With the 2013 NHL Entry Draft four days away, The Hart of Hockey is happy to release its final cumulative rankings for the season.
As usual, TSN analysts Bob McKenzie and Craig Button's rankings are represented, as well as the International Scouting Services' (ISS). Just like last year, The Hockey News (THN) has joined the fold for the final rankings, too. For the first time, however, independent scouting publications Red Line Report (RLR) and McKeen's Hockey will be thrown in, as well. Those six entities will have their final rankings averaged for every player to get The Hart of Hockey's cumulative rank. In the event of a tie score, NHL Central Scouting (CS) will be used as the tiebreaker.
Also, our rankings list 65 prospects for the first time.
It's worth noting that this is not a mock draft, but more-or-less an indicator of who "the next best prospect" is according to several different scouting services. Since just about all NHL general managers draft under a "next best prospect available" policy, this list becomes an effective indicator of where a player will go on Sunday in Newark.
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Player
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Pos.
|
Team
|
McKenzie
|
Button
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THN
|
RLR
|
McKeen’s
|
ISS
|
Avg.
Score
|
CS
|
1
|
D
|
Portland Winterhawks
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1.33
|
1
|
|
2
|
C
|
Halifax Mooseheads
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2.16
|
2
|
|
3
|
LW
|
Halifax Mooseheads
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2.5
|
3
|
|
4
|
C
|
Tappara
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
4.66
|
1
|
|
5
|
LW
|
Traktor Chelyabinsk
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
5.16
|
2
|
|
6
|
C
|
Brynäs
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
|
7
|
C
|
Ottawa 67’s
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
11
|
9
|
7.66
|
5
|
|
8
|
D
|
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
7.8
|
4
|
|
9
|
D
|
London Knights
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
16
|
7
|
8
|
11.16
|
22
|
|
10
|
C
|
London Knights
|
10
|
10
|
15
|
9
|
9
|
25
|
13
|
19
|
|
11
|
C
|
Djurgårdens
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
19
|
13
|
15
|
13.66
|
5
|
|
12
|
LW
|
London Knights
|
13
|
19
|
16
|
10
|
14
|
10
|
13.66
|
15
|
|
13
|
LW
|
Medicine Hat Tigers
|
14
|
14
|
23
|
12
|
22
|
13
|
16.33
|
6
|
|
14
|
D
|
TPS
|
8
|
25
|
22
|
13
|
21
|
11
|
16.66
|
4
|
|
15
|
C
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
18
|
32
|
9
|
22
|
12
|
12
|
17.5
|
20
|
|
16
|
D
|
Rimouski Océanic
|
17
|
13
|
20
|
15
|
10
|
32
|
17.88
|
23
|
|
17
|
G
|
Halifax Mooseheads
|
19
|
7
|
25
|
31
|
28
|
(1)
|
18.33
|
1
|
|
18
|
D
|
Brandon Wheat Kings
|
23
|
30
|
10
|
18
|
15
|
14
|
18.33
|
12
|
|
19
|
D
|
Prince Albert Raiders
|
28
|
15
|
19
|
17
|
18
|
21
|
19.66
|
27
|
|
20
|
LW
|
Québec Remparts
|
20
|
20
|
13
|
11
|
20
|
37
|
20.16
|
26
|
|
21
|
LW
|
Val-d’Or Foreurs
|
15
|
16
|
24
|
33
|
24
|
24
|
22.66
|
10
|
|
22
|
LW
|
Windsor Spitfires
|
21
|
27
|
21
|
23
|
25
|
20
|
22.83
|
17
|
|
23
|
C
|
Rimouski Océanic
|
22
|
21
|
30
|
32
|
23
|
18
|
24.33
|
8
|
|
24
|
D
|
Everett Silvertips
|
16
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
17
