The stats: GP: 67, G:26, A:45, PTS: 71 The skinny: Best defenceman in this draft does it all. BOWEN BYRAM (D, VANCOUVER, WHL, 6-foot-1, 192 lbs.) Photo by Chris Relke / Vancouver Giantsĥ. Article content NHL Draft prospect Bowen Byram. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Put up points consistently, matched up well against older pivots. Already has the size and a complete skill set that any team would want in a centre. G:25, A:48, PTS: 73 The skinny: Big frame, big game, big upside. KIRBY DACH (C, SASKATOON, WHL, 6-foot-4, 200 lbs.) Photo by Liam Richards / Postmedia News filesĤ. At 2019 world junior tournament, had three assists in seven games and won bronze. The stats: GP: 29, G:8, A:5, PTS: 13 The skinny: Excelled as a power winger at three different levels this season in Russia with elite compete level and skill. NHL Draft prospect Vasili Podkolzin (right). Won under-18 and then world junior gold with five points (2-3) in seven games. The stats: GP:45, G: 22, A:16, PTS: 38 The skinny: Another big Finn who has dominated at the under-18 level as the country’s top sniper with 22 goals in 45 games while playing in the SM-liiga against men.

KAAPO KAKKO (LW, TPS TURKU, 6-foot-2, 194 lbs.) Article content NHL Draft prospect Kaapo Kakko. He bettered Clayton Keller’s USNDT program scoring record when he collected is 190th point over two seasons with the under-17 and under-18 teams. And like his older brother, an ability to maneuver through the neutral zone and be one step ahead of the play - often doing something spectacular like Patrick Kane to set up a linemate or get to the net - sets him apart.

The stats: GP: 41 G:23, A:63, PTS: 86 The skinny: It’s hard to find franchise centres and one who has improved skating and strength as much as Hughes. JACK HUGHES (C, USNDT, USHL, 5-foot-11, 170 lbs.)

Photo by Jeff Bassett / THE CANADIAN PRESSġ. Here’s a capsule look at top 10 prospects for the NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 21-22: He eats the right way and does everything away from the game that allows him to be special on the ice.” But off the ice, he does everything that it takes. “Obviously, you see on the ice how good he is. “His work ethic is second to none and I credit a lot of my success to him and I’m sure he’ll do the same,” said Quinn. Jack has a willingness to improve in the gym and on the ice that had Quinn, the Canucks’ first-round pick in 2018, searching for superlatives to describe his younger brother.

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