Edmonton Oilers GM Steve Tambellini speaks after being awarded the first overall pick during the NHL Draft Lottery Drawing at the TSN Studio April 13, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Abelimages
With so many different NHL draft lists out there, which one do you choose?
Rather that pick one, given all the variation, I've gone with four and averaged their choices of the top 50 prospects to give us an overall ranking. The draft publications I chose are Bob McKenzie's picks at TSN, McKeen's Hockey, International Scouting Services and The Hockey News.
Here's the result:
|
Rk |
Players |
Pos |
Lge |
TSN |
McKn's |
ISS |
THN |
AVG |
|
1 |
Taylor Hall |
LW |
OHL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
|
2 |
Tyler Seguin |
C |
OHL |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2.0 |
|
3 |
Erik Gudbranson |
D |
OHL |
3 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4.8 |
|
4 |
Brandon Gormley |
D |
QMJHL |
4 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
4.8 |
|
5 |
Cam Fowler |
D |
OHL |
5 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
4.8 |
|
6 |
Nino Niederreiter |
LW |
WHL |
7 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
7.8 |
|
7 |
Brett Connolly |
RW |
WHL |
8 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
8.0 |
|
8 |
Jack Campbell |
G |
USHL |
9 |
3 |
1(G) |
13 |
8.3 |
|
9 |
Ryan Johansen |
C |
WHL |
6 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8.5 |
|
10 |
Alex Bumistrov |
C |
OHL |
12 |
13 |
14 |
6 |
11.3 |
|
11 |
Mikael Granlund |
LW |
Finland |
13 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
11.8 |
|
12 |
Derek Forbort |
D |
USHL |
11 |
18 |
10 |
11 |
12.5 |
|
13 |
Vladimir Tarasenko |
RW |
KHL |
16 |
20 |
4 |
14 |
13.5 |
|
14 |
Jeffrey Skinner |
C |
OHL |
10 |
12 |
9 |
25 |
14.0 |
|
15 |
Mark Pysyk |
D |
WHL |
20 |
16 |
17 |
6 |
14.8 |
|
16 |
Austin Watson |
RW |
OHL |
14 |
19 |
12 |
15 |
15.0 |
|
17 |
Emerson Etem |
C |
WHL |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
16.5 |
|
18 |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
LW |
KHL |
24 |
11 |
19 |
18 |
18.0 |
|
19 |
Nick Bjugstad |
C |
USHS |
19 |
33 |
21 |
9 |
20.5 |
|
20 |
Dylan McIlrath |
D |
WHL |
15 |
15 |
31 |
26 |
21.8 |
|
21 |
Jonathan Merrill |
D |
USHL |
22 |
23 |
11 |
31 |
21.8 |
|
22 |
Riley Sheahan |
C |
NCAA |
21 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
22.0 |
|
23 |
Jarred Tinordi |
D |
USHL |
23 |
25 |
25 |
22 |
23.8 |
|
24 |
Tyler Pitlick |
C |
NCAA |
25 |
35 |
20 |
21 |
25.3 |
|
25 |
Quinton Howden |
LW |
WHL |
26 |
37 |
16 |
23 |
25.5 |
|
26 |
Beau Bennett |
RW |
BCHL |
18 |
17 |
34 |
35 |
26.0 |
|
27 |
Jaden Schwartz |
C |
USHL |
29 |
22 |
23 |
30 |
26.0 |
|
28 |
John McFarland |
C |
OHL |
28 |
24 |
39 |
20 |
27.8 |
|
29 |
Calvin Pickard |
G |
WHL |
31 |
32 |
2(G) |
27 |
30.0 |
|
30 |
Charlie Coyle |
RW |
EJHL |
32 |
30 |
28 |
33 |
30.8 |
|
31 |
Ludvig Rensfeldt |
LW |
Sweden |
37 |
29 |
27 |
32 |
31.3 |
|
32 |
Alexander Petrovic |
D |
WHL |
36 |
28 |
42 |
24 |
32.5 |
|
33 |
Tyler Toffoli |
C |
OHL |
27 |
27 |
38 |
40 |
33.0 |
|
34 |
Calle Jarnkrok |
C |
Sweden |
33 |
36 |
44 |
28 |
35.3 |
|
35 |
Stanislav Galiev |
C |
QMJHL |
40 |
47 |
24 |
37 |
37.0 |
|
36 |
Brock Nelson |
C |
USHS |
34 |
62 |
26 |
29 |
37.8 |
|
37 |
Brad Ross |
LW |
WHL |
35 |
45 |
35 |
42 |
39.3 |
|
38 |
Kiril Kabanov |
LW |
QMJHL |
43 |
31 |
45 |
38 |
39.3 |
|
39 |
Jordan Weal |
C |
WHL |
48 |
40 |
32 |
41 |
40.3 |
|
40 |
Petr Straka |
W |
QMJHL |
38 |
38 |
36 |
52 |
41.0 |
|
41 |
Teemu Pulkkinen |
RW |
Finland |
46 |
21 |
48 |
50 |
41.3 |
|
42 |
Joey Hishon |
C |
OHL |
51 |
39 |
46 |
39 |
43.8 |
|
43 |
Jason Zucker |
LW |
USHL |
44 |
49 |
30 |
54 |
44.3 |
|
44 |
Kevin Hayes |
LW |
USHS |
49 |
42 |
47 |
44 |
45.5 |
|
45 |
Justin Faulk |
D |
USHL |
30 |
44 |
67 |
45 |
46.5 |
|
46 |
Ryan Spooner |
C |
OHL |
39 |
48 |
64 |
36 |
46.8 |
|
47 |
Patrik Nemeth |
D |
Sweden |
42 |
51 |
37 |
61 |
47.8 |
|
48 |
Stephen Johns |
D |
USHL |
41 |
76 |
43 |
48 |
52.0 |
|
49 |
Ryan Martindale |
C |
OHL |
58 |
43 |
61 |
46 |
52.0 |
|
50 |
Johan Larsson |
LW |
Sweden |
45 |
34 |
29 |
101 |
52.3 |
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