We haven't posted anything in a while, but this is a good time to break the silence with the first edition of The Hart of Hockey's signature cumulative draft rankings for the upcoming 2013 NHL Entry Draft in Newark. It's still very early, so not a lot of rankings have been posted yet. This particular list only goes as low as 20, but it will surely expand as these cumulative rankings are updated several times leading up to the draft.
As usual, these rankings are based on a player's average score taken from the rankings of TSN reporters Bob McKenzie and Craig Button, and then the International Scouting Services. Usually NHL Central Scouting is used as a tie-breaker between players, but at this point in the year, Central Scouting only has players graded from "A" through "C", and every one of these players are "A"-level prospects at this point.
There should be drastic changes in these rankings come the next post since McKenzie's rankings only go to 10 with 10 honorable mentions, and Button has already alluded to several changes of heart regarding some players on the new TSN Draftcentre podcast. Nonetheless, this should serve as a good starting point for anyone to recognize who most of the premiere talent is going into the 2012 draft.
As usual, these rankings are based on a player's average score taken from the rankings of TSN reporters Bob McKenzie and Craig Button, and then the International Scouting Services. Usually NHL Central Scouting is used as a tie-breaker between players, but at this point in the year, Central Scouting only has players graded from "A" through "C", and every one of these players are "A"-level prospects at this point.
There should be drastic changes in these rankings come the next post since McKenzie's rankings only go to 10 with 10 honorable mentions, and Button has already alluded to several changes of heart regarding some players on the new TSN Draftcentre podcast. Nonetheless, this should serve as a good starting point for anyone to recognize who most of the premiere talent is going into the 2012 draft.
Player
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
McKenzie
|
Button
|
ISS
|
Avg Score
|
|
1
|
C
|
Halifax
Mooseheads
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1.33
|
|
2
|
D
|
Portland Winterhawks
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1.66
|
|
3
|
C
|
Tappara
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
4
|
C
|
Ottawa 67’s
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
4.33
|
|
5
|
C
|
Brynäs
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
6.33
|
|
6
|
C
|
Edmonton Oil
Kings
|
9
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
|
7
|
LW
|
Medicine Hat
Tigers
|
>10
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
|
8
|
D
|
TPS
|
5
|
19
|
7
|
10.33
|
|
9
|
D
|
Brandon Wheat
Kings
|
>10
|
9
|
13
|
11
|
|
10
|
LW
|
Halifax
Mooseheads
|
>10
|
13
|
10
|
11.33
|
|
11
|
RW
|
Malmö J20
|
7
|
21
|
6
|
11.33
|
|
12
|
D
|
London Knights
|
>10
|
7
|
18
|
12
|
|
13
|
LW
|
Chelyabinsk
|
>20
|
4
|
14
|
13
|
|
14
|
D
|
Prince Albert
Raiders
|
>10
|
8
|
22
|
13.33
|
|
15
|
LW
|
Québec Remparts
|
>10
|
20
|
17
|
16
|
|
16
|
LW
|
Windsor Spitfires
|
10
|
18
|
21
|
16.33
|
|
17
|
D
|
Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds
|
>10
|
23
|
16
|
16.66
|
|
18
|
D
|
MODO J20
|
>10
|
>30
|
11
|
17.66
|
|
19
|
C
|
London Knights
|
>10
|
12
|
>30
|
18
|
|
20
|
C
|
Leksands
|
8
|
>30
|
20
|
19.33
|
