2018 NHL Draft : Round 2

Country

United States
Height

6' 4"
Weight

218
School

US-Under-18 (USAH-NTDP)
Date of Birth

March 14, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Big reliable defender who makes his money with simple up-ice plays and a very good job defending in his own end...

Jonatan Berggren

Country

Sweden
Height

5' 10"
Weight

183
School

Skelleftea (SHL)
Date of Birth

July 16, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Undersized winger-center with quickness, hands, and an penchant for generating offense...

34
Florida
Serron Noel
Right Wing RW
Oshawa (OHL)

Oshawa (OHL)
6' 5"
204

Serron Noel

Country

Canada
Height

6' 5"
Weight

204
School

Oshawa (OHL)
Date of Birth

August 8, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Giant raw wing who isn’t close to the final sum of his parts...

35
Montreal
Jesse Ylönen
Right Wing RW
Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)

Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
6' 0"
167

Jesse Ylönen

Country

Finland
Height

6' 0"
Weight

167
School

Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
Date of Birth

September 30, 1999
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Son of Juha, who played five seasons with Phoenix and other NHL teams...

36
Detroit
Jared McIssac
Defense D
Halifax (QMJHL)

Halifax (QMJHL)
6' 1"
189

Jared McIssac

Country

Canada
Height

6' 1"
Weight

189
School

Halifax (QMJHL)
Date of Birth

March 27, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Another offensive defenseman with 200 foot capability...

37
Vancouver
Jett Woo
Defense D
Moose Jaw (WHL)

Moose Jaw (WHL)
6' 0"
200

Jett Woo

Country

Canada
Height

6' 0"
Weight

200
School

Moose Jaw (WHL)
Date of Birth

July 2, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Ball of fire whose injury-riddled season had him sitting as an after thought out of the first round...

38
Montreal
Alexander Romanov
Defense D
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL)

CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL)
6' 1"
183

Alexander Romanov

Country

Russia
Height

6' 1"
Weight

183
School

CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL)
Date of Birth

January 6, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Made his North American debut in the World Junior A Challenge...

39
NY Rangers
Olof Lindbom
Goalie G
Djurgården (Allsvenskan)

Djurgården (Allsvenskan)
6' 2"
185

Olof Lindbom

(G)

Country

Sweden
Height

6' 2"
Weight

185
School

Djurgården (Allsvenskan)
Date of Birth

July 23, 2000
Shoots

Left

40
Edmonton
Ryan McLeod
Center C
Mississauga (OHL)

Mississauga (OHL)
6' 2.25"
206

Ryan McLeod

Country

Canada
Height

6' 2.25"
Weight

206
School

Mississauga (OHL)
Date of Birth

September 21, 1999
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Mikey's Brother is about as fast on his skates as big brother...

41
NY Islanders
Bode Wilde
Defense D
US-Under-18 (USAH-NTDP)

US-Under-18 (USAH-NTDP)
6' 2.5"
198

Bode Wilde

Country

United States
Height

6' 2.5"
Weight

198
School

US-Under-18 (USAH-NTDP)
Date of Birth

January 24, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

He is over 6 foot 2 and the first thing you notice is how fast he transports himself and the puck around the sheet...

42
Carolina
Jack Drury
Right Wing RW
Waterloo (USHL)

Waterloo (USHL)
5' 11"
174

Jack Drury

Country

United States
Height

5' 11"
Weight

174
School

Waterloo (USHL)
Date of Birth

February 3, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Doesn't standout as anything but an average sized kid with ordinary jump to his steps...

43
NY Islanders
Ruslan Iskhakov
Center C
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL)

CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL)
5' 8"
162

Ruslan Iskhakov

Country

Russia
Height

5' 8"
Weight

162
School

CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL)
Date of Birth

July 22, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Midget forward who was able to amass 107 points in 50 games after transferring to the Slovakia Under 18 league...

Albin Eriksson

Country

Sweden
Height

6' 3.5"
Weight

205
School

Skelleftea (SHL)
Date of Birth

July 20, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Big Swedish winger who plays both sides...

Scott Perunovich

Country

United States
Height

5' 8.75"
Weight

169
School

Minnesota-Duluth
Date of Birth

August 18, 1998
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Third year eligible undersized defender with excellent vision and creativity...

46
Washington
Martin Fehérváry
Defense D
Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)

Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)
6' 1.75"
194

Martin Fehérváry

Country

Slovakia
Height

6' 1.75"
Weight

194
School

Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)
Date of Birth

October 6, 1999
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Slovak defender who has played the last four years in Sweden...

Kody Clark

Country

Canada
Height

6' 1"
Weight

179
School

Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Date of Birth

October 13, 1999
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Son of Maple leaf legend, Wendel...

