ISS Releases Its Top 30

International Scouting Service released its top 30 prospects for the June NHL Entry Draft. Here are their top 30



You can read the full story at tsn.ca

The Hockey News Releases Top 100

The Hockey News' newest issue, expected on newstands early next week, is it's Draft Preview Edition and will have its awaited top 100 list, as well as a quick glimpse into the 2012 draft.

THN enlisted the services of over a dozen NHL scouts in coming up with the list. As usual, there are a few eye poppers, especially when compared to the NHL's Central Scouting list. But Central's list always comes out early so things are bound to change.

THN also has two new names in the top 10 that have not been seen on most lists to date. The top 10 are

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2. Adam Larsson
3. Gabriel Landeskog
4. Sean Couturier
5. Jonathan Huberdeau
6. Ryan Strome
7. Ryan Murphy
8. Sven Bartschi
9. Zack Phillips
10. Dougie Hamilton

Be sure to pick up your copy for the top 100.

NHL Central Scouting - Final Rankings

NHL Central Scouting has released its final rankings prior to the NHL Entry Draft :

North American Skaters

European Skaters

North American Goalies

European Goalies

Red Line Report: Huberdeau takes over as top QMJHL prospect

While the drumbeat has been slowly building for Huberdeau the past three months, he simply has elevated his game to a level we did not expect to see out of him this year. And we can no longer deny what our gut is telling us: He has passed Sean Couturier as the Quebec League's top prospect. Couturier is in his third full year in the Q and far more physically developed than Huberdeau. Yet Huberdeau, in his second Q season, is the more assertive and aggressive player, and we believe he's performing at a higher level right now than Couturier was at this time last year when he won the Quebec League scoring crown.

Full story and top 10 rankings here

Nugent-Hopkins retains top spot in March draft rankings

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains the the top-ranked prospect for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

From Dan Stewart of Future Considerations.

Read and order your guide here

ISS Ranks 2 OHL'ers in the top 5 for February

Two OHL Kitchener Rangers rank in the top 5, Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Murphy, according to International Scouting Services rankings in February.

Their top 5 are as follows:

1. Ryan Nugent - Hopkins
2. Adam Larsson
3. Gabriel Landeskog
4. Sean Couturier
5. Ryan Murphy

For more on International Scouting Services, visit here

Red Line Report Releases their Rankings for February

In the latest edition, Red Line Report released their rankings for February. Here are your top 10

1. Gabriel Landeskog
2. Ryan Nugent- Hopkins
3. Adam Larsson
4. Sean Couturier
5. Dougie Hamilton
6. Ryan Murphy
7. Ryan Strome
8. Brandon Saad
9. Alex Khokhlachev
10. David Musil
I highly recommend to anyone that is interested in the draft to order their copy. You can do so here as well as read up on reports on players from the Top Prospects game.

The Scouting Report Releases Top 60

The Scouting Report released their list of top 60 draft eligibles. Check out their list here

Check out Bob McKenzies mid season rankings

Be sure to check out Bob McKenzie's mid season rankings here

Draft Ranking Releases

On Monday January 17th, Bob McKenzie releases the mid term rankings for the 2011 NHL Draft. Fans in Canada can see it live on TSN. (Check local listings).

International Scouting Service should also be releasing their latest rankings early next week. I;ll have their top 10 for you as soon as they are released.

You can Order the ISS draft guide by visiting here

Red Line Report has released their rankings. Their top 10 are as follows :

1. Gabriel Landeskog
2. Adam Larsson
3.Sean Couturier
4. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
5. Dougie Hamilton
6. Ryan Strome
7. Ryan Murphy
8. Brandon Saad
9. Alex Khokhlachev
10. David Musil

You can order Red Line Report by visiting their website here

And my personal favorite, hockeyprospect.com. Insight on all the major players, some game by game reports and more.

You can order hockeyprospect.com by visiting here

OHL's Gabriel Landeskog takes over number one on Central Scouting list.

Landeskog has been my number 1 from the OHL from the beginning, and now, he's tops in Central Scoutings overall rankings released today. Congrats to Gabe ! Let's hope his missing time with his high ankle sprain, which can keep him out until February, won't effect his rankings too much going forward.

