1. Samuel Poulin (F) CAN 207 6'1 QMJHL Sherbrooke Phoenix
2. Urho Vaakanainen (D) FIN 187 6'1 AHL Providence Bruins
3. Lassi Thomson (D) FIN 190 6'0 Liiga Ilves
4. Ivan Prosvetov (G) RUS 176 6'5 AHL Tucson Roadrunners
5. Nicolas Beaudin (D) CAN 174 5'11 AHL Rockford IceHogs
6. Jan Jeník (F) CZE 165 6'1 OHL Hamilton Bulldogs
7. Dylan Samberg (D) USA 223 6'4 NCAA Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
8. Adin Hill (G) CAN 203 6'6 NHL Arizona Coyotes
9. Martin Kaut (F) CZE 176 6'2 AHL Colorado Eagles
10. Evan Barratt (F) USA 190 6'0 NCAA Penn State Univ.
11. Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (F) CAN 187 5'11 AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms
12. Carter Verhaeghe (F) CAN 181 6'1 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning
13. Kyle Capobianco (D) CAN 196 6'1 NHL Arizona Coyotes
14. Brian Pinho (C) USA 196 6'1 AHL Hershey Bears
15. Cooper Marody (F) USA 183 6'0 AHL Bakersfield Condors
16. Karch Bachman (F) USA 179 5'11 NCAA Miami Univ. (Ohio)
17. Felix Sandström (G) SWE 192 6'2 AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms
18. Tarmo Reunanen (D) FIN 179 6'0 Liiga Lukko
19. Garrett Pilon (F) CAN 187 5'11 AHL Hershey Bears
20. Johnny Kovacevic (D) CAN 207 6'4 AHL Manitoba Moose
Loads of potential NHLers, but little in terms of top 2 line NHLers outside of Poulin, Vaakanainen and Thomson.
Nicest surprise this season is Prosvetov who has had an outstanding start to his pro career in the AHL and even got his first NHL call recently even though he did not play.
Jenik was on his way to become a blue-chipper with his production in the OHL and his great play at the WJC until he destroyed his knee there - it will be a while until it can be gauged how much of an impact this injury has.
Karch Bachman may be the biggest darkhorse on this list. A fast and very smart and responsible forward, he has found his offense in his last season in college and will go pro after his teams NCAA season ends.
Martin Kaut's adaption to North America has taken a while, but he has recently picked up his production and there's hope that trend will continue.
Two players who took the longer road but made the NHL this season are Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Carter Verhaeghe. Aube-Kubel especially shines on the forecheck and does a lot of work down low, while Verhaeghe has been up and down the Lightning lineup while slowly gaining confidence - scoring a hat trick a few games ago certainly helped with that.
2. Urho Vaakanainen (D) FIN 187 6'1 AHL Providence Bruins
3. Lassi Thomson (D) FIN 190 6'0 Liiga Ilves
4. Ivan Prosvetov (G) RUS 176 6'5 AHL Tucson Roadrunners
5. Nicolas Beaudin (D) CAN 174 5'11 AHL Rockford IceHogs
6. Jan Jeník (F) CZE 165 6'1 OHL Hamilton Bulldogs
7. Dylan Samberg (D) USA 223 6'4 NCAA Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
8. Adin Hill (G) CAN 203 6'6 NHL Arizona Coyotes
9. Martin Kaut (F) CZE 176 6'2 AHL Colorado Eagles
10. Evan Barratt (F) USA 190 6'0 NCAA Penn State Univ.
11. Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (F) CAN 187 5'11 AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms
12. Carter Verhaeghe (F) CAN 181 6'1 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning
13. Kyle Capobianco (D) CAN 196 6'1 NHL Arizona Coyotes
14. Brian Pinho (C) USA 196 6'1 AHL Hershey Bears
15. Cooper Marody (F) USA 183 6'0 AHL Bakersfield Condors
16. Karch Bachman (F) USA 179 5'11 NCAA Miami Univ. (Ohio)
17. Felix Sandström (G) SWE 192 6'2 AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms
18. Tarmo Reunanen (D) FIN 179 6'0 Liiga Lukko
19. Garrett Pilon (F) CAN 187 5'11 AHL Hershey Bears
20. Johnny Kovacevic (D) CAN 207 6'4 AHL Manitoba Moose
Loads of potential NHLers, but little in terms of top 2 line NHLers outside of Poulin, Vaakanainen and Thomson.
Nicest surprise this season is Prosvetov who has had an outstanding start to his pro career in the AHL and even got his first NHL call recently even though he did not play.
Jenik was on his way to become a blue-chipper with his production in the OHL and his great play at the WJC until he destroyed his knee there - it will be a while until it can be gauged how much of an impact this injury has.
Karch Bachman may be the biggest darkhorse on this list. A fast and very smart and responsible forward, he has found his offense in his last season in college and will go pro after his teams NCAA season ends.
Martin Kaut's adaption to North America has taken a while, but he has recently picked up his production and there's hope that trend will continue.
Two players who took the longer road but made the NHL this season are Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Carter Verhaeghe. Aube-Kubel especially shines on the forecheck and does a lot of work down low, while Verhaeghe has been up and down the Lightning lineup while slowly gaining confidence - scoring a hat trick a few games ago certainly helped with that.
