Islanders Draft Central Day 17: Ty Rattie & Nikita Kucherov

With 17 days left until the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, help the New York Islanders count down to draft day, where they will have the fifth overall pick.

Wednesday, 06.08.2011 / 12:00 AM / 2011 Draft Central

By Dyan LeBourdais

Ty Rattie, a right wing for Portland of the Western Hockey League, and Nikita Kucherov, a wing for CSKA 2, are ranked seventeenth on the Central Scouting Service rankings list.

Ty Rattie
North American Skater
Portland, WHL
Final Rank:	17	Midterm Rank:		11
Position:	Right Wing	Shoots:		Right
Height:	5'11"	Weight:	163
Born:	February 5, 1993	Hometown:	Calgary, AB, CAN

Nikita Kucherov
European Skater
CSKA 2, RUSSIA-JR.
Final Rank:	17	Midterm Rank:
Position:	Wing	Shoots:		Right
Height:	5'10"	Weight:	163
Born:	June 17, 1993	Hometown:

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)	June 6, 2011 - 19th in CSS Ranking Brandon Saad (North American) \| VIDEO Joel Mustonen (European)
June 7, 2011 - 18th in CSS Ranking Boone Jenner (North American) Zakhar Arzamastsev (European)

Share Islanders Scout Trent Klatt On Ty Rattie - Rattie has a nose for the net. He has good vision, skill and hockey sense wrapped up in a smaller package. Islanders Scout Vellu Kautonen On Nikita Kucherov - Kucherov won the scoring title in U-18 World Championships. He’s quick and has a good scoring touch.
North American Net-minders European Net-minders
1. Edmonton Oilers 2. Colorado Avalanche 3. Florida Panthers 4. New Jersey Devils 5. New York Islanders
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
Western Hockey League Portland Winterhawks The Islanders have previously selected only three players from the Portland Winterhawks. Just last year in the 2010 Draft, the Islanders selected Nino Niederreiter fifth overall. He was the first player selected from the Winterhawks since 1985. If the Islanders select Ty Rattie, he will be the second player to become a part of the Isles system in recent years. Prior to Niederreiter, the Islanders drafted Jeff Finley (1985, 55th overall) and Richard Kromm (1982, 37th overall) from Portland.

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