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2011 Central Scouting Final Rankings
On Monday, the Central Scouting bureau released their final rankings for the upcoming NHL Draft scheduled to take place in Minnesota June 24-25th.
Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Western Hockey League and defenseman Adam Larsson of the Swedish Elite League today were named the top skaters from North America and Europe.
Nugent-Hopkins tallied 75 assists in 69 games for the Red Deer Rebels to lead the Western Hockey League and aims to be the first WHL player selected first overall in the NHL Entry Draft since 1996 when Ottawa selected Chris Phillips from the Prince Albert Raiders.
At 6’3”, 200 lbs, Larsson became only the third defenseman to make his Swedish Elite League debut at 16 and has represented Team Sweden at each of the past two World Junior Championships — he is trying to become the first Swedish player since Mats Sundin (Quebec 1989) to be claimed first overall.
Rounding out the top-five North American ranked skaters are #2-ranked left wing Gabriel Landeskog of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers, #3-ranked center Jonathan Huberdeau (Laval, Quebec) of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Saint John Sea Dogs, #4-ranked Dougie Hamilton of the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs and #5-ranked Nathan Beaulieu a teammate of Huberdeau’s on the Saint John Sea Dogs.
John Gibson from the U.S. Under-18 National Team Development Program, is the top-rated North American goaltender.
The final rankings are…
North American Skaters
| Rank | Name | League | Birthdate | Height | Weight | Pos | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
| 1 | NUGENT-HOPKINS, RYAN | WHL | 04/12/93 | 6′ 0.5″ | 164 | C | 69 | 31 | 75 | 106 | 51 |
| 2 | LANDESKOG, GABRIEL | OHL | 11/23/92 | 6′ 0.5″ | 207 | LW | 53 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 61 |
| 3 | HUBERDEAU, JONATHAN | QMJHL | 06/04/93 | 6′ 1.25″ | 170 | C | 67 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 88 |
| 4 | HAMILTON, DOUGIE | OHL | 06/17/93 | 6′ 4.25″ | 187 | D | 67 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 77 |
| 5 | BEAULIEU, NATHAN | QMJHL | 12/05/92 | 6′ 1.75″ | 174 | D | 65 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 52 |
| 6 | COUTURIER, SEAN | QMJHL | 12/07/92 | 6′ 4″ | 197 | C | 58 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 36 |
| 7 | BAERTSCHI, SVEN | WHL | 10/05/92 | 5′ 10″ | 181 | LW | 66 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 74 |
| 8 | STROME, RYAN | OHL | 07/11/93 | 6′ 0″ | 175 | C | 65 | 33 | 73 | 106 | 82 |
| 9 | MURPHY, RYAN | OHL | 03/31/93 | 5′ 10.5″ | 166 | D | 63 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 36 |
| 10 | SIEMENS, DUNCAN | WHL | 09/07/93 | 6′ 2.5″ | 192 | D | 72 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 121 |
| 11 | NAMESTNIKOV, VLADISLAV | OHL | 11/22/92 | 5′ 11.5″ | 166 | C | 68 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 49 |
| 12 | MORROW, JOSEPH | WHL | 12/09/92 | 6′ 0.25″ | 197 | D | 60 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 67 |
| 13 | OLEKSIAK, JAMIESON | H-EAST | 12/21/92 | 6′ 7″ | 244 | D | 34 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 51 |
| 14 | MCNEILL, MARK | WHL | 02/22/93 | 6′ 1.5″ | 201 | C | 70 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 53 |
| 15 | PHILLIPS, ZACK | QMJHL | 10/28/92 | 6′ 1″ | 178 | C | 67 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 16 |
| 16 | SCHEIFELE, MARK | OHL | 03/15/93 | 6′ 1.75″ | 182 | C | 66 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | RATTIE, TY | WHL | 02/05/93 | 5′ 11″ | 163 | RW | 67 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 55 |
