TPS top 30 - Millard

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We're just under 3 weeks from the NHL draft in Minnesota and TPS is gearing up for the last of our 4 majors. In past years we've done team by team draft previews including who we think that team will take. This year we're going in a different route.

We're starting with our top 30 players (Guy's to follow mine) and we'll also be putting out each of our mock drafts. Plus we're working on some head to head features where we'll compare 2 similar players going by the opinion of those in the hockey world.

So for now here is my top 30 for the 2011 NHL draft.


1. ADAM LARSSON (D) - SKELLEFTEA (SEL)
2. RYAN NUGENT HOPKINS (C) - RED DEER (WHL)
3. GABRIEL LANDESKOG (LW) - KITCHENER (OHL)
4. JONATHAN HUBERDEAU (C/W) - SAINT JOHN (QMJHL)
5. SEAN COUTURIER (C) - DRUMMONDVILLE (QMJHL)
6. DOUGIE HAMILTON (D)- NIAGRA (OHL)
7. RYAN STROME (C) - NIAGRA (OHL)

8. MIKA ZIBANEJAD (C) - DJURGARGEN (SEL/J20)
9. DUNCAN SEIMENS (D) - SASKATOON (WHL)
10. RYAN MURPHY (D) - KITCHENER (OHL)
11. JOEL ARMIA (RW) - ASSAT (SM-LIIGA)
12. OSCAR KELFBOM (D) - FARJESTAD (SEL)
13. NATHAN BEAULIEU (D)- SAINT JOHN (QMJHL)
14. SVEN BARTSCHI (LW) - PORTLAND (WHL)

15. JAMIE OLEKSIAK (D) - NORTHEASTERN (NCAA)
16. MARK MCNEIL (C) PRINCE ALBERT (WHL)
17. CONNOR MURPHY (D) - US-NTDP (USHL)
18. JT MILLER (C) - US-NTDP (USHL)
19. ROCCO GRIMALDI (C) - US-NTDP (USHL)
20. JOE MORROW (D) - PORTLAND (WHL)
21. ALEXANDER KHOKHLACHEV (C) - WINDSOR (OHL)
22. BRANDON SAAD (LW) - SAGINAW (OHL)
23. TYLER BIGGS (RW) - US-NTDP (USHL)
24. MATT PUEMPEL (LW) - PETERBOROUGH (OHL)
25. JONAS BRODIN (D) - FARJESTADS (SEL)

26. TY RATTIE (LW) - PORTLAND (WHL)
27. MARK SCHEIFLE (C) - BARRIE (OHL)
28. BOONE JENNER (C) - OSHAWA (OHL)
29. NICKLAS JENSEN (RW) - OSHAWA (OHL)
30. JOHN GIBSON (G) - US-NTDP (USHL)

(Photos: Andreas Grandin, Matt Manor, IIHF Images, Jim Pierce, Brad Lindsey)