Craig's List
TSN Scout Craig Button produces 10 monthly rankings (September-June) of the top players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Craig's monthly 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: May 15, 2012
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 60 list last month. November's ranking was the first of the season which ranked the Top 60 players. Earlier months ranked the Top 30 with a 30 player watch list.
The Top 60
| RK |
Player |
Last |
Team |
DOB |
Pos. |
S |
Ht/Wt |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
+/- |
| 1. |
Nail Yakupov |
1 |
Sarnia (OHL) |
10/6/93 |
RW |
L |
5'11/189 |
42 |
31 |
38 |
69 |
+15 |
| 2. |
Mathew Dumba |
2 |
Red Deer (WHL) |
7/25/94 |
D |
R |
5'11/183 |
69 |
20 |
37 |
57 |
-6 |
| 3. |
Morgan Rielly |
4 |
Moose Jaw (WHL) |
3/9/94 |
D |
L |
6'0/190 |
18 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
+6 |
| 4. |
Alex Galchenyuk |
5 |
Sarnia (OHL) |
2/12/94 |
C |
L |
6'1/197 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
| 5. |
Teuvo Teravainen |
7 |
Jokerit (FIN) |
9/11/94 |
RW |
L |
5'11/165 |
40 |
11 |
7 |
18 |
-5 |
| 6. |
Griffin Reinhart |
6 |
Edmonton (WHL) |
1/24/94 |
D |
L |
6'3/202 |
58 |
12 |
24 |
36 |
+23 |
| 7. |
Filip Forsberg |
3 |
Leksands (SWE) |
8/13/94 |
LW |
R |
6'2/181 |
53 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
+1 |
| 8. |
Malcolm Subban |
10 |
Belleville (OHL) |
12/21/93 |
G |
L |
6'1/188 |
39 |
25 |
2.50 |
.923 |
3 |
| 9. |
Matt Finn |
8 |
Guelph (OHL) |
2/24/94 |
D |
L |
6'0/195 |
61 |
10 |
38 |
48 |
-13 |
| 10. |
Hampus Lindholm |
9 |
Rogle (SWE) |
1/20/94 |
D |
L |
6'2/196 |
36 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
+7 |
| 11. |
Cody Ceci |
11 |
Ottawa (OHL |
12/21/93 |
D |
R |
6'2/207 |
64 |
17 |
43 |
60 |
+21 |
| 12. |
Ryan Murray |
12 |
Everett (WHL) |
9/27/93 |
D |
L |
6'0/205 |
46 |
9 |
22 |
31 |
E |
| 13. |
Jacob Trouba |
13 |
USNTDP |
2/26/94 |
D |
R |
6'2/193 |
54 |
9 |
23 |
32 |
- |
| 14. |
Mark Jankowski |
15 |
Stanstead (Quebec Prep) |
9/13/94 |
C |
L |
6'2/170 |
57 |
53 |
40 |
93 |
+51 |
| 15. |
Andrei Vasilevski |
20 |
Ufa (KHL) |
7/25/94 |
G |
L |
6'3/204 |
27 |
- |
2.23 |
.931 |
- |
| 16. |
Zemgus Girgensons |
16 |
Dubuque (USHL) |
1/5/94 |
C |
L |
6'1/198 |
49 |
24 |
31 |
55 |
+17 |
| 17. |
Radek Faksa |
18 |
Kitchener (OHL) |
1/9/94 |
C |
L |
6'3/202 |
69 |
29 |
37 |
66 |
+19 |
| 18. |
Derrick Pouliot |
17 |
Portland (WHL) |
1/16/94 |
D |
L |
5'11/186 |
72 |
11 |
48 |
59 |
+15 |
| 19. |
Ludvig Bystrom |
21 |
MODO (SWE) |
7/20/94 |
D |
L |
6'1/208 |
42 |
8 |
25 |
33 |
-3 |
| 20. |
Mikhail Grigorenko |
14 |
Quebec (QMJHL) |
