Updated: Apr 19th, 2011
Toronto GLADIATORS
(Windsor CENTURIONS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A+
Top 10 Rating: 4.350 (1) Top 20 Rating: 3.450 (2)
Average Draft Position: 21.80 (7)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +6
Top Five Prospects: Jonathan Toews (C); Mike Green (D);
Carey Price (G); Bobby Ryan (RW/LW); Marc Staal (D)
Key Graduates: Brent Burns (D); Adam Burish (RW/C);
Gregory Campbell (C/LW)
AVANGARD Omsk
(DYNAMO Moscow)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A
Top 10 Rating: 3.900 (3) Top 20 Rating: 3.238 (5)
Average Draft Position: 13.20 (5)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +2
Top Five Prospects: Keith Yandle (D); James Van Riemsdyk (LW);
Semyon Varlamov (G); Zac Dalpe (C/RW); Mikhail Grabovski (C)
Key Graduates: None
Ottawa VAMPYRES
(London FLEDGLINGS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A+
Top 10 Rating: 4.000 (2) Top 20 Rating: 3.500 (1)
Average Draft Position: 7.20 (1)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -1
Top Five Prospects: Drew Doughty (D); Claude Giroux (C/RW);
Tuukka Rask (G); Jamie Benn (C/W); Tyler Ennis (LW/C)
Key Graduates: Andrew Ladd (LW); Matt Carle (D);
Bill Thomas (C/RW)
Chicago PURPLE ACES
(Indianapolis ICE)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A
Top 10 Rating: 3.825 (4) Top 20 Rating: 3.300 (3)
Average Draft Position: 12.00 (4)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: Even
Top Five Prospects: Tyler Myers (D); Jonathan Bernier (G);
Patric Hornqvist (RW/LW); Matt Moulson (LW); Brandon Sutter (C)
Key Graduates: None
St Paul HUSKIES
(Jasper ENGINEERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A
Top 10 Rating: 3.800 (5) Top 20 Rating: 3.263 (4)
Average Draft Position: 49.80 (23)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +18
Top Five Prospects: Zach Bogosian (D); Colin Wilson (C/W);
Derek Stepan (C); Sergei Bobrovsky (G); Michael Del Zotto (D)
Key Graduates: Brooks Laich (LW)
Yellowknife ICE DRAGONS
(Kamloops HEAT WAVES)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A-
Top 10 Rating: 3.800 (5) Top 20 Rating: 2.850 (9)
Average Draft Position: 11.00 (3)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -2
Top Five Prospects: Erik Johnson (D); Kris Letang (D);
Corey Schneider (G); Logan Couture (C); Luca Sbisa (D)
Key Graduates: Anze Kopitar (C); Wojtek Wolski (C/LW);
Milan Jurcina (D)
Dallas BULLDOGS
(Irving PUPS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: A-
Top 10 Rating: 3.625 (7) Top 20 Rating: 3.225 (6)
Average Draft Position: 23.80 (10)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +3
Top Five Prospects: Loui Eriksson (LW); Ondrej Pavelec (G);
John Carlson (D); Michael Grabner (LW/RW); Zach Boychuk (W/C)
Key Graduates: Paul Stastny (C); Jay McClement (C)
Boston RAVENS
(Palmetto RAMBLERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B+
Top 10 Rating: 3.500 (8) Top 20 Rating: 3.050 (7)
Average Draft Position: 7.60 (2)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -6
Top Five Prospects: Phil Kessel (RW); David Krejci (C);
Luke Schenn (D); Mikael Backlund (C/LW); Kris Versteeg (W/C)
Key Graduates: Steve Downie (RW)
Montreal BARRACUDAS
(Markham BATWINGS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B+
Top 10 Rating: 3.425 (9) Top 20 Rating: 2.813 (10)
Average Draft Position: 29.60 (17)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +8
Top Five Prospects: Steve Mason (G); Erik Karlsson (D);
Derick Brassard (C); Kyle Turris (C); Karl Alzner (D)
Key Graduates: Tom Maki (RW/LW)
Las Vegas OUTLAWS
(Reno WRANGLERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B
Top 10 Rating: 3.375 (10) Top 20 Rating: 2.700 (11)
