HW Community Mock Draft 2013: Day 17

On the board: Hooks Orpik. You have until 1:34PM CDT to make your pick!

Sorry about the late start. Let's just get right into the action.

Day 17 begins with the Winnipeg Jets!

DAY 16 SELECTIONS

80TH OVERALL - The New York Rangers select powerful defenseman Michael Brodzinski from the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL

HW Emilie's Take:

I like his size and his skating ability. At 6-0, 188lbs his got a good frame and he’s still growing. He’ll take some time to adjust to the speed of the NHL game, but he is quick for his size and has a hard shot… He’s also got plenty of time to mature.

81ST OVERALL - The Calgary Flames select right-winger Alex Henriksson of the SEL.

General Manager niemonster3:

Alex is a tall thin wing who is still not that strong on his feet for his size, but showed at the Ivan Hlinka tourney that he was a true player. Competitive, and will crash the front go into the corners and dirty areas and will be the first one back on dee. Shows a willingness to block shots back there too. He is a very good skater with offensive smarts, hands, touch, and a sniper’s shot. Handles the puck well at top speed and can beat defenders one on one. Has a quick shot and plenty of upside.

82ND OVERALL - The Toronto Maple leafs select goaltender Spencer Martin from the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL.

General Manager Corporal_Klinger:

He’s big and agile, covering the net well even when playing the butterfly style. Very skilled at playing the puck as well. He still needs to work on his consistency, but managed to carry a low-scoring Steelheads team to the playoffs this season. (this ability is a must in Toronto) He’s still young with plenty of time to develop, and has a ton of upside with the potential to be a bona-fide NHL starter one day.

83RD OVERALL - The St. Louis Blues select defenseman Will Butcher from the US U-17/NCAA.

General Manager mightymikeD:

In making my Draft selections, I like to brainstorm with my Head Coach. After all, Ken is the man responsible for turning these young prospects into the next Barret Jackman or Roman Polak. He recently asked me who I was thinking of taking in the 3rd Round. I mused for a while and said “I’m looking at a bunch of guys.. how about Will Butcher?”
Ken jumped up (ok, slowly levered himself upright using a winch) and shook my hand. “Perfect!” he yelled, spraying me with with half-chewed Imo’s Pizza, “That’s exactly the skill set that this team has been missing! Get him right now!”
Well, after that sort of ringing endorsement (and once I’d used some Industrial De-Greaser to clean my hands) I duly picked the young US D-Man,who shone in the Worlds and is headed for the University of Denver.
After I did, I got a voicemail from Ken.:
“So glad that we’re getting a guy who can cut steaks. So many tasty, tasty snacks just hanging off players and no way of harvesting the meaty joy. By the way what is this guy who will butcher called?”

84TH OVERALL - The Washington Capitals select power forward Nicholas Baptiste from the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL.

HW danccchan's Take:

Started the season a bit slow and looking like your average bottom six checker but started to pick up his offense and showed he can play with talented players and produce at the U-18 tournament.

85TH OVERALL - The Vancouver Canucks select left-winger Nick Moutrey.

General Manager danccchan:

The Canucks don’t mind adding a bit more size to their forward group. Moutrey isn’t a player to knock players’ heads off but he’ll play the grind while showing he has some offensive potential.

86TH OVERALL - The Montreal Canadiens select defenseman Niklas Hansson from Rögle of the Allsvenskan.

The Canadiens have selected safe players with Lazar, Hartman, Mueller and Downing but now goes for a home-run pick with Niklas Hansson, who has the ability to create offense from the blueline with good mobility and some slick play.

87TH OVERALL - The Anaheim Ducks select giant, husky defenseman Jonathan-Ismael Diaby from the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL.

Ever since the departure of super-duo Scott Neidermayer and Chris Pronger from the Anaheim lineup, the defense has never been quite the same. Bob Murray has tried for years to trade for hulking defensemen who could eat up the minutes, boast a thundering slapshot, and most importantly would play the game with such an intense edge that forwards would start shaking as they approached the blueline.

