2012 NHL Draft Consensus Top 100 - January Update

by Derek Zona on Jan 19, 2012 6:30 AM MST in Prospects

Last month it was Cody Ceci's turn to rocket up the rankings. This month, it's another OHL defender - Matt Finn. Finn's ascent up the consensus 100 list has been remarkable: 98-50-32-16. If he keeps this up, he'll be #8 overall by February.

Corey Pronman of Hockey Prospectus thinks Finn's leap has been based on his remarkable on-ice smarts:

Last year Finn was seen as a great defensive defender, but this year has looked like a different player. Good skater, good puck skills, and really high-end hockey sense as he thinks the game so quickly and so well with his puck-moving and his overall reads. He's a fun player to watch with his skill and yet doesn't try and overdo it. He needs to bulk up a lot though as he's 6'0 and a bit of a beanpole frame.

The sources for the consensus list are Bob McKenzie, Redline Report, Future Considerations, ISS, Craig Button, Hockey Prospectus, The Scouting Report, and Win Shares via Nick, A.K.A. Mathletic.

#	Pos	Name	HT	WT	L/R	Team	Move
1	F	Nail Yakupov	5'11	180	L	Sarnia Sting	0
2	F	Mikhail Grigorenko	6'2	192	L	Quebec Remparts	0
3	D	Mathew Dumba	5'11	172	R	Red Deer Rebels	2
4	F	Filip Forsberg	6'1	176	R	Leksand	0
5	D	Ryan Murray	6'0	182	L	Everett Silvertips	-2
6	F	Alex Galchenyuk	6'0	185	L	Sarnia Sting	0
7	D	Morgan Rielly	6'0	190	L	Moose Jaw Warriors	0
8	D	Jacob Trouba	6'1	183	R	USA NTDP U18	0
9	F	Zemgus Girgensons	6'1	182	L	Dubuque Fighting Saints	9
10	D	Griffin Reinhart	6'4	202	L	Edmonton Oil Kings	-1
11	D	Cody Ceci	6'2	203	R	Ottawa 67's	1
12	F	Sebastian Collberg	6'0	180	R	Frölunda	-2
13	D	Derrick Pouliot	5'11	192	L	Portland Winterhawks	-2
14	F	Brendan Gaunce	6'2	205	L	Belleville Bulls	2
15	D	Slater Koekkoek	6'2	180	L	Peterborough Petes	-1
16	D	Matt Finn	6'0	197	L	Guelph Storm	16
17	F	Martin Frk	5'11	190	R	Halifax Mooseheads	-4
18	F	Matia Marcantuoni	5'11	185	R	Kitchener Rangers	-1
19	F	Pontus Åberg	5'11	183	R	Djurgården	1
20	D	Olli Määttä	6'2	198	L	London Knights	-1
21	F	Nicolas Kerdiles	6'1	183	L	USA NTDP U18	1
22	D	Nick Ebert	6'0	195	R	Windsor Spitfires	-7
23	D	Jordan Schmaltz	6'2	175	R	Green Bay Gamblers	-2
24	F	Andreas Athanasiou	6'0	165	L	London Knights	1
25	F	Henrik Samuelsson	6'2	192	R	Modo	-1
26	D	Michael Matheson	6'1	175	L	Dubuque Fighting Saints	-3
27	D	Gianluca Curcuruto	6'1	187	L	SSM Greyhounds	0
28	F	Radek Faksa	6'2	183	L	Kitchener Rangers	1
29	F	Jarrod Maidens	6'2	170	R	Owen Sound Attack	-3
30	D	Damon Severson	6'1	188	R	Kelowna Rockets	-2
31	G	Andrei Vasilevski	6'3	200	L	Ufa	10
32	F	Scott Laughton	6'0	174	L	Oshawa Generals	-2
33	D	Ville Pokka	6'0	187	R	Kärpät	1
34	F	Tom Wilson	6'4	195	R	Plymouth Whalers	3
35	D	Brady Skeji	6'1	183	L	USA NTDP U18	4
36	F	Colton Sissons	6'0	173	R	Kelowna Rockets	-3
37	D	Ludvig Bystrom	6'0	176	L	Modo	26
38	F	Tomas Hertl	6'2	196	L	Slavia Praha	12
39	G	Oscar Dansk	6'2	183	L	Brynäs	-8
40	F	Cristoval Nieves	6'2	175	L	Kent Prep School	-5
