after being ranked 40th on the list, a massive drop of 107 spots and potentially one heck of a steal by his uncle’s former team the New York Islanders who picked him in the 5th Round.  The two other biggest fallers of the draft were Mitch Van Sompel who went 35 picks lower than his 47 ranking at 82 again getting snagged by the New York Islanders, and then there was Oliver Kylington who went 60th overall to the Calgary Flames, 33 spots lower than his 27th rank and significantly lower than expected for a guy who at one time was projected as a top five for this very draft. I had only four of my picks end up right on the rank out of 50, not great considering #1 Mcdavid, and #2 Eichel were mulligans with #8 Werenski and #24 Konecny being the only others who were picked exactly where they were ranked. A good portion of the picks ended up somewhat close to there rank including five others that were only one off of where they went.

My Rank

Position Drafted

Player

Pos.

Nationality

Current
Team

1

1 (Even)

Connor
McDavid

C

Canadian

Erie
Otters (OHL)

2

2 (Even)

Jack
Eichel

C

American

Boston
University (NCAA)

3

5 (-2)

Noah
Hanifin

D

American

Boston
College (NCAA)

4

3 (+1)

Dylan
Strome

C

Canadian

Erie
Otters (OHL)

5

4 (+1)

Mitchell
Marner

C

Canadian

London
Knights (OHL)

6

7 (-1)

Ivan
Provorov

D

Russian

Brandon
Wheat Kings (WHL)

7

11 (-4)

Lawson
Crouse

LW

Canadian

Kingston
Frontenacs (OHL)

8

8 (Even)

Zachary
Werenski

D

American

University
of Michigan (NCAA)

9

10 (-1)

Mikko
Rantanen

C/W

Finnish

TPS
(Liiga)

10

6 (+4)

Pavel
Zacha

C/LW

Czech

Sarnia
Sting (OHL)

11

16 (-5)

Mathew
Barzal

C

Canadian

Seattle
Thunderbirds (WHL)

12

9 (+3)

Timo
Meier

RW/C

Swiss

Halifax
Mooseheads (QMJHL)

13

17 (-4)

Kyle
Connor

C

American

Youngstown
Phantoms (USHL)

14

30 (-16)

Nick
Merkley

C

Canadian

Kelowna
Rockets (WHL)

15

13 (+2)

Jakub
Zboril

D

Czech

Saint
John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

16

19 (-3)

Yevgeni
Svechnikov

LW

Russian

Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)

17

18 (-1)

Thomas
Chabot

D

Canadian

Saint
John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

18

31 (-13)

Jeremy
Roy

D

Canadian

Sherbrooke
Phoenix (QMJHL)

19

21 (-2)

Colin
White

RW/C

American

U.S.
National U18 Team (USDP)

20

14 (+6)

Jake
DeBrusk

LW

Canadian

Swift
Current Broncos (WHL)

21

47 (-26)

Jansen
Harkins

C

Canadian

Prince
George Cougars (WHL)

22

38 (-16)

Paul
Bittner

LW

American

Portland
Winterhawks (WHL)

23

20 (+3)

Joel
Eriksson Ek

C

Swedish

Farjestad
(SHL)

24

24 (Even)

Travis
Konecny

C/RW

Canadian

Ottawa
67’s (OHL)

25

29 (-4)

Garbiel
Carlsson

D

Swedish

Linkoping
J20 (SuperElit)

26

37 (-11)

Brandon
Carlo

D

American

Tri-City
Americans (WHL)

27

60 (-33)

Oliver
Kylington

D

Swedish

Farjestad
(SHL)

28

46 (-18)

Daniel
Sprong

RW

Netherlands

Charlottetown
Islanders (QMJHL)

29

12 (+17)

Denis
Guryanov

RW/LW

Russian

Ladia
Togliatti (MHL)

30

23 (+7)

Brock
Boeser

RW

American

Waterloo
Black Hawks (USHL)

31

26 (+5)

Noah
Juulsen

D

Canadian

Everett
Silvertips (WHL)

32

27 (+5)

Jacob
Larsson

D

Swedish

Frolunda
(SHL)

33

22 (+11)

Ilya
Samsonov

G

Russian

Stalnye
Lisy Magnitogorsk (MHL)

34

48 (-14)

Filip
Chlapik

C

Czech

Charlottetown
Islanders (QMJHL)

35

25 (+10)

Jack
Roslovic

C/RW

American

U.S.
National U18 Team (USDP)

36

45 (-9)

Jakob
Forsbacka-Karlsson

C

Swedish

Omaha
Lancers (USHL)

37

61 (-24)

Jeremy
Bracco

C/RW

American

U.S.
National U18 Team (USDP)

38

56 (-18)

Vince
Dunn

D

Canadian

Niagara
IceDogs (QMJHL)

39

50 (-11)

Jordan
Greenway

LW

American

U.S.
National U18 Team (USDP)

40

147 (-107)

Ryan
Pilon

D

Canadian

Brandon
Wheat Kings (WHL)

41

57 (-16)

Jonas
Siegenthaler

D

Swiss

ZSC
(NLA)

42

85 (-43)

Thomas
Novak

C

American

Waterloo
Black Hawks (USHL)

43

34 (+9)

Travis
Dermott

D

Canadian

Erie
Otters (OHL)

44

40 (-4)

Nicolas
Meloche

D

Canadian

Baie-Comeau
Drakkar (QMJHL)

45

28 (+17)

Anthony
Beauvillier

LW/C

Canadian

Shawinigan
Cataractes (QMJHL)

46

42 (+4)

Mackenzie
Blackwood

G

Canadian

Barrie
Colts (OHL)

47

82 (-35)

Mitch
Vande Sompel

D/F

Canadian

Oshawa
Generals (OHL)

T-48,49

59 (-11,-10)

Julius
Nattinen

F

Finnish

JYP-Akatemia
(Mestis)

T-48,49

15 (+33,+34)

Zachary
Senyshyn

RW

Canadian

Sault
Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

50

32 (+18)

Christian
Fischer

C

American

U.S.
National U18 Team (USDP)