The hockey season is now in full swing, and this year’s draft class is off to a strong start. Early season successes and struggles have seen many prospects move from their initial rankings, and have seen changes to the ISS Top 5 prospects. ISS Hockey is proud to present its November rankings of the 2018 NHL Draft Class.

November 1, 2017 [Waterloo, ON] ISS Hockey has released its new monthly rankings of the top prospects eligible for the 2018 NHL Draft. The rankings

have been created and compiled by our worldwide network of scouts.

Below is the ISS Top 31, highlighting the rankings for the top 31 skater and top 2 goalie prospects, which is released on the first Wednesday of every month during the hockey season. An interactive page where the ISS Top 31 can be viewed, sorted, and commented on, and where users can interact with our scouts, can be viewed at: isshockey.com/iss-top-31

ISS Hockey Top 31 Ranked Prospects For 2018 NHL Draft

Rank Player Name Position DOB Shot Height Weight Team League Previous Rank 1 Dahlin, Rasmus LD 4/13/2000 L 6.02 181 Vastra Frolunda SweE 1 2 Svechnikov, Andrei RW/C 3/26/2000 L 6.02* 186 Barrie OHL 2 3 Tkachuk, Brady C 9/16/1999 L 6.03.25* 196 Boston University H. E 4 4 Zadina, Filip RW 11/27/1999 L 6.00* 196 Halifax QMJHL 5 5 Wahlstrom, Oliver C 6/13/2000 R 6.00.75* 205 USA U18 NTDP 11 6 Hughes, Quinn LD 10/14/1999 L 5.09.5* 170 University of Michigan Big Ten 7 7 Veleno, Joseph C 1/13/2000 L 6.01* 195 Saint John QMJHL 3 8 Boqvist, Adam LD 8/15/2000 R 5.11 170 Brynas IF Jr. SweJE 8 9 McLeod, Ryan C 9/21/1999 L 6.02* 200 Mississauga OHL 6 10 Kupari, Rasmus C 3/15/2000 R 6.01.25 183 Karpat Oulu FinE 9 11 Smith, Ty LD 3/24/2000 L 5.10.25* 176 Spokane WHL 10 12 Wilde, Bode RD 1/24/2000 R 6.02.25* 195 USA U18 NTDP 12 13 Farabee, Joel LW 2/25/2000 L 5.11.5* 164 USA U18 NTDP 18 14 Thomas, Akil C 1/2/2000 R 5.11* 169 Niagara OHL 13 15 McIsaac, Jared LD 3/27/2000 L 6.01* 195 Halifax QMJHL 14 16 Bouchard, Evan RD 10/20/1999 R 6.01.75* 193 London OHL 15 17 Sutter, Riley RW 10/25/1999 R 6.03* 205 Everett WHL 16 18 Denisenko, Grigori LW 6/24/2000 R 5.11 165 Yaroslavl Loko RusJr 17 19 Groulx. Benoit-Olivier C 2/6/2000 L 6.00.75* 192 Halifax QMJHL 19 20 Woo, Jett RD 7/27/2000 R 5.11.75* 205 Moose Jaw WHL 23 21 Lundestrom, Isac C 11/6/1999 L 6.00.5 185 Lulea HF SweE 20 22 Alexeyev, Alexander RD 11/15/1999 R 6.03* 200 Red Deer WHL 21 23 McBain, Jack LW 1/6/2000 L 6.03 194 Toronto OJHL 26 24 Samuelsson, Adam LD 6/21/2000 L 6.05.75* 240 USA U18 NTDP NR 25 Hayton, Barrett C 6/9/2000 L 6.00.75* 191 Sault Ste. Marie OHL 24 26 Olofsson, Jacob C 2/8/2000 L 6.02 192 Timra IK SweAl 27 27 Merkley, Ryan RD 8/14/2000 R 5.11.25* 170 Guelph OHL 29 28 Johansson, Filip RD 3/23/2000 R 6.01 180 Leksand SweJE NR 29 Ginning, Adam RD 1/13/2000 L 6.03 196 Linkoping HC SweE 25 30 Tychonick, Jonathan LD 3/3/2000 L 5.11.25 166 Penticton BCHL 31 31 Dobson, Noah RD 1/7/2000 R 6.02.75* 180 Acadie-Bathurst QMJHL NR Goalies 1 Rodrigue, Olivier G 7/6/2000 L 6.00.25* 159 Drummondville QMJHL 1 2 Gravel, Alexis G 3/21/2000 R 6.02.5* 226 Halifax QMJHL 2

Published November 1 2017

Oliver Wahlstrom (USA U18 Program) has seen one of the biggest jumps from the initial prospect rankings, rising from #11 to #5, largely due to the fantastic start to the season he’s had with the National Team Development Program. Wahlstrom has 20 PTS in 12 GP already, and is only just getting started.

Regarding Wahlstrom, ISS Director of Scouting Dennis MacInnis says that “Oliver is a goal scorer with a solid frame and high end offensive talent. He currently leads the US U18 team in points with 20 in just 12 games including 11 goals. Oliver is a good skater armed with very good puck skills and an NHL shot. He is improving, especially in his own zone, and looks so much stronger this year. He will shoot the puck often and from almost anywhere. From the red line in to the offensive zone he is very creative, strong on the puck and dangerous offensively. He is not a liability defensively and understands the game well”.

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