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Comments on NACS Top 100 Players

1	John Tavares	Jason Spezza	6’1	200	RC	London Knights	Sep-90
2	Victor Hedman	Zdeno Chara	6’7	225	LD	Modo	Dec-90
3	Matt Duchene	Andrew Cogliano	5’11	194	LC	Brampton Battalion	Jan-91
4	Brayden Schenn	Brendan Shanahan	6’1	200	LC	Brandon Wheat Kings	Aug-91
5	Evander Kane	Brad Boyes	5’11	168	LC	Vancouver Giants	Feb-91
6	Magnus Svenson Paajarvi	Peter Forsberg	6’1	195	LW	Timra	Apr-91
7	Jared Cowan	Brayden Coburn	6’5	220	RD	Spokane Chiefs	Jan-91
8	Dmitry Kulikov	Mike Komisarek	6’0	190	D	Drummondville	Oct-90
9	Nazem Kadri	Mike Fisher	6’0	182	LC	London Knights	Oct-90
10	John Moore	Marc Staal	6’2	183	LD	Chicago (USHL)	Nov-90
11	Ryan Ellis	Brian Campbell	5’10	180	RD	Windsor Spitfires	Jan-91
12	Jordan Schroeder	Jason Blake	5’9	170	RW	University of Minnesota	Nov-90
13	Scott Glennie	Rod Brind’Amour	6’1	182	C	Brandon Wheat Kings	Feb-91
14	David Runblad	Scott Niedermayer	6’3	190	LD	Skelleftea	Oct-90
15	Simon Despres	Mattias Ohlund	6’3	207	LD	Cape Breton	Jul-91
16	Ethan Werek	Ryan Malone	6’3	195	LW	Kingston Frontenacs	Jun-91
17	Peter Holland	Chris Drury	6’2	184	LC	Guelph	Jan-91
18	Ryan O’Reilly	Shawn Horcoff	6’1	191	LC	Erie Otters	Feb-91
19	Carter Ashton	Ryan Clowe	6’5	212	RW	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Apr-91
20	Landon Ferraro	Kyle Calder	6’0	182	LW	Red Deer Rebels	Aug-91
21	Zac Kassian	Steve Bernier	6’3	211	RW	Peterborough Petes	Jan-91
22	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Tomas Kaberle	6’1	175	LD	Leksand	Jul-91
23	Jacob Josefson	Michael Nylander	6’0	175	LC	Djurgarden	Mar-91
24	Kyle Palmieri	Mike Comrie	5’11	185	RC	US Under 18’s	Feb-91
25	Stefan Elliot	Mark Streit	6’2	190	RD	Saskatoon	Jan-91
26	Calvin DeHaan	Dennis Wideman	6’0	173	LD	Oshawa Generals	May-91
27	Dylan Olsen	Brad Stuart	6’2	207	LD	Camrose Kodiaks	Jan-91
28	Drew Shore	Jarret Stoll	6’3	194	RW	US Under 18’s	Mar-91
29	Tysen Barrie	JM Liles	5’10	176	LD	Kelowna Rockets	Jul-91
30	Jeremy Morin	Mike Cammellari	6’1	173	RC	US Under 18’s	Apr-91
31	Taylor Doherty		6’5	210	RD	Kingston Frontenacs	Mar-91
32	Tim Erixon		6’1	189	LD	Skelleftea	Feb-91
33	Olivier Roy		6’0	165	G	Cape Breton	Jul-91
34	Tommy Kivisto		6’2	194	LD	Red Deer	Jun-91
35	Nick Leddy		5’10	183	LD	Eden Prairie	Mar-91
36	Matt Clark		6’0	185	LD	Brampton Battalion	Jan-91
37	Cody Eakin		6’0	175	LC	Swift Current	Mar-91
38	Jimmy Bubnick		6’3	195	RC	Kamloops Blazers	Jan-91
39	Marcus Johansson		6’0	191	LC	Farjestad	Oct-90
40	Zach Budish		6’2	230	RC	Edina	May-91
41	Brayden McNabb		6’4	202	LD	Kootenay Ice	Jan-91
42	Joonas Nattinen		6’2	180	RC	Blues Jr.	Jan-91
43	Chris Kreider		6’2	205	LW	Andover High	Feb-91
44	Jordan Caron		6’2	201	LC	Rimouski	Nov-90
45	Philippe Paradis		6’2	190	C	Shawinigan	Jan-91
46	David Gilbert		6’2	183	LC	Quebec Remparts	Feb-91
47	Louis Leblanc		6’1	176	RW	Omaha Landers	Jan-91
48	Brandon Pirri		6’0	185	LC	Georgetown	Apr-91
49	Tomas Tatar		5’11	170	C	Zvolen	Dec-90
50	Michael Latta		5’11	192	RC	Guelph Storm	May-91
51	Matt Hackett		6’2	180	G	Plymouth	Mar-90
52	Edward Pasquale		6’3	215	G	Saginaw Spirit	Nov-90
53	Tomas Vincour		6’3	210	LW	Edmonton OilKings	Nov-90
54	Scott Stajcer		6’1	185	G	Owen Sound Attack	Jun-91
55	Charles Olivier-Roussel		6’1	198	D	Shawinigan	Sep-91
56	Richard Panik		6’3	194	LC	Trinec	Feb-91
57	Jesse Blacker		6’1	190	RD	Windsor Spitfires	Apr-91
58	Byron Froese		5’11	190	RC	Everett Silvertips	Jul-91
59	Marcus Foligno		6’3	195	LW	Sudbury Wolves	Aug-91
60	Mikko Koskinen		6’6	190	G	Blues	Jul-88
61	Michael Fine		6’0	192	LC	Sault Ste. Marie	May-91
62	Brandon Maxwell		6’0	195	G	US Under 18’s	Mar-91
63	Seth Halgeson		6’5	225	LD	Sioux City (USHL)	Oct-90
64	Tony Rajala		5’10	172	LW	Ilves	Mar-91
65	Kenny Ryan		6’0	205	RW	US Under 18’s	Jul-91
66	Gabriel Lemieux		6’1	170	D	Shawinigan	Sep-90
67	Matt Caria		6’0	190	LC	Plymouth	Nov-88
68	Brett Flemming		6’2	200	LD	Mississauga Majors	Dec-90
69	Taylor Beck		6’1	195	RW	Guelph Storm	Jul-91
70	Blake Thompson		6’4	204	RD	Sioux Falls (USHL)	Jul-91
71	Cass Mappin		6’0	186	LW	Red Deer	Dec-90
72	Rylan Schwartz		5’11	190	LC	Notre Dame	Jan-90
73	Justin Florek		6’4	191	LW	Northern Michigan	May-90
74	Chris Brown		6’2	190	RC	US Under 18’s	Feb-91
75	Daniel Maggio		6’2	195	LD	Sudbury Wolves	Jan-91
76	Bjorn Krupp		6’3	190	LD	Belleville Bulls	Mar-91
77	Jordan Szwarz		6’2	190	RD	Saginaw Spirit	Mar-91
78	Ryan Bourque		5’10	181	RC	US Under 18’s	Jan-91
79	Colin Bowman		6’3	200	LD	Kelowna Rockets	Jun-91
80	Alex Hutchings		5’10	170	LC	Barrie Colts	Nov-90
81	Carl Klingberg		6’2	202	LW	Frolunda	Jan-91
82	Phillip Samuelsson		6’3	202	LD	Chicago (USHL)	Jul-91
83	Matt Mackay		5’11	190	LC	Moose Jaw Warriors	Nov-90
84	Eric Gelinas		6’5	193	LD	Lewiston	May-91
85	Josh Birkholz		6’2	185	RW	Fargo	Mar-91
86	Daniel Weiss		6’3	200	RW	Berlin	Feb-91
87	Nathan Lieuwen		6’4	190	G	Kootenay Ice	Aug-91
88	Sami Vatanen		5’9	160	RD	JYP Jr.	Jun-91
89	Mark Owuya		6’1	200	G	Almtuna	Jul-89
90	Tyler Randell		6’1	191	RW	Belleville Bulls	Jun-91
91	Frederic Piche		6’0	180	G	Acadie-Bathurst	Aug-91
92	Bryce Williamson		6’0	190	RW	St. Albert	Dec-89
93	Phil Varone		5’10	180	LC	London Knights	Nov-90
94	Casey Cizikas		5’10	188	LC	Mississauga Majors	Feb-91
95	Deven Stillar		5’11	200	LW/C	Melfort	Feb-90
96	Ryan Howse		5’11	198	LW	Chilliwack	Jul-91
97	Georgiy Gurianov		6’5	202	RW	Walpole	Jun-91
98	Anton Myllari		6’2	230	D	Vasteras	Feb-91
99	Anton Lander		6’1	190	RC	Timra	Apr-91
100	Eddie Lack		6’4	185	G	Leksand

