2020 NHL Entry Draft Prospect Profile: Justin Barron

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ImagesName: Justin Barron

Team: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

Position: Defense

Stats: 34 games played, 4 goals, 15 assists, 19 points, 6 PIMs,-19 plus/minus rating

NHL Central Scouting ranking: 16th (North American skaters)

Comparable NHL players: Travis Sanheim / Noah Hanifin

Like his QMJHL compatriot Hendrix Lapierre, Justin Barron did not have the 2019-20 season that he had hoped for or that scouts anticipated.

At this time last year, both players were considered to be potential top-10 or top-15 picks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. For Barron (a late 2001 birthday), he was coming off of a stellar 2018-19 campaign, where he helped Canada win gold at the Hlinka…