After failed efforts from Ryan Whitney, Kurtis Foster, and Andy Sutton, the Ducks seem to have found a semi-decent guy in Bryan Allen, however he too is no Chris Pronger.

This is the role Jonathan Diaby will step into. His early scouting reports all focus on one aspect: he’s big, he’s tough, and he plays with a mean snarl to his game. Diaby’s unafraid to drop the gloves to protect his teammates, and punishes forwards who come at him, especially along the boards. He’s a good skater as well with great top speed, something Pronger never had. His shot is also up to snuff, and he led all Victoriaville defensemen last season with 26 points and a plus-10 rating.

Diaby will be a project defenseman who has a lot of work to be done before he sees the big leagues but that’s fine. A big man like him will need time to mature and figure out the defensive game as well as work on the finer points of his skating. However Anaheim’s defense is stocked with young prospects who are great on their offensive game but not so much on pure defense. Diaby will change that as well as give the size and toughness of a big man to a team whose blueline has missed it dearly for a few years now.

DRAFT BOARD

ROUND 1

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
1	COL	JONES, SETH	D	PORTLAND (WHL)
2	FLA	MACKINNON, NATHAN	C	HALIFAX (QMJHL)
3	TBL	NICHUSHKIN, VALERI	RW	DYNAMO (RUSSIA)
4	NSH	LINDHOLM, ELIAS	C	BRYNAS (SWEDEN)
5	CAR	DROUIN, JONATHAN	LW	HALIFAX (QMJHL)
6	CGY	BARKOV, ALEKSANDER	C	TAPPARA (FINLAND)
7	EDM	RISTOLAINEN, RASMUS	D	TPS (FINLAND)
8	BUF	ZADOROV, NIKITA	D	LONDON (OHL)
9	NYI (via NJD)	MONAHAN, SEAN	C	OTTAWA (OHL)
10	DAL	SHINKARUK, HUNTER	C/LW	MEDICINE HAT (WHL)
11	PHI	NURSE, DARNELL	D	SAULT STE MARIE (OHL)
12	PHX	WENNBERG, ALEXANDER	C	DJURGARDEN (SWE-2)
13	WPG	DOMI, MAX	C	LONDON (OHL)
14	CBJ	FREDERIK GAUTHIER	C	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
15	NJD (via NYI)	ZYKOV, VALENTIN	LW	BAIE-COMEAU (QMJHL)
16	BUF (via MIN)	MANTHA, ANTHONY	RW	VAL-D'OR (QMJHL)
17	OTT	THEODORE, SHEA	D	SEATTLE (WHL)
18	DET	DE LA ROSE, JACOB	C	LEKSAND (SWE-2)
19	CBJ (via NYR)	ERNE, ADAM	LW	QUEBEC (QMJHL)
20	SJS	PULOCK, RYAN	D	BRANDON (WHL)
21	TOR	HORVAT, BO	C	LONDON (OHL)
22	CGY (via STL)	MORRISSEY, JOSH	D	PRINCE ALBERT (WHL)
23	WSH	HAGG, ROBERT	D	MODO JR (SWE-JR)
24	VAN	MORIN, SAMUEL	D	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
25	MTL	LAZAR, CURTIS	RW/C	EDMONTON (WHL)
26	ANA	MCCOSHEN, IAN	D	WATERLOO (USHL)
27	CBJ (via LAK)	BURAKOWSKY, ANDRE	C	MALMO (SWE-D1)
28	DAL (via BOS)	RYCHEL, KERBY	LW	WINDSOR (OHL)
29	MIN (via CGY)	FUCALE, ZACH	G	HALIFAX (QMJHL)
30	CHI	BIGRAS, CHRIS	D	OTTAWA (OHL)

