Tuesday, January 15, 2013

NHL Releases Draft Rankings

More than half of all Division I schools represented in Central Scouting’s midterm rankings.


NHL Releases Draft Rankings
New Hampshire freshman defenseman Brett Pesce is the top-ranked current college player in the list.

Dozens of current and future college players, representing 32 of the 59 Division I men’s hockey programs, are featured in NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft.

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Michigan commit J.T. Compher leads all college players in the rankings, released Tuesday. Compher is one of six current or future Wolverines in the rankings, the most of any school. Harvard ranks second with five recruits listed, while Minnesota Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha and Notre Dame have four each.

New Hampshire freshman defenseman Brett Pesce is the top-ranked current college player in the list, ranked 36th among North American skaters.

A full list of college and college-eligible players in the rankings (North American skaters listed first, then North American goalies):


Rank Name Pos. Team College
20 Compher, JT LW US NTDP (USHL) Michigan
21 McCoshen, Ian D Waterloo (USHL) Boston College
31 McCarron, Michael RW US NTDP (USHL) Western Michigan
32 Hurley, Connor C Edina (HS-MN) Notre Dame
36 Pesce, Brett D New Hampshire
42 Fasching, Hudson RW US NTDP (USHL) Minnesota
46 Fitzgerald, Ryan C Valley (EJHL) Boston College
47 Santini, Steven D US NTDP (USHL) Boston College
49 Downing, Michael D Dubuque (USHL) Michigan
51 Thompson, Keaton D US NTDP (USHL) North Dakota
57 Olofsson, Gustav D Green Bay (USHL) Colorado College
59 Hayden, John C US NTDP (USHL) Yale
62 Tambellini, Adam C Surrey (BCHL) North Dakota
64 Ripley, Luke D Powell River (BCHL) Notre Dame
72 Heinrich, Blake D Sioux City (USHL) Minnesota Duluth
73 Clifton, Connor D US NTDP (USHL) Quinnipiac
75 Kivihalme, Teemu D Burnsville (HS-MN) Colorado College
77 Vannelli, Thomas D Minnetonka (HS-MN) Minnesota
78 Johnson, Luke C Lincoln (USHL) North Dakota
79 Florentino, Anthony D South Kent (HS-CT) Providence
83 Sanford, Zachary LW Islanders (EJHL) Uncommitted
85 Hill, Tyler LW Hotchkiss (HS-CT) Uncommitted
86 Peterson, Avery C Grand Rapids (HS-MN) Uncommitted
89 Byron, Blaine C Smiths Falls (CCHL) Maine
90 Salvaggio, Jason F South Kent (HS-CT) Connecticut
91 Coulombe, Alex D Stanstead (HS-QC) Uncommitted
98 Malone, Sean C US NTDP (USHL) Harvard
100 Ebbing, Thomas C Chicago (USHL) Bowling Green
104 Pope, David LW West Kelowna (BCHL) Nebraska-Omaha
108 Moore, Trevor LW Tri-City (USHL) Denver
109 Motte, Tyler C US NTDP (USHL) Michigan
113 Harms, Brendan RW Fargo (USHL) Bemidji State
114 Guentzel, Jake C Sioux City (USHL) Nebraska-Omaha
115 Glienke, Zach LW Eagan (HS-MN) Uncommitted
117 Pinho, Brian C St. John’s (HS-MA) Providence
119 Reno, Parker D Edina (HS-MN) Rensselaer
120 Ellis, Eddie LW Andover (HS-MA) Harvard
121 Olsson, Ross RW Lincoln (USHL) Northeastern
124 Besse, Grant RW Benilde-St. M. (HS-MN) Wisconsin
125 Sherman, Wiley D Hotchkiss (HS-CT) Harvard
132 Rush, Cooper D Chilliwack (BCHL) Uncommitted
133 Hutchinson, Nick C Avon Old Farms (HS-CT) Uncommitted
134 Buckles, Matt C St. Michael’s (OJHL) Cornell
135 Johnson, Adam C Hibbing (HS-MN) Minnesota Duluth
136 Segalla, Ryan D Salisbury (HS-CT) Connecticut
137 Soucy, Carson D Spruce Grove (AJHL) Uncommitted
141 Guiltinan, Kevin D Prince George (BCHL) Harvard
143 Jackson, Jacob C Tartan (HS-MN) Michigan Tech
150 De Jong, Nolan D Victoria (BCHL) Michigan
160 Pompi, Quin D Berkshire (HS-MA) Princeton
161 Birks, Dane D Merritt (BCHL) Michigan Tech
162 Stevens, John C Dubuque (USHL) Northeastern
163 Wood, Miles LW Nobles (HS-MA) Uncommitted
164 Lewis, Clint D US NTDP (USHL) Cornell
166 Josephs, Troy C St. Michael’s (OJHL) Clarkson
168 Forney, Christopher D Thief River Falls (HS-MN) Uncommitted
170 Butcher, Will D US NTDP (USHL) Denver
172 LaFontaine, Daniel C Avon Old Farms (HS-CT) Uncommitted
173 Raskob, Willie D Shattuck-St. Mary’s (HS-MN) Minnesota Duluth
174 Pionk, Neal D Hermantown (HS-MN) Minnesota Duluth
178 Light, Connor D Andover (HS-MA) Uncommitted
180 Allen, Evan C US NTDP (USHL) Michigan
186 Shore, Quentin C Denver
189 Copp, Andrew C Michigan
191 Hamilton, Mark D Salisbury (HS-CT) Massachusetts
192 Quenville, Peter C Dubuque (USHL) Quinnipiac
196 Rauhauser, Alec D Bismarck (HS-ND) Uncommitted
197 Wood, Tyler D Nobles (HS-MA) Brown
198 Sherwood, Kiefer F Ohio Blue Jackets (AAA) Miami
200 Vesel, Tyler C Shattuck-St. Mary’s (HS-MN) Nebraska-Omaha
205 Bardreau, Cole C Cornell
207 Andrew, Tyler RW Topeka (NAHL) Ferris State
209 Beaudin, Nicolas LW Stanstead (HS-QC) Uncommitted
210 Montgomery, Jacob LW Sioux City (USHL) Nebraska-Omaha
214 Otterman, Chad LW New Jersey (EJHL) Uncommitted
4 Petersen, Calvin G Waterloo (USHL) Notre Dame
7 McAdam, Eamon G Waterloo (USHL) Penn State
9 Cowley, Evan G Wichita Falls (NAHL) Uncommitted
23 Lindgren, Charlie G Sioux Falls (USHL) St. Cloud State
30 Romeo, Sean G Youngstown (USHL) Uncommitted
32 Clark, Adam G Salmon Arm (BCHL) New Hampshire
33 Katunar, Chad G Penticton (BCHL) Notre Dame
34 Madsen, Merrick G Proctor (HS-NH) Harvard
35 Starrett, Shane G South Kent (HS-CT) Uncommitted