Just wondering.. does 2009 looks like (2yrs away from the event) the most promising draft ever for Sweden?- Patrik Cehlin
- Jacob Josefsson
- William Wallén
- Casper carning
- Carl Klingberg
- Henrik Björklund
- Alexander Jirhage
- Magnus Pääjärvi
- Victor Hedman
- Peter Andersson
- Niclas Burström
- Tim Erixon
- Anton Lander
- Oliver Ekman-larsson
- Anton Mylläri
etc. etc.. Sweden has never been deeper.
2009 > 2003
mark my words, best draft ever !
(one last thing..i can't resist asking this foolish question:
did ever exist a pro hockey player with three 'ä' in his name??
ehm, maybe i should think about Finns and not Suedes Jarvenpaa maybe? always liked that name and the player also)
He is no longer considered the top prospects from Sweden for this draft year. Most have him in the top 5 or so though. For me personally, it is probably 1. Hedman, 2. Lander, 3. Pääjärvi. He was physically more developed than the other players in his age group, which was a reason why he was so dominant 1-2 years ago. Still good and playing as a regular in the Swedish U20 league, but not looking as "special" as before."how has Pääjärvi been developing along the last year? (let's say since the last time you talked about him..)"
I assume Ossi Väänänen rings a bell?"did ever exist a pro hockey player with three 'ä' in his name?? "
I highly doubt it. Tavares looks sick, and there are alot of good prospects in the draft, but we do tend to overhype every draft year. 2007 was supposed to be a very good draft, now it is just regarded as an average year. Every year is laballed great, and when the draft gets closer people tend to realise it isn't as good as they thought it was.
2003 is ridiculous and at this point in time i don't see how anyone can say 2009 will be better. It might be, but it is unlikely.
Have not seen him yet, but will this weekend. From what I have heard, skating and mobility is his flaw. Although I will be able to make my own opinion this weekend
- Patrik Cehlin
- Jacob Josefsson
- William Wallén
- Casper carning
- Carl Klingberg
- Henrik Björklund
- Alexander Jirhage
- Magnus Pääjärvi
- Victor Hedman
- Peter Andersson
- Niclas Burström
- Tim Erixon
- Anton Lander
- Oliver Ekman-larsson
- Anton Mylläri
etc. etc.. Sweden has never been deeper.
here is my top 30
1. John Tavares. Center. Oshawa
2. Andre Kuchin. Center. Russia
3. Steve Anthony. Forward. Dartmouth
4. Matthew Duchene. Forward. OHL
5. Toni Rajala. Forward. Ilves
6. Victor Hedman. Defense. Modo
7. Magnus Pääjärvi. Forward. Malmo
8. Ryan O’Reilly. Forward. Jr Canad
9. Landon Ferraro. Forward. WHL
10. Jared Cowen. Defense. Saskatoon
11. AJ Treais. Forward. US HS
12. Stefan Elliot—Defense—WHL
13. Sam Calabrese. Defense. US U17
14. Kenny Ryan. Forward. Honey Baked
15. John Henrion. Forward. BJB
16. Jacob Josefson. Forward. Djurgarden
17. Jere Ringbom. Goalie. Lukko
18. Tomas Vincour. Forward. Kometo
19. Alexei Avatev. Forward. Omsk
20. Louis Leblanc. Forward. Quebec
21. Jordan Caron. Forward. Rimouski
22. William Wallen. Forward. Sweden
23. Ben Hughes. Defense. SSM
24. Ryan Howes. Forward. WHL
25. Anton Lander. Forward. Timera
26. Oleg Li. Forward. Dynamo
27. Gabriel O’Connor. Defense. Halifax
28. Cody Eakin. Forward. WHL
29. Olivier Roy-Bellevance. Goalie. Quebec
30. Simon Despres. Defense. Laval
31. Peter Holland. Forward. OHL
I don't know if Yann Sauvé for St. John in Q is eligible for 2009 (or maybe 2008). At 16 he yet have 6'3 214 lbs and 12 points for a very bad team. He played in the Russian contest... And he was the firt pick for the Q.
2009 > 2003
mark my words, best draft ever !
In the NHL there's Ossi Väänänen in Colorado. It's not that rare: Teemu Jääskeläinen (CHI #205 -01), Tero Määttä (Sharks' illustrious 2nd rounder in 2000) etc.
I guess i was fooled by two things:Predatore said:I assume Ossi Väänänen rings a bell?
I guess i was fooled by two things:
-if i am not wrong, those 'ä' usually appear as common 'a' on non-scandinavian websites. I didn't know Jääskeläinen's 3 'a' were actually all 'ä' . Heck, now i am left wondering.. does even exist the normal 'a' in Finnish language??
-As i somehow realized myself in that previous post, being Pääjärvi technically Swede i didn't think about Finns at first..
Hanowski looks good right now, but IMHO, Edina's Zach Budish is a better prospect. He'll go in the first round, and you can write that down.I do appreciate the effort, but the state of Minnesota has been averaging 4 players in the first round...as usual, 'experts' don't even have the state on its radar.
6-1 Ben Hanowski, currently 3rd as just a sophomore in MSHS (a league that has been delivering several top round picks a year) and is in the running to break the leagues record in scoring.
6-4 Seth Helgason, Minnesota defense recruit (a team that has had as many recent top round defensemen and hobey baker winners as about any team in recent times) that put in 5 goals the night he committed.
I'm waiting for the 2009 version of...who's this Okposo guy?