June 23, 2009
2009 NHL Draft: Pre-Draft Rankings

The NHL's Central Scouting Service released its final rankings of top prospects eligible for the league's 2009 entry draft in April, but the CSS is by no means the only outfit with an opinion on best players available for this week's selection meeting in Montreal.

Listed below are four similar rankings: one from The Hockey News, one from McKeen's Hockey (www.mckeenshockey.com), one from Canadian sports network TSN (www.tsn.ca), and one from International Scouting Services.

Also see: CSS final rankings | Mock drafts

No.
Hockey News
McKeens Hockey
1
John Tavares, C, London (OHL)
2
Victor Hedman, D, Modo (Sweden)
3
Matt Duchene, C, Brampton (OHL)
4
Jared Cowan, D, Spokane (WHL)
5
Evander Kane, C, Vancouver (WHL)
6
Brayden Schenn, C, Brandon (WHL)
7
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, LW, Timra (Sweden)
8
Nazem Kadri, C, London (OHL)
9
Jordan Schroeder, RW, Minnesota
10
David Rundblad, D, Skelleftea (Sweden)
11
Dmitri Kulikov, D, Drummondville (QMJHL)
12
Simon Despres, D, Saint John (QMJHL)
13
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, Leksand (Sweden)
14
Scott Glennie, RW, Brandon (WHL)
15
Jacob Josefson, C, Djurgarden (Sweden)
16
Zack Kassian, RW, Peterborough (OHL)
17
Ryan Ellis, D, Windsor (OHL)
18
John Moore, D, Chicago (USHL), Colorado Coll. recruit
19
Peter Holland, C, Guelph (OHL)
20
Carter Ashton, LW, Lethbridge (WHL)
21
Jeremy Morin, C, U.S. NTDP
22
Calvin de Haan, D, Oshawa (OHL)
23
Drew Shore, C, U.S. NTDP, Denver recruit
24
Chris Kreider, LW, Andover (Mass.) Academy, BC recruit
25
Nick Leddy, D, Eden Prairie (Minn.) H.S., Minnesota recruit
26
Kyle Palmieri, C, U.S. NTDP, Notre Dame recruit
27
Stefan Elliot, D, Saskatoon (WHL)
28
Landon Ferraro, RW, Red Deer (WHL)
29
Louis Leblanc, C, Omaha (USHL), Harvard recruit
30
Marcus Johansson, LW, Farjestad (Sweden)
31
Richard Panik, C, Trinec (Czech Republic)
32
Tim Erixon, D, Skelleftea (Sweden)
33
Jordan Caron, C, Rimouski (QMJHL)
34
Ethan Werek, C, Kingston (OHL)
35
Charles-Olivier Roussel, D, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
36
Joonas Nattinen, C, Espoo (Finland)
37
Carl Klingberg, LW, Frolunda (Sweden)
38
Olivier Roy, G, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
39
Ryan O'Reilly, C, Erie (OHL)
40
Edward Pasquale, G, Saginaw (OHL)
41
Dylan Olsen, D, Camrose (AJHL), UMD recruit
42
Erik Haula, LW, Shattuck St. Mary (Minn.), Minnesota recruit
43
J-F Berube, G, Montreal (QMJHL)
44
Zach Budish, C, Edina (Minn.) H.S., Minnesota recruit
45
Mikko Koskinen, G, Espoo (Finland)
46
Eric Gelinas, D, Lewiston (QMJHL)
47
David Gilbert, C, Quebec (QMJHL)
48
Alex Hutchings, C, Barrie (OHL)
49
Toni Rajala, LW, Ilves (Finland)
50
Anton Lander, LW, Timra (Sweden)
51
Tomas Tatar, C, Zvolen (Slovakia)
52
Roben Lehner, G, Frolunda (Sweden)
53
Benjamin Conz, G, Geneve (Switzerland)
54
Brayden McNabb, D, Kootenay (WHL)
