December release of ISS Top 30 shows consistent Top 5 ranks; Sam Reinhart holds onto #1 for the closing of 2013.
December 16, 2013 [Guelph, ON] ISS Hockey has released its new monthly rankings of the top prospects eligible for the 2014 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.
ISS Hockey Top 30 Ranked Prospects For 2014 NHL Draft
Published December 16, 2013
Rank Player Position Birth Shot Height Weight Team League
1 Reinhart, Sam C 11/6/1995 R 6.00.75 185 Kootenay WHL
2 Ekblad, Aaron D 2/7/1996 R 6.03.5 216 Barrie OHL
3 Dal Colle, Michael F 6/20/1996 L 6.01.5 179 Oshawa OHL
4 Nylander, Willie F 5/1/1996 R 5.11 169 Modo SweE
5 Bennett, Sam LW 6/20/1996 L 6.00.25 178 Kingston OHL
6 Karlsson, Anton LW 8/3/1996 L 6.01.25 187 Frolunda SweJE
7 Draisaitl, Leon C 10/27/1995 L 6.01.75 208 Prince Albert WHL
8 Perlini, Brendan LW 4/27/1996 L 6.02.5 205 Niagara OHL
9 McCann, Jared C 5/31/1996 L 6.00.25 179 S.S. Marie OHL
10 Fleury, Haydn LD 7/8/1996 L 6.02.5 198 Red Deer WHL
11 McKeown, Roland D 1/20/1996 R 6.00.75 197 Kingston OHL
12 Kapanen, Kasperi RW 7/23/1996 L 6 180 Kuopio FinE
13 Bleackley, Conner C/RW 2/7/1996 R 6.00.5 192 Red Deer WHL
14 Virtanen, Jake LW 8/17/1996 R 6.00.75 208 Calgary WHL
15 Ritchie, Nicholas F 12/5/1995 L 6.02.25 231 Peterborough OHL
16 Milano, Sonny LW 5/12/1996 L 5.11.5 183 USA Under-18 NTDP
17 Ho-Sang, Joshua RW 1/22/1996 R 5.11 166 Windsor OHL
18 Lindblom, Oskar RW 8/15/1996 L 6.01.25 191 Brynas SweJE
19 Barbashev, Ivan F 12/14/1995 L 6 183 Moncton QMJHL
20 Tuch, Alex RW 5/10/1996 R 6.03.5 213 USA Under-18 NTDP
21 Kempe, Adrian C 9/13/1996 L 6.01.5 187 Modo SweE
22 Schmaltz, Nick RW 2/23/1996 R 5.11.5 172 Green Bay USHL
23 Larkin, Dylan LW 7/30/1996 L 6.00.75 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
24 Fabbri, Robby F 1/22/1996 L 5.1 166 Guelph OHL
25 Ehlers, Nikolaj F 2/13/1996 L 5.11.5 162 Halifax QMJHL
26 Deangelo, Anthony RD 10/24/1996 R 5.10.75 175 Sarnia OHL
27 Glover, Jack RD 5/17/1996 R 6.03.25 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
28 Jacobs, Joshua RD 2/15/1996 R 6.01.75 193 Indiana USHL
29 Vrana, Jakub RW 2/28/1996 L 5.11 185 Linkoping SweE
30 Kamenev, Vladislav C 8/12/1996 L 6.02 176 Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy RusJr
The December release of the ISS Top 30 show a consistent outcome of the month’s release of the Top 5 holding their rankings; Sam Reinhart (#1), Aaron Ekblad (#2), Michael Dal Colle (#3), Willie Nylander (#4) and Sam Bennett (#5).
“Reinhart has been at the top of our lists all season. The World Juniors will be an excellent opportunity for him to continue his upward climb but Ekblad has been trending in the same direction, “ comments ISS Hockey Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis. “Taking the World Juniors with a grain of salt when looking at the big picture but seeing how both Ekblad and Reinhart react playing at the highest level for Canada could give them an extra boost to lock up the #1 spot come June.”
The full monthly ISS Hockey rankings are available within RinkNet, software technology tailored for the general manager, scout, coach, player agent or superfan that wants in-depth information on prospects for the upcoming NHL and CHL drafts. They are published on the 15th of each month during the hockey season, along with detailed player scouting profiles and game reports. To find out more about RinkNet, please visit www.RinkNet.com.
About ISS Hockey
ISS Hockey (International Scouting Services) is the world’s leading independent scouting and information provider on hockey prospects. Founded in 2002, ISS scouts, evaluates, analyzes and ranks players internationally on behalf of its many clients. All ISS products are widely utilized in the hockey world, building an industry leading reputation for the best and most comprehensive scouting information. The key to the success of ISS is the incredible worldwide network of ISS Hockey scouts. ISS scouts are within reach of every young hockey player in the world, and attend every major hockey tournament, in addition to thousands of league games. Game and player reports are input into ISS’s sister company RinkNet’s state-of-the-art systems and evaluated to assure reliability and consistency. All players that we rank will have been seen and evaluated many times by several ISS scouts.
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