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