Central Scoutings Final Rankings

[Scout]

Here's the top 30 N.A. skaters:

1. TURRIS, KYLE (BURNABY/BCHL) - Vancouver Giants property
2. KANE, PATRICK (LONDON/OHL)
3. VAN RIEMSDYK, JAMES (USA U-18/USDP)
4. ELLERBY, KEATON (KAMLOOPS/WHL)
5. ALZNER, KARL (CALGARY/WHL)
6. GAGNER, SAM (LONDON/OHL)
7. VORACEK, JAKUB (HALIFAX/QMJHL)
8. ESPOSITO, ANGELO (QUEBEC/QMJHL)
9. HAMILL, ZACH (EVERETT/WHL)
10. PERRON, DAVID (LEWISTON/QMJHL)
11. MCDONAGH, RYAN (CRETIN-DERHAM/HIGH-MN)
12. CROSS, TOMMY (WESTMINSTER/HIGH-CT)
13. LEGEIN, STEFAN (MISSISSAUGA/OHL)
14. MACLEAN, BRETT (OSHAWA/OHL)
15. TYRELL, DANA (PRINCE GEORGE/WHL)
16. PACIORETTY, MAX (SIOUX CITY/USHL)
17. BLUM, JONATHON (VANCOUVER/WHL)
18. ROSS, NICK (REGINA/WHL)
19. COUTURE, LOGAN (OTTAWA/OHL)
20. MOLLER, OSCAR (CHILLIWACK/WHL)
21. PETRECKI, NICHOLAS (OMAHA/USHL)
22. HOEFFEL, MIKE (USA U-18/USDP)
23. WHITE, PATRICK (TRI-CITY/USHL)
24. SPALING, NICK (KITCHENER/OHL)
25. COHEN, COLBY (LINCOLN/USHL)
26. HICKEY, THOMAS (SEATTLE/WHL)
27. SWEATT, WILLIAM (COLORADO COLLEGE/WCHA)
28. SUTTER, BRANDON (RED DEER/WHL)
29. BRENNAN, T.J (ST. JOHN'S/QMJHL)
30. GILLIES, COLTON (SASKATOON/WHL)

And other WHLers and western Jr A players:

36. BOWMAN, DRAYSON (SPOKANE/WHL)
39. ELLINGTON, TAYLOR (EVERETT/WHL)
51. FADDEN, MITCH (LETHBRIDGE/WHL)
52. MACHACEK, SPENCER (VANCOUVER/WHL)
58. REPIK, MICHAL (VANCOUVER/WHL)
64. NASH, RILEY (SALMON ARM/BCHL) - Kamloops Blazers property
67. POSTMA, PAUL (SWIFT CURRENT/WHL)
69. DOYLE, ERIC (SWIFT CURRENT/WHL)
71. MCCRAE, JUSTIN (SASKATOON/WHL)
72. PLANTE, ALEX (CALGARY/WHL)
74. FALK, JUSTIN (SPOKANE/WHL)
75. PIERRO-ZABOTEL, CASEY (MERRITT/BCHL) - Vancovuer Giants property
77. CLARK, ANDREW (BRANDON/WHL)
80. MEIDL, RADEK (SEATTLE/WHL)
85. NEGRIN, JOHN (KOOTENAY/WHL)
90. WINNETT, BEN (SALMON ARM/BCHL)
94. SONNE, BRETT (CALGARY/WHL)
96. SCEVIOUR, COLTON (PORTLAND/WHL)
98. KNACKSTEDT, JORDAN (MOOSE JAW/WHL)
104. KING, DWIGHT (LETHBRIDGE/WHL)
107. BENN, JAMIE (VICTORIA/BCHL) - Kelowna Rockets property
108. AULIE, KEITH (BRANDON/WHL)
111. REGNER, BRENT (VANCOUVER/WHL)
115. FRATTIN, MATT (FORT SASKATCHEWAN/AJHL) - Edmonton Oil Kings property
117. LEFFLER, BRETT (REGINA/WHL)
125. VALACH, JURAJ (TRI-CITY/WHL)
127. CZIBERE, MITCHELL (VANCOUVER/WHL)
135. OBERG, EVAN (CAMROSE/AJHL) - Edmonton Oil Kings property
146. CLAFFEY, DEREK (SWIFT CURRENT/WHL)
151. EBERLE, JAN (SEATTLE/WHL)
157. TOLL, JARRETT (TRI-CITY/WHL)
160. ROMAN, ONDREJ (SPOKANE/WHL)
162. VAN DUYNHOVEN, CHRIS (PRINCE GEORGE/WHL)
166. NYCHOLAT, DANIEL (CANMORE/AJHL) - Spokane Chiefs property
180. VARTOVNIK, LUKAS (EVERETT/WHL)
181. COURTNALL, JUSTIN (BURNABY/BCHL) - ex-Cougar Geoff Courtnall's kid
185. BARTEK, DANIEL (BRANDON/WHL)
193. ROBERTSON, MATT (PRINCE ALBERT/WHL)
202. EHRHARDT, TRAVIS (MOOSE JAW/WHL)
204. LANGKOW, CHRIS (SPOKANE/WHL)

