La ISS , International Scouting Service, emette mensilmente una classifica, o per dirla all’americana, un ranking , dei vari prospect , nordamericani e non, che parteciperanno l’anno prossimo al draft, sperando di essere scelti dalle franchigie NHL. La classifica si basa sulle prestazioni degli stessi, oltre che dai giudizi degli scout che li hanno visionati.
ISS Top 30 NHL Draft 2014
Rank
Player
Pos
Ht.
Wt.
S/C
DoB
Team
League
1.
SAM REINHART
C
6’1
186
R
11/6/95
Kootenay
WHL
2.
AARON EKBLAD
D
6’4
216
R
2/7/96
Barrie
OHL
3.
MICHAEL DAL COLLE
F
6’2
184
L
6/20/96
Oshawa
OHL
4.
WILLIE NYLANDER
F
5’11
169
R
5/1/95
Rogle
SweAI
5.
ANTON KARLSSON
LW
6’1
187
L
8/3/96
Frolunda
SweJE
6.
KASPAR KAPANEN
RW
5’11
172
R
7/23/96
Kuopio
FinE
7.
OSKAR LINDBLOM
RW
6’1
191
L
8/15/96
Brynas
SweJE
8.
ROLAND MCKEOWN
D
6’1
192
R
1/20/96
Kingston
OHL
9.
SAM BENNETT
LW
6’0
178
L
6/20/96
Kingston
OHL
10.
LEON DRAISAITL
C
6’1
199
L
10/27/95
Prince Albert
WHL
11.
NICK RITCHIE
F
6’2
218
L
12/5/95
Peterborough
OHL
12.
JAKE VIRTANEN
LW
6’1
213
R
8/17/96
Calgary
WHL
13.
BLAKE CLARKE
F
6’1
197
L
1/24/96
North Bay
OHL
14.
JARED MCCANN
C
6’0
179
L
5/31/96
S.S. Marie
OHL
15.
CONNER BLEACKLEY
C/RW
6’0
196
R
10/7/95
Red Deer
WHL
16.
BRENDAN PERLINI
LW
6’2
205
L
4/27/96
Niagara
OHL
17.
HAYDN FLEURY
D
6’3
207
L
7/8/96
Red Deer
WHL
18.
BRYCEN MARTIN
D
6’2
184
L
5/9/96
Swift Current
WHL
19.
IVAN BARBASHEV
F
6’0
181
L
12/14/95
Moncton
QMJHL
20.
ADRIAN KEMPE
C
6’2
187
L
9/13/96
Modo
SweJE
21.
JACOB MIDDLETON
D
6’3
208
L
1/2/96
Ottawa
OHL
22.
JACK GLOVER
D
6’3
173
R
5/7/96
USA Under-18
NTDP
23.
ALEX TUCH
RW
6’3
213
R
5/10/96
USA Under-18
NTDP
24.
JAKUB VRANA
RW
6’0
183
L
2/28/96
Linkoping
SweJE
25.
NICK SCHMALTZ
RW
6’0
170
R
2/23/96
Green Bay
USHL
26.
JOSH HO-SANG
RW
5’11
160
R
1/22/96
Windsor
OHL
27.
NIKOLAI GOLDOBIN
RW
5’11
165
L
10/7/95
Sarnia
OHL
28.
ANTHONY DEANGELO
D
5’11
175
R
10/24/95
Sarnia
OHL
29.
DYLAN LARKIN
LW
6’1
190
L
7/30/96
USA Under-18
NTDP
30.
AUSTIN POGANSKI
RW
6’1
198
R
2/16/96
Tri-City
USHL