• The NHL Central Scouting Services (CSS) is a department within the National Hockey League (NHL) that ranks prospects for the NHL entry draft at specific...
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    Sam Bennett (ice hockey) (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    National Hockey League (NHL). Bennett was rated by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the top North American prospect for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, where he...
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    Miro Heiskanen (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    League (NHL). Ranked in the top ten eligible European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Heiskanen was picked third overall in the 2017 NHL Entry...
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    Mangiapane's success, he would go unranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau and go undrafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2014–15 season, Mangiapane...
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    National Hockey League (NHL). Gibson was ranked first among North American goaltenders in both the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's preliminary and midterm...
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    Aleksander Barkov (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    international skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Following the draft, Barkov joined the Florida Panthers roster and made his NHL debut as the youngest...
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    by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau amongst the eligible European skaters before being selected 49th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft...
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    2011 NHL entry draft, Trocheck was ranked 41st amongst all North American draft-eligible forwards and defensemen by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He...
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    (NHL). He was drafted 59th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, ranking within the top ten of European skaters of the NHL Central Scouting...
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    the entire 1989–90 season ranked as the top prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Before the release of the final rankings of North American skaters...
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    Bowen Byram (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    Considered a top prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Byram was taken fourth overall by the Avalanche in the 2019 NHL entry draft. Byram's tenure with...
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  • entry draft of the National Hockey League (NHL), in a collaborative effort with the NHL Central Scouting Bureau to select the participants. From 1992 to...
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  • Cole Sillinger (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    all-USHL third team. The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Sillinger as the 10th-best North American skater eligible ahead of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. On July...
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    NHL Entry Draft, ranked eighth among European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and was selected 110th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kühnhackl...
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    London Knights and earned a final ranking of 104th overall by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He attributed much of his success to head coach and GM Brent...
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    Sam Reinhart (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    former National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Paul Reinhart. Reinhart was ranked fourth on NHL Central Scouting Bureau's 2014 midterm rankings for North...
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    Marcel Pronovost (category New Jersey Devils scouts)
    provincial champions. Pronovost turned to scouting in 1985 when he joined the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He already had some experience with the role...
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    Brady Tkachuk (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    Leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Tkachuk was ranked second overall for North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was eventually...
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    Mikael Granlund (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    considered the top European prospect for the 2010 NHL entry draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. While scouts have noted his small size at five feet, ten...
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    Rasmus Dahlin (category First overall NHL draft picks)
    puck handling, vision, intelligence and shot. Dan Marr of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau described him as an exceptionally talented prospect that would...
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    OHL champions. Ranked as the OHL's top 2011 NHL Entry Draft eligible goaltender (NHL Central Scouting Bureau's Final Rankings), he was selected with the...
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    received the E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence, awarded by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau to the player who "best exemplifies commitment to excellence...
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    appearances with the Broncos. Going into the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Cave 89th among all North American skaters,...
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    League (NHL). Blackwood was the top-rated North American goaltender ranked in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2015 NHL entry draft...
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    Matt Boldy (category NHL first-round draft picks)
    first year of draft eligibility, Boldy received an A rating on NHL Central Scouting Bureau's preliminary players to watch list. He returned to the USNTDP...
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    Sidney Crosby (category First overall NHL draft picks)
    Entering the 2005 NHL entry draft, Crosby was listed first overall in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and International Scouting Services' respective...
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    Walker began to be noticed by the National Hockey League (NHL). In the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's January 2012 list of draft prospects, Walker was listed...
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  • club, including three shutouts. Going into the 2012 NHL entry draft, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Stolarz fourth among all North American goaltending...
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  • the lottery as the eighth seed. Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau final ranking. Source: International Scouting Services May 2011 ranking. Notes Columbus'...
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    up to the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Fox was ranked 50th for North American Skaters in the final ranking by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was drafted...
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