NHL Mock Draft 5.0: Rounds 1-7 With Over 200 Player Profiles

Looking for the latest version of our mock draft? NHL Mock Draft 5.5 (released May 20th) is linked here.

NHL Mock Draft 5.0 brings forth our 10th edition which started back in November 2015 as a monthly release. In the past couple of months, we shifted gears to bi-weekly editions.

Now that we have less than two months to go until June’s Draft in Buffalo, our NHL mock draft will be accelerated to release every 10 or 11 days until the final rankings prior to the first round on June 24th.

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 fit best. We also tried to pay close attention to filling the proper positional 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. 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. With over 200 player profiles (95 percent of all so far – aiming for 100), we have the information on that late 5th, 6th, or 7th rounder your team drafted that you’ve never heard of.

This year’s draft class is particularly deep, similar to last year. 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.

What’s New in Version 5.0 (compared to 4.5)?

– We now have roughly 200 player profiles

– Updates/additions to over 50 player profiles

– Not a ton of movement, but a few late risers (CHL Finals, U18 Aftermath, World Hockey Championship)

– Honorable Mentions section has been added on the second last slide, which features players in that final tier between the 5th-7th rounds who could also hear their names called at the Draft.

2016 NHL Mock Draft order is determined by NHL final regular season standings. It’s also important to remember that more movement of picks is expected on draft day.

Draft pick ownership information was gathered through www.generalfanager.com – it’s worth noting that several conditional trades are still in place, or options for picks to be sent in 2016 or 2017. We will include those picks as they are confirmed.

Conditional Picks

R1/2 CGY via DAL – Kris Russell Trade

R1 ARZ via NYR – Option for ’16/or ’17

R2 BOS via EDM – Option for ’16/or ’17

via NHL Hockey Operations,

Entry Draft Order

The order of selection among the Member Clubs in each season shall be determined in the following manner:

A composite of all Member Clubs shall be prepared by placing:

i) First the Clubs which failed to qualify for the preceding playoffs in the order of points earned by each of them in the regular schedule of the preceding season starting with the Club having the lowest points total and followed by the Club having the next lowest points total, and so forth.



ii) The Clubs which participated in the preceding playoffs (but had not been ranked first in their respective Divisions and had not won the Stanley Cup that season) in order of points earned by each of them in the regular schedule of the preceding season starting with the Club having the lowest total points and followed by the Club having the next lowest total points, and so forth.



iii) The Clubs which had been ranked first in their Divisions during the next preceding season (but had not won the Stanley Cup that season) in the order of points earned by each of them in the regular schedule of the preceding season starting with the Club having the lowest total points and followed by the Club having the next lowest total points, and so forth.



iv) The Stanley Cup winner shall select last, thus, positioning all Clubs on the list.



In the event of a tie for any position, such tie shall be resolved by application of the rules governing the determination of final League standings. The resulting list shall constitute the order of selection.

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