Islanders Country 2015 NHL Mock Draft

Daniel Sprong. Photo by Darrell Theriault

To get prepared for the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft on Friday, Islanders Country has joined the party and have done a mock draft of our own.

Like every other mock draft, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel go No. 1 and 2 respectively. In our mock draft, third-ranked North American skater Noah Hanifin falls as low as fifth overall.

Charlottetown Islanders forward Daniel Sprong is selected 24th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs by both Nolan and Nathan. Sprong is ranked 20th overall for North American skaters. Filip Chlapik, ranked 18th overall, does not make our first round picks, but does receive an honourable mention.

Other Islanders players Kameron Kielly, David Henley and Alexandre Goulet are expected to be drafted on Saturday in later rounds.

The first round of the NHL draft is Friday at 7 p.m. EST in Sunrise, Fla. Rounds 2-7 will conclude on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. EST.


Here is our 2015 NHL Mock Draft.

#	Team	Nolan’s Pick	Nathan’s Pick
1	Edmonton Oilers	Connor McDavid, F Erie, OHL	Connor McDavid, F Erie, OHL
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel, F Boston Univ., H-East	Jack Eichel, F Boston Univ., H-East
3	Arizona Coyotes	Noah Hanifin, D Boston College, H-East	Mitchell Marner, C London, OHL
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mitchell Marner, C London, OHL	Dylan Strome, C Erie, OHL
5	Carolina Hurricanes	Dylan Strome, C Erie, OHL	Noah Hanifin, D Boston College, H-East
6	New Jersey Devils	Ivan Provorov, D Brandon, WHL	Ivan Provorov, D Brandon, WHL
7	Philadelphia Flyers	Lawson Crouse, LW Kingston, OHL	Mathew Barzal, C Seattle, WHL
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mikko Rantanen, RW TPS, Finland	Mikko Rantanen, RW TPS, Finland
9	San Jose Sharks	Pavel Zacha, C Sarnia, OHL	Zach Werenski, D Univ. of Michigan
10	Colorado Avalanche	Mathew Barzal, C Seattle, WHL	Pavel Zacha, C Sarnia, OHL
11	Florida Panthers	Zach Werenski, D Univ. of Michigan	Lawson Crouse, LW Kingston, OHL
12	Dallas Stars	Kyle Connor, LW Youngstown, USHL	Timo Meier, RW Halifax, QMJHL
13	Los Angeles Kings	Timo Meier, RW Halifax, QMJHL	Travis Konecny, C Ottawa, OHL
14	Boston Bruins	Travis Konecny, C Ottawa, OHL	Kyle Connor, LW Youngstown, USHL
15	Calgary Flames	Nick Merkley, RW Kelowna, WHL	Nick Merkley, RW Kelowna, WHL
16	Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh Penguins)	Jakub Zboril, D Saint John, QMJHL	Jeremy Roy, D Sherbrooke, QMJHL
17	Winnipeg Jets	Denis Gurianov, RW Togliatti, Russia Jr.	Jakub Zboril, D Saint John, QMJHL
18	Ottawa Senators	Colin White, C USA U-18 NDP	Evgeny Svechnikov, F Cape Breton QMJHL
19	Detroit Red Wings	Joel Eriksson Ek, C Farjestad, Sweden	Oliver Kylington, D Farjestads, Sweden
20	Minnesota Wild	Evgeny Svechnikov, F Cape Breton QMJHL	Joel Eriksson Ek, C Farjestad, Sweden
21	Buffalo Sabres (from New York Islanders)	Jeremy Roy, D Sherbrooke, QMJHL	Ilya Samsonov, G Magnitogorsk 2, Russia Jr.
22	Washington Capitals	Ilya Samsonov, G Magnitogorsk 2, Russia Jr.	Denis Gurianov, RW Togliatti, Russia Jr.
23	Vancouver Canucks	Thomas Chabot, D Saint John, QMJHL	Thomas Chabot, D Saint John, QMJHL
24	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Nashville Predators)	Daniel Sprong, RW Charlottetown, QMJHL	Daniel Sprong, RW Charlottetown, QMJHL
25	Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis Blues via BUF)	Oliver Kylington, D Farjestad, Sweden	Colin White, C USA U-18 NDP
26	Montreal Canadiens	Jake DeBrusk, LW Swift Current, WHL	Anthony Beauvillier, F Shawinigan, QMJHL
27	Anaheim Ducks	Jansen Harkins, C Prince George, WHL	Paul Bittner, LW Portland, WHL
28	Tampa Bay (from New York Rangers)	Paul Bittner, LW Portland, WHL	Brock Boeser, RW Waterloo, USHL
29	Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay Lightning)	Dennis Yan, LW Shawinigan, QMJHL	Jansen Harkins, C Prince George, WHL
30	Arizona Coyotes (from Chicago Blackhawks)	Anthony Beauvillier, F Shawinigan, QMJHL	Brandon Carlo, D Tri-City, WHL

Honourable mentions
Nathan: Filip Chlapik, Jeremy Bracco, Gabriel Carlsson, Noah Juulsen, Vince Dunn
Nolan: Brandon Carlo, Filip Chlapik, Gabriel Carlsson Brock Boeser