For the first time, I watched the behind the scenes NHL draft lottery clip that was shown on NHL.com this year. In some ways it was very boring, as they explained the process to the 14 NHL General Managers and others in attendance. Yet it was also quite fascinating as they did everything so officially and transparently in front of the GM’s so that no one could claim the process was rigged any certain way. Even the 14 lottery balls that were placed into the machine were taken out of a sealed case and show one at a time to the camera. In the end, the Edmonton Oilers won the lottery and will have the 1st Overall selection for the 4th time in the last 5 years. Will that make the Oilers finally rise from the NHL’s basement? Who knows, but that underlines the importance of the draft as a way to building a strong franchise.
There are a small cadre of scouting organizations, but most of them ask for fees to have all of their information. International Scouting Services, McKeen’s and Hockey Prospect.com all have great information but what is out there if you don’t want to pay? The NHL Central Scouting list gives you a fair idea of how they see these respective draft classes.
What I’ve done is to try to take the NHL Central Scouting Final List and create a color coded map to what players have been raised their stock and which have seen it fall. For those of you out there who are draft junkies like myself I hope it helps you come up with your mock drafts or gives you an idea on how the scouts feel about a player’s trajectory over the course of a season. Also, to make this as helpful a tool as I can, I have linked each player to Eliteprospects.com, so you have access to all the player stats too.
Another reason I do this color coded list is to get an idea as to how the scouts see this draft. It is a well-known fact that many have said the 2015 Draft class is stronger than in previous seasons, and you can see the strong conviction they hold the top 30 among North American skaters. The European skaters list shows less stability especially after the top 12.
The general impression of this draft by the experts is that its one of the strongest draft classes in years. Another thing that is very noticeable is the large amount of players who are 6’2″+ in height, including a bunch that are 6’5″-6’8″. This is especially evident among goaltending prospects where only 3 of them between the 30 players ranked among North Americans and the 10 among Europeans are under 6’0″ in height. The big bodied, but still athletic goaltender is no longer just a hope, its now considered the accepted norm. Every team wants to have its own Pekka Rinne (6’5″), Devan Dubnyk (6’6″) or Ben Bishop (6’7″).
So who are the big risers from this year’s class? According to NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings here is perhaps a list of players to investigate or to avoid altogether.
Top 5 Risers:
1. (NA Skaters) #82 ~ D, Chaz Reddekopp ~ The Western Hockey League’s Victoria Royals’ big bodied defenseman had Central Scouting’s biggest advancement as he rose an impressive 117 spots from his mid-term ranking of (199th). The 6’3″, 219lbs defenseman already has an NHL-sized body that scouts love.
2. (NA Skaters) #114 ~ D, William Borgen ~ This may be a great story for those young high school players contemplating whether they should stay with their high school teams or go play major junior as he had the 2nd greatest improvement in the Central Scouting rankings. He rose an impressive 80 spots from the mid-term rankings. The 6’2″, 189lbs Moorhead Spuds defenseman plays the kind of responsible game coaches covet.
3. (NA Skaters) #78 ~ C, Tyler Soy ~ The Richmond, British Columbia-native was nearly a point per game in his second season with Victoria of the Western Hockey League registering 63 points in 69 games. This led to a big jump in the CSS rankings where he advanced 74 spots from a mid-term ranking of 152nd.
4. (NA Skaters) #99 ~ D, Cameron Lizotte ~ The Peterborough Petes defenseman is not flashy but he plays the game with an edge and he was rewarded with a 72 place boost in the CSS Final rankings.
5. (European Skaters) #44 ~ D, Stepan Falkovsky ~ As I mentioned earlier, this draft features a number of very tall players for both the North American and European skaters and the Belurussian Falkovsky is a 6’7″, 220 blueline projects teams love to acquire. He advanced the most of any European skater, jumping 59 spots after being 103rd in the mid-term rankings.
Top 5 Sinkers:
1. (NA Skaters) #194 ~ C, Ethan Szypula ~ This is the spot no player wants, the dubious position of having fallen the furthest in the rankings as Szypula fell 98 spots from his mid-term ranking of 96th. Szypula had a very underwhelming season for Owen Sound and his fall was symbolic of that.
2. (NA Skaters) #206 ~ RW, Jordan Fournier ~ The 6’1″, 181lbs power winger had an underwhelming season with just 13 goals and 22 points in 55 games which led to a precipitous drop in the Central Scouting’s final assessment. Plummeting 94 places from his mid-term spot might mean he won’t hear or see his name called this summer.
3. (NA Skaters) #204 ~ D, Michael Fora ~ He has many of the tools you’d expect scouts to like with a 6’2″, 210lbs frame, and reasonable production as the Blazers’ 2nd best scoring defenseman. Yet his penchant for retaliatory penalties and relative soft play did him no favors with scouts who let the Swiss-born blueliner drop 91 spots from his mid-term rank of 114th.
4. (NA Skaters) #142 ~ D, Olivier Galipeau ~ A very ordinary offensive season for a slightly below-average sized defenseman hurt Galipeau’s standing among NHL scouts. Galipeau dropped 83 spots from his mid-term ranking of 59th.
