ISS 2009 November Rankings

by Alex Tran on November 18, 2008 in Uncategorized - 6 Comments

International Scouting Services recently released their November rankings for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, which can be viewed here: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/10697/iss_top302009_prospects_november/

Some Quick Notes:

- Brayden Schenn drops from 6th to 10th (eerily where the Leafs currently slated to pick). He hasn’t looked all that impressive so far to start the season, but there isn’t a whole lot not to like about a physical PPG player in the WHL. Gotta start seeing some more offensive production from him though.

- Evander Kane makes the jump from 13th to 8th. He is the current WHL scoring leader (37 points in 21 games played) and has played 5 less games than the 2nd place scorer. A multi-talented sniper with plenty of heart, he was one of the players I touched on in my last draft blog. Kane is very quickly becoming my favourite player of this draft, and I will go on record saying that he is a top 5-6 pick on draft day.

- The top 5 players remain unchanged. Hedman at #1, and Tavares still at #2 despite a slow start so far. Matt Duchene of the Brampton Battalion, currently ranked 4th, is quietly having a breakout campaign with 31 points through 22 games played.

Of my “Players to Watch“ from the last blog:

- Jimmy Bubnick, power forward, drops from 12th to 11th.

- Richard Panik, power forward, remains in 9th.

- Ryan Ellis, offensive defenseman, jumps from 16th to 21st.

Prospect Watching Season is well under way!

Always a pleasure,

Alex Tran

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