Average Draft Position: 29.40 (16)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +6
Top Five Prospects: Steven Stamkos (C); Patrick Kane (RW);
Sam Gagner (C); Jaroslav Halak (G); Chris Summers (D)
Key Graduates: Maxime Lapierre (C/RW)
Houston ROCKHOUNDS
(Edmonton ROUGHNECKS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B
Top 10 Rating: 3.350 (11) Top 20 Rating: 2.938 (8)
Average Draft Position: 17.20 (6)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -5
Top Five Prospects: Jordan Eberle (RW/C); Josh Gorges (D);
Jeff Petry (D); Tyler Kennedy (RW); Kyle Cumiskey (D)
Key Graduates: Tom Gilbert (D); Matt Greene (D);
Chris Thorburn (RW); Peter Harrold (D/RW); Alex Svitov (C)
Prince George NORSEMEN
(Kelowna VIKINGS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B
Top 10 Rating: 3.225 (12) Top 20 Rating: 2.538 (13)
Average Draft Position: 28.60 (15)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +3
Top Five Prospects: Jonathan Blum (D); Jakub Voracek (RW);
Devin Setoguchi (RW/LW); Clarke MacArthur (LW); Mark Stuart (D)
Key Graduates: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D); Anton Babchuk (D);
Chad LaRose (RW)
Summerside STORM
(Wilmot WOLF PACK)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B-
Top 10 Rating: 3.050 (13) Top 20 Rating: 2.625 (12)
Average Draft Position: 35.00 (20)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +7
Top Five Prospects: Jack Johnson (D); James Neal (LW);
Cody Franson (D); Kyle Brodziak (C); Kevin Klein (D)
Key Graduates: David Booth (LW); Mike Smith (G);
Jeremy Colliton (C/RW)
Baltimore BANDITS
(Providence FURY)
NHA Prospect System Grade: B-
Top 10 Rating: 3.000 (14) Top 20 Rating: 2.450 (14)
Average Draft Position: 55.80 (26)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +12
Top Five Prospects: Jonathan Quick (G); Brandon Dubinsky (C/LW);
Alex Goligoski (D); Eric Tangradi (LW/RW); Sean Bergenheim (LW)
Key Graduates: None
Halifax FLEET
(Puerto Rico ISLANDERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C+
Top 10 Rating: 2.850 (15) Top 20 Rating: 2.413 (15)
Average Draft Position: 65.40 (28)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +13
Top Five Prospects: James Howard (G); Cal Clutterbuck (RW/LW);
Andrew Cogliano (C/W); Yannick Weber (D); Tim Kennedy (C/W)
Key Graduates: Kyle Wellwood (C)
Edmonton ROADRUNNERS
(Camrose KODIAKS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C
Top 10 Rating: 2.775 (16) Top 20 Rating: 2.413 (15)
Average Draft Position: 28.00 (13)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -3
Top Five Prospects: Kyle Quincey (D); Carl Gunnarsson (D);
Cal O'Reilly (C); Mats Zuccarello (RW/LW); Marc Methot (D)
Key Graduates: Brad Richardson (LW/C); Gilbert Brule (C/RW);
Curtis Glencross (LW)
Saskatoon WILDCATS
(Waterloo DUCKS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C
Top 10 Rating: 2.775 (16) Top 20 Rating: 2.388 (17)
Average Draft Position: 24.20 (11)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -5
Top Five Prospects: Nikolai Kulemin (LW/RW); Max Pacioretty (LW);
Sergei Kostitsyn (RW/LW); Jonas Gustavsson (G); Matt Corrente (D)
Key Graduates: Brandon Bochenski RW/LW)
Quebec REMPARTS
(Laval CRUSADERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C
Top 10 Rating: 2.750 (18) Top 20 Rating: 2.175 (18)
Average Draft Position: 29.60 (17)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -1
Top Five Prospects: Joe Colborne (C/LW); Brendan Smith (D);
Ian Cole (D); Zach Smith (C/LW); Michal Repik (RW)
Key Graduates: Ryan Clowe (LW); Antti Niemi (G)
Calgary HITMEN
(Lethbridge HURRICANES)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C
Top 10 Rating: 2.750 (18) Top 20 Rating: 1.988 (20)
Average Draft Position: 52.20 (25)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +7
