2013 ISS Draft Rankings: May

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International Scouting Services (ISS) has released their May 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: Associated Press

TOP 30 SKATERS

Rank (prev. rank). Name (position) - Team (League)
 
1. (1). Seth Jones (RD) - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2. (3). Nathan MacKinnon (C) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3. (4). Jonathan Drouin (LW) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4. (2). Valery Nichushkin (F) - Chelyabinsk (VHL)
5. (5). Sasha Barkov (F) - Tappara (SM-Liiga)
6. (6). Darnell Nurse (LD) - Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
7. (8). Elias Lindholm (C) - Brynas (SEL)

Photo: Terry Wilson OHL Images

8. (7). Nikita Zadorov (LD) - London Knights (OHL)
9. (9). Sean Monahan (C) - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
10. (10). Bo Horvat (C) - London Knights (OHL)
11. (11). Rasmus Ristolainen (RD) - TPS Turku (SM-Liiga) 
12. (12). Curtis Lazar (C) - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
13. (13). Hunter Shinkaruk (LW) - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
14. (14).  Ryan Pulock (RD) - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
15. (15). Alex Wennberg (C) - Djurgarden (SEL)
16. (18). Andre Burakowsky (LW) - Malmo (SEL)

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17. (22). Steven Santini (RD) - US-NTDP (USHL)
18. (20). Frederik Gauthier (C) - Rimouski (QMJHL)
19. (16). Valentin Zykov (RW) - Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
20. (17). Kerby Rychel (LW) - Windsor Spirtfires (OHL)
21. (19). Josh Morrissey (LD) - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
22. (27). Madison Bowey (RD) - Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Photo: Val d'Or

23. (25). Anthony Mantha (LW) - Val d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
24. (21). J.T. Compher (C) - US-NTDP (USHL)
25. (26). Max Domi (C) - London Knights (OHL)
26. (29). Nic Petan (C) - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
27. (37). Dillon Heatherington (LD) - Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
28. (62) Michael McCarron (RW) - US-NTDP (USHL) 
29. (30). Chris Bigras (LD) - Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
30. (45). Samuel Morin (LD) - Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)

TOP 10 GOALIES

Photo: Matt Murnaghan / IIHF Images

1 (1). Zach Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2. (2). Tristan Jarry - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3. (3). Eamon McAdam - Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4. (4). Alex Belanger - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5 (5). Spencer Martin - Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
6. (6). Eric Comrie - Tri-City Americans (WHL)
7. (7). Brendan Burke - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
8. (11). Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
9. (8). Alex Fotinos - Barrie Colts (OHL)
10. (9). Charlie Graham - Belleville Bulls (OHL)