forgot about another solid American for the 2012 draft; Josh Hanson - d - 6'2 190 - Portland Winterhawks
the kid may not be a top 30 pick, but it seems the prospect factory of Portland is going to produce another solid prospect in Josh. definitely deserving of a top 150 listing, this kid needs be listed as well and followed as he should be a solid riser.
Good to see Alaska producing some talent again: Josh Hanson and Brian Cooper....
I don't know much about USHL Hockey, so this info on these guys is great!
Thank's for the reports!
you have definitely done an admirable job. making a list like this is daunting to say the least; you will not please a third of the people on here, including me!
I saw a lot of other USHL and US Highschool kids, so I figured you had a solid grasp of these regions thats why I made some comments about what I felt were omissions.
things will change mightly over the next 8-10 months, but this list is a solid start to at least get some honest debates and discussions going for the next crop of draft eligible kids.
forgot about another solid American for the 2012 draft; Josh Hanson - d - 6'2 190 - Portland Winterhawks
the kid may not be a top 30 pick, but it seems the prospect factory of Portland is going to produce another solid prospect in Josh. definitely deserving of a top 150 listing, this kid needs be listed as well and followed as he should be a solid riser.
Good to see Alaska producing some talent again: Josh Hanson and Brian Cooper....
I don't think Josh Hanson really had a chance at ice time with the club, because Portland is so stacked.
Yes of course, my error. When I visualized him, I actually transposed him with the '95 D who played for Fargo and is now on NTDP. Both relatively big blonde headed kids.
Regardless, I know the player and I still don't see him as a better player than either Pigozzi or ZAR.
Yes of course, my error. When I visualized him, I actually transposed him with the '95 D who played for Fargo and is now on NTDP. Both relatively big blonde headed kids.
Regardless, I know the player and I still don't see him as a better player than either Pigozzi or ZAR.
1. Mikhail Grigorenko
2. Nail Yakupov
3. Ryan Murray
4. Nick Ebert
5. Jacob Trouba
6. Griffin Reinhart
7. Alex Galchenyuk
8. Olli Määttä
9. Matia Marcantuoni
10. Henrik Samuelsson
11. Slater Koekkoek
12. Filip Forsberg
13. Sebastian Collberg
14. Matt Dumba
15. Martin Frk
1. Mikhail Grigorenko
2. Nail Yakupov
3. Ryan Murray
4. Nick Ebert
5. Jacob Trouba
6. Griffin Reinhart
7. Alex Galchenyuk
8. Olli Määttä
9. Matia Marcantuoni
10. Henrik Samuelsson
11. Slater Koekkoek
12. Filip Forsberg
13. Sebastian Collberg
14. Matt Dumba
15. Martin Frk
First off, I believe that Henrik is a good player and a Top 1994.
That said, he was a bit of a loose cannon in most of the TUSA USHL tilts that I saw last season. He was easily goaded into penalties and he really wasn't all that productive against USHL opponents.
1. Mikhail Grigorenko
2. Nail Yakupov
3. Ryan Murray
4. Nick Ebert
5. Jacob Trouba
6. Griffin Reinhart
7. Alex Galchenyuk
8. Olli Määttä
9. Matia Marcantuoni
10. Henrik Samuelsson
11. Slater Koekkoek
12. Filip Forsberg
13. Sebastian Collberg
14. Matt Dumba
15. Martin Frk
HM
Jordan Schmaltz
Michael Matheson
Morgan Rielly
Could someone tell me why has Frk dropped so much ? Last I heard a year or two ago he was going #1 pretty much on everyones list ?
His skating is really choppy. Has great size to become a premier power forward, but needs to work on skating and consistency.
He's still top 15 talent though.
Yea pretty much. Easily the most inconsistent player I saw this year, but when he has a good game he has the wow factor. I find he also takes dumb penalties sometimes. When people look at 75 pims they often think its a good thing. Most of the penalties i saw him take were dumb sticking infractions.
Yea pretty much. Easily the most inconsistent player I saw this year, but when he has a good game he has the wow factor. I find he also takes dumb penalties sometimes. When people look at 75 pims they often think its a good thing. Most of the penalties i saw him take were dumb sticking infractions.
This is what I noticed too. He takes a ton of stupid penalties, but that can be easily fixed with the new coach.
Even though Samuelsson has played for the NTDP for a couple years I still see him playing for Sweden in his future.