ROUND 2

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
31	FLA	VANNELLI, TOMMY	D	MINNETONKA (HIGH-MN)
32	COL	KLIMCHUK, MORGAN	LW	REGINA (WHL)
33	TBL	BOWEY, MADISON	D	KELOWNA (WHL)
34	MTL (via NSH)	HARTMAN, RYAN	RW	PLYMOUTH (OHL)
35	CAR	BUCHNEVICH, PAVEL	LW	SEVERSTAL (RUSSIA)
36	MTL (via CGY)	MUELLER, MIRCO	D	EVERETT (WHL)
37	EDM	MCCARRON, MICHAEL	RW	USNTDP
38	BUF	SANTINI, STEVEN	D	USNTDP
39	NJD	JARRY, TRISTAN	G	EDMONTON (WHL)
40	DAL	COMPHER, J.T.	C	USNTDP
41	PHI	KLAVINS, EDGARS	LW/RW	EIK (ELITSERIEN)
42	PHX	PETAN, NICOLAS	C	PORTLAND (WHL)
43	WPG	COMRIE, ERIC	G	TRI-CITY (WHL)
44	CBJ	DESROSIERS, PHILIPPE	G	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
45	ANA (via NYI)	BAILEY, JUSTIN	C	KITCHENEER (OHL)
46	CGY (via MIN)	HILL, TYLER	RW	HOTCHKISS (HIGH-CT)
47	STL (via OTT)	GRAVES, RYAN	D	PEI (QMJHL)
48	DET	HEATHERINTON, DILLON	D	SWIFT CURRENT (WHL)
49	SJS (via NYR)	CARRIER, WILLIAM	C	CAPE BRETON (QMJHL)
50	SJS	LEHKONEN, ARTURRI	C	KALPA (FINLAND)
51	TOR	WHEATON, MITCHELL	D	KELOWNA (WHL)
52	BUF (via STL)	LODGE, JIMMY	C	SAGINAW (OHL)
53	WSH	SLEPYSHEV, ANTON	LW	SALAVAT (KHL)
54	DAL (via VAN)	KOSTALEK, JAN	D	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL
55	NSH (via MTL)	BJORKSTRAND, OLIVER	LW	PORTLAND (WHL)
56	EDM (via ANA)	PESCE, BRETT	D	UNH (NCAA)
57	LAK	DANO, MARKO	C	HC SLOVAN B (SLOVAKIA)
58	BOS	SUBBAN, JORDAN	D	BELLEVILLE (OHL)
59	WPG (Comp)	HURLEY, CONNOR	C	EDINA (HIGH-MN)
60	SJS (via PIT)	KUJAWINSKI, RYAN	C	KINGSTON (OHL)
61	WPG (via CHI)	ROY, MARC-OLIVIER	C	BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL)

