2013 ISS Draft Rankings - November

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International Scouting Services (ISS) has released their November 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.

Rank. Name (position) - Team (League)

Photo: QMJHL

1. Nathan MacKinnon (C) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2. Seth Jones (RD) - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 
3. Sasha Barkov (F) - Tappara (SM-Liiga)
4. Jonathan Drouin (LW) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5. Sean Monahan (C) - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6. Curtis Lazar (C) - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
7. Hunter Shinkaruk (LW) - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
8. Rasmus Ristolainen (RD) - TPS Turku (SM-Liiga)
9. Darnell Nurse (LD) - Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
10. Elias Lindholm (C) - Brynas (SEL)
11. Andre Burakowsky (LW) - Malmo (SEL)
12. Valery Nichushkin (F) - Chelyabinsk (VHL)
13. Artturi Lehkonen (LW) - KalPa (SM-Liiga)
14. Jason Dickinson (LW) - Guelph Storm (OHL)

Photo: WHL

15. Ryan Pulock (RD) - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
16. Steve Santini (RD) - US-NTDP (USHL)
17. Robert Hagg (RD) - Modo (SEL)
18. Adam Erne (F) - Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
19. Nikita Zadorov (LD) - London Knights (OHL)
20. Kerby Rychel (LW) - Windsor Spirtfires (OHL)
21. Jacob De La Rose (C) - Leksands (Allvenskan)
22. Keaton Thompson (LD) - US-NTDP (USHL)
23. Ryan Kujawinski (C) - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

Photo: Tom Sorenson

24. Hudson Fasching (F) - US-NTDP (USHL)
25. Josh Morrissey (LD) - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
26. Frederik Gauthier (C) - Rimouski (QMJHL)
27. Viktor Crus-Rydberg (C) - Linkoping (SEL)
28. Shea Theodore (RD) - Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
29. J.T. Compher (C) - US-NTDP (USHL)
30. Ian McCoshen (LD) - Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)

GOALIES

Photo: Dave Chan

1. Zach Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2. Spencer Martin - Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
3. Eric Comrie - Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4. Brendan Burke - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5. Ville Husso - HIFK Helsinki (Jr.SM-Liiga)
6. Hunter Miska - US-NTDP (USHL)
7. Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski (QMJHL)
8. Alex Fotinos - Barrie Colts (OHL)
9. Jordan DeKort - Windsor (OHL)
10. Alex Belanger - Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) 

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