Top Five Prospects: Alex Pietrangelo (D); Bryan Little (RW/C);
T.J. Brennan (D); Dustin Jeffrey (C/LW); Colton Teubert (D)
Key Graduates: Curtis McElhinney (G)
Minnesota MUSKIES
(Halifax MOOSEHEADS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C
Top 10 Rating: 2.700 (20) Top 20 Rating: 1.975 (22)
Average Draft Position: 22.40 (9)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -11
Top Five Prospects: T.J. Oshie (W/C); Jamie McBain (D);
Thomas Hickey (D); Colby Robak (D); Justin Schultz (D)
Key Graduates: Pekka Rinne (G)
Manhattan WARRIORS
(Brooklyn CYCLONES)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C
Top 10 Rating: 2.700 (20) Top 20 Rating: 1.506 (24)
Average Draft Position: 30.00 (19)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -1
Top Five Prospects: Ryan Callahan (RW); Daniel Girardi (D);
T.J. Galiardi (LW/C); Jeff Schultz (D); Matt Gilroy (D)
Key Graduates: Dustin Byfuglien (D/W); P.A. Parenteau (RW/LW)
Mississauga DEVILS
(Port Credit STORM)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C-
Top 10 Rating: 2.575 (22) Top 20 Rating: 1.988 (20)
Average Draft Position: 56.80 (27)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: +5
Top Five Prospects: Mason Raymond (LW); Brian Elliott (G);
Luke Adam (LW/C); Jack Hillen (D); Kevin Poulin (G)
Key Graduates: Nick Foligno (LW)
Seattle THUNDERBIRDS
(Dodge City GUNSLINGERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C-
Top 10 Rating: 2.550 (23) Top 20 Rating: 2.100 (19)
Average Draft Position: 28.20 (14)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -9
Top Five Prospects: Kyle Okposo (RW); Keith Aulie (D);
Mark Dekanich (G); Marc-Andre Gragnani (D); Will Weber (D)
Key Graduates: Nicklas Backstrom (C); Joey Crabb (RW)
Florida PANTHERS
(Fredericton CATS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: C-
Top 10 Rating: 2.525 (24) Top 20 Rating: 1.700 (23)
Average Draft Position: 49.80 (23)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -1
Top Five Prospects: Ian White (D); Lauri Korpikoski (W/C);
Sergei Shirokov (LW/RW); Alexandre Plante (D); David Schlemko (D)
Key Graduates: Martin Hanzal (C); Adam Burish (RW/C);
Gregory Campbell (C/LW)
North Carolina EAGLES
(Tallahassee TIGERS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: D
Top 10 Rating: 2.200 (25) Top 20 Rating: 1.383 (25)
Average Draft Position: 49.60 (22)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -3
Top Five Prospects: Alexander Edler (D); Andrew MacDonald (D);
Pat Dwyer (W/C); Brad Thiessen (G); Byron Bitz (RW)
Key Graduates: None
Hartford WHALERS
(Pawtucket PATRIOTS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: D-
Top 10 Rating: 1.850 (27) Top 20 Rating: 1.133 (27)
Average Draft Position: 21.80 (7)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -20
Top Five Prospects: Ryan McDonagh (D); Chris Butler (D);
Thomas Greiss (G); Colby Cohen (D); Steve Wagner (D)
Key Graduates: Shane O'Brien (D)
Detroit PHANTOMS
(Tri-City AMERICANS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: F
Top 10 Rating: 1.675 (28) Top 20 Rating: 0.891 (28)
Average Draft Position: 48.20 (21)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -7
Top Five Prospects: Matt Niskanen (D); Oscar Moller (RW/C);
Justin Peters (G); Nick Johnson (RW); Zach Hamill (C)
Key Graduates: Torrey Mitchell (C/W); Andy Greene (D)
Vancouver CANUCKS
(Milwaukee ADMIRALS)
NHA Prospect System Grade: D-
Top 10 Rating: 1.875 (26) Top 20 Rating: 1.175 (26)
Average Draft Position: 27.80 (12)
Avg Draft Pos. vs Top 10 Rank: -14
Top Five Prospects: Peter Mueller (RW/LW); Alec Martinez (D);
Matt Martin (LW/RW); Thomas McCollum (G); Colton Sceviour (RW)
Key Graduates: Andrew Ebbett (C)
