International Scouting Services' list of the top draft-eligible prospects for the NHL's 2012 Entry Draft.
List updated April 17, 2012
ISS Top 50 for 2012 NHL Draft
| Rank |
Player |
Pos |
Ht. |
Wt. |
S/C |
DoB |
Team |
League |
| 1. |
NAIL YAKUPOV |
LW |
5'10 |
189 |
L |
Oct. 6/93 |
Sarnia |
OHL |
| 2. |
FILIP FORSBERG |
RW |
6'1 |
176 |
R |
Aug. 13/94 |
Leksands |
SweAI |
| 3. |
MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO |
RW |
6'3 |
200 |
L |
May 16/94 |
Quebec |
QMJHL |
| 4. |
RYAN MURRAY |
D |
6'0 |
201 |
L |
Sep. 27/93 |
Everett |
WHL |
| 5. |
JACOB TROUBA |
D |
6'2 |
196 |
R |
Feb. 26/94 |
USA U-18 |
USNTDP |
| 6. |
MATT DUMBA |
D |
5'11 |
183 |
R |
Jul. 25/94 |
Red Deer |
WHL |
| 7. |
MORGAN RIELLY |
D |
5'11 |
190 |
L |
Mar. 9/94 |
Moose Jaw |
WHL |
| 8. |
TEUVO TERAVAINEN |
LW |
5'11 |
161 |
L |
Sept. 11/94 |
Jokerit |
FinE |
| 9. |
CODY CECI |
D |
6'2 |
207 |
R |
Dec. 21/93 |
Ottawa |
OHL |
| 10. |
GRIFFIN REINHART |
D |
6'3 |
207 |
L |
Jan. 24/94 |
Edmonton |
WHL |
| 11. |
BRENDAN GAUNCE |
C |
6'2 |
215 |
L |
Mar. 25/94 |
Belleville |
OHL |
| 12. |
SEBASTIAN COLLBERG |
RW |
5'11 |
174 |
R |
Feb. 23/94 |
Vastra |
SweJE |
| 13. |
OLLI MAATTA |
D |
6'1 |
202 |
L |
Aug. 22/94 |
London |
OHL |
| 14. |
ALEXANDER GALCHENYUK |
RW |
6'0 |
198 |
L |
Feb. 12/94 |
Sarnia |
OHL |
| 15. |
RADEK FAKSA |
LW |
6'3 |
202 |
L |
Jan. 9/94 |
Kitchener |
OHL |
| 16. |
MATT FINN |
D |
6'0 |
195 |
L |
Feb. 24/94 |
Guelph |
OHL |
| 17. |
PONTUS ABERG |
LW |
5'11 |
187 |
R |
Sep. 23/93 |
Djurgarden |
SweE |
| 18. |
SLATER KOEKKOEK |
D |
6'2 |
184 |
L |
Feb. 18/94 |
Peterborough |
OHL |
| 19. |
DERRICK POULIOT |
D |
5'11 |
186 |
L |
Jan. 16/94 |
Portland |
WHL |
| 20. |
SCOTT LAUGHTON |
C |
6'0 |
177 |
L |
May 30/94 |
Oshawa |
OHL |
| 21. |
ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS |
C |
6'1 |
201 |
L |
Jan. 5/94 |
Dubuque |
USHL |
| 22. |
NICHOLAS KERDILES |
C |
6'1 |
200 |
L |
Jan. 11/94 |
USA U-18 |
USNTDP |
| 23. |
COLTON SISSONS |
C/R |
6'1 |
189 |
R |
Nov. 5/93 |
Kelowna |
WHL |
| 24. |
BRADY SKJEI |
D |
6'3 |
203 |
L |
Mar. 26/94 |
USA U-18 |
USNTDP |
| 25. |
HAMPUS LINDHOLM |
RW |
6'2 |
196 |
L |
Jan. 20/94 |
Rogle |
SweJE |
| 26. |
DALTON THROWER |
D |
5'11 |
189 |
R |
Dec. 20/93 |
Saskatoon |
WHL |
| 27. |
THOMAS WILSON |
RW |
6'3 |
203 |
R |
Mar. 29/94 |
Plymouth |
OHL |
| 28. |
LUDVIG BYSTROM |
D |
6'0 |
208 |
L |
Jul. 20/94 |
Modo |
SweE |
| 29. |
TOMAS HERTL |
LW |
6'2 |
198 |
L |
Nov. 12/93 |
Slavia |
CzeE |
| 30. |
DANIIL ZHARKOV |
F |
6'3 |
197 |
L |
Feb. 6/94 |
Belleville |
OHL |
| 31. |
STEFAN MATTEAU |
LW |
6'1 |
210 |
L |
Feb. 23/94 |
USA U-18 |
USNTDP |
| 32. |
MIKE MATHESON |
D |
6'1 |
180 |
L |
Feb. 27/94 |
Dubuque |
USHL |
| 33. |
PHILLIP DI GIUSEPPE |
LW |
5'11 |
176 |
L |
Oct. 9/93 |
Michigan |
CCHA |
| 34. |
ANTON SLEPYSHEV |
LW |
6'2 |
187 |
R |
May 13/94 |
Novokuznetsk |
KHL |
| 35. |
ANDREAS ATHANASIOU |
C |
6'0 |
179 |
L |
Aug. 6/94 |
London |
OHL |
| 36. |
MIKE WINTHER |
C |
5'11 |
175 |
L |
Jan. 9/94 |
Prince Albert |
WHL |
| 37. |
TANNER PEARSON |
LW |
6'0 |
198 |
L |
Aug. 10/92 |
Barrie |
OHL |
| 38. |
TOMAS HYKA |
RW |
5'11 |
160 |
R |
Mar. 23/93 |
Gatineau |
QMJHL |
| 39. |
TIM BOZON |
LW |
6'0 |
183 |
L |
Mar. 24/94 |
Kamloops |
WHL |
| 40. |
CHANDLER STEPHENSON |
C |
5'10 |
192 |
L |
Apr. 22/94 |
Regina |
WHL |
| 41. |
VILLE POKKA |
D |
6'0 |
198 |
R |
Jun. 3/94 |
Karpat |
FinE |
| 42. |
MARTIN FRK |
RW |
5'11 |
204 |
L |
Oct. 5/93 |
Halifax |
QMJHL |
| 43. |
NIKLAS TIKKINEN |
D |
5'11 |
172 |
L |
Jun. 1/94 |
Espoo Blues Jr. |
FinJrA |
| 44. |
PATRICK SIELOFF |
D |
6'0 |
198 |
L |
May 15/94 |
USA U-18 |
USNTDP |
| 45. |
ADAM PELECH |
D |
6'2 |
210 |
L |
Aug. 16/94 |
Erie |
OHL |
| 46. |
BOO NIEVES |
C |
6'2 |
184 |
L |
Jan. 23/94 |
Indiana Ice |
USHL |
| 47. |
SCOTT KOSMACHUK |
RW |
5'11 |
185 |
R |
Jan. 24/94 |
Guelph |
OHL |
| 48. |
CALLE ANDERSSON |
D |
6'2 |
208 |
R |
May 16/94 |
Farjestad |
SweJE |
| 49. |
HENRIK SAMUELSSON |
C |
6'2 |
195 |
R |
Feb. 7/94 |
Edmonton |
WHL |
| 50. |
BRADY VAIL |
LW |
6'0 |
195 |
L |
Mar. 11/94 |
Windsor |
OHL |