55
Dmitri Orlov, D, Novokuznetsk (Russia)
56
Anton Burdasov, RW, Traktor (Russia)
57
Josh Birkholz, RW, Fargo (USHL), Minnesota recruit
58
Seth Helgeson, D, Sioux City (USHL), Minnesota recruit
59
Sergei Chvanov, C, Cherepovets (Russia)
60
Philippe Paradis, C, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
61
Chris Brown, LW, U.S. NTDP, Michigan recruit
62
Tommi Kivisto, D, Red Deer (WHL)
63
Tomas Vincour, C, Edmonton (WHL)
64
Cody Eakin, C, Swift Current (WHL)
65
Michal Hlinka, C, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
66
Kenny Ryan, RW, U.S. NTDP, Boston College recruit
67
Taylor Beck, LW, Guelph (OHL)
68
Jimmy Bubnick, RW, Kamloops (WHL)
69
Andrej Nestrasil, RW, Victoriaville (QMJHL)
70
Jakob Silfverberg, C, Brynas (Sweden)
71
Ryan Bourque, C, U.S. NTDP
72
Nico Manelius, D, Jokerit (Finland)
73
Marcus Foligno, LW, Sudbury (OHL)
74
David Savard, D, Moncton (QMJHL)
75
Ryan Howse, LW, Chilliwack (WHL)
76
Alex Chiasson, RW, Des Moines (USHL), Boston U. recruit
77
Tyson Barrie, D, Kelowna (WHL)
78
Michael Latta, C, Guelph (OHL)
79
Brandon Maxwell, G, U.S. NTDP
80
Simon Bertilsson, D, Brynas (Sweden)
81
Brian Dumolin, D, New Hampshire (EJHL), BC recruit
82
Jere Sallinen, RW, Espoo (Finland)
83
Roman Horak, C, Budejovice (Czech Republic)
84
Ben Hanowski, LW, Little Falls (Minn.) H.S., St. Cloud recruit
85
Tyler Randell, RW, Kitchener (OHL)
86
Rasmus Rissanen, D, Kuopio (Finland)
87
Ryan Button, D, Prince Albert (WHL)
88
Ryan Daugherty, RW, Omaha (USHL), No. Michigan recruit
89
Marek Hrivik, RW, Team Slovakia
90
Nick Oliver, LW, Roseau (Minn.) H.S., St. Cloud recruit
91
Anton Myllari, D, Vasteras (Sweden)
92
Garrett Mitchell, RW, Regina (WHL)
93
Collin Bowman, D, Kelowna (WHL)
94
Taylor Doherty, D, Kingston (OHL)
95
Brodie Melnychuk, D, Brandon (WHL)
96
Tyler Amburgey, D, U.S. NTDP
97
Kevin Lynch, C, U.S. NTDP, Michigan recruit
98
Carl Ackered, D, Djurgarden (Sweden)
99
Henrik Bjorklund, LW, Farjestad (Sweden)
100
Levko Koper, LW, Spokane (WHL)
No.
TSN.ca
International Scouting Service
1
John Tavares, C, London (OHL)
John Tavares, C, London (OHL)
2
Victor Hedman, D, Modo (Sweden)
Matt Duchene, C, Brampton (OHL)
3
Matt Duchene, C, Brampton (OHL)
Victor Hedman, D, Modo (Sweden)
4
Evander Kane, C, Vancouver (WHL)
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, LW, Timra (Sweden)
5
Brayden Schenn, C, Brandon (WHL)
Evander Kane, C, Vancouver (WHL)
6
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, Leksand (Sweden)
Brayden Schenn, C, Brandon (WHL)
7
Jared Cowan, D, Spokane (WHL)
Jared Cowan, D, Spokane (WHL)
8
Nazem Kadri, C, London (OHL)
Nazem Kadri, C, London (OHL)
9
Dmitri Kulikov, D, Drummondville (QMJHL)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, Leksand (Sweden)
10
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, LW, Timra (Sweden)
Dmitri Kulikov, D, Drummondville (QMJHL)
11
Scott Glennie, RW, Brandon (WHL)
