2003 NHL draft: preliminary rankings
November 23, 2002 Print it
TORONTO -- Here are the preliminary rankings by NHL Central Scouting for the 2003 draft (with position and club team):
NORTH AMERICA
Ontario Hockey League
Skaters
1. Nathan Horton, C, Oshawa Generals; 2. Eric Staal, C Peterborough Petes; 3. Dustin Brown, RW, Guelph Storm; 4. Patrick O'Sullivan, C, Mississauga IceDogs; 5. Dan Fritsche, C, Sarnia Sting; 6. Anthony Stewart, C, Kingston Frontenacs; 7. Kamil Kreps, C, Brampton Battalion; 8. Kevin Klein, D, Toronto St. Michael's Majors; 9. David Liffiton, D, Plymouth Whalers; 10. Frank Rediker, D, Windsor Spitfires.
11. Corey Perry, RW, London Knights; 12. Jamie Tardif, C, Peterborough Petes; 13. Ryan Donally, LW, Windsor Spitfires; 14. John Mitchell, C, Plymouth Whalers; 15. Jeff Carter, C, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds; 16. Mike Richards, C, Kitchener Rangers; 17. Ryan Oulahen, C, Brampton Battalion; 18. Aaron Dawson, D, Peterborough Petes; 19. Paul Bissonnette, D, Saginaw Spirit; 20. John Vigilante, C, Plymouth Whalers.
21. Rob Hisey, C, Erie Otters; 22. B.J. Crombeen, RW, Barrie Colts; 23. Pavel Voroshnin, D, Mississauga IceDogs; 24. Brad Richardson, C, Owen Sound Attack; 25. Mark Flood, D, Peterborough Petes.
Goaltenders
1. Mike Brown, Saginaw Spirit; 2. Jeff MacDougald, Peterborough Petes; 3. Gerald Coleman, London Knights; 4. Ryan Munce, Sarnia Sting; 5. Jeff Weber, Plymouth Whalers.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Skaters
1. Marc-Antoine Pouliot, C, Rimouski; 2. Richard Stehlik, D, Sherbrooke Castors; 3. Steve Bernie, RW, Moncton Wildcats; 4. Alexandre Bolduc, C, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies; 5. Maxim Lapierre, C, Montreal Rocket; 6. Louis-Philippe Martin, RW, Baie-Comeau Drakkar; 7. Patrice Bergeron, C, Acadie-Bathurst Titan; 8. Jean-Francois Jacques, LW, Baie-Comeau Drakkar; 9. Marc-Andre Bernier, C, Halifax; 10. Guillaume Desbiens, RW, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
11. Philippe Dupuis, C, Hull Olympiques; 12. Joshua Hennessy, C, Quebec Remparts; 13. Jean-Michel Bolduc, D, Quebec; 14. Danny Stewart, LW, Rimouski Oceanic; 15. Cory Urquhart, C, Montreal Rocket; 16. Zbynek Hrdel, RW, Rimouski Oceanic; 17. Benoit Mondou, C, Baie-Comeau Drakkar; 18. Alex Picard, D, Halifax Mooseheads; 19. Petr Vrana, C, Halifax Mooseheads; 20. Dany Roussin, C, Sherbrooke Castors.
21. Maxime Boisclair, LW, Sherbrooke Castors; 22. Bruno Gervais, D, Acadie-Bathurst Titan; 23. Francis Wathier, LW, Hull Olympiques; 24. Vladimir Kutny, LW, Quebec Remparts; 25. Vladimir Balaz, LW, Sherbrooke Castors.
Goaltenders
1. Marc-Andre Fleury, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles; 2. Jonathan Boutin, Halifax Mooseheads; Corey Crawford, Moncton Wildcats; 4. Sylvain Michaud, Drummondville Voltigeurs; David Tremblay, Hull Olympiques.