Top 10 ranked N.A. goalies:
1. SMITH, JEREMY (PLYMOUTH/OHL)
2. CANN, TREVOR (PETERBOROUGH/OHL)
3. LAFLEUR, ANTOINE (PEI/QMJHL)
4. ROWAT, LINDEN (REGINA/WHL)
5. EIDSNESS, BRADLEY (OKOTOKS/AJHL) - Red Deer Rebels property
6. RIOPEL, NICOLA (MONCTON/QMJHL)
7. GUGGENBERGER, MARK (RICHFIELD/HIGH-MN) - Portland Winter Hawks property
8. SEXSMITH, TYSON (VANCOUVER/WHL)
9. PHILLIPS, BRAD (USA U-18/USDP)
10. ELLINGSON, REID (CLOQUET/HIGH-MN)

And other WHL and western Jr A goalies:
16. MUCHA, KURTIS (PORTLAND/WHL)
17. MILLAN, KIERAN (SPRUCE GROVE/AJHL)
20. LECLERC, JUSTIN (LETHBRIDGE/WHL)
24. JUNG, TORRIE (KELOWNA/WHL)
29. YORK, ALLEN (CAMROSE/AJHL)

And the top 30 European skaters....some coming soon to a WHL team near you?:
1. CHEREPANOV, ALEXEI (OMSK/RUSSIA)
2. BACKLUND, MIKAEL (VASTERAS/SWEDEN-2)
3. ELLER, LARS (FROLUNDA JR./SWE-JR.)
4. MAYOROV, MAXIM (LENINOGORSK/RUSSIA-2)
5. ANDERSSON, JOAKIM (FROLUNDA JR./SWE-JR.)
6. HJALMARSSON, SIMON (FROLUNDA JR./SWE-JR.)
7. TORP, NICHLAS (HV 71 JR./SWE-JR.)
8. KOROSTIN, SERGEI (DYNAMO MOSCOW/RUSSIA)
9. GONCHAROV, MAXIM (CSKA 2/RUSSIA-3)
10. DADONOV, EVGENI (CHELYABINSK/RUSSIA)
11. SELEZNEV, YAKOV (LENINOGORSK/RUSSIA-2)
12. ****I, LUCA (DUBENDORF/SWISS-3)
13. LUCENIUS , NIKLAS (TAPPARA/FINLAND)
14. KOKKALA, LASSI (TPS/FINLAND)
15. RUZICKA, VLADIMIR (SLAVIA/CZREP)
16. REUL, DENIS (HEILBRONN/GERMAN-3)
17. HELLGREN, JENS (FROLUNDA JR./SWE-JR.)
18. OSTRCIL, RADIM (VSETIN/CZREP)
19. KARAMNOV, VITALI (DYNAMO MOSCOW/RUSSIA)
20. PISKACEK, JAN (KLADNO JR./CZREP-JR.)
21. ILVONEN, HARRI (TAPPARA JR./FINLAND-JR.)
22. KYTNAR, MILAN (TOPOLCANY/SLOVAK-2)
23. BERGLUND, KRISTOFER (BJORKLOVEN/SWEDEN-2)
24. ERIKSSON, ALEXANDER (BJORKLOVEN JR./SWE-JR.)
25. POYSTI, EETU (HIFK JR./FINLAND-JR.)
26. LUNDH, PATRIK (DJURGARDEN JR./SWE-JR.)
27. MIKUS, JURAJ (TRENCIN/SLOVAKIA)
28. TOKRANOV, VASILI (ALMETJEVSK 2/RUSSIA-3)
29. FROIDEVAUX, ETIENNE (BERN JR./SWISS-JR.)
30. SALLINEN, TOMI (BLUES JR./FINLAND-JR.)

