ISS Hockey Releases ISS Top 31 for December, Rankings of the Top Prospects for 2018 NHL Draft
WATERLOO, Ontario (PRWEB) December 06, 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 – Hughes, Quinn – LD – U. of Michigan – Big Ten
6 – Wahlstrom, Oliver – C – USA U18 – NTDP
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 – Bouchard, Evan – RD – London – OHL
14 – Farabee, Joel – LW – USA U18 – NTDP
15 – Thomas, Akil – C – Niagara – OHL
16 – Hayton, Barrett – C – Sault Ste. Marie – OHL
17 – McIsaac, Jared – LD – Halifax – QMJHL
18 – Denisenko, Grigori – LW – Yaroslavl Loko – RusJr
19- Dobson, Noah – RD – Acadie-Bathurst – QMJHL
20 – Alexeyev, Alexander – RD – Red Deer – WHL
21 – Groulx, Benoit-Olivier – LW – Halifax – QMJHL
22 – Lundestrom, Isac – C – Lulea HF – SweE
23 – Merkley, Ryan – RD – Guelph – OHL
24 – Kotkaniemi, Jesperi – C – Assat – FinE
25 – Sutter, Riley – RW – Everett – WHL
26 – McBain, Jack – LW – Toronto – OJHL
27 – Woo, Jett – RD – Moose Jaw – WHL
28 – Ginning, Adam – RD – Linkoping HC – SweE
29 – Samuelsson, Adam – LD – USA U18 – NTDP
30 – Olofsson, Jacob – C – Timra IK – SweAl
31 – Noel, Serron – RW – Oshawa – OHL
Goalies
1 – Ingham, Jacob – G – Mississauga – OHL
2 – Rodrigue, Oliver – G – Drummondville – QMJHL
Filip Zadina (Halifax, QMJHL) continues to be a mainstay near the top of ISS Top 31 rankings, as he has been ranked at #4 two months in a row. To say Zadina has adapted quickly to the North American game would be an understatement, as he currently has 43 points in 29 games played, and sits second in QMJHL scoring in just his first season in the league.
“Zadina has very high offensive potential” says ISS Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis. “He has the ability to change directions on a dime and has very fast hands that make him difficult to handle 1-on-1. His combination of great hands and edge use make him very hard to contain. He can score and set up plays with very little space. He plays in all situations for a deep Halifax team, and is always a threat whenever he is on the ice, as both a playmaker and goal scorer. He will shoot from anywhere, as he averages four shots on goal per game.”
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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