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November
14, 2007
Central
Scouting Releases NCAA "Players to Watch" List
 The
NHL's Central Scouting Service has released its early-season
listing of the top college players eligible for the 2008 NHL
Entry Draft. Players are divided into four cagetories: A-rated
players are predicted to be selected in the first or second
round of the 2008 draft; B-rated players are considered potential
mid-round selections; C-rated players are plotted as late-round
picks; players CSS scouts haven't seen enough to form an evaluation
fall under the limited viewing category.
The
list will be updated as needed prior to the release of the
Central Scouting Service mid-term rankings in January. The
2008 NHL Entry Draft will be held at Scotiabank Place, home
of the Ottawa Senators, June 24-25.
| CSS
NCAA "Players to Watch" Preliminary Rankings |
| A Ratings |
| Player |
Pos. |
Current Team |
| Colin Wilson |
F |
Boston University |
| B Ratings |
| Player |
Pos. |
Current Team |
| Mark Arcobello |
F |
Yale |
| Jack Downing |
F |
Vermont |
| Erik Gustafsson |
D |
Northern Michigan |
| Patrick Kennedy |
F |
Cornell |
| Tristin Llewellyn |
D |
Michigan |
| Matt Reber |
F |
Dartmouth |
| Ben Smith |
F |
Boston College |
| Paul Thompson |
F |
New Hampshire |
| Scooter Vaughan |
D |
Michigan |
| C Ratings |
| Player |
Pos. |
Current Team |
| Eric Baier |
D |
Providence |
| Adam Estoclet |
F |
Dartmouth |
| Josh Franklin |
F |
Vermont |
| Dennis Kearney |
F |
Yale |
| Dion Knelsen |
F |
Alaska |
| John Muse |
G |
Boston College |
| Limited Viewing |
| Player |
Pos. |
Current Team |
| Robin Bergman |
F |
Notre Dame |
| Michael Biega |
F |
Harvard |
| Reid Ellingson |
G |
Northern Michigan |
| Ben Farrer |
F |
Providence |
| Jeffrey Foss |
D |
Rensselaer |
| Cody Goloubef |
D |
Wisconsin |
| Ryan Hayes |
F |
Boston College |
| Tyler Johnson |
F |
Colorado College |
| Vince Loverde |
D |
Miami |
| Brad McCabe |
F |
Alaska Anchorage |
| Daniel Nycholat |
D |
Northeastern |
| Tommy Wingels |
F |
Miami |
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