5. (NA Skaters) #169 ~ LW, Grayson Pawlenchuk ~ Modest offensive totals, small size and not a lot of tenacity leads to lukewarm reviews and while others raise their game you fall line a stone in the CSS Final Rankings. Pawlenchuk had just 9 goals which is probably not as disappointing as dropping 76 spots among North American skaters.
Our color coding goes as follows.
+2 / -2 ~ Minimal movement
+3/+7 ~ Moderate positive movement
+8 or more ~ Significant positive movement
-3/ -7 ~ Moderate negative movement
-8 or more ~ Significant negative movement
?? ~ Not rated in mid-term rankings
?? ~ Limited viewing in mid-term rankings
* – Denotes a Minnesotan
We will always have the final ranking along with their mid-term rank listed in parentheses.
North American Skaters:
1. (1) C – Connor McDavid (Erie, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 195lbs
2. (2) C – Jack Eichel (Boston U., H-East) ~ 6’2″, 196lbs
3. (3) D – Noah Hanifin (Boston College, H-East) ~ 6’3″, 203lbs
4. (5) C – Dylan Strome (Erie, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 185lbs
5. (4) LW – Lawson Crouse (Kingston, OHL) ~ 6’4″, 215lbs
6. (7) C – Mitchell Marner (London, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 160lbs
7. (10) D – Ivan Provorov (Brandon, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 201lbs
8. (8) C – Pavel Zacha (Sarnia, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 210lbs
9. (6) D – Zachary Werenski (Michigan, Big 10) ~ 6’2″, 206lbs
10. (12) RW – Timo Meier (Halifax, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 209lbs
11. (9) C – Mathew Barzal (Seattle, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 175lbs
12. (11) D – Jakub Zboril (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 184lbs
13. (14) LW – Kyle Connor (Youngstown, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 177lbs
14. (26) C – Travis Konecny (Ottawa, OHL) ~ 5’10”, 175lbs
15. (18) C – Jansen Harkins (Prince George, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 182lbs
16. (15) D – Thomas Chabot (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 180lbs
17. (21) LW – Evgeni Svechnikov (Cape Breton, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 199lbs
18. (17) C – Filip Chlapek (Charlottetown, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 196lbs
19. (24) LW – Jake DeBrusk (Swift Current, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 174lbs
20. (20) RW – Daniel Sprong (Charlottetown, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
21. (25) D – Jeremy Roy (Sherbrooke, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 188lbs
22. (38) D – Noah Juulsen (Everett, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 174lbs
23. (13) RW – Nicholas Merkley (Kelowna, WHL) ~ 5’10”, 191lbs
24. (31) D – Ryan Pilon (Brandon, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 206lbs
25. (16) D – Brandon Carlo (Tri City, WHL) ~ 6’5″, 196lbs
*26. (19) LW – Paul Bittner (Portland, WHL) ~ 6’4″, 204lbs
*27. (28) RW – Brock Boeser (Waterloo, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 191lbs
*28. (29) C – Thomas Novak (Waterloo, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 179lbs
29. (27) C – Colin White (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 183lbs
30. (35) LW – Dennis Yan (Shawinigan, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 184lbs
31. (39) C – Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson (Omaha, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 190lbs
32. (53) D – Vince Dunn (Niagara, OHL) ~ 6’0″, 187lbs
33. (49) LW – Anthony Beauvillier (Shawinigan, QMJHL) ~ 5’10”, 173lbs
34. (33) D – Mitchell Vande Sompel (Oshawa, OHL) ~ 5’10”, 182lbs
35. (43) LW – Austin Wagner (Regina, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 178lbs
36. (48) RW – Gabriel Gagne (Victoriaville, QMJHL) ~ 6’5″, 186lbs
37. (40) RW – Christian Fischer (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 212lbs
38. (56) RW – Zachary Senyshyn (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 192lbs
39. (52) C – John (Jack) Roslovic (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 182lbs
40. (45) D – Nicolas Meloche (Baie-Comeau, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 204lbs
41. (30) D – Guillaume Brisebois (Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 175lbs
42. (65) D – Jeremy Lauzon (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 193lbs
