NHL Entry Draft: ISS Top 50
The Stanley Cup has been won, the season is over and the dust is settling. The NHL Entry draft is up next.The draft is exciting not only for draftees but for devoted hockey fans. A team can effectively build their team via the draft; just ask Penguins or Kings fans. Here are the ISS top 50 players eligible for the NHL Entry draft. This is the list as of May 15th 2012.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | DoB | Team | League |
| 1 | NAIL YAKUPOV | LW | 5’10 | 189 | Oct. 6/93 | Sarnia | OHL |
| 2 | FILIP FORSBERG | RW | 6’1 | 176 | Aug. 13/94 | Leksands | SweAI |
| 3 | RYAN MURRAY | D | 6’0 | 201 | Sep. 27/93 | Everett | WHL |
| 4 | MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO | RW | 6’3 | 200 | May 16/94 | Quebec | QMJHL |
| 5 | JACOB TROUBA | D | 6’2 | 196 | Feb. 26/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 6 | MATT DUMBA | D | 5’11 | 183 | Jul. 25/94 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 7 | MORGAN RIELLY | D | 5’11 | 190 | Mar. 9/94 | Moose Jaw | WHL |
| 8 | TEUVO TERAVAINEN | LW | 5’11 | 161 | Sept. 11/94 | Jokerit | FinE |
| 9 | CODY CECI | D | 6’2 | 207 | Dec. 21/93 | Ottawa | OHL |
| 10 | GRIFFIN REINHART | D | 6’3 | 207 | Jan. 24/94 | Edmonton | WHL |
| 11 | BRENDAN GAUNCE | C | 6’2 | 215 | Mar. 25/94 | Belleville | OHL |
| 12 | OLLI MAATTA | D | 6’1 | 202 | Aug. 22/94 | London | OHL |
| 13 | SEBASTIAN COLLBERG | RW | 5’11 | 174 | Feb. 23/94 | Vastra | SweJE |
| 14 | ALEXANDER GALCHENYUK | RW | 6’0 | 198 | Feb. 12/94 | Sarnia | OHL |
| 15 | NICHOLAS KERDILES | C | 6’1 | 200 | Jan. 11/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 16 | RADEK FAKSA | LW | 6’3 | 202 | Jan. 9/94 | Kitchener | OHL |
| 17 | THOMAS WILSON | RW | 6’3 | 203 | Mar. 29/94 | Plymouth | OHL |
| 18 | MATT FINN | D | 6’0 | 195 | Feb. 24/94 | Guelph | OHL |
| 19 | HAMPUS LINDHOLM | RW | 6’2 | 196 | Jan. 20/94 | Rogle | SweJE |
| 20 | PONTUS ABERG | LW | 5’11 | 187 | Sep. 23/93 | Djurgarden | SweE |
| 21 | SLATER KOEKKOEK | D | 6’2 | 184 | Feb. 18/94 | Peterborough | OHL |
| 22 | DERRICK POULIOT | D | 5’11 | 186 | Jan. 16/94 | Portland | WHL |
| 23 | SCOTT LAUGHTON | C | 6’0 | 177 | May 30/94 | Oshawa | OHL |
| 24 | ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS | C | 6’1 | 201 | Jan. 5/94 | Dubuque | USHL |
| 25 | COLTON SISSONS | C/R | 6’1 | 189 | Nov. 5/93 | Kelowna | WHL |
| 26 | BRADY SKJEI | D | 6’3 | 203 | Mar. 26/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 27 | DALTON THROWER | D | 5’11 | 189 | Dec. 20/93 | Saskatoon | WHL |
| 28 | LUDVIG BYSTROM | D | 6’0 | 208 | Jul. 20/94 | Modo | SweE |
| 29 | ADAM PELECH | D | 6’2 | 210 | Aug. 16/94 | Erie | OHL |
| 30 | TOMAS HERTL | LW | 6’2 | 198 | Nov. 12/93 | Slavia | CzeE |
| 31 | DANIIL ZHARKOV | F | 6’3 | 197 | Feb. 6/94 | Belleville | OHL |
| 32 | STEFAN MATTEAU | LW | 6’1 | 210 | Feb. 23/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 33 | MIKE MATHESON | D | 6’1 | 180 | Feb. 27/94 | Dubuque | USHL |
| 34 | PHILLIP DI GIUSEPPE | LW | 5’11 | 176 | Oct. 9/93 | Michigan | CCHA |
| 35 | ANTON SLEPYSHEV | LW | 6’2 | 187 | May 13/94 | Novokuznetsk | KHL |
| 36 | ANDREAS ATHANASIOU | C | 6’0 | 179 | Aug. 6/94 | London | OHL |
| 37 | MIKE WINTHER | C | 5’11 | 175 | Jan. 9/94 | Prince Albert | WHL |
| 38 | TANNER PEARSON | LW | 6’0 | 198 | Aug. 10/92 | Barrie | OHL |
| 39 | TOMAS HYKA | RW | 5’11 | 160 | Mar. 23/93 | Gatineau | QMJHL |
| 40 | TIM BOZON | LW | 6’0 | 183 | Mar. 24/94 | Kamloops | WHL |
| 41 | CHANDLER STEPHENSON | C | 5’10 | 192 | Apr. 22/94 | Regina | WHL |
| 42 | VILLE POKKA | D | 6’0 | 198 | Jun. 3/94 | Karpat | FinE |
| 43 | MARTIN FRK | RW | 5’11 | 204 | Oct. 5/93 | Halifax | QMJHL |
| 44 | NIKLAS TIKKINEN | D | 5’11 | 172 | Jun. 1/94 | Espoo Blues Jr. | FinJrA |
| 45 | PATRICK SIELOFF | D | 6’0 | 198 | May 15/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 46 | JORDAN SCHMALTZ | D | 6’2 | 189 | Oct. 8/93 | Green Bay | USHL |
| 47 | SCOTT KOSMACHUK | RW | 5’11 | 185 | Jan. 24/94 | Guelph | OHL |
| 48 | CALLE ANDERSSON | D | 6’2 | 208 | May 16/94 | Farjestad | SweJE |
| 49 | HENRIK SAMUELSSON | C | 6’2 | 195 | Feb. 7/94 | Edmonton | WHL |
| 50 | BRADY VAIL | LW | 6’0 | 195 | Mar. 11/94 | Windsor | OHL |
[…] The most exciting day in a players life is almost upon us, the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The draft will be June 22-23, at Consol Energy Center, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Round 1 will kick off at 7 pm on NBC Sports (USA) and TSN (Canada). The order of selection for each round is listed below; while player rankings can be seen here. […]
[…] how the first round help up to the ISS top 50 potential draftees you can check out that list here. See how the first round unfolded […]