More than 60 current or future college hockey players figure to be selected during the 2012 NHL Draft this Friday and Saturday at Pittsburgh's CONSOL Energy Center. The NHL Central Scouting rankings for 2012 feature 88 players currently in college or committed to a school and another seven who have yet to choose a college.
At least 60 college players have been selected each year since the seven-round draft was introduced in 2005.
Fans can watch the draft starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday (NBC Sports Network/TSN) and 10 a.m. ET on Saturday (NHL Network).
Wide Representation
Last year, 27 of the 30 NHL teams took at least one college player in the draft. Twenty-four colleges were represented among the selections, with three players yet to decide on a school.
Most draft experts expect five or six players with college ties to be taken in Friday night's first round.
Michigan could be featured prominently on Friday night. Phil Di Giuseppe, a current Wolverine, could be taken in the first round along with incoming freshmen Jacob Trouba and Crisoval "Boo" Nieves. Other first-round candidates include Zemgus Girgensons (Vermont), Brady Skjei (Minnesota), Nick Kerdiles (Wisconsin), Mark Matheson (Boston College) and Mark Jankowski (Providence).
Sortable List of Central Scouting's Ranked Players
| Ranking | First Name | Last Name | Current Team | College | Starting Year |
| 30 | Michael | Matheson | Dubuque (USHL) | Boston College | 2012-13 |
| 69 | Chris | Calnan | Nobles (NEDI) | Boston College | 2013-14 |
| 88 | Frank | Vatrano | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | Boston College | 2012-13 |
| 101 | Adam | Gilmour | Nobles (NEDI) | Boston College | 2013-14 |
| 184 | Travis | Jeke | Northwood HS (NY-HS) | Boston College | 2012-13 |
| 36 | Samuel | Kurker | St. John's Prep (MA-HS) | Boston University | 2012-13 |
| 50 | Robert | Baillargeon | Indiana (USHL) | Boston University | 2013-14 |
| 76 | Danny | O'Regan | St. Sebastian's (NEDI) | Boston University | 2012-13 |
| 99 | Doyle | Somerby | Kimball Union Academy (NEDI) | Boston University | 2013-14 |
| 143 | Brendan | Collier | Malden Catholic HS (MA-HS) | Boston University | 2013-14 |
| 145 | Kevin | Duane | Brunswick (NEDI) | Boston University | 2013-14 |
| 150 | Matthew | Lane | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | Boston University | 2012-13 |
| 177 | Matthew | Grzelyck | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | Boston University | 2013-14 |
| 78 | Kevin | Roy | Lincoln (USHL) | Brown University | 2012-13 |
| 172 | Tyler | Wood | Nobles (NEDI) | Brown University | 2013-14 |
| 210 | Zach | Pryzbek | Salisbury (NEDI) | Brown University | 2013-14 |
| 175 | James | deHaas | Toronto Lakeshore (OJHL) | Clarkson University | 2013-14 |
| 91 | Samuel | Fejes | Shattuck St. Mary's HS Prep (MN-HS) | Colorado College | 2013-14 |
| 90 | Reece | Willcox | Merritt (BCHL) | Cornell University | 2012-13 |
| 166 | Alex | Rauter | Choate-Rosemary (NEDI) | Cornell University | 2013-14 |
| 127 | Nicholas | Bligh | South Shore Kings (EJHL) | Dartmouth College | 2012-13 |
| 191 | Grant | Opperman | Breck HS (MN-HS) | Dartmouth College | 2012-13 |
| 54 | Brian | Hart | Exeter Academy Phillips HS (NEDI) | Harvard University | 2012-13 |
| 77 | Jimmy | Vesey | South Shore Kings (EJHL) | Harvard University | 2012-13 |
| 79 | Devin | Tringale | Lawerence (NEDI) | Harvard University | 2013-14 |
| 142 | Wade | Murphy | Victoria (BCHL) | Merrimack College | 2013-14 |
| 86 | Riley | Barber | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | Miami University | 2012-13 |
| 51 | Matthew | Deblouw | Muskegon (USHL) | Michigan State University | 2012-13 |
| 106 | John | Draeger | Shattuck St. Mary's HS Prep (MN-HS) | Michigan State University | 2012-13 |
| 138 | Mackenzie | Maceachern | Brother Rice HS (MI-HS) | Michigan State University | 2013-14 |
| 167 | Rhett | Holland | Okotoks (AJHL) | Michigan State University | 2012-13 |
| 74 | Jujhar | Khaira | Prince George (BCHL) | Michigan Tech University | 2012-13 |
| 116 | Teddy | Blueger | Shattuck St. Mary's HS Prep (MN-HS) | Minnesota State University | 2012-13 |
| 207 | Eli | May | Eagan (MN-HS) | Minnesota State University | 2013-14 |
| 180 | Christian | Weidauer | Carleton Place (CCHL) | Niagara University | 2013-14 |
| 132 | John | Stevens | Salisbury (NEDI) | Northeastern University | 2013-14 |
| 134 | Cameron | Darcy | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | Northeastern University | 2012-13 |
| 53 | Zachary | Stephan | Shattuck St. Mary's HS Prep (MN-HS) | Ohio State University | 2013-14 |
| 170 | Clifford | Watson | Sioux City (USHL) | Ohio State University | 2012-13 |
| 43 | Mark | Jankowski | Stanstead College (QueSch) | Providence College | 2012-13 or '13-14 |
