NHL's CSS Midterm Rankings - NCAA Eligibility
Here are the NCAA and NCAA-eligible players that made the NHL CSS 2013 Midterm Rankings. They're not ranked by the NHL's rankings, but on a point-per-game statistic. The NHL ranking is the number running down the left side. Also split up into various league for viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
72 - Blake Heinrich - UMD Recruit
* = Uncommitted to a NCAA School
Blank = NE High Schools were not updated
High School:
Rank
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
(GP) G-A-Pts
|
P/G
|
College
|
124
|
Grant Besse
|
RW
|
Benilde-St. Margaret
|
(14) 25-12-37
|
2.62
|
Wisconsin
|
115
|
Zach Glienke
|
LW
|
Eagan
|
(14) 17-17-34
|
2.43
|
*
|
196
|
Alec Rauhauser
|
D
|
Bismarck
|
(11) 9-14-23
|
2.09
|
*
|
86
|
Avery Peterson
|
C
|
Grand Rapids
|
(15) 15-16-31
|
2.07
|
*
|
143
|
Jake Jackson
|
C
|
Tartan
|
(14) 11-15-26
|
1.86
|
Michigan Tech
|
32
|
Connor Hurley
|
C
|
Edina
|
(15) 10-14-24
|
1.60
|
Notre Dame
|
133
|
Nick Hutchinson
|
C
|
Avon Old Farms
|
(13) 6-13-19
|
1.46
|
*
|
135
|
Adam Johnson
|
C
|
Hibbing
|
(16) 14-9-23
|
1.44
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
77
|
Tommy Vannelli
|
D
|
Minnetonka
|
(14) 6-14-20
|
1.43
|
Minnesota
|
174
|
Neal Pionk
|
D
|
Hermantown
|
(15) 9-12-21
|
1.40
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
200
|
Tyler Vesel
|
C
|
Shattuck-St. Mary's
|
(41) 22-35-57
|
1.39
|
Nebraska Omaha
|
163
|
Miles Wood
|
LW
|
Nobles
|
(14) 8-10-18
|
1.29
|
*
|
197
|
Tyler Wood
|
D
|
Nobles
|
(14) 5-11-16
|
1.14
|
Brown
|
209
|
Nicolas Beaudin
|
LW
|
Stanstead
|
(35) 21-16-37
|
1.06
|
*
|
173
|
Willie Raskob
|
D
|
Shattuck-St. Mary's
|
(41) 8-32-40
|
0.98
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
75
|
Teemu Kivihalme
|
D
|
Burnsville
|
(15) 5-9-14
|
0.93
|
Colorado College
|
119
|
Parker Reno
|
D
|
Edina
|
(15) 1-11-12
|
0.80
|
RPI
|
172
|
Daniel Lafontaine
|
C
|
Avon Old Farms
|
(13) 2-8-10
|
0.77
|
*
|
168
|
Chris Forney
|
D
|
Thief River Falls
|
(14) 3-7-10
|
0.71
|
*
|
136
|
Ryan Segalla
|
D
|
Salisbury
|
(12) 3-5-8
|
0.67
|
U. Conn
|
91
|
Alex Coulombe
|
D
|
Stanstead
|
(36) 6-11-21
|
0.58
|
*
|
85
|
Tyler Hill
|
LW
|
Hotchkiss
|
(11) 5-1-6
|
0.55
|
*
|
125
|
Wiley Sherman
|
D
|
Hotchkiss
|
(11) 3-3-6
|
0.55
|
Harvard
|
160
|
Quin Pompi
|
D
|
Berkshire
|
(16) 2-1-3
|
0.19
|
Princeton
|
191
|
Mark Hamilton
|
D
|
Salisbury
|
(2) 0-0-0
|
0.00
|
U. Mass
|
79
|
Anthony Florentino
|
D
|
South Kent
|
Providence
|
||
90
|
Jason Salvaggio
|
C/LW
|
South Kent
|
U. Conn
|
||
117
|
Brian Pinho
|
C
|
St. John's Prep
|
Providence
|
||
120
|
Eddie Ellis
|
LW
|
Andover
|
Harvard
|
||
178
|
Connor Light
|
D
|
Andover
|
*
|
USHL:
Rank
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
(GP) G-A-Pts
|
P/G
|
College
|
192
|
Peter Quenneville
|
C
|
Dubuque
|
(33) 18-26-44
|
1.33
|
Quinnipiac
|
108
|
Trevor Moore
|
LW
|
Tri-City
