TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button produces monthly rankings (October-June) of the top players eligible for the NHL Draft. Craigs rankings represent his own individual assessment of where players are slotted in the NHL draft. Leading up to the 2013 NHL Draft, scouts were flocking to watch the Halifax Mooseheads. Rightfully so, as two of the very best players available for that draft, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, were tearing it up and making every scout’s trek a worthwhile one. The lead up to the 2015 draft will see scouts making treks to two places to watch very different players, which will be essential for gauging how the draft will ultimately unfold. Erie, Pennsylvania has a long hockey history but one thing is certain, there has never been a star of the magnitude of Connor McDavid lacing them up for the hometown team. A trip to Erie will also afford the opportunity to watch another top prospect for the draft in Dylan Strome. Brother Ryan was the fifth overall selection to the New York Islanders in 2011 and Dylan could do one maybe two better than that. Approximately 550 miles to the East of Erie is Boston, Massachusetts. It’s a direct route on US Interstate I-90 with many service areas to fuel up along the way. Two Massachusetts natives will be the focal point of attention when scouts visit Boston. Jack Eichel, a native of North Chelmsford, may be the new ‘Can’t miss kid’ at Boston University, while Bobby Carpenter is the ‘old’ one. While Jack is taking on Connor for the honor of being selected first overall, defenceman Noah Hanifin at Boston College will be closely watched. A native of Norwood, he fast tracked his high school requirements to enroll at Boston College as a seventeen year old. A smooth, make-it-look-easy defenceman with high end skills, there is some thought that he deserves discussion, even token, about being in the class of McDavid and Eichel. One thing is certain during the coming season. Every trip to Erie or to Boston, will afford scouts the opportunity to see two excellent prospects and create ‘economies of scale’ in the scouting fraternity. 1. Connor McDavid (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Erie (OHL) CAN 13/01/97 L 61 195 lbs. 2. Jack Eichel (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Boston University (H.E.) USA 28/10/96 R 62 195 lbs. 3. Noah Hanifin (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Boston College (H.E.) USA 25/01/97 L 62 201 lbs. 4. Dylan Strome (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Erie (OHL) CAN 07/03/97 L 63 187 5. Daniel Sprong (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Charlottetown (QMJHL) NED 17/03/97 R 61 189 lbs. 6. Oliver Kylington (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Farjestad (Sweden-SHL) SWE 19/05/97 L 60 180 lbs. 7. Pavel Zacha (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Sarnia (OHL) CZE 06/04/97 L 63 210 lbs. 8. Mitchell Marner (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. London (OHL) CAN 05/05/97 R 511 154 lbs. 9. Mathew Barzal (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Seattle (WHL) CAN 26/05/97 R 60 178 lbs. 10. Lawson Crouse (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Kingston (OHL) CAN 23/06/97 L 64 211 lbs. 11. Zach Werenski (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Michigan (Big Ten) USA 19/07/97 L 61 201 lbs. 12. Travis Konecny (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Ottawa (OHL) CAN 11/03/97 R 510 173 lbs. 13. Kyle Connor (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Youngstown (USHL) USA 09/12/96 L 61 170 lbs. 14. Jeremy Roy (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Sherbrooke (QMJHL) CAN 14/05/97 R 60 189 lbs. 15. Evgeni Svechnikov (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Cape Breton (QMJHL) RUS 31/10/96 L 61 180 lbs. 16. Colin White (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 25/01/97 R 60 183 lbs. 17. Thomas Novak (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Waterloo (USHL) USA 28/04/97 L 61 174 lbs. 18. Jordan Greenway (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 16/02/97 L 65 222 lbs. 19. Jakub Zboril (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saint John (QMJHL) CZE 27/02/97 L 61 184 lbs. 20. Nick Merkley (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Kelowna (WHL) CAN 23/05/97 R 511 188 lbs. 21. Ivan Provorov (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Brandon (WHL) RUS 13/01/97 L 60 193 lbs. 22. Matthew Spencer (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Peterborough (OHL) CAN 24/03/97 R 62 200 lbs. 23. Nicolas Roy (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Chicoutimi (QMJHL) CAN 05/02/97 R 64 202 lbs. 24. Jansen Harkins (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Prince George (WHL) CAN 23/05/97 L 61 181 lbs. 25. Brock Boeser (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Waterloo (USHL) USA 25/02/97 R 61 187 lbs. 26. Nicolas Meloche (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Baie Comeau (QMJHL) CAN 18/07/97 R 63 199 lbs. 27. Guillaume Brisebois (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Acadie Bathurst (QMJHL) CAN 21/07/97 L 62 170 lbs. 28. Graham Knott (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Niagara (OHL) CAN 13/01/97 L 64 192 lbs. 29. Paul Bittner (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Portland (WHL) USA 04/11/96 L 64 206 lbs. 30. Miko Rantanen (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. TPS (Finland-SM Liiga) FIN 29/10/96 L 64 211 lbs. 31. AJ Greer (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Boston University (H.E.) CAN 14/12/96 L 63 204 lbs. 32. Thomas Chabot (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saint John (QMJHL) CAN 30/01/97 L 61 181 lbs. 33. Ethan Bear (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Seattle (WHL) CAN 26/06/97 R 60 202 lbs. 34. Sebastian Aho (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Karpat Jr. (Finland-Jr.) FIN 26/07/97 L 511 172 lbs. 35. Blake Speers (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) CAN 02/01/97 R 511 177 lbs. 36. Mitchell Stephens (Centre/Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saginaw (OHL) CAN 05/02/97 R 511 184 lbs. 37. Ryan Pilon (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Brandon (WHL) CAN 10/10/96 L 62 212 lbs. 38. Anthony Beauvillier (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Shawinigan (QMJHL) CAN 08/06/97 L 510 171 lbs. 39. Nathan Noel (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Saint John (QMJHL) CAN 21/06/97 R 511 170 lbs. 40. Ryan Gropp (Left Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Seattle (WHL) CAN 16/09/96 L 62 184 lbs. 41. Jeremy Bracco (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL)) USA 17/03/97 R 59 173 lbs. 42. Jacob Larsson (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Frolunda (Sweden-J20) SWE 29/04/97 L 62 191 lbs. 43. Erik Cernak (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Kosice (Slovak) SLO 28/05/97 R 63 192 lbs. 44. Adam Musil (Centre/Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Red Deer (WHL) CAN 26/03/97 R 63 206 lbs. 45. Michael Spacek (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Pardubice Jr. (Czech Jr.) CZE 09/04/97 R 511 187 lbs. 46. Vladimir Tkachev (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Moncton (QMJHL) RUS 05/10/95 R 510 144 lbs. 47. Filip Chlapik (Centre) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Charlottetown (QMJHL) CZE 03/06/97 L 60 194 lbs. 48. Travis Dermott (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Erie (OHL) CAN 22/12/96 L 511 197 lbs. 49. Jonas Siegenthaler (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. GCK Zurich (Swiss 2) SUI 06/05/97 L 63 220 lbs. 50. Lukas Jasek (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Trinec Jr. (Czech Jr.) CZE 28/08/97 R 511 211 lbs. 51. Chaz Reddekopp (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Victoria (WHL) CAN 01/01/97 L 63 219 lbs. 52. Christian Fischer (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. USA NTDP (USHL) USA 15/04/97 R 61 212 lbs. 53. Gabriel Carlsson (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Linkoping (Sweden-J20) SWE 02/01/97 L 64 183 lbs. 54. Felix Sandstrom (Goalie) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Brynas Jr. (Sweden-J20) SWE 12/01/97 L 62 191 lbs. 55. Kameron Kielly (Right Wing) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. Charlottetown (QMJHL) CAN 13/12/96 R 60 180 lbs. 56. Caleb Jones (Defence) Team (League) Country Birthdate Shot Ht. Wt. 