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2020 NHL Draft prospect profile: Jake Neighbours is one of the Draft’s most polarizing prospects

When it comes to the draft evaluation of Jake Neighbours, most people tend to agree that he will be taken in the first two rounds of the NHL Draft. However, depending on which scouts you ask, there are some that really like him, and some that really don’t.

Birthplace: Airdrie, AB, Canada
Date of birth: March 29, 2002
Shoots: Left
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 201 lbs.
Team: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

Neighbours was the fourth overall pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft, notably taken ahead of Seth Jarvis, who is solidly in the top-15 of most Draft rankings.