ISS Draft Rankings... check it out!!

1. SAM REINHART C 6'1 186 R 11/6/95 Kootenay WHL
2. AARON EKBLAD D 6'4 216 R 2/7/96 Barrie OHL
3. MICHAEL DAL COLLE F 6'2 184 L 6/20/96 Oshawa OHL
4. SAM BENNETT LW 6'0 178 L 6/20/96 Kingston OHL
5. WILLIE NYLANDER C 5'11 169 R 5/1/95 Rogle SweAI
6. LEON DRAISAITL C 6'1 199 L 10/27/95 Prince Albert WHL
7. BRENDAN PERLINI LW 6'2 205 L 4/27/96 Niagara OHL
8. ALEX TUCH RW 6'3 213 R 5/10/96 USA Under-18 NTDP
9. NICK RITCHIE F 6'2 218 L 12/5/95 Peterborough OHL
10. JAKE VIRTANEN LW 6'1 213 R 8/17/96 Calgary WHL
11. NIKOLAJ EHLERS F 5'11 162 L 2/13/96 Halifax QMJHL
12. HAYDN FLEURY D 6'3 207 L 7/8/96 Red Deer WHL
13. KASPERI KAPANEN RW 5'11 172 R 7/23/96 Kuopio FinE
14. DYLAN LARKIN LW 6'1 190 L 7/30/96 USA Under-18 NTDP
15. JARED MCCANN C 6'0 179 L 5/31/96 S.S. Marie OHL
16. ROBBY FABBRI F 5'10 166 L 1/22/96 Guelph OHL
17. JOSH HO-SANG RW 5'11 160 R 1/22/96 Windsor OHL
18. SONNY MILANO LW 5'11 183 L 5/12/96 USA Under-18 NTDP
19. IVAN BARBASHEV F 6'0 181 L 12/14/95 Moncton QMJHL
20. ROLAND MCKEOWN D 6'1 192 R 1/20/96 Kingston OHL
21. NICK SCHMALTZ RW 5'11 172 R 2/23/96 Green Bay USHL
22. RYAN MACINNIS LW 6'3 185 L 2/14/96 Kitchener OHL
23. ADRIAN KEMPE C 6'2 187 L 9/13/96 Modo SweJE
24. CONNER BLEACKLEY C/RW 6'0 196 R 10/7/95 Red Deer WHL
25. NIKITA SCHERBAK LW 6'1 175 L 12/30/95 Saskatoon WHL
26. NIKOLAY GOLDOBIN RW 5'11 178 L 10/7/95 Sarnia OHL
27. ANTON KARLSSON LW 6'1 187 L 8/3/96 Frolunda SweJE
28. KEVIN FIALA LW 5'10 180 L 7/22/96 HV71 SweJE
29. VLADISLAV KAMENEV C 6'0 185 L 8/12/96 Magnitogorsk RusJr
30. HUNTER SMITH RW 6'0 208 R 9/11/95 Oshawa OHL

Goalies
1. THATCHER DEMKO G 6'4 195 L 12/8/95 Boston College HE
2. ALEX NEDELJKOVIC G 6'0 184 L 1/7/96 Plymouth OHL
3. MASON MCDONALD G 6'0 177 r 4/23/96 Charlottetown QMJHL

CRAZY!! Who would have thought that Hunter Smith would be rated #30 for the draft this summer.

Hunter Smith at 6'0'...stand beside him and say that. I notice that hockeydb has also been given the wrong information. At 6'7', if he fills out, that's a big body in front of the net. Currently he is as graceful as a 3 legged giraffe on skates but boy is he fun to watch.

From a scouting stand point I can definitely see why Hunter Smith has skyrocketed up the draft rankings.

Prior to this season he had 1 career assist, could not skate and was sticky a 5 minute a game enforcer.

Starting from day one of the Gens training camp Hunter Smith has improved and improved an improved. An to a scout seeing a player of his size have consistent improvements intrigues them. He's shown he can score, he's shown he's willing to play physical an drop his mits which few skilled big men like to do. His hockey IQ has always been there, it's his skating that held him back. But skating is one thing that's correctable at the next level, I still see him as a project, but I can guarantee come next season after just one pro camp his skating and all around skill will be twice as good as it is today.

The problem is there are too many - ranking lists

Everyone forgets Hunter Smith had a very bad injury last year that limited his progress

Terry O'Reilly was an Oshawa General many years ago before he went to the Boston Bruins and he was a very poor skater at 19

Hunter has the will and desire to improve he will and he has a ton of confidence right now and at the right time

He could be an early 2nd rd pick - that is Great

One more thing - GREAT pick up from Windsor for Emerson Clark

Gens Camper, regarding your last point....absolutely! The proverbial "steal"!