A 6’6, 215-pound left-shot defenceman for the Mississauga Steelheads, Hague is ranked in the 14-21 range according to most of the prominent draft ranking services. ISS Hockey placed him as high as 14th, HockeyProspect.com ranked him 18th, and Bob McKenzie put him at 21st in his mid-term rankings. Craig Button ranked him all the way down at 55th in his list released in late March.
It’s certain that Hague’s recent playoff performances did his draft stock some favours. He logged major minutes on the Steelheads blue line and played the best hockey of his junior career thus far during their trip to the OHL Finals, which included a sweep of the one-seed Peterborough Petes in the Eastern Conference Final.