Western Hockey League
Skaters
1, Braydon Coburn, D, Portland Winter Hawks; 2. Dion Phaneuf, D, Red Deer Rebels; 3. Ryan Getzlaf, C, Caglary Hitmen; 4. Ryan Stone, LW, Brandon Wheat Kings; 5. Brent Seabrook, D, Lethbridge Hurricanes; 6. Stefan Meyer, C, Medicine Hat Tigers; 7. Jonathan Filewich, RW, Prince George Cougars; 8. Eric Fehr, RW, Brandon Wheat Kings; 9. Tyler Redenbach, LW, Prince George Cougars; 10. Colin Fraser, C, Red Deer Rebels.
11. Shawn Belle, D, Tri-City Americans; 12. Jeremy Colliton, C, Prince Albert Raiders; 13. Zack Fitzgerald, D, Seattle Thunderbirds; 14. Masi Marjamki, LW, Red Deer Rebels; 15. Nate Thompson, C, Seattle Thunderbirds; 16. Clarke MacArthur, C, Medicine Hat Tigers; 17. Paul Brown, RW, Kamloops Blazers; 18. Brett Novak, RW, Prince Albert Raiders; 19. Matej Trojovsky, D, Regina Pats; 20. Mike Egener, D, Calgary.
21. Petr Jelinek, C, Moose Jaw Warriors; 22. Jeremy Williams, RW, Swift Current Broncos; 23. Shaun Landolt, RW, Moose Jaw Warriors; 24. Aaron Bader, LW, Seattle Thunderbirds; 25. Shea Weber, D, Kelowna Rockets.
Goaltenders
1. Kevin Nastiuk, Medicine Hat Tigers; 2. Brenden Cuthbert, Medicine Hat Tigers; 3. Aaron Sorochan, Prince Albert Raiders; 4. Jordan McLaughlin, Vancouver Giants; 5. Josh Lepp, Kelowna Rockets.
U.S. Colleges
Skaters
1. Zach Parise, C, North Dakota; 2. Thomas Vanek, RW, Minnesota; 3. Ryan Kesler, C, Ohio State; 4. Mark Stuart, D, Colorado College; 5. Patrick Eaves, RW, Boston College; 6. Jeff Tambellini, LW, Michigan; 7. Danny Richmond, D, Michigan; 8. Shane Hynes, RW, Cornell; 9. Gino Guyer, C, Minnesota; 10. Corey Potter, D, Michigan State.
11. Greg Moore, RW, Maine; 12. Tim Wallace, RW, Notre Dame; 13. Alex Leavitt, C, Wisconsin; 14. Evan Shaw, D, Michigan State; 15. Ben Lovejoy, D, Boston College; 16. Hugh Jessiman, RW, Dartmouth College; 17. David Booth, LW, Michigan State; 18. James Pemberton, D, Providence College; 19. Matt Moulson, LW, Cornell; 20. Peter Kennedy, D, Minnesota.
21. Cody Blanshan, D, Nebraska-Omaha; 22. Jonathan Lehun, RW, St. Cloud; 23. Stephen Werner, RW, Mass-Amherst; 24. Brett Sterling, LW, Colorado College; 25. Jaime Milam, D, Northern Michigan.
Goaltenders
1. James Howard, Maine; 2. Alvaro Montoya, Michigan; 3. Travis Russell, Vermont; 4. Justin Tobe, Michigan State; 5. Travis Weber, Minnesota.
EUROPE
(top-ranked only)
Belarus
1. Andrei Kastsitsyn, C, Junost Minsk.
Czech Republic
1. Milan Michalek, W, Budejovice; Goaltender, 1. Jakub Cech, Havirov.
Finland
1. Arsi Piispanen, C, Jokerit; Goaltender, 1. Jere Myllyniemi, Blues.
Germany
1. Alexander Sulzer, D, Hamburg; Goaltender, 1. Patrick Ehelechner, Landshut.
Russia
1. Nikolai Zherdev, LW, CSKA; Goaltender, 1. Ruslan Sidikov CSKA 2.
Switzerland
1. Tim Ramholt, D, Zurich; Goaltender, 1. Thomas Baeumle, Sierre.
Slovakia
1. Stefan Blaho, C, Trencin; Goaltender, 1. Jaroslav Halak, Bratislava.
Sweden
1. Robert Nilsson, W, Leksand.
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