With the World Junior Championship upon us, it officially marks the midseason on this year’s hockey schedule. Teams have been playing since September and prospects have given everything they’ve got for three months now. I always enjoy doing prospect rankings to hear the feedback I get from others and how mine compare to other pundits’ lists – this year, more so than ever, given the elite level talent that will be selected in Newark, New Jersey come June.
So without further ado:
1. Nate MacKinnon – C, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
2. Seth Jones – D, Portland Winterhawks, WHL
3. Jonathan Drouin – LW, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
4. Aleksander Barkov – C, Tapparra, SM-liiga
5. Rasmus Ristolainen – D, TPS, SM-liiga
6. Sean Monahan – C, Ottawa 67’s, OHL
7. Adam Erne – RW, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
8. Hunter Shinkaruk – C, Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL
9. Ryan Pulock – D, Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL
10. Anthony Duclair – LW, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
11. Josh Morrissey – D, Prince Albert Raiders, WHL
12. Valeri Nichushkin – F, Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL
13.Elias Lindholm – C, Brynäs IF, SEL
14. Nikita Zadorov – D, London Knights, OHL
15. Zachary Fucale – G, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
16. Curtis Lazar – C, Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL
17. Darnell Nurse – D, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL
18. Anthony Mantha – RW, Val d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
19. Artturi Lehkonen – LW, KalPa, SM-liiga
20. Ryan Hartman – RW, Plymouth Whalers, OHL
21. Eric Comrie – G, Tri-City Americans, WHL
22. Andre Burakovsky – LW, Malmo, SEL
23. Hudson Fasching – F, USNTDP, USHL
24. Robert Hägg – D, Modo, SEL
25. Justin Bailey – C, Kitchener Rangers, OHL
26. JT Compher – F, USNTDP, USHL
27. Steve Santini – D, USNTDP, USHL
28. Madison Bowey – D, Kelowna Rockets, WHL
29. Jason Dickinson – LW, Guelph Storm, OHL
30. Kerby Rychel – LW, Windsor Spitfires, OHL
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31. Taylor Cammarata – LW, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL
32. Sergei Tolchinsky – RW, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL
33. Ryan Kujawinski – C, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
34. Ian McCoshen – D, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL
35. Frederik Gauthier – C, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
36. Pavel Buchnevich – RW, Cherepovets Severstal, KHL
37. Morgan Klimchuk – C, Regina Pats, WHL
38. Max Domi – C, London Knights, OHL
39. Nick Sørensen – RW, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
40. Shea Theodore – D, Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
41. Bo Horvat – LW, London Knights, OHL
42. Keaton Thompson – D, USNTDP, USHL
43. Anton Slepyshev – LW, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, KHL
44. Jacob de la Rose – LW, Leksands, Allsvenskan
45. Spencer Martin – G, Mississauga Steelheads, OHL
46. Michael Downing – D, Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL
47. Ryan Fitzgerald – LW, Valley Junior Warrios, EJHL
48. Sean Malone – C, USNTDP, USHL
49. Samuel Morin – D, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
50. Chris Bigras – D, Owen Sound Attack, OHL
51. JC Lipon – RW, Kamloops Blazers, WHL
52. Matt Murphy – D, Val d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
53. Will Butcher – D, USNTDP, USHL
54. Michael McCarron – RW, USNTDP, USHL
55. Alexander Wennberg – C, Djurgårdens IF, Allsvenskan
56. Alex Forsberg – C, Prince George Cougars, WHL
57. William Carrier – LW, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHL
58. Mirco Müller – D, Everett Silvertips, WHL
59. Markus Søberg – RW, Frölunda, SuperElit
60. Connor Hurley – C, Muskegon Lumberjacks, USHL
61. Nic Petan – C, Portland Winterhawks, WHL
62. Kurt Etchegary – C, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
63. Jordan Subban – D, Belleville Bulls, OHL
64. Bogdan Yakimov – C, Reaktor Nizhnekamsk, MHL
65. Oliver Bjorkstrand – RW, Portland Winterhawks, WHL
66. Marc-Olivier Roy – RW, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, QMJHL
67. Ville Husso – G, HIFK Helsinki, SM-liiga
68. Lucas Wallmark – C, Skellefteå AIK, SEL
69. Jimmy Lodge – C, Saginaw Spirit, OHL
70. Wilhelm Westlund – D, Farjestads BK, SEL
71. Hunter Garlent – C, Guelph Storm, OHL
72. Rinat Valiyev – D, Indiana Ice, USHL
73. Danny Vanderwiel – LW, Plymouth Whalers, OHL
74. Valentin Zykov – LW, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL
75. Evan Allen – LW, USNTDP, USHL
76. Tyler Motte – C, USNTDP, USHL
77. Juuso Ikonen – C, Espoo Blues, SM-liiga
78. John Hayden – F, USNTDP, USHL
79. Connor Rankin – C, Tri-City Americans, WHL
80. Anthony DeLuca – LW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
81. Sergey Kuptsov – RW, Belleville Bulls, OHL
82. Malte Strömwall – RW, Tri-City Americans, WHL
83. Christopher Clapperton – LW, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, LHJMQ
84. Austin Cangelosi – C, Youngstown Phantoms, USHL
85. Cody Corbett – D, Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL
86. Jackson Houck – F, Vancouver Giants, WHL
87. Dillon Heatherington – D, Swift Current Broncos, WHL
88. Gustav Olofsson – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL
89. Eamon McAdam – G, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL
90. Nick Baptiste – RW, Sudbury Wolves, OHL
Lets go Anthony!!!
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Lindholm at 13? He’s top five, easily.
Would put Nikita Tryamkin somewhere in there. While he is an overager he is only a month off of 2013 draft, 6’7, 230 lbs, KHL regular with good icetime and good +/- on a terrible team, point per game player in the MHL (better than most forwards of his age).