| January
10, 2007
Central Scouting Releases Mid-Term Rankings
 The
NHL's Central Scouting Service has released its mid-season
rankings of the top players eligible for the 2007 NHL Entry
Draft. The rankings list North American and European players
separately, as well as separating goalies from skaters (forwards
and defensemen).
The top-ranked player with college ties is U.S.
National Team Development Program forward James Van Riemsdyk
at No. 2. He'll attend New Hampshire next season. Wisconsin
recruit Kyle Turris, who plays for Burnaby in the British
Columbia Hockey League, is fifth, while Westminster Prep's
Tommy Cross, a Boston College recruit, is ranked tenth.
The North American lists rank 210 skaters and
30 goalies, all playing in the U.S. and Canada. In addition
to college players the list features draft-eligible major
junior players, as well as a number of college-bound high
school, prep and junior players
| North
American Skaters (College and College-Bound Players Only) |
| Rank |
Player |
Pos. |
Current Team |
College Commit |
| 2. |
James Van Riemsdyk |
F |
U.S. NTDP |
New Hampshire |
| 5. |
Kyle Turris |
F |
Burnaby (BCHL) |
Wisconsin |
| 10. |
Tommy Cross |
D |
Westminster (Conn.) Prep |
Boston College |
| 12. |
Ryan McDonagh |
D |
Cretin-Derham (Minn.) HS |
Wisconsin |
| 13. |
Kevin Shattenkirk |
D |
U.S. NTDP |
Boston University |
| 20. |
Jim O'Brien |
F |
Minnesota |
|
| 23. |
Max Pacioretty |
F |
Sioux City (USHL) |
Michigan |
| 24. |
Mike Hoeffel |
F |
U.S. NTDP |
Minnesota |
| 25. |
Patrick White |
F |
Grand Rapids (Minn.) HS |
Minnesota |
| 27. |
Colby Cohen |
D |
Lincoln (USHL) |
Boston University |
| 31. |
Nick Petrecki |
F |
Omaha (USHL) |
Boston College |
| 33. |
T.J. Galiardi |
F |
Dartmouth |
|
| 34. |
Ted Ruth |
D |
U.S. NTDP |
Notre Dame |
| 39. |
Matt Marshall |
F |
Nobles (Mass.) Prep |
Northeastern |
| 50. |
Ben Ryan |
F |
Des Moines (USHL) |
Notre Dame |
| 51. |
Nick Larson |
F |
Hill-Murray (Minn.) HS |
Minnesota |
| 53. |
John Lee |
D |
Moorhead (Minn.) HS |
Denver |
| 61. |
Nico Sacchetti |
F |
Virginia (Minn.) HS |
Minnesota |
| 63. |
Brad Malone |
F |
Sioux Falls (USHL) |
North Dakota |
| 64. |
Alexander Killorn |
F |
Deerfield (Mass.) Prep |
Undecided |
| 68. |
Aaron Palushaj |
F |
Des Moines (USHL) |
Michigan |
| 71. |
Travis Erstad |
F |
Stevens Point (Wis.) HS |
Undecided |
| 76. |
Blake Kessel |
D |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Undecided |
| 77. |
Drew Leblanc |
F |
Hermantown (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 78. |
Ben Blood |
D |
Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn) |
North Dakota |
| 80. |
Jake Hansen |
F |
White Bear Lk. (Minn.) HS |
Minnesota |
| 82. |
Corey Tropp |
F |
Sioux Falls (USHL) |
Michigan State |
| 87. |
Casey Pierro-Zabotel |
F |
Merritt (BCHL) |
Michigan Tech |
| 88. |
John Albert |
C |
U.S. NTDP |
Ohio State |
| 89. |
Ben Winnett |
F |
Salmon Arm (BCHL) |
Michigan |
| 90. |
Tristin Lleyellyn |
