2006 eligible european skaters

[joe sacco]

any information on these players would be appreciated. strengths, weaknesses, potential, projected draft position. these are the top european skaters according to the central scouting bureau's preliminary rankings.

czech republic
01. michael frolik, rw, kladno
02. jiri tlusty, c, kladno
03. tomas kana, c, vitkovice
04. martin latal, rw, kladno
05. zbynek hampl, w, trinec
goalies
01. michal neuwirth, sparta
02. lukas cikanek, kladno

finland
01. jesse joensuu, rw, assat
02. jan-mikael juutilainen, c, jokerit
03. joonas lehtivuori, d, ilves
04. eetu heikkinen, d, assat
05. robert nyholm, rw, ifk
goalies
01. riko helenius, ilves
02. niko hoivenen, jokerit

russia
01. yuri alexandrov, d, cherepovets
02. artem anisimov, c, yaroslavl
03. andrei popov, rw, cheljabinsk
04. vladimir zharkov, rw, cska
05. alexander vasyunov, lw, yaroslavl
goalies
01. semen varlamov, yaroslavl
02. ruslan guriev, spartak

slovakia
01. rastislav konecny, lw, trnava
02. marek biro, d, trnava
03. tomas marcinko, c, kosice
04. lukas zeliska, c, trnava
05. richard lelkes, w, trencin
goalies
01. branislav konrad, nitra
02. marek simko, zvolen

sweden
01. niklas backstrom, c, brynas
02. jonas ahnelov-pihl, d, frolunda
03. robin figren, w, frolunda
04. dennis persson, d, vasteras
05. tony lagerstrom, d, sodertalje
goalies
01. jhonas enroth, sodertalje
02. david rautio, lulea

switzerland
01. juraj simek, w, kloten
02. dario buergler, f, zug
03. arnaud jacquemet, f, biel
goalie
01. reto berra, zurich

germany
01. marcel mueller, rw, eisbaren
02. elia ostwald, w, weisswasser
03. moritz mueller, f, koln sr.
goalie
01. josef mayer, landshut

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