This is the latest I've ever put out a year's first cumulative draft rankings since The Hart of Hockey started its signature draft coverage. That might have actually been for the best actually, since the longer this season has gone on, it looks like the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in Philadelphia, Pa. will be one of the most volatile drafts in a long while, and the various rankings collected here reflect that.
The table below shows the most recent prospect rankings of five different scouts/publications, The Hockey News (THN,) International Scouting Services (ISS,) NHL Central Scouting (CS,) and TSN analysts Craig Button and Bob McKenzie. An individual player's rankings from THN, ISS, Button, and McKenzie's lists is averaged into a cumulative score, and then the top scores are ranked and become The Hart of Hockey's prospect rankings. Since CS separates players by North American and European, as well as dividing skaters and goalies, its rankings are used as a tiebreaker in the event of two or more players tying their average score.
Let's see what the numbers gave us:
The table below shows the most recent prospect rankings of five different scouts/publications, The Hockey News (THN,) International Scouting Services (ISS,) NHL Central Scouting (CS,) and TSN analysts Craig Button and Bob McKenzie. An individual player's rankings from THN, ISS, Button, and McKenzie's lists is averaged into a cumulative score, and then the top scores are ranked and become The Hart of Hockey's prospect rankings. Since CS separates players by North American and European, as well as dividing skaters and goalies, its rankings are used as a tiebreaker in the event of two or more players tying their average score.
Let's see what the numbers gave us:
Player
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
THN
|
ISS
|
Button
|
McKenzie
|
Avg.
Score
|
CS
|
|
1
|
D
|
Barrie Colts
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1.5
|
3
|
|
2
|
C
|
Kootenay Ice
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2.25
|
4
|
|
3
|
C
|
Kingston Frontenacs
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
|
4
|
LW
|
Oshawa Generals
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4.45
|
5
|
|
5
|
LW
|
Prince Albert Raiders
|
1
|
7
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
|
6
|
LW
|
Niagara IceDogs
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
6.5
|
8
|
|
7
|
D
|
Red Deer Rebels
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
8
|
5
|
|
8
|
LW
|
Södertälje
|
8
|
5
|
13
|
11
|
9.25
|
2
|
|
9
|
RW
|
KalPa
|
6
|
12
|
14
|
9
|
10.25
|
1
|
|
10
|
LW
|
Peterborough Petes
|
13
|
13
|
15
|
7
|
12
|
7
|
|
11
|
C
|
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
|
15
|
15
|
6
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
|
12
|
C/LW
|
Moncton Wildcats
|
11
|
18
|
16
|
13
|
14.5
|
12
|
|
13
|
LW
|
Halifax Mooseheads
|
25
|
20
|
8
|
15
|
17
|
22
|
|
14
|
LW
|
USNTDP
|
16
|
17
|
20
|
16
|
17.25
|
16
|
|
15
|
D
|
Kingston Frontenacs
|
12
|
11
|
32
|
17
|
18
|
15
|
|
16
|
RW
|
Södertälje
|
23
|
27
|
10
|
14
|
18.5
|
4
|
|
17
|
LW
|
MODO
|
20
|
21
|
7
|
27
|
18.75
|
3
|
|
18
|
RW
|
Calgary Hitmen
|
10
|
9
|
47
|
10
|
19
|
9
|
|
19
|
RW
|
Mora IK
|
14
|
10
|
22
|
31
|
19.25
|
6
|
|
20
|
RW
|
USNTDP
|
18
|
16
|
24
|
19
|
19.25
|
21
|
|
21
|
RW
|
Red Deer Rebels
|
17
|
14
|
21
|
28
|
20
|
31
|
|
22
|
D
|
Swift Current Broncos
|
21
|
>30
|
17
|
18
|
21.75
|
13
|
|
23
|
C
|
USNTDP
|
28
|
22
|
19
|
20
|
22.25
|
17
|
|
24
|
D
|
Sarnia Sting
|
30
|
23
|
12
|
26
|
22.75
|
10
|
|
25
|
C
|
Green Bay Gamblers
|
19
|
>30
|
23
|
25
|
24.5
|
19
|
|
26
|
LW
|
Saskatoon Blades
|
>30
|
>30
|
18
|
21
|
25.25
|
24
|
|
27
|
C
|
Windsor Spitfires
|
26
|
19
|
33
|
29
|
26
|
18
|
|
28
|
LW
|
Sarnia Sting
|
>30
|
25
|
28
|
22
|
26.5
|
14
|
|
29
|
RW
|
Linköping
|
27
|
>30
|
35
|
23
|
29
|
5
|
|
30
|
D
|
Swift Current Broncos
|
24
|
29
|
25
|
43
|
30.25
|
20
|
As always, as the season goes on, The Hart of Hockey will release more cumulative rankings, gradually adding more publications' rankings until the 2014 Draft arrives.