Jacob Josefson, C, Djurgarden (Sweden)
12
Ryan Ellis, D, Windsor (OHL)
Louis Leblanc, C, Omaha (USHL), Harvard recruit
13
John Moore, D, Chicago (USHL), Colorado Coll. recruit
Ryan Ellis, D, Windsor (OHL)
14
Zack Kassian, RW, Peterborough (OHL)
Jordan Schroeder, RW, Minnesota
15
Jordan Schroeder, RW, Minnesota
Peter Holland, C, Guelph (OHL)
16
Jacob Josefson, C, Djurgarden (Sweden)
John Moore, D, Chicago (USHL), Colorado Coll. recruit
17
Louis Leblanc, C, Omaha (USHL), Harvard recruit
Landon Ferraro, RW, Red Deer (WHL)
18
Simon Despres, D, Saint John (QMJHL)
Drew Shore, C, U.S. NTDP, Denver recruit
19
Chris Kreider, LW, Andover (Mass.) Academy, BC recruit
Scott Glennie, RW, Brandon (WHL)
20
Carter Ashton, RW, Lethbridge (WHL)
Zack Kassian, RW, Peterborough (OHL)
21
David Rundblad, D, Skelleftea (Sweden)
Nick Leddy, D, Eden Prairie (Minn.) H.S., Minnesota recruit
22
Jordan Caron, RW, Rimouski (QMJHL)
David Rundblad, D, Skelleftea (Sweden)
23
Calvin de Haan, D, Oshawa (OHL)
Kyle Palmieri, C, U.S. NTDP, Notre Dame recruit
24
Peter Holland, C, Guelph (OHL)
Chris Kreider, LW, Andover (Mass.) Academy, BC recruit
25
Kyle Palmieri, C, U.S. NTDP, Notre Dame recruit
Jordan Caron, RW, Rimouski (QMJHL)
26
Landon Ferraro, RW, Red Deer (WHL)
Ethan Werek, C, Kingston (OHL)
27
Ryan O'Reilly, C, Erie (OHL)
Jeremy Morin, LW, U.S. NTDP
28
Tim Erixon, D, Skelleftea (Sweden)
Joonas Nattinen, C, Espoo (Finland)
29
Nick Leddy, D, Eden Prairie (Minn.) H.S., Minnesota recruit
Dmitri Orlov, D, Movokuznetsk (Russia)
30
Drew Shore, C, U.S. NTDP, Denver recruit
Simon Despres, D, Saint John (QMJHL)
31
Jeremy Morin, LW, U.S. NTDP
32
Dylan Olsen, D, Camrose (AJHL), UMD recruit
33
Marcus Johansson, LW, Farjestad (Sweden)
34
Carl Klingberg, LW, Frolunda (Sweden)
35
Stefan Elliot, D, Saskatoon (WHL)
36
Joonas Nattinen, C, Espoo (Finland)
37
Charles-Olivier Roussel, D, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
38
Richard Panik, C, Trinec (Czech Republic)
39
Chris Brown, LW, U.S. NTDP, Michigan recruit
40
Philippe Paradis, C, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
41
Ethan Werek, C, Kingston (OHL)
42
Zach Budish, C, Edina (Minn.) H.S., Minnesota recruit
43
Matthew Hackett, G, Plymouth (OHL)
44
Dmitri Orlov, D, Movokuznetsk (Russia)
45
Igor Bobkov, G, Magnitogorsk
46
Alex Chiasson, RW, Des Moines (USHL), Boston U. recruit
47
Robin Lehner, G, Frolunda (Sweden)
48
Mikko Koskinen, G, Espoo (Finland)
49
Tomas Tatar, C, Zvolen (Slovakia)
50
Toni Rajala, RW, Ilves (Finland)
51
Brian Dumolin, D, New Hampshire (EJHL), BC recruit
52
Josh Birkholz, RW, Fargo (USHL), Minnesota recruit
53
Cody Eakin, C, Swift Current (WHL)
54
Brayden McNabb, D, Kootenay (WHL)
55
Kyle Clifford, LW, Barrie (OHL)
56
Mac Bennett, D, Hotchkiss (Conn.) School, Michigan recruit
57
Jakob Silfverberg, W, Brynas (Sweden)
58
Alex Hutchings, LW, Barrie (OHL)
59
Matt Clark, D, Brampton (OHL)
60
Ryan Bourque, C, U.S. NTDP