And the top 10 European goalies:
1. GISTEDT, JOEL (FROLUNDA/SWEDEN)
2. OWUYA, MARK (DJURGARDEN JR./SWE-JR.)
3. BENDA, MAREK (KARLOVY VARY JR./CZREP-JR.)
4. METSOLA, JUHA (ILVES JR./FINLAND-JR.)
5. HIADLOVSKY, TOMAS (TRENCIN JR./SLOVAK-JR.)
6. BOBROVSKY, SERGEI (TOGLIATTI/RUSSIA)
7. ENGSTRAND, CHRISTIAN (LINKOPING JR./SWE-JR.)
8. CIACCIO, DAMIANO (FRIBOURG/SWISS)
9. KOTVAN, ZDENKO (SKALICA/SLOVAKIA)
10. PIELMEIER, TIMO (KOLN JR./GERMAN-JR.)

[bobby]

Hey Scout, I told you to watch out for that guy Turris didn't I?........ ;)

[Scout]

Yes that you did. I got an e-mail saying that # 1 ranked Kyle Turris could be the first ever player to be rated # 1 by CSS who has never played in the CHL or NCAA. He climbed fast in the ratings. Vancouver is a power house now and if Kyle had suited up for the Giants this year, they would have been scarey. Kyle has committed to The University of Wisconsin next year.

Scout

[Scout]

Kyle Turris of the BCHL's Burnaby Express is the top-ranked North American skater heading into the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Status quo was not the theme of the day Wednesday when it came to the release of the final North American player rankings of draft-eligible players issued by NHL’s Central Scouting in anticipation of the NHL Entry Draft, to be held June 22-23 in Columbus, Ohio.

The final rankings for North American skaters barely resembles the mid-term rankings released by Central Scouting back on Jan. 10. In fact, none of the first 15 players listed in the mid-term rankings of North American skaters held their position in the final rankings released Wednesday.

Kyle Turris made the most noise, making an unexpected jump into the top spot. The high-scoring center from Burnaby of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League was No. 5 in the mid-term rankings.

He is the first player from any of Canada’s 10 Tier II provincial junior leagues to earn the top spot in a final rankings list from Central Scouting in its 31-year history.

In the Canadian classification system, the provincial leagues are considered a step below the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League; a trio of Tier I -- or Major Junior – Junior A leagues that dominate the Canadian junior hockey scene and operate under the umbrella of the Canadian Hockey League.

Tier II players in Canada retain eligibility to go on and play in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition in the United States. Major Junior players, who receive a stipend for playing Tier I Junior A hockey, forfeit their eligibility to play collegiate hockey in the United States.


Despite the shock at seeing a player from one of the provincial junior leagues take the top spot -- Travis Zajac at No. 15 in the 2004 final rankings was the previous high-water mark for a player from the provincial leagues -- it is quite clear that Turris earned his position in a year that does not feature a consensus No. 1 pick.

Turris finished second in the BCHL scoring race, tallying a mind-boggling 121 points, including a league-best 66 goals in just 53 outings for the Express. Victoria’s Tyler Bozak, who led the league with 128 points in 59 games, is an over-age player in that league. Turris also had 26 points in 14 playoff games to share the playoff scoring title with another over-age player, Cowichan Valley’s Clinton Pettapiece.

Peter Sullivan, a full-time Central Scouting scout who concentrates on the players in western Canada, has seen Turris play numerous times this season. He believes his group made the right decision in tabbing Turris for the prestigious No. 1 spot.

“You can’t explain presence, but that is what he has on the ice; a thing that only a few gifted players have,” Sullivan says. “He’s got that gift of being in the right place at the right time. Everybody talks about his offensive abilities, but he is just as good in his own end as he is in the offensive end and you don’t see that too often. He’s just a special, gifted player.”

Turris, a rare right-handed, skilled center, has committed to play for the University of Wisconsin next season.

In the final rankings, he narrowly edged London right wing Patrick Kane, who led the Ontario Hockey League in scoring with 145 points in just 58 games. Kane, ranked No. 4 in the mid-term rankings, also was helped by a strong showing at the World Junior Championships, where he was one of the best players an American team that took the bronze medal.

Turris likely earned the nod over Kane because of size issues. At 6-foot, 170 pounds, Turris has three inches and 10 pounds on Kane.

James van Riemsdyk, a left wing with the United States National Developmental Program, fell from No. 2 to No. 3, despite having a solid season. The big winger, from Middletown, N.J., was voted best forward at the recently concluded IIHF U-18 World Championships, beating out Turris and Russia’s Alexei Cherepanov, the No. 1-ranked European prospect, for that honor.

