2016 draft thread

[puckhead]

well, season has started, might as well start looking ahead.
(also, the latest ISS rankings are out)

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Below is the ISS Top 30, highlighting the rankings for the top 30 prospects:

Rank Player Position Team League
1 Matthews, Auston RW Zurich ZSC SuiA
2 Chychrun, Jakob LD Sarnia OHL
3 Jones, Max LW London OHL
4 Tkachuk, Matthew LW London OHL
5 Puljujarvi, Jesse RW Karpat FinE
6 Laine, Patrik LW Tappara FinE
7 Gauthier, Julien RW Val-d'Or QMJHL
8 Fabro, Dante RD Penticton BCHL
9 McLeod, Michael C Mississauga OHL
10 Brown, Logan C Windsor OHL
11 Nylander, Alexander RW Mississauga OHL
12 Sergachev, Mikhail RD Windsor OHL
13 Dubois, Pierre-Luc LW Cape Breton QMJHL
14 Sokolov, Dmitry LW Sudbury OHL
15 Juolevi, Olli LD London OHL
16 Clague, Kale LD Brandon WHL
17 Benson, Tyler LW Vancouver WHL
18 Jost, Tyson RW Penticton BCHL
19 Bellows, Kieffer C USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
20 Steel, Sam C Regina WHL
21 Keller, Clayton C USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
22 Knierim, William RW Dubuque USHL
23 Abramov, Vitalii LW Gatineau QMJHL
24 Makinen, Otto C Tappara FinJrA
25 Krys, Chad LD USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
26 Howden, Brett LW Moose Jaw WHL
27 Kunin, Luke RW Wisconsin BigTen
28 Asplund, Rasmus C Farjestad SweJE
29 Hajek, Libor LD Saskatoon WHL
30 Malenstyn, Beck C Calgary WHL


This Complete, an all-around package...that is just one key element that our elite ISS Scouting Staff has labeled on #1 rank Auston Matthews. Matthews has very good puck skills, frame, offensive tools with good edge to edge control and mobility. ISS ranked Jakob Chychrun at #2 is a confident power house defensemen with impressive size and strength for his age. Rounding out the ISS Top 3 is London Knights Left Winger Max Jones, who is a highly skilled power forward with pro frame and shot.

"Matthews never slows down”, says ISS Hockey Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis. “This kid is magic. His hockey sense and the way he can react on developing game situation is advanced. He has exceptional overall skills.”

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

well, season has started, might as well start looking ahead.
(also, the latest ISS rankings are out)

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Below is the ISS Top 30, highlighting the rankings for the top 30 prospects:

Rank Player Position Team League
1 Matthews, Auston RW Zurich ZSC SuiA
2 Chychrun, Jakob LD Sarnia OHL
3 Jones, Max LW London OHL
4 Tkachuk, Matthew LW London OHL
5 Puljujarvi, Jesse RW Karpat FinE
6 Laine, Patrik LW Tappara FinE
7 Gauthier, Julien RW Val-d'Or QMJHL
8 Fabro, Dante RD Penticton BCHL
9 McLeod, Michael C Mississauga OHL
10 Brown, Logan C Windsor OHL
11 Nylander, Alexander RW Mississauga OHL
12 Sergachev, Mikhail RD Windsor OHL
13 Dubois, Pierre-Luc LW Cape Breton QMJHL
14 Sokolov, Dmitry LW Sudbury OHL
15 Juolevi, Olli LD London OHL
16 Clague, Kale LD Brandon WHL
17 Benson, Tyler LW Vancouver WHL
18 Jost, Tyson RW Penticton BCHL
19 Bellows, Kieffer C USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
20 Steel, Sam C Regina WHL
21 Keller, Clayton C USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
22 Knierim, William RW Dubuque USHL
23 Abramov, Vitalii LW Gatineau QMJHL
24 Makinen, Otto C Tappara FinJrA
25 Krys, Chad LD USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
26 Howden, Brett LW Moose Jaw WHL
27 Kunin, Luke RW Wisconsin BigTen
28 Asplund, Rasmus C Farjestad SweJE
29 Hajek, Libor LD Saskatoon WHL
30 Malenstyn, Beck C Calgary WHL


This Complete, an all-around package...that is just one key element that our elite ISS Scouting Staff has labeled on #1 rank Auston Matthews. Matthews has very good puck skills, frame, offensive tools with good edge to edge control and mobility. ISS ranked Jakob Chychrun at #2 is a confident power house defensemen with impressive size and strength for his age. Rounding out the ISS Top 3 is London Knights Left Winger Max Jones, who is a highly skilled power forward with pro frame and shot.

"Matthews never slows down”, says ISS Hockey Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis. “This kid is magic. His hockey sense and the way he can react on developing game situation is advanced. He has exceptional overall skills.”

That is a very winger-heavy top of the list there.

Could be another one of those drafts that after the top two, any of the next 4 guys could also be franchise players.

 

[puckhead]

interesting to see how the list has changed over 8 months
(duplicate, but might as well revive the thread as the draft nears)
- also, pretty astute of me to write the Canucks' season off in October.




Below is the ISS Top 30, highlighting the rankings for the top 30 prospects:
Rank Player Position Team League
1 Matthews, Auston RW Zurich ZSC SuiA
2 Laine, Patrik RW Tappara FinE
3 Puljujarvi, Jesse RW Karpat FinE
4 Tkachuk, Matthew LW London OHL
5 Dubois, Pierre-Luc LW Cape Breton QMJHL
6 Nylander, Alexander RW Mississauga OHL
7 Brown, Logan C Windsor OHL
8 Chychrun, Jakob LD Sarnia OHL
9 Jost, Tyson RW Penticton BCHL
10 Sergachev, Mikhail RD Windsor OHL
11 Juolevi, Olli LD London OHL
12 Keller, Clayton C USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
13 McLeod, Michael C Mississauga OHL
14 Jones, Max LW London OHL
15 Rubtsov, German C Russia MHL 98 RusJr
16 Bean, Jake LD Calgary WHL
17 Bellows, Kieffer C USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
18 Kunin, Luke RW Wisconsin BigTen
19 Fabbro, Dante RD Penticton BCHL
20 Howden, Brett LW Moose Jaw WHL
21 Gauthier, Julien RW Val-d'Or QMJHL
22 Tufte, Riley LW Blaine MN-HS
23 McAvoy, Charles RD Boston University H.E.
24 Thompson, Tage C Connecticut H.E.
25 Stanley, Logan LD Windsor OHL
26 Derincat, Alexander C Erie OHL
27 Katchouk, Boris LW S.S. Marie OHL
28 Raddysh, Taylor RW Erie OHL
29 Moverare, Jacob LD HV71 SweJE
30 Laberge, Pascal C Victoriaville QMJHL

 

[forty_three]

I didn't see that this was the recycled thread. I saw the rankings in the first post and started to really worry.

I don't need that bald, Finnish fuckwit getting any ideas.