Craig's List
TSN Scout Craig Button produces rankings (October through June) this season featuring the top players eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Craig's rankings represent his individual assessment of where players are slotted in the NHL draft. They will be posted in addition to Bob McKenzie's consensus NHL rankings, which is compiled four times a year. Bob's rankings represent the consensus NHL team view of where players are slotted in the NHL draft.
You can follow Craig on Twitter at @CraigJButton and Bob at @TSNBobMcKenzie.
Updated: April 8, 2013
Next Edition: June 4, 2013
Goaltending statistics are as follows: games, wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts. The shot header applies to the goaltender's glove hand.
Note: The 'Last' column represents their Craig's List ranking from the previous month. The dash ( - ) indicates that the player was not ranked in Craig Button's Top 75 list last month.
The Top 75 - stats through April 3
| RK |
Player |
Last |
Team |
DOB |
Pos. |
S |
Ht/Wt |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
+/- |
| 1. |
Seth Jones |
1 |
Portland (WHL) |
Oct. 3/94 |
D |
R |
6'3/208 |
61 |
14 |
42 |
56 |
+46 |
| 2. |
Jonathan Drouin |
2 |
Halifax (QMJHL) |
Mar. 27/95 |
LW |
L |
5'11/185 |
49 |
41 |
64 |
105 |
+48 |
| 3. |
Nathan MacKinnon |
3 |
Halifax (QMJHL) |
Sep. 1/95 |
C |
R |
6'0/182 |
44 |
32 |
43 |
75 |
+40 |
| 4. |
Aleksander Barkov |
4 |
Tappara (FIN) |
Sep. 2/95 |
C |
L |
6'2/205 |
53 |
21 |
27 |
48 |
+18 |
| 5. |
Valeri Nichushkin |
5 |
Chelijabinsk 2 (RUS) |
Mar. 4/95 |
LW |
L |
6'4/196 |
41 |
15 |
8 |
23 |
+16 |
| 6. |
Darnell Nurse |
6 |
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
Feb. 4/95 |
D |
L |
6'3/189 |
68 |
12 |
29 |
41 |
+15 |
| 7. |
Sean Monahan |
7 |
Ottawa (OHL) |
Oct. 12/94 |
C |
L |
6'2/186 |
58 |
31 |
47 |
78 |
-18 |
| 8. |
Elias Lindholm |
8 |
Brynas (SWE) |
Dec. 2/94 |
C |
R |
5'11/181 |
48 |
11 |
19 |
30 |
+1 |
| 9. |
Zachary Fucale |
10 |
Halifax (QMJHL) |
May 28/95 |
G |
L |
6'1/181 |
55 |
44 |
2.35 |
.909 |
2 |
| 10. |
Max Domi |
11 |
London (OHL) |
Mar. 2/95 |
C/LW |
L |
5'9/193 |
64 |
39 |
48 |
87 |
+33 |
| 11. |
Nikita Zadorov |
9 |
London (OHL) |
Apr. 15/95 |
D |
L |
6'5/230 |
63 |
6 |
19 |
25 |
+33 |
| 12. |
Hunter Shinkaruk |
12 |
Medicine Hat (WHL) |
Oct. 13/94 |
C/RW |
L |
5'11/174 |
64 |
37 |
49 |
86 |
-13 |
| 13. |
Alexander Wennberg |
13 |
Djurgardens (SWE) |
Sep. 22/95 |
C |
L |
6'1/174 |
49 |
14 |
21 |
35 |
+10 |
| 14. |
Anthony Mantha |
14 |
Val d'Or |
Sep. 16/94 |
LW |
L |
6'4/190 |
67 |
50 |
39 |
89 |
+21 |
| 15. |
Josh Morrissey |
