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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #36: Damon Severson

Drafted 60th overall by the New Jersey Devils. For those who have been following our prospect profiles, it is clear that this year’s draft is just full of defence prospects. It...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #35: Tim Bozon

Drafted 64th Overall by the Montreal Canadiens After being selected in the first round (27th overall) of the 2011 CHL Import Draft, Tim (Timothé) Bozon burst onto the scene with 36...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #34: Dalton Thrower

Drafted 51st Overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Dalton Thrower has really come out of nowhere this season and shot up draft boards by showing great progression in all aspects of his...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #33: Stefan Matteau

Drafted 29th overall by the New Jersey Devils. If the name Stefan Matteau is familiar to hockey fans, it should be. Stefan is the son of former NHLer Stephane Matteau who...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #32: Colton Sissons

Drafted 50th Overall by the Nashville Predators Colton Sissons is a rugged power forward prospect who has grown in the tough and tumble WHL playing for the Kelowna Rockets. Sissons is...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #31: Tom Wilson

Drafted 16th overall by the Washington Capitals. In our internal discussions, Tom Wilson was the toughest and most controversial of our prospect rankings. There was a ton of debate over Wilson. ...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #30: Martin Frk

Drafted 49th Overall by the Detroit Red Wings. Martin Frk is a right winger playing for the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL. He entered the season as a very highly touted...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #29: Michael Matheson

Drafted 23rd Overall by the Florida Panthers. Michael Matheson has taken an interesting route to the NHL. The Pointe-Claire native was originally projected to be the first overall selection in the...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #28: Phil Di Giuseppe

Drafted 38th Overall by the Carolina Hurricanes. Phil Di Giuseppe is turning heads this year, and is our highest ranked prospect currently playing in the NCAA. A member of the Michigan...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #27: Andrei Vasilevski

Drafted 20th Overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Vasilevski (Vasilevsky, Vasilevskiy) burst onto the international scene at the 2010 World IIHF Championships, where the then 15 year old goalie...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #26: Henrik Samuelsson

Drafted 27th Overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. Henrik Samuelsson comes from great bloodlines, he is the son of long time NHLer, and former Stanley Cup Champion Ulf Samuelsson. His brother Philip...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #24: Brady Skjei

Drafted 28th Overall by the New York Rangers. Brady Skjei (pronounced Shay) is our 2nd ranked player from the US NTDP. A member of the squad’s deep and impressive blue line...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #21: Slater Koekkoek

Drafted Number 10 Overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Our #21 rated prospect, Slater Koekkoek is a perfect example of the two big themes of this year’s draft class. Koekkoek is...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #19: Malcolm Subban

Drafted 24th overall by the Boston Bruins. Our top ranked goalie prospect for this June’s NHL draft clocks in at #19 overall in our rankings. Malcolm Subban of the OHL’s Belleville...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #18: Matt Finn

Drafted 35th overall by The Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Finn is one of the most improved players in the OHL this season. This two-way defender with the Guelph Storm has really...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #17: Derrick Pouliot

Drafted #8 Overall by Pittsburgh Penguins As we continue through our draft profiles, a clear trend showing that the 2012 is absolutely loaded with good young defence prospects has emerged. This...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #16: Olli Maatta

Drafted 22nd Overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins Our next prospect was the 1st overall pick in the 2011 CHL Import Draft. The London Knights used their pick to draft Finnish defenceman...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #15: Zemgus Girgensons

Drafted 14th overall by Buffalo Sabres Our #15 ranked prospect is expected to be the highest drafted player ever from Latvia. Zemgus Girgensons is a big powerful centre who is the...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #14: Cody Ceci

Drafted #15 Overall by the Ottawa Senators As we continue on through the draft prospects we now approach a very defence heavy portion of our rankings. Next up is Cody Ceci,...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #13: Brendan Gaunce

Drafted 26th Overall by the Vancouver Canucks Brendan Gaunce is our top ranked Canadian born forward prospect. At #13 overall this really shows the lack of high end Canadian forwards available...