The Saint John Sea Dogs forward will find out within the next 24 hours where he'll be taken in this year's NHL Draft, which begins Friday night in Las Vegas.
Elite Prospects has combined the majority of the rankings from draft experts and Mateiko's consolidated ranking is 93rd overall. That would place the Latvian forward as a late third-round pick.
Via Elite Prospects, here's where Mateiko is ranked by different publications:
- Ranked #94 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
- Ranked #82 by THN/KENNEDY
- Ranked #59 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
- Ranked #74 by FLOHOCKEY/CHRIS PETERS
- Ranked #110 by FCHOCKEY
- Ranked #75 by DAILY FACEOFF
- Ranked #33 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Ranked #102 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY
- Ranked #67 by SPORTSNET/BUKALA
- Ranked #133 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
- Scott Wheeler of The Athletic has Mateiko ranked 71st
- TSN's Bob McKenzie had Mateiko listed as an honourable mention his top-90
Sportsnet's Jason Bukala listed Mateiko in a recent article on his favourite players outside the first round.
The 18-year-old posted 23 goals and 20 assists in 49 games with Saint John last year, his second season in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
Draft ready ✅#SJSeaDogs President Trevor Georgie, GM Anthony Stella, and Head Coach Travis Crickard met up with Moose and his family in Vegas!#GoDogsGo | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/HoPPrTWvmt
— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) June 28, 2024
Mateiko will likely be the only Sea Dogs player selected in this year's draft. He'll become the first Saint John player taken in the NHL Draft since Cam MacDonald in 2021.
Again this year, it's not expected to be a great draft for the QMJHL, with potentially just one player (Chicoutimi's Maxim Masse) being taken in the first round – and even that isn't a lock.
The first round takes place Friday night and the remaining rounds will be held on Saturday.
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