ISS Top 30

Press Release

Name Pos Birth Date S/C Ht. Wt. Team League
1 Tavares, John C 9/20/1990 L 6.00 200 London OHL
2 Hedman, Victor LD 12/18/1990 L 6.06 220 Modo SweE
3 Svensson-Paajarvi, Magnus LW 4/12/1991 L 6.01 200 Timra SweE
4 Duchene, Matt C 1/16/1991 L 5.11 196 Brampton OHL
5 Schenn, Brayden C 8/22/1991 L 6.00 193 Brandon WHL
6 Cowen, Jared LD 1/25/1991 L 6.04.7 218 Spokane WHL
7 Kane, Evander C 8/2/1991 L 6.01 180 Vancouver WHL
8 Kadri, Nazem C 10/6/1990 L 5.11.5 180 London OHL
9 Shore, Drew C 1/29/1991 R 6.02 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
10 Josefson, Jacob C 3/2/1991 L 6.00 187 Djurgarden SweE
11 Schroeder, Jordan RW 9/29/1990 R 5.08.2 175 Minnesota WCHA
12 Ellis, Ryan RD 1/3/1991 R 5.09.2 183 Windsor OHL
13 Holland, Peter C 1/14/1991 L 6.01.5 188 Guelph OHL
14 Kulikov, Dmitri LD 10/29/1990 L 6.00 190 Drummondville QMJHL
15 Despres, Simon LD 7/27/1991 L 6.03.5 214 Saint John QMJHL
16 Leblanc, Louis C 1/26/1991 R 6.00 178 Omaha USHL
17 Moore, John LD 11/19/1990 L 6.02 189 Chicago USHL
18 Ferraro, Landon RW 8/8/1991 R 5.11 169 Red Deer WHL
19 Kassian, Zack RW 1/24/1991 R 6.02.5 212 Peterborough OHL
20 Glennie, Scott C 2/22/1991 R 6.01 180 Brandon WHL
21 Palmieri, Kyle C 2/1/1991 R 5.10 191 USA Under-18 NTDP
22 Ashton, Carter LW 4/1/1991 L 6.04 212 Lethbridge WHL
23 Morin, Jeremy C 4/16/1991 R 6.00.5 189 USA Under-18 NTDP
24 Werek, Ethan C 6/7/1991 L 6.00.5 191 Kingston OHL
25 Nattinen, Joonas C 1/3/1991 R 6.02 183 Espoo FinJrA
26 Elliott, Stefan LD 1/30/1991 R 6.00.2 185 Saskatoon WHL
27 Caron, Jordan C 11/2/1990 L 6.02.5 200 Rimouski QMJHL
28 Ekman-Larsson, Oliver LD 7/17/1991 L 6.02 176 Leksands SweAl
29 Rundblad, David RD 10/8/1990 R 6.02 189 Skelleftea SweE
30 Kreider, Chris LW 4/30/1991 L 6.02 201 AndoverAcademy MA-HS

The biggest surprise is to see Drew Shore in the top ten. Not only did he jump his NTDP teammates but Jordan Schroeder.

Peter Holland is also have climbed in the upper teens. The Hockey News named him number one on their Hot List on Tuesday.

But lead he has, and with 52 points in 56 games, Holland is second in Guelph scoring to 20-year-old Matt Kennedy. But offense isn’t the only reason to keep the draft-eligible center around. Holland has also been lauded for his work ethic and tenacity.

“I’ve worked so hard on different aspects of my game,” said Holland, who cites his two-way game as a strength. “I can be a set-up man and I can play in the defensive zone.”

Holland also has a good head on his shoulders. He’s taking physics in high school as part of a university prerequisite and intends on taking classes at the University of Guelph once he graduates this spring. How fast he completes post-secondary school will likely depend on his NHL career.

The ISS has two of the Swedish defenseman at the bottom of the first round. Other publications have them going in the first half of the opening round.

That's My Take

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)