TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button produces monthly rankings (October-June) of the top players eligible for the NHL Draft. Craigs rankings represent his own individual assessment of where players are slotted in the NHL draft. Leading up to the 2013 NHL Draft, scouts were flocking to watch the Halifax Mooseheads. Rightfully so, as two of the very best players available for that draft, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, were tearing it up and making every scout’s trek a worthwhile one. The lead up to the 2015 draft will see scouts making treks to two places to watch very different players, which will be essential for gauging how the draft will ultimately unfold. Erie, Pennsylvania has a long hockey history but one thing is certain, there has never been a star of the magnitude of Connor McDavid lacing them up for the hometown team. A trip to Erie will also afford the opportunity to watch another top prospect for the draft in Dylan Strome. Brother Ryan was the fifth overall selection to the New York Islanders in 2011 and Dylan could do one maybe two better than that. Approximately 550 miles to the East of Erie is Boston, Massachusetts. It’s a direct route on US Interstate I-90 with many service areas to fuel up along the way. Two Massachusetts natives will be the focal point of attention when scouts visit Boston. Jack Eichel, a native of North Chelmsford, may be the new ‘Can’t miss kid’ at Boston University, while Bobby Carpenter is the ‘old’ one. While Jack is taking on Connor for the honor of being selected first overall, defenceman Noah Hanifin at Boston College will be closely watched. A native of Norwood, he fast tracked his high school requirements to enroll at Boston College as a seventeen year old. A smooth, make-it-look-easy defenceman with high end skills, there is some thought that he deserves discussion, even token, about being in the class of McDavid and Eichel. One thing is certain during the coming season. Every trip to Erie or to Boston, will afford scouts the opportunity to see two excellent prospects and create ‘economies of scale’ in the scouting fraternity. 1. Connor McDavid (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Erie (OHL) CAN 13/01/97 L 61 195 lbs. 2. Jack Eichel (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Boston University (H.E.) USA 28/10/96 R 62 195 lbs. 3. Noah Hanifin (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Boston College (H.E.) USA 25/01/97 L 62 201 lbs. 4. Dylan Strome (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Erie (OHL) CAN 07/03/97 L 63 187 5. Daniel Sprong (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Charlottetown (QMJHL) NED 17/03/97 R 61 189 lbs. 6. Oliver Kylington (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Farjestad (Sweden-SHL) SWE 19/05/97 L 60 180 lbs. 7. Pavel Zacha (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Sarnia (OHL) CZE 06/04/97 L 63 210 lbs. 8. Mitchell Marner (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. London (OHL) CAN 05/05/97 R 511 154 lbs. 9. Mathew Barzal (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Seattle (WHL) CAN 26/05/97 R 60 178 lbs. 10. Lawson Crouse (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Kingston (OHL) CAN 23/06/97 L 64 211 lbs. 11. Zach Werenski (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Michigan (Big Ten) USA 19/07/97 L 61 201 lbs. 12. Travis Konecny (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Ottawa (OHL) CAN 11/03/97 R 510 173 lbs. 13. Kyle Connor (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Youngstown (USHL) USA 09/12/96 L 61 170 lbs. 14. Jeremy Roy (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Sherbrooke (QMJHL) CAN 14/05/97 R 60 189 lbs. 15. Evgeni Svechnikov (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Cape Breton (QMJHL) RUS 31/10/96 L 61 180 lbs. 16. Colin White (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 25/01/97 R 60 183 lbs. 17. Thomas Novak (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Waterloo (USHL) USA 28/04/97 L 61 174 lbs. 18. Jordan Greenway (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 16/02/97 L 65 222 lbs. 19. Jakub Zboril (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saint John (QMJHL) CZE 27/02/97 L 61 184 lbs. 20. Nick Merkley (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Kelowna (WHL) CAN 23/05/97 R 511 188 lbs. 21. Ivan Provorov (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Brandon (WHL) RUS 13/01/97 L 60 193 lbs. 22. Matthew Spencer (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Peterborough (OHL) CAN 24/03/97 R 62 200 lbs. 23. Nicolas Roy (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Chicoutimi (QMJHL) CAN 05/02/97 R 64 202 lbs. 24. Jansen Harkins (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Prince George (WHL) CAN 23/05/97 L 61 181 lbs. 25. Brock Boeser (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Waterloo (USHL) USA 25/02/97 R 61 187 lbs. 26. Nicolas Meloche (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Baie Comeau (QMJHL) CAN 18/07/97 R 63 199 lbs. 27. Guillaume Brisebois (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Acadie Bathurst (QMJHL) CAN 21/07/97 L 62 170 lbs. 28. Graham Knott (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Niagara (OHL) CAN 13/01/97 L 64 192 lbs. 29. Paul Bittner (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Portland (WHL) USA 04/11/96 L 64 206 lbs. 30. Miko Rantanen (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. TPS (Finland-SM Liiga) FIN 29/10/96 L 64 211 lbs. 31. AJ Greer (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Boston University (H.E.) CAN 14/12/96 L 63 204 lbs. 32. Thomas Chabot (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saint John (QMJHL) CAN 30/01/97 L 61 181 lbs. 33. Ethan Bear (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Seattle (WHL) CAN 26/06/97 R 60 202 lbs. 34. Sebastian Aho (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Karpat Jr. (Finland-Jr.) FIN 26/07/97 L 511 172 lbs. 35. Blake Speers (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) CAN 02/01/97 R 511 177 lbs. 36. Mitchell Stephens (Centre/Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saginaw (OHL) CAN 05/02/97 R 511 184 lbs. 37. Ryan Pilon (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Brandon (WHL) CAN 10/10/96 L 62 212 lbs. 38. Anthony Beauvillier (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Shawinigan (QMJHL) CAN 08/06/97 L 510 171 lbs. 39. Nathan Noel (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saint John (QMJHL) CAN 21/06/97 R 511 170 lbs. 40. Ryan Gropp (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Seattle (WHL) CAN 16/09/96 L 62 184 lbs. 41. Jeremy Bracco (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL)) USA 17/03/97 R 59 173 lbs. 42. Jacob Larsson (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Frolunda (Sweden-J20) SWE 29/04/97 L 62 191 lbs. 43. Erik Cernak (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Kosice (Slovak) SLO 28/05/97 R 63 192 lbs. 44. Adam Musil (Centre/Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Red Deer (WHL) CAN 26/03/97 R 63 206 lbs. 45. Michael Spacek (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Pardubice Jr. (Czech Jr.) CZE 09/04/97 R 511 187 lbs. 46. Vladimir Tkachev (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Moncton (QMJHL) RUS 05/10/95 R 510 144 lbs. 47. Filip Chlapik (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Charlottetown (QMJHL) CZE 03/06/97 L 60 194 lbs. 48. Travis Dermott (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Erie (OHL) CAN 22/12/96 L 511 197 lbs. 49. Jonas Siegenthaler (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. GCK Zurich (Swiss 2) SUI 06/05/97 L 63 220 lbs. 50. Lukas Jasek (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Trinec Jr. (Czech Jr.) CZE 28/08/97 R 511 211 lbs. 51. Chaz Reddekopp (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Victoria (WHL) CAN 01/01/97 L 63 219 lbs. 52. Christian Fischer (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 15/04/97 R 61 212 lbs. 53. Gabriel Carlsson (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Linkoping (Sweden-J20) SWE 02/01/97 L 64 183 lbs. 54. Felix Sandstrom (Goalie) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Brynas Jr. (Sweden-J20) SWE 12/01/97 L 62 191 lbs. 55. Kameron Kielly (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Charlottetown (QMJHL) CAN 13/12/96 R 60 180 lbs. 56. Caleb Jones (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 06/06/97 L 60 194 lbs. 57. Filip Ahl (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. HV71 (Sweden-J20) SWE 12/06/97 L 63 211 lbs. 58. Jared Bethune (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Lincoln (USHL) CAN 20/01/97 L 60 174 lbs. 59. Brent Gates (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Green Bay (USHL) USA 12/08/97 L 62 196 lbs. 60. Erik Foley (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Cedar Rapids (USHL) USA 30/06/97 L 60 185 lbs. Ilya Bryzgalov Jersey . Then he got back at the team that released him five days before the start of last season, hitting a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning of the first game at Fenway Park since Boston won the World Series last October. Fake Coyotes Jerseys . 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