43. (46) D – Parker Wotherspoon (Tri City, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 171lbs
44. (67) D – Kyle Capobianco (Sudbury, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 178lbs
45. (25) C – Nicolas Roy (Chicoutimi, QMJHL) ~ 6’4″, 195lbs
46. (47) D – Travis Dermott (Erie, OHL) ~ 5’11’, 197lbs
47. (22) LW – Jordan Greenway (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’5″, 195lbs
48. (50) C – Yakov Trenin (Gatineau, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 194lbs
49. (44) C – Blake Speers (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 181lbs
50. (41) RW – Nikita Korostelev (Sarnia, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 195lbs
51. (57) LW – Erik Foley (Cedar Rapids, USHL) ~ 5’11”, 185lbs
52. (69) D – Andrew Nielsen (Lethbridge, WHL) ~ 6’3″, 207lbs
53. (63) C – Cooper Marody (Sioux Falls, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 173lbs
54. (55) C – Nathan Noel (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 5’11”, 172lbs
55. (42) LW – Adam Marsh (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 160lbs
56. (76) D – Brendan Guhle (Prince Albert, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 184lbs
57. (54) LW – Graham Knott (Niagara, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 190lbs
58. (72) D – Dennis Gilbert (Chicago, USHL) ~ 6’2″, 201lbs
59. (37) C – Glenn Gawdin (Swift Current, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 191lbs
60. (36) RW – Jeremy Bracco (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 5’9″, 173lbs
61. (32) C – Adam Musil (Red Deer, WHL) ~ 6’3″, 202lbs
62. (75) C – David Cotton (Cushing Academy, USHS-MA) ~ 6’2″, 200lbs
63. (64) D – John Marino (South Shore, USPHL) ~ 6’0″, 171lbs
64. (NR) C – Jean-Christophe Beaudin (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 181lbs
65. (94) RW – Keegan Kolesar (Seattle, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 217lbs
66. (34) LW – Brendan Warren (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 191lbs
67. (88) C – Anthony Cirelli (Oshawa, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 160lbs
68. (51) D – Matthew Spencer (Peterborough, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 203lbs
69. (71) LW – A.J. Greer (Boston U., H-East) ~ 6’2″, 204lbs
70. (73) LW – Samuel Dove-McFalls (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 207lbs
71. (62) LW – Ryan Gropp (Seattle, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 187lbs
72. (100) D – Connor Hobbs (Regina, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 187lbs
*73. (61) LW – Jesse Gabrielle (Regina, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 205lbs
74. (116) C – Pius Suter (Guelph, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 165lbs
75. (68) D – Gustav Bouramman (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 184lbs
76. (NR) D – Simon Bourque (Rimouski, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 184lbs
77. (NR) C – Anthony Richard (Val ‘d Or, QMJHL) ~ 5’9″, 163lbs
78. (152) C – Tyler Soy (Victoria, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 172lbs
*79. (83) D – Jack Sadek (Lakeville North, USHS-MN) ~ 6’1″, 185lbs
80. (81) D – Jake Massie (Kimball Union, USHS-NH) ~ 6’0″, 172lbs
81. (92) D – Chris Martenet (London, OHL) ~ 6’7″, 198lbs
82. (199) D – Chaz Reddekopp (Victoria, WHL) ~ 6’4″, 219lbs
83. (80) RW – Kameron Kielly (Charlottetown, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
84. (86) RW – Taggart Corriveau (Westminster, USHS-CT) ~ 6’1″, 180lbs
85. (147) LW – Andrew Mangiapane (Barrie, OHL) ~ 5’10”, 170lbs
86. (NR) RW – Conor Garland (Moncton, QMJHL) ~ 5’8″, 163lbs
87. (78) LW – Karch Bachman (Culver Academy, USHS-IN) ~ 5’10”, 175lbs
88. (70) D – Joseph Cecconi (Muskegon, USHL) ~ 6’2″, 209lbs
89. (60) D – Alexandre Carrier (Gatineau, QMJHL) ~ 5’11”, 174lbs
90. (82) D – Grant Gabriele (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 5’11”, 174lbs
91. (98) D – Thomas Schemitsch (Owen Sound, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 205lbs
92. (58) LW – Dmytro Timashov (Quebec, QMJHL) ~ 5’9″, 192lbs
93. (84) D – Rasmus Andersson (Barrie, OHL) ~ 6’0″, 212lbs
94. (105) D – Adam Parsells (Wausau West, USHS-WI) ~ 6’5″, 192lbs
95. (99) D – David Henley (Charlottetown, QMJHL) ~ 6’4″, 203lbs
96. (95) RW – Matt Luff (Belleville, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 179lbs
