some info: 2012

1st Rounders

Jacob Trouba
6'2" RSD
#1/2 hitting 2way dman
top 8
Good sized and very mobile dman who loves to hit. Great shot.

Griffin Reinhart
6'4" LSD
#2 two-way Dman
Top 10
Big mobile dman with some untapped offensive potential. Very good passer.

Teuvo Teravainen
5'11" LSF
top 6 F
top 20
One of the youngest players in the draft. Great hockey sense, quick feet but not blazing fast at full speed. Could be a huge wildcard.

Cody Ceci
6'3" RSD
#2 physical offensive dman
top 15
Good physical player who can really fire the puck. Can quarterback a powerplay and plays well in all 3 zones.

Sebastian Collberg
5'11" RSRW
Top 6 RW
top 15
Slightly undersized sniper. Tremendous speed, good passer. High end skills.

Pontus Aberg
5'11" RSLW
Top 6 W
top 20
Similar to Collberg with perhaps less passing skills but plays better in his own end.

Olli Maatta
6'2" LSD
#3 all around dman.
top 20
Good at everything. Great hockey sense. Game is geared more towards defense although the skills are there to be more.

Zemgus Girgensons
6'2" LSC
top 2 center
top 20
hardworking skilled center with great upside and yet still relatively safe.

Derrick Pouliot
6'0 LSD
#3/4 Offensive Dman
12-20
Undersized dman who is a tremendous skater and has the skills to run a powerplay. Questionable defensively.

Brendan Gaunce
6'2" LSC
#2/3 C
top 25
Good sized center with excellent work ethic and great leadership ability. Safe prospect but does he have the skills to score in the NHL?

Brady Skjei
6'2" LSD
#3/4 All around D
top 30
Great skating dman who plays very well in transition. Probably a longer term project but the rewards could be great.

Tomas Hertl
6'2" LSF
2nd/3rd line forward
top 40
Smart playmaker who controls the puck well. Not a great skater but solid. Good hands.

Slater Koekkoek
6'2" LSD
#3/4 offensive d
top 30
Great skating dman can be a powerplay asset. Has a powerful and accurate shot. Stupid name.

Matt Finn
6'0" LSD
#4 two way dman
top 20
smart and skilled. Plays a calm controlled game.

2nd and beyond

Jordan Schmaltz
6'2" RSD
#4 offensive dman
top 45
Big skilled dman who can quarterback a powerplay with great passing skills and a quick accurate slapshot. Very good upside.

Ludviq Bystrom
6'0" LSD
#4 offensive dman
top 50
Undersized skilled dman who skates and passes really well.

Hampus Lindholm
6'3" LSD
#4 defensive dman
top 60
Smart conservative defensive dman who moves very well and makes the safe play. Strong in corners and in front of the net.

Dalton Thrower
6'0" RSD
#3/4 all around dman
top 45
Smallish dman who loves to hit. Good powerful shot.

Brian Hart
6'2" RSF
top 6 F
top 60
Great skating and a great shot. Hard worker with great smarts. Played against questionable competition.

Mark Jankowski
6'2" LSC
top 6 C
top 90
Major wildcard in the draft. Skilled center blessed with size and smarts. Craig Buttons man crush.

Philip Di Guiseppe
6'0" LSLW
2nd/3rd line winger
top 45
Speedy skilled forward who can really score.

Tim Bozon
6'1" LSLW

Boo Nieves
6'2" LSF
Top 9 scoring forward
top 80
Tremendous speed and skill. Questionable production against weaker competition.

Matia Marcantuoni
5'11" RSC

Dominic Toninato
6'1" LSC

Nick Ebert
6'0" RSD
#4 offensive d
top 120
Early favorite has plummeted down the rankings. Questionable hockey sense but very skilled.

Jarrod Maidens
6'2" LSC
#2/3 Center
top 90
Tremendous character. Physical player with with good skill and a great shot.

Calle Anderson
6'2" RSD

Emil Lundberg
6'3" LSLW

Henrick Samuelsson
6'2" RSF

Ville Pokka
6'0" RSD

Brady Vail
6'1" LSLW

Tanner Pearson
6'0" LSLW

Nicolas Kerdiles
6'1" LSF

Andreas Athanasiou
6'0" LSLW

Patrick Sieloff
6'0" LSD

Jake McCabe
6'0" RSD

Brian Cooper
5'9" LSD

Esa Lindell
6'1" LSD

AJ Michaelson
6'0" LSC

Troy Donnay
6'6" RSD

Jesse Graham
5'11" RSD

Jorgen Karterud
6'4" LSF

Riley Barber
5'11" RSRW

Josh Anderson
6'1" LSLW

Cody Corbett
6'0" LSD

Mackenzie Maceachern
6'3" LSC

Michael Matheson
6'1" LSD

Ryan Olsen
6'2" RSC

Jaynen Rissling
6'2" LSD

Branden Troock
6'1" RSRW

some info

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

2012 NHL Draft Targets

Friday, April 13, 2012

Mock Draft Version 2

Mock Draft Version 1