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04/10/2008 - Q&A with Ben Ryan

Freshman centerman Ben Ryan is playing some of his best hockey of the season right now and his University of Notre Dame team has reaped the benefits.

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02/21/2008 - Predators NCAA prospects update

The Nashville Predators have six prospects playing at the collegiate level: four forwards, one defenseman and a goaltender.

12/08/2007 - Predators fall 2007 CHL prospects update

The Predators boast a small, but strong group of prospects playing the CHL.

09/13/2007 - Predators 2007 training camp preview

And overhauled Predators roster means opportunities for prospects in training camp.

07/25/2007 - Predators 2007 draft review

The Predators were leaders of the charge on Americans in 2007, selecting four, including their top two picks. 

07/04/2007 - Q&A with Mark Dekanich

Twenty-one-year-old Mark Dekanich is one of the most underrated Predators prospects.  He took part in 2007 prospects conditioning camp this past week.

05/30/2007 - Predators AHL/UHL prospects season review

The Predators had 12 prospects who played for the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals and the UHL's Colonial Cup Champion Rockford IceHogs.

05/05/2007 - Predators 2006-07 rookie review

This past year the Predators had a number of rookies, and one outstanding forward in particular.

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Organizational Depth Chart

  • Team Strengths:
    1 Depth in defensive prospects
    2 Scoring wingers
    3 Strong character players
  • Team Weaknesses:
    1 No true No. 1 center in organization
    2 No elite power forwards
    3 Depth at center could be improved

Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)

  • Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
  • Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
  • Playing in NCAA
  • Playing in Europe
  • Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
  • Not Categorized Yet

The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria

Left Wingers

  1. Patric Hornqvist 7.0C
  2. Antti Pihlstrom 6.5C
  3. Blake Geoffrion 6.5C
  4. Ryan Thang 6.5C
  5. John Vigilante 6.0C
  6. Konstantin Glazachev 6.0C
  7. Kelsey Wilson 5.0C

Centers

  1. Andreas Thuresson 6.5B
  2. Nick Spaling 6.5B
  3. Cal O'Reilly 7.0C
  4. Mark Santorelli 6.5C
  5. Ben Ryan 6.0C
  6. Niko Snellman 5.5C
  7. Grigory Shafigulin 6.0D
  8. Oliver Setzinger 6.0D
  9. Stanislav Balan 4.0B
  10. Viktor Sjodin 5.0D

Right Wingers

  1. Mike Santorelli 6.5C
  2. Matt Ellison 7.0D
  3. Ryan Flynn 6.0C
  4. Ryan Maki 6.0D

Defensemen

  1. Cody Franson 7.5B
  2. Kevin Klein 7.0B
  3. Jon Blum 7.0C
  4. Teemu Laakso 7.0C
  5. Denis Kulyash 7.0D

Defensemen

  1. Robert Dietrich 6.0C
  2. Ville Koistinen 6.0C
  3. Richard Stehlik 6.5D
  4. Alexander Sulzer 6.0D
  5. Craig Switzer 4.5C

Goaltenders

  1. Mark Dekanich 7.5C
  2. Jeremy Smith 7.5D
  3. Pekka Rinne 6.0C
  4. Atte Engren 6.0D
  5. Dov Grumet-Morris 6.0D
  6. Rustam Sidikov 3.0C

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