97. (133) D – Ethan Bear (Seattle, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 200lbs
98. (136) C – Alexandre Fortin (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 173lbs
99. (174) D – Cameron Lizotte (Peterborough, OHL) ~ 6’1″, 193lbs
100. (125) D – Austin Cho (St. Andrews College, High-ON) ~ 6’0″, 190lbs
101. (66) D – Austin Strand (Red Deer, WHL) ~ 6’3″, 194lbs
102. (173) D – Brandon Crawley (London, OHL) ~ 6’0″, 198lbs
103. (97) D – Sergey Zborovsky (Regina, WHL) ~ 6’3″, 198lbs
104. (111) RW – Roy Radke (Barrie, OHL) ~ 6’2″, 203lbs
105. (74) C – Brent Gates (Green Bay, USHL) ~ 6’2″, 196lbs
106. (109) C – John McDermott (Westminster, USHS-CT) ~ 6’1″, 190lbs
107. (87) C/RW – Troy Terry (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 5’10”, 160lbs
108. (189) C – Adam Gaudette (Cedar Rapids, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 170lbs
109. (145) C – Dante Salituro (Ottawa, OHL) ~ 5’8″, 178lbs
*110. (107) C – Jake Jaremko (Elk River, USHS-MN) ~ 5’11”, 170lbs
111. (160) LW – Dryden Hunt (Medicine Hat, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 199lbs
112. (113) C – Mitchell Stephens (Saginaw, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 188lbs
113. (122) RW – Christopher Wilkie (Tri City, USHL) ~ 5’11”, 199lbs
*114. (194) D – William Borgen (Moorhead, USHS-MN) ~ 6’2″, 189lbs
115. (77) D – Caleb Jones (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 194lbs
116. (108) D – Devante Stephens (Kelowna, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 171lbs
117. (176) D – Nicholas Boka (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 6’0″, 197lbs
118. (140) LW – Pavel Karnaukhov (Calgary, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 194lbs
119. (NR) LW – Samuel Laberge (Rimouski, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 206lbs
120. (124) C – Brett McKenzie (North Bay, OHL) ~ 6’2″, 190lbs
121. (91) D – Loik Leveille (Cape Breton, QMJHL) ~ 5’11”, 223lbs
122. (148) D – Bailey Webster (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’3″, 210lbs
123. (170) C – Chase Pearson (Youngstown, USHL) ~ 6’2″, 189lbs
124. (150) C – Brad Morrison (Prince George, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 154lbs
125. (NR) RW – Mathieu Joseph (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 166lbs
126. (144) C – Matthew Bradley (Medicine Hat, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 187lbs
127. (NR) C – Matteo Gennaro (Prince Albert, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 187lbs
128. (154) D – Colton White (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) ~ 6’0″, 182lbs
129. (127) LW – Jeremiah Addison (Ottawa, OHL) ~ 6’0″, 182lbs
130. (89) C – Alexandre Alain (Gatineau, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 173lbs
131. (123) C – Marcus Vela (Langley, BCHL) ~ 6’0″, 204lbs
*132. (149) LW – Matthew Freytag (Tri-City, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 195lbs
133. (128) C – Collin Peters (Sioux Falls, USHL) ~ 5’11”, 166lbs
134. (110) RW – Deven Sideroff (Kamloops, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 171lbs
135. (179) D – Tristen Pfeifer (Everett, WHL) ~ 6’4″, 180lbs
136. (139) D – Brien Diffley (Boston U., H-East) ~ 6’1″, 176lbs
137. (119) D – Justin Lemcke (Belleville, OHL) ~ 6’2″, 200lbs
138. (162) C – Lucas Michaud (Portland Jr. Pirates, USPHL) ~ 5’10”, 205lbs
139. (143) C – Trent Fox (Belleville, OHL) ~ 6’2″, 190lbs
140. (153) C – Brandon Lindberg (Sarnia, OHL) ~ 6’0″, 205lbs
141. (NR) C – Alex Barre-Boulet (Drummondville, QMJHL) ~ 5’9″, 154lbs
142. (59) D – Olivier Galipeau (Val ‘d Or, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 202lbs
143. (NR) D – Keoni Texeira (Portland, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 208lbs
144. (NR) C – Giorgio Estephan (Lethbridge, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 188lbs
145. (181) D – Stephen Desrocher (Oshawa, OHL) ~ 6’4″, 198lbs
146. (106) D – Tate Olson (Prince George, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 174lbs
147. (117) C – Hayden McCool (Windsor, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 200lbs
148. (102) D – Casey Fitzgerald (USA U-18, USHL) ~ 5’10”, 186lbs
149. (203) LW – Luke Stevens (Noble & Greenough, USHS-MA) ~ 6’4″, 192lbs
150. (159) LW – Artem Artemov (Saginaw, OHL) ~ 5’10”, 200lbs
