Friday, February 15, 2013

2013 ISS Draft Rankings: February

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International Scouting Services (ISS) has released their February rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft. Head scout Ross MacLean can be heard every second Saturday on The Pipeline Show in our regular and ongoing ISS Draft Countdown segment. 

Ross spotlights five different members of the Class of 2013 and offers listeners his opinion on why a player should or should not be considered strongly for the draft next June.

After the jump, the top 30 skaters and top 10 goaltenders according to ISS.

Photo: Nathan Danette (CP)

TOP 30 FORWARDS

Rank (prev. rank). Name (position) - Team (League)
 
1. (2). Seth Jones (RD) - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2. (7). Valery Nichushkin (F) - Chelyabinsk (VHL)
3. (2). Nathan MacKinnon (C) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4. (3). Jonathan Drouin (LW) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5. (10). Darnell Nurse (LD) - Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
6. (9). Nikita Zadorov (LD) - London Knights (OHL)
7. (4). Sasha Barkov (F) - Tappara (SM-Liiga)
8. (5). Sean Monahan (C) - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
9. (6). Elias Lindholm (C) - Brynas (SEL)
10. (8). Rasmus Ristolainen (RD) - TPS Turku (SM-Liiga) 

Photo: Andy Devlin
11. (11). Curtis Lazar (C) - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
12. (17).  Ryan Pulock (RD) - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
13. (14). Hunter Shinkaruk (LW) - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
14. (13). Jason Dickinson (LW) - Guelph Storm (OHL)  
15. (16). Valentin Zykov (RW) - Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
16. (18). Andre Burakowsky (LW) - Malmo (SEL)
17. (20). Josh Morrissey (LD) - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
18. (21). Alex Wennberg (C) - Djurgarden (SEL)
19. (27). Kerby Rychel (LW) - Windsor Spirtfires (OHL)
20. (23). Steve Santini (RD) - US-NTDP (USHL)
21. (19). Frederik Gauthier (C) - Rimouski (QMJHL)
22. (12). Robert Hagg (RD) - Modo (SEL)

Photo: Terry Wilson
23. (22). Bo Horvat (C) - London Knights (OHL)
24. (32). Madison Bowey (RD) - Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 
25. (26). J.T. Compher (C) - US-NTDP (USHL)
26. (15). Adam Erne (F) - Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 
27. (24). Artturi Lehkonen (LW) - KalPa (SM-Liiga)
28. (28). Max Domi (C) - London Knights (OHL)
29. (39). Nic Petan (C) - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
30. (29). Keaton Thompson (LD) - US-NTDP (USHL)

TOP 10 GOALIES

Photo: Britt Photography
1 (1). Zach Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 (2). Spencer Martin - Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
3. (4). Eric Comrie - Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4. (5). Tristan Jarry - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
5. (NR) Eamon McAdam - Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6. (3).  Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
7. (6). Brendan Burke - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
8. (8) Alexandre Belanger - Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
9. (NR) Eric Brassard - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
10. (9). Ville Husso - HIFK Helsinki (Jr.SM-Liiga)  
   

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