NAHL Prospect Rankings

Woo hoo!! The NAHL is down, only the USHL is left. Funny thing is, the USHL is more picked over than the NAHL, so a couple of these guys could be better than a couple of those guys. The NTDP guys are extremely likely to be recruited by Major Juniors, but as of now, are still college eligible.

Forwards
1. Saad, Brandon (92) - Mahoning Valley
2. Nieto, Matthew (92) - NTDP U17
3. Etem, Emerson (92) - NTDP U17
4. Voran, Michael (90) - Wenatchee
5. Juola, Michael (89) - Fairbanks
6. Cecka, Dan (89) - Owatonna
7. Hudson, Chad (90) - Wichita Falls
8. Vandercook, DJ (90) - Wenatchee
9. Curry, Nick (89) - Springfield

Offensive Defensemen
1. Burrell, Brandon (90) - Wenatchee
2. Coldwell, Austin (90) - Springfield
3. Nelson, Josh (89) - Fairbanks
4. Sloat, Jacob (90) - Owatonna

OJHL Prospect Rankings

This is the last (and the biggest) Junior A league from Canada I'm going to do. Justin Baker is right at the top of my rankings for available Canadian junior players. I also like Blunden, Algeo, and Gill. DePape and Walker would also be favorites if they weren't likely to go Major Junior.

Forwards
1. McCarty, Jeremy (90) - Port Hope
2. Boddy, Blake (90) - Ajax
3. Tresham, Connor (91) - North York
4. Campbell, Colin (91) - Vaughan
5. Basso, Justin (90) - Milton
6. Peca, Dorian (89) - Vaughan
7. Carey, Greg (90) - Burlington
8. Ruberto, Anthony (89) - Hamilton
9. Cousineau, Josh (89) -Couchiching

Offensive Defensemen
1. Lamontagne, Micael (91) - Seguin
2. Campbell, Jim (90) - Newmarket

NTDP Tryout Roster

All were born in 1993. Committed recruits have been omitted.

Forwards
Adam Reid - LA Selects
Blake Pietila - Compuware Midget Minor
Cason Hohman - Compuware Midget Minor
Christian Horn - Benilde-St. Margaret's H.S.
Cole Bardreau - Rochester Midget Minor
Dan Carlson - Maple Grove H.S.
Dan Elser - Shattuck-St. Mary's U16
J.C. Campagna - Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets
J.T. Miller - Pittsburgh Hornets Midget Major
Jack Barre - Salisbury School
Kevin Irwin - Cleavland Barons Midget Major
Max Birkinbine - White Bear Lake H.S.
Michael Sit - Edina H.S.
Rocco Grimaldi - Little Caesars Midget Major
Ryan Haggerty - Trinity Catholic
Tanner Sorenson - Shattuck-St. Mary's U16
Thomas Schutt - Minnetonka H.S.
Travis Boyd - Hopkins H.S.
Tyler Biggs - Toronto Jr. Canadiens Midget Minor
Vince Trocheck - Little Caesars Midget Major
Zac Larazza - P.F. Changs Midget Major

Defensemen
Alex Lepkowski - St. Francis High School, NY
Alexx Privitera - New Jersey Avalanche Midget Minor
Andy Welinski - Duluth East H.S.
Barrett Kaib - Culver Academy
Colin Suellentrop - Compuware Midget Minor
Dan Molenaar -Eden Prairie H.S.
J.D. Cotroneo - Hill-Murray H.S.
Jacob MacDonald - Compuware Midget Minor
Jake Worrad - Elgin-Middlesex Midget
Joakim Ryan - NJ Devils Midget Minor
Keegan Lowe Shattuck-St. Mary's U16
Matt Van Voorhis - Edina H.S.
Michael Paliotta - Choate Rosemary Hall

Goaltenders
Daniel Liesman - Capital Center Midget
Garrett Sparks - Team Illinois Midget MinorTeam Red
John Gibson - Pittsburgh Hornets Midget Minor
Kevin Ventroso - Bridgewater Bandits
Matt Mahalak - Culver Prep

CJHL Prospect Rankings

Forwards
1. Stockton, Shayne (89) - Brockville
2. Cross, Damian (89) - Pembroke
3. Byrd, Mike (88) - Brockville
4. Creppin, Andrew (90) - Gloucester
5. Milley, Jonathan (91) - Smiths Falls
6. Just, Kyle (91) - Pembroke
7. Pandurevic, Dario (90) - Smiths Falls
8. Roy, David (92) - Brockville
9. Ouellette, Mathieu (89) - Cumberland
10. Barron, Max (90) - Nepean

Offensive Defensemen
1. Blunden, Sean (90) - Gloucester
2. Poirier, Sebastien (90) - Pembroke
3. Carriveau, Zachary (90) - Nepean
4. Darou, Dustin (91) - Smiths Falls
5. Clark, Jacob (91) - Smiths Falls

MJHL Prospect Rankings

All signs point to DePape going to the WHL like his older brother, but official his eligibility isn't shot yet.

