TSN Top 30 Archive
Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie has covered every NHL Draft since 1980 and his annual TSN rankings are considered the most accurate indicator of how the draft will unfold. In the 2012 Draft, 27 of his top 30 prospects were first-round picks. In the last nine years, McKenzie is 231 of 270 in terms of projecting first rounders (86 percent).
TSN's annual survey of NHL scouts asks them which players will be taken in the first round and at which position. The final rankings are based on a consensus of opinion and do not take into account the NHL teams' order of selection or specific teams needs.
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2012 NHL Entry Draft
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| TSN RANKING |
PLAYER |
DRAFTED BY |
TAKEN OVERALL |
| 1 |
Nail Yakupov, RW |
Edmonton Oilers |
1 |
| 2 |
Ryan Murray, D |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
2 |
| 3 |
Filip Forsberg, LW |
Washington Capitals |
11 |
| 4 |
Griffin Reinhart, D |
New York Islanders |
4 |
| 5 |
Alex Galchenyuk, C |
Montreal Canadiens |
3 |
| 6 |
Mathew Dumba, D |
Minnesota Wild |
7 |
| 7 |
Teuvo Teravainen, LW |
Chicago Blackhawks |
18 |
| 8 |
Morgan Rielly, D |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
5 |
| 9 |
Jacob Trouba, D |
Winnipeg Jets |
9 |
| 10 |
Olli Maatta, D |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 |
| 11 |
Radek Faksa, C |
Dallas Stars |
13 |
| 12 |
Mikhail Grigorenko, C |
Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
| 13 |
Zemgus Girgensons, C |
Buffalo Sabres |
14 |
| 14 |
Cody Ceci, D |
Ottawa Senators |
15 |
| 15 |
Hampus Lindholm, D |
Anaheim Ducks |
6 |
| 16 |
Slater Koekkoek, D |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
10 |
| 17 |
Derrick Pouliot, D |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
8 |
| 18 |
Thomas Wilson, RW |
Washington Capitals |
16 |
| 19 |
Tomas Hertl, C |
San Jose Sharks |
17 |
| 20 |
Brendan Gaunce, C |
Vancouver Canucks |
26 |
| 21 |
Matthew Finn, D |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
35 |
| 22 |
Brady Skjei, D |
New York Rangers |
28 |
| 23 |
Stefan Matteau, C |
New York Rangers |
29 |
| 24 |
Andrei Vasilevski, G |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
19 |
| 25 |
Malcolm Subban, G |
Boston Bruins |
24 |
| 26 |
Michael Matheson, D |
Florida Panthers |
23 |
| 27 |
Sebastien Collberg, RW |
Montreal Canadiens |
33 |
| 28 |
Scott Laughton, C |
Philadelphia Flyers |
20 |
| 29 |
Tanner Pearson, LW |
Los Angeles Kings |
30 |
| 30 |
Phillip Di Giuseppe, LW |
Carolina Hurricanes |
38 |
