2020 NHL Draft: Caps Select Hendrix Lapierre

With the 24th pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Capitals have selected center Hendrix Lapierre from Chicoutimi of the QMJHL.

Here’s how Lapierre was ranked by various scouts heading into this draft:

• Ranked #15 by TSN/McKenzie

Here’s more on Lapierre from our own Luke Adomanis:

Here’s another very interesting prospect. Last summer, Lapierre was pegged as a top five pick in this upcoming draft. But multiple concussions and a neck injury kept Lapierre to just 19 games this past season.