Forwards
1. Jordan DePape (92) - Winnipeg Saints
2. Brenden Walker (92) - Portage
3. Blake Chartier (89) - Winnipeg Saints
4. Shane Luke (90) - Dauphin
5. Nick Lazorko (89) - Winkler
6. Zeanan Buternowski (89) - OCN
7. Russ Payne (88) - Selkirk
8. Michael Wilgosh (90) - Winkler
9. Adam Pleskach (88) - Selkirk
10. Craig Simchuk (89) - Winnipeg Saints

Offensive Defensemen
1. Troy Kliever (90) - Winkler
2. Caleb Suderman (89) - Winkler
3. Steven Shamanski (89) - Dauphin
4. Dylan Heide (91) - Selkirk
5. Kevin Falloon (88) - Dauphin

SJHL Prospect Rankings

Forwards
1. Cole Wilson (90) - Flin Flon
2. Brett Leedahl (88) - Kindersley
3. Logan Herauf (90) - Melville
4. Deven Stillar (90) - Melfort
5. Chad Filteau (89) - Esteven
6. Dane Muench (92) - Battlefords
7. Brody Haygarth (90) - Esteven
8. Alex Lamontagne (89) - Flin Flon
9. Spencer Braaten (90) - Humboldt

Offensive Defensemen
1. Tanner Vandesype (88) - Humboldt
2. Rhys Thomas (90) - Weyburn
3. Taylor Thiessen (89) - Nipawin
4. Justin Favreau (88) - Weyburn

AJHL Prospect Rankings

These forwards range from 4th to 25th in the overall player rankings. The offensive defensemen range from 1st through 9th.

Forwards
1. Daniel Carr (91) St. Albert
2. John Dunbar (91) Calgary Canucks
3. Bryce Williamson (89) St. Albert
4. Reed Linaker (91) St. Albert
5. Chris Duszynski (89) Okotoks
6. James Bannister (89) Okotoks
7. Mitchell Maxwell (90) Olds
8. Scott Hudson (88) Sherwood Park

Offensive Defensemen
1. Brendon Algeo (91) Olds
2. Ryan Wilkinson (91) St. Albert
3. Nicholas Bell (90) Okotoks

BCHL Prospect Rankings

Applying the same principles to the BCHL as I did for the Minnesota High Schools, here are the prospect rankings I got back...

FORWARDS
1. Sahir Gill (92) Vernon
2. Trever Hertz (89) Victoria
3. Trevor Bailey (89) Westside
4. Chad Niddery (90) Powell River
5. Chris Santiago (89) Surrey
6. Mitch MacMillan (89)Alberni Valley
7. Jordan Grant (90) Powell River
8. Ryan Viselli (89) Penticton
9. Garrick Perry (90) Burnaby

OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMEN
1. Ashford McMaster (88) Salmon Arm
2. Brad Bourke (89) Merritt
3. Steve Koshey (91) Trail

With the exception of Gill, I don't see a lot of blockbuster potential amongst the forwards here. All the of blue chippers are already taken. What you see here are ten forwards that rank between 16 and 46 in my rankings. All of the rest rated above them were already committed or ineligible.

As for the defensemen, all five are amongst the top 11 in my prospect rankings for offensive defensemen.

Minnesota High School Prospect Rankings

These are my Player Rankings adjusted by class.

Forwards
1. Boyd, Travis - Hopkins HS - Fr
2. Rau, Kyle - Eden Prairie HS - So
3. May, Zach - Burnsville HS - Sr
4. Reilly, Connor - Holy Angels HS - Sr
5. Nelson, Brock - Warroad HS - Jr
6. Gaarder, Connor - Edina HS - Sr
7. Reid, AJ - St Thomas Academy - So
8. Hendrickson, Garrett - Virginia HS - So
9. Pearson, Andy - Burnsville HS - Sr
10. Miller, Eric - Red Wing HS - So
11. Hebel, Brett - Warroad HS - Jr
12. Crandall, Justin - St Thomas Academy - Jr
13. Anderson, Mike - St Paul Saints HS - Fr
14. Skalbeck, Archie - Hopkins HS - Jr
15. Horn, Christian - Benilde St Margarets HS - Fr
16. Adams, Charlie - Mahtomedi HS - Jr
17. Lapic, Darren - New Prague HS - So
18. Krause, Adam - Hermantown HS - Jr
19. Useldinger, Jake - East Grand Forks HS - Jr
20. Lovick, Jordan - Centennial HS - Jr

Offensive Defensemen
1. Prochno, Andrew - Minnetonka HS - Jr
2. Reilly, Mike - Holy Angels HS - Fr
3. J.Faust, Joe - Bloomington Jefferson HS - Jr
4. Prow, Ethan - Sauk Rapids HS - So
5. Berglund, Izaak - Little Falls HS - Sr
6. Pauluk, Jeffrey - Bloomington Jefferson HS - Jr
7. Fleming, Taylor - St Thomas Academy - So
8. Rendle, Sam - Grand Rapids HS - Sr
9. Paczynski, Jeff - Hermantown HS - Jr
10. Corrin, Willie - International Falls HS - Jr
11. Brevig, Drew - Lakeville South HS - So
12. Molenaar, Dan - Eden Prairie HS - So
13. Palmquist, Zach - South St Paul HS - Sr
14. Krebsbach, Jordan - Virginia HS - Jr
15. Jaremko, Ryan - Elk River HS - So

How accurate are they? Well, that's for you to ultimately decide, but five of the top six forwards were already committed and thus are removed from the list. Likewise for three of the top eight offensive defensemen.