THE OILERS AND THE COMBINE LIST
By Lowetide
10 years ago
We’re just a few weeks away from the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The Edmonton Oilers have stocked the cupboards with #1 overall’s and many picks inside the top 100 since 2010, and this year’s draft will feature three early picks (unless there’s a trade). There’s a very good chance we know their names as of today: the NHL combine list has been released.
If we go back over the past 5 seasons and match the Combine list against the Oilers picks inside the top 100, we come up with the following:
2008 Oilers draft
- Jordan Eberle selected #22 overall, ranked #29 (attended combine)
- Johan Motin selected #103 overall, unranked (attended combine)
- Phil Cornet selected #133 overall
- Teemu Hartikainen selected #163 overall
- Jordan Bendfeld selected #193 overall
2009 Oilers draft
- Magnus Paajarvi selected #10 overall, ranked #10 (attended combine)
- Anton Lander selected #40 overall, ranked HM (attended combine)
- Troy Hesketh selected #71 overall
- Cameron Abney selected #82 overall
- Kyle Bigos selected #99 overall
- Toni Rajala selected #101 overall, ranked #50 (attended combine)
- Olivier Roy selected #133 overall, ranked HM (attended combine)
2010 Oilers draft
- Taylor Hall selected #1, ranked #1 (attended combine)
- Tyler Pitlick selected #31, ranked #25 (attended combine)
- Martin Marincin selected #56, ranked #71 (attended combine)
- Curtis Hamilton selected #48, ranked 57 (attended combine)
- Ryan Martindale selected #61, ranked 58 (attended combine)
- Jeremie Blain selected #91
- Tyler Bunz selected #121, not ranked (attended combine)
- Brandon Davidson selected #162, not ranked (attended combine)
- Drew Czerwonka selected #166
- Kristians Pelss selected #181
- Kellen Jones selected #202
2011 Oilers draft
- Ryan Nugent Hopkins selected #1, ranked #1 (attended combine)
- Oscar Klefbom selected #19, ranked #21 (attended combine)
- David Musil selected #31, ranked #41 (attended combine)
- Samu Perhonen selected #62, ranked #51 (attended combine)
- Travis Ewanyk selected #74, ranked HM (attended combine)
- Dillon Simpson selected #92
- Tobias Rieder selected #114, unranked (attended combine)
- Martin Gernat selected #122
- Frans Tuohimaa selected #182
2012 Oilers draft
- Nail Yakupov selected #1, ranked #1 (attended combine)
- Mitchell Moroz selected #32, ranked #56 (attended combine)
- Jujhar Khaira selected #63, not ranked (attended combine)
- Daniil Zharkov selected #91, ranked #47 (attended combine)
- Erik Gustafsson selected #93
- Joey Laleggia selected #123
- John McCarron selected #153
A few notes:
- Since 2008, when making a selection inside the top 100 players, Edmonton has selected a player who was not at the combine 6 times: Troy Hesketh, Cameron Abney, Kyle Bigos, Jeremie Blain, Dillon Simpson, Erik Gustafsson. Although Simpson is a solid to very good prospect, it is not an impressive group.
- We shouldn’t expect this to be an area of strength, this is “drafting for need” and rarely works out. However, it’s interesting to note just how many (Hesketh, Bigos, Blain) were not extended contracts. Only Cam Abney has a signed pro contract (with the Oilers) from the group.
THIS YEAR’S LIST
I have highlighted players (with some notes) the possible Oiler targets. Edmonton’s draft picks for the top 100 this summer are (at this time) #7, #37 and somewhere around #58 (ANA pick for Cogliano). List and NHL blog is here.
| North American skaters | ||
| Rank – Player | Team (League) | Position |
| 1 – Seth Jones | Portland (WHL) | D |
| 2 – Nathan MacKinnon | Halifax (QMJHL) | C |
| 3 – Jonathan Drouin | Halifax (QMJHL) | LW |
| 4 – Darnell Nurse | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | D |
5 – Sean Monahan: fine -way center | Ottawa (OHL) | C |
| 6 – Hunter Shinkaruk | Medicine Hat (WHL) | C/LW |
| 7 – Valentin Zykov | Baie – Comeau (QMJHL) | LW |
| 8 – Frederik Gauthier | Rimouski (QMJHL) | C |
| 9 – Mirco Mueller | Everett (WHL) | D |
| 10 – Anthony Mantha-scorer with size | Val – d’Or (QMJHL) | RW |
| 11 – Shea Theodore | Seattle (WHL) | D |
| 12 – Ryan Pulock | Brandon (WHL) | D |
| 13 – Zach Nastasiuk | Owen Sound (OHL) | RW |
| 14 – Chris Bigras | Owen Sound (OHL) | D |
| 15 – Bo Horvat | London (OHL) | C |
| 16 – Ryan Hartman | Plymouth (OHL) | RW |
| 17 – Kerby Rychel: size, skill, grit | Windsor (OHL) | LW |
| 18 – Wiliam Carrier | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | LW |
