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Dear armchair GMs, prospect enthusiasts, NHL team fanatics, and everyone else who may or may not be somewhat interested in the 2012 NHL Entry draft this summer.
I am writing this post for you.
I know that you want to know more about what's happening. About the draft, the prospects, the suspects, the scouts, the politics, and all the rest. So... I've got a proposal for you...
Below this paragraph is a list of all the players who were ranked in the April 2012 Consensus Draft List, and have cross referenced with the invite list to the Draft Combine. Most of these names at the top are familiar to you, and some of the names further down are as well.
If you are like me, more than half of them are not.
So, to help remedy this, I propose that you go out and pick one that you don't know, and write a post about them. I propose we all go out, and find out what we can about as many of them as we can, just based on the interwebs, and the tidbits that are available on it.
Because I want to know about all of them. I don't have time to research them all. but if each of us (there's at least 20-30 people who are on here daily, no?) does one (or several of us do the same one) I expect we will get some reports done on these guys within a couple weeks!
For me, I am especially interested in the folks at the bottom of the list, who were not in that consensus top 100. I want to know how they beat out the other guys who are at 50, 65, 88 on the consensus list to get that invitation. What earned them the trip to the combine? And as an Oilers fan, if you know our draft history, we draft a lot of the guys who are at the combine, so.. I want to have a handle on who they might pick that I don't know about before the draft, not after.
(Just to clarify, anyone who's name is in capital letters is going to the draft combine. Lower case is not.)
So, that's the deal. If you pick someone, put their name in the comments section, and link the post, once it's done. Good luck guys - I'm looking forwards to see what we can do to shed some light on the more 'obscure' prospects.
| Rank | Pos | First Name | Last Name | ht | wt | shoots | Team | chg | League | Birthplace |
| 1 | RW | NAIL | YAKUPOV | 5'11 | 180 | L | SARNIA | 0 | OHL | Nizhnekamsk, Russia |
| 2 | C | FILIP | FORSBERG | 6'2 | 180 | R | LEKSAND | 1 | SWEDEN-2 | Ostervala, Sweden |
| 3 | C | MIKHAIL | GRIGORENKO | 6'2 | 192 | L | QUEBEC | -1 | QMJHL | Khabarovsk, Russia |
| 4 | D | MATHEW | DUMBA | 6'0 | 172 | R | RED DEER | 1 | WHL | Regina, SK, Canada |
| 5 | D | RYAN | MURRAY | 6'0 | 182 | L | EVERETT | -1 | WHL | Regina, SK, Canada |
| 6 | C | ALEX | GALCHENYUK | 6'1 | 185 | L | SARNIA | 1 | OHL | Milwaukee, WI, United States |
| 7 | D | MORGAN | RIELLY | 6'0 | 190 | L | MOOSE JAW | -1 | WHL | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 8 | D | JACOB | TROUBA | 6'1 | 183 | R | USA U-18 | 0 | USHL | Rochester, MI, United States |
| 9 | LW | TEUVO | TERAVAINEN | 5'10 | 161 | L | JOKERIT | 25 | FINLAND | Helsinki, Finland |
| 10 | D | GRIFFIN | REINHART | 6'4 | 202 | L | EDMONTON | -1 | WHL | North Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 11 | LW | PONTUS | ABERG | 5'11 | 183 | R | DJURGARDEN | 2 | SWEDEN | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 12 | C | ZEMGUS | GIRGENSONS | 6'1 | 182 | L | DUBUQUE | -2 | USHL | Riga, Latvia |
| 13 | D | CODY | CECI | 6'2 | 203 | R | OTTAWA | -1 | OHL | Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| 14 | RW | SEBASTIAN | COLLBERG | 6'0 | 180 | R | FROLUNDA | -3 | SWEDEN | Mariestad, Sweden |