15 |
Prince Albert (WHL) |
Mar. 28/95 |
D |
L |
5'11/182 |
70 |
15 |
32 |
47 |
+14 |
| 16. |
Adam Erne |
17 |
Quebec (QMJHL) |
Apr. 20/95 |
LW |
L |
6'1/195 |
68 |
28 |
44 |
72 |
+11 |
| 17. |
Morgan Klimchuk |
21 |
Regina (WHL) |
Mar. 2/95 |
C/LW |
L |
5'11/180 |
72 |
36 |
40 |
76 |
-1 |
| 18. |
Artturi Lehkonen |
18 |
Kalpa (FIN) |
Jul. 4/95 |
LW |
L |
5'10/163 |
45 |
14 |
16 |
30 |
+12 |
| 19. |
Bo Horvat |
24 |
London (OHL) |
May 4/95 |
C/LW |
L |
6'0/200 |
67 |
33 |
28 |
61 |
+3 |
| 20. |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
20 |
TPS Turku (FIN) |
Oct. 27/94 |
D |
R |
6'3/203 |
52 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
-7 |
| 21. |
Kerby Rychel |
22 |
Windsor (OHL) |
Oct. 7/94 |
LW |
L |
6'1/200 |
68 |
40 |
47 |
87 |
-21 |
| 22. |
Frederik Gauthier |
19 |
Rimouski (QMJHL) |
Apr. 26/95 |
C |
L |
6'5/210 |
62 |
22 |
38 |
60 |
+22 |
| 23. |
Jason Dickinson |
25 |
Guelph (OHL) |
Jul. 4/95 |
LW |
L |
6'1/179 |
66 |
18 |
29 |
47 |
+19 |
| 24. |
Ryan Hartman |
27 |
Plymouth (OHL) |
Sep. 20/94 |
C/RW |
R |
5'11/187 |
56 |
23 |
37 |
60 |
+29 |
| 25. |
Ryan Pulock |
16 |
Brandon (WHL) |
Oct. 6/94 |
D |
R |
6'0/211 |
61 |
14 |
31 |
45 |
-7 |
| 26. |
Laurent Dauphin |
33 |
Chicoutimi (QMJHL) |
Mar. 26/95 |
C |
L |
6'0/167 |
62 |
25 |
37 |
62 |
0 |
| 27. |
Nicolas Petan |
28 |
Portland (WHL) |
Mar. 22/95 |
C |
L |
5'9/163 |
71 |
46 |
74 |
120 |
+68 |
| 28. |
Curtis Lazar |
23 |
Edmonton (WHL) |
Feb. 2/95 |
C |
R |
5'11/193 |
72 |
38 |
23 |
61 |
+25 |
| 29. |
JT Compher |
26 |
USNTDP (USHL) |
Apr. 8/95 |
C |
R |
5'11/184 |
44 |
15 |
28 |
43 |
- |
| 30. |
Valentin Zykov |
29 |
Baie Comeau (QMJHL) |
May 15/95 |
RW |
R |
6'0/210 |
67 |
40 |
35 |
75 |
+29 |
| 31. |
Pavel Buchnevich |
31 |
Cheropovets (KHL) |
Apr. 17/95 |
C/LW |
L |
6'1/161 |
24 |
8 |
15 |
23 |
-2 |
| 32. |
Samuel Morin |
44 |
Rimouski (QMJHL) |
Jul. 12/95 |
D |
L |
6'7/200 |
46 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
+10 |
| 33. |
Mirco Mueller |
35 |
Everett (WHL) |
Mar. 21/95 |
D |
L |
6'3/184 |
63 |
6 |
25 |
31 |
-10 |
| 34. |
Anthony Duclair |
32 |
Quebec (QMJHL) |
Aug. 26/95 |
LW |
L |
5'11/180 |
55 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
+23 |
| 35. |
Jordan Subban |
36 |
Belleville (OHL) |
Mar. 3/95 |
D |
R |
5'9/175 |
68 |
15 |
36 |
51 |
+22 |
| 36. |
Robert Hagg |
30 |
Modo (SWE) |
Feb. 8/95 |
D |
L |
6'2/193 |
30 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
+6 |
| 37. |
Ian McCoshen |
43 |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Aug. 5/95 |
D |
L |
6'2/207 |
52 |
11 |
31 |
42 |
+34 |
| 38. |
Emile Poirier |
