The 2013 NHL Draft Guide: The Next Ones

The 2013 NHL Draft

The 2013 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Consider this your live home page for information for the 2013 NHL entry draft. Bookmark and check back often as it will be constantly updated leading up to hockey’s version of Christmas. THW’s 2013 NHL Entry Draft Guide – The Next Ones is your quintessential draft resource featuring:

Detailed unique prospect profiles in The Next Ones format
Mock Drafts
Exclusive rankings
Fantasy based rankings
Team Previews
Looking ahead to the 2014 draft and beyond

This year the 2013 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. For prior year’s detailed draft previews:

Team Performance Reviews:

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Highlights:

Drouin Edges Out MacKinnon And Jones In Race For Number One
2013 NHL Draft Prospect Index: over 110 prospects profiled
2013 NHL Draft Fantasy-Based Top 100 Prospects
Year of the “Q” – NHL 2013 Draft War Room: Top 30 QMJHL Prospects
2013 NHL Draft Digest: Counting The Overagers
Destination Newark And NYC: 2013 NHL Draft: THW’s Chris Wassel is a local and is busy getting you prepped for Newark.
Draft Day Sleepers: THW does not let sleeping dogs lie, when it comes to the draft.
2013 NHL Draft Spotlight: The Masked Men – highlighting the goalies
Draft Rankings War Room: Aggregate of NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings
NHL Draft Lottery Odds, Results and How It Works
Draft History: One of the greatest draft stories of all time:
- Could The Sabres’ Pick of Taro Tsujimoto Happen Today?

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Rankings:

Sean Monahan could ultimately end up being one of the best players to come out of the 2013 NHL Draft class (Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

2013 NHL Draft Rankings: The Next Ones Final Top 210 (Chris’s List)
- featuring player demographics, stats and Twitter accounts
- Intro article: Drouin Edges Out MacKinnon And Jones In Race For Number One
2013 NHL Draft Rankings War Room: Combining Central Scouting’s Final Rankings
2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room Top 120 Final Edition
(Top 120 in 4 article series)
Reznik’s Rankings: NHL Draft 2013: Top 90 Final Prospect Rankings
Pike’s Picks: 2013 NHL Draft Alternate Rankings – Final Edition
2013 NHL Draft Top 100: The Next Ones Midterm Rankings (Chris Ralph)
NHL 2013 Draft War Room: Combination of NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings
The Next Ones 2013 NHL Draft Preliminary Rankings (Chris Ralph)

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2012 NHL Draft Flashback: to get an idea of what to expect for 2013 draft coverage:

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Mock Drafts:

2013 NHL Mock Draft: Stanley Cup Final Edition (Chris Ralph)
Ives’ Mock-able Two-Round 2013 NHL Mock Draft (Steven Ives)
NHL Mock Draft: Combine Edition (Carl Maloney)
2013 NHL Mock Draft: The Next Ones Memorial Cup Edition (Chris Ralph)
- In depth with commentary on each pick
2013 NHL Mock Draft – The Next Ones April Edition
2013 NHL Mock Draft: The Next Ones Winter Edition

Essential Link:

2013 NHL Mock Draft Database (DC Pro Sports Report)

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The Next Ones: Prospect Profiles:

(Alphabetical order by surname: click on name/link for detailed prospect profiles)

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THW Overtime – Draft Feature Articles:

Divining A Solution: The Quest of the NHL Draft
The NHL Entry Draft: Investment or Gamble?

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THW Prospect Features:

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International Tournaments Prospects Coverage:

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Fantasy-Based Draft Coverage:

2012 NHL Entry Draft Fantasy-Based Top 100 Prospect Rankings

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Team Specific Prospect Articles:

Anaheim Ducks:
Boston Bruins:

Buffalo Sabres:

Calgary Flames

Carolina Hurricanes

Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

- Rising Blue Jackets Flush with Options, Picks in 2013 Draft
- Blue Jackets Beat: Resurrection, Domination, Direction & Drivel

Dallas Stars

Detroit Red Wings:

Edmonton Oilers:

Florida Panthers

- 2013 NHL Draft Grades: Florida Panthers
- Florida Panthers: Why Barkov Was a Better Pick Than Jones
- Mackenzie Weegar: Florida Panthers’ Draft Pick Keeps Pushing Forward
- NHL 2013 Draft War Room – Florida Panthers
- NHL Draft: Who Will Florida Select Second Overall?
- Panthers Prospect Update: How Are The Kids?
- The Florida Panthers Have An Incredibly Deep Prospect Pool

Los Angeles Kings:

Minnesota Wild:

Montreal Canadiens

Nashville Predators:

New Jersey Devils:

New York Islanders:

New York Rangers:

- New York Rangers Draft Day Recap (2013)
- Archive: New York Rangers: Five Under the Radar Prospects

Ottawa Senators:

Philadelphia Flyers:

Phoenix Coyotes:

Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks:

St. Louis Blues:

Tampa Bay Lightning:

Toronto Maple Leafs:

- Maple Leafs Central Goes Live
- 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects to Keep an Eye On
- Toronto Maple Leafs: 2013 NHL Draft War Room
- Recap: Brian Burke & the Toronto Maple Leafs 2012 NHL Draft
- Draft Schmaft: The Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL Entry Draft First Round (I)
- Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft 1968-70: Part II Selwood and Sittler

Vancouver Canucks:

Washington Capitals:

Winnipeg Jets:

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Post-Draft Analysis:

Top 10 NHL 2012 Draft Team Performances

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The Next, Next Ones – Beyond the 2013 Draft:

Connor McDavid: Exceptionally talented prospect eligible for the 2015 NHL Draft (Aaron Bell/OHL Images)

Eric Cornel (right): selected 3rd overall in 2012 OHL Priority Draft by Peterborough Petes

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Extra Reading:

Book Review: The Art of Scouting by Shane Malloy
Essential Hockey Read: Behind The Moves
Late Round Larceny: THW’s Shawn Reznik looks at the dubious task of drafting goalies.
Draft Day: The Curse of the Sixth Pick
NHL Draft: The History of the 5th Overall Pick
The Age Old Question: CHL vs. NCAA?
The Russian Non-Factor – NHL Theory May Become Obsolete
What’s the best round to draft a goalie? by Ryan Pike
The Best Late Round Gems Of The NHL Entry Draft Since 2000 (Part I – ’00-’02 Drafts)
The magical fourth year: 10 players you want to draft for next season! by Fred Poulin
The 170 Men Drafted Before Pavel Datsyuk
Translating AHL Success To The NHL
2007 NHL Entry Draft: Was it the Gift or the Curse?
NHL Draft: Top-10 All-Time Best Selections with 5th Overall Pick
The History of the Eighth Overall Draft Pick

John Tavares enters into his 4th NHL season in 2012-13 (Icon SMI)

Excerpt:

In the era of in-depth analysis, sabermetrics and advanced statistics, more and more fantasy experts are talking about the magical fourth season for NHL players. Most of you would ask, “What is exactly the magical fourth season?” Well, roughly speaking, offensive players make big jumps in their production in years two through six. In the fourth year, 24 percent of players see an increase in the offensive numbers by around 25 percent. In 2011-12, several players saw their offensive numbers jumped considerably compared to the previous season. The most notable were James Neal, Blake Wheeler, Max Pacioretty, Wayne Simmonds and Jamie McGinn.

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Undrafted Prospects:

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Resource(s):

The Next Ones website is your online hockey prospect eNewspaper featuring the greatest prospect resources on the web. If there’s a website covering hockey prospects worth following, it should be linked on The Next Ones (TN1), from the files of The Hockey Spy.

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THW Combine Draft War Room Prospect Profiles:

This series is from Eastern hockey bird dog Eldon MacDonald and edited by Chris Ralph.

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Special thanks to fellow THW writers and integral contributors:

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THW’s The Next Ones prospect profile template design architect: Chris Ralph

Christopher Ralph is THW’s senior prospect & draft analyst & a Managing Editor at THW.

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Legend:

*For the various sections highlighted in our exclusive The Next Ones prospect profiles.

Draft rankings are based on the BPA (Best Player Available). This is not an attempt at predicting who will be drafted at a certain position. Mock drafts are constructed by various THW writers.
Check back to this article often. A series of prospect profiles, in The Next Ones format, will be released regularly, leading up to the June NHL entry draft in New Jersey.
The rankings will be updated below simultaneously as the prospect profiles are released, with links to the respective profile. .
“THW Close-Up” heading is meant to be a synopsis of each prospect.
Scout’s Honour highlights what the hockey scouting world (and occasionally coaches) have to say about the prospect.
“NHL Player Comparisons” are simply intended to give the reader a feel for the player’s style and ultimately likely equal the player’s ceiling potential being reached. It is often an exercise in futility, but does offer up some value. If you see the suffix “-lite” or “Jr.” after a NHL player comparison, it simply refers to the fact the prospect likely has no chance to reach that high a potential, but rather resembles or plays a style reminiscent of the respective NHLer.
“Scouting Combine Performance”: included where available to give the reader some insight on the prospects fitness levels. This is definitely not a sole basis for drafting a prospect, but might be a deciding factor when considering too closely rated players. It is also a good resource when a prospect is coming back from an injury as guidance to what his health level is.
“Risk/Reward Analysis”: Both “Risk” and “Reward” rated out of “5”. For the risk rating, the higher the rating out of five, the higher the risk of the prospect not turning out as projected. For the reward rating, also out of five, the higher the rating, the higher the potential the prospect has. For the latter, of course, the prospect has to still reach that potential.
“Fantasy Hockey Potential”: Offensive and defensive ratings out of 10 are given for forwards and defenseman based on perceived potential in each area. Offensive potential is obviously the key factor in most fantasy hockey leagues, but defensive potential should prove useful for those armchair hockey simulator GMs.
Legend: ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival to NHL

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