NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings - 2013 Draft

The final list of prospects for the 2013 NHL draft has been released, and as is typical, the vast majority of the college eligible prospects have already committed.  However, there are still 8 NCAA eligible players available and should be hot commodities in the near future.

77	C	AVERY	PETERSON	GRAND RAPIDS	HIGH-MN
94	C	NICK	HUTCHISON	AVON OLD FARMS	HIGH-CT
148	D	GAGE	AUSMUS	USA U-18	USHL
167	LW	NICOLAS	BEAUDIN	STANSTEAD COLLEGE	HIGH-QC
185	D	CONNOR	LIGHT	ANDOVER	HIGH-MA
187	LW	TYLER	HILL	CHICAGO	USHL
195	C	DANIEL	LAFONTAINE	AVON OLD FARMS	HIGH-CT
12	G	EVAN	COWLEY	WICHITA FALLS	NAHL

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NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings - 2013 Draft

The midterm list of prospects for the 2013 NHL draft has been released, and as is typical, the vast majority of the college eligible prospects have already committed.  However, there are still 15 NCAA eligible players available and should be hot commodities in the near future.

83	LW	Zachary	Sanford	Islanders	EJHL
85	LW	Tyler	Hill	Hotchkiss School	HIGH-CT
86	C	Avery	Peterson	Grand Rapids	HIGH-MN
115	LW	Zach	Glienke	Eagan	HIGH-MN
133	C	Nick	Hutchinson	Avon Old Farms	HIGH-CT
137	D	Carson	Soucy	Spruce Grove	AJHL
142	D	Rinat	Valiev	Indiana	USHL
163	LW	Miles	Wood	Nobles	HIGH-MA
168	D	Christopher	Forney	Thief River Falls	HIGH-MN
178	D	Connor	Light	Andover	HIGH-MA
196	D	Alec	Rauhauser	Bismarck	HIGH-ND
214	LW	Chad	Otterman	New Jersey Hitmen	EJHL
9	G	Evan	Cowley	Wichita Falls	NAHL
30	G	Sean	Romeo	Youngstown	USHL
35	G	Shane	Starrett	South Kent School	HIGH-CT

Other Eligible 2013 NHL Draft College Prospects

In addition to the USHL list, there are a handful of other B rated players from the Junior A and High School leagues who are still uncommitted.  There are plenty of C rated players too, but no A players.

B Rated Players
G - Evan Cowley - Wichita Falls-NAHL
F - Tyler Hill - Hotchkiss Prep
F - Connor Hurley - Edina HS
F - Thomas Vannelli - Minnetonka HS

All eyes and ears are on the players listed above, as they are likely receiving a solid amount of recruiting attention.

NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Rankings - 2013 Draft

The preliminary list of USHL prospects for the 2013 NHL draft has been released, and as is typical, the vast majority of the college eligible prospects have already committed.  However, there are still four players available and should be hot commodities in the near future.

D - Zack Pittman - Lincoln

F - Frederick Tiffels - Muskegon

G - Sean Romeo - Youngstown

G - Hunter Miska - USNTDP

Early Stat Leaders

The players below are eligible, uncommitted, and have impressive early stats.  They are not necessarily the leaders in their respective leagues, but what they've accomplished (from a stats perspective) may be particularly remarkable considering their age, team performance, stature, position, or some other factor.  There's no doubt that a few of these players will have bright collegiate futures.

Clay Anderson	(D/94)	Cedar Rapids-USHL
Dalen Hedges	(F/94)	Nepean-CCHL
Demico Hannoun	(F/95)	Surrey-BCHL
Jordan Greenway	(F/97)	Shattuck U16
Kyle Schmidt	(F/94)	Waterloo-USHL
Mark Evan Auk	(D/95)	Port Huron-NAHL
Matt Benning	(D/94)	Dubuque-USHL
Max Becker	(F/95)	Shattuck Prep
Mitch Eden	(D/94)	Prince George-BCHL
Shane Piling	(D/93)	Brooks-AJHL
TJ Moore	(F/95)	Benilde-St. Margaret's HS
Tristan Keck	(F/95)	Winkler-MJHL

Hockey Prospect Stat Links

With the exception of the Minnesota State High School League, the stat links on the right side of the page have all been updated.  Many of the best Minnesota and Wisconsin high school hockey players are currently playing in the Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League.  It's a short season and not entirely inclusive, but it's still VERY relevant in terms of college hockey prospects.

NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch

Hot off the presses from NHL Central Scouting, here are the eligible, A or B rated, uncommitted players to watch for the 2013 draft.

A Players
D - Ian McCoshen - Waterloo-USHL

B Players
F - Tyler Hill - Muskegon-USHL
F - Zach Glienke - Eagan HS
F - Connor Hurley - Edina HS
F - Avery Peterson - Grand Rapids HS
D - Parker Reno - Edina HS
D - Thomas Vannelli - Minnetonka HS

Fargo Force Roster

The USHL's Fargo Force has released their preseason roster and was nice enough to include college commitments.  In case you don't want to click through, I'll list the uncommitted players below, youngest to oldest.  In lieu of stats and scouting reports, the relative youth of a player who is able to make a USHL roster is often a helpful indicator.

F - Michael Booth - 96
F - Pavel Zykov - 95
F - Jared Dedenbach - 94
F - Gage Torrel - 94
F - Nate Arentz - 94
D - Chris Buchanan - 94
D - Neil Goff - 93
F - Ryan Kraft - 93
G - Aaron Nelson - 93
F - Austin Adduono - 93
F - Jay Dickman - 93
F - Tyler Rhem - 93
F - Stanislov Dzakhov - 93
G - Andrew Pikul - 93
F - Taylor Fleming - 93
D - Charlie Hemstrom - 93
F - Emil Romig - 92
D - Dominic Rocobaldo - 92
F - Jordan Nelson - 92

Who's Hot?

My opinion is that Ian McCoshen is the most sought after prospect yet to commit. Do you agree? Tell me in the comments if you know of somebody better.