top-ranked minnesotans in nhl draft
This year’s NHL Central Scouting Bureau rankings of the top Minnesotans among North American skaters:
Rank Player Hometown 2012-13 team
44 Tommy Vannelli, D Victoria Minnetonka H.S.
45 Connor Hurley, C Edina Edina H.S.
64 Teemu Kivihalme, D Savage Burnsville H.S.
70 Hudson Fasching RW Burnsville U.S. Under 17 team
77 Avery Peterson, C Grand Rapids Grand Rapids H.S.
80 Jake Guentzel C Woodbury Sioux City (USHL)
81 Blake Heinrich, D Cambridge Sioux City (USHL)
106 Grant Besse, RW Plymouth Benilde-St. Margaret’s H.S.
132 Jonny Brodzinski, C Ham Lake St. Cloud State
140 Parker Reno, D Edina Edina H.S.
141 Neal Pionk, D Hermantown Hermantown H.S.
160 Zach Glienke, LW Burnsville Eagan H.S.
170 Jacob Jackson, C Maplewood Tartan H.S.
176 Adam Johnson, LW Hibbing Hibbing H.S.
178 Willie Raskob, D Hastings Shattuck-St. Mary’s H.S.
193 Taylor Cammarata, LW Plymouth Waterloo (USHL)
203 Justin Kloos, C Lakeville Waterloo (USHL)
209 Vinni Lettieri, C Minnetonka Lincoln (USHL)
Note: Charlie Lindgren of Lakeville (Sioux Falls, USHL) is the 19th-ranked North American goaltender.
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