2008: An all-Canadian draft?
I'm afraid I don't follow NHL prospects like I used to, back when I saw more junior games than pro, but McKeen's Hockey is generally on the ball with these sorts of things.
Here's their projections for the 2008 draft:
| RK | PLAYER | POS | TM | DOB | POB |
| Steven Stamkos | Sarnia (OHL) | ||||
| Alex Pietrangelo | Niagara (OHL) | ||||
| Drew Doughty | Guelph (OHL) | ||||
| Zach Bogosian | Peterborough (OHL) | ||||
| Kyle Beach | Everett (WHL) | ||||
| Tyler Myers | Kelowna (WHL) | ||||
| Colten Teubert | Regina (WHL) | ||||
| Luke Schenn | Kelowna (WHL) | ||||
| Jordan Eberle | Regina (WHL) | ||||
| Josh Bailey | Windsor (OHL) | ||||
| Mikkel Boedker | Kitchener (OHL) | ||||
| Joe Colborne | Camrose (AJHL) | ||||
| Greg Nemisz | Windsor (OHL) | ||||
| James Livingston | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | ||||
| Cody Hodgson | Brampton (OHL) | ||||
| David Toews | Shattuck (USHS-MN) | ||||
| Mikhail Stefanovich | Quebec (QMJHL) | ||||
| Tyler Cuma | Ottawa (OHL) | ||||
| Zach Boychuk | Lethbridge (WHL) | ||||
| Colin Wilson | Boston U (HE) | ||||
| Nikita Filatov | CSKA (Rus) | ||||
| Robert Mayer | Saint John (QMJHL) | ||||
| Michael Del Zotto | Oshawa (OHL) | ||||
| Johan Motin | Farjestads (Swe) | ||||
| Mattias Tedenby | HV 71 (Swe) | ||||
| Jake Gardiner | Minnetonka (USHS-MN) | ||||
| Jacob Markstrom | Brynas (Swe) | ||||
| Phil McRae | London (OHL) | ||||
| John Carlson | Indiana (USHL) | ||||
| Vyacheslav Voinov | Traktor Chely. (Rus) |
Now, as I said, I don't have any idea how accurate this ends up being, and this list was from mid-November, but that's an awful lot of CHL representation.
The world junior tournament gets underway 12 days from now, and that'll be the first look at some of these kids for a lot of us.
Labels: 2008 entry draft





5 Comments:
Its a lot of CHL, but very little of the 'Q' with only 2 of the top 30. Any explanation for the drought?
Just a bad year for QMJHL prospects, basically. There's a lot of guys who might fit in as mid- or late-round picks, but not much high end talent.
Crickey. A draft with majority of 1990 birthdays? Thanks for ruining my morning.
A Dane is the top ranked Euro prospect? What the hell?
I only see one Ottawa OHLer in the top 30, so I guess that means the Sharks are drafting another defenseman this year...
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