NHL 2009 Entry Draft Aftermath: Comparing The Draft Ranking Services

In grading which scouting service and/or ranking system made
the best predictions or was most accurate in terms of how the NHL 2009 entry
draft went down, there are many limitations. It will likely be somewhere between
three to five years before we can begin to understand which scouting/ranking
system was most accurate in their prognostications, and compare this to how NHL
team's professional scouting teams performed.

Click here for the analysis I  performed using what information we actually have at this point to determine which draft ranking service was the most accurate from the NHL 2009 entry draft results.

http://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-2009-entry-draft-aftermath-comparing-the-draft-ranking-services/

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The Hockey Spy's 2 Round Mock Draft!

Round 1

http://thehockeywriters.com/the-hockey-spys-mock-draft-round-1/

Round 2

http://thehockeywriters.com/the-hockey-spys-mock-draft-round-2/

Check out:

Snap Hockey

- It's like Twitter/Facebook status updates specific for hockey.

Stay tuned as draft commentary will be provided tonight LIVE!

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The Hockey Spy's Monster 2009 NHL Entry Draft Preview Complete

For a guide and legend to the rankings and profile click this link first:

http://thehockeywriters.com/the-hockey-spy%E2%80%99s-2009-nhl-entry-draft-preview/

The Hockey Spy's Rankings:

Round 1:

{Click on Prospect's Name for link to "Full Potential" Profile}

1. John Tavares

2. Victor Hedman

3. Matt Duchene

4. Brayden Schenn

5. Evander Kane

6. Oliver Ekman-Larsson

7. Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson

8. Ryan Ellis

9. Jordan Schroeder

10. Dmitri Kulikov

11. Jared Cowen

12. Nazem Kadri

13. David Rundblad

14. John Moore

15. Carter Ashton

16. Dylan Olsen

17. Scott Glennie

18. Jeremy Morin

19. Kyle Palmieri

20. Jacob Josefson

21. Calvin de Haan

22. Charles-Olivier Roussel

23. Louis Leblanc

24. Peter Holland

25. Chris Kreider

26. Nick Leddy

27. Zack Kassian

28. Landon Ferraro

29. Toni Rajala

30. Ethan Werek

Round 2:

31. Tim Erixon

32. Drew Shore

33. Simon Despres

34. Jordan Caron

35. Tomas Tatar

36. Carl Klingberg

37. Stefan Elliot

38. Richard Panik

39. Ryan O'Reilly

40. Zach Budish

41. Olivier Roy

42. Joonas Nattinan

43. Dmitri Orlov

44. Matt Clark

45. Tyson Barrie

46. Matt Hackett

47. Eric Gelinas

48. Marcus Johansson

49. Philippe Paradis

50. Jerry D'Amigo

51. Sami Vatanen

52. Cody Eakin

53. Taylor Doherty

54. Robin Lehner

55. Kenny Ryan

56. Mikko Koskinen

57. William Wrenn

58. Alex Hutchings

59. Chris Brown

60. Ben Hanowski

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The Hockey Spy's Draft Preview Round 1 Finalized!

For a guide and legend to the rankings and profile click this link first:

http://thehockeywriters.com/the-hockey-spy%E2%80%99s-2009-nhl-entry-draft-preview/

The Hockey Spy's Rankings:

Round 1:

{Click on Prospect's Name for link to "Full Potential" Profile}

1. John Tavares

2. Victor Hedman

3. Matt Duchene

4. Brayden Schenn

5. Evander Kane

6. Oliver Ekman-Larsson

7. Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson

8. Ryan Ellis

9. Jordan Schroeder

10. Dmitri Kulikov

11. Jared Cowen

12. Nazem Kadri

13. David Rundblad

14. John Moore

15. Carter Ashton

16. Dylan Olsen

17. Scott Glennie

18. Jeremy Morin

19. Kyle Palmieri

20. Jacob Josefson

21. Calvin de Haan

22. Charles-Olivier Roussel

23. Louis Leblanc

24. Peter Holland

25. Chris Kreider

26. Nick Leddy

27. Zack Kassian

28. Landon Ferraro

29. Toni Rajala

30. Ethan Werek

Round 2:

31. Stay Tuned!

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The Hockey Spy's 2009 NHL Entry Draft Preview

I have decided to host my "monster" Draft Preview at The Hockey Writers (THW).

Click on the following link for a guide and legend to my "Full Potential" Prospect Profiles.

http://thehockeywriters.com/the-hockey-spy%e2%80%99s-2009-nhl-entry-draft-preview/

I will be releasing approximately 5 to 10 prospect profiles per day for a total of 60.

Check back and stay tuned for updates!

This is a link to all my articles at THW and yuo will also find the draft profiles here:

http://thehockeywriters.com/author/cralph/

 

 

"Keep your stick on the ice and eyes on the prize!" 

 

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Boston Bruins Prospect Joe Colborne: Two Part Interview

Check out my latest 2 part series at The Hockey Writers. It is an in depth interview with Boston Bruins elite young gun prospect - Joe Colborne.

Part 1:
http://thehockeywriters.com/joe-colborne-boston-bruins%E2%80%99-prospect-%E2%80%9Cfull-potential%E2%80%9D-profile-and-interview-part-1/

Part 2:
http://thehockeywriters.com/joe-colborne-boston-bruins-interview-part-2-rapid-fire-shootout/

THW (The Hockey Writers) has also granted me my own section, Prospects/Draft, located on the main page, two tabs over from the "Top Story". Keep checking back for more prospect profiles, interviews, rankings, entry draft preview, draft rankings and mock drafts.
http://thehockeywriters.com/#three

Here's a video of a great Colborne goal:

 

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