48
Ottawa
Jonathan Tychonick
Defense D
Penticton (BCHL)

Penticton (BCHL)
5' 11.5"
177

Jonathan Tychonick

Country

United States
Height

5' 11.5"
Weight

177
School

Penticton (BCHL)
Date of Birth

March 3, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Another of prototypical new age offense men who stands six foot and hasn’t reached 180 pounds...

49
Columbus
Kirill Marchenko
Left Winger LW
Mamonty Yugry (MHL)

Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
6' 2"
187

Kirill Marchenko

Country

Russia
Height

6' 2"
Weight

187
School

Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
Date of Birth

July 21, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Tall lanky Russian winger with good feet, balance, and stride...

50
Philadelphia
Adam Ginning
Defense D
Linköpings HC (SHL)

Linköpings HC (SHL)
6' 4"
206

Adam Ginning

Country

Sweden
Height

6' 4"
Weight

206
School

Linköpings HC (SHL)
Date of Birth

January 13, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Big physical defender whose skating, footwork, and pivots improved dramatically over the season...

51
Los Angeles
Akil Thomas
Center C
Niagara (OHL)

Niagara (OHL)
5' 11.25"
177

Akil Thomas

Country

Canada
Height

5' 11.25"
Weight

177
School

Niagara (OHL)
Date of Birth

January 2, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Smaller than average centre-forward who plays much bigger than his size...

52
Toronto
Sean Durzi
Defense D
Owen Sound (OHL)

Owen Sound (OHL)
6' 0"
188

Sean Durzi

Country

Canada
Height

6' 0"
Weight

188
School

Owen Sound (OHL)
Date of Birth

October 21, 1998
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

A third year eliglble defenseman prospect who had a great start...

DraftSite's comments: Penguins first choice is slight little offenseman whose as tough as they come with great balance,smarts, crisp passes and should have been taken in the first round

Calen Addison

Country

Canada
Height

5' 10"
Weight

178
School

Lethbridge (WHL)
Date of Birth

April 11, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Study, tough, undersized defenseman with good feet, balanced skating, a long glide and light edges...

Benoît-Olivier Groulx

Country

Canada
Height

6' 1"
Weight

193
School

Halifax (MJAHL)
Date of Birth

February 6, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

The first pick in the 2016 QMJHL draft is a big solid wing whose not afraid to get gritty...

55
Arizona
Kevin Bahl
Defense D
Ottawa 67's (OHL)

Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6' 6.25"
216

Kevin Bahl

Country

Canada
Height

6' 6.25"
Weight

216
School

Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Date of Birth

June 27, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Huge raw defenseman with underrated puck handling and distribution skill, he plays a physical game and gets his long stick into lanes useing his reach to defend...

56
Montreal
Jacob Olofsson
Center C
Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)

Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)
6' 2.5"
189

Jacob Olofsson

Country

Sweden
Height

6' 2.5"
Weight

189
School

Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)
Date of Birth

February 8, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Younger prospect whose played big minutes for Timra in the Allsvenskan...

57
Boston
Axel Andersson
Defense D
Djurgården (Allsvenskan)

Djurgården (Allsvenskan)
5' 11.75"
178

DraftSite's comments: Bruins take a six foot defender that is offensively gifted but not so in defensive end

Axel Andersson

Country

Sweden
Height

5' 11.75"
Weight

178
School

Djurgården (Allsvenskan)
Date of Birth

February 10, 2000
Shoots

Right
Scouting Report

Long term developmental defender who needs to add better habits, gamble less in his end, and play with more grit...

58
Pittsburgh
Filip Hållander
Right Wing RW
Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)

Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)
6' 1.75"
188

Filip Hållander

Country

Sweden
Height

6' 1.75"
Weight

188
School

Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)
Date of Birth

June 29, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Lean, very agile winger with excellent edging, speed, and acceleration...

59
Tampa Bay
Gabriel Fortier
Left Winger LW
Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)

Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
5' 10"
170

DraftSite's comments: A small but strong forechecker who can play with anybody and drive the play from the bottom end of the lineup.

Gabriel Fortier

Country

Canada
Height

5' 10"
Weight

170
School

Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
Date of Birth

February 6, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

Undersized centre-forward who plays fast and all 200 feet...

60
Winnipeg
David Gustafsson
Center C
HV71 (SHL)

HV71 (SHL)
6' 1"
194

DraftSite's comments: One of the most advanced defensive centres in the class.

David Gustafsson

Country

Sweden
Height

6' 1"
Weight

194
School

HV71 (SHL)
Date of Birth

April 11, 2000
Shoots

Left
Scouting Report

No one who views him will see future star centremen or offensive scorer...

61
Las Vegas
Ivan D Morozov
Center C
Mamonty Yugry (MHL)

Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
6' 1"
180

DraftSite's comments: Golden Knights join the draft party with the selection of one of the most complete two-way edgy centers.

Ivan D Morozov