| 18 | JENNER, BOONE | OHL | 06/15/93 | 6′ 1.25″ | 204 | C | 63 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 57 |
| 19 | SAAD, BRANDON | OHL | 10/27/92 | 6′ 1.25″ | 208 | LW | 59 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 47 |
| 20 | JURCO, TOMAS | QMJHL | 12/28/92 | 6′ 2″ | 187 | RW | 60 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 17 |
| 21 | JENSEN, NICKLAS | OHL | 03/06/93 | 6′ 2.25″ | 187 | LW;RW | 61 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 42 |
| 22 | BIGGS, TYLER | USHL | 04/30/93 | 6′ 2″ | 210 | RW | 48 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 112 |
| 23 | MILLER, JONATHAN | USHL | 03/14/93 | 6′ 1.25″ | 198 | C | 48 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 78 |
| 24 | MAYFIELD, SCOTT | USHL | 10/14/92 | 6′ 3.5″ | 197 | D | 52 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 159 |
| 25 | MURPHY, CONNOR | USHL | 03/26/93 | 6′ 2.75″ | 185 | D | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 26 | PRINCE, SHANE | OHL | 11/16/92 | 5′ 10.25″ | 174 | C | 59 | 25 | 63 | 88 | 18 |
| 27 | DANAULT, PHILLIP | QMJHL | 02/24/93 | 6′ 0″ | 170 | LW | 64 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 59 |
| 28 | PUEMPEL, MATT | OHL | 01/24/93 | 6′ 0.25″ | 196 | LW | 55 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 49 |
| 29 | KHOKHLACHEV, ALEXANDER | OHL | 09/09/93 | 5′ 10″ | 188 | C;LW | 67 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 28 |
| 30 | RAKELL, RICKARD | OHL | 05/05/93 | 6′ 0.25″ | 191 | RW | 49 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 12 |
North American Goalies
| Rank | Name | League | Birthdate | Height | Weight | GP | GAA | SO | Sv% |
| 1 | GIBSON, JOHN | USHL | 07/14/93 | 6′ 2.75″ | 205 | 32 | 2.64 | 1 | 0.918 |
| 2 | GIBSON, CHRISTOPHER | QMJHL | 12/27/92 | 6′ 0.5″ | 193 | 37 | 2.42 | 4 | 0.92 |
| 3 | BINNINGTON, JORDAN | OHL | 07/11/93 | 6′ 1.25″ | 156 | 46 | 3.05 | 1 | 0.899 |
| 4 | MCNEELY, MATT | USHL | 02/16/93 | 6′ 2″ | 205 | 25 | 3.82 | 0 | 0.893 |
| 5 | MICHALEK, STEPHEN | HIGH-CT | 08/06/93 | 6′ 1.75″ | 183 | 23 | 3.95 | 0.918 | |
| 6 | MORRISON, MICHAEL | OHL | 11/07/92 | 6′ 0.25″ | 177 | 27 | 2.65 | 2 | 0.912 |
| 7 | BROSSOIT, LAURENT | WHL | 03/23/93 | 6′ 2.5″ | 193 | 34 | 3.32 | 2 | 0.887 |
| 8 | MAHALAK, MATT | OHL | 01/22/93 | 6′ 1.75″ | 183 | 21 | 3.08 | 1 | 0.908 |
| 9 | LISTON, LIAM | WHL | 04/06/93 | 6′ 0.25″ | 191 | 41 | 3.77 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 10 | KASDORF, JASON | MJHL | 05/18/92 | 6′ 3″ | 178 | 34 | 2.53 | 2 | 0.912 |
European Skaters
| Rank | Name | League | Birthdate | Height | Weight | Pos | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
| 1 | LARSSON, ADAM | SWEDEN | 11/12/92 | 6′ 3″ | 200 | D | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 41 |
| 2 | ZIBANEJAD, MIKA | SWEDEN | 04/18/93 | 6′ 1.5″ | 191 | C | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | BRODIN, JONAS | SWEDEN | 07/12/93 | 6′ 1″ | 169 | D | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | ARMIA, JOEL | FINLAND | 05/31/93 | 6′ 3″ | 191 | RW | 48 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 24 |
| 5 | JASKIN, DMITRI | CZREP | 03/23/93 | 6′ 1″ | 196 | RW | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | KLEFBOM, OSCAR | SWEDEN | 07/20/93 | 6′ 3.5″ | 200 | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | SALOMAKI, MIIKKA | FINLAND | 03/09/93 | 5′ 11″ | 198 | RW | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 53 |
| 8 | NERMARK, JOACHIM | SWE-JR. | 05/12/93 | 6′ 1″ | 187 | C | 37 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16 |
