Combine List 2011
By Lowetide
13 years ago
It’s a subtle item, but the NHL’s combine invite list may give Edmonton Oiler fans a "key to the highway" for their team’s entry draft.
Last season, the National Hockey League invited 100 prospects to the NHL combine. Over a several day period, they were physically tested and had an opportunity to interview with interested team. The Edmonton Oilers were front and center, and the Oil Change cameras came along too (the famous Taylor Hall quote about wanting to be an Oiler ignited the fanbase).
Here are the kids invited so far, and I’ve made a few comments on some of the prospects.
| Seth Ambroz | Omaha | USHL | RW | 6-foot-2 | 211 |
| Olivier Archambault | Val d’Or | QMJHL | LW | 5-foot-11 | 170 |
| Sven Baertschi-big playoff | Portland | WHL | LW | 5-foot-10 | 181 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | Saint John | QMJHL | D | 6-foot-2 | 174 |
| Myles Bell-x | Regina | WHL | D | 6-foot | 214 |
| Tyler Biggs | USA U-18 | USHL | RW | 6-foot-2 | 210 |
| Austen Brassard | Belleville | OHL | RW | 6-foot-2 | 191 |
| Daniel Catenacci | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | C | 5-foot-10 | 183 |
| Adam Clendening | Boston University | HE | D | 5-foot-11` | 190 |
| Nick Cousins | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | C | 5-foot-11 | 166 |
| Sean Couturier-he’s a stud C | Drummondville | QMJHL | C | 6-foot-4 | 197 |
| Joseph Cramarossa | Mississauga St. Michael’s | OHL | C | 6-foot | 188 |
| Phillip Danault | Victoriaville | QMJHL | LW | 6-foot | 170 |
| Joel Edmundson-big and mobile | Moose Jaw | WHL | D | 6-foot-5 | 191 |
| Travis Ewanyk-impressing late | Edmonton | WHL | LW | 6-foot-1 | 178 |
| Rocco Grimaldi | USA U-18 | USHL | C | 5-foot-6 | 163 |
| Dougie Hamilton- top 10 talent | Niagara | OHL | D | 6-foot-4 | 187 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau-top 3 pick? | Saint John | QMJHL | C | 6-foot-1 | 170 |
| Philippe Hudon | Choate-Rosemary | HIGH-CT | C/RW | 6-foot | 190 |
| Colin Jacobs | Seattle | WHL | C | 6-foot-1 | 197 |
| Boone Jenner | Oshawa | OHL | C | 6-foot-1 | 204 |
| Nicklas Jensen | Oshawa | OHL | LW/RW | 6-foot-2 | 187 |
| Tomas Jurco | Saint John | QMJHL | RW | 6-foot-2 | 187 |
| Alexander Khokhlachev | Windsor | OHL | C/LW | 5-foot-10 | 188 |
| Patrick Koudys | Rensselaer | ECAC | D | 6-foot-2 | 190 |
| Sean Kuraly | Indiana | USHL | C | 6-foot-2 | 192 |
| Joseph Labate | Holy Angels | HIGH-MN | C | 6-foot-4 | 180 |
| Gabriel Landeskog-NHL ready | Kitchener | OHL | LW | 6-foot-1 | 207 |
| Zac Larraza | USA U-18 | USHL | LW | 6-foot-2 | 192 |
| Maximilien LeSieur | Shawinigan | QMJHL | RW | 6-foot-2 | 203 |
| Lucas Lessio | Oshawa | OHL | LW | 6-foot-1 | 197 |
| Luke Lockhart | Seattle | WHL | RW | 5-foot-10 | 180 |
| Adam Lowry | Swift Current | WHL | LW | 6-foot-4 | 186 |
| Mario Lucia | Wayzata | HIGH-MN | LW | 6-foot-2 | 183 |
| Scott Mayfield | Youngstown | USHL | D | 6-foot-4 | 197 |
| Mark McNeill-PF is a 2-way C | Prince Albert | WHL | C | 6-foot-2 | 201 |
| Jonathan Miller | USA U-18 | USHL | C | 6-foot-1 | 198 |
| Joseph Morrow-could be an Oiler | Portland | WHL | D | 6-foot | 197 |
| Connor Murphy | USA U-18 | USHL | D | 6-foot-3 | 185 |
| Ryan Murphy-ridiculous talent | Kitchener | OHL | D | 5-foot-11 | 166 |
| David Musil | Vancouver | WHL | D | 6-foot-3 | 198 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | London | OHL | C | 6-foot | 166 |
| Matthew Nieto | Boston University | HE | LW | 5-foot-11 | 175 |
| Marcel Noebels | Seattle | WHL | LW | 6-foot-3 | 195 |
| Stefan Noesen | Plymouth | OHL | RW | 6-foot | 195 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-best available? | Red Deer | WHL | C | 6-foot-1 | 164 |
| Scott Oke | Saint John | QMJHL | LW | 6-foot-3 | 185 |
| Jamieson Oleksiak-Beyond huge | Northeastern | HE | D | 6-foot-7 | 244 |