| 15 | C | RADEK | FAKSA | 6'2 | 183 | L | KITCHENER | 0 | OHL | Vitkov, Czech Republic |
| 16 | C | BRENDAN | GAUNCE | 6'2 | 205 | L | BELLEVILLE | -2 | OHL | Sudbury, ON, Canada |
| 17 | D | MATTHEW | FINN | 6'0 | 197 | L | GUELPH | -1 | OHL | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 18 | D | DERRICK | POULIOT | 5'11 | 192 | L | PORTLAND | 0 | WHL | Estevan, SK, Canada |
| 19 | D | SLATER | KOEKKOEK | 6'2 | 180 | L | PETERBOROUGH | -2 | OHL | Winchester, ON, Canada |
| 20 | D | OLLI | MAATTA | 6'2 | 198 | L | LONDON | -1 | OHL | Jyvaskyla, Finland |
| 21 | C | TOMAS | HERTL | 6'2 | 196 | L | SLAVIA | -1 | CZREP | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 22 | RW | MARTIN | FRK | 5'11 | 190 | R | HALIFAX | -1 | QMJHL | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic |
| 23 | G | ANDREI | VASILEVSKI | 6'3 | 200 | L | UFA 2 | -1 | RUSSIA-JR. | Tyumen, Russia |
| 24 | LW | PHILLIP | DI GIUSEPPE | 5'11 | 176 | L | U OF MICHIGAN | -1 | CCHA | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 25 | D | BRADY | SKJEI | 6'1 | 183 | L | USA U-18 | 2 | USHL | Lakevill, MN, United States |
| 26 | D | MICHAEL | MATHESON | 6'1 | 175 | L | DUBUQUE | USHL | Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada | |
| 27 | C | STEFAN | MATTEAU | 6'1 | 188 | L | USA U-18 | 9 | USHL | Chicago, IL, United States |
| 28 | LW | NICOLAS | KERDILES | 6'1 | 183 | L | USA U-18 | -4 | USHL | Lewisville, TX, United States |
| 29 | D | DAMON | SEVERSON | 6'1 | 188 | R | KELOWNA | -4 | WHL | Brandon, MB, Canada |
| 30 | LW | TANNER | PEARSON | 6'0 | 192 | L | BARRIE | 1 | OHL | Kitchener, ON, Canada |
| 31 | D | DALTON | THROWER | 6'0 | 195 | R | SASKATOON | 1 | WHL | Squamish, BC, Canada |
| 32 | D | JORDAN | SCHMALTZ | 6'2 | 175 | R | GREEN BAY | -3 | USHL | Madison, WI, United States |
| 33 | C/LW | JARROD | MAIDENS | 6'2 | 170 | R | OWEN SOUND | -5 | OHL | Niagara Falls, ON, Canada |
| 34 | RW | THOMAS | WILSON | 6'4 | 195 | R | PLYMOUTH | -4 | OHL | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 35 | LW | DANIIL | ZHARKOV | 6'3 | 195 | L | BELLEVILLE | -2 | OHL | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 36 | D | LUDWIG | BYSTROM | 6'0 | 176 | L | MODO JR. | -1 | SWE-JR. | Orskoldsvik, Sweden |
| 37 | D | VILLE | POKKA | 6'0 | 187 | R | KARPAT | FINLAND | Tornio, Finland | |
| 38 | C/RW | HENRIK | SAMUELSSON | 6'2 | 192 | R | EDMONTON | -1 | WHL | Pittsburgh, PA, United States |
| 39 | C/LW | ANDREAS | ATHANASIOU | 6'0 | 165 | L | LONDON | 0 | OHL | London, ON, Canada |
| 40 | C | CRISTOVAL | NIEVES | 6'2 | 175 | L | KENT SCHOOL | 3 | HIGH-CT | Syracuse, NY, United States |
| 41 | RW | SCOTT | KOSMACHUK | 5'11 | 185 | R | GUELPH | -1 | OHL | Richmond Hill, ON, Canada |
| 42 | C | MIKE | WINTHER | 5'11 | 170 | R | PRINCE ALBERT | -1 | WHL | Olds, AB, Canada |
| 43 | C/RW | MATIA | MARCANTUONI | 5'11 | 185 | R | KITCHENER | -1 | OHL | Woodbridge, ON, CANADA |
| 44 | D | HAMPUS | LINDHOLM | 6'2 | 180 | L | ROGLE JR. | 13 | SWE-JR. | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 45 | C | COLTON | SISSONS | 6'0 | 173 | R | KELOWNA | -1 | WHL | North Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 46 | C | SCOTT | LAUGHTON | 6'0 | 174 | L | OSHAWA | 0 | OHL | Oakville, ON, Canada |
| 47 | LW | TIM | BOZON | 6'1 | 178 | L | KAMLOOPS | 8 | WHL | St. Louis, MO, United States |
| 48 | L | Anton | Slepyshev | 6'2 | 187 | R | Novokuznetsk | 0 | ||
| 49 | C | BRADY | VAIL | 6'1 | 190 | L | WINDSOR | 9 | OHL | Hendersonville, NC, United States |
| 50 | D | Adam | Pelech | 6'2 | 200 | L | Erie Otters | 4 | ||
