Top 30 for 2012 and 2013, a few names to watch for 2014

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Granlund2Pulkkinen*

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I've been doing a lot of reading lately... yeah I haven't seen a lot of these guys play but neither have you. It's fun to make lists and if you educate yourself enough, do some good sleuthing, reading, "armchair scouting", etc. you can make lists just to get a list OUT there to talk about.

Just use this as a rough idea of who's who... I know about the 2012 draft, a bit about 2013, and really nothing about 2014...

Keep it nice.

'12 Last First Position Team League Nationality
1 Yakupov Nail Right Wing Sarnia Sting OHL RUS
2 Murray Ryan Defense Everett Silvertips WHL CAN
3 Dumba Matthew Defense Red Deer Rebels WHL CAN
4 Ebert Nick Defense Windsor Spitfires OHL USA
5 Galchenyuk Alexander Center Sarnia Sting OHL USA
6 Grigorenko Mikhail Right Wing Québec Remparts QMJHL RUS
7 Rielly Morgan Defense Moose Jaw Warriors WHL CAN
8 Forsberg Filip Left Wing Leksand Alvsk SWE
9 Marcantuoni Matia Center Kitchener Rangers OHL CAN
10 Ceci Codi Defense Ottawa 67's OHL CAN
11 Reinhart Griffin Defense Edmonton Oil Kings WHL CAN
12 Trouba Jacob Defense US U18 USHL USA
13 Girgensons Zemgus Center Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL LAT
14 Pouliot Derrick Defense Portland Winterhawks WHL CAN
15 Koekkoek Slater Defense Peterborough Petes OHL CAN
16 Määtä Olli Defense London Knights OHL FIN
17 Frk Martin Right Wing Halifax Moosheads QMJHL CZE
18 Samuelsson Henrik Right Wing Modo SEL SWE
19 Athanasiou Andreas Center London Knights OHL CAN
20 Schmaltz Jordan Defense Sioux City Musketeers USHL USA
21 Curcuruto Gianluca Defense Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL CAN
22 Ciampini Luca Left Wing Halifax Moosheads QMJHL CAN
23 Hudon Charles Left Wing Chicoutimi Saguenées QMJHL CAN
24 Åberg Pontus Left Wing Djurgården SEL SWE
25 Pokka Ville Defense Kärpät SM-Liiga FIN
26 Gaunce Brendan Center Belleville Bulls OHL CAN
27 Maidens Jarrod Center Owen Sound Attack OHL CAN
28 Kerdiles Nicolas Center US U18 USHL USA
29 Tervainen Teuvo Right Wing Jokerit Helsinki SM-Liiga FIN
30 Nieves Cristoval Right Wing Kent High School USHS USA

'13 Last First Position Team League Nationality
1 MacKinnon Nathan Center Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL CAN
2 Jones Seth Defense US U18 USHL USA
3 Barkov Alexandr Center Tappara SM-Liiga FIN
4 Monahan Sean Center Ottawa 67's OHL CAN
5 Cammarata Taylor Center Waterloo Blackhawks USHL USA
6 Lazar Curtis Center Edmonton Oil Kings WHL CAN
7 Shinkaruk Hunter Left Wing Medicine Hat Tigers WHL CAN
8 Ristolainen Rasmus Defense TPS SM-Liiga FIN
9 Forsberg Alex Center Prince George Cougars WHL CAN
10 Rankin Connor Center Tri-City Americans WHL CAN
11 Klimchuk Morgan Center Regina Pats WHL CAN
12 Rychel Kerby Left Wing Windsor Spitfires OHL CAN
13 Poluck Ryan Defense Brandon Wheat Kings WHL CAN
14 Domi Max Center London Knights OHL CAN
15 Ikonen Juuso Left Wing Espoo Blues SM-Liiga FIN
16 Roy Eric Defense Brandon Wheat Kings WHL CAN
17 Søberg Marcus Right Wing Frolunda SEL NOR
18 De La Rose Jacob Center Leksand SEL SWE
19 Kuptsov Sergei Right Wing Mississauga St. M.J. OHL RUS
20 Pilton Kade Defense Victoria Royals WHL CAN
21 Harpur Ben Defense Geulph Storm OHL CAN
22 Petan Nicolas Center Portland Winterhawks WHL CAN
23 Wennberg Alexander Left Wing Djurgården SEL SWE
24 Murphy Trevor Defense Peterborough Petes OHL CAN
25 Dano Marko Center HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia SVK
26 Horvat Bo Center Londong Knights OHL CAN
27 Nikkel Aryton Defense Brandon Wheat Kings WHL CAN
28 Brouillard Nikolas Defense Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL CAN
29 Nichuskin Valeriy Right Wing Chelyabinsk MHL RUS
30 Paulovic Matej Left Wing Farjestad SEL SVK

'14 Last First Position Team League Nationality
x Ekblad Aaron Defense Barrie Colts OHL CAN
x Reinhart Sam Center Kootenay Ice WHL CAN
x DeAngelo Anthony Defense Sarnia Sting OHL USA
x Clarke Blake Center Fargo Force USHL USA
x Virtanen Jake Center Calgary Hitmen WHL CAN
x Ho-Sang Joshua Center Toronto Marlboro's GTHL CAN
x Nylander William Right Wing Stockholm SEL SWE/USA
 

Judas Tavares

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Nice work. I would like to know if 2013 looks good in terms of forwards with elite potential. I know its early, but I see lots of forwards near the top of your list. Could this be like 2006 where the top 15 was essentially forwards (and for the most part, good to decent ones).
 

