2016 Entry Draft Review
Best & Worst Picks of Each Round
2016 Entry Draft Review
It was another entertaining few nights as GM’s in the BRHL Universe gathered and selected the next wave of players who will someday make the difference between winning a championship, or choking them away like Rex.
With two generational talents at the top of the board, Connor McDavid (Was) and Jack Eichel (Fla) will change the outlook of their franchises for the future, and who knows who will emerge after them.
For this article sake, we look at the best, and worst pick in each round, as we just compare where they were picked, to the BSS (Bryce Shuck Scouting) rating, obviously I won’t list any of my picks as winners (only listed 1 of Detroits who I was proxying for, since he was more than double any other in that round). San Jose showed up on a best and worst pick list, while only 1 team showed up on the same list twice (worst picks, hint, he drafted a retired player).
These are obviously just one hacks opinion; but without further ado, let’s get rolling.
Round 1
- Best Pick – Christian Fischer (Ari)
o Taken 26th, rated 19th
- Worst Pick – Jakub Zboril (SJ)
o Taken 25th, rated 64th
Round 2
- Best Pick – Roope Hintz (Clb)
o Taken 59th, rated 31st
- Worst Pick – Ville Saarijarvi (Bos)
o Taken 49th, rated 138th
Round 3
- Best Pick – Jordan Greenway (Win)
o Taken 73rd, rated 39th
- Worst Pick – Dan Vladar (NYI)
o Taken 87, rated 200th
Round 4
- Best Pick – Lukas Vejdemo (Buf)
o Taken 120th, rated 81st
- Worst Pick – Ryan Pilon (Ott)
o Taken 114th, not rated since he retired from hockey LOL
Round 5
- Best Pick - Mantas Armalis (Det)
o Taken 124th, rated 76th
- Worst Pick – Veeti Vainio (Was)
o Taken 121st, rated 236th
Round 6
- Best Pick – Charlie Lindgren (SJ)
o Taken 173rd, rated 124th
- Worst Pick – Brett Seney (Cal)
o Taken 158th, rated 275th
Round 7
- Best Pick - Lars Johansson (Phi)
o Taken 190th, ranked 94th
- Worst Pick – Daniel Bernhardt (Ott)
o Taken 193rd, rated 297th