2 Years Later - A Look Back at the 2012 FI Entry Draft

Same idea as the other thread. It's now been two years, which is not as much time as necessary to evaluate...but we are on track to be able to start looking at the draft and figuring out the winners and losers.

Figured we got time to kill till training camp.

Round 1

1. BG: Nail Yakupov, RW - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - Russian
2. MNIJ (from Soco): Mikhail Grigorenko, C - Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) - Russian
3. GH: Alex Galchenyuk, C - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - American
4. PTBNL: Morgan Rielly, D - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - Canadian
5. Volc: Ryan Murray, D - Everett Silvertips (WHL) - Canadian
6. Soco (from MNIJ): Matthew Dumba, D - Red Deer Rebels (WHL) - Canadian
7. GH (from Deckie): Filip Forsberg, LW - Leksands (SWE-1) - Swedish
8. AGD (from Cpt.Koivu): Teuvo Teräväinen, LW - Jokerit Helsinki (FIN) - Finnish
9. MNIJ (from TruJays): Hampus Lindholm, D - Rogle (SWE-1) - Swedish
10. Kritter: Griffin Reinhart, D - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) - Canadian
11. Axl (from TH): Cody Ceci, D - Ottawa 67's (OHL) - Canadian
12. LM101: Sebastian Collberg, RW - Frölunda (SWE) - Swedish
13. MNIJ (from AGD): Radek Faksa, C - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - Czech
14. Kritter (from Deckie): Andrei Vasilevski, G - Tolpar UFA (MHL) - Russian
15. TJF (from Fergy): Jacob Trouba, D - USNTDP (USHL) - American
16. MNIJ (from Artnes): Malcolm Subban, G - Belleville Bulls (OHL) - Canadian
17. MNIJ (from JCY): Derrick Pouliot, D - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) - Canadian
18. Soco (from zeke): Olli Määttä, D - London Knights (OHL) - Finnish
19. MNIJ (from Mindzeye): Oscar Dansk, G - Brynäs IF (SWE) - Swedish
20. LM101 (from Blueman): Slater Koekkoek, D - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - Canadian

Round 2

21. Soco: Ludvig Byström, D - Modo Hockey (SWE) - Swedish
22. BG: Pontus Aberg, LW - Djurgardens (SWE) - Swedish
23. TJF (from GH): Martin Frk, RW - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - Czech
24. PTBNL: Zemgus Girgensons, C - Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) - Latvian
25. Volc: Tomas Hertl, C - Slavia Praha (CZE) - Czech
26. GH (from MNIJ): Dalton Thrower, D - Saskatoon Blades (WHL) - Canadian
27. Cpt.Koivu (from Deckie): Brendan Gaunce, C - Belleville Bulls (OHL) - Canadian
28. AGD (from Cpt.Koivu): Matthew Finn, D - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canadian
29. LM101 (from TruJays): Jordan Schmaltz, D - Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) - American
30. Deckie (from Kritter): Tanner Pearson, RW - Barrie Colts (OHL) - Canadian
31. TJF (from TH): Scott Laughton, C - Oshawa Generals (OHL) - Canadian
32. Cpt. Koivu (from LM101): Thomas Wilson, RW - Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - Canadian
33. BG (from AGD): Mark Jankowski, C - Stanstead College (QHS) - Canadian
34. Axl: Nicolas Kerdiles, LW - USNTDP (USHL) - American
35. Deckie (from Fergy): Colton Sissons, RW - Kelowna Rockets (WHL) - Canadian
36. Artnes: Stefan Matteau, C - USNTDP (USHL) - American
37. TH (from JCY): Michael Matheson, D - Dubuque (USHL) - Canadian
38. zeke: Henrik Samuelsson, LW - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) - Swedish
39. Capt.Koivu (from Mindzeye): Ville Pokka, D - Oulu Karpat (FIN) - Finnish
40. GH (from Blueman): Phil Di Giuseppe, LW - University of Michigan (CCHA) - American