“He’s a big horse of a player with unbelievable changes of speed,” said Gary Eggelston, another full-time scout with Central Scouting, in talking about van Riemsdyk.

Kamloops defenseman Keaton Ellerby was placed at No. 4, up from the sixth spot he occupied in the mid-term rankings. Calgary defenseman Karl Alzner, No. 8 in January, holds the No. 5 spot.

There is little to separate these two talented defensemen, according to the scouts who have seen both play. Ellerby handles the puck better and is a better skater. Alzner is physically bigger, but doesn’t always use his size advantage while playing a patient, stay-at-home game.

The arguments for and against each player are very similar to the debate that raged over whether Dion Phaneuf or Braydon Coburn was the better defenseman back in the run-up to the 2003 Entry Draft. Coburn was selected No. 8 by the Atlanta Thrashers and Phaneuf went a pick later to Calgary that year.

London’s Sam Gagner, a linemate of Patrick Kane with the Knights and the son of former NHLer Dave Gagner, fell from No. 3 to No. 6 in the final rankings. Gagner finished fifth in the OHL scoring race, compiling 118 points in 53 games, but several scouts expressed concerns about his play in even-strength situations. Twenty of Gagner’s 35 goals were on the power play, as were 50 of his 83 assists.

Halifax’s Jakub Voracek, at No. 7, is the first QMJHL player in the final rankings, beating out Quebec’s Angelo Esposito by one spot. Esposito was the top-ranked player in the mid-term rankings, but falls seven spots because of an inconsistent second half.

The Czech-born Voracek led all QMJHL rookies in scoring, compiling 86 points in 59 games. He also had 24 points in Halifax’s 12-game run in the QMJHL playoffs. Esposito, in his second year of QMJHL play, struggled to finish with 79 points in 60 games. He managed just seven playoff points as the Remparts lasted just five games.

“It’s simple,” said Chris Bordeleau, Central Scouting’s main scout for the Quebec region. “One player went up, and the other player went down.”

Everett center Zach Hamill, the leading scorer in the WHL with 93 points in 69 games, jumped from No. 22 in January to No. 9 in the final rankings.

Lewiston’s David Perron, a virtual unknown at the start of the season, continues his ascent up the draft board, jumping from No. 18 to No. 10 in the final rankings. Perron, a left wing, was second in scoring to Voracek among QMJHL rookies in the regular season. He finished with 39 goals and 83 points in 70 games. So far this postseason, Perron has eight goals and 11 assists in 11 games as the Maineiacs appear poised to advance to the QMJHL championship.

"Perron has been unbelievable,” says Bordeleau. “I've seen him most of the time on the road and he's been dominant. Plus, he is very good defensively.

While Turris is No. 1, he does not hold a huge advantage over any of the other players in the Top 10. In fact, according to E.J. Maguire, the director of Central Scouting, any of the 10 highest-rated players has an excellent chance to be an impact player in the NHL.

How things play out at the Entry Draft in late June, he says, depends greatly on the individual needs of the teams selecting in the early part of the first round. Central Scouting’s mandate is to provide a checklist, if you will, of the available draft-eligible talent to help each of the NHL’s 30 teams, in conjunction with input from their own scouting staffs, to make better informed decisions about their selections on draft day.

Other players making big jumps at the top of Central Scouting’s final ranking of North American skaters include Mississauga’s Stefan Legein (from No. 32 to No. 13), Oshawa’s Brett MacLean (No. 40 to No. 14), Prince George forward Dana Tyrell (No. 42 to No. 15) and St. John’s defenseman T.J. Brennan, who went from No. 59 to No. 29.

There were also a couple of notable falls from grace between from January to April. Not only did Esposito fall from No. 1 to No. 8, but Ottawa’s Logan Couture dropped from No. 11 to No. 19. Kevin Shattenkirk, a defenseman with the NTDP, dropped 21 places to No. 34 and David Skokan, a center for Rimouski, fell to No. 40 after sitting at No. 14 in January.

Central Scouting also released its other three rankings lists – North American goalie, European skaters and European goalies – Wednesday. Those lists also held some surprises.

In the North American goalie list, Plymouth’s Jeremy Smith and Peterborough’s Trevor Cann switched places at the top of the list. Smith is now No. 1 after posting a 2.59 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage in 34 games with the Whalers. Cann, more of a workhorse, finished with a 3.69 GAA and .909 save percentage in 62 appearances.

