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FanSided’s NHL Draft rankings: Top 15 prospects (June edition)

By Simon Vacca

KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - MAY 18: Jack Hughes #6 of USA looks on during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Denmark and United States at Steel Arena on May 18, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia. (Photo by Lukasz Laskowski/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images)
KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - MAY 18: Jack Hughes #6 of USA looks on during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Denmark and United States at Steel Arena on May 18, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia. (Photo by Lukasz Laskowski/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images) /
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KENT, WASHINGTON – MARCH 30: Bowen Byram #44 of the Vancouver Giants celebrates after scoring against the Seattle Thunderbirds during the first period at the accesso ShoWare Center on March 30, 2019 in Kent, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
KENT, WASHINGTON – MARCH 30: Bowen Byram #44 of the Vancouver Giants celebrates after scoring against the Seattle Thunderbirds during the first period at the accesso ShoWare Center on March 30, 2019 in Kent, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

5. Bowen Byram

DOB: June 13, 2001 (age 18)
Position: D
Shoots: L
Team: Vancouver Giants — WHL
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 192 pounds

Bowen Byram has consistently trended up in power rankings of the current set of prospects, which has ultimately caused him to be seen as the top defender of the 2019 Entry Draft on an extensive scale. It is not just possible, but instead plausible that he will be picked between third and fifth — a reality that emerges as a result of his expansive two-way presence.

In Byram, interested parties will find a defenseman whose ceiling entails the capacity to emerge as a top player in the NHL. He consistently marries incredible vision with a diverse network of puck-moving abilities, along with a sense of creativity that is of the game-changing variety.

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