Nugent-Hopkins vaults to top of January draft ranking

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Sean Couturier is champion no more. For the first time this season, the Drummondville Voltigeurs forward is not a top Future Considerations’ ranking for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Instead, that honour now goes to Red Deer Rebels standout Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Nugent-Hopkins, named the game MVP for Team Orr at the Top Prospects Game, jumps ahead of both Couturier and Swedish defenseman Adam Larsson, who now hold down the second and third spot respectively. Kitchener Rangers forward continues his stranglehold on fourth. Dougie Hamilton, who anchors the Niagara IceDogs defense, rounds out the top five.

Rank / Pos. / Name / Team / League / Ht / Wt /
1). C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer, WHL, 6’-0.5”, 170 Lbs
2). C/LW Sean Couturier, Drummondville, QMJHL, 6’-4”, 195 Lbs
3). D Adam Larsson, Skelleftea, SEL, 6’-3”, 205 Lbs
4). RW Gabriel Landeskog, Kitchener, OHL, 6’-1”, 205 Lbs
5). D Dougie Hamilton, Niagara, OHL, 6’-4.5”, 195 Lbs
6). D Ryan Murphy, Kitchener, OHL, 5’-10.5”, 175 Lbs
7). C Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John, QMJHL, 6’-1”, 165 Lbs
8). RW Ryan Strome, Niagara, OHL, 6’-0.5”, 185 Lbs
9). RW Brandon Saad, Saginaw, OHL, 6’-1.5”, 210 Lbs
10). D Duncan Siemens, Saskatoon, WHL, 6’-3”, 200 Lbs
11). D Nathan Beaulieu, Saint John, QMJHL, 6’-2”, 185 Lbs
12). LW Matt Puempel, Peterborough, OHL, 6’-0”, 200 Lbs
13). RW Joel Armia, Assat, SM-Liiga, 6’-3”, 195 Lbs
14). D Scott Mayfield, Youngstown, USHL, 6’-3.5”, 200 Lbs
15). C Mark McNeill, Prince Albert, WHL, 6’-1”, 205 Lbs
16). RW Tomas Jurco, Saint John, QMJHL, 6’-2”, 195 Lbs
17). D David Musil, Vancouver, WHL, 6’-3.5”, 200 Lbs
18). C Alexander Khokhlachev, Windsor, OHL, 5’-10”, 185 Lbs
19). C Rocco Grimaldi, U18, NTDP, 5’-6”, 165 Lbs
20). LW Nicklas Jensen, Oshawa, OHL, 6’-2.5”, 185 Lbs
21). C Victor Rask, Leksand, Sweden, 6’-1.5”, 195 Lbs
22). RW Tyler Biggs, U18, NTDP, 6’-2”, 210 Lbs
23). C Boone Jenner, Oshawa, OHL, 6’-1”, 195 Lbs
24). C Mika Zibanejad, Djurgardens Jr., Sweden, 6’-1.5”, 185 Lbs
25). RW Ty Rattie, Portland, WHL, 5’-11”, 170 Lbs
26). D Myles Bell, Regina, WHL, 6’-0”, 210 Lbs
27). RW Rickard Rakell, Plymouth, OHL, 6’-0.5”, 190 Lbs
28). G John Gibson, U18, NTDP, 6’-3”, 205 Lbs
29). D Adam Clendening, Boston University, NCAA, 5’-11”, 185 Lbs
30). RW Vladislav Namestnikov, London, OHL, 5’-11.5”, 170 Lbs

Round 2

31). LW J.T. Miller, U18, NTDP, 6’-1”, 200 Lbs
32). C Shane Prince, Ottawa, OHL, 5’-10”, 180 Lbs
33). LW Sven Bartschi, Portland, WHL, 5’-10.5”, 175 Lbs
34). C Zach Phillips, Saint John, QMJHL, 6’-1”, 180 Lbs
35). C Daniel Catenacci, Sault St, Marie, OHL, 5’-9.5”, 175 Lbs
36). D Joe Morrow, Portland, WHL, 6’-0.5”, 195 Lbs
37). RW Philippe Hudon, Choate-Rosemary, USHS, 6’-1”, 185 Lbs
38). D Jamieson Oleksiak, Northeastern, NCAA, 6’-7”, 240 Lbs
39). D Stuart Percy, Mississauga, OHL, 6’-1”, 185 Lbs
40). LW Mario Lucia, Wayzata, USHS, 6’-2”, 180 Lbs
41). LW Lucas Lessio, Oshawa, OHL, 6’-0.5”, 195 Lbs
42). D Xavier Ouellet, Montreal, QMJHL, 5’-11.5”, 180 Lbs
43). D Jonas Brodin, Farjestad, SEL, 6’-1”, 165 Lbs
44). RW Dmitrij Jaskin, Slavia Jr., Czech Rep., 6’-1”, 195 Lbs
45). RW Seth Ambroz, Omaha, USHL , 6’-2”, 210 Lbs
46). C Nick Shore, University of Denver, NCAA, 6’-0”, 190 Lbs
47). G Samu Perhonen, JYP Jr., Finland, 6’-3”, 175 Lbs
48). C Gregory Hofmann, Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland, 6’-0”, 175 Lbs
49). C Joachim Nermark, Linkoping Jr., Sweden, 6’-1”, 180 Lbs
50). C Michael St. Croix, Edmonton, WHL, 5’-11”, 175 Lbs
51). G Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi, QMJHL, 6’-1”, 190 Lbs
52). D Scott Harrington, London, OHL, 6’-1”, 205 Lbs
53). RW Stefea Noesen, Plymouth, OHL, 6’-0.5”, 195 Lbs
54). C Matthew Nieto, Boston University, NCAA, 5’-11”, 180 Lbs
55). C Vincent Trocheck, Saginaw, OHL, 5’-10”, 185 Lbs
56). LW Max Friberg, Skovde, Sweden, 5’-11”, 185 Lbs
57). RW Maxim Shalunov, Chelyabinsk, MHL, 6’-3”, 185 Lbs
58). D Oscar Klefbom, Farjestad Jr., , Sweden, 6’-3”, 195 Lbs
59). D Robbie Russo, U18, NTDP, 6’-1”, 185 Lbs
60). C Colin Jacobs, Seattle, WHL, 6’-1”, 205 Lbs

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