April 10, 2012
By Inside College Hockey

The NHL’s Central Scouting Service has released its final ranking of the top players eligible for the 2012 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 defenseman and Michigan recruit Jacob Trouba, who is ranked ninth. Others listed among the top 30 include Vermont recruit Zemgus Girgensons, a forward who currently plays for Dubuque of the United States Hockey League (18th); U.S. NTDP defenseman Brady Skjei, a Minnesota recruit (19th); Michigan forward Phil Di Giuseppi (22nd); Kent (Conn.) School forward Cristoval Nieves, a Michigan recruit (27th); U.S. NTDP forward and Wisconsin recruit Nick Kerdiles (29th); and Dubuque defenseman Mike Matheson (30th), who will head to Boston College in the fall.

The North American lists rank 210 skaters and 30 goalies, all of whom play 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. The NHL Entry Draft takes place June 22-23 in Pittsburgh.

North American Skaters (College Players and College Commitments Only)
Rank Player
Pos.
Current Team College Commit
9. Jacob Trouba
D
U.S. NTDP Michigan
18. Zemgus Girgensons
C
Dubuque (USHL) Vermont
19. Brady Skjei
D
U.S. NTDP Minnesota
22. Phil Di Giuseppe
LW
Michigan
27. Cristoval Nieves
C
Kent (Conn.) School Michigan
29. Nick Kerdiles
LW
U.S. NTDP Wisconsin
30. Mike Matheson
D
Dubuque Boston College
31. Pat Sieloff
D
U.S. NTDP Miami
34. Jordan Schmaltz
D
Green Bay (USHL) North Dakota
36. Sam Kurker
RW
Danvers (Mass.) St. John’s Prep Boston University (2013)
43 Mark Jankowski
C
Stanstead (Quebec) College Providence
47. Jake McCabe
D
Wisconsin
50. Robert Baillargeon
C
Indiana (USHL) Boston University (2013)
51. Matt Deblouw
C
Muskegon (USHL) Michigan State
53. Zach Stepan
C
Faribault (Minn.) Shattuck-St. Mary’s Ohio State (2013)
54. Brian Hart
RW
Exeter (N.H.) Prep Harvard
58. Devin Shore
C
Whitby (OJHL) Maine (2013)
68. Brian Cooper
D
Fargo (USHL) Nebraska-Omaha
69. Chris Calnan
RW
Dedham (Mass.) Noble and Greenough Prep Boston College (2013)
74. Jujhar Khaira
LW
Prince George (BCHL) Michigan Tech
76. Daniel O’Regan
C
Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian School Boston University (2013)
77. Jimmy Vesey
LW
South Shore (EJHL) Harvard (2013)
78. Kevin Roy
C
Lincoln (USHL) Brown
79. Devin Tringale
LW
Groton (Mass.) Lawrence Prep Harvard
80. Quentin Shore
C
U.S. NTDP Denver
81. Tom Di Pauli
C
U.S. NTDP Notre Dame (2013)
82. Adam Johnson
LW
Hibbing (Minn.) H.S. Minnesota Duluth (2013)
84. Dakota Mermis
D
Green Bay (USHL) Denver
86. Riley Barber
RW
U.S. NTDP Miami
87. A.J. Michaelson
C
Waterloo (USHL) Minnesota
88. Frank Vatrano
C
U.S. NTDP Boston College
91. Hunter Fejes
LW
Faribault (Minn.) Shattuck-St. Mary’s Colorado College (2013)
94. Austin Wuthrich
RW
Notre Dame
99. Doyle Somerby
D
Meriden (N.H.) Kimball Union Boston University (2013)
105. Jacob Montgomery
LW
Faribault (Minn.) Shattuck-St. Mary’s Nebraska-Omaha
106. John Draeger
