Prince Albert’s Brett Leason is one of the more intriguing prospects available to NHL teams in this draft. It’s rare that we hear about overage prospects projected to go in the first round, but Leason is one of them. Leason, who was originally 2017 draft-eligible, only put up 18 points in 68 games in his WHL rookie year (2016-17). After that lacklustre season in Tri-City where he was stapled to the fourth line on a deep and talented roster, Leason was dealt to the Raiders early in the 2017-18 season and took advantage of that fresh start.
He improved to 32 points in 54 games with the Raiders that season, and although he was once again passed over in the 2018 NHL Draft, Leason returned to Prince Albert and lit up the league for 89 points in 55 games.