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June 9, 2006
2006 NHL Draft: Pre-Draft Rankings
The NHL's
Central Scouting Service released its final rankings of top
prospects eligible for the league's 2006 entry draft in April,
but the CSS is by no means the only outfit with an opinion
on best players available for the June 24 selection meeting
in Vancouver.
Listed
below are three similar rankings: one from The Hockey News,
one from International Scouting Services that can be found
on the web site of Canadian cable outlet The Sports Network,
and a mock draft from Red Line
Report that appeared on the USA Today web site.
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Rank |
Hockey
News |
International Scouting Service |
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1 |
Erik
Johnson, D
U.S. NTDP
Minnesota recruit |
Erik Johnson, D
U.S. NTDP
Minnesota recruit |
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2 |
Phil
Kessel, F
Minnesota |
Jonathan Toews, F
North Dakota |
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3 |
Jonathan
Toews, F
North Dakota |
Jordan Staal, C
Peterborough (OHL) |
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4 |
Jordan
Staal, C
Peterborough (OHL) |
Nicklas Backstrom, F
Byrnas (SWE)
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|
5 |
Nicklas
Backstrom, F
Byrnas (SWE) |
Phil Kessel, F
Minnesota |
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6 |
Peter
Mueller, F
Everett (WHL)
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Peter Mueller, F
Everett (WHL)
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|
7 |
Derick
Brassard, F
Drummondville (QMJHL) |
James Sheppard, F
Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
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8 |
Jiri
Tlusty, F
Kladno (CZE) |
Michael Frolik, F
Kladno (CZE) |
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9 |
Bryan
Little, F
Barrie (OHL) |
Derick Brassard, F
Drummondville (QMJHL) |
|
10 |
Kyle
Okposo, F
Des Moines (USHL)
Minnesota recruit |
Jiri Tlusty, F
Kladno (CZE) |
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11 |
Nigel
Williams, D
U.S. NTDP
Wisconsin recruit |
Kyle Okposo, F
Des Moines (USHL)
Minnesota recruit |
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12 |
Michael
Frolik, F
Kladno (CZE) |
Bob Sanguinetti, D
Owen Sound (OHL) |
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13 |
James
Sheppard, F
Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
Bryan Little, F
Barrie (OHL) |
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14 |
Chris
Stewart, F
Kingston (OHL) |
Chris Stewart, F
Kingston (OHL) |
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15 |
Bob
Sanguinetti, D
Owen Sound (OHL) |
Ondrej Fiala, C
Everett (WHL) |
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16 |
Ty
Wishart, D
Prince George (WHL) |
Jan-Mikael Juutilainen, F
Jokerit (FIN)
Nebraska-Omaha recruit |
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17 |
Jonathan
Bernier, G
Lewiston (QMJHL) |
Tomas Marcinko, F
Kosice (SLO) |
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18 |
Ryan
White, F
Calgary (WHL) |
Patrik Berglund, F
Vasteras Junior (SWE) |
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19 |
Patrik
Berglund, F
Vasteras Junior (SWE) |
John Armstrong, F
Plymouth (OHL) |
|
20 |
Mark
Mitera, D
Michigan |
Mike Weber, D
Windsor (OHL) |
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21 |
Ben
Maxwell, F
Kootenay (WHL) |
Michael Grabner, F
Spokane (WHL) |
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22 |
Cory
Emmerton, F
Kingston (OHL) |
Artem Anisimov, F
Yaroslavl (RUS) |
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23 |
Chris
Summers, D
U.S. NTDP
Michigan recruit |
Tomas Kana, F
Vitkovice (CZE) |
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24 |
Mike
Forney, F
Thief River Falls (Minn.) H.S.
North Dakota recruit |
Nigel Williams, D
U.S. NTDP
Wisconsin recruit |
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25 |
David
Fischer, D
Apple Valley (Minn.) H.S.
Minnesota recruit |
Cory Emmerton, F
Kingston (OHL) |
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26 |
Ivan
Vishnevsky, D
Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
Brian Strait, D
U.S. NTDP
Boston University recruit |
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27 |
Joe
Ryan, D
Quebec (QMJHL) |
Claude Giroux, F
Gatineau (QMJHL) |
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28 |
Alexander
Vasyunov, F
Yaroslavl (RUS) |
Ty Wishart, D
Prince George (WHL) |
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29 |
Michael
Grabner, F
Spokane (WHL) |
Shawn Matthias, C
Belleville (OHL) |
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30 |
Ondrej
Fiala, C
Everett (WHL) |
Mike Forney, F
Thief River Falls (Minn.) H.S.
