Here is a recap of the final summer Bruins prospect rollup, plus the guys at the low-end to close out the list.
This subjective list will change again at mid-season, when New England Hockey Journal publishes the annual B's prospect roundup in the January 2012 issue.
1. Dougie Hamilton, D
2. Jared Knight, RW
3. Ryan Spooner, C
4. Alexander Khokhlachev, C
5. Max Sauve, LW
6. Jordan Caron, RW
7. Steve Kampfer, D
8. Jamie Arniel, C
9. Matt Bartkowski, D
10. Ryan Button, D
11. Tommy Cross, D
12. Anton Khudobin, G
13. David Warsofsky, D
14. Michael Hutchinson, G
15. Yury Alexandrov, D
16. Zach Hamill, C
17. Anthony Camara, LW
18. Carter Camper, C
19. Colby Cohen, D
20. Craig Cunnningham, C/W
21. Brian Ferlin, RW
22. Zach Trotman, D
23. Marc Cantin, D
24. Lane MacDermid, LW
25. Maxim Chudinov, D
26. Tyler Randell, RW
27. Justin Florek, LW
28. Zane Gothberg, G
29. Rob O'Gara, D
30. Alexander Fallstrom, RW
31. Lars Volden, G
32. Andrew Bodnarchuk, D
33. Stefan Chaput, C
34. Ben Sexton, C- Battled injuries, but had a solid freshman season at Clarkson. Not a great deal of upside, but skates well and plays an effective two-way game.
35. Nick Tremblay, C- Tremendous skater, but lacks the puck skills and offensive hockey sense to capitalize on his pure speed.
36. Zach McKelvie, D- After two years in the active duty Army, the West Point grad with outstanding wheels is very raw and behind in his development, but gets one year to show what he can do.
37. Yannick Riendeau, LW- Undrafted free agent and 2009 QMJHL MVP is small and not a great skater- has yet to make much of a pro impact.
38. Adam Courchaine, G- Helped the ECHL's Alaska Aces win the Kelly Cup championship last season, but will be hard-pressed to see much action in Providence. Should play closer to Boston for Reading Royals, at least.
39. Alain Goulet, D- 2007 5th-rounder has bounced between AHL and ECHL, but doesn't look like much beyond a minor league journeyman at this point.
40. Carl Soderberg, C- Former St. Louis 2nd-rounder acquired for Hannu Toivonen way back in 2007 is just about used up, but still makes list by virtue of being a legitimate talent and not quite 26. Appears content to stay in Sweden for the rest of his career, however.
41. Mark Goggin, C- Dartmouth player and team's last pick in 2008 does not figure to be in the picture.
That wraps up the Bruins prospect coverage and the 2011 NHL draft altogether.
It has been a fun journey going back to a year ago and I hope you found this blog to be a good companion resource out there for your hockey draft needs.
As always, thanks for the support!
*(Not affiliated with the Boston Bruins or the New England Hockey Journal)
Kirk,
ReplyDeleteHow would you rate Hamilton in comparison to Gudbrandson, Gormley, and Fowler from the 2010 draft?
As an Avs fan I have to admit I was surprised to see Cohen down at #19. I realize he isn't blue-chip, but did think that he would be higher than that.
ReplyDeleteI do have to say that I have really enjoyed reading all these though and would love to see such detail and time put into the Avalanche system as well...
I'm going to stay away from comparisons. Hamilton compares to Hamilton. No need to try and liken him to two different guys from a previous draft year. I'll leave that to someone else.
ReplyDeleteHamilton deserves the first place, he is a great player and Host Pay Per Head community has the same opinion about him.
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