D |
Tri-City (USHL) |
Michigan |
| 93. |
C.J. Severyn |
F |
U.S. NTDP |
Ohio State |
| 94. |
Paul Carey |
F |
Salisbury (Conn.) Prep |
Boston College |
| 97. |
Robin Bergman |
F |
Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
Notre Dame |
| 99. |
Riley Nash |
F |
Salmon Arm (BCHL) |
Undecided |
| 103. |
Tyler Johnson |
F |
Cloquet (Minn.) HS |
Colorado College |
| 105. |
Brendan Nash |
D |
Cornell |
|
| 106. |
Brian Gibbons |
F |
Salisbury (Conn.) Prep |
Boston College |
| 109. |
Calle Ridderwall |
F |
Tri-City (USHL) |
Notre Dame |
| 113. |
Ian Cole |
D |
U.S. NTDP |
Notre Dame |
| 117. |
Nick Bonino |
F |
Avon Old Farms (Conn.) |
Boston University |
| 122. |
Jordy Christian |
F |
Moorhead (Minn.) HS |
St. Cloud State |
| 123. |
Paul Thompson |
F |
New Hampshire (EJHL) |
New Hampshire |
| 124. |
Matt Rust |
F |
U.S. NTDP |
Michigan |
| 125. |
Baylor Dieter |
D |
Green Bay (USHL) |
Undecided |
| 128. |
Joe Lavin |
D |
U.S. NTDP |
Providence |
| 131. |
Cade Fairchild |
D |
U.S. NTDP |
Minnesota |
| 133. |
Joe Stejskal |
D |
Grand Rapids (Minn.) HS |
Dartmouth |
| 138. |
Colin Lidster |
F |
Victory Honda (Mich.) |
Quinnipiac |
| 140. |
Scott Freeman |
F |
Bowmanville (OPJHL) |
Clarkson |
| 141. |
Colin Haas |
F |
Dallas Stars Midget |
Undecided |
| 144. |
Josh Turnbull |
F |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Wisconsin |
| 145. |
Spencer Anderson |
F |
Brampton (OPJHL) |
Undecided |
| 147. |
Tommy Wingels |
F |
Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
Miami |
| 150. |
Brennan Vargas |
F |
U.S. NTDP |
Undecided |
| 151. |
Jeff Foss |
D |
Moorhead (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 152. |
Louie Caporusso |
F |
St. Michael's (OPJHL) |
Michigan |
| 153. |
Mike Dorr |
F |
Roseville (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 157. |
Brendan Smith |
D |
St. Michael's (OPJHL) |
Wisconsin |
| 160. |
Vince Loverde |
D |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Undecided |
| 164. |
John Heffernan |
F |
Boston Coll. (Mass.) HS |
Undecided |
| 165. |
Danny Hobbs |
F |
Ohio (USHL) |
Massachusetts |
| 169. |
Daniel Nycholat |
D |
Canmore (AJHL) |
Undecided |
| 170. |
Tyler Kieffer |
D |
Stillwater (Minn.) HS |
St. Cloud State |
| 171. |
Brett Bruneteau |
F |
Omaha (USHL) |
North Dakota |
| 172. |
Joe Beaudette |
F |
Blaine (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 176. |
Jamie Benn |
F |
Victoria (BCHL) |
Alaska |
| 177. |
Billy Maday |
F |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Notre Dame |
| 178. |
Mark Arcobello |
F |
Yale |
|
| 179. |
Alain Goulet |
D |
Aurora (OPJHL) |
Nebraska-Omaha |
| 180. |
Brandon Bahnemann |
F |
Roch. (Minn.) Lourdes HS |
Undecided |
| 182. |
Alex Biega |
D |
Harvard |
|
| 184. |
Brandon Martell |
D |
Elk River (Minn.) HS |
Minnesota |
| 186 |
Andrew Hamburg |
C |
Dallas Stars Midget |
Colorado College |
| 188. |
Travis Oleksuk |
F |
Sioux City (USHL) |
Minnesota Duluth |
| 190. |
