NHL Mock Draft 7.0: Final Rankings Complete 7 Rounds With Full Prospect Analysis

We started doing our 2016 NHL mock draft back in November 2015 as a monthly publication. In early 2016, we shifted gears to bi-weekly releases. In May/June, we kicked it up a notch with three mock draft updates/month.

After several months of compiling mass amounts of information on prospects, we are now less than a week away from the NHL Draft in Buffalo.

NHL Mock Draft 7.0 brings forth our final edition. Our final rankings are subject to change with trades leading up to the draft. Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to fix the mock for deals conducted on the draft floor.

Obviously we’ve tried to use a mix of best available player (BAP) coupled with positional needs, weighing out the two to find which prospect fits best. We also tried to pay close attention to filling the proper needs in later rounds.

Given that scouting is so subjective, opinions tend to vary across the board. Unexpected players rise and fall, making this an imperfect art.

It was only a year ago when 50th ranked (CSS) Nikita Korostelev dropped to the 7th round. Given the Russian U18 doping scandal in 2015-16, don’t be surprised if a few teams are hesitant to draft those players.

Even if you disagree with the rankings in our mock draft, think of this as a great resource for 2016 draft-eligible prospects.

For over seven months, we’ve been collecting prospect information/analysis from a variety of different sources. The man hours put in make this the most comprehensive one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the players expected to be drafted.



Don’t forget to bookmark us for a post-draft reference guide. Now with full profiles for all 211 prospects, we have the information on that late 5th, 6th, or 7th rounder your team drafted that you’ve never heard of.

Keep tuned following the draft as we grade and give analysis for all 30 teams.

This year’s draft class is somewhat deep, but there’s a noticeable drop-off around the 3rd/4th round. There are also several talented leftover 19-year-old’s that were passed over in 2015. Teams should be busy signing free agents, offering try-out invites following the draft.

There are also several 2014 draft picks that will re-enter the draft. The list was headlined by Conner Bleackley, Dylan Sadowy, and Vaclav Karabacek, but it seems Bleackley is the only one of those three to go unsigned.

What’s New in Version 7.0 (compared to 6.5)?



– We have full player profiles for all 211 prospects

– Updates/additions to several player profiles

– Congrats to the Pens of their Cup Victory, with that we finally have a clear picture of the entire draft order.

– Movement of picks including recent trades and compensation.

– (introduced in version 6.5) Updated measurements (height/weight) for several prospects who attended the NHL Scouting Combine.

Draft pick ownership information was gathered through www.generalfanager.com



If you would like to see team-by-team draft picks, it can be found on the final slide.



Interested in writing about your favorite team? We have included application links to all 30 team sites on the FanSided Network on the last slide.



