HW Community Mock Draft 2013: Day 19

On the board: WIMinnesotaWildFan. You have until 4:00PM CDT to make your pick!

DAY 18 RECAP

After a late start (whoops... sorry!), only 2 picks were made (and solid picks nevertheless). The third round is now coming to a close, as only 2 picks now remain.

Day 19 begins with the Pittsburgh Penguins!

DAY 19 SELECTIONS

93RD OVERALL - The Colorado Avalanche select Connor Rankin from the Tri-City Americans

GM HDZx:

With the 93rd overall selection in the 2013 NHL entry draft, the Colorado Avalanche select Connor Rankin from Tri-City of the WHL. Rankin is 6 feet tall, 194 pounds and plays Left Wing.

94TH OVERALL - The St Louis Blues select goaltender Austin Lotz from the Everett Silvertips

GM mightymike D:

Obviously, Goaltending was the least of my priorities coming into the Draft: I’m sure our Jennings-Winning Elite goalie tandem will be back to their best, once Jaro Halak recovers from his latest shattered femur snapped groin hangnail and Brian Elliott gets over a bad case of Being Brian Elliott.
However, I do listen to listen to the chatter of the media, the fans and the players; in order to scent what’s in the wind (although not anywhere near Ken after he’s eaten his sixth Tacquito of the day)
One name seems to keep cropping up frequently as a solution, when our goaltending is being discussed:

"How Many Goals Against?"… "Lotz"
"Room for improvement?"…"Lotz"
"How much are we paying Elliott, again?"… "Lotz"
"Jesus, this is depressing. Want to get hammered?"… "Lotz"

He’ll fit into our farm system, nicely.
We already have him doing drills with the same specialist equipment that has made Brian Elliott the goaltender that he is.

95TH OVERALL - The Nashville Predators select hulking defenseman Wiley Sherman from Hotchkiss school of Connecticut.

GM No O in Predators!:

When you drafting skill players in the first three rounds like we did, you need to protect them. At 6’6 and nasty, Sherman will do just that. A giant on skates that can skate like he is 5’11". Not only does he have the size to defend and protect, he can skate around and cause havoc. Using his speed to dish out monster hits at a moments notice. Always willing to get into it after the whistle and makes players take bad penalties as a result. Shows some offensive talent… while not yet having a blistering shot in his arsenal, he is a very good passer and can set up his forwards with real acurate stretch passes along with pinpoint passing in the offensive zone.

96TH OVERALL - The Los Angeles Kings selects giant defenseman Keegan Kanzig from the Victoria Royals:

GM wildfansec108row11:

Couldn’t find much on him. Won’t be a Norris winner. Slow feet and little stick skills. However, very physical and a handful when he drops the gloves. A project…

97TH OVERALL - The Calgary Flames select defenseman Carl Dahlstrom from Sweden

GM niemonster3:

Carl Dahlstrom, D from the SEL. Active, smart, and fluid. Has good feet, improved stick-handling and is showing he belongs on the draft lists. He has plenty of developing to do, but has outstanding upside, or so I have read.

98TH OVERALL - The Florida Panthers select Avery Peterson from Grand Rapids High Minnesota.

GM DashyMN:

Avery is a smart-two way forward with strong play-making abilities, but his hands are not as good with the puck as they are dishing it. could always bulk up a bit more but throws around the weight he has well for his 6’2 frame. Could develop into a speedy Rich Peverley, with an extremely well developed shot tacked on, and a solid centre/wing to build a now-crippled 3rd line around.

Sorry Minnesota. (Shit-eating grin)

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	WESTLUND, WILHELM	D	FARJESTAD (SEL)
91	WPG (via CHI)	MCADAM, EAMON	G	WATERLOO (USHL)

ROUND 4

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
92	FLA	ROY, ERIC	D	BRANDON (WHL)
93	COL	RANKIN, CONNOR	LW	TRI-CITY (WHL)
94	STL (via TBL)	LOTZ, AUSTIN	G	EVERETT (WHL)
95	NSH	SHERMAN, WILEY	D	HARVARD (NCAA)
96	LAK (via CAR)	KANZIG, KEEGAN	D	VICTORIA (WHL)
97	CGY	DAHLSTROM, CARL	D	LINKÖPING (SEL)
98	FLA (via EDM)	PETERSON, AVERY	C	GRAND RAPIDS (HIGH-MN)
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

GM List - LINK HERE

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