| 9 | GRANLUND, MARKUS | FINLAND-JR. | 04/16/93 | 5′ 10″ | 169 | C | 40 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 49 |
| 10 | BENGTSSON, RASMUS | SWEDEN-2 | 05/14/93 | 6′ 2.5″ | 189 | D | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | HOFMANN, GREGORY | SWISS | 11/13/92 | 6′ 0″ | 170 | C | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | RASK, VICTOR | SWEDEN-2 | 03/01/93 | 6′ 1.5″ | 194 | C | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| 13 | FRIBERG, MAX | SWEDEN-3 | 11/20/92 | 5′ 11″ | 185 | LW | 34 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 6 |
| 14 | BOYCE ROTEVALL, JEREMY | SWEDEN | 08/28/93 | 6′ 0″ | 169 | LW | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | JOHANSSON, KARL | SWE-JR. | 01/21/93 | 5′ 8.5″ | 167 | D | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 49 |
| 16 | RUUTTU, ALEXANDER | FINLAND-JR. | 12/09/92 | 6′ 1″ | 183 | C | 41 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 14 |
| 17 | KUCHEROV, NIKITA | RUSSIA-JR. | 06/17/93 | 5′ 10″ | 163 | W | 41 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 81 |
| 18 | ARZAMASTSEV, ZAKHAR | RUSSIA | 11/06/92 | 6′ 2″ | 205 | D | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 19 | MUSTONEN, JOEL | SWE-JR. | 09/18/92 | 5′ 10″ | 172 | C | 27 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | ARVIDSSON, VIKTOR | SWE-JR. | 04/08/93 | 5′ 8″ | 165 | LW | 40 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | KARLSSON, WILLIAM | SWE-JR. | 01/08/93 | 6′ 0″ | 163 | C | 38 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 45 |
| 22 | BERGLIND, VICTOR | SWE-JR. | 10/02/92 | 5′ 11″ | 180 | D | 36 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 54 |
| 23 | DAHLBECK, KLAS | SWEDEN | 07/06/91 | 6′ 2″ | 194 | D | 47 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 | SUNDSTROM, JOHAN | SWEDEN | 09/21/92 | 6′ 2.25″ | 196 | C | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 25 | MARCHENKO, ALEXEI | RUSSIA | 01/02/92 | 6′ 2″ | 183 | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | BARBASHEV, SERGEI | RUSSIA-JR. | 07/26/92 | 5′ 11.75″ | 165 | LW | 53 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 54 |
| 27 | CLAESSON, FREDRIK | SWEDEN | 11/24/92 | 6′ 0″ | 198 | D | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | SHMELEV, SERGEI | RUSSIA-JR. | 08/28/93 | 5′ 10″ | 161 | LW | 40 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 24 |
| 29 | PETTERSSON, ADAM | SWEDEN | 01/13/92 | 6′ 0″ | 185 | RW | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | BERTAGGIA, ALESSIO | SWISS | 07/30/93 | 5′ 8″ | 163 | LW | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
International Goalies
| Rank | Name | League | Birthdate | Height | Weight | GP | GAA | SO | Sv% |
| 1 | PERHONEN, SAMU | FINLAND-JR. | 03/07/93 | 6′ 4″ | 172 | 29 | 2.71 | 2 | 0.922 |
| 2 | HELLBERG, MAGNUS | SWEDEN-2 | 04/04/91 | 6′ 5″ | 185 | 31 | 2.04 | 5 | 0.935 |
| 3 | PAVELKA, JAROSLAV | CZREP-JR. U18 | 09/12/93 | 6′ 1″ | 163 | 44 | 2.68 | 4 | 0.924 |
| 4 | CONZ, BENJAMIN | SWISS | 09/13/91 | 5′ 10″ | 207 | 46 | 2.98 | 5 | 0.905 |
| 5 | VOLDEN, LARS | FINLAND-JR. | 07/26/92 | 6′ 3″ | 198 | 24 | 2.76 | 0 | 0.907 |
| 6 | TUOHIMAA, FRANS | FINLAND-JR. | 08/19/91 | 6′ 1.5″ | 178 | 37 | 2.14 | 6 | 0.931 |
| 7 | MATTSSON, JOHAN | SWE-JR. | 04/25/92 | 6′ 3″ | 200 | 26 | 2.62 | 0 | 0.929 |
| 8 | LUNDSTROM, NIKLAS | SWE-JR. | 01/10/93 | 6′ 2″ | 187 | 22 | 3.05 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 9 | STEEN, STEFAN | SWE-JR. | 01/06/93 | 6′ 1.5″ | 172 | 19 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.894 |
| 10 | MAZANEC, MAREK | CZREP | 07/18/91 | 6′ 4″ | 187 | 15 | 2.79 | 1 | 0.911 |
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