| 19 – Max Domi: impressive finish | London (OHL) | C/LW |
| 20 – Curtis Lazar: insider knowledge | Edmonton (WHL) | C/LW |
| 21 – James Lodge | Saginaw (OHL) | C |
| 22 – Nikita Zadorov: Mountain on skates | London (OHL) | D |
| 23 – Samuel Morin | Rimouski (QMJHL) | D |
| 24 – Ian McCoshen | Waterloo (USHL) | D |
| 25 – Morgan Klimchuk | Regina (WHL) | LW |
| 26 – Adam Erne | Quebec (QMJHL) | LW |
| 27 – Joshua Morrissey | Prince Albert (WHL) | D |
| 28 – Laurent Dauphin | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | C |
| 29 – Jon Hayden | USA U – 18 (USHL) | C |
| 30 – Jason Dickinson | Guelph (OHL) | C |
| 31 – Dillon Heatherington | Swift Current (WHL) | D |
| 32 – Madison Bowey: 2-way prospect | Kelowna (WHL) | D |
| 33 – Nicolas Petan: small, skilled | Portland (WHL) | C |
| 34 – JT Compher: Skill | USA U – 18 (USHL) | LW |
| 35 – Michael McCarron: Bull in china shop | USA U – 18 (USHL) | RW |
| 36 – Oliver Bjorkstrand | Portland (WHL) | RW |
| 37 – Jonathan – Ismael Diaby | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | D |
| 38 – Justin Bailey | Kitchener (OHL) | RW |
| 39 – Emile Poirier | Gatineau (QMJHL) | LW |
| 40 – Brett Pesce | New Hampshire (H – East) | D |
| 41 – Eric Roy | Brandon (WHL) | D |
| 42 – Adam Tambellini | Surrey (BCHL) | C |
| 43 – Jan Kostalek | Rimouski (QMJHL) | D |
| 44 – Thomas Vanelli | Minnetonka (High – Mn) | D |
| 45 – Connor Hurley | Edina High (High – Mn) | C |
| 46 – Myles Bell | Kelowna (WHL) | LW |
| 47 – Steven Santini: 2-way D, size, mean | USA U – 18 (USHL) | D |
| 48 – Nick Sorensen | Quebec (QMJHL) | RW |
| 49 – Michael Downing | Dubuque (USHL) | D |
| 50 – Yan Pavel Laplante | PEI (QMJHL) | C |
| 51 – Gustav Olofsson | Green Bay (USHL) | D |
| 52 – Gabryel Paquin – Boudreau | Baie – Comeau (QMJHL) | LW |
| 53 – Keaton Thompson | USA U – 18 (USHL) | D |
| 54 – Marc – Olivier Roy | Blainville – Boisbriand (QMJHL) | C |
| 55 – Jordan Subban | Belleville (OHL) | D |
| 56 – Ryan Fitzgerald | Valley (EJHL) | C |
| 57 – Anthony Duclair | Quebec (QMJHL) | LW |
| 58 – Nick Moutrey | Saginaw (OHL) | C/LW |
| 59 – Mason Geertsen | Vancouver (WHL) | D |
| 60 – Zachary Sanford | Islanders (EJHL) | LW |
| 61 – Nicholas Baptiste | Sudbury (OHL) | RW |
| 62 – Sean Malone | USA U – 18 (USHL) | C |
| 63 – Ryan Kujawinski | Kingston (OHL) | C |
| 64 – Teemu Kivihalme | Burnsville (High – Mn) | D |
| 65 – Jackson Houck | Vancouver (WHL) | RW |
| 66 – Tyler Lewington | Medicine Hat (WHL) | D |
| 67 – David Pope: plus size, plus shot | West Kelowna (BCHL) | LW |
| 68 – Alexandre Coulombe | Stanstead College (High – Qc) | D |
| 69 – Michell Wheaton | Kelowna (WHL) | D |
| 70 – Hudson Fasching | USA U – 18 (USHL) | RW |
| 71 – Remi Elie | London (OHL) | LW |
| 72 – Kurt Etchegary | Quebec (QMJHL) | C |
| 73 – Vincent Dunn | Val – d’Or (QMJHL) | C |
| 74 – Dylan Labbe | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | D |
| 75 – Anthony Florentino | South Kent School (High – Ct) | D |
| 76 – Spenser Jensen | Medicine Hat (WHL) | D |
| 77 – Avery Peterson | Grand Rapids (High – Mn) | C |
| 78 – Ty Stanton | Medicine Hat (WHL) | D |
| 79 – Jeremy Gregoire | Baie – Comeau (QMJHL) | C |
| 1 – Zachary Fucale | Halifax (QMJHL) | G |
| 2 – Eric Comrie | Tri – City (WHL) | G |
| 3 – Tristan Jarry | Edmonton (WHL) | G |
| 4 – Calvin Petersen | Waterloo (USHL) | G |
| 5 – Spencer Martin | Mississauga (OHL) | G |
| 6 – Eamon McAdam | Waterloo (USHL) | G |
| 7 – Philippe Desrosiers | Rimouski (QMJHL) | G |
| European skaters | ||
| Rank – Player | Team (League) | Position |
| 1 – Aleksander Barkov | Tappara (Finland) | C |
| 2 – Valeri Nichushkin | Chelyabinsk (Russia) | RW |
| 3 – Elias Lindholm: ridiculous skill | Brynas (Sweden) | C |
| 4 – Rasmus Ristolainen: 2-way D | TPS (Finland) | D |
| 5 – Alexander Wennberg | Djurgarden (Sweden) | C |
| 6 – Andre Burakovsky | Malmo (Sweden) | LW |
| 7 – Jacob De La Rose | Leksand (Sweden) | LW |
| 8 – Robert Hagg | Modo Jr. (Sweden) | D |
| 9 – Artturi Lehkonen: skill | Kalpa (Finland) | LW |
| 10 – Pavel Buchnevich | Cherepovets 2 (Russia) | LW |
| 11 – Bogdan Yakimov | Nizhnekamsk 2 (Russia) | C |
| 12 – Marko Dano | Bratislava (Russia) | C |
| 13 – Linus Arnesson | Djurgarden (Sweden) | D |
| 14 – Viktor Crus Rydberg | Linkoping Jr. (Sweden) | C |
| 1 – Juuse Saros | HPK Jr. (Finland) | G |
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