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2020 NHL Draft: The top prospects to watch with early 2002 birthdays

Last week, I released my Top 31 preseason draft rankings, where I previewed the top prospects available. Prior to that, I also put together lists of the oldest and youngest players eligible for June’s draft. I mentioned that a lot of the draft’s top prospects are born in early 2002. In the third and final installment of scouting blurbs about prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, we’ll be taking a look at the some of best prospects born between January and February of 2002.

Unlike the other two posts, where I stuck to a list of under ten players, I felt compelled to increase that amount for this one, for a couple of reasons.