Craig’s List Archive: September | October | November | December | January | March
TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button produces rankings (September through June) this season featuring the top players eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Craig’s rankings represent his individual assessment of where players are slotted in the NHL draft. They will be posted in addition to Bob McKenzie’s consensus NHL rankings, which is compiled four times a year. Bob’s rankings represent the consensus NHL team view of where players are slotted in the NHL draft.
You can follow Craig on Twitter at @CraigJButton and Bob at @TSNBobMcKenzie.
Goaltending statistics are as follows: games, wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts. The shot header applies to the goaltender’s glove hand.
Note: The ‘Last’ column represents their Craig’s List ranking from the previous month.
Craig’s List – No. 1 to 60| Craig’s List – No. 61 to 100
Updated: June 3, 2014
The Top 60 – Stats through June 3
| RK | Player | Last | Team | DOB | Pos. | S | Ht/Wt | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sam Reinhart | 1 | Kootenay (WHL) | Nov. 6/95 | C | R | 6’0/185 | 60 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 24 |
| 2. | Aaron Ekblad | 2 | Barrie (OHL) | Feb. 7/96 | D | R | 6’4/216 | 58 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 4 |
| 3. | Sam Bennett | 3 | Kingston (OHL) | Jun. 20/96 | C | L | 6’0/178 | 57 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 34 |
| 4. | Leon Draisaitl | 4 | Prince Albert (WHL) | Oct. 27/95 | C | L | 6’2/208 | 64 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 7 |
| 5. | Michael Dal Colle | 5 | Oshawa (OHL) | Jun. 20/96 | LW | L | 6’2/179 | 67 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 8 |
| 6. | Nikolaj Ehlers | 7 | Halifax (QMJHL) | Feb. 14/96 | LW | L | 6’0/162 | 63 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 65 |
| 7. | Haydn Fleury | 10 | Red Deer (WHL) | Jul. 8/96 | D | L | 6’3/198 | 70 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 15 |
| 8 | Travis Sanheim | 32 | Calgary (WHL) | Mar. 29/96 | D | L | 6’3/181 | 67 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 25 |
| 9. | William Nylander | 13 | Modo (SWE) | May 1/96 | LW | R | 5’11/169 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 |
| 10. | Adrian Kempe | 9 | Modo Jr. (SWE) | Sep. 13/96 | LW | L | 6’2/187 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 11. | Brendan Perlini | 6 | Niagara (OHL) | Apr. 30/96 | LW | L | 6’3/205 | 58 | 34 | 37 | 71 | -2 |
| 12. | Vlad Kamenev | 25 | Magnitigorsk (MHL) | Aug. 12/96 | C | L | 6’2/176 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 13. | Kasperi Kapanen | 14 | Kalpa (FIN) | Jul. 23/96 | RW | R | 5’11/172 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 |
| 14. | Ivan Barbashev | 16 | Moncton (QMJHL) | Dec. 14/95 | C/LW | L | 6’1/185 | 48 | 25 | 43 | 68 | -11 |
| 15. | Anthony DeAngelo | 12 | Sarnia (OHL) | Oct. 24/95 | D | R | 5’11/175 | 51 | 15 | 56 | 71 | -34 |
| 16. | Nick Ritchie | 15 | Peterborough (OHL) | Dec. 5/95 | LW | L | 6’2/231 | 61 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 4 |
| 17. | Brayden Point | 24 | Moose Jaw (WHL) | Mar. 13/96 | C | R | 5’10/160 | 72 | 36 | 55 | 91 | -27 |
| 18. | Julius Honka | 17 | Swift Current (WHL) | Dec. 3/95 | D | R | 5’11/178 | 62 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 10 |
| 19. | Jared McCann | 8 | S. Ste. Marie (OHL) | May 31/96 | C | L | 6’0/179 | 64 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 9 |
| 20. | Sonny Milano | 18 | USNTDP (USHL) | May 12/96 | LW | L | 6’0/183 | 58 | 29 | 57 | 86 | – |
| 21. | Dylan Larkin | 19 | USNTDP (USHL) | Jul. 30/96 | C | L | 6’1/190 | 60 | 31 | 25 | 56 | – |
| 22. | Kevin Fiala | 34 | HV-71 (SWE) | Jul. 22/96 | RW | L | 5’10/180 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 11 |
| 23. | Jakub Vrana | 36 | Linkoping (SWE) | Feb. 28/96 | RW | L | 5’11/185 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 |
| 24. | Nick Schmaltz | 22 | Green Bay (USHL) | Feb. 23/96 | C | R | 6’0/170 | 55 | 18 | 45 | 63 | -3 |
| 25. | David Pastrnak | 11 | Sodertalje (SWE) | May 25/96 | RW | R | 6’0/167 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 |
| 26. | Alex Nedeljkovic | 30 | Plymouth (OHL) | Jan. 7/96 | G | L | 6’0/184 | 61 | 2.88 | .925 | 1 | 26-27-7 |
