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 |
