Ranking: #1
Stats: 60GP, 23G, 26A, 49PTS
Acquired: 2017 Draft - 2nd Round, 53rd Overall
Was there really any doubt who would be number one on this list?
It’s early, but it’s looking like the 2017 Draft could be a gold mine for the Bruins: with their first three selections, they grabbed Urho Vaakanainen, Studnicka, and Jeremy Swayman. While the other two are solid prospects in their own right, Studnicka stands on his own atop the Bruins’ prospect heap.
When the Bruins chose Studnicka in the second round in 2017, he had just finished a 67-point OHL season (in 75 GP) - decent, but the OHL is often a points bonanza.