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Lucas Peterson Green Bay leads all ushl dmen in scoring this year and is heading to Maine . NHL scouting had dmen Laurilo( stampede ) second round potential so i would take a shot on Peterson in 4-6 th round . He goes to Maine and lights up scouts look dumb not taking him .
 
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neelynugs said:
bumping this one with midseason rankings about to pop from a bunch of spots.

players i've liked:

kristian epperson
david granberg
petteri rimpinen
sam laurila
anthony cristoforo
daniel nieminen
caeden herrington
kam hendrickson
topias hynninen
jamiro reber
francesco dell'elce

who else have people liked so far?
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I’m a big Kam Hendrickson fan. All he does is win and outplay guys who get more chances than he does. Should’ve been drafted last year. Think he’ll make the US WJC team next year.
 
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Don't wanna create a thread just yet but Ludvig Johnson scored another NL goal today, his 3rd of the season and his 2nd post WJC20.

Interestingly, Johnson is actually one of the kids Tony Ferrari is obsessed with. I think he had him ranked 56th pre WJC20 already. I know that Ferrari is definitely more of an out of the box thinker and some of his takes are rather hot but I do value his opinions and he's been right before. I don't think there's a world where Johnson goes in the 2nd round but if he can keep up his current level some teams might be tempted to pick him in the later rounds.
 
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Hockeyville USA said:
Gavin Garland, Tri City Americans, WHL
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He's having a nice rookie season but he's 5'10 (albeit a stocky 5'10) and his skating is pretty choppy. I'd be a bit surprised to see him get drafted.

Best WHL overager by a mile is Bryce Pickford of Medicine Hat. Slightly undersized but a strong skater, physical, deadly joining the rush as the trailing man. Was promising at 16, had a godawful draft year on a bad team, but watching him now if someone had taken him in the 2nd round last year they'd be thrilled. Legitimate quality prospect who should go in the 2nd-3rd round.

Lots of older rookies in the WHL this year, partly due to the NCAA rule change. Brendan Dunphy is a 6'6 defender putting up a lot of ESP for Wenatchee. Alex Weiermair is a guy who was in the Smith/Leonard/Perreault NDTP group and then struggled at U. of Denver who is lighting it up in Portland. Asanali Sarkenov is a 6'4 kid from Kazakhstan who is a young 2006 and has a mean streak to go with some decent skills and looks like a projectable bottom-6 type.
 
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Rasmus Svartström. 6'5 Finnish forward that just turned 19 a few months ago. He's got 25 goals in 32 games in the BCHL. Has a good shot and hands, and plays in the tough areas in the front of the net. Not a good skater. Not ranked anywhere, worth a 7th rounder at least.
 
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Frk It said:
Can anyone tell me more about these 2?

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Liam Danielsson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Liam Danielsson, 2006-08-05 Gävle, SWE Sweden. Most recently in the SHL with Örebro HK. Complete player biography and stats.
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TIA!
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Danielsson was a light smurf on the wing of one of Orebro J20’s two top lines that carved up the Forts schedule last year. Played a little with Zetterberg. Very exciting player but small and weak on his skates. IIRC he was well over a P/G early into his draft season and was still overlooked by Central Scouting. Looks like he tore up the J20 again and got an SHL promotion. Not a bad late-round option.

Lindberg I knew from U18 tourneys and then saw he was a key piece for Skelleftea J20, which won the championship. Playmaker type, not fast or big but runs the PP, etc. He was putting up numbers close to Berggren’s so the comparisons beyond skating are reasonable.
 
Johnny Hicks may be undersized but he is one heck of a goalie. He's been lights out for Victoria and just posted his first playoff shutout.

And he actually was the best goalie in the BCHL this year before joining Victoria. So he could be the best goalie in two leagues this year, lol.
 
landy92mack29 said:
Guys to watch in the WHL:
Shane Smith
Bryce Pickford
Alex Worthington
Ben Riche
Rowan Calvert
Dominik Petr
Quinn Mantei
Luke Mistelbacher
Grayson Burzynski
Mazden Leslie
Jesse Heslop
Jesse Sanche
Austin Zemlak

Pickford, Riche, Mistelbacher, Burzynski and Leslie main 5
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Do you think Oliver Tulk gets taken this year, or just too small? With him going to Wisconsin next year (and presumably his draft rights will be held for 4 years instead of 2), he could develop nicely into an Aiden Fink type of NCAA player with legitimate pro prospects.
 
Hockeyville USA said:
Do you think Oliver Tulk gets taken this year, or just too small? With him going to Wisconsin next year (and presumably his draft rights will be held for 4 years instead of 2), he could develop nicely into an Aiden Fink type of NCAA player with legitimate pro prospects.
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he's worth a pick more than most of the current NCAA path guys. Likely tops out as a AHL scorer similar to Andrew Agozzino or Matthew Phillips but worth a chance.
 
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so I get Shea Van Olm has the two greatest linemates you could hope for in Cristall and Catton.

But he seems pretty good no? And he’s not exactly small either
 
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