Name: Nico Hischier
2016-17 Team: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Stats: 57 GP, 38 goals, 48 assists, 86 points, 24 PIMs
Future Considerations Ranking: 2nd
NHL Comparable Player: Pavel Datsyuk
There has been a lot written on how the 2017 NHL Draft is going to be weaker than previous years.
While it is accepted that there isn’t a generational player like Connor McDavid that isn’t to say that there are extremely talented players who will be going in the top end of the draft.