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November
16, 2004
Central Scouting Releases Preliminary Rankings
 The
NHL's Central Scouting Service has released its preliminary rankings
of the top 30 skaters and five goaltenders in college hockey who
are eligible for the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. The CSS also ranked USHL
and high school players, many of whom have already committed to
colleges.
In addition
to the 40 ranked college players, the Central Scouting Service listed
16 additional players who their scouts have not seen enough to include
in the rankings.
| Ranked
Skaters |
| Rank |
Player |
Pos. |
School |
| 1. |
Dan Bertram |
F |
Boston
College |
| 2. |
T.J. Hensick |
F |
Michigan |
| 3. |
Jonathan
Sigalet |
D |
Bowling
Green |
| 4. |
Nate Davis |
F |
Miami |
| 5. |
Jon Rheault |
F |
Providence |
| 6. |
Steve Birnstill |
D |
Northeastern |
| 7. |
Andrew
Thomas |
D |
Denver |
| 8. |
Sasha Pokulok |
D |
Cornell |
| 9. |
Mike Brennan |
D |
Boston
College |
| 10. |
Nate Hagemo |
D |
Minnesota |
| 11. |
Jonathan
Matsumoto |
F |
Bowling
Green |
| 12. |
Blair Yaworski |
F |
Yale |
| 13. |
Evan Rankin |
F |
Notre Dame |
| 14. |
Michael
Kostka |
D |
Massachusetts |
| 15. |
Paul Stastny |
F |
Denver |
| 16. |
Peter MacArthur |
F |
Boston
University |
| 17. |
Tom Fritsche |
F |
Ohio State |
| 18. |
Jeff Caron |
D |
Merrimack |
| 19. |
Nate Dey |
F |
St. Cloud
State |
| 20. |
Paul Szczechura |
F |
Western
Michigan |
| 21. |
Andrew
Lord |
F |
Rensselaer |
| 22. |
Chris Mueller |
F |
Michigan
State |
| 23. |
Jeff Likens |
D |
Wisconsin |
| 24. |
Dylan Cox |
F |
Providence |
| 25. |
P.J. Fenton |
F |
Massachusetts |
| 26. |
Tom May |
F |
Denver |
| 27. |
Bryan Lerg |
F |
Michigan
State |
| 28. |
Ryan Maki |
F |
Harvard |
| 29. |
Bryan Ewing |
F |
Boston
University |
| 30. |
James Unger |
F |
Bowling
Green |
| Ranked
Goaltenders |
| 1. |
Joe Fallon |
G |
Vermont |
| 2. |
Matt Lundin |
G |
Maine |
| 3. |
Jordan
Alford |
G |
Rensselaer |
| 4. |
Sean Samuel |
G |
Dartmouth |
| 5. |
Bryce Luker |
G |
Michigan
Tech |
| Limited
Viewing |
| John
Burns |
D |
Connecticut |
| Ben
Cottreau |
F |
Mercyhurst |
| Mark
Dekanich |
G |
Colgate |
| Matt
Fornataro |
F |
New Hampshire |
| Sean
Garrity |
F |
St. Cloud
State |
| Matt
Greene |
F |
Boston
College |
| Jack
Hillen |
D |
Colorado
College |
| Rob
Jarvis |
D |
Dartmouth |
| Mike
Lesperance |
F |
Western
Michigan |
| Todd
Perry |
D |
Boston
College |
| Chris
Poli |
F |
Brown |
| Mike
Radja |
F |
New Hampshire |
| Kyle
Radke |
D |
Notre Dame |
| Brian
Salcido |
D |
Colorado
College |
| Brandon
Scero |
F |
Nebraska-Omaha |
| Bobby
Selden |
D |
Northern
Michigan |
| USHL
'A' Players (College Commitments Only) |
| Justin
Abdelkader |
F |
Michigan
State |
| Phil
Axtell |
F |
Michigan
Tech |
| Chris
Butler |
D |
Denver |
| Tom
Gorowsky |
F |
Wisconsin |
| Christian
Hanson |
F |
Notre Dame |
| Nick
Kemp |
F |
Minnesota
Duluth |
| USHL
'B' Players (College Commitments Only) |
| Zach
Bearson |
F |
Wisconsin |
| Brock
Bradford |
F |
Boston
College |
| Adam
Davis |
D |
Northern
Michigan |
| Tim
Filangieri |
D |
Boston
College |
| Tim
Kennedy |
F |
Michigan
State |
| Dennis
McCauley |
F |
Northeastern |
| John
McCarthy |
F |
Boston
University |
| David
Meckler |
F |
Yale |
| Tim
Miller |
F |
Michigan |
| Chad
Rau |
F |
Colorado
College |
| Gary
Steffes |
F |
Miami |
| Garrett
Suter |
D |
Wisconsin |
| Matt
Vokes |
F |
Brown |
| USHL
'A' Goaltenders (College Commitments Only) |
| Jordan
Pearce |
G |
Notre Dame |
| USHS
East 'A' Players (College Commitments Only) |
| Anthony
Aiello |
D |
Boston
College |
| Pat
Cullity |
D |
Boston
University |
| Benn
Ferriero |
F |
Boston
College |
| Shea
Guthrie |
F |
Clarkson |
| Brendan
Milnamow |
D |
Union |
| Keith
Yandle |
D |
New Hampshire |
| USHS
East 'B' Players (College Commitments Only) |
| Kyle
Kucharski |
F |
Boston
College |
| Hunter
Thunel |
D |
Brown |
| USHS
East 'B' Goaltenders (College Commitments Only) |
| Jonathan
Quick |
G |
Massachusetts |
| USHS
West 'A' Players (College Commitments Only) |
| Taylor
Chorney |
D |
North Dakota |
| Michael
Gergen |
F |
Minnesota
Duluth |
| Jared
Hummel |
D |
St. Cloud
State |
| Brian
Lee |
D |
North Dakota |
| Matt
Niskanen |
D |
Minnesota
Duluth |
| T.J.
Oshie |
F |
North Dakota |
| Chris
Vande Velde |
F |
North Dakota |
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