{"id":212820,"date":"2025-09-09T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/212820\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:37:09","slug":"2023-nhl-re-draft-connor-bedard-leo-carlsson-adam-fantilli-lead-the-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/212820\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 NHL re-draft: Connor Bedard, Leo Carlsson, Adam Fantilli lead the class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second class we will look at this week in our series reordering recent NHL drafts is the 2023 group. It was a highly anticipated draft due to the plethora of premium talent at the top, and the intense discourse of which order those top forwards should go in, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/4579232\/2023\/06\/20\/matvei-michkov-nhl-draft-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lengthy discussion<\/a>\u00a0about Matvei Michkov. Players eligible for this exercise had to have actually been drafted in the draft class mentioned, regardless of their first year of eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 1: Elite NHL player<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Connor Bedard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 2: NHL All-Star<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Leo Carlsson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anaheim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Adam Fantilli<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Columbus<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Matvei Michkov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 3: Bubble star and top of lineup<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Will Smith<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San Jose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Two years from this draft, remarkably little at the top has changed. The top group of players that went in the top 10 are, for the most part, still the same names. That first handful of forwards of Connor Bedard, Leo Carlsson, Adam Fantilli, Matvei Michkov and Will Smith were just so good that it would have been quite a leap from someone else to close that gap.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 4: Bubble top and middle lineup<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ryan Leonard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nate Danielson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Detroit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>David Reinbacher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dmitri Simashev<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Axel Sandin Pellikka<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Detroit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Calum Ritchie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Islanders<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>David Edstrom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oliver Bonk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yegor Zavragin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Some scouts in the league do feel like Ryan Leonard belongs in the conversation with those names above. Yegor Zavragin is the biggest mover from this draft. The third-round pick excelled versus men the last few years, including being the starter for SKA this season as a 19-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 5: Middle-of-the-lineup player<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dalibor Dvorsk\u00fd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tanner Molendyk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tom Willander<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vancouver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Samuel Honzek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Calgary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Daniil But<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Zach Benson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lenni H\u00e4meenaho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New Jersey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Danny Nelson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Islanders<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Charlie Stramel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Easton Cowan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Toronto<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Brayden Yager<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Winnipeg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oliver Moore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Emil Pieniniemi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>91<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Andrew Cristall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Otto Stenberg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Colby Barlow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Winnipeg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Eduard Sale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seattle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anton Wahlberg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Matthew Wood<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carson Rehkopf<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seattle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Michael Hrabal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Gavin Brindley<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Columbus<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Bradly Nadeau<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carolina<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Gabe Perreault<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Roman Kantserov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Quentin Musty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San Jose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Kasper Halttunen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San Jose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mikhail Gulyayev<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Colorado<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>As an aside, this is the clear deepest draft class I\u2019m analyzing this week among the four classes between 2021 and 2024. There are still players that I believe could have lengthy NHL careers into the 40s on this list, which is unusual.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 6: Projects to play NHL games<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maxim Strbak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Andrew Gibson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Felix Nilsson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carey Terrance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jonathan Castagna<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hunter Brzustewicz<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Calgary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Etienne Morin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Calgary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Theo Lindstein<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sawyer Mynio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vancouver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>52<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Felix Unger S\u00f6rum<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carolina<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Alexander Rykov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carolina<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Trey Augustine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Detroit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jacob Fowler<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Luca Cagnoni<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San Jose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Rasmus Kumpulainen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Justin Kipkie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>160<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jakub Stancl<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>106<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carson Bjarnason<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vadim Moroz<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>88<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Aydar Suniev<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Calgary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>63<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yevgeni Volokhin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>144<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 7: Has a chance to play games<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Drew Fortescue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nick Lardis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Gracyn Sawchyn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>63<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Florida<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Riley Heidt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oiva Keskinen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>194<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Columbus<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Emmitt Finnie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>201<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Detroit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Brandon Svoboda<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>71<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San 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