Inside College Hockey | Central Scouting Releases Final Rankings

June 19, 2007
Central Scouting Service Final Rankings

The NHL's Central Scouting Service in April released its final rankings of the top eligible players for the 2007 entry draft, slated for later this month in Columbus, Ohio. The rankings list North American and European players separately, as well as separating goalies from skaters (forwards and defensemen).

Kyle Turris, a forward who played for the British Columbia Junior Hockey League's Burnaby Express and will suit up for Wisconsin next season, is the top-rated prospect among North American skaters. The top-ranked college player in this year's draft is Colorado College winger Bill Sweatt, who listed at 27th overall.

The North American lists rank 210 skaters and 30 goalies, all playing in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to college players the list features draft-eligible major junior players, as well as a number of college-bound high school, prep and junior players.

Also see: Other pre-draft rankings | Mock drafts | INCH NHL Draft Center

North American Skaters (College and College-Bound Players Only)
Rank	Player	Pos.	2006-07 Team/School
1.	Kyle Turris	F	Burnaby (BCHL)/Wisconsin
3.	James van Riemsdyk	F	US NTDP/New Hampshire
11.	Ryan McDonagh	D	Cretin-Derham (MN) H.S./Wisconsin
12.	Tommy Cross	D	Westminster/Boston Coll. (2008)
16.	Max Pacioretty	F	Sioux City (USHL)/Michigan
21.	Nick Petrecki	D	Omaha (USHL)/Boston College
22.	Mike Hoeffel	F	US NTDP/Minnesota
23.	Patrick White	F	Grand Rapids (MN) H.S./Minnesota
25.	Colby Cohen	D	Lincoln (USHL)/Boston University
27	Bill Sweatt	F	Colorado College
31.	T.J. Galiardi	F	Dartmouth #
32.	Ted Ruth	D	US NTDP/Notre Dame
34.	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	US NTDP/Boston University
37.	Ben Ryan	F	Des Moines (USHL)/Notre Dame
38.	Jim O'Brien	F	Minnesota
55.	Alexander Killorn	F	Deerfield Prep/Harvard (2008)
56	Nico Sacchetti	F	Virginia (MN) H.S./Minnesota
57	Brad Malone	F	Sioux Falls (USHL)/North Dakota
63.	Matt Marshall	F	Nobles/Vermont (2008)
64.	Riley Nash	F	Salmon Arn (BCHL)/Cornell
65	Jake Hansen	F	Sioux Falls (USHL)/Minnesota (2008)
68.	Brendan Smith	D	St. Michael's (OPJHL)/Wisconsin
70.	Drew MacKenzie	D	Taft School/Vermont (2008)
75	Casey-Pierro Zabotel	F	Merritt (BCHL)/Michigan Tech
78.	Paul Thompson	F	New Hampshire (EJHL)/UNH
81.	Ian Cole	D	US NTDP/Notre Dame
86.	Drew Leblanc	F	Chicago (USHL)/St. Cloud St. (2008)
87.	Andrew Glass	F	Nobles/Boston University (2008)
89.	Nick Bonino	F	Avon Old Farms/Boston University
90.	Ben Winnett	F	Salmon Arm (BCHL)/Michigan
92.	John Lee	D	Waterloo (USHL)/Denver
95.	Joe Stejskal	D	Grand Rapids (MN) H.S./Dartmouth
97.	Travis Erstad	F	Lincoln (USHL)/Wisconsin (2008)
99.	Blake Kessel	D	Waterloo (USHL)/UNH (2008)
100.	Paul Carey	F	Salisbury/Boston College (2008)
101.	Aaron Palushaj	F	Des Moines (USHL)/Michigan
