Barron is currently out indefinitely with a blood clot but had four goals and 17 assists this season before his injury. The Halifax, NS native has a late 2001 birthday meaning he is one of the older eligible prospects. He was originally selected by the Herd in the first round of the 2017 QMJHL draft and made his debut for the team that September. Peeters, a 2019 CHL import draft pick by Halifax, is playing well in his rookie campaign recording 12 goals and 17 points in 34 games played in 2019-20. The 17-year-old is originally from Duerne, Belgium but recently received his Austrian citizenship and participated in the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championship - Division 1 tournament, helping Austria get a promotion to the top division for next year.
In the first 31 ranked players, there are eight Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players including Barron and top ranked Alexis Lafreniere of the Rimouski Oceanic. Lafreniere has been projected all season to be the 1st overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft which is to take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC on June 26-27. The top 3 are rounded out by Quinton Byfield of the Sudbury Wolves and Erie Otters' Jamie Drysdale, both in the Ontario Hockey League.
Check back later in the season as we find out where our two players end up in the final rankings as well as which teams have drafted them.
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