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Bethune tied the game at 14-14 when SCSU was hoping to run out the clock but fumbled a snap deep in its territory, which the Wildcats Donald Smith scooped up for a 3-yard touchdown return. There were only two offensive touchdowns in the game. Quentin Williams 43-yard scoring pass to Jhomo Gordon just 37 seconds into the game gave Bethune a 7-0 lead. SCSU tied the game on Justin Hughes 44-yard interception return with 5:24 left in the second quarter. The Bulldogs took a 14-7 lead on Antonio Hamiltons 91- yard TD return midway through the third quarter. Williams was sacked eight times and threw three interceptions. He got tired of seeing Javon Hargrave, who collected six sacks and 11 tackles for the Bulldogs. Either Bethune or SCSU has won five of the last six MEAC titles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sports Network FCS Top 25 No. 1 North Dakota State (8-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley) 47, South Dakota (2-6, 0-4) 7 North Dakota State extended its FCS-record winning streak to 32 games as quarterback Carson Wentz threw for three touchdowns and running back John Crockett had 169 yards from scrimmage and scored twice. The Bison defense forced three turnovers. Linebacker Nick DeLuca had 12 tackles and one interception. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Arizona (5-3, 3-1 Big Sky) 28, No. 2 Eastern Washington (7-2, 4-1) 27 NAU backup quarterback Jordan Perry connected with freshman wide receiver Dan Galindo on a 20-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds remaining to erase a 27-22 deficit and end two-time defending Big Sky champion Eastern Washingtons conference winning streak at 14 games. The Eagles had a 27-22 lead late in the fourth quarter but opted not to go for a 40-yard field goal attempt before being stopped on 4th-and-4 at the NAU 23 with 47 seconds left. On the Lumberjacks second play of the ensuing drive, Perry threw a 54-yard completion to Alex Holmes to set up the winning touchdown. Starting quarterback Chase Cartwright was 23-for-40 for 255 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury. The Lumberjacks overcame the spectacular return of EWU running back Jordan Talley from a shoulder injury as he rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. EWU quarterback Jordan West, making his third start in place of injured standout Vernon Adams Jr., was 16-for-34 for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 3 New Hampshire (6-1, 4-0 CAA) 28, Stony Brook (4-5, 3-2) 20 New Hampshire overcame a 14-0 deficit after the first quarter and went ahead for good on R.J. Harris 73-yard touchdown pass from running back Nico Steriti in the third quarter. Quarterback Andy Vailas rushed for two touchdowns and Jimmy Owens scored on a 51-yard run with 1:43 left to extend a 21-20 lead. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 4 Coastal Carolina (8-0, 2-0 Big South) 43, Charleston Southern (5-3, 0-2) 22 Coastal Carolina avenged a loss from last season as Alex Ross passed for three touchdowns and DeAngelo Henderson rushed for three. Chanticleers wide receiver John Israel collected 174 yards and two touchdowns on three receptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 5 Villanova (7-1) 48, Morgan State (4-4) 28 Villanova quarterback John Robertson was 13-for-18 for 143 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Kevin Monangai rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 6 Jacksonville State (6-1, 4-0) 49, Tennessee Tech (3-5, 2-3) 3 Five different Jacksonville State players scored touchdowns in the second quarter and the Gamecocks pushed their winning streak to six. Quarterback Eli Jenkins had 204 total yards and threw for a touchdown, while backup Christian LeMay passed for two more scores to Anthony Johnson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 7 Montana (5-2, 3-0 Big Sky) at Cal Poly (4-3, 3-1), 9:05 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen F. Austin (6-2, 3-1 Southeastern) 27, No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana (6-3, 4-1) 17 Running back Gus Johnson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Clint Conque also ran in a score as Stephen F. Austin made the Southland Conference a wide-open race with five one-loss teams. After sitting out the first half with a sore shoulder, Southeastern signal caller Bryan Bennett had an 83-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Smiley and a rushing touchdown in the second half. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 9 Illinois State (7-0, 4-0 Missoouri Valley) 21, Missouri State (4-4, 1-3) 7 Illinois State overcame a 7-6 deficit in the fourth quarter as quarterback Tre Roberson scored on a 7-yard run and threw his second touchdown pass of the game.dddddddddddd Marshaun Coprich carried the ball 31 times for 148 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 10 Montana State (6-2, 4-0 Big Sky), Idle ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 11 McNeese State (5-2, 3-1 Southland) 41, Incarnate Word (1-7, 1-4) 21 McNeese State was outgained in yards (303 to 273), but forced six turnovers. Brent Spikes picked off three passes and returned one for a 48-yard touchdown. Dylan Long rushed for 60 yards and three touchdowns, while Ryan Ross had 64 yards and a score on the ground. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 12 Fordham (7-1, 3-0 Patriot) 48, Lehigh (1-6, 0-2) 27 Fordham freshman Chase Edmonds rushed for 197 yards and five touchdowns on 32 carries and senior Michael Nebrich passed for 292 yards and one touchdown. The Rams had never won in 12 previous visits to Lehigh. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17 Youngstown State (6-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley) 30, No. 13 South Dakota State (5-3, 2-2) 27 Youngstown State freshman quarterback Hunter Wells passed for 256 yards and accounted for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing). Martin Ruiz rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. For SDSU, senior running back Zach Zenner rushed for 114 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15 Chattanooga (5-3, 4-0) 38, Mercer (5-4, 1-4) 31 Junior quarterback Jacob Huesman passed for 359 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 99 yards and a score to lift Chattanooga. Mocs senior defensive end Davis Tull recorded 1.5 sacks to get to 35 for his career, pulling within 1.5 sacks of former Appalachian State standout Josh Jeffries Southern Conference record of 36.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16 Richmond (6-2, 3-1 CAA) 30, Elon (1-7, 0-4) 10 Richmond limited Elon to 141 yards, including just 17 on 26 carries. Running back Jacobi Green totaled 149 yards from scrimmage and rushed for a touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 18 William & Mary (5-3, 2-2 CAA) 31, Delaware (4-4, 2-2) 17 Mikal Abdul-Saboor rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns as William & Mary controlled the ball for 37 minutes, 8 seconds. Delawares Trent Hurley was 24-for-36 for 236 yards and a touchdown with one interception. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 19 Eastern Kentucky (7-1, 4-1) 33, Southeast Missouri State (4-5, 2-3) 21 EKU rebounded from it first loss as DyShawn Mobley rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns, and Jeff Glover blocked a punt and returned the ball for a 22-yard touchdown. Devin Borders caught four passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 21 Harvard (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) 49, Princeton (3-3, 2-1) 7 Harvard totaled 698 yards and blew out Princeton behind quarterback Conner Hempel, who passed for 382 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 52 yards and two more scores. Running backs Semar Smith (124 yards) and Paul Stanton Jr. (105 yards, one touchdown) both went over the century mark in the win. The Crimson have won 10 straight games since last season. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 22 Indiana State (5-3, 2-2 Missouri Valley) 41, No. 20 Southern Illinois (5-4, 2-3) 26 Indiana State racked up 568 yards behind the senior trio of quarterback Mike Perish (27-for-41, 353 yards, four touchdowns), running back Buck Logan (15 carries, 142 yards, one touchdown) and wide receiver Kyani Harris (five receptions, 129 yards, two touchdowns). Southern Illinois commited four turnovers in its third straight loss. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 23 Northern Iowa (4-4, 2-2 Missouri Valley) 27, Western Illinois (3-6, 1-4) 13 Northern Iowa senior running back David Johnson rushed for 146 rushing yards and scored twice to set a school record with 51 career touchdowns. Brion Carnes started at quarterback and passed for a career-high 239 yards and one touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saint Francis (3-5, 1-2 NEC) 30, No. 24 Sacred Heart (6-2, 2-1) 27 Saint Francis beat a Division I team for the first time this season in knocking Sacred Heart from first place in the Northeast Conference. Zach Drayer threw three touchdowns and caught one on a trick play as SFU built a 27-10 lead. After the Pioneers rallied to tie the game, Lance Geesey kicked a 35-yard field goal with 5:28 left for the decisive points. Sacred Hearts Keshaudas Spence (23 carries, 173 yards, one touchdown) outperformed SFUs Khairi Dickson (28 carries, 95 yards), who entered the game as the FCS rushing leader. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 25 Albany (6-2) 24, Colgate (4-4) 17 Quarterback Will Fiacchi scored from 2 yards out with 16 seconds left to lift Albany. Fiacchi finished with two rushing touchdown and one though the air as the Great Danes overcame three turnovers. ' ' '