2010 NHL Entry Draft Results

This past weekend, the 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held and it was another successful one for OHL players. In total, 42 OHL players were selected in the 7 rounds of the draft (actually 6 since no OHL player was selected in the 7th).

Below you can find the results for OHL players, as well as my draft ranking before the draft (for comparison's sake).

	My Rank	Player Name	PO	OHL Team	NHL Team	RD	Pick
	1	Taylor Hall	F	Windsor	EDM	1	1
	2	Tyler Seguin	F	Plymouth	BOS	1	2
	3	Erik Gudbranson	D	Kingston	FLA	1	3
	4	Cam Fowler	D	Windsor	ANA	1	12
	5	Jeff Skinner	F	Kitchener	CAR	1	7
	6	Alex Burmistrov	F	Barrie	ATL	1	8
	7	Austin Watson	F	Peterborough	NSH	1	18
	8	Tyler Toffoli	F	Ottawa	LAK	2	47
	9	Ryan Spooner	F	Peterborough	BOS	2	45
	10	Stephen Silas	D	Belleville	COL	4	95
	11	John McFarland	F	Sudbury	FLA	2	33
	12	Greg McKegg	F	Erie	TOR	3	62
	13	Jared Knight	F	London	BOS	2	32
	14	Brandon Archibald	D	SSM	CBJ	4	94
	15	Brock Beukeboom	D	SSM	TBL	3	63
	16	Mark Visentin	G	Niagara	PHX	1	27
	17	Ivan Telegin	F	Saginaw	ATL	4	101
	18	Ryan Martindale	F	Ottawa	EDM	3	61
	19	Dalton Smith	F	Ottawa	CBJ	2	34
	20	Devante Smith Pelly	F	Mississauga	ANA	2	42
	21	Justin Shugg	F	Windsor	CAR	4	105
	22	Christian Thomas	F	Oshawa	NYR	2	40
	23	Steve Shipley	F	Owen Sound	BUF	4	98
	24	Joey Hishon	F	Owen Sound	COL	1	17
	25	Andrew Yogan	F	Erie	NYR	4	100
	26	Geoffrey Schemitsch	D	Owen Sound	TBL	4	96
	27	Phil Grubauer	G	Windsor	WSH	4	112
	28	Phil Lane	F	Brampton	PHX	2	52
	29	Austin Levi	D	Plymouth	CAR	3	85
	30	Freddie Hamilton	F	Niagara	SJS	5	129
	31	Petr Mrazek	G	Ottawa	DET	5	141
	32	Gregg Sutch	F	Mississauga	BUF	5	143
	33	Sam Carrick	F	Brampton	TOR	5	144
	34	Cameron Wind	D	Brampton
	35	Brandon Alderson	F	Sarnia
	36	J.P. Anderson	G	Mississauga
	37	Andrew Crescenzi	F	Kitchener
	38	Matt Petgrave	D	Niagara
	39	Josh Shalla	F	Saginaw
	40	Corey Durocher	F	Kingston	FLA	6	153
	41	Michael Houser	G	London
	42	Michael Sgarbossa	D	Saginaw
	43	Riley Brace	F	Mississauga
	44	Ryan O'Connor	D	Saginaw
	45	Scott Wedgewood	G	Plymouth	NJD	3	84
	46	Joe Rogalski	D	Sarnia	PIT	6	152
	47	Colin MacDonald	D	Plymouth
	48	Reid McNeil	D	London	PIT	6	170
	49	Michael Kantor	F	Saginaw
	50	Alex Aleadri	F	Belleville
	1	Darren Archibald	F	Barrie
	2	Luke Judson	F	Belleville
	3	Alex Friesen	F	Niagara	VAN	6	172
	4	Sam Lofquist	D	Guelph
	5	Taylor Carnevale	F	Barrie
	6	Michael MacDonald	F	London
	7	Dalton Prout	D	Barrie	CBJ	6	154
	8	Colin Martin	F	London
	9	Jason Akeson	F	Kitchener
	10	Myles McCauley	F	SSM
	1	Stephen Johnston	F	Windsor
	2	Jason Missiaen	G	Peterborough
	3	Nathan Moon	F	Kingston
	4	Kyle DeCoste	F	Belleville
	5	Matias Sointu	F	Sudbury
	6	Mitch Gaulton	D	Erie
	7	Tim Billingsley	D	Mississauga
	8	James Livingston	F	Plymouth
	N/A	Rob Flick	F	Mississauga	CHI	4	120
	N/A	Tony DeHart	F	Oshawa	NYI	5	120
	N/A	Jason Wilson	F	Owen Sound	NYR	5	130

Some comments based on the results...

• This time around, only five re-entries were taken. Still above the average though which means that my theory still holds some truth. It'll be interesting to see if Prout, DeHart or Wilson return for overage seasons now or whether they move on to the AHL/ECHL.
• Gotta give it up to Joey Hishon. On paper, the guy had a terribly disappointing season; decreased point production, poor team performance, a serious injury. Yet he still gets himself drafted in the mid first round. Definitely a gamble by Colorado but good to see him go early to provide some light at the end of the tunnel.
• At the same time, great to see Mark Visentin go in the first round. Let me tell you; no one works harder than this kid. He was great in giving me an interview this season and he's got a really bright future.
  
• Interestingly enough, my list seems pretty accurate. All but one (#30 Freddie Hamilton) went in the first four rounds of the draft, and my top 33 all got drafted.
• Was surprised to see Tyler Toffoli fall into the mid second. With increased conditioning, he could be an absolute offensive dynamo. He certainly has the hockey sense to develop into a quality NHL player. The Kings got a steal there.
• Also surprised (pleasantly) to see Christian Thomas go as high as he did. He had a terrific season for Oshawa and it goes to show that size isn't everything to NHL scouts.
  

Anyway, your thoughts on the draft?