5/16/94 |
C |
L |
6'3/200 |
59 |
40 |
45 |
85 |
+35 |
| 21. |
Tom Wilson |
22 |
Plymouth (OHL) |
3/29/94 |
RW |
R |
6'4/203 |
49 |
9 |
18 |
27 |
+17 |
| 22. |
Tomas Hertl |
23 |
Slavia Praha (Czech) |
12/11/93 |
C |
L |
6'2/198 |
38 |
12 |
13 |
25 |
- |
| 23. |
Pontus Aberg |
24 |
Djurgardens (SWE) |
9/23/93 |
LW |
R |
5'11/194 |
54 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
-3 |
| 24. |
Michael Matheson |
28 |
Dubuque (USHL) |
2/27/94 |
D |
L |
6'1/178 |
53 |
11 |
17 |
28 |
E |
| 25. |
Scott Laughton |
30 |
Oshawa (OHL) |
5/30/94 |
C |
L |
6'0/177 |
64 |
21 |
32 |
53 |
+8 |
| 26. |
Gemel Smith |
25 |
Owen Sound (OHL) |
4/16/94 |
LW |
L |
5'10/160 |
68 |
21 |
39 |
60 |
E |
| 27. |
Brady Skeji |
33 |
USNTDP |
3/26/94 |
D |
L |
6'2/200 |
60 |
4 |
19 |
23 |
- |
| 28. |
Sebastien Collberg |
19 |
Frolunda (SWE) |
2/23/94 |
RW |
R |
5'11/176 |
23 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
+2 |
| 29. |
Phillip Di Giuseppe |
27 |
Michigan (CCHA) |
10/9/93 |
LW |
L |
5'11/176 |
40 |
11 |
15 |
26 |
+23 |
| 30. |
Olli Maatta |
- |
London (OHL) |
8/22/94 |
D |
L |
6'1/202 |
58 |
5 |
27 |
32 |
+25 |
| 31. |
Oscar Dansk |
29 |
Brynas (SWE) |
2/28/94 |
G |
L |
6'2/183 |
30 |
|
2.82 |
.901 |
2 |
| 32. |
Mikko Vainonen |
34 |
HIFK (FIN) |
4/11/94 |
D |
L |
6'2/205 |
38 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
- |
| 33. |
Slater Koekkoek |
36 |
Peterborough (OHL) |
2/18/94 |
D |
L |
6'2/186 |
26 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
-7 |
| 34. |
Adam Pelech |
40 |
Erie (OHL) |
8/18/94 |
D |
L |
6'2/210 |
44 |
2 |
18 |
20 |
-20 |
| 35. |
Jarrod Maidens |
31 |
Owen Sound (OHL) |
3/4/94 |
LW |
L |
6'1/178 |
28 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
-2 |
| 36. |
Devin Shore |
46 |
Whitby (OJHL) |
7/19/94 |
C |
L |
6'0/184 |
52 |
31 |
39 |
70 |
- |
| 37. |
Brendan Gaunce |
26 |
Belleville (OHL) |
3/25/94 |
C |
L |
6'2/215 |
68 |
28 |
40 |
68 |
+4 |
| 38. |
Brady Vail |
39 |
Windsor (OHL) |
3/11/94 |
LW |
L |
6'0/195 |
68 |
22 |
30 |
52 |
+1 |
| 39. |
Esa Lindell |
43 |
Jokerit Jr. (Fin) |
5/23/94 |
D |
L |
6'3/194 |
48 |
21 |
30 |
51 |
- |
| 40. |
Patrick Sieloff |
32 |
USNTDP |
5/14/94 |
D |
L |
6'0/198 |
60 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
- |
| 41. |
Damon Severson |
41 |
Kelowna (WHL) |
8/7/94 |
D |
R |
6'1/200 |
56 |
7 |
30 |
37 |
+5 |
| 42. |
Tanner Pearson |
38 |
Barrie (OHL) |
9/10/92 |
LW |
L |
6'0/198 |
61 |
37 |
54 |
91 |
+21 |
| 43. |
Matthew Murray |
48 |
Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
5/25/94 |
G |
L |
6'4/162 |
36 |
13 |
4.08 |
.876 |
0 |
| 44. |
Stefan Matteau |
47 |
USNTDP |
2/23/94 |
