NHL Mock Draft 1.0: Who is Getting Connor Bedard?
With the Washington Capitals officially eliminated from the playoffs, it’s time to look ahead to the offseason. An important part of the offseason is the NHL Draft. So today we’re launching our first of many mock drafts but today we’ll answer the question who will win the Connor Bedard sweepstakes.
Here is the first mock draft. Keep in mind this isn’t the official draft order and that won’t be announced until the NHL Draft Lottery on May 8th at 7 p.m.
- San Jose Sharks: Connor Bedard
- Columbus Blue Jackets: Adam Fantilli
- Chicago Blackhawks: Matvei Michkov
- Anaheim Ducks: Leo Carlsson
- Montreal Canadiens: Will Smith
- Arizona Coyotes: Zach Benson
- Philadelphia Flyers: Oliver Moore
- Detroit Red Wings: Eduard Sale
- St. Louis Blues: Andrew Cristall
- Vancouver Canucks: Dalibor Dvorsky
- Washington Capitals: Colby Barlow
- Arizona Coyotes: David Reinbacher
- Buffalo Sabres: Ryan Leonard
- Montreal Canadiens: Axel Sandin Pelikka
- Calgary Flames: Brayden Yager
- Nashville Predators: Nate Danielson
- Detroit Red Wings: Mikhail Gulyayev
- Pittsburgh Penguins: Calum Ritchie
- Winnipeg Jets: Danlil But
- Chicago Blackhawks: Samuel Honzek
- Seattle Kraken: Matthew Wood
- Nashville Predators: Riley Heidt
- New York Rangers: Dmitri Simashev
- Minnesota Wild: Gavin Brindley
- Columbus Blue Jackets: Quentin Musty
- St. Louis Blues: Otto erg
- St. Louis Blues: Tanner Molendyk
- San Jose Sharks: Jayden Perron
- Colorado Avalanche: Gabe Perreault
- Carolina Hurricanes: Charlie Stramel
- Vegas Golden Knights: Ethan Gauthier
- Toronto Maple Leafs: Oliver Bonk
So the grand prize at the end of the ping pong balls is Connor Bedard and in this mock draft we have the San Jose Sharks selecting him. A team that is known for being similar to the Caps in terms of lack of playoff success, they are in a rebuild and his addition would give them an immediate boost.
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We have the Caps selecting Colby Barlow. He’s an 18 year old left winger who’s a team captain of the Owen Sound Attack of the OHL who’s having a good season with 46 goals and 33 assists for 79 points. This will be the first of several mock drafts so we can have some fun in the offseason.