D
Faribault (Minn.) Shattuck-St. Mary’s Michigan State
108. Matthew Beattie
LW
Exeter (N.H.) Prep Yale
112. Austin Farley
LW
Fargo (USHL) Minnesota Duluth
115. Vince Hinostroza
C
Waterloo (USHL) Notre Dame
116. Teddy Blueger
C
Faribault (Minn.) Shattuck-St. Mary’s Minnesota State (2013)
124. Connor Carrick
D
U.S. NTDP Michigan
126. Morgan Zulinick
C
Salmon Arm (BCHL) Wisconsin
127. Nick Bligh
C
South Shore (EJHL) Dartmouth
130. Will Merchant
LW
Eagan (Minn.) H.S. Maine
132. John Stevens
C
Salisbury (Conn.) Prep Northeastern (2013)
133. Alex Iafallo
C
Fargo (USHL) Minnesota Duluth (2013)
134. Cameron Darcy
C/RW
U.S. NTDP Northeastern
138. Mackenzie MacEachern
LW
Birmingham (Mich.) Brother Rice H.S. Michigan State (2013)
142. Wade Murphy
RW
Penticton (BCHL) Merrimack (2013)
143. Brendan Collier
LW
Malden (Mass.) Catholic Boston University (2013)
144. Justin Wade
D
Fargo (USHL) Notre Dame (2013)
145. Kevin Duane
RW
Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick Prep Boston University (2013)
147. Jake Bischoff
D
Grand Rapids (Minn.) H.S. Minnesota (2014)
148. Shayne Gostisbehere
D
Union
149. Dom Toninato
C
Duluth (Minn.) East H.S. Minnesota Duluth (2013)
150. Matthew Lane
C
U.S. NTDP Boston University
159. Peter Quenneville
C
Sherwood Park (AJHL) Quinnipiac (2013)
166. Alex Rauter
LW
Wallingford (Conn.) Choate-Rosemary Prep Cornell (2013)
167. Rhett Holland
D
Okotoks (AJHL) Michigan State
168. Alex Kile
LW
Green Bay (USHL) Michigan (2013)
170. Cliff Watson
D
Sioux City (USHL) Ohio State
172. Tyler Wood
D
Dedham (Mass.) Noble and Greenough Prep Brown (2013)
173. Justin Kloos
C
Lakeville (Minn.) South Minnesota
175. James De Haas
D
Toronto Lakeshore (OJHL) Clarkson (2013)
177. Matt Grzelcyk
D
U.S. NTDP Boston University (2013)
180. Christian Weidauer
D
Carleton Place (CCHL) Niagara (2013)
184 Travis Jeke
D
Lake Placid (N.Y.) Northwood Prep Boston College
185. Drake Caggiula
C
Stouffville (OJHL) North Dakota (2013)
186. Gavin Bayreuther
D
Plymouth (N.H.) Holderness Prep St. Lawrence (2014)
187. Grant Besse
RW
St. Louis Park (Minn.) Benilde-St. Margaret’s Wisconsin (2014)
188. Louis Nanne
LW
Edina (Minn.) H.S. Minnesota (2013)
191. Grant Opperman
RW
Minneapolis (Minn.) Breck School Dartmouth
200. Ben Hutton
D
Nepean (CCHL) Maine
201. Miles Koules
RW
U.S. NTDP North Dakota
206. Sam Wolfe
D
Eagan (Minn.) H.S. Maine (2013)
207. Eli May
D
Eagan (Minn.) H.S. Minnesota State (2013)

Dmitry Sinitsyn
D
UMass Lowell
North American Goalies (College Players and College Commitments Only)
Rank Player
Pos.
Current Team College Commit
4. Anthony Stolarz
G
Corpus Christi (NAHL) Nebraska-Omaha
21. Collin Olson
G
U.S. NTDP Ohio State
23. Alex Lyon
G
Omaha (USHL) Yale (2013)
25. Matt Morris G Dubuque (USHL) Maine (2013)
26. Jamie Phillips G Toronto Junior Canadians (OJHL) Michigan Tech
28. Sean Maguire G Powell River (BCHL) Boston University
34. Stephon Williams
G
Waterloo (USHL) Minnesota State