103.	Max Campbell	F	Strathroy (WOJHL)/W. Michigan
105.	C.J. Severyn	F	US NTDP/Ohio State
107.	Jamie Benn	F	Victoria (BCHL)/Alaska
109.	Nick Larson	F	Omaha (USHL)/Minnesota
114.	Corey Tropp	F	Sioux Falls (USHL)/Michigan State
115.	Matt Frattin	F	Ft. Saskatchewan (AJHL)/No. Dak.
116.	Ben Blood	D	Shattuck St. Mary's/North Dakota
118.	Jordy Christian	F	Sioux Falls (USHL)/St. Cloud State
119.	Jack Downing	F	Omaha (USHL)/Vermont
121.	Louie Caporusso	F	St. Michael's (OPJHL)/Michigan
122.	John Albert	F	US NTDP/Ohio State
123.	Robin Bergman	F	Cedar Rapids (USHL)/Notre Dame
128.	Calle Ridderwall	F	Tri-City (USHL)/Notre Dame
130.	Taylor Matson	F	Des Moines (USHL)/Minn. (2008)
133.	Ben Smith	F	Boston College
134.	Tristin Llewellyn	D	Tri-City (USHL)/Michigan
135.	Evan Oberg	F	Camrose (AJHL)/Minn. Duluth (2008)
138.	Josh Franklin	F	Nobles/Vermont
140.	Tyler Kieffer	D	Stillwater (MN) H.S./St. Cloud (2008)
143.	Barry Almeida	F	Omaha (USHL)/Boston College
144.	Tyler Johnson	F	Cloquet (MN) H.S./Colorado College
145.	Jason Gregoire	F	Lincoln (USHL)/North Dakota (2008)
147.	Danny Hobbs	F	Ohio (USHL)/Massachusetts (2008)
149.	Andrew Conboy	F	Omaha (USHL)/Neb.-Omaha (2008)
152.	Baylor Dieter	D	Green Bay (USHL)/Minn. St. (2008)
155.	Michael Biega	F	Salisbury/Harvard
158.	Billy Maday	F	Waterloo (USHL)/Notre Dame
161.	Tommy Wingels	F	Cedar Rapids (USHL)/Miami
165.	Joseph Lavin	D	US NTDP/Providence
167.	Matt Rust	D	US NTDP/Michigan
169.	Brendon Nash	D	Cornell
173.	Ryan Hayes	F	US NTDP/Boston College
176.	Brandon Martell	D	Elk River (MN) H.S./Minn. (2008)
178.	Scott Freeman	F	Bowmanville (OPJHL)/Clarkson
179.	Brennan Vargas	F	US NTDP/Bowling Green
184.	Justin Vaive	F	US NTDP/Miami
187.	Christian Morissette	F	St. Andrews (OPJHL)/RPI (2008)
189.	Cade Fairchild	D	US NTDP/Minnesota
190.	Alain Goulet	D	Aurora (OPJHL)/Nebraska-Omaha
192.	Patrick Kennedy	F	St. Thomas (WOJHL)/Cornell
195.	Scott Pitt	F	Orleans (COJHL)/Mercyhurst
197.	Matt Reber	F	Edina (MN) H.S./Dartmouth
199.	Brad McCabe	F	Texas (NAHL)/Alaska Anchorage
200.	Carter Camper	F	Lincoln (USHL)/Miami
201.	Dion Knelson	F	Alaska
203.	Brian Schack	D	Minnesota
206.	T.J. Syner	F	New England (EJHL)/UMass
207.	Joshua Turnbull	F	Waterloo (USHL)/Wisconsin
208.	Patrick Maroon	F	St. Louis (NAHL)/Ferris State
209.	Justin Braun	D	Massachusetts
North American Goaltenders (College and College-Bound Players Only)
5.	Brad Eidsness	G	Okotoks (AJHL)/North Dakota (2008)
9.	Brad Phillips	G	US NTDP/Notre Dame
10.	Reid Ellingson	G	Cloquet (MN) H.S./Northern Michigan
11.	Scott Darling	G	Capital District (EJHL)/Maine (2008)
15.	Josh Unice	G	US NTDP/Bowling Green
17.	Kieran Millan	G	Spruce Grove (AJHL)/BU (2008)
18.	Brian Hogan	G	Lincoln (USHL)/Michigan
22.	John Muse	G	Nobles/Boston College
23.	Jeremie Dupont	G	Nebraska-Omaha
25.	Dan Dunn	G	Wellington (OPJHL)/St. Cloud State
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