International Scouting Services' list of the top draft-eligible prospects for the NHL's 2009 Entry Draft.
List updated May 16, 2009.
ISS Top 30 for 2009 NHL Draft
| Rank |
Player |
Pos |
Ht. |
Wt. |
S/C |
DoB |
Team |
League |
| 1. |
JOHN TAVARES |
C |
6'0" |
198 |
L |
Sep 20/90 |
London |
OHL |
| 2. |
MATT DUCHENE |
C |
5'11" |
198 |
L |
Jan 16/91 |
Brampton |
OHL |
| 3. |
VICTOR HEDMAN |
D |
6'6" |
220 |
L |
Dec 18/90 |
Modo |
SweE |
| 4. |
M. PAAJARVI-SVENSSON |
LW |
6'1" |
200 |
L |
Apr 12/91 |
Timra |
SweE |
| 5. |
EVANDER KANE |
C |
5'11" |
160 |
L |
Aug 01/91 |
Vancouver |
WHL |
| 6. |
BRAYDEN SCHENN |
C |
6'0" |
196 |
L |
Aug 22/91 |
Brandon |
WHL |
| 7. |
JARED COWEN |
D |
6'5" |
218 |
L |
Jan 25/91 |
Spokane |
WHL |
| 8. |
NAZEM KADRI |
C |
6'1" |
177 |
L |
Oct 06/90 |
London |
OHL |
| 9. |
OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON |
D |
6'2" |
176 |
L |
Oct 10/90 |
Leksands |
SweAl |
| 10. |
DMITRI KULIKOV |
D |
6'1" |
195 |
L |
Oct 29/90 |
Drummondville |
QMJHL |
| 11. |
JACOB JOSEFSON |
C |
6'0" |
187 |
L |
Mar 02/91 |
Djurgarden |
SweE |
| 12. |
LOUIS LEBLANC |
C |
5'11" |
170 |
R |
Jan 26/91 |
Omaha |
USHL |
| 13. |
RYAN ELLIS |
D |
5'10" |
173 |
R |
Jan 03/91 |
Windsor |
OHL |
| 14. |
JORDAN SCHROEDER |
RW |
5'8" |
165 |
R |
Sep 29/90 |
U of MN |
WCHA |
| 15. |
PETER HOLLAND |
C |
6'2" |
190 |
L |
Jan 14/91 |
Guelph |
OHL |
| 16. |
JOHN MOORE |
D |
6'2" |
189 |
L |
Nov 19/90 |
Chicago |
USHL |
| 17. |
LANDON FERRARO |
RW |
6'0" |
170 |
R |
Aug 08/91 |
Red Deer |
WHL |
| 18. |
DREW SHORE |
C |
6'2" |
198 |
R |
Jan 29/91 |
USA18 |
NTDP |
| 19. |
SCOTT GLENNIE |
C |
6'1" |
180 |
R |
Feb 22/91 |
Brandon |
WHL |
| 20. |
ZACK KASSIAN |
RW |
6'3" |
205 |
R |
Jan 24/91 |
Peterborough |
OHL |
| 21. |
NICK LEDDY |
D |
5'11" |
179 |
L |
Mar 20/91 |
Eden Prairie |
MN-HS |
| 22. |
DAVID RUNDBLAD |
R |
6'2 |
189 |
R |
Oct 8/90 |
Skelleftea |
SweE |
| 23. |
KYLE PALMIERI |
C |
5'10" |
191 |
R |
Feb 1/91 |
USA18 |
NTDP |
| 24. |
CHRIS KREIDER |
LW |
6'2" |
201 |
L |
Apr 30/91 |
Andover |
MA-HS |
| 25. |
JORDAN CARON |
C |
6'2" |
200 |
L |
Nov 02/90 |
Rimouski |
QMJHL |
| 26. |
ETHAN WEREK |
C |
6'0" |
191 |
L |
June 7/91 |
Kingston |
OHL |
| 27. |
JEREMY MORIN |
C |
5'10" |
160 |
R |
Apr 16/91 |
USA18 |
NTDP |
| 28. |
JOONAS NATTINEN |
C |
6'2" |
180 |
R |
Mar 03/91 |
Espoo |
FinJr |
| 29. |
DMITRI ORLOV |
F |
6'0" |
197 |
L |
Jul 23/91 |
Novokuznetsk |
KHL |
| 30. |
SIMON DESPRES |
LW |
6'3" |
205 |
L |
Jul 27/91 |
Saint John |
QMJHL |
