The EP Rinkside January 2024 NHL Mock Draft

The scouting season is rounding into the home stretch. We're past the halfway point in the CHL season. Most European leagues are gearing up for the playoffs. The World Juniors are firmly in the rearview mirror.

There are still opportunities left for 2024 NHL Draft prospects to prove their quality – the U18s in Finland stand out – but time is ticking.

We've marked that turn of the season with the release of our second ranking, Elite Prospects' official top 64 players in the 2024 NHL Draft. And what better way to follow that up than with a mock draft to see what kind of gifts we can bestow on the NHL's bottom feeders? 

The order for this mock draft was set by a single spin on Tankathon, and it's certainly made for some interesting results, to say the least. The bottom five clubs, all hoping and