|
(35) 15-23-38
|
1.09
|
Denver
|
113
|
Brendan Harms
|
RW
|
Fargo
|
(36) 12-27-39
|
1.08
|
Bemidji State
|
98
|
Sean Malone
|
C
|
USA U-18
|
(4) 2-2-4
|
1.00
|
Harvard
|
162
|
John Stevens
|
C
|
Dubuque
|
(30) 8-18-26
|
0.87
|
Northeastern
|
180
|
Evan Allen
|
C
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 3-5-8
|
0.80
|
Michigan
|
21
|
Ian McCoshen
|
D
|
Waterloo
|
(24) 5-13-18
|
0.75
|
Boston College
|
114
|
Jake Guentzel
|
C
|
Sioux City
|
(34) 9-16-25
|
0.74
|
Nebraska Omaha
|
59
|
John Hayden
|
C
|
USA U-18
|
(8) 1-4-5
|
0.63
|
Yale
|
78
|
Luke Johnson
|
C
|
Lincoln
|
(25) 7-12-15
|
0.60
|
North Dakota
|
100
|
Thomas Ebbing
|
C
|
Chicago
|
(29) 9-7-16
|
0.55
|
Bowling Green
|
210
|
Jacob Montgomery
|
LW
|
Sioux City
|
(31) 7-7-14
|
0.45
|
Nebraska Omaha
|
72
|
Blake Heinrich
|
D
|
Sioux City
|
(14) 0-6-6
|
0.43
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
20
|
JT Compher
|
LW
|
USA U-18
|
(5) 1-1-2
|
0.40
|
Michigan
|
31
|
Michael McCarron
|
RW
|
USA U-18
|
(5) 0-2-2
|
0.40
|
Western Michigan
|
57
|
Gustav Olofsson
|
D
|
Green Bay
|
(35) 1-13-14
|
0.40
|
Colorado College
|
109
|
Tyler Motte
|
C
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 3-1-4
|
0.40
|
Michigan
|
49
|
Michael Downing
|
D
|
Dubuque
|
(24) 1-8-9
|
0.38
|
Michigan
|
142
|
Rinat Valiev
|
D
|
Indiana
|
(31) 5-6-11
|
0.35
|
*
|
42
|
Hudson Fasching
|
RW
|
USA U-18
|
(9) 2-1-3
|
0.33
|
Minnesota
|
47
|
Steven Santini
|
D
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 0-3-3
|
0.30
|
Boston College
|
73
|
Connor Clifton
|
D
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 1-2-3
|
0.30
|
Quinnipiac
|
121
|
Ross Olsson
|
RW
|
Lincoln
|
(22) 2-3-5
|
0.23
|
Northeastern
|
51
|
Keaton Thompson
|
D
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 1-1-2
|
0.20
|
North Dakota
|
164
|
Clint Lewis
|
D
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 0-2-2
|
0.20
|
Cornell
|
170
|
Will Butcher
|
D
|
USA U-18
|
(10) 1-0-1
|
0.10
|
Denver
|
CJHL:
Rank
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
League
|
(GP) G-A-Pts
|
P/G
|
College
|
134
|
Matt Buckles
|
C
|
St. Michaels
|
OJHL
|
(37) 32-27-59
|
1.59
|
Cornell
|
46
|
Ryan Fitzgerald
|
C
|
Valley
|
EJHL
|
(22) 13-14-27
|
1.23
|
Boston College
|
62
|
Adam Tambellini
|
C
|
Surrey
|
BCHL
|
(38) 27-19-46
|
1.21
|
North Dakota
|
201
|
Brett Boehm
|
LW
|
Flin Flon
|
SJHL
|
(33) 18-19-37
|
1.21
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
89
|
Blaine Byron
|
C
|
Smith Falls
|
CCHL
|
(34) 10-25-35
|
1.03
|
Maine
|
166
|
Troy Josephs
|
C
|
St. Michaels
|
OJHL
|
(28) 13-12-25
|
0.89
|
Clarkson
|
104
|
David Pope
|
LW
|
W. Kelowna
|
BCHL
|
(28) 10-13-23
|
0.82
|
Nebraska Omaha
|
83
|
Zach Sanford
|
LW
|
Islanders
|
EJHL
|
(24) 3-15-18
|
0.75
|
*
|
137
|
Carson Soucy
|
D
|
Spruce Grove
|
AJHL
|
(22) 3-9-12
|
0.50
|
*
|
161
|
Dane Birks
|
D
|
Merritt
|
BCHL
|
(31) 4-11-15
|
0.48