PEI’s Antoine Lafleur remained at No. 3, while Regina’s Linden Rowat moved from No. 6 to No. 4. Little-known Bradley Eidsness, who plays for Okotoks in the Ontario provincial league, jumped from No. 7 to No. 5.

[nivek_wahs]

http://www.thehockeynews.com/en/news/DetailNewsCP.asp?xml=h042515A

Burnaby centre Turris tops Central Scouting final rankings before NHL draft

(CP) - Centre Kyle Turris of the Burnaby Express was the Canadian Junior A player of the year and now he's a candidate to go first overall in the NHL draft.

The 17-year-old from New Westminster, B.C., was listed first among North American skaters in the final 2006-07 rankings released by NHL Central Scouting on Wednesday.

Central Scouting director E.J. McGuire said Turris has great vision and anticipation.

"He sees the ice, he sees that play three moves ahead where you or I see one move," McGuire said. "He's also a high-scoring team leader. I'll predict that he'll be a prominent NHL player in three or four years."

The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and will select first at the NHL draft June 22 in Columbus.

Each NHL club makes its own evaluation of draft prospects and they often vary widely from the Central Scouting lists. McGuire said his lists are "a sounding board, a second opinion" for team scouts.

Turris, who was fifth in mid-season rankings in January, replaced centre Angelo Esposito of the Quebec Remparts in top spot. A weak second half saw Esposito tumble to eighth.

The six-foot-one 171-pound Turris led the B.C. Hockey League with 66 goals and was second in points with 121. He also led all playoff scorers with 26 points.

Turris, who expects to play at the University of Wisconsin next season, is the first junior A player ever to top the Central Scouting rankings.

Quick but smaller (5-9, 162 pounds) right-winger Patrick Kane of the London Knights was ranked second, moving up two places from January, while power winger James vanRiemsdyk of the U.S. National Development Team dropped from second to third.

They are followed by hard-hitting, hard-shooting six-foot-four defenceman Keaton Ellerby of the Kamloops Blazers and defensively strong blue-liner Karl Alzner of the Calgary Hitmen.

The top European skater remains right-winger Alexei Cherepanov of the Omsk club, who broke Pavel Bure's 1988-89 Russian league rookie record with 18 goals this season.

Next were Swedish forwards Mikael Backlund of Vasteras and Lars Eller of Frolunda.

Jeremy Smith of the Plymouth Whalers edged Trevor Cann of the Peterborough Petes for top spot among North American goalies. Joel Gistedt of Frolunda bumped Mark Owuya of Djurgarden from top spot among European goaltenders.

Cherepanov is not widely considered a candidate for the first overall pick, but the independent International Scouting Services listed him third overall in its April 7 rankings.

The ISS also listed centre Jakub Voracek of the Halifax Mooseheads first, while Central Scouting has him seventh. The ISS had Kane in the No. 2 spot, Turris fourth and Esposito 11th.

Kane, a native of Buffalo, is a flashy playmaker McGuire compared to Sabres' star Daniel Briere as a smaller player who may excel in the new NHL.

He was an all-star for the U.S. at the world junior championships, where his London teammate Sam Gagner played for Canada's gold-medal team. Gagner, son of former NHL forward Dave Gagner, is ranked sixth.

Scouts don't see an instant star like Sidney Crosby in this year's draft, but McGuire called it "the most balanced at the top end we've had.

"Just because there's a Crosby or an Alexander Ovechkin (available) doesn't mean that a whole draft is good," he cautioned.

There was big movement from January.

Red Deer Rebels forward Brandon Sutter, son of former NHL forward Brent Sutter, dropped from eighth to 28th. Vancouver Giants defenceman John Blum went from seventh to 17th.

Centre Maxime Tanguay of the Rimouski Oceanic, brother of Calgary Flames winger Alex Tanguay, fell from 29th to 60th.

The ranking of 210 skaters and 30 goaltenders from North America and 175 skaters and 16 goalies from Europe was compiled by Central Scouting's nine full-time and six part-time scouts in North America and five full-time scouts in Europe.






at 16:40 on April 25, 2007, EST.

[nivek_wahs]

Basically the same thing as the previous couple articles but from a different perspective...

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/story.html?id=78e8d803-8693-41b5-b061-3ff643942b86

Junior A player of year may go No. 1 in NHL draft
Turris tops Central Scouting's list of N. Americans

Bill Beacon, The Canadian Press
Published: Thursday, April 26, 2007
Centre Kyle Turris of the Burnaby Express was the Canadian Junior A player of the year and now he's a candidate to go first overall in the NHL draft.

