Waterloo, ON, Feb. 06, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ISS Hockey has released its new monthly rankings of the top prospects eligible for the 2019 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: https://isshockey.com/iss-top-31
1 - Hughes, Jack - C - USA U18 - NTDP
2 - Kakko, Kaapo - RW - TPS Turku – FinE
3 - Podkolzin, Vasily - LW - St. Peterburg SKA-194 - MHL
4 - Byram, Bowen - D - Vancouver – WHL
5 - Cozens, Dylan - C - Lethbridge - WHL
6 - Dach, Kirby - C - Saskatoon - WHL
7 - Boldy, Matthew - C - USA U18 – NTDP
8 - Zegras, Trevor - C - USA U18 – NTDP
9 - Broberg. Philip - D - AIK – SweJE
10 - Turcotte, Alex - C - USA U18 – NTDP
11 - Robertson, Matthew - D - Edmonton – WHL
12 - Soderstrom, Victor - D - Brynas - Swe18
13 - York, Cam - D - USA U18 – NTDP
14 - Harley, Thomas – D – Mississauga – OHL
15 - Lavoie, Raphael - C - Halifax – QMJHL
16 - Caufield, Cole - C - USA U18 – NTDP
17 - Krebs, Peyton - LW - Kootenay – WHL
18 - Newhook, Alex - C - Victoria – BCHL
19 - Nikolayev, Ilya - C - Loko-Junior – MHL
20 - Leason, Brett – RW – Prince Albert – WHL
21 - Tomasino, Philip – C – Niagara – OHL
22 - Foote, Nolan - LW - Kelowna – WHL
23 - Suzuki, Ryan - C - Barrie – OHL
24 - Seider, Moritz – D – Mannheimer - GerE
25 - Poulin, Samuel - LW - Sherbrooke – QMJHL
26 - Brink, Bobby – RW – Sioux City – USHL
27 - Kolyachonok, Vladislav – D – Flint – OHL
28 - Pelletier, Jakob – LW – Moncton – QMJHL
29 - McMichael, Connor – C – London – OHL
30 - McCarthy, Case – D – USA U18 – NTDP
31 - Kaliyev, Arthur – LW – Hamilton - OHL
Goalies
1 - Knight, Spencer - G - USA U18 - NTDP
2 - Gauthier, Taylor- G – Prince George - WHL
Defenceman Bowen Byram (Vancouver Giants) climbs two spots #4 in the ISS Top 31 Rankings after being named WHL player of the month in January. ISS Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis recognized his lead amonst defencemen stating:
"Byram is a very good puck-moving defenceman, recording 19 points and a plus-17 rating in 13 games. He currently leads all CHL defencemen in goals scored with 19. Explosive skater who is tough to forecheck - walks the line well and gets his shot to the net. Bowen is not a big defender but he has enough size to be effective in pin/contain situations and engage physically. He makes good decisions when to go with the puck and when to join the rush. Rarely does he make a glaring mistake with and without the puck; his game has really matured. His mobility and poise are definitely assets. Byram controls the pace, speeds it up and slows it down when he needs to. There's a good chance he plays in NHL next year."
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.
SOURCE Hockey Tech Inc.
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