|
Michigan Tech
|
150
|
Nolan DeJong
|
D
|
Victoria
|
BCHL
|
(33) 2-12-14
|
0.42
|
Michigan
|
154
|
Dexter Dancs
|
LW
|
Vernon
|
BCHL
|
(35) 4-9-13
|
0.37
|
Michigan
|
64
|
Luke Ripley
|
D
|
Powell River
|
BCHL
|
(33) 2-8-10
|
0.30
|
Notre Dame
|
132
|
Cooper Rush
|
D
|
Chilliwack
|
BCHL
|
(34) 3-3-6
|
0.18
|
*
|
141
|
Kevin Guiltinan
|
D
|
Prince George
|
BCHL
|
(36) 0-2-2
|
0.06
|
Harvard
|
NAHL:
Rank
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
(GP) G-A-Pts
|
P/G
|
College
|
207
|
Tyler Andrew
|
RW
|
Topeka
|
(28) 11-12-23
|
0.82
|
Ferris State
|
US Midget AAA:
Rank
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
(GP) G-A-Pts
|
P/G
|
College
|
198
|
Kiefer Sherwood
|
C/RW
|
Ohio Blue Jackets
|
(34) 29-34-63
|
1.85
|
Miami Ohio
|
NCAA:
Rank
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
(GP) G-A-Pts
|
P/G
|
205
|
Cole Bardreau
|
C
|
Cornell
|
(11) 1-4-5
|
0.71
|
186
|
Quentin Shore
|
C
|
Denver
|
(23) 7-7-14
|
0.61
|
189
|
Andrew Copp
|
C
|
Michigan
|
(20) 3-3-6
|
0.50
|
36
|
Brett Pesce
|
D
|
New Hampshire
|
(20) 1-2-3
|
0.15
|
I'll post the ranking for the Major Junior Canadian leagues within the next few days as a follow up, as well as the players I thought were missed in these leagues from the NHL's list. If you would like to view the list from the NHL release, click here.
As far as Minnesota Duluth recruits go, Blake Heinrich (72), Adam Johnson (135), Willie Raskob (173), Neal Pionk (174), and Brett Boehm (201) all made the list. Interesting enough, I thought more recruits/current players could have made the list, which I'll post later, but as for now we'll have to wait and see.
Questions? Comments? Ask Below!

5 comments :
Its sad how Minnesota isn't pulling any of the big recruits anymore. They are on the top right now, but I see that ending very soon. Once their first line leaves Minnesota is going to hit a rough patch I believe
January 15, 2013 at 2:40 PM
That's true if you go only by CSB ranking. They currently have committed the #1 (Cammarata), #3 (Kloos), and #12 (Guertler) scorers in the USHL; all of those players don't have prototypical NHL size, but are likely to be four-year college players. Add Vannelli, Fasching, and Brodzinski, and I don't think they're all that worried.
January 15, 2013 at 5:13 PM
Agree with #2 here. Gophers have a lot of solid recruits in the making. To be honest, how Cammarata and Michaelson didn't make the list is beyond me. I don't think the Gophers will be rebuilding for a few anyway, more like reloading.
January 15, 2013 at 5:16 PM
Michaelson? He has been passed over in two straight drafts already, and really hasn't done anything to warrant getting drafted.
January 15, 2013 at 7:53 PM
how BRODZINSKI ISNT ON THIS LIST IS A CRIME ES LEADING THE USHL IN GOALS AND TOP 5 IN POINTS ALL THE D THEY HAVE AHEAD OF HIM CANT DO THE THINGS HE CAN FOR A TEAM
January 15, 2013 at 10:59 PM