ISS Release Their Mid-Season Rankings

Tyler Seguin is now the favorite to be drafted number one overall according to International Scouting Services.

Finishing two goals shy of 50, and tying Taylor Hall for the OHL scoring championship were two of the main reasons why Seguin was able to leapfrog Hall from second to first.

Hall finished with only 40 goals, and missed six less games than Seguin; due in large part to competing at the World Junior Championships over Christmas.  Hall also skipped the last two games of the season to rest for the playoffs.

Cam Fowler of the Windsor Spitfires remains in third position in the rankings.  Rumors lately report that the Edmonton Oilers have been scouting the American-born defenceman with quite a lot of interest.

One scout told me at the CHL Prospects game that Fowler compares to Drew Doughty, but is just a little less physical.  The Oilers are weak on defence, but it would be shocking if they didn’t take either Hall or Seguin.

Valdimir Tarasenko, ranked fourth, has 28 points in 42 games played for Novosibirsk Siber of the KHL.  He is closely followed by Moncton Wildcats defenceman Brandon Gormley.

The draft takes place June 25th and 26th in Los Angeles, California.

The rest of the list is as follows…
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ISS Top 30 for 2010 NHL Draft

Rank	Player	Pos	Ht.	Wt.	S/C	DoB	Team	League
1.	TYLER SEGUIN	C	6′1	186	R	Jan 31/92	Plymouth	OHL
2.	TAYLOR HALL	LW	6′1	185	L	Nov 14/91	Windsor	OHL
3.	CAM FOWLER	LD	6′2	190	L	Dec 5/91	Windsor	OHL
4.	VLADIMIR TARASENKO	F	5′10	167	L	Dec 13/91	Sibir	KHL
5.	BRANDON GORMLEY	LD	6′1	175	L	Feb 18/92	Moncton	QMJHL
6.	ERIK GUDBRANSON	RD	6′3	199	R	Jan 7/92	Kingston	OHL
7.	KIRILL KABANOV	LW	6′3	176	R	Jul 16/92	Moncton	QMJHL
8.	AUSTIN WATSON	RW	6′3	177	R	Jan 13/92	Peterborough	OHL
9.	NINO NIEDERREITER	LW	6′2	203	L	Sept 9/92	Portland	WHL
10.	DEREK FORBORT	LD	6′4	198	L	Mar 4/92	U18	USHL
11.	BRETT CONNOLLY	LW	6′2	181	R	May 2/92	Prince George	WHL
12.	ALEX BURMISTROV	C	6′0	170	R	Oct 21/91	Barrie	OHL
13.	RILEY SHEAHAN	C	6′2	195	L	Dec 7/91	NDU	CCHA
14.	MIKAEL GRANLUND	LW	5′10	176	L	Feb 26/92	HIFK	FinE
15.	JEFFERY SKINNER	C	5′10	182	L	May 16/92	Kitchener	OHL
16.	MARK PYSYK	RD	6′1	175	R	Jan 11/92	Edmonton	WHL
17.	RYAN JOHANSEN	C	6′3	188	R	Jul 31/92	Portland	WHL
18.	JADEN SCHWARTZ	C	5′10	180	L	Jun 25/92	Tri City	WHL
19.	EVGENY KUZNETSOV	F	6′0	174	L	May 19/92	Meche	RUSU
20.	QUINTON HOWDEN	LW	6′3	183	L	Jan 12/92	Moose Jaw	WHL
21.	JONATHAN MERRILL	LD	6′3	198	L	Mar 3/92	U18	USHL
22.	BROCK NELSON	C	6′3	205	L	Oct 15/91	Warroad	MN-HS
23.	EMERSON ETEM	C	6′0	194	R	Jun 6/92	Medicine Hat	WHL
24.	NICK BJUGSTAD	W	6′3	188	R	Jul 17/92	Blain	MN-HS
25.	BEAU BENNETT	RW	6′1	176	R	Nov 27/91	Penticton	BCHL
26.	JARRED TINORDI	LD	6′5	205	L	Feb 20/92	U18	USHL
27.	CHARLIE COYLE	RW	6′2	202	R	Mar 2/92	South Shore	EJHL
28.	TYLER PITLICK	C	6′2	194	R	Nov 1/91	Munkato	WCHA
29.	MARTIN MARINCIN	D	6′4	187	L	Feb 18/92	Slovakia	SvkE
30.	JOHN MCFARLAND	LW	6′1	195	R	Apr 2/92	Sudbury	OHL

Topics: Brandon Gormley, Cam Fowler, ISS Rankings, NHL Draft 2010, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Vladimir Tarasenko

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