Alexis Lafreniere of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, the consensus first overall pick, was selected first overall in the 2020 National Hockey League Draft on Tuesday by the New York Rangers according to Chris Peters of ESPN. Lafreniere was the Canadian Hockey League player of the year, and led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in scoring with 112 points (35 goals and 77 assists) while playing for the Rimouski Oceanic.
It was an excellent first round for Canadian hockey as 19 Canadians were selected in the first round. The other 18 were center Quinton Byfield of Newmarket, Ontario (selected second overall by the Los Angeles Kings out of the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League), defenseman Jamie Drysdale of Toronto, Ontario (selected sixth overall by the Anaheim Ducks), right wing Jack Quinn of Cobden, Ontario (selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres out of the Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League), center Cole Perfetti of Whitby, Ontario (selected 10th overall by the Winnipeg Jets), center Seth Jarvis of Winnipeg, Manitoba (selected 13th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes), center Dylan Holloway of Calgary, Alberta (selected 14th overall by the Edmonton Oilers), defenseman Kaiden Guhle of Edmonton, Alberta (selected 16th overall by the Montreal Canadiens out of the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League), center Dawson Mercer of Bay Roberts, Newfoundland (18th overall by the New Jersey Devils out of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League), defenseman Braden Schneider of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (19th overall by the New York Rangers out of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League), center Hendrix Lapierre of Gatineau, Quebec (22nd overall by the Washington Capitals out of the Sagueneens), right winger Tyson Foerster of Alliston, Ontario (23rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers out of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League), center Connor Zary of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (24th overall by the Calgary Flames out of the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League), defenseman Justin Barron of Halifax, Nova Scotia (25th overall by the Colorado Avalanche out of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League), left wing Jake Neighbours of Airdrie, Alberta (26th overall by the St. Louis Blues out of the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League), right wing Jacob Perreault of Montreal, Quebec (27th overall by the Anaheim Ducks out of the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League), center Ridly Greig of Lethbridge, Alberta (28th overall by the Ottawa Senators from the Wheat Kings), Mavrik Bourque of Plessisville, Quebec (30th overall by the Dallas Stars from the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League), and right winger Ozzy Wiesblatt of Calgary, Alberta (31st overall by the San Jose Sharks from the Raiders).