North Dakota recruit |
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Note:
The Hockey News rated its top 100 prospects.
Others with college ties were:
45. Kevin Montgomery, D
U.S. NTDP, Ohio State recruit
53. Simon Danis-Pepin, D, Maine
54. Ryan Flynn, F, U.S. NTDP, Minnesota recruit
55. Blake Geoffrion, F, U.S. NTDP, Wisconsin recruit
59. Jan-Mikael Juutilainen, F, Jokerit, Nebraska-Omaha
recruit
61. Brian Strait, D, U.S. NTDP, Boston University recruit
64. Mike Ratchuk, D, U.S. NTDP, Michigan State recruit
72. Billy Sauer, G, Michigan
77. Trevor Lewis, F, Des Moines (USHL), Michigan recruit
79. Joe Palmer, G, U.S. NTDP, Ohio State recruit
87. Carl Sneep, D, Brainerd (Minn.) H.S., Boston College
recruit
89. Eric Gryba, D, Green Bay (USHL), Boston University
recruit
98. Andreas Nodl, F, Sioux Falls (USHL), St. Cloud State
recruit
100. Ryan Turek, F, Omaha (USHL), Michigan State recruit |
Note: ISS rates goaltenders separately. Among its list of top 10 goalies were:
8. Jeff Zatkoff, Miami
9. Joe Palmer, U.S. NTDP, Ohio State recruit |
Red Line Report |
Pick |
Team |
Selection |
1 |
St. Louis |
Erik Johnson, D, U.S. NTDP
Minnesota recruit |
2 |
Pittsburgh |
Phil Kessel, F, Minnesota |
3 |
Chicago |
Jonathan Toews, F, North Dakota |
4 |
Washington |
Jordan Staal, C, Peterborough (OHL)
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5 |
Boston |
Nicklas Backstrom, F, Byrnas (SWE) |
6 |
Columbus |
Peter Mueller, F, Everett (WHL)
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7 |
New York Islanders |
Derrick Brassard, F, Drummondville (QMJHL) |
8 |
Phoenix |
Jiri Tlusty, F, Kladno (CZE) |
9 |
Minnesota |
Kyle Okposo, F, Des Moines (USHL)
Minnesota recruit |
10 |
Florida |
Chris Summers, D, U.S. NTDP
Michigan recruit |
11 |
Los Angeles |
Michael Frolik, F, Kladno (CZE) |
12 |
Atlanta |
Bryan Little, F, Barrie (OHL) |
13 |
Toronto |
Ty Wishart, D, Prince George (WHL) |
14 |
Vancouver |
James Sheppard , F, Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
15 |
Tampa Bay |
Jonathan Bernier, G, Lewiston (QMJHL) |
16 |
Montreal |
Eric Gryba, D, Green Bay (USHL)
Boston University recruit |
17 |
Minnesota (from EDM) |
Patrik Berglund, F, Vasteras Junior (SWE) |
18 |
Colorado |
Mike Forney, F, Thief River Falls (Minn.) H.S.
North Dakota recruit |
19 |
Anaheim |
Bob Sanguinetti, D, Owen Sound (OHL) |
20 |
San Jose |
Nigel Williams, D, U.S. NTDP
Wisconsin recruit |
21 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Stewart, F, Kingston (OHL) |
22 |
Philadelphia |
Mark Mitera, D, Michigan |
23 |
Washington (from NSH) |
Artem Anisimov, F, Yaroslavl (RUS) |
24 |
Buffalo |
Ivan Vishnevsky, D, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
25 |
New Jersey |
Ben Maxwell, F, Kootenay (WHL) |
26 |
Calgary |
Ryan White, F, Calgary (WHL) |
27 |
Dallas |
Joe Palmer, G, U.S. NTDP
Ohio State recruit |
28 |
Ottawa |
Dennis Persson, D, Vasteras Junior (SWE) |
29 |
Detroit |
Leland Irving, G, Everett (WHL) |
30 |
St. Louis (from CAR) |
Michael Grabner, F, Spokane (WHL) |
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Wild card I |
Jan-Mikael Juutilainen, F, Jokerit (FIN)
Nebraska-Omaha recruit |
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Wild card II |
David Fischer, D, Apple Valley (Minn.) H.S.
Minnesota recruit
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