Justinov
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Steve Kournianos at The Draft Analyst has made a Top-500 for the 2017 NHL Draft (february edition).
With 8, an astonishing number of Danish players have found their way to the list, and 4 are in the top 300.
Now, to be on the list is certainly no guarantee that you will be drafted, but it is very impressive nevertheless, and it is also a testimony to how far Denmark has come with its youth hockey program.
The danish players on the list are:
65 Jonas Røndbjerg, Växjö Lakers HC J20 (F)
146 Oliver Gatz-Nielsen, Herning (D)
253 Malte Setkov, Malmö J20 (D)
281 Oliver Larsen, Odense (D)
311 Daniel Andersen, Linköping HC J20 (D)
369 Christian Wejse, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (F)
414 Jeppe Mogensen, AIK J18 (D)
441 David Madsen, Växjö Lakers HC J20 (F)
They are all first time draft eligible.
With 3 defenders and a forward in the top 300 and with 5 defenders out of 8 players on the list, we are (at last) starting to produce top end defense prospects. A development we have also been able to witness on the U20 national team the last couple of years.
This is actually pretty amazing and must be a record by quite some margin.
To see so many d-men on the list is really good news.