Saturday, December 15, 2012

2013 ISS Draft Rankings - December

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International Scouting Services (ISS) has released their December 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 (prev. rank). Name (position) - Team (League)

Photo (Jones): Jana Chytilova
1 (1). Nathan MacKinnon (C) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 (2). Seth Jones (RD) - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 
3 (3). Sasha Barkov (F) - Tappara (SM-Liiga)
4 (4). Jonathan Drouin (LW) - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5 (5). Sean Monahan (C) - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6 (10). Elias Lindholm (C) - Brynas (SEL) 
7 (12). Valery Nichushkin (F) - Chelyabinsk (VHL) 
8 (7). Hunter Shinkaruk (LW) - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9 (9). Darnell Nurse (LD) - Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
10 (8). Rasmus Ristolainen (RD) - TPS Turku (SM-Liiga)
11 (19). Nikita Zadorov (LD) - London Knights (OHL)
12 (6). Curtis Lazar (C) - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
13 (15).  Ryan Pulock (RD) - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
14 (11). Andre Burakowsky (LW) - Malmo (SEL)

Photo (Dickinson): Aaron Bell
15 (14). Jason Dickinson (LW) - Guelph Storm (OHL)
16 (16). Steve Santini (RD) - US-NTDP (USHL)
17 (17). Robert Hagg (RD) - Modo (SEL)
18 (25). Josh Morrissey (LD) - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
19 (18). Adam Erne (F) - Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
20 (21). Jacob De La Rose (C) - Leksands (Allvenskan)
21 (13). Artturi Lehkonen (LW) - KalPa (SM-Liiga)
22 (26). Frederik Gauthier (C) - Rimouski (QMJHL)
23 (20). Kerby Rychel (LW) - Windsor Spirtfires (OHL)
24 (22). Keaton Thompson (LD) - US-NTDP (USHL)

Photo (Kujawinski): Aaron Bell
25 (23). Ryan Kujawinski (C) - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
26 (NR). Madison Bowey (RD) - Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
27 (24). Hudson Fasching (F) - US-NTDP (USHL)
28 (NR). Justin Bailey (C) - Kitchener Rangers (OHL)29 (28). Shea Theodore (RD) - Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
30 (NR). Samuel Morin (LD) - Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)


Top 10 Goalies



Photo (Comrie): John Allen / Arid Acres Photography
1 (1). Zach Fucale - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 (2). Spencer Martin - Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
3 (3). Eric Comrie - Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4 (4). Brendan Burke - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 (NR). Tristan Jarry - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6 (10). Alex Belanger - Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)  
7 (NR). Juuse Saros - HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
8 (7).  Philippe Desrosiers - Rimouski (QMJHL)
9 (5). Ville Husso - HIFK Helsinki (Jr.SM-Liiga)
10 (8). Alex Fotinos - Barrie Colts (OHL)

For more information from ISS including how you can get your complete scouting report each month, visit their website. 

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