- |
Gatineau (QMHJL) |
Dec. 4/94 |
LW |
L |
6'1/183 |
65 |
32 |
38 |
70 |
0 |
| 39. |
Andre Burakowsky |
46 |
Malmo (SWE) |
Feb. 9/95 |
LW |
L |
6'1/178 |
43 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
-2 |
| 40. |
Ryan Fitzgerald |
37 |
Valley Jr. (EJHL) |
Oct. 19/94 |
C |
L |
5'9/168 |
26 |
14 |
16 |
30 |
- |
| 41. |
Keaton Thompson |
38 |
USNTDP (USHL) |
Sep. 4/95 |
D |
L |
6'0/187 |
59 |
4 |
17 |
21 |
- |
| 42. |
Connor Hurley |
39 |
Edina High (USHSW) |
Sep. 15/95 |
C |
L |
6'1/172 |
31 |
20 |
32 |
52 |
- |
| 43. |
Madison Bowey |
34 |
Kelowna (WHL) |
Apr. 22/95 |
D |
R |
6'1/200 |
69 |
12 |
18 |
30 |
+41 |
| 44. |
Eric Comrie |
40 |
Tri City (WHL) |
Jul. 6/95 |
G |
L |
6'1/167 |
37 |
20 |
2.62 |
.915 |
2 |
| 45. |
Tristan Jarry |
42 |
Edmonton (WHL) |
Apr. 29/95 |
G |
L |
6'2/178 |
27 |
18 |
1.61 |
.936 |
6 |
| 46. |
Justin Bailey |
45 |
Kitchener (OHL) |
Jul. 1/95 |
C/RW |
R |
6'3/194 |
57 |
17 |
19 |
36 |
+22 |
| 47. |
Steve Santini |
41 |
USNTDP (USHL) |
Mar. 7/95 |
D |
R |
6'2/207 |
50 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
- |
| 48. |
Jimmy Lodge |
49 |
Saginaw (OHL) |
March 5, 1995 |
RW |
R |
6'1/166 |
64 |
28 |
39 |
67 |
+4 |
| 49. |
Zach Nastasiuk |
47 |
Owen Sound (OHL) |
Mar. 30/95 |
RW |
R |
6'1/191 |
62 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
+21 |
| 50. |
Jacob De La Rose |
48 |
Leksands (SWE) |
May 20/95 |
LW |
L |
6'2/189 |
48 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
+9 |
| 51. |
Marc-Oliver Roy |
51 |
Blainville (QMJHL) |
Nov. 5/94 |
C/LW |
L |
6'0/175 |
65 |
29 |
38 |
67 |
+12 |
| 52. |
Chris Bigras |
50 |
Owen Sound (OHL) |
Feb. 22/95 |
D |
L |
6'1/189 |
68 |
8 |
30 |
38 |
+67 |
| 53. |
Gabriel Paquin-Boudreau |
66 |
Baie Comeau (QMJHL) |
Feb. 21/95 |
LW |
L |
5'11/167 |
67 |
22 |
41 |
63 |
+31 |
| 54. |
Mitchell Wheaton |
59 |
Kelowna (WHL) |
Feb. 6/95 |
D |
L |
6'4/228 |
39 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
+20 |
| 55. |
Philippe Desrosiers |
53 |
Rimouski (QMJHL) |
Aug. 16/95 |
G |
L |
6'1/182 |
43 |
22 |
3.07 |
.900 |
1 |
| 56. |
Wilhelm Westlund |
58 |
Farjestad (SWE) |
Mar. 15/95 |
D |
L |
6'0/184 |
37 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
+9 |
| 57. |
Niklas Hansson |
52 |
Rogle (SWE) |
Jan. 8/95 |
D |
R |
6'0/175 |
41 |
3 |
20 |
23 |
+23 |
| 58. |
Gustav Olofsson |
- |
Green Bay (USHL) |
Jan. 8/95 |
D |
L |
6'3/185 |
61 |
1 |
20 |
21 |
+11 |
| 59. |
Shea Theodore |
65 |
Seattle (WHL) |
Aug. 3/95 |
D |
L |
6'2/182 |
71 |
19 |
31 |
50 |
-24 |
| 60. |
Greg Chase |
67 |
Calgary (WHL) |
Jan. 1/95 |
C |
R |
6'0/195 |
69 |
17 |
32 |
49 |
+11 |