151. (85) RW – Jiri Fronk (Cedar Rapids, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 191lbs
152. (161) C – Jackson Keane (Winnipeg Blues, MJHL) ~ 5’8″, 150lbs
153. (90) C – Nikita Pavlychev (Des Moines, USHL) ~ 6’7″, 200lbs
154. (79) C – Cameron Askew (Moncton, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 203lbs
155. (172) D – Ryan Shea (Northeastern, H-East) ~ 6’0″, 175lbs
156. (142) LW – Connor Moynihan (Halifax, QMJHL) ~ 6’4″, 211lbs
157. (155) D – Philippe Myers (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL) ~ 6’5″, 196lbs
*158. (130) D – Lukas Jaycox (Warroad, USHS-MN) ~ 6’1″, 183lbs
159. (121) LW – Vladimir Tkachev (Quebec, QMJHL) ~ 5’9″, 144lbs
160. (120) C – Mark Simpson (Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) ~ 6’5″, 189lbs
161. (NR) RW – Evan Weinger (Portland, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 184lbs
162. (104) C/RW – Reid Gardiner (Prince Albert, WHL) ~ 5’10”, 187lbs
163. (137) D – Kevin Davis (Everett, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 183lbs
*164. (166) C – Jack Becker (Mahtomedi, USHS-MN) ~ 6’3″, 188lbs
165. (NR) C – Tim McGauley (Brandon, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 175lbs
166. (163) C – Alexandre Goulet (Charlottetown, QMJH) ~ 5’11”, 195lbs
167. (NR) RW – Matt Schmalz (Sudbury, OHL) ~ 6’6″, 209lbs
168. (186) RW – Adam Laishram (Belleville, OHL) ~ 5’8″, 158lbs
169. (93) LW – Grayson Pawlenchuk (Red Deer, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 183lbs
170. (146) RW – Spencer Smallman (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’0″, 184lbs
171. (198) D – Brendan Demler (Ohio Blue Jackets, USMAAAE) ~ 6’1″, 166lbs
172. (191) C – Luke Philp (Kootenay, WHL) ~ 5’9″, 180lbs
173. (167) D – Nick Azar (Honeybaked U-18, USMAAAE) ~ 6’3″, 201lbs
174. (134) D – Joe Gatenby (Kelowna, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 176lbs
175. (135) D – Tyler McArthur (Owen Sound, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 177lbs
176. (NR) C – Adam Brooks (Regina, WHL) ~ 5’10”, 169lbs
177. (NR) C – Cameron Hebig (Saskatoon, WHL) ~ 5’11”, 178lbs
178. (151) C – Gustaf Franzen (Kitchener, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 173lbs
179. (130) C – Gabriel Fontaine (Sherbrooke, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 179lbs
180. (126) D – Jack Van Boekel (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’7″, 208lbs
181. (175) D – Ethan Spaxman (Waterloo, USHL) ~ 6’3″, 193lbs
182. (168) D – McKay Flanagan (The Gunnery, USHS-CT) ~ 6’0″, 208lbs
*183. (NR) C/RW – Karson Kuhlman (Minnesota-Duluth, NCHC) ~ 5’11”, 180lbs
184. (164) D – Kade Jensen (Lethbridge, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 191lbs
185. (NR) LW – Mike Davies (Kitchener, OHL) ~ 6’2″, 191lbs
*186. (NR) LW – Jack Poehling (Lakeville North, USHS-MN) ~ 5’11”, 164lbs
187. (196) D – Jason Bell (Saint John, QMJHL) ~ 6’2″, 188lbs
188. (NR) D – Carmine Buono (Powell River, BCHL) ~ 6’1″, 190lbs
189. (NR) D – Michael Zipp (Calgary, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 192lbs
190. (NR) D – William Reilly (North York, OJHL) ~ 6’2″, 188lbs
*191. (NR) LW – Nick Poehling (Lakeville North, USHS-MN) ~ 5’10”, 161lbs
192. (182) C/LW – Rhett Gardner (Okotoks, AJHL) ~ 6’2″, 200lbs
193. (115) C – Antoine Marcoux (Victoriaville, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 170lbs
194. (96) C – Ethan Szypula (Owen Sound, OHL) ~ 5’10”, 168lbs
195. (NR) RW – Thomas Aldworth (Vernon, BCHL) ~ 5’11”, 190lbs
196. (183) C – Cameron Hughes (Wisconsin, Big 10) ~ 5’11”, 163lbs
197. (NR) LW – Evan Polei (Red Deer, WHL) ~ 6’1″, 216lbs
198. (141) LW – Brett Seney (Merrimack, H-East) ~ 5’9″, 156lbs
199. (189) RW – Liam Finlay (Vernon, BCHL) ~ 5’6″, 132lbs
200. (NR) LW – Adam Berg (Calgary Mustangs, AJHL) ~ 6’0″, 182lbs
201. (LV) D – Jarrett Meyer (Owen Sound, OHL) ~ 6’8″, 246lbs
*202. (185) D – Ryan Zuhlsdorf (Sioux City, USHL) ~ 5’11”, 188lbs
203. (NR) D – James Vermeulen (White Court, AJHL) ~ 6’2″, 180lbs
204. (156) D – Liam Darcy (Berwick Academy, USHS-ME) ~ 5’10”, 175lbs
205. (114) D – Michael Fora (Kamloops, WHL) ~ 6’2″, 210lbs
206. (112) RW – Jordan Fournier (Victoriaville, QMJHL) ~ 6’1″, 181lbs
207. (195) D – Marcus Crawford (Saginaw, OHL) ~ 5’11”, 193lbs
*208. (177) D – Jack McNeely (Lakeville North, USHS-MN) ~ 6’2″, 178lbs
209. (208) D – Vincent Desharnais (Chilliwack, BCHL) ~ 6’6″, 207lbs
210. (NR) D – Riley Bruce (North Bay, OHL) ~ 6’6″, 205lbs
