Mock Draft Round-Up

The Mock Draft Round-Up
is the consensus of 5 mock drafts.

2009 NHL Draft Picks:

Pick Team Player Pos %
1.

John Tavares

C 80%
2.

Victor Hedman

D 80%
3.

Matt Duchene

C 80%
4.

Evander Kane

C 60%
5.

Brayden Schenn

C 20%
6.

Jared Cowen

D 40%
7.

Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson

LW 40%
8.

Dmitry Kulikov

D 20%
9.

Nazem Kadri

C 40%
10.

Ryan Ellis

D 40%
11.

Zack Kassian

RW 40%
12.

Scott Glennie

RW 20%
13.

Jacob Josefson

C 20%
14.

John Moore

D 40%
15.

Simon Despres

D 40%
16.

David Rundblad

D 20%
17.

Jordan Schroeder

C 20%
18.

Louis Leblanc

C 40%
19.

Drew Shore

C 20%
20.

Carter Ashton

RW 20%
21.

Jeremy Morin

LW 20%
22.

Stefan Elliot

D 40%
23.

Peter Holland

C 20%
24.

Dylan Olsen

D 20%
25.

Chris Kreider

C 20%
26.

Calvin De Haan

D 40%
27.

Jordan Caron

RW 20%
28.

Zach Budish

RW 20%
29.

Carl Klingberg

LW 20%
30.

Tim Erixon

D 20%
 

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