| Xavier Ouellet | Montreal | QMJHL | D | 6-foot | 174 |
| Stuart Percy | Mississauga St. Michael’s | OHL | D | 6-foot-1 | 186 |
| Zack Phillips-showing well late | Saint John | QMJHL | C | 6-foot-1 | 178 |
| Shane Prince | Ottawa | OHL | C | 5-foot-10 | 174 |
| Matt Puempel | Peterborough | OHL | LW | 6-foot | 196 |
| Alan Quine | Peterborough | OHL | C | 5-foot-11 | 178 |
| Jonathan Racine | Shawinigan | QMJHL | D | 6-foot-1 | 182 |
| Rickard Rakell | Plymouth | OHL | RW | 6-foot | 191 |
| Ty Rattie-underrated talent | Portland | WHL | RW | 5-foot-11 | 163 |
| Mike Reilly | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | HIGH-MN | D | 5-foot-11 | 150 |
| Tobias Rieder | Kitchener | OHL | C | 5-foot-11 | 173 |
| Brett Ritchie | Sarnia | OHL | RW | 6-foot-3 | 210 |
| Robbie Russo | USA U-18 | USHL | D | 6-foot | 189 |
| Brandon Saad | Saginaw | OHL | LW | 6-foot-1 | 208 |
| Reece Scarlett | Swift Current | WHL | D | 6-foot-1 | 164 |
| Mark Scheifele-drawing attention late | Barrie | OHL | C | 6-foot-2 | 182 |
| Logan Shaw | Cape Breton | QMJHL | RW | 6-foot-3 | 197 |
| Nicholas Shore | Denver | WCHA | C | 6-foot | 195 |
| Duncan Siemens | Saskatoon | WHL | D | 6-foot-3 | 192 |
| Ryan Sproul | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | D | 6-foot-3 | 175 |
| Michael St. Croix-still under the radar | Edmotnon | WHL | C | 5-foot-11 | 176 |
| Ryan Strome-wonderful prospect | Niagara | OHL | C | 6-foot | 175 |
| Colin Sullivan | Avon Old Farms | HIGH-CT | D | 6-foot-1 | 190 |
| Ryan Tesink | Saint John | QMJHL | C | 5-foot-11 | 157 |
| Vincent Trocheck | Saginaw | OHL | C | 5-foot-10 | 184 |
| Andy Welinski | Green Bay | USHL | D | 6-foot | 188 |
| Tyler Wotherspoon-Oil could use him | Portland | WHL | D | 6-foot-1 | 203 |
| Zachary Yuen | Tri-City | WHL | D | 6-foot | 205 |
| NORTH AMERICAN GOALTENDERS | |||||
| Jordan Binnington | Owen Sound | OHL | 6-foot-1 | 156 | |
| Laurent Brossoit | Edmonton | WHL | 6-foot-3 | 193 | |
| Christopher Gibson | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | 6-foot-1 | 193 | |
| John Gibson | USA U-18 | USHL | 6-foot-3 | 205 | |
| Matt Mahalak | Plymouth | OHL | 6-foot-2 | 183 | |
| Matt McNeely | USA U-18 | USHL | 6-foot-2 | 205 | |
| Stephen Michalek | Loomis Chaffee | HIGH-CT | 6-foot-2 | 183 | |
| Michael Morrison | Kitchener | OHL | 6-foot | 177 | |
| EUROPEAN SKATERS | |||||
| Joel Armia-big and skilled | Assat | FIN | RW | 6-foot-3 | 191 |
| Rasmus Bengtsson | Rogle | SWE-2 | D | 6-foot-3 | 189 |
| Jeremy Boyce Rotevall | Timra | SWE | LW | 6-foot | 169 |
| Jonas Brodin | Farjestad | SWE | D | 6-foot-1 | 169 |
| Max Friberg | Skovde | SWE-3 | LW | 5-foot-11 | 185 |
| Markus Granlund | HIFK | FIN-JR | C | 5-foot-10 | 169 |
| Gregory Hofmann | Ambri | SWISS | C | 6-foot | 177 |
| Dmitri Jaskin | Slavia | CZE | RW | 6-foot-1 | 196 |
| Karl Johansson | Brynas | SWE-JR | D | 5-foot-9 | 167 |
| Oscar Klefbom | Farjestad | SWE | D | 6-foot-4 | 200 |
| Nikita Kucherov | CSKA | RUS-JR | W | 5-foot-10 | 163 |
| Adam Larsson-franchise player? | Skelleftea | SWE | D | 6-foot-3 | 200 |
| Joachim Nermark | Linkoping | SWE-JR | C | 6-foot-1 | 187 |
| Victor Rask | Leskand | SWE-2 | C | 6-foot-2 | 194 |
| Alexander Ruuttu | Jokerit | FIN-JR | C | 6-foot-1 | 183 |
| Miikka Salomaki | Karpat | FIN | RW | 5-foot-11 | 198 |
| Mika Zibanejad-late push | Djurgarden | SWE | C | 6-foot-2 | 191 |
| EUROPEAN GOALTENDER | |||||
| Samu Perhonen | JYP | FIN-JR | 6-foot-4 | 172 |
One of the reasons I think this list is important? Last season, the Oilers drafted SEVEN of the kids who were at the 2010 combine: Tyler Bunz, Brandon Davidson, Taylor Hall, Curtis Hamilton, Martin Marincin, Ryan Martindale, Tyler Pitlick.
The combine goes from May 30 through June 4.
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