211 LV. (LV) D – Connor Schlicting (Sarnia, OHL) ~ 6’3″, 207lbs
North American Goaltenders:
1. (1) MacKenzie Blackwood (Barrie, OHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’4″, 215lbs
2. (2) Callum Booth (Quebec, QMJHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 199lbs
3. (3) Samuel Montembeault (Blainville-Boisbriand, QMJHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’2″, 173lbs
4. (9) Adin Hill (Portland, WHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″ 198lbs
5. (4) Matej Tomek (Topeka, NAHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’2″, 180lbs
6. (20) Ryan Larkin (Cedar Rapids, USHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’0″, 192lbs
7. (13) Nick McBride (Prince Albert, WHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 179lbs
8. (16) Mike Robinson (Lawrence Academy, USHS-MA) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 195lbs
9. (8) Nick Schnieder (Medicine Hat, WHL) ~ Catches R ~ 6’2″, 160lbs
10. (29) Joel Daccord (Cushing Academy, USHS-MA) ~ Catches L ~ 6’2″, 197lbs
11. (14) Liam Herbst (Ottawa, OHL) ~ Catches R ~ 6’4″, 194lbs
12. (5) Luke Opilka (USA U-18, USHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’1″, 192lbs
13. (7) Michael Lackey (USA U-18, USHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’2″, 214lbs
14. (12) Rylan Toth (Red Deer, WHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’1″, 195lbs
15. (NR) Cale Morris (Waterloo, USHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’1″, 195lbs
16. (NR) Adam Huska (Green Bay, USHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 189lbs
17. (31) Rylan Parenteau (Prince Albert, WHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’0″, 191lbs
18. (11) Christopher Birdsall (Yougstown, USHL) ~ Catches L ~ 5’11”, 181lbs
19. (33) Connor Ingram (Kamloops, WHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’0″, 212lbs
20. (10) Connor Hicks (Belleville, OHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 189lbs
21. (6) Michael McNiven (Owen Sound, OHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’1″, 221lbs
22. (15) Ryan Bednard (Johnstown, NAHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’4″, 189lbs
23. (18) Evan Smith (Austin, NAHL) ~ Catches L ~ 6’6″, 174lbs
24. (NR) Austin Shaw (Witchita Falls, NAHL) ~ 6’4″, 205lbs
25. (26) Jack Flinn (Owen Sound, OHL) ~ 6’7″, 223lbs
26. (NR) Lucas Peressini (Kingston, OHL) ~ 6’2″, 198lbs
27. (28) Logan Halladay (Bloomington, USHL) ~ 6’1″, 194lbs
28. (25) Jordan Papirny (Brandon, WHL) ~ 6’0″, 173lbs
29. (NR) Kristian Oldham (Omaha, USHL) ~ 6’2″, 203lbs
30. (NR) Landon Bow (Swift Current, WHL) ~ 6’4″, 214lbs
European Skaters:
1. (2) RW – Mikko Rantanen (TPS, Sm-Liiga) ~ 6’3″, 211lbs
2. (6) D – Gabriel Carlsson (Lingkoping Jr., Swe Jr.) ~ 6’4″, 183lbs
3. (5) D – Jacob Larsson (Frolunda Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’2″, 191lbs
4. (22) C – Joel Eriksson Ek (Farjestad, Eliteserien) ~ 6’2″, 180lbs
5. (4) RW – Michael Spacek (Pardubice, Czech) ~ 5’11”, 187lbs
6. (1) D – Oliver Kylington (Farjestad, Eliteserien) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
7. (7) RW – Denis Gurianov (Togliatti 2, Rus. Jr.) ~ 6’2″, 183lbs
8. (17) RW – Robin Kovacs (AIK, Swe.2) ~ 6’0″, 172lbs
9. (8) LW – Filip Ahl (HV71 Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 211lbs
10. (3) RW – Jens Looke (Brynas, Eliteserien) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
11. (10) RW – David Kase (Chomutov, Czech 2) ~ 5’11”, 169lbs
12. (12) D – Jonas Siegenthaler (Zurich, NLA) ~ 6’2″, 220lbs
13. (9) D – Sebastian Aho (Skelleftea, Eliteserien) ~ 5’9″, 165lbs
14. (11) LW – Roope Hintz (Ilves, Sm-Liiga) ~ 6’2″, 185lbs
15. (21) C – Julius Nattinen (JYP-2, Fin.2) ~ 6’2″, 191lbs
16. (24) D – Erik Cernak (Kosice, Slovakia) ~ 6’3″, 203lbs
17. (14) C – Alexander Dergachyov (SKA St. Petersburg, Rus. Jr.) ~ 6’4″, 200lbs
18. (16) RW – Sebastian Aho (Karpat, Sm-Liiga) ~ 5’11”, 172lbs
19. (15) D – Jesper Lindgren (Modo Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 161lbs
20. (23) C – Denis Malgin (Zurich, NLA) ~ 5’8″, 163lbs
21. (57) C – Kevin Stenlund (HV71 Jr., Swe Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 205lbs
22. (18) D – Artem Volkov (MVD Balashikha-2, Rus. 2) ~ 6’1″, 189lbs
23. (20) RW – Lukas Jasek (Trinec, Czech) ~ 5’11”, 165lbs
24. (36) C – Mikhail Vorobyov (Ufa-2, Rus. 2) ~ 6’2″, 194lbs
