TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button produces monthly rankings (October-June) of the top players eligible for the NHL Draft.
Craig's rankings represent his own individual assessment of where players are slotted in the NHL draft.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 RANKINGS
Rank/Player | Team | DOB | Pos. | S | Ht/Wt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Connor McDavid | Erie (OHL) | Jan. 13/97 | C | L | 6'1/195 |
2. Jack Eichel | Boston University (NCAA) | Oct. 28/96 | C | R | 6'2/195 |
3. Noah Hanifin | Boston College (NCAA) | Jan. 25/97 | D | L | 6'2/201 |
4. Oliver Kylington | Farjestad (Sweden) | May 19/97 | D | L | 6'0/180 |
5. Dylan Strome | Erie (OHL) | Mar. 7/97 | C | L | 6'3/187 |
6. Pavel Zacha | Sarnia (OHL) | Apr. 6/97 | C | L | 6'3/210 |
7. Mitchell Marner | London (OHL) | May 5/97 | RW | R | 5'11/154 |
8. Mathew Barzal | Seattle (WHL) | May 26/97 | C | R | 5'11.5/178 |
9. Daniel Sprong | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | Mar. 17/97 | RW | R | 6'1/189 |
10. Lawson Crouse | Kingston (OHL) | Jun. 23/97 | LW | L | 6'4/211 |
11. Travis Konecny | Ottawa (OHL) | Mar. 11/97 | C | R | 5'10/173 |
12. Kyle Connor | Youngstown (USHL) | Dec. 9/96 | C | L | 6'1/170 |
13. Jeremy Roy | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | May 14/97 | D | R | 6'0/189 |
14. Colin White | USA NTDP (USHL) | Jan. 30/97 | C | R | 6'0/183 |
15. Jakub Zboril | Saint John (QMJHL) | Feb. 21/97 | D | L | 6'1/184 |
16. Thomas Novak | Waterloo (USHL) | Apr. 28/97 | C | L | 6'1/174 |
17. Nicolas Roy | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | Feb. 5/97 | C | R | 6'4/202 |
18. Evgeni Svechnikov | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | Oct. 31/96 | RW | L | 6'1/180 |
19. Matthew Spencer | Peterborough (OHL) | Mar. 24/97 | D | R | 6'1.5/200 |
20. Miko Rantanen | TPS (Finland) | Oct. 29/96 | RW | L | 6'3.5/211 |
21. Ivan Provorov | Brandon (WHL) | Jan. 13/97 | D | L | 6'0/193 |
22. Jansen Harkins | Prince George (WHL) | May 23/97 | C | L | 6'1/181 |
23. Jordan Greenway | USA NTDP (USHL) | Feb. 16/97 | LW | L | 6'4/214 |
24. Zach Werenski | Michigan (NCAA) | Jul. 19/97 | D | L | 6'1/201 |
25. Graham Knott | Niagara (OHL) | Jan. 13/97 | LW | L | 6'3.5/192 |
26. Nicolas Meloch | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | Jul. 19/97 | D | R | 6'2.5/199 |
27. Guillaume Brisebois | Acadie Bathurst (QMJHL) | Jul. 21/97 | D | L | 6'2/170 |
28. Brock Boeser | Waterloo (USHL) | Feb. 25/97 | RW | R | 6'0.5/187 |
29. Paul Bittner | Portland (WHL) | Nov. 4/96 | LW | L | 6'4/206 |
30. Nick Merkley | Kelowna (WHL) | May 23/97 | C | R | 5'11/188 |
31. AJ Greer | Boston University (NCAA) | Dec. 14/96 | LW | L | 6'2.5/204 |
32. Ethan Bear | Seattle (WHL) | Jun. 26/97 | D | R | 5'11.5/202 |
33. Erik Cernak | Kosice (Slovak) | May 28/97 | D | R | 6'3/192 |
34. Adam Musil | Red Deer (WHL) | Mar. 26/97 | C/RW | R | 5'11/184 |
35. Mitchell Stephens | Saginaw (OHL) | Feb. 5/97 | C/RW | R | 5'11.5/184 |
36. Chaz Reddekopp | Victoria (WHL) | Jan. 1/97 | D | L | 6'3.5/219 |
37. Rasmus Andersson | Barrie (OHL) | Oct. 27/96 | D | R | 5'11.5/213 |
38. Radovan Bondra | Kosice Jr. (Slovak Jr.) | Jan. 27/97 | RW | L | 6'5.5/220 |
39. Ryan Gropp | Seattle (WHL) | Sep. 16/96 | LW | L | 6'2/184 |
40. Ryan Pilon | Brandon (WHL) | Oct. 10/96 | D | L | 6'1.5/212 |