Round 3

41. Soco: Timothé Bozon, LW/RW - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - Swiss
42. BG: Cristoval Nieves, LW - Kent High School (USHS) - American
43. TH (from GH): Anton Slepyshev, LW - Novokuznetsk Metallurg (KHL) - Russian
44. PTBNL: Brady Skjei, D - USNTDP (USHL) - American
45. Volc: Brian Hart, LW - Exeter Academy (USHS) - American
46. TJF (from MNIJ): Andreas Athanasiou, LW/RW - London Knights (OHL) - Canadian
47. Deckie: Alexandre Mallet, C - Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) - Canadian
48. Cpt.Koivu: Jake McCabe, D - University of Wisconsin (WCHA) - American
49. TH (from TruJays): Damon Severson, D - Kelowna Rockets (WHL) - Canadian
50. Kritter: Lukas Sutter, C - Saskatoon Blades (OHL) - Canadian
51.Soco (from TH): Jarrod Maidens, C - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - Canadian
52. BM (from LM101): Roman Cervenka, C - Omsk Avangard (KHL) - Czech
53. JCY (from AGD): Devin Shore, C - Whitby Fury (OJHL) - Canadian
54. MNIJ (from Axl): Dylan Blujus, D - Brampton Battalion (OHL) - American
55. Axl (from Fergy): Daniil Zharkov, LW/RW - Belleville Bulls (OHL) - Russian
56. JCY (from Artnes): Mike Winther, C - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) - Canadian
57. Soco (from JCY): Nick Ebert, D - Windsor Spitfires (OHL) - American
58. zeke: Dillon Fournier, D - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) - Canadian
59. TJF (from Mindzeye): Jordan Martinook, C - Vancouver Giants (WHL) - Canadian
60. AGD (from Blueman): Scott Kosmachuck, RW - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canadian
61. GH (COMP): Esa Lindell, D - Jokerit (FIN-Jr.) - Finnish
62. JCY (COMP from TJF): Sam Kurker, RW - St. John's Prep (USHS) - American
63. Cpt.Koivu (COMP from Fergy): Adam Pelech, D - Erie Otters (OHL) - Canadian


Round 4

64. Soco: Jon Gillies, G - Indiana Ice (USHL) - American
65. BG: Troy Bourke, LW - Prince George Cougars (WHL) - Canadian
66. TH (from GH): Nikita Gusev, LW - CSKA Moscow (KHL) - Russian
67. PTBNL: Charles Hudon, LW - Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) - Canadian
68. Volc: Chandler Stephenson, LW - Regina Pats (WHL) - Canadian
69. Volc: (from MNIJ): Nikolai Prokhorkin, C - SKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva (MHL) - Russian
70. Deckie: Erik Gustafsson, D - Djurgardens (SWE) - Swedish
71. Cpt.Koivu: Tanner Richard, LW - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Swiss
72. MNIJ (from TruJays): Brady Vail, C - Windsor Spitfires (OHL) - American
73. Kritter: Viktor Fasth, G - AIK IF (SWE) - Swedish
74. TH: Joonas Korpisalo, G - Jokerit (FIN-Jr.) - Finnish
75. LM101: Seth Griffith, RW - London Knights (OHL) - Canadian
76. TJF (from AGD): Brock McGinn, LW - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canadian
77. Axl: Calle Andersson, D - Farjestads (SWE) - Swedish
78. LM101 (COMP): Kevin Roy, LW - Lincoln Stars (USHL) - Canadian
79. Artnes (from Fergy): Jimmy Vesey, LW - South Shore Kings (EJHL) - American
80. LM101 (from Artnes): Mattia Marcantuoni, C - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - Canadian
81. JCY: Gemel Smith, C - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - Canadian
82. zeke: Raphael Bussieres, LW - Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) - Canadian
83. TJF (from Mindzeye): Chris Tierney, C - London Knights (OHL) - Canadian
84. Blueman: Tomas Hyka, RW - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) - Czech

The 2012 draft really helped me out.

6 - Matthew Dumba
18 - Olli Maatta
21 - Ludvig Bystrom
41 - Tim Bozon
51 - Jarrod Maidens
57 - Nick Ebert
64 - Jon Gilles

And got a 1st the following year (morrisey) and Morrow when I traded down from 2 to 6. Losing the lottery to BG I think actually helped me more so as I got more talent from trading my pick with Jonas. It's actually amazing how JCY's analysis of my draft has been pretty bang on to date. Maiden's and bozon's injuries did hurt me...but shit happens.

Would give myself a A on this draft. Everyone aside from Ebert and Maiden (due to injury) looks like they should make the NHL and most in a meaningful role.

Was completely unprepared for this draft, which is why I traded down a bunch of times and got picks for the following year. Still think 2013 was better (I hope). Pearson and Scissions were nice picks I think though.