Scott Oke: NHL 2013 Draft War Room Prospect Profile : Combine

Scott Oke: NHL 2013 Draft War Room Prospect Profile : Combine: "By Eldon MacDonald

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Scott Oke - “The Castaway” – Left/Right Wing – Canada

Scott Oke (lavantage.qc.ca/Flickr)

Size: 6’3”, 201 lb.

Shoots: Left

Born: 16-Mar-93 – St. Lambert, QC

Team: #71, Rimouski Océanic, QMJHL

QMJHL Draft: #37 (3^rd round) by Saint John – 2009

2011-12 Stats: 64-13-25-38-32-(+13) + playoffs 21-7-4-11-6-(-1)

Twitter: Okester71

Rankings:

Unranked but hopefully not forgotten

Confession Time

They say “confession” is good for the soul. It allows you to feel clean from your guilty sins, it is free and makes you feel free, allowing you to examine your failings as part of the first step to making things right. So here goes a NHL draft confession:

2011 NHL Entry Draft – Confession #1 Scott Oke played on the 4th line as a utility player for the powerhouse Saint John Sea Dogs, the year they won the Memorial Cup. He finished the year with only ten points in 54 games. NHL Central Scouting, however, recognized the potential in Scott as they ranked him 44th best North American player, a ranking that would normally get him drafted in the 2nd or early 3rd round. NHL Central Scouting’s ranking was no aberration either as Bob MacKenzie’s poll of NHL scouts earned Scott an honourable mention in their top 60 rankings. When the dusted settled after the draft, Scott was left the dubious distinction of being the highest rated player not drafted." 

 Read the full article which was originally published at The Hockey Writers - Combine:
Link: http://thehockeywriters.com/combine/scott-oke-nhl-2013-draft-war-room-prospect-profile/

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2011 NHL Entry Draft Fantasy-Based Top 100 Rankings (via THW)

As I noted in the article over at The Hockey Writers:

Made especially for fantasy hockey junkies, the following rankings are based on a prospect’s pure offensive potential.

Goalies get no love here. Apologies to vital guardians of the goal, but your potential is just too monumentally difficult to predict from a fantasy armchair GM’s point of view.

Here's the Top 10 (Off# = Offensive Potential Rank):

Off#	THW	Player	League	DOB	Pos.	S	GP	G	A	P	PIM
1	1	NUGENT-HOPKINS, RYAN	WHL	12-Apr-1993	C	L	69	31	75	106	51
2	2	HUBERDEAU, JONATHAN	QMJHL	04-Jun-1993	C	L	67	43	62	105	88
3	6	MURPHY, RYAN	OHL	31-Mar-1993	D	R	63	26	53	79	36
4	5	STROME, RYAN	OHL	11-Jul-1993	C	R	65	33	73	106	82
5	4	COUTURIER, SEAN	QMJHL	07-Dec-1992	C	L	58	36	60	96	36
6	16	PUEMPEL, MATT	OHL	24-Jan-1993	LW	L	55	34	35	69	49
7	17	GRIMALDI, ROCCO	USHL	08-Feb-1993	C	R	50	34	28	62	57
8	7	LANDESKOG, GABRIEL	OHL	23-Nov-1992	LW	L	53	36	30	66	61
9	3	LARSSON, ADAM	SWEDEN	12-Nov-1992	D	R	37	1	8	9	41
10	11	ZIBANEJAD, MIKA	SWEDEN	18-Apr-1993	C	R	26	5	4	9	2

Read the full article at THW:
http://thehockeywriters.com/2011nhldraft-fantasy-based-rankings/

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2011 NHL Entry Draft 3 Round Mock (via THW)



Gabriel Landeskog & the Swedish Invasion of the Top 10 {Photo: BridgetDS/Flickr}


{Full article at The Hockey Writers}

Every year it seems I contemplate whether or not to go through the intriguing yet dubious task of putting together a mock draft. We all know how fascinating it is to go through the progress of formulating which team should select which prospect and at what point in the draft.

We also know how quickly a mock draft can go off the rails when the actual NHL draft takes place. Whether it be the Phoenix Coyotes going off the board to take a Blake Wheeler or the Los Angeles Kings selecting Thomas Hickey seemingly out of nowhere, one’s mock draft can be wrecked faster than Daniel Catenacci can do a lap around the rink.

Here's the Top 10 from the full 3 round mock draft:

Ov#	NHL Team	THW	Player	League	Pos.	GP	G/Min	A/GAA	P/SO	PIM/SV%
1	Edmonton Oilers	1	NUGENT-HOPKINS, RYAN	WHL	C	69	31	75	106	51
2	Colorado Avalanche	7	LANDESKOG, GABRIEL	OHL	LW	53	36	30	66	61
3	Florida Panthers	2	HUBERDEAU, JONATHAN	QMJHL	C	67	43	62	105	88
4	New Jersey Devils	3	LARSSON, ADAM	SWEDEN	D	37	1	8	9	41
5	New York Islanders	8	HAMILTON, DOUGIE	OHL	D	67	12	46	58	77
6	Ottawa Senators	5	STROME, RYAN	OHL	C	65	33	73	106	82
7	Winnipeg Jets	4	COUTURIER, SEAN	QMJHL	C	58	36	60	96	36
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	MURPHY, RYAN	OHL	D	63	26	53	79	36
9	Boston Bruins	11	ZIBANEJAD, MIKA	SWEDEN	C	26	5	4	9	2
10	Minnesota Wild	12	BEAULIEU, NATHAN	QMJHL	D	65	12	33	45	52

{Full article at The Hockey Writers}

http://thehockeywriters.com/2011nhlentrydraft3roundmock/

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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/

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

Stay tuned as draft commentary will be provided tonight LIVE!

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