ISS January Rankings

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The January 2012 NHL Draft rankings from ISS have been released. Some of the notable topics this month include a new defenceman leading the pack of blueliners in the #4 spot, the London Knights with a pair of players inside the top 15, a Russian playing in the KHL cracks the top 30 and there may be a friendly wager in June between a pair from Dubuque.


1. Mikhail Grigorenko (RW) - Quebec (QMJHL) *-above
2. Nail Yakupov (LW) - Sarnia (OHL)
3. Filip Forsberg (RW) - Leksands (SWE)
4. Jacob Trouba (RD) - US-NDTP (USHL)
5. Ryan Murray (LD) - Everett (WHL)
6. Mathew Dumba (RD) - Red Deer (WHL)
7. Brendan Gaunce (C) - Belleville (OHL)
8. Morgan Rielly (LD) - Moose Jaw (WHL)
9. Griffin Reinhart (LD) - Edmonton (WHL)
10. Olli Maatta (LD) - London (OHL)

11. Cody Ceci (RD) - Ottawa (OHL)
12. Sebatian Collberg (RW) - Vastra (SWE) *-above
13. Andreas Athanasiou (C) - London (OHL)
14. Pontus Aberg (LW) - Djurgarden (SWE)
15. Slater Koekkoek (LD) - Peterborough (OHL)
16. Jarrod Maidens (C) - Owen Sound (OHL)
17. Matthew Finn (LD) - Guelph (OHL)
18. Alex Galchenyuk (RW) - Sarnia (OHL)
19. Radek Faksa (LW) - Kitchener (OHL)
20. Brady Skjei (LD) - US-NTDP (USHL)

21. Derrick Pouliot (D) - Portland (WHL)
22. Tomas Hertl (LW) - Slavia (CZE)
23. Stefan Matteau (LW) - US-NTDP (USHL)
24. Zemgus Girgensons (C) - Dubuque (USHL) *-above
25. Michael Matheson (LD) - Dubuque (USHL)
26. Colton Sissons (C/RW) - Kelowna (WHL)
27. Nicholas Kerdiles (C/LW) - US-NTDP (USHL)
28. Thomas Wilson (RW) - Plymouth (OHL)
29. Anton Slepyshev (LW) - Novokuznetsk (KHL)
30. Ludvig Bystrom (LD) - Modo (SWE)

Get your complete copy of the ISS monthly draft report by visiting their official website.