Brian Schack |
D |
Minnesota |
|
| 191. |
Patrick Kennedy |
F |
St. Thomas (WOJHL) |
Cornell |
| 192. |
Matt Bartkowski |
D |
Lincoln (USHL) |
Undecided |
| 193. |
Bobby Farnham |
F |
Andover (Mass.) |
Undecided |
| 194. |
Carter Camper |
F |
Lincoln (USHL) |
Miami |
| 195. |
Max Campbell |
F |
Strathroy (WOJHL) |
Western Michigan |
| 197. |
Scott Pitt |
F |
Orleans (COJHL) |
Mercyhurst |
| 198. |
Dan Lawson |
D |
Chicago (USHL) |
Vermont |
| 200. |
Trevor Nill |
F |
Detroit Compuware Midget |
Michigan State |
| 201. |
Craig Smith |
F |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Wisconsin |
| 202. |
Pier-Oliver Michaud |
F |
Portland, Maine (AJHL) |
Undecided |
| 203. |
Matt Reber |
F |
Edina (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 204. |
Doug Leaverton |
D |
Mahoning Valley (NAHL) |
Undecided |
| 206. |
Josh Levine |
F |
Bloomington Jefferson (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 207. |
Brian Rufenbach |
D |
Lindsay (OPJHL) |
Clarkson |
| 208. |
Brad McCabe |
C |
Alaska (NAHL) |
Alaska Anchorage |
| 210. |
T.J. Syner |
F |
New England (EJHL) |
Undecided |
| Limited Viewing |
| |
Barry Almeida |
F |
New England (EJHL) |
Boston College |
| |
Alexei Dosoinov |
F |
Sioux Falls (USHL) |
Undecided |
| |
Jack Downing |
F |
Omaha (USHL) |
Vermont |
| |
Jason Gregoire |
F |
Lincoln (USHL) |
Undecided |
| |
Anthony Hayes |
F |
Green Bay (USHL) |
Undecided |
| |
Dion Knelsen |
F |
Alaska |
|
| |
Peter Merth |
D |
Rensselaer |
|
| |
Travis Paeth |
F |
Des Moines (USHL) |
Western Michigan |
| |
Philippe Ringuette |
F |
St. Andrews (Ont.) HS |
Undecided |
| |
Anthony Schooley |
D |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Michigan Tech |
| |
Bill Sweatt |
F |
Colorado College |
|
| |
Matt Tomassoni |
D |
Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
Miami |
| North
American Goalies (College and College-Bound Players Only) |
| Rank |
Player |
Pos. |
Current Team |
College Commit |
| 4. |
Brad Phillips |
G |
U.S. NTDP |
Notre Dame |
| 7. |
Brad Eidsness |
G |
Okotoks (AJHL) |
North Dakota |
| 11. |
Kent Patterson |
G |
Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
Undecided |
| 12. |
Josh Unice |
G |
U.S. NTDP |
Bowling Green |
| 14. |
Brian Hogan |
G |
Lincoln (USHL) |
Michigan |
| 16. |
Jeremie Dupont |
G |
Nebraska-Omaha |
|
| 18. |
Reid Ellingson |
G |
Cloquet (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 20. |
John Muse |
G |
Nobles (Mass.) Prep |
Boston College |
| 22. |
Mark Guggenberger |
G |
Richfield (Minn.) HS |
Undecided |
| 25. |
Dan Dunn |
G |
Wellington (OPJHL) |
Undecided |
| 27. |
Chris Rawlings |
G |
Powell River (BCHL) |
Undecided |
| 28. |
Austin Lee |
G |
Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) |
Minnesota State |
| 30. |
Justin Gates |
G |
Lawrence (Mass.) HS |
Providence |
| Limited Viewing |
| |
Scott Darling |
G |
Capital District (EJHL) |
Undecided |
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