41	F	A.J. Michaelson	6'0	180	L	Waterloo Black Hawks	-5
42	F	Stefan Matteau	6'1	188	L	USA NTDP U18	-4
43	D	Dalton Thrower	6'0	195	R	Saskatoon Blades	5
44	F	Emil Lundberg	6'3	198	L	Södertälje	10
45	D	Jaynen Rissling	6'3	215	L	Calgary Hitmen	8
46	F	Raphaël Bussières	6'0	183	L	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	-6
47	F	Mathew Campagna	5'11	170	L	Sudbury Wolves	8
48	F	Teuvo Teräväinen	5'10	161	L	Jokerit	-5
49	L	Philip Di Giuseppe	5'11	176	L	Michigan	-7
50	G	Malcolm Subban	6'0	178	L	Belleville Bulls	-5
51	F	Charles Hudon	5'8	165	L	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	-7
52	F	Eric Locke	5'10	171	L	Barrie Colts	7
53	F	Nikolai Prokhorkin	6'2	183	L	CSKA Moscow	-7
54	L	Gemel Smith	5'11	165	L	Owen Sound Attack	-3
55	D	Jesse Graham	5'11	160	R	Niagara IceDogs	-6
56	D	Adam Pelech	6'2	200	L	Erie Otters	-4
57	F	Brady Vail	6'1	190	L	Windsor Spitfires	11
58	F	Chandler Stephenson	5'9	170	L	Regina Pats	3
59	F	Tanner Pearson	6'0	190	L	Barrie Colts	N/A
60	F	Daniil Zharkov	6'3	195	L	Tri-City Storm	19
61	L	Anton Slepyshev	6'2	187	R	Novokuznetsk	-14
62	D	Dillon Fournier	6'1	160	L	Lewiston MAINEiacs	20
63	F	Brendan Leipsic	5'9	155	L	Portland Winterhawks	15
64	G	Francois Tremblay	6'2	194	L	Val d'Or Foreurs	-8
65	F	Luca Ciampini	5'11	189	L	Halifax Mooseheads	-5
66	F	Coda Gordon	6'2	174	L	Swift Current Broncos	-8
67	F	Ryan Olsen	6'1	172	R	Saskatoon Blades	-10
68	F	Patrik Machac	5'9	165	L	Brampton Battalion	-4
69	F	Gustav Rydahl	6'2	194	L	Färjestad	18
70	F	Mike Winther	5'11	170	R	Prince Albert Raiders	30
71	D	Dominic Poulin	6'1	185	R	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	2
72	F	Kalle Torniainen	5'10	172	R	Djurgården	2
73	D	Dylan Blujus	6'3	184	R	Brampton Battalion	-4
74	D	Hamphus Lindholm	6'2	180	L	Rogle	11
75	F	Andrew Ryan	6'2	193	L	Halifax Mooseheads	-3
76	D	Patrick Sieloff	6'0	173	L	USA NTDP U18	4
77	D	Jake McCabe	6'0	195	L	USA NTDP U18	-15
78	D	Marcus McIvor	6'1	204	R	Brampton Battalion	-2
79	G	Jon Gillies	6'5	202	L	Indiana Ice	-4
80	C	Devin Shore	6'0	184	L	Whitby	31
81	G	Daniel Altshuller	6'3	195	L	Oshawa Generals	-4
82	F	Troy Bourke	5'10	150	L	Prince George Cougars	-1
83	G	Marek Langhamer	6'2	172	L	Pardubice	-12
84	D	Brian Cooper	5'9	176	L	Fargo Force	-19
85	R	Scott Komachuk	5'11	185	R	Guelph Storm	-19
86	F	Dalton Sward	6'0	165	R	Vancouver Giants	-3
87	D	Travis Brown	6'1	179	L	Moose Jaw Warriors	28
88	D	Alex Gudbranson	6'2	204	R	Kingston Frontenacs	-4
89	C	Ludvig Nilsson	6'1	173	L	Timra	-22
90	C	Michael Clark	6'1	184	L	Windsor Spitfires	-20
91	D	Julien Leduc	6'0	180	R	Val d'Or Foreurs	17
92	F	Dominik Volek	6'1	180	L	Regina Pats	21
93	D	Cody Corbett	6'1	210	L	Edmonton Oil Kings	N/A
94	F	Fredric Anderberg	6'0	181	L	Djurgården	-3
95	F	Austin Cangelosi	5'8	165	R	Youngstown Phantoms	-3
96	F	Logan McVeigh	6'0	179	R	Kamloops Blazers	-8
97	F	Austin Farley	5'6	150	L	Fargo Force	-4
98	F	Mark Jankowski	6'2	170	L	Stanstead	N/A
99	F	Kenny Gillespie	5'10	194	R	Omaha Lancers	-4
100	D	Zach Leslie	6'0	172	L	Guelph Storm	-11

