When discussing any of the 16 OHL defensive prospects ranked on NHL CSS’s final list this year, the first name that I end up hearing from other people, more often than not, is Nic Hague’s. While Hague is definitely an appealing option in the mid-1st, there are other options that you should probably be aware of in the OHL. Beyond the top 30, you have the 6’7” giant Eemeli Rasanen, who is probably the biggest player I’ve come across in this draft class if that tickles your fancy. There’s also Brady Lyle, Markus Philips (a personal favourite of mine), Dmitri Samorukov, Noel Hoefenmayer, Adam Thilander, Fedor Gordeev, Jacob Paquette, Sean Durzi, Matt Brassard, Jacob Golden, Trenton Bourque, Cole Fraser (who I consider a possible steal, ranked only at 197th), and Brandon Crawley.
2017 NHL Draft Profile: Conor Timmins is an under-the-radar puck-moving Defenseman that the Red Wings could trade back for
