Roland McKeown is widely considered to be Ekblad's main competition for being the 1st dman to be taken in the 2014 draft.
He is a right shot as well, but is smaller than Ekblad. Listed at 6'1'' 186 lbs. He will probably have higher offensive upside than Ekblad though.
http://www.thescoutingreport.org/player/roland-mckeown
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Roland McKeown - the 2nd overall pick in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection - headlines a tantalizing group of draft eligible prospects in Kingston. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound defenseman is a highly gifted offensive talent with exceptional skating ability. After encountering an adjustment period with a youthful Frontenacs squad last year, McKeown quickly became one of the team's most trusted defensemen, logging heavy minutes as an OHL rookie. Finishing the year with 7 goals and 29 points, it would be unwise to expect nothing short of a significant bump in both departments this year. McKeown is coming off a solid showing with the Canadian U18 team as an underager and will have a great opportunity to start 2013-14 off with a bang as he should play an important role with the Canadian U18's at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
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