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THE OILERS AND THE COMBINE LIST
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May 20, 2013, 17:15 EDT
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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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