2008 Draft
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Mikkel Bodker (F): was a standout for the Frolunda J20 Swedish team. Could be the next highly touted Danish prospect (ala, Eller, Madsen and Nielsen). He will be playing with the Kitchener Rangers this upcoming season.
Nikita Filatov (F): Tore up the U18\'s as an underager, loads of skill, will be better then Cherepanov IMO, could be the next great Russia.
Anton Gustafsson (F): Son of former Washington Capital player Bengt Gustafsson. He has a ton of upside, and pretty good size, decent defensive skills for his age, not quite on par with Tedenby or Petersson, however its early and alot will change from now until the draft.
Jaroslav Janus (G): another european making the transition to North America (Erie Otters) . Very good goalie from the non-traditional goalie country of Slovakia. Will he excell like Halak did in the Q? I guess we will have to wait and see.
Johan Motin (D): nothing flashy here, extremley steady defensively, plays a simple game, in the mold of fellow countryman Mattias Norstrom
Kiril Petrov (F): looked very good at the U18\'s. Some think he will end up being the 1st Russian taken, top knotch offensive ability, blazing speed, great size the typical russian star.
Andre Petterson (F): Top knotch offensive skills, probably the most dangerously offensive Swede in the draft, defensive ability is non-existent, however that aspect can always be improved
Vladimir Roth (D): standout offensive minded Czech dman. He could climb the charts rapidly while playing for the London Nights this season. Very good career move that could potentially increase his draft stock.
Harri Sateri (G): has been very good in the Finnish junior ranks. The next great goalie manufactured by the Finnish school of goaltending.
Mikhail Stefanovich (F): This Belarussian standout, has been unstoppable in many tournaments and is on track to be the best Belarussian ever. He will likley make his debut with the Quebec Remparts and perhaps have the same type of impact Radulov did with that team.
Mattias Tedenby (F): small, but extremly fast and quick, top knotch offensive skills, the early favourite to be the 1st Swede chosen
This will be a good draft for Europe, and even better draft for Europeans. This year will have many draft eligible european talent playing in the CHL, the most ever by the looks of it. All in all, this is a very deep draft, this could be the best draft ever.
Post edited by: Kowalchuk, at: 2007/08/06 22:11
