Hey all! Welcome to Arctic Ice Hockey's first annual NHL Mock Draft. Over the next thirty days, Ryan, Tim and myself will attempt to telepathically channel the minds of NHL General Managers as they complete their final rankings in preparation for the 2012 NHL Draft being held June 22, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA.
In some instances, our analysis will require less insight than others *cough* *Edmonton* *cough*.
So without further adieu, we present our loyal readers with the twenty-fifth overall pick of Arctic Ice Hockey's 2012 Mock Draft.
Doug Armstrong: With the twenty-fifth overall selection in this years draft, the St. Louis Blues are pleased to select…
Rankings: CSS (12 NA), ISS (22), TSN (18), Hockey Prospectus (24)
The Skinny: At the twenty-fifth pick, Pouliot is the consensus BPA remaining on the draft boards. While the Blues possess tremendous prospect depth on defence, it will be difficult to pass up on Pouliot given his skill-set.
Hockey Prospectus:
Pouliot is a pretty gifted offensive defenseman who has put up a fair amount of points the last two years on a powerhouse Portland team, but I’ve also gotten conflicting reports on him from scouts. Pouliot makes his living with the puck as he’s an above-average puck-handler who looks smooth and coordinated when he’s controlling the puck and is able to make opponents miss. Pouliot shows good creativity and translates that into his distribution game too. He’s an accurate passer who can make a great outlet, has confidence and poise under pressure and when distributing into tight lanes and also doesn’t hesitate from attempting the difficult feeds and has the ability to be effective doing so. Pouliot is a solid skater who moves around fine. I would like to see a little more speed from a player his size to push his offensive projection over the top but it certainly is a notable strength. Pouliot’s defensive game is what I get very split reports on from scouts. Some say he’s great defensively, some say he’s very physical, and others say he’s very soft and is so bad defensively he should be converted to forward. I stand around the middle as I think he can be decent physically, although his size/strength still make it a weakness. I think he can be fine in his own end as well, but he hurts himself with getting too cute in his own end or having a brain cramp as opposed to not having a feel for the position. – Corey Pronman
AIH Draft Board
Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Nationality | Amateur Club |
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1 | Edmonton Oilers | Nail Yakupov | LW | RUS | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
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3 | Montreal Canadiens | |
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Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
4 | New York Islanders | |
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Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Filip Forsberg | RW | SWE | Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) |
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Matt Dumba | D | |
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7 | Minnesota Wild | Teuvo Teravainen | LW | FIN | Jokerit Jr. (SM Liiga) |
8 | Carolina Hurricanes | Morgan Rielly | D | CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | |
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Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Cody Ceci | D | CAN | Ottawa 67’s (OHL) |
11 | Washington Capitals (via COL) |
Griffin Reinhart | D | CAN | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
12 | Buffalo Sabres | Zemgus Girgensons | C | LVA | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
13 | Dallas Stars | Sebastian Collberg | RW | SWE | Frolunda Jr. (SuperElit) |
14 | Calgary Flames | Jacob Trouba | D | USA | USA U-18 (USNTDP) |
15 | Ottawa Senators | Pontus Aberg | LW | SWE | Djurgardens IF (Allsvenskan) |
16 | Washington Capitals | Tomas Hertl | C | CZE | HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |
17 | San Jose Sharks | Brendan Gaunce | C | CAN | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
18 | Chicago Blackhawks | Hampus Lindholm | D | SWE | Rogue Jr. (U18 Elit) |
19 | Tampa Bay Lightning (via DET)
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Thomas Wilson | RW | CAN | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
20 | Philadelphia Flyers | Olli Maatta | D | FIN | London Knights (OHL) |
21 | Buffalo Sabres (via NSH) | Matt Finn | D | CAN | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Philip Di Giuseppe | LW | CAN | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
23 | Florida Panthers | Slater Koekkoek | D | CAN | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
24 | Boston Bruins | Scott Laughton | C | CAN | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
25 | St. Louis Blues | Derrick Pouliot | D | CAN | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
Community Draft Board
Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Nationality | Amateur Club |
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1 | Edmonton Oilers | Nail Yakupov | LW | RUS | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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3 | Montreal Canadiens | |
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Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
4 | New York Islanders | |
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Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Filip Forsberg | RW | SWE | Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) |
6 | Anaheim Ducks | Teuvo Teravainen | LW | |
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7 | Minnesota Wild | Matt Dumba | D | CAN | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
8 | Carolina Hurricanes | Morgan Rielly | D | CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | |
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Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Cody Ceci | D | CAN | Ottawa 67’s (OHL) |
11 | Washington Capitals (via COL) |
Jacob Trouba | D | USA | USA U-18 (USNTDP) |
12 | Buffalo Sabres | Griffin Reinhart | D | CAN | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
13 | Dallas Stars | Pontus Aberg | LW | SWE | Djurgardens IF (Allsvenskan) |
14 | Calgary Flames | Olli Maatta | D | FIN | London Knights (OHL) |
15 | Ottawa Senators | Sebastian Collberg | RW | SWE | Frolunda Jr. (SuperElit) |
16 | Washington Capitals | Zemgus Girgensons | C | LVA | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
17 | San Jose Sharks | Brendan Gaunce | C | CAN | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
18 | Chicago Blackhawks | Hampus Lindholm | D | SWE | Rogue Jr. (U18 Elit) |
19 | Tampa Bay Lightning (via DET) |
Matt Finn | D | CAN | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
20 | Philadelphia Flyers | Slater Koekkoek | D | CAN | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
21 | Buffalo Sabres (via NSH) | Tomas Hertl | C | CZE | HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |
22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Thomas Wilson | RW | CAN | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
23 | Florida Panthers | Derrick Pouliot | D | CAN | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
24 | Boston Bruins | Scott Laughton | C | CAN | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
Option | Votes |
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Philip Di Giuseppe | 2 |
Martin Frk | 1 |
Colton Sissons | 2 |
Brady Skeji | 2 |
Dalton Thrower | 2 |
Other (provide name in comments) | 0 |