Who could’ve predicted the season Nick Robertson had. After a mediocre 27 goals in 54 games for the Peterborough Petes in his draft year, Robertson dominated the OHL en route to 55 goals in 46 games, the most in the league that season. He made the first OHL All-Star Team, he won the OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player award, and he was the CHL Sportsman of the Year. And he did all of this in his age-18 season.
Acquired: 53rd in the 2019 draft
As one of the youngest players in his draft year, just four days removed from being in the 2020 Draft instead of 2019, Robertson’s stock has skyrocketed to the moon.