Tuesday, March 07, 2006

UFHL - Future Watch

The Hockey News recently released their future watch edition for the 2005-06 Season. We have compiled who has the best prospect list in the UFHL.

Our rating scale:
  • THN 1-10: 10 Points
  • THN 11-25: 9 Points
  • THN 26-50: 8 Points
  • THN 51-75: 7 Points
  • Team 1-5: 3 Points
  • Team 6-10: 1 Point

Disclaimer: The players listed are the players that were selected by the hockey news. Some prospects were not listed because the hockey news claimed they have already established themselves in the NHL

  1. Washington Capitals - 104 Points: Nicklas Kronwall (THN - 5), Marc-Andre Fleury (THN - 6), Jiri Hudler (THN - 29), Marc-Andre Pouliot (THN - 39), Marek Zagrapan (THN - 41), Jimmy Howard (THN - 47), Alexandre Picard (THN - 55), Loui Eriksson (THN - 56), Valtteri Filppula (THN - 60), Roman Voloshenko (THN - 63), Konstantin Pushkarev (THN - 69)
  2. Los Angeles Kings - 71 Points: Jack Johnson (THN - 2), Anze Kopitar (THN - 11), Carey Price (THN - 12), Robbie Schremp (THN - 15), Brian Lee (THN - 22), Denis Grebeshkov (THN - 26), Lauri Tukonen (THN - 35)
  3. Buffalo Sabres - 68 Points: Evgeni Malkin (THN - 1), T.J. Oshie (THN - 33), Alexei Kaigorodov (THN - 59), Cory Schneider (THN - 68), Danny Irmen (THN - 70), Dustin Penner (THN - 72), Justin Pogge (THN - 73)
  4. New York Rangers - 59 Points: Gilbert Brule (THN - 7), Jack Skille (THN - 13), Wojtek Wolski (THN - 24), Derek Roy (THN - 32), David Bolland (THN - 46)
  5. Minnesota Wild - 58 Points: Bobby Ryan (THN - 3), Luc Bourdon (THN - 18), Marek Schwarz (THN - 34), Nicklas Bergfors (THN - 38), Stanislav Chistov (THN - 57), Steve Bernier (THN - 66)
  6. Chicago Blackhawks - 58 Points: Travis Zajac (THN - 21), R.J. Umberger (THN - 43), Lauri Korpikoski (THN - 45), Ondrej Pavelec (THN - 58), Adam Cogliano (THN - 75)
  7. Phoenix Coyotes - 52 Points: Drew Stafford (THN - 16), Guillaume Latendress (THN - 23), Ryan O'Marra (THN - 36), Yann Danis (THN - 74)
  8. Pittsburgh Penguins - 49 Points: Cam Barker (THN - 9), Ladislav Smid (THN - 10), Alexander Radulov (THN - 19), Scott Upshall (THN - 48)
  9. New York Islanders - 35 Points: Marc Staal (THN - 8), Mark Stuart (THN - 31), Pascal Leclaire (THN - 51)
  10. Calgary Flames - 35 Points: Patrick Eaves (THN - 17), Devin Setoguchi (THN - 27), Andrei Kostitsyn (THN - 53)
  11. Ottawa Senators - 32 Points: Eric Fehr (THN - 30), Josh Harding (THN - 40), Brandon Bochenski (THN - 50)
  12. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - 25 Points: Alvero Montoya (THN - 26), Carlo Colaiacovo (THN - 54)
  13. Montreal Canadiens - 24 Points: Benoit Pouliot (THN - 14), Timofei Shishkanov (THN - 52), Kyle Chipchura (THN - 71)
  14. Tampa Bay Lightning - 21 Points: Andrew Ladd (THN - 20)
  15. Boston Bruins - 21 Points: Anthony Stewart (THN - 44)
  16. St. Louis Blues - 20 Points: Ryan Parent (THN - 67)
  17. Colorado Avalanche - 19 Points: Jeff Tambellini (THN - 35), Eric Nystrom (THN - 65)
  18. Carolina Hurricanes - 19 Points: Noah Welch (THN - 64)
  19. Toronto Maple Leafs - 17 Points: Shae Weber (THN - 4)
  20. Edmonton Oilers - 17 Points: Matt Carle (THN - 62)
  21. Dallas Stars - 17 Points: Blake Comeau (NYI - 3)
  22. San Jose Sharks - 16 Points: Tuukka Rask (THN - 37)
  23. Vancouver Canucks - 14 Points: Blake Wheeler (THN - 25)
  24. New Jersey Devils - 14 Points: Matt Niskanen (THN - 49)
  25. Philadelphia Flyers - 10 Points: Steve Downie (THN - 61)
  26. Detroit Red Wings - 7 Points: Aaron Johnson (CBJ - 4)
  27. Florida Panthers - 3 Points: Petr Vrana (NJ - 6)

Congrats to the Washington Capitals for blowing out the rest of the UFHL Teams in this year's future watch. The future sure looks bright for Washington.

What do you think of your UFHL Future Watch Report?