2012 NHL Draft Targets

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 

Mock Draft Version 2

1. Edmonton - Nail Yakupov
2. Columbus - Ryan Murray
3. Montreal - Mikhail Grigorenko
4. NYI - Jacob Trouba
5. Toronto - Alex Galchenyuk
6. Anaheim - Filip Forsberg
7. Minnesota - Griffin Reinhart
8. Carolina - Radek Faksa
9. Winnipeg - Morgan Rielly
10. Tampa Bay - Sebastian Collberg
11. Washington - Cody Ceci
12. Buffalo - Zemgus Girgensons
13. Dallas - Teuvo Teravainan
14. Calgary - Brendan Gaunce

Mock Draft Version 1

1. Edmonton - Nail Yakupov
2. Columbus - Alex Galchenyuk
3. Montreal - Mikhail Grigorenko
4. NYI - Ryan Murray
5. Toronto - Filip Forsberg
6. Anaheim - Griffin Reinhart
7. Minnesota - Jacob Trouba
8. Carolina - Radek Faksa
9. Winnipeg - Morgan Rielly
10. Tampa Bay - Matt Dumba
11. Washington - Zemgus Girgensons
12. Buffalo - Brenden Gaunce
13. Dallas - Cody Ceci
14. Calgary - Sebastian Collberg