| 51 | D | PATRICK | SIELOFF | 6'0 | 173 | L | USA U-18 | 10 | USHL | Ann Arbor, MI, United States |
| 52 | D | Nick | Ebert | 6'0 | 195 | R | Windsor Spitfires | -7 | ||
| 53 | D | Gianluca | Curcuruto | 6'1 | 187 | L | SSM Greyhounds | -3 | ||
| 54 | F | Raphaël | Bussières | 6'0 | 183 | L | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | -7 | ||
| 55 | D | Dillon | Fournier | 6'1 | 160 | L | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | -6 | ||
| 56 | G | MALCOLM | SUBBAN | 6'0 | 178 | L | BELLEVILLE | -4 | OHL | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 57 | G | OSCAR | DANSK | 6'2 | 183 | L | BRYNAS JR. | -4 | SWE-JR. | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 58 | F | Charles | Hudon | 5'8 | 165 | L | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | -7 | ||
| 59 | LW | NIKOLAY | PROKHORKIN | 6'2 | 183 | L | CSKA 2 | -3 | RUSSIA-JR. | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| 60 | RW | TOMAS | HYKA | 5'11 | 160 | R | GATINEAU | 13 | QMJHL | Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic |
| 61 | C | GEMEL | SMITH | 5'11 | 165 | L | OWEN SOUND | -2 | OHL | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 62 | F | Ryan | Olsen | 6'2 | 190 | R | Saskatoon Blades | 1 | ||
| 63 | F | A.J. | Michaelson | 6'0 | 180 | L | Waterloo Black Hawks | 1 | ||
| 64 | F | Nikita | Gusev | 5'9 | 163 | R | CSKA Moscow | 4 | ||
| 65 | F | Emil | Lundberg | 6'3 | 198 | L | Södertälje | -3 | ||
| 66 | RW | BRIAN | HART | 6'1 | 190 | R | EXETER | 4 | HIGH-NH | Cumberland, ME, United States |
| 67 | F | Brendan | Leipsic | 5'9 | 155 | L | Portland Winterhawks | -2 | ||
| 68 | RW | BRANDEN | TROOCK | 6'1 | 175 | R | SEATTLE | 34 | WHL | Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| 69 | C | DANE | FOX | 6'0 | 185 | L | ERIE | 14 | OHL | Chatham, ON, Canada |
| 70 | G | Matt | Murray | 6'4" | 162 | R | SSM Greyhounds | 23 | ||
| 71 | D | JAKE | MCCABE | 6'0 | 195 | L | U. OF WISCONSIN | -11 | WCHA | Eau Claire, WI, Unites States |
| 72 | D | Jaynen | Rissling | 6'3 | 215 | L | Calgary Hitmen | -5 | ||
| 73 | F | Mathew | Campagna | 5'11 | 170 | L | Sudbury Wolves | -7 | ||
| 74 | G | BRANDON | WHITNEY | 6'5 | 193 | R | VICTORIAVILLE | 6 | QMJHL | Centreville, NS, Canada |
| 75 | C/LW | CHANDLER | STEPHENSON | 5'9 | 170 | L | REGINA | -4 | WHL | Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
| 76 | D | ESA | LINDELL | 6'3" | 194 | L | JOKERIT JR. | N/A | FINLAND-JR. | Vantaa, Finland |
| 77 | C | LUKAS | SUTTER | 6'0 | 199 | L | SASKATOON | 13 | WHL | St. Louis, MO, United States |
| 78 | C | MARK | JANKOWSKI | 6'2 | 170 | L | STANSTEAD COLLEGE | 23 | HIGH-QC | Hamilton, ON, Canada |
| 79 | D | Valeri | Vasiliyev | 6'1 | 183 | L | Spartak Moscow | -2 | ||
| 80 | D | CALLE | ANDERSSON | 6'1 | 194 | R | FARJESTAD JR. | 28 | SWE-JR. | Malmo, Sweden |
| 81 | D | Cody | Corbett | 6'1 | 209 | Edmonton Oil Kings | -12 | |||
| 82 | D | Dominic | Poulin | 6'1 | 185 | R | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | 13 | ||
| 83 | F | Kalle | Torniainen | 5'10 | 172 | R | Djurgården | 13 | ||
| 84 | LW | CODA | GORDON | 6'2 | 174 | L | SWIFT CURRENT | -10 | WHL | Calgary, AB, Canada |
| 85 | C | TANNER | RICHARD | 5'11 | 182 | L | GUELPH | 13 | OHL | Markham, ON, Canada |
| 86 | F | Riley | Barber | 5'11 | 180 | R | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 17 | ||
| 87 | G | JON | GILLIES | 6'5 | 202 | L | INDIANA | -12 | USHL | Concord, NH, United States |
| 88 | F | Eric | Locke | 5'10 | 171 | L | Barrie Colts | -16 | ||
| 89 | D | TREVOR | CARRICK | 6'2 | 175 | L | MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL'S | 11 | OHL | Stouffville, ON, Canada |