You can view the complete list of North American skaters here,

List of North American goaltenders here.

European skaters here.

European goaltenders here.

1	LANDESKOG, GABRIEL	KITCHENER	OHL	6' 0.5"	207	LW
2	COUTURIER, SEAN	DRUMMONDVILLE	QMJHL	6' 4"	195	C
3	NUGENT-HOPKINS, RYAN	RED DEER	WHL	6' 0.5"	170	C
4	HUBERDEAU, JONATHAN	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	6' 1.25"	168	C
5	BIGGS, TYLER	USA U-18	USHL	6' 2"	210	RW
6	BAERTSCHI, SVEN	PORTLAND	WHL	5' 10.5"	175	LW
7	HAMILTON, DOUGIE	NIAGARA	OHL	6' 4.25"	193	D
8	SAAD, BRANDON	SAGINAW	OHL	6' 1.25"	208	LW
9	BEAULIEU, NATHAN	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	6' 1.75"	185	D
10	MURPHY, RYAN	KITCHENER	OHL	5' 10.5"	176	D
11	RATTIE, TY	PORTLAND	WHL	5' 11"	170	RW
12	PHILLIPS, ZACK	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	6' 1"	181	C
13	MILLER, JONATHAN	USA U-18	USHL	6' 1.25"	198	C
14	SIEMENS, DUNCAN	SASKATOON	WHL	6' 3"	197	D
15	MAYFIELD, SCOTT	YOUNGSTOWN	USHL	6' 3.5"	197	D
16	MORROW, JOSEPH	PORTLAND	WHL	6' 0.5"	196	D
17	NAMESTNIKOV, VLADISLAV	LONDON	OHL	5' 11.5"	170	C
18	JENNER, BOONE	OSHAWA	OHL	6' 0.75"	194	C
19	STROME, RYAN	NIAGARA	OHL	6' 0.25"	183	C
20	JENSEN, NICKLAS	OSHAWA	OHL	6' 2.25"	188	LW;RW
21	SCHEIFELE, MARK	BARRIE	OHL	6' 1.5"	177	C
22	MCNEILL, MARK	PRINCE ALBERT	WHL	6' 1"	204	C
23	DANAULT, PHILLIP	VICTORIAVILLE	QMJHL	6' 0"	178	LW
24	JURCO, TOMAS	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	6' 2"	193	RW
25	GRIMALDI, ROCCO	USA U-18	USHL	5' 6"	163	C
26	MUSIL, DAVID	VANCOUVER	WHL	6' 3.5"	200	D
27	OLEKSIAK, JAMIESON	NORTHEASTERN	H-EAST	6' 7"	244	D
28	AMBROZ, SETH	OMAHA	USHL	6' 2"	211	RW
29	PUEMPEL, MATTHEW	PETERBOROUGH	OHL	6' 0"	198	LW
30	LUCIA, MARIO	WAYZATA	HIGH-MN	6' 2"	183	LW

McKeen's Hockey Releases Top 30

McKeen's Hockey has released their top 30 prospects for the 2011 draft. Here are the top 10

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins,
2. Gabriel Landeskog,
3. Sean Couturier,
4. Adam Larsson,
5. Dougie Hamilton,
6. Ryan Strome,
7. Ryan Murphy,
8. Brandon Saad,
9. Duncan Siemens,
10. Ty Rattie.

To see the remaining top 30 vistit their web site and become a member here

ISS Rankings for December

ISS released it's top 30 rankings for December. Here are the top 10

1. Sean Couturier
2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
3. Adam Larsson
4. Gabriel Landeskog
5. Brandon Saad
6. Ryan Murphy
7. Joel Armia (Assat Finland)
8. Duncan Siemens
9. Ryan Strome
10. Victor Rask

Joel Armia has come out of the blue on the ISS rankings. I am trying to get information on him now.

Its a little different than the Red Line Report Rankings, but the top 6 remain the same, just in a different order, at least in the top 4. It seems to be the consensus all around that Sean Couturier has solidly taken over as the undisputed number 1.

If you'd like to check out the rest of the ISS top 30, check here

Red Line Reports Top 10

Some movement on Red Line Reports top 10 for December, which are pretty much justified at this point.

