ISS Hockey Releases Top 31 for November, Rankings Of Top Prospects for 2018 NHL Draft
Waterloo, Ontario (PRWEB) November 01, 2017 -- ISS Hockey has released its new monthly rankings of the top prospects eligible for the 2018 NHL Draft. The rankings have been created and compiled by our worldwide network of scouts.
Below is the ISS Top 31, highlighting the rankings for the top 31 skater and top 2 goalie prospects, which is released on the first Wednesday of every month during the hockey season. An interactive page where the ISS Top 31 can be viewed, sorted, and commented on, and where users can interact with our scouts, can be viewed at: isshockey.com/iss-top-31
Rank-Name-Position-Team-League
1 – Dahlin, Rasmus – LD – Vastra Frolunda – SweE
2 – Svechnikov, Andrei – RW – Barrie – OHL
3 – Tkachuk, Brady – C – Boston University – H. E
4 – Zadina, Filip – RW – Halifax – QMJHL
5 – Wahlstrom, Oliver – C – USA U18 – NTDP
6 – Hughes, Quinn – LD – University of Michigan – Big Ten
7 – Veleno, Joseph – C – Saint John – QMJHL
8 – Boqvist, Adam – LD – Brynas IF Jr – SweJE
9 – McLeod, Ryan – C – Mississauga – OHL
10 – Kupari, Rasmus – C – Karpat Oulu – FinE WHL
11 – Smith, Ty – LD – Spokane – WHL
12 – Wilde, Bode – RD – USA U18 – NTDP
13 – Farabee, Joel – LW – USA U18 – NTDP
14 – Thomas, Akil – C – Niagara – OHL
15 – McIsaac, Jared – LD – Halifax – QMJHL
16 – Bouchard, Evan – RD – London – OHL
17 – Sutter, Riley – RW – Everett – WHL
18 – Denisenko, Grigori – LW – Yaroslavl Loko – RusJr
19 – Groulx, Benoit-Olivier – LW – Halifax – QMJHL
20 – Woo, Jett – RD – Moose Jaw – WHL
21 – Lundestrom, Isac – C – Lulea HF – SweE
22 – Alexeyev, Alexander – RD – Red Deer – WHL
23 – McBain, Jack – LW – Toronto – OJHL
24 – Samuelsson, Adam – LD – USA U18 – NTDP
25 – Hayton, Barrett – C – Sault Ste. Marie – OHL
26 – Olofsson, Jacob – C – Timra IK – SweAl
27 – Merkley, Ryan – RD – Guelph – OHL
28 – Johansson, Filip – RD – Leksand – SweJE
29 – Ginning, Adam – RD – Linkoping HC – SweE
30 – Tychonick, Jonathan – LD – Penticton – BCHL
31- Dobson, Noah – RD – Acadie-Bathurst – QMJHL
1 – Rodrigue, Oliver – G – Drummondville – QMJHL
2 – Gravel, Alexis – G – Halifax – QMJHL
Oliver Wahlstrom (USA U18 Program) has seen one of the biggest jumps from the initial prospect rankings, rising from #11 to #5, largely due to the fantastic start to the season he’s had with the National Team Development Program. Wahlstrom has 20 PTS in 12 GP already, and is only just getting started.
Regarding Wahlstrom, ISS Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis says that “Oliver is a goal scorer with a solid frame and high end offensive talent. He currently leads the US U18 team in points with 20 in just 12 games including 11 goals. Oliver is a good skater armed with very good puck skills and an NHL shot. He is improving, especially in his own zone, and looks so much stronger this year. He will shoot the puck often and from almost anywhere. From the red line in to the offensive zone he is very creative, strong on the puck and dangerous offensively. He is not a liability defensively and understands the game well”.
The complete ISS Hockey rankings, evaluations, game reports, player reports, player profiles and more are exclusively available to hockey professionals through RinkNet, ISS parent company HockeyTech’s Scouting and Player Information System. To find out more about RinkNet, please visit: https://www.hockeytech.com/league-team-operations/
About ISS Hockey
ISS Hockey (International Scouting Services) is the world’s leading independent hockey scouting organization. Founded in 2002, ISS is a division of HockeyTech, a worldwide leader in hockey technology, analytics and information services. ISS scouts, evaluates, analyzes and ranks players internationally on behalf of its many clients. ISS data is widely utilized in the hockey world, building an industry leading reputation for the best and most comprehensive scouting information. The key to the success of ISS is the incredible worldwide network of ISS Hockey scouts. ISS scouts are within reach of every young hockey player in the world, and attend every major hockey tournament, in addition to thousands of league games. All players that we rank will have been seen and evaluated many times by several ISS scouts.
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Justin Scheerer, HockeyTech Inc., http://HockeyTech.com, +1 (519) 746-7200 Ext: 244, [email protected]
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