25. (48) D – Veeti Vaino (Blues Jr. Fin.Jr.) ~ 6’2″, 169lbs
26. (26) D – Vladislav Gavrikov (Yaroslavl, KHL) ~ 6’2″, 205lbs
27. (13) D – Yegor Rykov (SKA St. Petersburg-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’1″, 216lbs
28. (28) RW – Jan Dufek (Brno Jr., Czech Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 172lbs
29. (61) LW – Kirill Kaprizov (Novokuznetsk, KHL) ~ 5’9″, 185lbs
30. (29) D – Dmitri Yudin (St. Petersburg, KHL) ~ 6’2″, 185lbs
31. (25) C – Aleksi Saarela (Assat, Sm-Liiga) ~ 5’10”, 198lbs
32. (35) D – Joni Tuulola (HPK, Sm-Liiga) ~ 6’2″, 180lbs
33. (37) RW – Jonne Tammela (Kalpa, Sm-Liiga) ~ 5’10”, 180lbs
34. (52) RW – Radovan Bondra (Kosice, Slovakia) ~ 6’5″, 220lbs
35. (53) C – Filip Dvorak (Brno Jr., Czech. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 178lbs
36. (49) C – Lukas Vejdemo (Djugarden Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’2″, 194lbs
37. (27) LW – Jan Ordos (Liberec Jr., Czech. Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 176lbs
38. (31) RW – Alexander Volkov (SKA St. Petersburg-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’0″, 189lbs
39. (30) LW – Roman Dymacek (Brno Jr., Czech. Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 175lbs
40. (50) D – Christian Jaros (Lulea Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 201lbs
41. (NR) LW – Andrei Kuzmenko (CSKA-2, Rus.2) ~ 5’11”, 185lbs
42. (NR) LW – Artur Boltanov (Magnitogorsk-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’2″, 169lbs
43. (NR) D – Nikita Cherapanov (Yaroslavl-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’3″, 205lbs
44. (103) D – Stepan Falkovsky (Yunost Minsk, Rus.Jr.) ~ 6’6″, 203lbs
45. (NR) RW – Yegor Korshkov (Yaroslavl-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’3″, 170lbs
46. (NR) D – Petter Hansson (Lingkoping Jr. Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’1″, 187lbs
47. (19) D – Lucas Carlsson (Brynas Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
48. (NR) D – Olle Alsing (Almtuna, Swe.2) ~ 5’11”, 161lbs
49. (42) D – Ziyat Paigin (Kazan, KHL) ~ 6’6″, 209lbs
50. (46) LW – Nikolai Chebikin (MVD Balashikha-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’0″, 183lbs
51. (45) D – Evgeni Nazarkin (Chelyabinsk-2, Rus. Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 205lbs
52. (47) RW – Vyacheslav Leschenko (Mytschi, KHL) ~ 5’11”, 167lbs
53. (84) D – Lucas Ekestahl-Jonsson (Modo Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 163lbs
54. (55) LW – Ivan Yemets (Novokuznetsk-2, Rus.2) ~ 5’10”, 161lbs
55. (NR) RW – Henrik Tornqvist (Linkoping, Eliteserien) ~ 6’1″, 180lbs
56. (59) D – Sami Niku (JYP-2, Fin.2) ~ 6’0″, 176lbs
57. (41) RW – David Kampf (Chomutov, Czech-2) ~ 6’2″, 191lbs
58. (62) RW – Semyon Afonasyevsky (Chelyabinsk-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’2″, 196lbs
59. (63) D – Alexander Younan (HV71 Jr., Swe.Jr.) ~ 6’1″, 189lbs
60. (44) LW – Alexander Sharov (Togliatti, KHL) ~ 6’2″, 191lbs
61. (NR) C – Dmitry Zhukenov (Omsk-2, Rus.2) ~ 5’11”, 169lbs
62. (NR) RW – Daniel Bernhardt (Djurgarden Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 191lbs
63. (60) RW – Danil Yurtaikin (Yaroslavl-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’0″, 183lbs
64. (72) LW – Jonathan Davidsson (Djurgarden Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 5’10”, 174lbs
65. (NR) C – Christopher Mastomaki (Vasteras Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 191lbs
66. (34) C – Fredrik Forsberg (Leksand Jr., Swe.Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 174lbs
67. (54) C – Antti Kalapudas (Hokki, Fin.2) ~ 6’0″, 161lbs
68. (51) D – Jonathan Leman (Modo Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 185lbs
69. (32) LW – Adam Brodecki (Brynas, Eliteserien) ~ 5’11”, 167lbs
70. (56) C – Linus Olund (Brynas Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 178lbs
71. (39) D – Alexander Leandersson (Farjestad Jr, Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 205lbs
72. (NR) RW – Lukas Vopelka (Orebro Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 191lbs
73. (66) LW – Damien Riat (Malmo Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 165lbs
74. (64) C – Kirill Chibiryaev (MVD Balashikha-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’3″, 187lbs
75. (38) D – Roger Karrer (GCK Zurich, Swiss-2) ~ 5’11”, 172lbs
76. (67) C – Dominik Diem (GCK Zurich, Swiss-2) ~ 5’10”, 163lbs
