ATLANTIC
BRENT ANDREWS
good hockey sense … strong skater … good maturity with and without the puck … plays both ends of the ice … hard to knock off the puck … sees the ice well … good hands … played for Atlantic at 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
DARCY ASHLEY
high hockey IQ … excellent at protecting the puck … sniper … terrific set of offensive skills … very accurate, hard shot … true competitor … great work ethic … a leader on the ice despite his age … good vision … good skater
TAYLOR BURKE
strong two-way player … very smart … strong in the face-off circle … good at protecting the puck … knows how to score … outstanding along the boards … rarely loses puck battles … not a big player, but likes the physical game
BRYCE MILSON
playmaking centre … quick feet … very fluid skater … dangerous in one-one-one situations … uses his speed to beat defenders … very good skill set … great hands … good shot … won TELUS Cup with Notre Dame in 2009
ANDREW RYAN
great hand-eye coordination … tall and lanky … more of a playmaker … very good hands … finds open passing lanes … sees the ice well … good skater … very creative with the puck … very aware of opponents around him
CZECH REPUBLIC
MILAN DOUDERA
very good skater … excellent instincts around the puck … doesn’t give up much defensively … great offensive upside … good shot … tremendous on the power play … can throw the body … battles well in corners and in front of net
TOMÁŠ HYKA
good skater … great offensive abilities … natural shooter … puck will go to the net when on his stick in the offensive zone … controls the puck well on perimeter … looks for lanes to the net … takes advantage of time and space
LUKAS KRALIK
excellent offensive skill set … quick release … accurate shot … great size … uses size to his advantage … tremendous work ethic … very good poise with the puck … likes to play physical … not afraid to go into corners or to the net
MATĚJ MACHOVSKÝ
great size … tremendous quickness … makes great reactionary saves … good lateral quickness … very good work ethic … makes a lot of second-effort saves … quick glove … plays the puck well … tough to beat when playing well
MICHAL ŠVIHÁLEK
good hands … strong shot … quick release … strong on his off wing … dangerous scoring option … deadly off the rush … intelligent away from the puck … good hockey sense … strong skater … sees the ice very well … good passer
FINLAND
JOEL ARMIA
top scoring threat … great pure shooter … isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty … very intelligent with the puck and away from it … has prototypical size and skill package … good hands for a big player … a rising star in Finland
SANTERI AROUSVA
solid two-way defenceman … good gap control … strong skater … good skill package … has high potential … good shot, but needs time to set it up … tough to beat one-on-one … played for Finland at 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
MARKUS GRANLUND
explosive with the puck … talented offensive threat … quick hands … very agile with the puck … fantastic playmaking ability … has ability to make jaw-dropping plays … can bring the crowd to its feet … brother of top Finnish prospect Mikael
JESPER KOKKONEN
big and strong … goal-scoring power forward … plays an aggressive and edgy style … good shot … quick release … extremely tough to win space or possession against … uses size to his advantage … good offensive skill set
RASMUS RISTOLAINEN
extremely high hockey IQ … tremendous poise with the puck … can score from the point or off the rush … offensive-minded defenceman … doesn’t give up a lot defensively … great instincts … quick passer … hard working … tremendously talented
ONTARIO
DOUGIE HAMILTON
good size and frame … moves well despite size … uses long reach to extend range and ability to defend … good puck-handling skills … moves the puck effectively and efficiently … plays in all key situations despite age
BOONE JENNER
big centre … lots of skill … strong skater … good stride … good balance … tough to knock off the puck … uses size, strength and skill to beat defenders one-on-one … very competitive … displays nice touch around the net
LUCAS LESSIO
very skilled … physical winger … plays hard at both ends of the rink … good puck skills … nice scoring touch around the net … uses size well … difficult to contain … best when playing with an edge … played for Canada East at 2009 World Junior A Challenge
RYAN MURPHY
skilled offensive defenceman … makes good first pass … makes crisp, accurate passes … handles puck with poise and confidence … skates to open ice well … moves puck up the ice quickly … excellent puck distribution … ideal power play quarterback
MATTHEW PUEMPEL
reads the play well … good anticipation … uses size well during battles along the boards and in front of the net … great work ethic … plays hard every shift … strong skater … good stride … nice touch around the net … great finish
PACIFIC
MARK MCNEILL
good size and frame … does good job of fighting through checks … good moves with puck in tight … very good hand-eye coordination … often wins battles for loose pucks in corners and along boards … above average offensive instincts
RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS
very good skater … great acceleration … responsible at both ends of the ice … great hands … excellent passer … outstanding offensive abilities … hard, accurate shot … doesn’t mind contact … first overall pick in 2008 WHL draft
TY RATTIE
dangerous sniper … very good shot … above average skater … gets into scoring positions … good stickhandler … good puck control … great hands … very quick with the puck … plays in all situations … strong work ethic … defensively responsible
DUNCAN SIEMENS
smooth skater … good mobility … good stick … takes away passing and shooting lanes well … takes contact well … solid in the defensive zone … makes hard, crisp passes … good offensive instincts … uses size to his advantage in corners and front of the net
ZAC YUEN
skates well when he gets going … good size … strong and physical … at his best when playing physical … good, hard shot … protects the puck well … doesn’t get knocked off the puck … good gap control … very responsible in his own zone