ROUND 3

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
62	PHX (via SJS)	THOMPSON, KEATON	D	UND (USNDTP)
63	COL	HOUCK, JACKSON	RW	VANCOUVER (WHL)
64	MTL (via NSH)	DOWNING, MICHAEL	D	DUBUQUE (USHL)
65	NYR (via NSH)	RYDBERG, VIKTOR	C	LINKOPING (SEL)
66	CAR	SAROS, JUSSO	G	HPK (FIN-JR)
67	CGY	FASCHING, HUDSON	RW	USA-18 (USHL)
68	DAL (via EDM)	ARNESSON, LINUS	D	DJURGARDEN (SWE-2)
69	BUF	TAMBELLINI, ADAM	LW	SURREY (BCHL)
70	NSH (via MIN)	DUCLAIR, ANTHONY	LW	QUEBEC (QMJHL)
71	MTL (via DAL)	DAUPHIN, LAURENT	C	CHICOUTIMI (QMJHL)
72	PHI	HAYDEN, JOHN	C	USA U-18 (USHL)
73	PHX	POIRIER, EMILE	LW	GATINEAU (QMJHL)
74	LAK (via WPG)	DICKINSON, JASON	C	GUELPH (OHL)
75	NYR (via CBJ)	CHASE, GREG	RW/C	CALGARY (WHL)
76	NYI	SORENSEN, NICK	RW	QUEBEC (QMJHL)
77	PIT (via MIN)	FITZGERALD, RYAN	C	VALLEY (EJHL)
78	OTT	NASTASIUK, ZACH	RW	OWEN SOUND (OHL)
79	DET	HÖGGER, FABIO	RW	KLOTEN U20 (SUI)
80	NYR	BRODZINSKI, MICHAEL	D	MUSKEGON (USHL)
81	CGY (via MIN)	HENRIKSSON, ALEXANDER	RW	FARJESTAD JR (SWE-JR)
82	TOR	MARTIN, SPENCER	G	MISSISSAUGA (OHL)
83	STL	BUTCHER, WILL	D	USA U-18 (USHL)
84	WSH	BAPTISTE, NICHOLAS	RW	SUDBURY (OHL)
85	VAN (via FLA)	MOUTREY, NICK	LW/C	SAGINAW (OHL)
86	MTL	HANSSON, NIKLAS	D	ROGLE (SWEDEN)
87	ANA	DIABY, JONATHAN-ISMAEL	D	VICTORIAVILLE (QMJHL)
88	WPG (via LAK)	HAUF, JARED	D	SEATTLE (WHL)
89	BOS	SANFORD, ZACH	C	MIDDLESEX (EJHL)
90	PIT
91	WPG (via CHI)

ROUND 4

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
92	FLA
93	COL
94	STL (via TBL)
95	NSH
96	LAK (via CAR)
97	CGY
98	FLA (via EDM)
99	MIN (via NSH)
100	NJD
101	DAL
102	OTT (via PHI)
103	WPG (via LAK)
104	WPG
105	CBJ
106	NYI
107	MIN
108	OTT
109	DET
110	NYR
111	SJS (via CHI)
112	MTL (via NSH)
113	STL
114	WSH
115	VAN
116	NJD (via NYI)
117	ANA
118	LAK
119	BOS
120	PIT
121	CHI

ROUND 5

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
122	FLA
123	COL
124	TBL
125	NSH
126	CAR
127	WSH (via CGY)
128	EDM
129	BUF
130	BUF (via NJD)
131	DAL
132	PHI
133	PHX
134	WPG
135	CGY (via CLB)
136	NYI
137	MIN
138	OTT
139	DET
140	MIN (via NSH)
141	SJS
142	TOR
143	BUF (via STL)
144	WSH
145	VAN
146	LAK (via MTL)
147	ANA
148	LAK
149	BOS
150	DAL (via PIT)
151	CHI

ROUND 6

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
152	FLA
153	COL
154	TBL
155	NSH
156	CAR
157	CGY
158	EDM
159	BUF
160	NJD
161	DAL
162	PHI
163	PHX
164	WPG
165	CLB
166	NJD (via NYI)
167	MIN
168	OTT
169	DET
170	NYR
171	MIN (via NSH)
172	TOR
173	STL
174	WSH
175	VAN
176	MTL
177	ANA
178	LAK
179	BOS
180	PIT
181	CHI

ROUND 7

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
182	DAL (via FLA)
183	COL
184	TBL
185	MIN (via NSH)
186	TBL (via CAR)
187	CGY
188	EDM
189	BUF
190	WPG (via NJD)
191	LAK (via DAL)
192	PHI
193	PHX
194	PIT (via WPG)
195	CLB
196	NYI
197	MIN
198	CGY (via OTT)
199	DET
200	MIN (via NYR)
201	SJS
202	TOR
203	STL
204	WSH
205	VAN
206	MTL
207	SJS (via ANA)
208	LAK
209	BOS
210	PIT
211	CHI

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We will be updating the picks as the draft goes along so check this post as well as our twitter, @hockeywildernes, for updates.

For a complete list of draft picks, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NHL_Entry_Draft