Position: Center
Age: 18
Last Year’s Rank: Unranked
Writer’s Rank: #23
Final Rank: #19
Heading into the 2021 NHL draft, Dylan Duke was presumed to be a second round pick with some folks thinking he might creep into the first round. A two-way player with a knack for scoring goals from the front of the net, Duke profiled as a player who could slide into a professional system soon and quickly move up.
Yet, there he was on Day Two sliding down the draft board.