| 90 | F | Logan | McVeigh | 6'0 | 179 | R | Kamloops Blazers | 14 | ||
| 91 | F | Dominik | Volek | 6'1 | 180 | L | Regina Pats | -10 | ||
| 92 | F | Steven | Hodges | 5'11 | 165 | L | Victoria Royals | 45 | ||
| 93 | C | ZACHARY | STEPAN | 6'0 | 170 | L | SHATTUCK-ST.MARYS | 14 | HIGH-MN | Hastings, MN, United States |
| 94 | F | Troy | Bourke | 5'10 | 150 | L | Prince George Cougars | -18 | ||
| 95 | D | Jesse | Graham | 5'11 | 160 | R | Niagara IceDogs | -17 | ||
| 96 | F | Dalton | Sward | 6'0 | 165 | R | Vancouver Giants | 9 | ||
| 97 | F | Andrew | Ryan | 6'2 | 193 | L | Halifax Mooseheads | -15 | ||
| 98 | D | Marcus | McIvor | 6'1 | 204 | R | Brampton Battalion | -19 | ||
| 99 | G | Daniel | Altshuller | 6'3 | 195 | L | Oshawa Generals | -14 | ||
| 100 | G | FRANCOIS | TREMBLAY | 6'2 | 194 | L | VAL-D'OR | -16 | QMJHL | Baie-Comeau, QC, Canada |
| C | DANIEL | O'REGAN | ST. SEBASTIAN SCHOOL | HIGH-MA | Berlin, Germany | |||||
| C | DEVIN | SHORE | WHITBY | OJHL | Ajax, ON, Canada | |||||
| C | VYACHESLAV | OSNOVIN | CHELYABINSK 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | Russia | |||||
| C | KEVIN | ROY | LINCOLN | USHL | Greenfield Park, QC, Canada | |||||
| C | MATTHEW | DEBLOUW | MUSKEGON | USHL | Chesterfield, MI, United States | |||||
| C | ROBERT | BAILLARGEON | INDIANA | USHL | Springfield, MA, United States | |||||
| C | LOGAN | NELSON | VICTORIA | WHL | Coon Rapids, MN, United States | |||||
| C/LW | ARTUR | GAVRUS | OWEN SOUND | OHL | Ratichi, Belarus | |||||
| C/LW | BEN | JOHNSON | WINDSOR | OHL | Hancock, MI, United States | |||||
| C/LW | FRANCIS | BEAUVILLIER | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | Sorel-Tracy, QC, Canada | |||||
| C/LW | ERIK | KARLSSON | FROLUNDA JR. | SWE-JR. | Lerum, Sweden | |||||
| D | MIKKO | VAINONEN | HIFK JR. | FINLAND-JR. | Helsinki, Finland | |||||
| D | DYLAN | BLUJUS | BRAMPTON | OHL | Buffalo, NY, United States | |||||
| D | MAX | IAFRATE | KITCHENER | OHL | Baltimore, MD, United States | |||||
| D | JAMES | MELINDY | MONCTON | QMJHL | Goulds, NL, Canada | |||||
| D | RYAN | CULKIN | QUEBEC | QMJHL | Montreal, QC, Canada | |||||
| D | BRIAN | COOPER | FARGO | USHL | Anchorage, AK, United States | |||||
| D | BRETT | KULAK | VANCOUVER | WHL | Edmonton, AB, Canada | |||||
| D | KENTON | HELGESEN | CALGARY | WHL | Grand Prarie, AB, Canada | |||||
| D | NICHOLAS | WALTERS | EVERETT | WHL | Edmonton, AB, Canada | |||||
| G | MATT | TOMKINS | SHERWOOD PARK | AJHL | Edmonton, AB, Canada | |||||
| G | JOONAS | KORPISALO | JOKERIT JR. | FINLAND-JR. | Pori, Finland | |||||
| G | ANTHONY | STOLARZ | CORPUS CHRISTI | NAHL | Edison, NJ, United States | |||||
| G | FRANK | PALAZZESE | KITCHENER | OHL | North York, ON, Canada | |||||
| G | JAKE | PATERSON | SAGINAW | OHL | Mississauga, ON, Canada | |||||
| G | ANDREY | MAKAROV | SASKATOON | WHL | Kazan, Russia | |||||
| G | PATRIK | BARTOSAK | RED DEER | WHL | Novy Jicin, Czech Republik | |||||
| LW | JUJHAR | KHAIRA | PRINCE GEORGE | BCHL | Surrey, BC, Canada | |||||
| LW | JIMMY | VESEY | SOUTH SHORE | EJHL | Boston, MA, United States | |||||
| LW | BROCK | MCGINN | GUELPH | OHL | Fergus, ON, Canada | |||||
| LW | MITCHELL | MOROZ | EDMONTON | WHL | Edmonton, AB, Canada | |||||
| RW | CHRIS | CALNAN | NOBLES | HIGH-MA | Boston, MA, United States | |||||
| RW | SAMUEL | KURKER | ST. JOHN'S PREP | HIGH-MA | Boston, MA, United States | |||||
| RW | JOSH | ANDERSON | LONDON | OHL | Burlington, ON, Canada | |||||
| RW | CHRISTOPHE | LALANCETTE | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | Roberval, QC, Canada |