| 61. |
Sergey Tolchinsky |
61 |
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
Feb. 3/95 |
RW |
L |
5'7/152 |
62 |
26 |
25 |
51 |
+8 |
| 62. |
Taylor Cammarata |
64 |
Waterloo (USHL) |
May 13/95 |
C/LW |
L |
5'7/156 |
57 |
36 |
54 |
90 |
+37 |
| 63. |
Oliver Bjorkstrand |
68 |
Portand (WHL) |
April 10, 1995 |
RW |
R |
5'11/167 |
65 |
31 |
32 |
63 |
+38 |
| 64. |
Ryan Kujawinski |
54 |
Kingston (OHL) |
Mar. 30/95 |
C/LW |
L |
6'1/203 |
66 |
17 |
31 |
48 |
-12 |
| 65. |
Dillon Heatherington |
- |
Swift Current (WHL) |
May 9/95 |
D |
L |
6'3/196 |
71 |
4 |
23 |
27 |
+25 |
| 66. |
Eamon McAdam |
55 |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Sep. 24/94 |
G |
L |
6'2/185 |
38 |
16 |
3.50 |
.895 |
1 |
| 67. |
Nick Sorensen |
74 |
Quebec (QMJHL) |
Oct. 23/94 |
RW |
R |
6'1/168 |
46 |
20 |
27 |
47 |
+10 |
| 68. |
Juuso Ikonen |
60 |
Espoo (FIN) |
Jan. 3/95 |
RW |
R |
5'9/169 |
57 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
+1 |
| 69. |
Marko Dano |
57 |
Sloven Bratislava (KHL) |
Nov. 30/94 |
C |
L |
5'11/183 |
37 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
+4 |
| 70. |
Nick Moutrey |
71 |
Saginaw (OHL) |
June 24, 1995 |
C/LW |
L |
6'2/208 |
65 |
16 |
27 |
43 |
2 |
| 71. |
Jan Kostalek |
69 |
Rimouski (QMJHL) |
Feb. 17/95 |
D |
R |
6'1/181 |
48 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
+17 |
| 72. |
Spencer Martin |
56 |
Mississauga (OHL) |
Jun. 8/95 |
G |
L |
6'2/192 |
46 |
17 |
3.02 |
.906 |
0 |
| 73. |
Sergei Stetsenko |
62 |
CSKA 2 (RUS) |
Jun. 6/95 |
D |
L |
6'3/191 |
36 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-5 |
| 74. |
Linus Arnesson |
72 |
Djurgardens (SWE) |
Set. 21/94 |
D |
L |
6'1/179 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-6 |
| 75. |
Hudson Fasching |
75 |
USNTDP (USHL) |
Jul. 28/95 |
RW |
R |
6'2/213 |
57 |
11 |
18 |
29 |
- |
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft is scheduled for June 30 in Newark, New Jersey. The following 2013 first round picks have been traded:
New York Rangers to Columbus (Part of the Rick Nash trade in the off-season).
Los Angeles to Columbus (Part of last-season's Jeff Carter trade).
St. Louis to Calgary (Part of the Jay Bouwmeester deal. If the Blues don't make the playoffs this season, the Flames will get a 4th round pick in 2013 and St. Louis' first round pick in 2014).
Pittsburgh to Calgary (Part of the Jarome Iginla deal).
Minnesota to Buffalo (Part of the Jason Pominville trade).
Note: New Jersey must forfeit either their 2013 or 2014 first round pick as a penalty for circumventing the salary cap when signing Ilya Kovalchuk.