Jabba11

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Grigorenko and Forsberg too low on your list. And as a Q fan, I'd say that Raphaël Bussières should be ahead of Luca Ciampini and Hudon as of right now. He's a mix of size and offensive raw talent; just needs to put it all together and sometimes lacks of drive during games.
 

S E P H

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Nice work. I would like to know if 2013 looks good in terms of forwards with elite potential. I know its early, but I see lots of forwards near the top of your list. Could this be like 2006 where the top 15 was essentially forwards (and for the most part, good to decent ones).

2013 is looking like a very good year. A few say it could look better than 2012, but time will tell. Though, that top 10 is filled with some insane talent. ('13)
 

Garl

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So, you left Collberg off the list?

And for 2013, Lindholm? Liljendahl? Crus-Rydberg?
 

Granlund2Pulkkinen*

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So, you left Collberg off the list?

And for 2013, Lindholm? Liljendahl? Crus-Rydberg?

Collberg was an oversight, and I don't know about the 2013 Swedes so obviously I couldn't comment.
 

Granlund2Pulkkinen*

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And another thing Garl I'm not going to list 5 Swedes in 2013 when there are North American kids tearing up the CHL.
 

Granlund2Pulkkinen*

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I tough he was listed more higher

You could argue him ahead of Cammarata on basis of height... but I couldn't put him ahead of Monohan, Jones, and obviously MacKinnon
 

Granlund2Pulkkinen*

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Michael Cramarossa is apparently a hot item coming out of Canada for 1996.

I'm curious for Garl, Tiger, Scoutman, Tormentor, etc. to join.
 

Puckluck11

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And another thing Garl I'm not going to list 5 Swedes in 2013 when there are North American kids tearing up the CHL.

if they are good enough why not? I know it's early but for swedes i would rank them:

Fw:
Elias Lindholm
Nick Sorensen
Jacob de la Rose
Lucas Wallmark
Andre Burakovsky
Gustav Possler
Victor Ohman/Adam Brodecki
Victor Cruz Rydberg
Andreas Johnson

Def:
Anton Cederholm
Gustav Backstrom
Robert Hagg
Amil Krupic
Wilhelm Westlund
Linus Arnesson
Tommy Stenqvist
 

Slippy

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As a Halifax Moosehead fan,I'll be interested to see where Jonathan Drouin slots into 2013 draft rankings. He was taken 2nd overall behind MacKinnon, but has chosen to play one more year of Midget AAA in Quebec, where he is dominating the league. He could have easily played in the Q this year.

Only saw him play at the Canada Games, so it will be interesting to see him against the bigger older talent.
 

thomast

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Jaakko Hälli should be the top prospect from Finland for the 2014 draft. Juuso ikonen won't be top 15 if he doesen't grow more. He's the most talented player offensively from Finland for the 13 draft. Barkov should be considered as top 5 pick like you have maybe even 1st overall, he seemed to be better player than galchenyuk and grigorenko already atleast at ivan hlinka where he was dominant at every aspect of the game. Interesting to see barkov at wjc against canada and USA. Rasmus ristolainen is about mid 1st round pick. He has hard time at positioning at own-zone which is important for d man.
 

kitsumo

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I don' think Juuso Ikonen should be ranked so high yet. Dude is really small and hasn't really impressed that much. If he grows he could have a chance to be a first round pick, top 15 not so much.
 

YARR123

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I don' think Juuso Ikonen should be ranked so high yet. Dude is really small and hasn't really impressed that much. If he grows he could have a chance to be a first round pick, top 15 not so much.

What do you mean hasn't impressed much? 7+9=16 points in 11 games of Jr.A a year before his draft year isn't impressive to you? Thats roughly the same pace Granlund had at the same age

But yes, he's small and I do agree that 15 is a bit of a reach. Not saying it's impossible, he might still grow an inch or two, and he's already taller than Rocco Grimaldi for example.

My opinion is that the third best finnish player for the 2013 draft is Artturi Lehkonen. He's over a PPG in Jr.A, and plays the biggest minutes out of his teams forwards.
 

thomast

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What do you mean hasn't impressed much? 7+9=16 points in 11 games of Jr.A a year before his draft year isn't impressive to you? Thats roughly the same pace Granlund had at the same age

But yes, he's small and I do agree that 15 is a bit of a reach. Not saying it's impossible, he might still grow an inch or two, and he's already taller than Rocco Grimaldi for example.

My opinion is that the third best finnish player for the 2013 draft is Artturi Lehkonen. He's over a PPG in Jr.A, and plays the biggest minutes out of his teams forwards.

Not on the same talent level with Ikonen but he has gotten bigger, has great work ethic, very good finisher. Doesen't miss chances very often(rare ability for finns). Artturi Lehkonen is top 5 finnish player for that draft no doubt. He's not as talented as Ikonen who is very very talented but Lehkonen could be +6'0 at the draft which will give him the edge. I think he was about 5'8 last year now hes 5'10.
 

Ringing Iron

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Nicholas Ritchie will definitely be highly coveted for the '14 NHL Draft. Get him on your radar. Big talented forward.


Marcantuoni continually keeps getting ranked waaaay higher than he should. He hasn't proved anything and I would be skeptical taking him any higher than 15th at this point in time.

Love lists though so well done.
 

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