Hiishawk
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I haven't been able to get aroud to as many games an N. America as usual this season (so far) but, based on my own observations plus chats with friends in the biz- I expect that tomorrows CSB preliminary rankings (league-byleague) will look something like this:
WHL (a weak group this year but good in goal)
1. Gilbert Brule
2. Chris Durand
3. Devon Setoguchi
4. Michael Sauer
5. Nick Drazenovic
7. Brendan Mikkelson
8. Blair Jones
9. Scott Jackson
10. Dustin Kohn
11. Adam Hobson
12. Dan Mercer
13. Ray Macais
14. Paul Kucerba
15. Wacey Rabbitt
16. Mike Gauthier
17. Kendall McArdle
18. Dalyn Flatt
19. Riley Merkley
20. Rob Schlemko
21. Stuart Gimas
22. Kevin Salgert
23. Colton Yellowhorn
24. Brett Stamler
25. Tim Krauss
Close: Kris Russell, Jeff May, Kevin Reinhart, Kevin Bailey, Blair Stengler, Pete Lamoreaux, Sean Zimmerman, Troy Ofukany, R.J. Larochelle
GK:
1. Carey Price
2. Scott Bowles
3. Kevin Plante
4. Kris Westblom
5. Alex Archibald
Close: Joey Perricone, Real Cyr, David Reekie
OHL (a VERY deep group except for goalies):
1. Ryan O'Marra
2. Bobby Ryan
3. Radek Smolenak
4. Benoit Pouliot
5. Matt Lashoff
6. Marc Staal
7. Dan Ryder
8. Chris Lawrence
9. Ryan Parent
10. Michael Blunden
11. Patrick Davis
12. Jakub Kindl
13. Tom Mannino
14. Steve Downie
15. Ryan Wilson
16. Patrick McNeill
17. Dan Collins
18. Evan Brophy
19. Adam McQuaid
20. Tyler Donati
21. Tom Pyatt
22. Matt Pelech
23. Phil Oreskovic
24. Cal O'Reilly
25. James Neal
Close (*VERY close): Ryan Berard, Geoff Killing, Sean O'Connor, Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn*, Tony Rizzi, Bobby Bolt, Dev Heshmaptour*, Mike Duko, Josh Beaulieu, Brad Snetsinger, Adam Abraham*, Justin Donati, Derek Joslin*, Elgin Reid, Kevin Baker, Kyle Lamb*, Matt D'Agostini*, Cody Bass*.
Goalies:
1. Darrin Machesney
2. Todd Lalonde
3. Mike Iafrate
4. Kyle Knechtel
5. Kyle Gajewski
Close: Matthew Spezza, Wayne Savage, Jhase Sniderman,
QMJHL (the best Q group in memory)
1. Sidney Crosby
2. Alex Bourret
3. Marek Zagrapan
4. Guillaume Latendresse
5. Luc Bourdon
6. J.P. Paquet
7. Slava Trukhno
8. Gennady Churilov
9. Mathieu Aubin
10. Francois Bolduc
11. Patrick Bisallon
12. Mathieu Roy
13. Oscars Bartulis
14. Alex Picard-Hooper
15. Marc-Andre Cote
16. Marc Gragnani
17. Marc-Edouard Vlasic
18. Mathieu Labrie
19. Francis Guerette-Charland
20. Guillaume Lepine
21. Simon Bolduc
22. Andrew Andricopolous
23. Jordan Clendenning
24. Eric Begin
25. Michael Korenko
Close: Maxime Lacroix, Eric Pare, Kris Letang, Joakim Jensen, Cal Fergus, Chad Denny, Marc-Andre Cliche, Nicolas Blanchard.
Goalies:
1. Alex Vincent
2. J.P. Levasseur
3. Pier-Oliver Pelletier
4. Ryan Mior
5. Jeremy Duschesne
Close: Guillaume Blouin
WHL (a weak group this year but good in goal)
1. Gilbert Brule
2. Chris Durand
3. Devon Setoguchi
4. Michael Sauer
5. Nick Drazenovic
7. Brendan Mikkelson
8. Blair Jones
9. Scott Jackson
10. Dustin Kohn
11. Adam Hobson
12. Dan Mercer
13. Ray Macais
14. Paul Kucerba
15. Wacey Rabbitt
16. Mike Gauthier
17. Kendall McArdle
18. Dalyn Flatt
19. Riley Merkley
20. Rob Schlemko
21. Stuart Gimas
22. Kevin Salgert
23. Colton Yellowhorn
24. Brett Stamler
25. Tim Krauss
Close: Kris Russell, Jeff May, Kevin Reinhart, Kevin Bailey, Blair Stengler, Pete Lamoreaux, Sean Zimmerman, Troy Ofukany, R.J. Larochelle
GK:
1. Carey Price
2. Scott Bowles
3. Kevin Plante
4. Kris Westblom
5. Alex Archibald
Close: Joey Perricone, Real Cyr, David Reekie
OHL (a VERY deep group except for goalies):
1. Ryan O'Marra
2. Bobby Ryan
3. Radek Smolenak
4. Benoit Pouliot
5. Matt Lashoff
6. Marc Staal
7. Dan Ryder
8. Chris Lawrence
9. Ryan Parent
10. Michael Blunden
11. Patrick Davis
12. Jakub Kindl
13. Tom Mannino
14. Steve Downie
15. Ryan Wilson
16. Patrick McNeill
17. Dan Collins
18. Evan Brophy
19. Adam McQuaid
20. Tyler Donati
21. Tom Pyatt
22. Matt Pelech
23. Phil Oreskovic
24. Cal O'Reilly
25. James Neal
Close (*VERY close): Ryan Berard, Geoff Killing, Sean O'Connor, Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn*, Tony Rizzi, Bobby Bolt, Dev Heshmaptour*, Mike Duko, Josh Beaulieu, Brad Snetsinger, Adam Abraham*, Justin Donati, Derek Joslin*, Elgin Reid, Kevin Baker, Kyle Lamb*, Matt D'Agostini*, Cody Bass*.
Goalies:
1. Darrin Machesney
2. Todd Lalonde
3. Mike Iafrate
4. Kyle Knechtel
5. Kyle Gajewski
Close: Matthew Spezza, Wayne Savage, Jhase Sniderman,
QMJHL (the best Q group in memory)
1. Sidney Crosby
2. Alex Bourret
3. Marek Zagrapan
4. Guillaume Latendresse
5. Luc Bourdon
6. J.P. Paquet
7. Slava Trukhno
8. Gennady Churilov
9. Mathieu Aubin
10. Francois Bolduc
11. Patrick Bisallon
12. Mathieu Roy
13. Oscars Bartulis
14. Alex Picard-Hooper
15. Marc-Andre Cote
16. Marc Gragnani
17. Marc-Edouard Vlasic
18. Mathieu Labrie
19. Francis Guerette-Charland
20. Guillaume Lepine
21. Simon Bolduc
22. Andrew Andricopolous
23. Jordan Clendenning
24. Eric Begin
25. Michael Korenko
Close: Maxime Lacroix, Eric Pare, Kris Letang, Joakim Jensen, Cal Fergus, Chad Denny, Marc-Andre Cliche, Nicolas Blanchard.
Goalies:
1. Alex Vincent
2. J.P. Levasseur
3. Pier-Oliver Pelletier
4. Ryan Mior
5. Jeremy Duschesne
Close: Guillaume Blouin
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