Hey all! Welcome to another instalment of Arctic Ice Hockey's annual NHL Mock Draft.
Over the next thirty days, we will attempt to telepathically channel the minds of NHL General Managers as they complete their final rankings in preparation for the 2013 NHL Draft being held June 30, 2012 in Newark, NJ.
Without further adieu, we present our loyal readers with the fourteenth overall pick of Arctic Ice Hockey's 2013 Mock Draft.
Jarmo Kekäläinen: With the fourteenth overall selection in this years draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ are pleased to select…
Rankings: CSS (19 NA), ISS (25), TSN (10), Hockey Prospectus (9)
The Skinny: For only the third time in since their inception in 2000, the Columbus Blue Jackets will make their first selection of the draft outside of the top ten. In Domi, they will add more young skill to a core that now seems poised to shed a decades’ worth of failure under new management.
"Max is the son of former enforcer Tie Domi, but he differs completely from his father in talent level. Max is a highly-skilled player who can impact an offense in multiple ways. One NHL source said he possesses clearly high-end playmaking abilities. He controls the puck, and he can make quality passes in a multitude of ways: slowing the game from the sideboards, through tight spaces in pressure, or saucers over a defender's stick. Although he is undersized at 5'9", he has very quick feet, and he displays a good level of speed and agility."
AIH Draft Board
Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Nationality | Amateur Club |
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1 | Colorado Avalanche | Seth Jones | D | USA | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
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Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
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Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
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Tappara (SM-liiga) |
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Ottawa 67’s (OHL) |
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Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | |
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Brynas (Elitserien) |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | |
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Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
9 | New Jersey Devils | |
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London Knights (OHL) |
10 | Dallas Stars | |
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Chelyabinsk 2 (MHL) |
11 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
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TPS (SM-liiga) |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | |
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Val d’Or Forreaurs (QMJHL) |
13 | Winnipeg Jets | |
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Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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London Knights (OHL) |
Community Draft Board
Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Nationality | Amateur Club |
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1 | Colorado Avalanche | Seth Jones | D | USA | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
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Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
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Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
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Tappara (SM-liiga) |
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Chelyabinsk 2 (MHL) |
6 | Calgary Flames | |
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Ottawa 67’s (OHL) |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | |
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Sault Ste. Marie Grehyounds (OHL) |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | |
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Brynas (Elitserien) |
9 | New Jersey Devils | |
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Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
10 | Dallas Stars | |
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London Kinghts (OHL) |
11 | Philadelphia Flyers | |
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TPS (SM-liiga) |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | |
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London Knights (OHL) |
13 | Winnipeg Jets | |
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Val d’Or Forreurs (QMJHL) |
Option | Votes |
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Frederik Gauthier | 4 |
Ryan Pulock | 12 |
Alexander Wennberg | 11 |
Nikita Zadorov | 10 |
Other (please specify in the comments section) | 2 |