Even with his injury, Nail Yakupov remains firmly in control of the #1 spot. He has 6 of the 8 #1 rankings. Compare that to second-ranked Mikhail Grigorenko who has two #1s, two #2s, two #3s, a #6 and a #7.
Nick Ebert's slide is as sure as the day is long. 5 - 10 - 15 - 22 in four months. Is this Ryan Ellis syndrome?
Injuries have not affected the rankings of Alex Galchenyuk, Morgan Rielly, or Slater Koekkoek, so it's unlikely they will affect Yakupov.
Andrei Vasilevski gets a 10-spot bounce coming off of his World Junior Championship performance; expect that to trend higher at least until June.
Ludvig Bystrom is the biggest gainer amongst the top talent in the draft. His WJC performance must have been impressive - he's up 26 spots.

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Be interesting if Vasilevski is on the board when the Oilers make thier second round pick.

by gcw_rocks on Jan 19, 2012 7:12 AM MST reply actions

On a semi- related note, are you guys on the look out for interesting undrafted free agents to follow yet? I may have one for you.

Stevie Moses scored 4 goals for UNH against Dartmouth last weekend, so I thought I’d look him up.

Steve Moses
Born: 8/9/89
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Year: Sr. (AC)
Position: F
Shoots: R

Season GP G A Pts
2008-09 33 5 8 13
2009-10 39 6 18 24
2010-11 39 14 12 26
2011-12 21 16 10 26

More detailed stats here:
http://unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/2011-12/bios/Steve_Moses

He’s already matched his career high in points half way through his senior season. The team has taken 722 shots so far this year and he has
105 of them: http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/2011-
12/teams/newhampshire?view=lineup

An interesting prospect.

by Marc_S on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM MST reply actions

5 Czechs in the TOP 100, an acceptable under 20 performance and a strong team returning next year (Frk, Faksa and Hertl all eligible… I think Jaskin and Musil are as well) might mean we are finally turning around our god awful 15 and over program. Suprised Hyka and Fillipi didn’t crack the top 100 as I’d be surprised if they didn’t get drafted.

Vasilevsky is an awesome goalie but is it ever worth drafting a goalie in the first round? Ever?

by Czechboy on Jan 20, 2012 7:21 AM MST reply actions

I am thinking early second round. this years’ markstrom, perhaps…

by gcw_rocks on Jan 20, 2012 9:39 AM MST up reply actions

Though I would be equally happy with Oscar Dansk in the second round

by gcw_rocks on Jan 20, 2012 9:40 AM MST up reply actions

My goaltending drafting rules apply to Dansk… hard to go wrong with Finnish or Swedish goals. Especially Finnish though… just one stud after another.

by Czechboy on Jan 20, 2012 9:47 AM MST up reply actions

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