Aaron Ekblad holds onto #1 ranking of ISS Top 30 February Release. Nikolay Goldobin is biggest gainer, rising 12 positions to #13.
February 14, 2014 [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 February 14 2014
Rank Player Position Birth Shot Height Weight Team League
1 Ekblad, Aaron D 2/7/1996 R 6.03.5 216 Barrie OHL
2 Reinhart, Sam C 11/6/1995 R 6.00.75 185 Kootenay WHL
3 Bennett, Sam LW 6/20/1996 L 6.00.25 178 Kingston OHL
4 Dal Colle, Michael C 6/20/1996 L 6.01.5 182 Oshawa OHL
5 Nylander, William C 5/1/1996 R 5.11 169 Modo SweE
6 Perlini, Brendan LW 4/27/1996 L 6.02.75 205 Niagara OHL
7 Virtanen, Jake LW 8/17/1996 R 6.00.75 208 Calgary WHL
8 Fleury, Haydn LD 7/8/1996 L 6.02.5 203 Red Deer WHL
9 Ho-Sang, Joshua RW 1/22/1996 R 5.11 175 Windsor OHL
10 Ritchie, Nicholas LW 12/5/1995 L 6.02.25 226 Peterborough OHL
11 Draisaitl, Leon C 10/27/1995 L 6.01.5 204 Prince Albert WHL
12 Kapanen, Kasperi RW 7/23/1996 R 6.00 180 Kuopio FinE
13 Goldobin, Nikolai RW 10/7/1995 L 5.11.75 178 Sarnia OHL
14 Tuch, Alex RW 5/10/1996 R 6.03.5 213 USA Under-18 NTDP
15 McKeown, Roland D 1/20/1996 R 6.00.75 195 Kingston OHL
16 Bleackley, Conner C/RW 2/7/1996 R 6.00.25 192 Red Deer WHL
17 McCann, Jared C 5/31/1996 L 6.00.25 179 S.S. Marie OHL
18 Milano, Sonny LW 5/12/1996 L 5.11.5 183 USA Under-18 NTDP
19 Barbashev, Ivan C 12/14/1995 L 6.00 180 Moncton QMJHL
20 Ehlers, Nikolaj LW 2/14/1996 L 5.11 162 Halifax QMJHL
21 Karlsson, Anton LW 8/3/1996 L 6.01 187 Mora SweAl
22 Kempe, Adrian C 9/13/1996 L 6.01.5 187 Modo SweE
23 Larkin, Dylan LW 7/30/1996 L 6.00.75 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
24 Scherbak, Nikita LW 12/30/1995 L 6.01 175 Saskatoon WHL
25 Deangelo, Anthony RD 10/24/1995 R 5.10.5 175 Sarnia OHL
26 Peters, Alex D 7/2/1996 L 6.03.25 207 Plymouth OHL
27 Fabbri, Robby C 1/22/1996 L 5.10.25 170 Guelph OHL
28 Lindblom, Oskar RW 8/15/1996 L 6.01 191 Brynas SweJE
29 Pastrnak, David LW 5/25/1996 R 6.00 167 Sodertalje SweAl
30 Dougherty, Jack RD 5/25/1996 R 6.01 186 USA Under-18 NTDP
February’s release of the ISS Top 30 presented big movers throughout the rankings. Nikolay Goldobin was the biggest gainer of the month by rising 12 positions, from #25 to #13. Joshua Ho-Sang also impressed our scouts and he raised 10 positions, from # 19 to #9.
“Russian forward Goldobin is an elusive player who plays a cerebral game and is dangerous with the puck,” comments ISS Hockey Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis. “What he lacks for in size, he makes up for with skill and smarts.”
The full monthly ISS Hockey rankings are available within RinkNet, software technology tailored for the general manager, scout, coach, player agent or super fan 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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