| 27. | Josh Jacobs | 26 | Indiana (USHL) | Feb. 15/96 | D | R | 6’2/193 | 56 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 36 |
| 28. | Robert Fabbri | 38 | Guelph (OHL) | Jan. 22/96 | C | L | 5’10/166 | 58 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 45 |
| 29. | Marcus Pettersson | 31 | Skelleftea (SWE) | May 8/96 | D | L | 6’4/167 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 |
| 30. | Connor Bleackley | 23 | Red Deer (WHL) | Feb. 7/96 | RW | R | 6’1/192 | 71 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 3 |
| 31. | Dominik Masin | – | Slavia (Czech) | Feb. 1/96 | D | L | 6’2/189 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 6 |
| 32. | Alex Tuch | 27 | USNTDP (USHL) | May 10/96 | RW | R | 6’4/213 | 61 | 29 | 35 | 64 | – |
| 33. | Brendan Lemieux | 51 | Barrie (OHL) | Mar. 15/96 | LW | L | 6’0/206 | 65 | 27 | 26 | 53 | -7 |
| 34. | Nikolay Goldobin | 28 | Sarnia (OHL) | Oct. 7/95 | LW | L | 6’0/178 | 67 | 38 | 56 | 94 | -30 |
| 35. | Nikita Scherbak | 21 | Saskatoon (WHL) | Dec. 30/95 | LW | L | 6’0/172 | 65 | 28 | 50 | 78 | -16 |
| 36. | Brett Pollock | 46 | Edmonton (WHL) | Mar. 17/96 | LW | L | 6’2/182 | 71 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 18 |
| 37. | Ryan MacInnis | 33 | Kitchener (OHL) | Feb. 14/96 | C | L | 6’4/175 | 66 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -28 |
| 38. | Mason McDonald | 52 | Charlot’n (QMJHL) | Apr. 23/96 | G | R | 6’4/178 | 29 | 3.44 | .900 | 0 | 8-18-0 |
| 39. | Josh Ho Sang | 20 | Windsor (OHL) | Jan. 22/96 | C/RW | R | 5’11/166 | 64 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 27 |
| 40. | Anton Karlsson | 29 | Frolunda Jr.(SWE) | Aug. 3/96 | RW | L | 6’0/187 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3 |
| 41. | Michael Bunting | 39 | S. Ste-Marie (OHL) | Sep. 17/95 | LW | L | 5’11/174 | 48 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 10 |
| 42. | Adam O. Mattsson | 43 | Djurgarden (SWE) | Jul. 30/96 | D | L | 6’4/209 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 43. | Jake Virtanen | 41 | Calgary (WHL) | Aug. 17/96 | RW | R | 6’1/213 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 71 | 23 |
| 44. | John Quenneville | 44 | Brandon (WHL) | Apr. 16/96 | C | L | 6’1/182 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 3 |
| 45. | Jayce Hawryluk | 47 | Brandon (WHL) | Jan. 1/96 | C | R | 5’10/190 | 59 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 16 |
| 46. | Justin Kirkland | 45 | Kelowna (WHL) | Aug. 2/96 | LW | L | 6’2/175 | 68 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 23 |
| 47. | Vaclav Karabacek | 79 | Gatineau (QMJHL) | May 2/96 | RW | R | 6’0/182 | 65 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 4 |
| 48. | Eric Cornel | 40 | Peterborough (OHL) | Apr. 11/96 | C | R | 6’2/186 | 68 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 2 |
| 49. | Ondrej Kase | – | Chomutov (Czech) | Nov. 8/95 | RW | R | 6’0/165 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 50. | Ryan Collins | 95 | USNTDP (USHL) | May 6/96 | D | R | 6’5/202 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 7 | – |
| 51. | Roland McKeown | 35 | Kingston (OHL) | Jan. 20/96 | D | R | 6’1/197 | 62 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 38 |
| 52. | Brycen Martin | 37 | Swift Current (WHL) | May 9/96 | D | L | 6’2/182 | 72 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -16 |
| 53. | Thatcher Demko | 53 | B.C. (NCAA) | Dec. 8/95 | G | L | 6’4/192 | 24 | 2.24 | .919 | 2 | 16-5-3 |
| 54. | Spencer Watson | 42 | Kingston (OHL) | Apr. 25/96 | RW | R | 5’10/166 | 65 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 31 |
| 55. | Chase De Leo | 58 | Portland (WHL) | Oct. 25/95 | C | L | 5’9/177 | 72 | 39 | 42 | 81 | 49 |
| 56. | Vladislav Gavrikov | 49 | Yaroslavl (MHL) | Nov. 21/95 | D | L | 6’2/191 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 57. | Michael Prapavessis | – | Toronto (OJHL) | Jan. 7/96 | D | L | 6’1/173 | 47 | 5 | 50 | 55 | – |
| 58. | Alex Peters | 56 | Plymouth (OHL) | Jul. 2/96 | D | L | 6’3/207 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 59. | Jake Walman | 60 | Toronto Jr. (OJHL) | Feb. 20/96 | D | L | 6’1/170 | 43 | 7 | 26 | 33 | – |
| 60. | Ryan Mantha | 55 | Indiana (USHL) | Jun. 18/96 | D | R | 6’5/225 | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 |