February release of the ISS Top 30 shows consistent Top 5 ranks; Fitzpatrick and Woll snatch #1 and #2 goalie rankings.
February 03, 2016 [Waterloo, ON] ISS Hockey has released its monthly rankings of the top prospects eligible for the 2016 NHL Draft. This month’s rankings include the top 200 skaters, along with the top 15 goaltenders, as evaluated and ranked by ISS Hockey’s worldwide network of scouts.
Below is the ISS Top 30, highlighting the rankings for the top 30 prospects, which are released on the first Wednesday of every month during the hockey season:
ISS Hockey Top 30 Ranked Prospects For 2016 NHL Draft
| Rank | Player | Position | Birth | Shot | Height | Weight | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthews, Auston | C | 9/17/1997 | L | 6.01.5 | 210 | Zurich ZSC | SuiA |
| 2 | Puljujarvi, Jesse | RW | 5/7/1998 | R | 6.03 | 203 | Karpat | FinE |
| 3 | Tkachuk, Matthew | LW | 12/11/1997 | L | 6.01.25 | 195 | London | OHL |
| 4 | Laine, Patrik | LW | 4/19/1998 | R | 6.04 | 209 | Tappara | FinE |
| 5 | Chychrun, Jakob | LD | 3/31/1998 | L | 6.02 | 215 | Sarnia | OHL |
| 6 | McLeod, Michael | C | 2/3/1998 | R | 6.02.25 | 188 | Mississauga | OHL |
| 7 | Nylander, Alexander | RW | 3/2/1998 | R | 6.00.5 | 179 | Mississauga | OHL |
| 8 | Jones, Max | LW | 2/17/1998 | L | 6.03 | 205 | London | OHL |
| 9 | Sergachev, Mikhail | RD | 6/25/1998 | L | 6.02.5 | 206 | Windsor | OHL |
| 10 | Juolevi, Olli | LD | 5/5/1998 | L | 6.02.5 | 179 | London | OHL |
| 11 | Rubtsov, German | C | 6/27/1998 | L | 6.02 | 176 | Russia MHL 98 | RusJr |
| 12 | Brown, Logan | C | 3/5/1998 | L | 6.06 | 222 | Windsor | OHL |
| 13 | Dubois, Pierre-Luc | LW | 6/24/1998 | L | 6.02.5 | 202 | Cape Breton | QMJHL |
| 14 | Jost, Tyson | RW | 3/14/1998 | L | 5.11 | 191 | Penticton | BCHL |
| 15 | Keller, Clayton | C | 7/29/1998 | L | 5.09.5 | 168 | NTDP USA Under-18 | USHL |
| 16 | Gauthier, Julien | RW | 10/15/1997 | R | 6.03.5 | 225 | Val-d'Or | QMJHL |
| 17 | Bellows, Kieffer | C | 6/10/1998 | L | 6.00 | 196 | NTDP USA Under-18 | USHL |
| 18 | Kunin, Luke | RW | 12/4/1997 | R | 5.11.75 | 193 | Wisconsin | BigTen |
| 19 | McAvoy, Charles | RD | 12/21/1997 | R | 6.00.25 | 208 | Boston Univ | H.E. |
| 20 | Fabbro, Dante | RD | 6/20/1998 | R | 6.00.25 | 189 | Penticton | BCHL |
| 21 | Bean, Jake | LD | 6/9/1998 | L | 5.11.75 | 173 | Calgary | WHL |
| 22 | Tufte, Riley | LW | 4/10/1998 | L | 6.04.75 | 205 | Blaine | MN-HS |
| 23 | Krys, Chad | LD | 4/10/1998 | L | 5.11 | 185 | NTDP USA Under-18 | USHL |
| 24 | Bastian, Nathan | C | 12/6/1997 | R | 6.03.75 | 208 | Mississauga | OHL |
| 25 | Mattson, Mitchell | C | 1/2/1998 | L | 6.04 | 186 | Grand Rapids | MN-HS |
| 26 | Knierim, William | RW | 1/22/1998 | R | 6.02.5 | 207 | Dubuque | USHL |
| 27 | Stanley, Logan | LD | 5/26/1998 | L | 6.06.75 | 220 | Windsor | OHL |
| 28 | Asplund, Rasmus | C | 12/3/1997 | L | 5.10.5 | 176 | Farjestad | SweJE |
| 29 | Laberge, Pascal | C | 4/9/1998 | R | 6.01 | 175 | Victoriaville | QMJHL |
| 30 | Hajek, Libor | LD | 2/4/1998 | L | 6.02 | 185 | Saskatoon | WHL |
Auston Matthews (Rank #1), Jesse Puljujarvi (Rank #2), Matthew Tkachuk (Rank #3), Patrik Laine (Rank #4) and Jakob Chychrun (Rank #5) remain unchanged in February’s ISS Hockey’s release of top prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft. Instead, there is a drastic change in the goalie rankings leading up to the draft. Evan Fitzpatrick and Joseph Woll snatch the #1 and #2 goalie rankings, respectively.
“Sherbrooke Phoenix goalkeeper Evan Fitzpatrick has tremendous upside,” says ISS Hockey Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis. “A butterfly goalie with good size and athleticism. He is calm, relaxed and controlled between the pipes, which has helped him gain the #1 rank of the top eligible goaltenders in the 2016 NHL Draft.”
“Joseph Woll of the USA Under-18 has been steadily proving that he has the ability to become a solid NHL goalie,” comments ISS Hockey Head U.S. Scout, Phil Myre. “Woll has developed patience in the net that adds to his high skill level and consistency game after game.”
The complete ISS Hockey rankings, evaluations, game reports, player reports, player profiles and more are exclusively available to hockey professionals through RinkNet, ISS parent company HockeyTech’s Scouting and Player Information System. To find out more about RinkNet, please visit HockeyTech.com/RinkNet
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