Yakupov named Central Scouting’s top prospect for the 2012 Draft

09 Apr 2012 | Henrik Lundqvist

Nail Yakupov of Sarnia Sting (Ontario Hockey League) is ranked first of the skaters of the North American leagues for the 2012 NHL draft. Filip Forsberg is first on the European list.

The 2012 NHL Draft will be held June 22-23 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Russian Nail Yakopov, 18, is ranked first by Central Scouting.

Top-5 North American Skaters
1.

Nail Yakupov
2.

Ryan Murray
3.

Mikhail Grigorenko
4.

Alex Galchenyuk
5.

Morgan Rielly

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1.

Malcolm Subban
2.

Brandon Whitney
3.

Jake Paterson
4.

Anthony Stolarz
5.

Francois Tremblay

Top-5 North European Skaters
1.

Filip Forsberg
2.

Teuvo Teravainen
3.

Sebastian Collberg
4.

Hampus Lindholm
5.

Tomas Hertl

Top-5 North European Goalies
1.

Andrei Vasilevski
2.

Oscar Dansk
3.

Joonas Korpisalo
4.

Jean Auren
5.

Marek Langhamer

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