The 17-year-old from New Westminster, B.C., was listed first among North American skaters in the final 2006-07 rankings released by NHL Central Scouting on Wednesday.

Central Scouting director E.J. McGuire said Turris has great vision and anticipation.

"He sees the ice, he sees that play three moves ahead where you or I see one move," McGuire said. "He's also a high-scoring team leader. I'll predict that he'll be a prominent NHL player in three or four years."

The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and will select first at the NHL draft June 22 in Columbus.

Each NHL club makes its own evaluation of draft prospects and they often vary widely from the Central Scouting lists. McGuire said his lists are "a sounding board, a second opinion" for team scouts.

Turris, who was fifth in mid-season rankings in January, replaced centre Angelo Esposito of the Quebec Remparts in top spot. A weak second half saw Esposito tumble to eighth.

The six-foot-one 171-pound Turris led the B.C. Hockey League with 66 goals and was second in points with 121. He also led all playoff scorers with 26 points.

Turris, who expects to play at the University of Wisconsin next season, is the first junior A player ever to top the Central Scouting rankings.

Quick but smaller (five-foot-nine, 162 pounds) right-winger Patrick Kane of the London Knights was ranked second, moving up two places from January, while power winger James vanRiemsdyk of the U.S. national development team dropped from second to third.

They are followed by hard-hitting, hard-shooting six-foot-four defenceman Keaton Ellerby of the Kamloops Blazers and defensively strong blue-liner Karl Alzner of the Calgary Hitmen.

The top European skater remains right-winger Alexei Cherepanov of the Omsk club, who broke Pavel Bure's 1988-89 Russian league rookie record with 18 goals this season.

Next were Swedish forwards Mikael Backlund of Vasteras and Lars Eller of Frolunda.

Jeremy Smith of the Plymouth Whalers edged Trevor Cann of the Peterborough Petes for top spot among North American goalies. Joel Gistedt of Frolunda bumped Mark Owuya of Djurgarden from top spot among European goaltenders.

Cherepanov is not widely considered a candidate for the first overall pick, but the independent International Scouting Services listed him third overall in its April 7 rankings.

The ISS also listed centre Jakub Voracek of the Halifax Mooseheads first, while Central Scouting has him seventh. The ISS had Kane in the No. 2 spot, Turris fourth and Esposito 11th.

Kane, a native of Buffalo, is a flashy playmaker McGuire compared to Sabres' star Daniel Briere as a smaller player who may excel in the new NHL.

He was an all-star for the U.S. at the world junior championship, where his London teammate Sam Gagner played for Canada's gold-medal team. Gagner, son of former NHL forward Dave Gagner, is ranked sixth.

Scouts don't see an instant star like Sidney Crosby in this year's draft, but McGuire called it "the most balanced at the top end we've had.

"Just because there's a Crosby or an Alexander Ovechkin (available) doesn't mean that a whole draft is good," he cautioned.

There was big movement from January. Red Deer Rebels forward Brandon Sutter, son of former NHL forward Brent Sutter, dropped from eighth to 28th. Vancouver Giants defenceman John Blum went from seventh to 17th.

Centre Maxime Tanguay of the Rimouski Oceanic, brother of Calgary Flames winger Alex Tanguay, fell from 29th to 60th.

The ranking of 210 skaters and 30 goaltenders from North America and 175 skaters and 16 goalies from Europe was compiled by Central Scouting's nine full-time and six part-time scouts in North America and five full-time scouts in Europe.




© The Edmonton Journal 2007

[Tidball]

Yes that you did. I got an e-mail saying that # 1 ranked Kyle Turris could be the first ever player to be rated # 1 by CSS who has never played in the CHL or NCAA. He climbed fast in the ratings. Vancouver is a power house now and if Kyle had suited up for the Giants this year, they would have been scarey. Kyle has committed to The University of Wisconsin next year.

Scout


Who did they pick ahead of Malkin and Ovechkin?

[Dwight Schrute]

Who did they pick ahead of Malkin and Ovechkin?
considering neither were even ranked in the north american skater rankings (andrew ladd was the 1st rated skater)
suprisingly though they were rated #1 and 2 in the european skaters rankings

[bobby]

Anyone else surprised to see Keaton Ellerby rated so high and Alex Plante rated so low? If I was picking, I would take Plante ahead of Ellerby.