QUÉBEC
OLIVIER ARCHAMBAULT
good hockey sense … quick and agile skater … good foot speed … sees the ice well … dangerous in one-on-one situations … knows how to score … can play in all three zones … good shot … first overall pick in 2009 QMJHL draft
ALEXANDRE CHÊNEVERT
good hockey sense … strong on the penalty kill … good skater … good mobility … wins battles in the corners and in front of the net … solid two-way defenceman … not the biggest defenceman, but uses size well … hard shot
DILLON DONNELLY
reads the play well … good size and strength … tough to play against … defensive defenceman … good gap control … tough to beat one-on-one … average puck skills … learned from his father Gord, a former NHL defenceman
JONATHAN LAVOIE
very good skater … sees the ice well … good puck skills … works hard … tremendous work ethic … solid core and balance for size … carries the puck with speed … show good hockey sense in offensive zone … uses size to his advantage
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LEBLANC
big, talented centre … protects the puck well … excellent size … good skater … good mobility … tremendous offensive skills … plays well in all three zones … uses his size to his advantage in corners and in front of the net
RUSSIA
MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO
great blend of size and skill … dominating with the puck … explosive player … opportunistic … terrific offensive skill set … had ability to dominate older and bigger players … tough to move in corners and in front of the net
MAXIM KAZAKOV
a pure sniper … good hands … very skillful with the puck … has ability to beat defenders one-on-one … good speed … very dangerous from the blue line in … willing to make or take a hit to make a play … doesn’t avoid traffic
ALEXANDER KHOKHLACHEV
talented goal scorer … excellent shot … very good skating ability … agile … can beat defenders one-on-one … plays bigger than his size … is not afraid to go into corners on to the net … terrific offensive skill set … very good hands
ANDREY MAKAROV
challenges shooters well … good size … takes up a lot of the net … high level of compete … high work ethic … square to the puck … moves well laterally … quick feet … quick glove … doesn’t give up a lot of big rebounds
ALEXEY SHAMIN
extremely talented … dangerous offensive skills … excellent stickhandling … excellent command of his shot … very good skating ability … highly skilled player … bright future … versatile enough to play on blue line if necessary
SWEDEN
VIKTOR ARVIDSSON
tremendous skater … excellent offensive skill set … energetic … explosive with the puck … sees the ice well … makes other players around him better … plays bigger than he is … does not let small stature affect his game
VICTOR RASK
great size … tremendous work ethic … dominant crease crasher … tough to move in the corners and in front of the net … powerful puck protector … a board battler … not afraid to play physical … finishes his checks … powerful shot
KARL JOHANSSON
small, but mobile … smooth skater … very good poise with the puck … smart and talented passer … tremendous offensive upside … a dangerous shootout option … terrific hands … hard shot … offensively-minded defenceman
RICHARD RAKELL
smart and effective … two-way forward … bangs and crashes to the net … above average shot … able to play multiple roles, in multiple situations … defensively responsible … does not lose many puck battles … good, hard shot
JONATAN NIELSEN
tall and lanky defenceman … tons of room to build on his frame … strong skater for size … intelligent gap and lane control … has a big shot … good hands … tough to beat in one-on-one situations … can be physical when necessary
WEST
BRENT BENSON
plays physical style of game … finishes his checks … hard shot with good accuracy … plays at a high speed … powerful stride … protects the puck well … gets into scoring position … won TELUS Cup with Notre Dame in 2009
TYLER BORSTMAYER
big player with good frame … good skater for his size … shows ability to rush the puck up ice … excellent shot from the point … solid at both ends of the ice … good offensive instincts … uses size to his advantage in own zone
JESSE FORSBERG
solid frame … able to stand his ground physically … likes to finish checks … good, hard shot … reads play well … above average hockey sense … powerful skater … can rush puck from end to end … good vision … makes good first pass
ZACHERY FRANKO
extremely quick feet … very good speed down the wing … creates offensive chances with speed … handles the puck well … willing to fight through checks … uses speed to get by defenders … offensively skilled … accurate shot
MICHAEL ST. CROIX
very quick with the puck … distributes well to others … excellent stickhandler … very good skater … reads play well … very comptitive … hard to knock off the puck … played for West at 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
UNITED STATES
TYLER BIGGS
good size … prototypical power forward … good balance … protects the puck well … drives the net hard with or without the puck … has foot speed to beat defenders wide … strong, hard shot … quick release … good puckhandling skills
ROCCO GRIMALDI
dynamic player ��� exceptional hands … very strong wrists … hard shot … not shy to play physical … very good puck skills … a playmaker … excellent speed … quick feet … great confidence … has a presence on the ice at all times
BARRETT KAIB
physical defenceman … likes to finish his checks … has an on-ice presence … let’s opposition know he is on the ice … solid in the defensive zone … clears the front of the net well … has a heavy point shot … moves the puck up ice well
J.T. MILLER
quick, accurate shot … dangerous from all angles … true goal scorer … sees the ice well … shows good puck anticipation … good skater … good balance … strong on the puck … plays hard each shift … willing to play physical despite size
ROBBIE RUSSO
smooth and consistent defenceman ... great skating mobility ... loves to rush the puck and does it well ... very intelligent player ... can quarterback the power play ... elite puck distribution skills ... has confidence of a seasoned veteran