NHL Central Scouting has released the preliminary rankings today with a big surprise in the OHL rankings.
It's still early, with a long way to go before June's draft and so of course these rankings will be changing all year. Last season Tavares came in as the clear cut number one, but as the year progressed, Viktor Hedman made a strong point and there came a point in the year when many experts believed that Hedman would be taken 1st overall. But Tavares overtook Hedman as the season came to a close and was the best fit for the Islanders who held the first pick.
Here are the CSS North American Preliminary Rankings:
OHL Skaters
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Tyler Seguin |
C
| Plymouth |
| |
2.
| Taylor Hall |
C
| Windsor |
| |
3.
| Cam Fowler |
D
| Windsor |
| |
4.
| Erik Gudbranson |
D
| Kingston |
5.
| Alexander Burmistrov |
C
| Barrie |
| |
| |
6.
| John McFarland |
C
| Sudbury |
| |
7.
| Ryan Martindake |
C
| Ottawa |
| |
8.
| Austin Watson |
RW
| Windsor |
| |
9.
| Ivan Telegin |
RW
| Saginaw |
| |
10.
| Andrew Yogan |
C
| Erie |
| |
OHL Goalies
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Mark Visentin |
G
| Niagara |
| |
2.
| Phillipp Grubauer |
G
| Belleville |
| |
3.
| Michael Houser |
G
| London |
| |
QMJHL Skaters
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Brandon Gormley |
D
| Moncton |
| |
2.
| Kirill Kabanov |
LW
| Moncton |
| |
3.
| Petr Straka |
RW
| Rimouski |
| |
4.
| Jakub Culek |
LW
| Rimouski |
5.
| Michael Bournival |
LW
| Shawinigan |
| |
| |
6.
| Louis-Marc Aubry |
C
| Montreal |
| |
7.
| Stanislav Galiev |
RW
| Saint John |
| |
8.
| Danick Gauthier |
RW
| Saint John |
| |
9.
| Jerome Gauthier-Leduc |
D
| Rouyn-Noranda |
| |
10.
| Samueal Carrier |
D
| Lewiston |
| |
QMJHL Goalies
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Louis Domingue |
G
| Moncton |
| |
2.
| Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault |
G
| Halifax |
| |
3.
| Maxime Clermont |
G
| Gatineau |
| |
WHL Skaters
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Brett Connolly |
LW
| Prince George |
| |
2.
| Mark Pysyk |
D
| Edmonton |
| |
3.
| Alexander Petrovic |
D
| Red Deer |
| |
4.
| Emerson Etem |
C
| Medicine Hat |
5.
| Troy Rutkowski |
D
| Portland |
| |
| |
6.
| Nino Niederreiter |
RW
| Portland |
| |
7.
| Dylan Mcilrath |
D
| Moose Jaw |
| |
8.
| Quinton Howden |
C
| Moose Jaw |
| |
9.
| Ryan Johansen |
C
| Portland |
| |
10.
| Jordan Weal |
C
| Regina |
| |
WHL Goalies
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Calvin Pickard |
G
| Seattle |
| |
2.
| Kent Simpson |
G
| Everett |
| |
3.
| Cam Lanigan |
G
| Edmonton |
| |
USA Skaters
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Derek Forbort |
D
| USA U-18 |
| |
2.
| Jaden Schwartz |
C
| Tri-City |
| |
3.
| Stephen Johns |
D
| USA U-18 |
| |
4.
| Justin Faulk |
D
| USA U-18 |
5.
| Jarred Tinordi |
D
| USA U-18 |
| |
| |
USA Goalies
| Rank |
Player |
Position |
Team |
1.
| Jack Campbell |
G
| USA U-18 |
| |
2.
| Jared Coreau |
G
| Lincoln |
| |
3.
| Willie Yanakeff |
G
| Sioux City |
| |
If you want to check out the rest of the North American Rankings , check out this link: http://www.nhl.com/league/ext/Central%20Scouting/2010/PrelimRankingsDome...