| 98 | Paul | Dejersey | Prince George (BCHL) | Providence College | 2012-13 |
| 159 | Peter | Quenneville | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | Quinnipiac University | 2013-14 |
| 186 | Gavin | Bayreuther | Holderness HS (NEDI) | St. Lawrence University | 2014-15 |
| 208 | Tim | Boyle | Nobles (NEDI) | Union College | 2012-13 |
| 80 | Quentin | Shore | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | University of Denver | 2012-13 |
| 84 | Dakota | Mermis | Green Bay (USHL) | University of Denver | 2012-13 |
| 58 | Devin | Shore | Whitby (OJHL) | University of Maine | 2012-13 |
| 130 | Will | Merchant | Eagan (MN-HS) | University of Maine | 2012-13 |
| 200 | Ben | Hutton | Nepean (CCHL) | University of Maine | 2012-13 |
| 206 | Sam | Wolfe | Eagan (MN-HS) | University of Maine | 2013-14 |
| 9 | Jacob | Trouba | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | University of Michigan | 2012-13 |
| 27 | Cristoval | Nieves | Kent School (NEDI) | University of Michigan | 2012-13 |
| 124 | Connor | Carrick | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | University of Michigan | 2012-13 |
| 168 | Alex | Kile | Green Bay (USHL) | University of Michigan | 2013-14 |
| 19 | Brady | Skjei | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | University of Minnesota | 2012-13 |
| 147 | Jake | Bischoff | Grand Rapids HS (MN-HS) | University of Minnesota | 2014-15 |
| 173 | Justin | Kloos | Lakeville South HS (MN-HS) | University of Minnesota | 2012-13 |
| 188 | Louis | Nanne | Edina HS (MN-HS) | University of Minnesota | 2013-14 |
| 82 | Adam | Johnson | Hibbing HS/Chisholm HS (MN-HS) | University of Minnesota-Duluth | 2013-14 |
| 112 | Austin | Farley | Fargo (USHL) | University of Minnesota-Duluth | 2012-13 |
| 133 | Alex | Iafallo | Fargo (USHL) | University of Minnesota-Duluth | 2013-14 |
| 149 | Dominic | Toninato | Duluth East (MN-HS) | University of Minnesota-Duluth | 2013-14 |
| 68 | Brian | Cooper | Fargo (USHL) | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 2012-13 |
| 105 | Jacob | Montgomery | Shattuck St. Mary's HS Prep (MN-HS) | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 2012-13 |
| 34 | Jordan | Schmaltz | Green Bay (USHL) | University of North Dakota | 2012-13 |
| 185 | Drake | Caggiula | Stouffville (OJHL) | University of North Dakota | 2012-13 |
| 81 | Thomas | DiPauli | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | University of Notre Dame | 2013-14 |
| 115 | Vincent | Hinostroza | Waterloo (USHL) | University of Notre Dame | 2012-13 |
| 144 | Justin | Wade | Fargo (USHL) | University of Notre Dame | 2013-14 |
| 18 | Zemgus | Girgensons | Dubuque (USHL) | University of Vermont | 2012-13 |
| 29 | Nicolas | Kerdiles | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | University of Wisconsin | 2012-13 |
| 126 | Morgan | Zulinick | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | University of Wisconsin | 2012-13 |
| 187 | Grant | Besse | Benilde-St. Margaret's HS (MN-HS) | University of Wisconsin | 2014-15 |
| 108 | Matthew | Beattie | Exeter Academy Phillips HS (NEDI) | Yale University | 2012-13 |
| 22 | Phil | Di Giuseppe | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
| 47 | Jake | McCabe | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | ||
| 94 | Austin | Wuthrich | University of Notre Dame | ||
| 148 | Shayne | Gostisbehere | Union College (ECAC) | ||
| 4 (G) | Anthony | Stolarz | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 2012-13 |
| 6 (G) | Jon | Gillies | Indiana (USHL) | Providence College | 2012-13 |
| 10 (G) | Matt | Tomkins | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | Ohio State University | 2013-14 |
| 21 (G) | Collin | Olson | USA Under 18 (NTDP) | Ohio State University | 2012-13 |
| 23 (G) | Alex | Lyon | Omaha (USHL) | Yale University | 2013-14 |
| 25 (G) | Matthew | Morris | Dubuque (USHL) | University of Maine | 2012-13 |
| 26 (G) | Jamie | Phillips | Powell River (BCHL) | Michigan Tech University | 2012-13 |
| 28 (G) | Sean | Maguire | Powell River (BCHL) | Boston University | 2012-13 |
| 30 (G) | Charlie | Lindgren | Sioux Falls (USHL) | St. Cloud State | 2013-14 |
| 34 (G) | Stephon | Williams | Sioux Falls (USHL) | Minnesota State University | 2012-13 |
| Undecided NCAA Eligible Players | |||||
| 103 | Alexander | Gonye | Deerfield Academy | ||
| 165 | Alex | Kerfoot | Coquitlam (BCHL) | ||
| 176 | Matthew | Benning | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | ||
| 198 | Mackenzie | Weegar | Nepean (CCHL) | ||
| 203 | Jay | Dickman | St. Paul Johnson HS (HS-MN) | ||
| 31 (G) | Joseph | Young | Boston Advantage (AAA) | ||
| 33 (G) | Dawson | Springings | The Gunnery (HS-MA) | ||
(G) - Goaltender Rankings