1. Sean Couturier
2. Gabriel Landeskog
3. Ryan Nugent Hopkins
4. Adam Larsson
5. Brandon Saad
6. Ryan Murphy
7. Dougie Hamilton
8. Ryan Strome
9. Alex Khokhlachev
10.David Musil

Some will question David Musil at number 10, but he really hasn't taken that next step this year. He still has the potential and that may be keeping him afloat right now.

Most will say wow to Adam Larsson at number 4. Hard to say how much of that is Larsson and how much is the overall teriffic play of Gabriel Landeskog. Gabe has met and exceeded expectations while Larsson has slipped just a tad.

Nice to see Ryan Strome move up. Missing is Vladislav Namestnikov who dropped out of the top 10. He is suffering along with his Londond Knights.

Brandon Saad, Ryan Murphy and Dougie Hamilton are holding steady for RLR.

Red Line Report Releases Their November Rankings

So there is more fuel thrown on the fire now with the release of Red Line Reports rankings for November.

1 Sean Couturier
2 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
3 Gabriel Landeskog
4 Adam Larson
5 Brandon Saad
6 Ryan Murphy
7 Dougie Hamilton
8 David Musil
9 Ryan Strome
10 Vladislav Namestinikov
Glad to see two thins with this list: 1) Ryan Strome  in the top ten which he has worked real hard to make. 2) Gabriel Landeskog crack the top three. He's been my favorite to go number 1 from the OHL since the preseason and probably the most ready of any of the top 10 to play in the NHL. Now keep it going Gabe.

NHL Central Scouting Releases its Rankings

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT
1	Gabriel Landeskog	Kitchener	LW	6-foot-1/4	207
2	Brandon Saad	Saginaw	LW	6-foot-1 1/4	208
3	Dougie Hamilton	Niagara	D	6-foot-4 1/4	193
4	Ryan Strome	Niagara	C	6-foot-1/4	183
5	Vincent Trocheck	Saginaw	C	5-foot-10	184
6	Tobias Rieder	Kitchener	C	5-foot-10 1/2	176
7	Boone Jenner	Oshawa	C	6-foot-3/4	194
8	Ryan Murphy	Kitchener	D	5-foot-10 1/2	194
9	Nicklas Jensen	Oshawa	LW/RW	6-foot-2 1/4	188
10	Matthew Puempel	Peterborough	LW	6-foot	198
11	Vladislav Namestnikov	London	C	5-foot-11 1/2	170
12	Alexander Khokhlachev	Windsor	C/LW	5-foot-10	188
13	Stefan Noesen	Plymouth	RW	6-foot-1/4	195
14	Rickard Rakell	Plymouth	RW	6-foot-1/4	191
15	Scott Harrington	London	D	6-foot-3/4	207
16	Daniel Catenacci	Sault Ste. Marie	C	5-foot-9 1/2	176
17	Lucas Lessio	Oshawa	LW	6-foot-3/4	196
18	Shane Prince	Ottawa	C	5-foot-10	181
19	Mark Scheifele	Barrie	C	6-foot-1 1/2	177
20	Nick Cousins	Sault Ste. Marie	C	5-foot-10 1/2	166
21	Garrett Meurs	Plymouth	C	5-foot-10 1/2	169
22	Anthony Camara	Saginaw	LW	6-foot-1/4	194
23	Michael Curtis	Belleville	LW	5-foot-11 3/4	182
24	David Broll	Erie	LW	6-foot-1 1/2	216
25	Austen Brassard	Belleville	RW	6-foot-2	191
GOALIES
1	Jordan Binnington	Owen Sound		6-foot-1 3/4	160
2	Matt Mahalak	Plymouth		6-foot-1 3/4	183
3	Matej Machovsky	Guelph		6-foot-1 3/4	191
4	Michael Morrison	Kitchener		6-foot-1/4	177
5	Tadeas Galansky	Saginaw		6-foot-3 1/4	186
6	John Chartrand	Niagara		6-foot-1/2	185
7	Tyson Teichmann	Belleville		5-foot-11 3/4	140
8	Frank Palazzese	Kingston		5-foot-11 3/4	154