NHL Central Scouting Services releases final 2014 rankings; how Michigan stacks up
NHL Central Scouting Services announced their final rankings for the 2014 NHL Draft today, and 11 Michigan natives made their list.
Here are the Michigan natives selected by the main scouting body of the NHL in preparation for the draft, which will take place in Philadelphia on June 27-28:
Michigan natives
Skaters
No. 17 – Dylan Larkin – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL – Waterford
No. 43 – Josh Jacobs – Indiana – USHL – Shelby Township
No. 54 – Aaron Haydon – Niagara – OHL – Plymouth
No. 64 – Darby Llewellyn – Kitchener – OHL – Ann Arbor
No. 98 – Matheson Iacopelli – Muskegon – USHL – Brownstown
No. 138 – Christopher Brown – Cranbrook – MI High School – Bloomfield Hills
No. 149 – Ryan Mantha – Indiana – USHL – Clarkston
No. 158 – Dakota Joshua – Sioux Falls – USHL – Dearborn
Goalies
No. 6 – Brandon Halverson – Sault Ste. Marie – OHL – Traverse City
No. 15 – Devin Williams – Erie – OHL – Saginaw
No. 20 – Zach Nagelvoort – University of Michigan – Big Ten – Holland
Michigan connections
Skaters
No. 12 – Alex Tuch – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 16 – Sonny Milano – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 30 – Jack Dougherty – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 33 – Dylan Sadowy – Sagainaw – OHL
No. 38 – Jack Glover – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 44 – Johnathan MacLeod – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 46 – Connor Chatham – Plymouth – OHL
No. 56 – Alexander Peters – Plymouth – OHL
No. 57 – Ryan Collins – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 88 – Matthew Mistele – Plymouth – OHL
No. 101 – Anders Bjork – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 107 – Louis Belpedio – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 111 – Josh Wesley – Plymouth – OHL
No. 129 – Yannick Rathgeb – Plymouth – OHL
No. 131 – Ryan Hitchcock – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 132 – Shane Gersich – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 134 – Blake Clark – OHL – Saginaw – OHL
No. 139 – Joe Wegwerth – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 142 – Jared Fiegl – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 170 – Steven Merl – Belle Tire – Tier I AAA
No. 174 – Brandon Prophet – Saginaw – OHL
No. 179 – Anderson Evan – Salmon Arm – BCHL – Michigan Tech commit
No. 204 – Daniel De Sousa – Saginaw – OHL
No. 209 – Donald Marshall – Sherwood Park – AJHL – Northern Michigan commit
Goalies
No. 1 – Thatcher Demko – Boston College – Hockey East – U.S. NTDP alum
No. 4 – Alex Nedeljkovic – Plymouth – OHL
No. 7 – Ed Minney – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL – Michigan State commit
No. 11 – Blake Weyrick – U.S. NTDP U18 – USHL
No. 26 – Hayden Lavigne – Tri-City – USHL – University of Michigan commit
No. 30 – Eric Schierhorn – Muskegon – USHL