|
35
|
25.83
|
9
|
|
25
|
RW
|
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
|
25
|
37
|
31
|
26
|
32
|
19
|
28.33
|
7
|
|
26
|
RW
|
Plymouth Whalers
|
26
|
26
|
28
|
14
|
36
|
41
|
28.5
|
16
|
|
27
|
RW
|
Malmö J20
|
24
|
58
|
17
|
41
|
16
|
16
|
28.66
|
6
|
|
28
|
D
|
MODO
|
27
|
48
|
12
|
49
|
19
|
31
|
31
|
8
|
|
29
|
C
|
Portland Winterhawks
|
33
|
17
|
42
|
30
|
46
|
29
|
32.83
|
33
|
|
30
|
D
|
Kelowna Rockets
|
36
|
24
|
44
|
38
|
35
|
22
|
33.16
|
32
|
|
31
|
D
|
Owen Sound Attack
|
32
|
35
|
33
|
48
|
27
|
30
|
33.33
|
14
|
|
32
|
C
|
Regina Pats
|
30
|
18
|
38
|
27
|
42
|
47
|
33.66
|
25
|
|
33
|
C
|
USNTDP
|
35
|
34
|
41
|
20
|
56
|
26
|
35.33
|
34
|
|
34
|
D
|
Waterloo Black Hawks
|
39
|
38
|
26
|
53
|
29
|
28
|
35.5
|
24
|
|
35
|
D
|
USNTDP
|
42
|
31
|
65
|
24
|
41
|
17
|
36.66
|
47
|
|
36
|
C
|
Leksands
|
29
|
57
|
29
|
46
|
31
|
33
|
37.5
|
7
|
|
37
|
LW
|
Guelph Storm
|
31
|
28
|
35
|
64
|
34
|
36
|
38
|
30
|
|
38
|
C
|
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
|
38
|
22
|
66
|
37
|
37
|
44
|
40.66
|
28
|
|
39
|
LW
|
Gatineau Olympiques
|
46
|
29
|
47
|
21
|
26
|
79
|
41.33
|
39
|
|
40
|
D
|
Seattle Thunderbirds
|
44
|
47
|
46
|
34
|
49
|
38
|
43
|
11
|
|
41
|
LW
|
KalPa
|
43
|
23
|
36
|
77
|
39
|
46
|
44
|
9
|
|
42
|
D
|
Swift Current Broncos
|
47
|
39
|
45
|
62
|
44
|
27
|
44
|
31
|
|
43
|
G
|
Tri-City Americans
|
37
|
49
|
32
|
51
|
52
|
(6)
|
44.2
|
2
|
|
44
|
RW
|
Kitchener Rangers
|
45
|
51
|
34
|
57
|
40
|
42
|
44.83
|
38
|
|
45
|
RW
|
USNTDP
|
34
|
>75
|
27
|
79
|
33
|
23
|
45.33
|
35
|
|
46
|
C
|
Edina High School (MN)
|
57
|
44
|
48
|
42
|
47
|
55
|
48
|
45
|
|
47
|
G
|
Edmonton Oil Kings
|
40
|
50
|
68
|
36
|
65
|
(2)
|
51.8
|
3
|
|
48
|
D
|
USNTDP
|
48
|
>75
|
37
|
28
|
30
|
96
|
52.5
|
44
|
|
49
|
RW
|
Québec Remparts
|
54
|
68
|
49
|
42
|
47
|
55
|
52.5
|
48
|
|
50
|
RW
|
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
|
59
|
52
|
58
|
39
|
55
|
54
|
52.83
|
54
|
|
51
|
D
|
Djurgårdens
|
39
|
>75
|
40
|
75
|
38
|
51
|
53.16
|
13
|
|
52
|
RW
|
Portland Winterhawks
|
52
|
55
|
53
|
45
|
48
|
67
|
53.33
|
36
|
|
53
|
LW
|
Severstal Cherepovets
|
60
|
33
|
>100
|
35
|
76
|
34
|
56.5
|
10
|
|
54
|
LW
|
Québec Remparts
|
67
|
43
|
55
|
43
|
72
|
64
|
57.33
|
57
|
|
55
|
C
|
Saginaw Spirit
|
62
|
56
|
64
|
56
|
68
|
36
|
57.5
|
21
|
|
56
|
RW
|
Owen Sound Attack
|
51
|
46
|
39
|
106
|
51
|
53
|
57.66
|
13
|
|
57
|
LW
|
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
|
50
|
>75
|
51
|
25
|
54
|
100
|
59.33
|
18
|
|
58
|
G
|
Rimouski Océanic
|
41
|
36
|
>100
|
57
|
75
|
(7)
|
60
|
7
|
|
59
|
RW
|
Slovan Bratislava
|
53
|
72
|
43
|
74
|
43
|
81
|
61
|
12
|
|
60
|
D
|
USNTDP
|
72
|
45
|
75
|
54
|
85
|
49
|
63.33
|
53
|
|
61
|
RW
|
Sudbury Wolves
|
74
|
>75
|
63
|
55
|
64
|
48
|
63.33
|
61
|
|
62
|
D
|
Belleville Bulls
|
75
|
41
|
67
|
85
|
60
|
57
|
64.16
|
55
|
|
63
|
G
|
Mississauga Steelheads
|
55
|
73
|
60
|
66
|
67
|
(5)
|
64.2
|
5
|
|
64
|
C
|
Valley
Jr. Warriors
|
71
|
42
|
72
|
52
|
83
|
68
|
64.66
|
56
|
|
65
|
C
|
USNTDP
|
61
|
63
|
73
|
83
|
74
|
43
|
66.16
|
29
|
Remember, The Hart of Hockey will be live blogging the draft from start to finish. Well over 100 prospects have brief profiles that will be posted immediately after they are chosen. The best online draft coverage will be here on Sunday.