C |
L |
6'2/210 |
46 |
15 |
17 |
32 |
|
| 45. |
Vyacheslav Osnovin |
- |
Cheljabinsk (RUS) |
3/5/94 |
C |
L |
6'0/188 |
45 |
7 |
18 |
25 |
- |
| 46. |
Lukas Sutter |
44 |
Saskatoon (WHL) |
10/4/93 |
C |
L |
6'0/207 |
70 |
28 |
31 |
59 |
+15 |
| 47. |
Mike Winther |
35 |
Prince Albert (WHL) |
7/9/94 |
C |
L |
5'11/175 |
71 |
32 |
24 |
56 |
-9 |
| 48. |
Ville Pokka |
45 |
Karpat Oulu (FIN) |
6/3/94 |
D |
R |
5'11/198 |
35 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
-3 |
| 49. |
Christoval Nieves |
50 |
Kent School (USHS) |
1/23/94 |
LW |
L |
6'2/184 |
26 |
7 |
32 |
39 |
- |
| 50. |
Michael Houser |
- |
London (OHL) |
9/13/92 |
G |
L |
6'1/190 |
62 |
46 |
2.47 |
.925 |
6 |
| 51. |
Dalton Thrower |
- |
Saskatoon (WHL) |
12/20/93 |
D |
R |
6'0/189 |
66 |
18 |
36 |
54 |
-4 |
| 52. |
Tomas Hyka |
49 |
Gatineau (QMJHL) |
3/23/93 |
RW |
R |
5'11/164 |
50 |
20 |
44 |
64 |
+14 |
| 53. |
Brandon Whitney |
51 |
Victoriaville (QMJHL) |
5/11/94 |
G |
L |
6'5/193 |
36 |
22 |
2.74 |
.896 |
2 |
| 54. |
Henrik Samuelsson |
57 |
Edmonton (WHL) |
2/7/94 |
RW |
R |
6'2/195 |
28 |
7 |
16 |
23 |
+18 |
| 55. |
Martin Frk |
37 |
Halifax (QMJHL) |
10/5/93 |
RW |
R |
6'0/204 |
34 |
16 |
13 |
29 |
-9 |
| 56. |
Andreas Athanasiou |
42 |
London (OHL) |
8/6/94 |
C |
L |
6'0/179 |
63 |
22 |
15 |
37 |
+22 |
| 57. |
Jon Gillies |
52 |
Indiana (USHL) |
1/22/94 |
G |
L |
6'4/210 |
53 |
31 |
2.77 |
.915 |
3 |
| 58. |
Jordan Schmaltz |
60 |
Green Bay (USHL) |
10/8/93 |
D |
R |
6'2/189 |
55 |
10 |
31 |
41 |
+11 |
| 59. |
Anton Slepyshev |
53 |
Penza (RUS) |
5/13/94 |
LW |
R |
6'0/160 |
52 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
- |
| 60. |
Dillon Fournier |
55 |
Rouyn Noranda (QMJHL) |
6/15/94 |
D |
L |
6'2/180 |
52 |
9 |
28 |
37 |
-8 |
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft is scheduled for June 22-23 in Pittsburgh. The following 2012 first round picks have been traded:
Colorado to Washington (G Semyon Varlamov from Washington to Colorado for the Avalanche's 2012 first round pick and a second round pick in either 2012 or 2013).
Detroit to Tampa Bay (D Kyle Quincey to Detroit for the Red Wings 2012 first round pick and defenceman Sebastien Piche).
Los Angeles to Columbus (F Jeff Carter to Los Angeles for a conditional first round pick and defenceman Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets have their choice of either Los Angeles' 1st rounder in 2012 or 2013, since the Kings make the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs).
Nashville to Buffalo (F Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick to Nashville for the Predators 2012 first round pick).
