November 19, 2005
Central Scouting Releases Preliminary Rankings

The NHL's Central Scouting Service has released its preliminary rankings of the top 25 skaters and three goaltenders in college hockey who are eligible for the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

In addition to the 28 ranked players, the Central Scouting Service listed seven additional players who their scouts have not seen enough to include in the rankings.

Ranked Skaters
Rank Player Pos. School
1. Phil Kessel F Minnesota
2. Jonathan Toews F North Dakota
3. Mark Mitera D Michigan
4. Ben Street F Wisconsin
5. Zach Jones D North Dakota
6. Benn Ferriero F Boston College
7. Jonathan Rheault F Providence
8. Jonathan Matsumoto F Bowling Green
9. Simon Danis-Pepin D Maine
10. Cody Wild D Providence
11. Jack Christian D Harvard
12. Brandon Gentile D Michigan State
13. Tim Filangieri D Boston College
14. Jimmy Fraser F Harvard
15. Kyle Kucharski F Boston College
16. Jason Lawrence F Boston University
17. Tim Miller F Michigan
18. Nick Kemp F Minnesota Duluth
19. Jeff Prough F Brown
20. Mike Kennedy F Cornell
21. Travis Turnbull F Michigan
22. Chris Higgins F Boston University
23. David Inman D Yale
24. Chris Davis F Massachusetts
25. Tyler Swystun F Michigan
Ranked Goaltenders
1. Billy Sauer G Michigan
2. Jeff Zatkoff G Miami
3. Mark Dekanich G Colgate
Limited Viewing
Matt Connors F Cornell
Julian Marcuzzi D Denver
David Meckler F Yale
Brendan Milnamow D Union
Drew O'Connell G Colorado College
Nick Sucharski F Michigan State
Andreas Vlassopoulos F Colorado College