NHL Central Scouting-Final Rankings

Here are the players that are from New Jersey who are ranked on the NHL's central scouting list for this years 2011 NHL Draft.

Player	Midterm Rank	Final Ranking	Up/Down
Matt Killian (Delbarton)	#77	#97	Down 20
Craig Wyszormirski (Gunnery)	#141	#112	Up 29
Joakim Ryan (Dubuque, USHL)	#128	#174	Down 46
Tommy Davis (Delbarton)	#196	#187	Up 9
John Gaudreau (Dubuque, USHL)	#203	#193	Up 10
Peter McMullen (Delbarton)	#144	#200	Down 56

Players who were on the Midterm Rankings who are now off the list:


Charles Orzetti (Jersey Hitmen, EJHL) Midterm Rank- #120

Ryan Rosenthal (Kent) Midterm Rank- #136

Alexx Privitera (Muskegon, USHL) Midterm Rank- #193

Final 16uAAA/18uAAA Rankings

Atlantic Youth Hockey League:

18uAAA

1. DC Capitals (47-15-1)
2. Team Comcast (35-28-8)
3. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (26-34-7)
4. New Jersey Devils Youth (14-13-2)
5. North Jersey Avalanche (5-22-0)
6. Junior Titans (2-21-1)
   

16uAAA National

1. North Jersey Avalanche (45-9-2)
2. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (29-29-4)
3. DC Capitals (27-18-3)
4. Team Comcast (28-26-10)
5. Philadelphia Little Flyers (28-20-0)
6. Long Island Royals (22-13-4)
7. New Jersey Colonials (27-27-2)
8. Valley Forge Minutemen (22-17-4)
9. New Jersey Rockets (6-25-3)
10. Long Island Gulls (8-25-0)
11. Mercer Chiefs (6-25-2)
12. New Jersey Devils Youth (4-31-1)
    

16uAAA American

1. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (21-9-2)
2. New York Saints (22-4-1)
3. Junior Titans (20-5-2)
4. North Jersey Avalanche (16-14-2)
5. Hershey Jr. Bears (16-8-1)
6. Ct. Wolf Pack (10-11-2)
7. DC Capitals (12-17-4)
8. New Jersey Colonials (12-16-0)
   
9. Team Comcast (7-15-6)
10. Long Island Royals (6-16-4)
11. Valley Forge Minutemen (11-30-9)
12. Long Island Gulls (6-17-5)
13. Philadelphia Little Flyers (3-18-1)

18uAAA

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.16 Sam Anas (DC Capitals)

1.78 Matt Menta (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)
1.50 Zach Lazzaro (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.47 Brandan Bradley (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)
1.45 David Ferreira (Team Comcast)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.68 Michael Chen (DC Capitals)

1.10 Matt Killian (New Jersey Devils Youth)
1.00 Josh Bretner (DC Capitals)

1.00 Eric Sweetman (DC Capitals)
0.89 Eric Sade (DC Capitals)

16uAAA National

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.50 Alex Rauter (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.95 Daniel Casey (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.64 Vincent Russo (Team Comcast)
1.62 Jason Stephanik (North Jersey Avalanche)
1.57 Luke May (North Jersey Avalanche)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.35 Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche)

1.09 Brett Fernandes (Team Comcast)
0.95 Chris Diver (Team Comcast)
0.91 Myles McGurty (North Jersey Avalanche)

0.91 TJ Roche (North Jersey Avalanche)

16uAAA American

Top 5 PPG (Forwards)

2.46 Andrew Romano (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)
1.96 Nick Master (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)

1.74 Brian Sisti (North Jersey Avalanche)
1.71 Jordan Klotz (New Jersey Colonials)

1.58 John Redgate (New York Saints)

Top 5 PPG (Defense)

1.26 Adrian Gajor (Ct. Wolfpack)
1.13 Cyrus Ahmadi (Valley Forge Minutemen)
0.88 Tommy Panico (Junior Titans)

0.83 John Maniscalco (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)
0.79 Teddy Wood (Long Island Royals)

* These stats are only from the Atlantic Youth Hockey League games only.

John Covello's Top Picks 16uAAA/18uAAA

2010-2011 John Covello's Top Picks for 16uAAA/18uAAA

Before I get to the picks, congrats to all the teams and coaches on successful season! A few team shout outs go to:

The North Jersey Avalanche (National) on winning Districts and the League for the 2nd year in a row.

Team Comcast 18uAAA on winning Districts.

The DC Capitals 18uAAA on winning the League.


18uAAA Top Picks

F- Sam Anas (DC Capitals, 93') Led the Caps' in points this season with 88 points in 49 games, including 41 goals, and 47 assists. Verbally committed to the University of New Hampshire.

F- Brendan Bradley (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, 92') Led Jr. Flyers in points this season with 56 points in 53 games.

F-Ryan Badger (Team Comcast, 94') Led Comcast in points this season with 67 points in 60 games, including 29 goals and 38 assists. Verbally committed to Maine.

D- Michael Chen (DC Capitals, 92') Led the league in points for defensemen. Had a total of 64 points in 49 games.

D- Josh Bretner (DC Capitals, 93')Had some injuries this season, but still managed to earn a point per game with 38 points in 38 games.

G- Noah Klag (Team Comcast, 93') The starting goalie for Team Comcast. Had a 1.8 GAA average with a .942 save percentage including 3 shutouts in the AYHL this year.

16uAAA Top Picks

F- Alex Rauter (North Jersey Avalanche, 94') Led the Avalanche and the AYHL in points this season with 55 points in 22 games including a whopping 33 goals.

F- Vincent Russo (Team Comcast, 94') Led Comcast in points with 71 points in 53 games with 32 goals and 39 assists. Also was the 3rd leading scoring in the AYHL.

F- Danny Casey (North Jersey Avalanche, 94') 2nd leading scoring in the AYHL with 43 points in 22 games.

D- Brett Pesce (North Jersey Avalanche, 94') Had 27 points in 20 games in the AYHL this season, which was the most for defensemen. Verbally committed to the University of New Hampshire.

D- Brett Fernandes (Team Comcast, 94') 2nd leading scoring for defensemen in the AYHL with 24 points in 22 games, and a season total of 36 points.

G- Greg Procopio (Philadelphia Little Flyers, 94') Starting goalie for the Little Flyers, had a 2.41 GAA with a .908 save percentage, and registered 3 shutouts in the AYHL.

* Missing some stats from tournaments.

Congratulations to all players this season on a good year, and best of luck in the future!