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NHL Mock Draft: Joun’s Full 2016 First Round Mock – May Edition

By David Joun |
Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A general view of the complete draft board after the completion of the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A general view of the complete draft board after the completion of the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A general view of the complete draft board after the completion of the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A general view of the complete draft board after the completion of the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

The NHL Entry Draft is less than 50 days away for the Vancouver Canucks, and here at The Canuck Way, we have the weekly NHL Mock Draft for you.

Now is the time for the NHL Mock Drafts. The Draft Lottery is now in the rear-view mirror and the final consensus rankings are coming out from all over the NHL scouting world. With the dust settling after a storied lottery for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver knows better what to expect at the draft. Or do they really? With the Edmonton Oilers holding up their fourth-overall pick high and mighty a trade bait, nothing is set in stone until the Canucks hit the podium.

But nothing will hold us back from our second Mock Draft of the first 30 picks of the Entry Draft that is set to go on for two days, starting on June 24th, 2016. If anything, the uncertainty of it all breeds the need for a mock draft.

As a result of the regular season standings and the Stanley Cup Playoffs to date, here is the draft order set for the first round of this year’s entry draft. For the three matchups that have yet to be decided, the regular season record was used to select the winners.

  1. Toronto Maple Leafs
  2. Winnipeg Jets
  3. Columbus Blue Jackets
  4. Edmonton Oilers
  5. Vancouver Canucks
  6. Calgary Flames
  7. Arizona Coyotes
  8. Buffalo Sabres
  9. Montreal Canadiens
  10. Colorado Avalanche
  11. New Jersey Devils
  12. Ottawa Senators
  13. Carolina Hurricanes
  14. Boston Bruins
  15. Minnesota Wild
  16. Detroit Red Wings
  17. Nashville Predators
  18. Philadelphia Flyers
  19. New York Islanders
  20. Arizona Coyotes (via NY Rangers)
  21. Carolina Hurricanes (via Los Angeles)
  22. Winnipeg Jets (via Chicago)
  23. St. Louis Blues
  24. Florida Panthers
  25. Anaheim Ducks
  26. Toronto Maple Leafs (via Pittsburgh)
  27. Tampa Bay Lightning
  28. Boston Bruins (via San Jose)
  29. Dallas Stars
  30. Washington Capitals

GM Jim Benning was extremely disappointed with the outcome of the draft lottery. But now that the lottery has settled and the playoffs are putting the draft order into focus, it is time to continue with the mock draft.

MOCK DRAFT #1: Beichler has Chychrun over Juolevi

Are the results of the 2016 World Championships going to shift top players around in the first few selections of the draft? How about the extended playoff coverage the London Knights are getting in the OHL? Let’s find out. Here is the second mock draft on The Canuck Way.

Next: Top of the Order: Picks 1 to 5

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1. Toronto Maple Leafs

2. Winnipeg Jets

<p style=. Center. ZSC Lions, NLA. Auston Matthews. 2. player. 30

3. Columbus Blue Jackets

4. Edmonton Oilers

London Knights, OHL. Matthew Tkachuk. 4. player. 148. <p style=. Left Wing

5. Vancouver Canucks

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHL. Pierre-Luc Dubois. 5. player. 104. <p style=. Forward

Next: The Best of the Rest: Picks 6-10

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 6. Calgary Flames

player. 112. <p style=. Defense. London Knights, OHL. Olli Juolevi. 6

7. Arizona Coyotes

Mississauga Steelheads, OHL. Alex Nylander. 7. player. 121. <p style=. Wing

8. Buffalo Sabres

player. 12. <p style=. Defense. Sarnia Sting, OHL. Jakob Chychrun. 8

9. Montreal Canadiens

Right Winger. Val-d'Or Foreurs, QMJHL. Julien Gauthier. 9. player. 152. <p style=

10. Colorado Avalanche

Forward. Penticton Vees, BCHL. Tyson Jost. 10. player. 103. <p style=

Next: This is a Deep Draft: Picks 11-15

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 11. New Jersey Devils

<p style=. Center. Mississauga Steelheads, OHL. Michael McLeod. 11. player. 85

12. Ottawa Senators

Defense. Windsor Spitfires, OHL. Mikhail Sergachev. 12. player. 91. <p style=

13. Carolina Hurricanes

<p style=. Center. Windsor Spitfires, OHL. Logan Brown. 13. player. 109

14. Boston Bruins

<p style=. Defense. Calgary Hitmen, WHL. Jake Bean. 14. player. 70

15. Minnesota Wild

98. <p style=. Center. US National U18. Clayton Keller. 15. player

Next: Approaching Uncertainty: Picks 16-20

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16. Detroit Red Wings

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Left Wing, London Knights, OHL

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For the Detroit Red Wings who are facing the retirement or the return to Russia of franchise centerman Pavel Datsyuk, scoring help could be on the way with the selection of Max Jones of the London Knights. Jones should nicely fill in for the coming retirement of Henrik Zetterberg, as well.

17. Nashville Predators

University of Wisconsin, NCAA. Luke Kunin. 17. player. 151. <p style=. Center

18. Philadelphia Flyers

player. 68. <p style=. Left Wing. US National U18. Kieffer Bellows. 18

19. New York Islanders

Boston University, NCAA. Charlie McAvoy. 19. player. 106. <p style=. Defense

20. Arizona Coyotes (via NY Rangers)

121. <p style=. Defense. Penticton Vees, BCHL. Dante Fabbro. 20. player

Next: Still a Few Steals Left: Picks 21-25

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21. Carolina Hurricanes (via Los Angeles)

player. 109. <p style=. Centre. Team Russia U18, MHL. German Rubtsov. 21

22. Winnipeg Jets (via Chicago)

Riley Tufte. 22. player. 30. <p style=. Left Wing. Fargo Force, USHL

23. St. Louis Blues

Logan Stanley. 23. player. 99. <p style=. Defense. Windsor Spitfires, OHL

24. Florida Panthers

Forward. University of Connecticut, NCAA. Tage Thompson. 24. player. 87. <p style=

25. Anaheim Ducks

player. 105. <p style=. Center. Erie Otters, OHL. Alex Debrincat. 25

Next: Who Falls to the 2nd: Picks 26-30

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26. Toronto Maple Leafs (via Pittsburgh)

27. Tampa Bay Lightning

<p style=. Forward. Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL. Pascal Laberge. 27. player. 23

28. Boston Bruins (via San Jose)

Samuel Girard. 28. player. 70. <p style=. Defense. Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL

29. Dallas Stars

Gatineau Olympiques, QMJHL. Vitali Abramov. 29. player. 119. <p style=. Wing

30. Washington Capitals

<p style=. Forward. Farjestad BK, SHL. Rasmus Asplund. 30. player. 19

Next: The Canuck Way Roundtable: Draft Time is Decision Time

With the draft set to go June 24th at First Niagara Falls Center at Buffalo, New York, The Canuck Way will have you ready and updated on all the buzz surrounding the top prospects and what they could mean to the Canucks.

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