June 24
VANCOUVER — The following list shows U.S. college players who made the Central Scouting Service’s end of season North American rankings.
(I) = Incoming Recruit
(*) = No Longer With Team
Forwards/Defensemen
*NHL Draft Selection*
Rank Name Team Pos. Rd. Overall By
1 Erik Johnson Minnesota (I) D 1 1 St. Louis
3 Jonathan Toews North Dakota F 1 3 Chicago
5 Phil Kessel Minnesota F 1 5 Boston
11 Kyle Okposo Minnesota (I) F 1 7 New York Islanders
13 Nigel Williams Wisconsin (I) D 2 51 Colorado
20 Mark Mitera Michigan D 1 19 Anaheim
22 Brian Strait Boston Univ (I) D 3 65 Pittsburgh
26 Carl Sneep Boston College (I) D 2 32 Pittsburgh
29 David Fischer Minnesota (I) D 1 20 Montreal
30 Trevor Lewis Michigan (I) F 1 17 Los Angeles
33 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin (I) F 2 56 Nashville
36 Jeff Petry Michigan State (07)D 2 45 Edmonton
39 Michael Forney North Dakota (I) F 3 80 Atlanta
45 Kevin Montgomery Ohio State (I) D 4 110 Colorado
47 Chris Summers Michigan (I) D 1 29 Phoenix
49 Derrick LaPoint North Dakota (07) D 4 116 Florida
56 Rhett Rakhshani Denver (I) F 4 100 New York Islanders
60 Andreas Nodl St. Cloud (I) F 2 39 Philadelphia
61 Simon Danis-Pepin Maine D 2 61 Chicago
63 Michael Carman Minnesota (I) F 3 81 Colorado
66 Eric Gryba Boston Univ (I) D 3 68 Ottawa
69 Ryan Turek Michigan State (I) F 4 94 St. Louis
77 Ryan Flynn Minnesota (I) F 6 176 Nashville
81 Michael Ratchuk Michigan State (I) D 2 42 Philadelphia
82 Kyle Medvec Vermont (07) D 4 102 Minnesota
84 Jamie McBain Wisconsin (I) D 2 63 Carolina
86 Brian Gibbons Boston College (07)F
88 David McIntyre Colgate (I) F 5 138 Dallas
89 Matthew McCollem Harvard (07) F 6 154 St. Louis
90 Benn Ferriero Boston College F 7 196 Phoenix
91 Joe Devin Cornell (07) F
92 Brian Lebler Michigan (I) F
94 Chad Morin Harvard (I) D
96 Jonathan Rheault Providence F 5 145 Philadelphia
97 Zach Jones North Dakota D
103 Kai Kantola Bowling Green (I) F
104 Alex Biega Harvard (I) D 5 147 Buffalo
109 Chris Auger Mass.-Lowell (I) F 6 169 Chicago
110 Doug Rogers Harvard (I) F 4 119 New York Islanders
114 Eric Baier Providence (07) D
115 Cody Wild Providence D 5 140 Edmonton
117 Jonathan Matsumoto Bowling Green F 3 79 Philadelphia
123 Erik Felde AK-Anchorage(I) F
128 Jeffrey Lee AK-Fairbanks(07) F
130 Matt Martello Lake Superior (I) F
131 Brian Day Colgate (07) F 6 171 New York Islanders
132 Andy Sackrison Minnesota St (07) F 5 124 St. Louis
137 Matt Lombardi Boston College (I) F
139 Josh Gillam Dartmouth (I) F
140 Nick Sucharski Michigan State F 5 136 Columbus
143 Peter LeBlanc New Hampshire (I) F 7 186 Chicago
144 Tony Romano Cornell (I) F 6 178 New Jersey
146 David Grun Minn.-Duluth (07) F
147 Zach Cohen Boston Univ (I) F
148 Tyler Ruegsegger Denver (07) F 6 166 Toronto
149 Blake Gallagher Cornell (I) F
150 Tim Filangieri Boston College D
152 T.J. Miller Northern Mich (I) D 4 107 New Jersey
153 Simon Gysbers Lake Superior (I) D
156 Ben Smith Boston College (I) F
158 Jeremy Russell Brown (I) D
159 Christopher Higgins Boston Univ F
162 Andrew Rowe Michigan State (07)F
163 Jordan Fulton Minn.-Duluth (I) F 6 179 Calgary
164 Jack Christian Harvard D
166 Mike Devin Cornell (07) D
168 Sean Coffey Brown (07) D
169 Chris Huxley Harvard (07) D
172 Tyler Beachell Princeton (I) F
175 Jimmy Fraser Harvard F
177 Austin Mayer Providence (07) F
178 Jason Lawrence Boston Univ F
181 Carter Camper Miami (07) F
182 Mike Testwuide Colorado Coll (I) F
185 Brett Motherwell Boston College D
187 Patrick Maroon Ferris State (07) F
191 Ben Street Wisconsin (I) F
193 Joe Smith Harvard (07) F
194 Ray Kaunisto Northern Mich (I) F
198 Chris Clackson Western Mich (I) F
200 Nick Oslund St. Cloud (07) F 7 191 Detroit
204 Gary Steffes Miami (I) F
205 David Meckler Yale F 5 134 Los Angeles
207 Phil Axtell Michigan Tech (I) F
208 David DeKastrozza Maine (I) F
210 Mike Brennan Boston College D
Keith Seabrook Denver (07) D 2 52 Washington
Shane Sims Ohio State (07) D 5 126 New York Islanders
Viktor St�lberg Vermont (I) F 6 161 Toronto
Kevin Koopman Brown (07) D 6 181 Ottawa
Nick Dodge Clarkson F 6 183 Carolina
Chris Frank Western Mich. D 7 188 Phoenix
Chris Hickey Wisconsin (08) F 7 192 Minnesota
Jesse Martin Denver (07) F 7 195 Atlanta
John McCarthy Boston Univ. F 7 202 San Jose
Jay Barriball Minnesota (I) F 7 203 San Jose
Erik Condra Notre Dame F 7 211 Ottawa
Justin Krueger Cornell (I) D 7 213 Carolina
Goaltenders
*NHL Draft Selection*
Rank Name Team Rd. Overall By
3 Jeff Zatkoff Miami 3 74 Los Angeles
4 Joe Palmer Ohio State (I) 4 96 Chicago
6 Brett Bennett Boston Univ (I) 5 130 Phoenix
10 Alex Kangas Minnesota (07) 5 135 Atlanta
13 Billy Sauer Michigan 7 201 Colorado
14 Jase Weslosky St. Cloud (07) 4 108 New York Islanders
15 Marc Cheverie Denver (07) 7 193 Florida
17 Alec Richards Yale
18 Ryan Simpson Providence (I)
20 Mark Dekanich Colgate 5 146 Nashville
21 Chad Johnson Alaska-Fairbanks 5 125 Pittsburgh
26 Richard Bachman Colorado Coll (07) 4 120 Dallas
28 Austin Lee Minnesota St (07)
Martin Nolet Massachusetts (I) 5 144 Los Angeles