I have had the opportunity to see many of the players listed on the NACS Top 100. Here are a few select thoughts on the players listed:

(Note: This will be updated throughout the day, as there are a lot of players to get to)

6. Magnus Svensson Paajarvi – I have only seen him play one game, versus Canada, but was suitably impressed. Very, very fast and excellent skill. I really like how he controlled the play down low and used his creativity to make room. As mentioned previously, I thought he could have been a little more aggressive with the game on the line. Stuck to the perimeter quite a bit.

10. John Moore- I have watched him play at least 10 teams over the last two years, and have impressed since the first sighting. Always the best defenseman on the ice. Smooth and fluid skater who excels at lugging the puck up the ice, sound positionally and makes crisp passes. Others mention Peter Holland as a “safe” pick, I think Moore fits the bill better.

12. Jordan Schroeder- Saw him in two games versus the Fighting Sioux, where he wilted like a flower. Obvious talents, but if he isn’t up for big games like this, how will he translate to the NHL. Same thing was said about Kessel, and he worked out ok. Fast and quick.

15. Simon Depres- Big mobile defender who took the lion’s share of the ice time for Canada. Uses his reach effectively and is tough to get around. Would have liked to see him get some PP time, as I think he passes well.

16. Ethan Werek- The former Boston U. commit goes up and down his wing and buries every chance he gets. In traffic, with time, bad angles, good angles it doesn’t matter. He can score pretty goals and he can score ugly goals. I see a little bit of Ryan Smyth there.

17. Peter Holland- Another no nonsense type forward. Just effectively does his job, especially the little things. I never saw him get hemmed in his own zone, makes the smart play with the puck and always has his man. Good straightaway speed, though the agility may not be there.

18. Ryan O’Reilly- To be honest, there were so many prospects in the games I was watching I didnt get much of a look. Seemed to be a good faceoff guy though.

Kyle Kosior