77. (NR) LW – Julian Napravnik (Mannheim Jr., Ger. Jr.) ~ 5’9″, 147lbs
78. (NR) D – Alexander Anderberg (Orebro Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’2′, 212lbs
79. (73) C – Auguste Impose (Geneve Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 5’10”, 180lbs
80. (NR) LW – Rudolfs Balcers (Stavanger, Norway) ~ 5’11”, 165lbs
81. (101) D – Andrej Hatala (Slovakia U-18, Slovakia) ~ 5’11”, 187lbs
82. (71) RW – Lukas Zetterberg (Vasteas Jr., Swe.Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
83. (97) C – Frantisek Wagner (Chomutov Jr., Czech Jr.) ~ 6’1″, 193lbs
84. (70) RW – Alexander Petunin (MVD Balashikha-2, Rus.2) ~ 5’9″, 158lbs
85. (92) C – Frank Gymer (Jokerit Jr., Fin Jr.) ~ 5’9″, 156lbs
86. (76) D – Rostislav Snajnar (Brno Jr., Czech Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
87. (78) D – Martin Weinhold (Karlovy Vary U-18, Czech U18) ~ 5’11”, 164lbs
88. (88) D – Colin Fontana (Lugano Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 6’7″, 182lbs
89. (68) C – Gustav Olhaver (Rogle Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 6’6″, 213lbs
90. (82) RW – Mikael Johansson (Vaxjo, Eliteserien) ~ 6’3″, 211lbs
91. (40) D – Lukas Klok (Vitkovice, Czech) ~ 6’1″, 187lbs
92. (79) C – Fabian Haberstich (Langnau Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 213lbs
93. (NR) RW – Lukas Haudum (Sodertalje Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 176lbs
94. (74) C – Timo Haussener (Raperswill Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 6’4″, 176lbs
95. (80) C – Luca Hischier (Visp, Swiss-2) ~ 6’1″, 191lbs
96. (81) D – Andrej Vadovic (Sloakia U-18, Slovakia) ~ 6’1″, 187lbs
97. (75) D – Ville Jarvinen (Ilves Jr., Finland Jr.) ~ 6’3″, 194lbs
98. (96) LW – Petter Gronstand (Lorenskog, Norway) ~ 6’1″, 185lbs
99. (95) RW – Dario Meyer (Bern Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 176lbs
100. (90) D – Karlis Cukste (Riga-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’2″, 203lbs
101. (91) D – Yanik Burren (Bern Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 172lbs
102. (100) C – Joonas Niemela (Blues Jr., Fin. Jr.) ~ 5’10”, 176lbs
103. (105) LW – Sami Tavernier (HIFK Jr., Fin Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 174lbs
104. (102) RW – Dmitry Buinitsky (Shinnik-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’0″, 170lbs
105. (NR) RW – Kasper Bjorkqvist (Blues Jr., Fin Jr.) ~ 6’1″, 191lbs
106. (98) D – Matias Lassen (Rodovre, Denmark) ~ 6’0″, 176lbs
107. (83) C/LW – Dominik Kahun (EHC Munchen, DEL) ~ 5’9″, 175lbs
108. (93) RW – Topi Piipponen (Kalpa Jr., Fin. Jr.) ~ 6’0″, 194lbs
109. (109) RW – Valterri Lipiainen (Saipa Jr., Fin. Jr.) ~ 5’10”, 165lbs
110. (104) RW – Alex Lambacher (Mannheim Jr., Ger. Jr.) ~ 6’1″, 187lbs
111. (NR) D – Niko Mikkola (Kalpa Jr., Fin. Jr.) ~ 6’4″, 185lbs
112. (94) D – Maksims Ponomarenko (Lorenskog, Norway) ~ 6’2″, 181lbs
113. (NR) D – Petr Kalina (Sparta Jr., Czech Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 160lbs
114. (NR) D – Otto Leskinen (Kalpa Jr., Fin. Jr.) ~ 5’11”, 167lbs
115. (108) LW – Maximillian Kammerer (EC Salzburg-2, Rus.-2) ~ 6’0″, 163lbs
116. (107) D – Kai Wissmann (Dresden, Ger.2) ~ 6’3″, 194lbs
117. (99) C – Boris Sadecky (Slovakia U-18, Slovakia) ~ 6’0″, 185lbs
118. (87) C – Calvin Thurkauf (Zug Jr., Swiss Jr.) ~ 6’1″, 198lbs
119. (110) D – Andreas Roykas-Martinsen (Djurdargen Jr., Swe Jr.) ~ 6’2″, 205lbs
120 (112) D – Luka Zorko (Mytschi-2, Rus.2) ~ 6’5″, 205lbs
European Goaltenders:
1. (1) Ilya Samsonov (Magnitogorsk-2, Rus.2) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 200lbs
2. (2) Daniel Vladar (Kladno, Czech.2) ~ Catches L ~ 6’5″, 185lbs
3. (3) Felix Sandstrom (Brynas Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ Catches L ~ 6’2″, 191lbs
4. (9) Ales Stezka (Liberec Jr., Czech Jr.) ~ Catches L ~ 6’3″, 178lbs
5. (11) Joren Van Potterberghe (Linkoping Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ Catches L ~ 6’2″, 187lbs
6. (7) Veini Vehvilainen (JYP-2, Fin-2) ~ Catches R ~ 6’0″, 180lbs
7. (4) Denis Godla (Bratislava, KHL) ~ Catches L ~ 5’11”, 176lbs
8. (6) Adam Werner (Farjestad Jr., Swe. Jr.) ~ Catches L ~ 6’5″, 185lbs
9. (10) George Sorensen (Herning, Denmark) ~ Catches L ~ 5’10”, 172lbs
10. (NR) Alexander Georgiyev (TPS Jr., Fin. Jr.) ~ Catches L ~ 6’0″, 167lbs
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