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| Brandon Saad, a left wing for Saginaw of the Ontario Hockey League, and Joel Mustonen, a center for Skelleftea Jr., are ranked nineteenth on the Central Scouting Service rankings list. |
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Brandon Saad
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| North American Skater |
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Saginaw, OHL
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| Final Rank: |
19
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Midterm Rank: |
8
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| Position: |
Left Wing
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Shoots: |
Left |
| Height: |
6'1" |
Weight: |
208 |
| Born: |
October 27, 1992
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Hometown: |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Joel Mustonen
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| European Skater |
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Skelleftea Jr., SWE-JR.
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| Final Rank: |
19 |
Midterm Rank: |
40
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| Position: |
Center
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Shoots: |
Left |
| Height: |
5'10" |
Weight: |
172 |
| Born: |
September 18, 1992
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Hometown: |
Oulu, FIN
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| Each day as we get closer to the June 24 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, MN, the Islanders Draft Central will update with a new North American and European player profile. Below, each of the top 30 North American and European prospects will be listed. |
May 26, 2011 - 30th in CSS Ranking
Rickard Rakell (North American)
Alessio Bertaggia (European) |
May 27, 2011 - 29th in CSS Ranking
Alexander Khokhlachev (North American)
Adam Pettersson (European) |
May 28, 2011 - 28th in CSS Ranking
Matthew Puempel (North American)
Sergei Shmelev (European) |
May 29, 2011 - 27th in CSS Ranking
Phillip Danault (North American)
Fredrik Claesson (European) |
May 30, 2011 - 26th in CSS Ranking
Shane Prince (North American)
Sergei Barbashev (European) |
May 31, 2011 - 25th in CSS Ranking
Connor Murphy (North American)
Alexei Marchenko (European) |
June 1, 2011 - 24th in CSS Ranking
Scott Mayfield (North American) | VIDEO
Johan Sundstrom (European) |
June 2, 2011 - 23rd in CSS Ranking
Jonathan Miller (North American)
Klas Dahlbeck (European) |
June 3, 2011 - 22nd in CSS Ranking
Tyler Biggs (North American) | VIDEO
Victor Berglind (European) |
June 4, 2011 - 21st in CSS Ranking
Nicklas Jensen (North American)
William Karlsson (European) |
June 5, 2011 - 20th in CSS Ranking
Tomas Jurco (North American) | VIDEO
Viktor Arvidsson (European) |
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Islanders Scout Tim MacLean
On Brandon Saad - Saad has very good size and top-two line skills. While he wasn’t as good as expected this year, he still put up solid offensive numbers. He has a very hard shot and quick release. He improved his two-way game and became a more complete player this year. He has very good upside.
NHL Central Scouting’s Chris Edwards
On Brandon Saad - Brandon has very good speed and agility and that makes him dangerous, he’s solid on his skates and fights through checks very well. He plays a solid two-way game and is very responsible defensively.
Islanders Scout Vellu Kautonen
On Joel Mustonen - Mustonen is a solid two-way center. He has a good shot and therefore was used a lot on the power-play.
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1.  Edmonton Oilers
2.  Colorado Avalanche
3.  Florida Panthers
4.  New Jersey Devils
5.  New York Islanders
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Round 1 - 5th overall
Round 2 - 34th overall
Round 2 - 50th overall
(from Wisniewski deal to Montreal)
Round 3 - 63rd overall
(from 4th round 2010 draft selection dealt to Colorado)
Round 4 - 94th overall
Round 5 - 124th overall
Round 5 - 126th overall
(from two 6th round 2010 draft picks dealt to Atlanta)
Round 7 - 184th overall
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Ontario Hockey League
Saginaw Spirit
The Saginaw Spirit entered the league under a new name in 2002. Previously, they were the North Bay Centinnals, St. Catharines Black Hawks, amongst others.
The Islanders have never drafted a player from the Spirit. However, they have drafted two players from the Centinnals (Kevin Vescio - 1983, 177th overall; and Tom Warden - 1984, 187th overall) and two from the Black Hawks (Ron Phillips - 1974, 238th overall; and Dave Salvian - 1975, 29th overall). None of the four players ever dressed for a game in the NHL.
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