Finn ranked high by ISS
Storm blueliner Matt Finn’s terrific sophomore season in the OHL hasn’t gone unnoticed by OHL scouts as the Etobicoke native now ranks 13th in the most recent ISS Draft Rankings.
Finn has enjoyed a breakout campaign for Guelph this season collecting 36 points in 45 games. Selected by the Storm in the first round of the 2010 OHL Priority Selection, Finn is the third highest ranked OHL defencemen behind only Cody Ceci of the Ottawa 67’s and Olli Maatta of the London Knights.
Storm forward Scott Kosmachuk was also included on the International Scouting Services’ recent top 50 rankings at number 41.
Earlier this week, former NHL General Manager and current TSN panelist Craig Button released his monthly “Craig’s List” for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
A total of four Storm players were included by Button including Finn (8th), Kosmachuk (47th), Zach Leslie (52nd) and Tanner Richard (60th).
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ISS TOP 50 RANKINGS
| Rank | Player | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | S/C | DoB | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | NAIL YAKUPOV | LW | 5’10 | 189 | L | Oct. 6/93 | Sarnia | OHL |
| 2. | MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO | RW | 6’3 | 200 | L | May 16/94 | Quebec | QMJHL |
| 3. | FILIP FORSBERG | RW | 6’1 | 176 | R | Aug. 13/94 | Leksands | SweAI |
| 4. | JACOB TROUBA | D | 6’2 | 196 | R | Feb. 26/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 5. | RYAN MURRAY | D | 6’0 | 201 | L | Sep. 27/93 | Everett | WHL |
| 6. | MATT DUMBA | D | 5’11 | 183 | R | Jul. 25/94 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 7. | BRENDAN GAUNCE | C | 6’2 | 215 | L | Mar. 25/94 | Belleville | OHL |
| 8. | MORGAN RIELLY | D | 5’11 | 190 | L | Mar. 9/94 | Moose Jaw | WHL |
| 9. | CODY CECI | D | 6’2 | 207 | R | Dec. 21/93 | Ottawa | OHL |
| 10. | GRIFFIN REINHART | D | 6’3 | 207 | L | Jan. 24/94 | Edmonton | WHL |
| 11. | SEBASTIAN COLLBERG | RW | 5’11 | 174 | R | Feb. 23/94 | Vastra | SweJE |
| 12. | OLLI MAATTA | D | 6’1 | 202 | L | Aug. 22/94 | London | OHL |
| 13. | MATT FINN | D | 6’0 | 195 | L | Feb. 24/94 | Guelph | OHL |
| 14. | BRADY SKJEI | D | 6’3 | 203 | L | Mar. 26/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 15. | PONTUS ABERG | LW | 5’11 | 187 | R | Sep. 23/93 | Djurgarden | SweE |
| 16. | ALEXANDER GALCHENYUK | RW | 6’0 | 198 | L | Feb. 12/94 | Sarnia | OHL |
| 17. | SLATER KOEKKOEK | D | 6’2 | 184 | L | Feb. 18/94 | Peterborough | OHL |
| 18. | DERRICK POULIOT | D | 5’11 | 186 | L | Jan. 16/94 | Portland | WHL |
| 19. | RADEK FAKSA | LW | 6’3 | 202 | L | Jan. 9/94 | Kitchener | OHL |
| 20. | ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS | C | 6’1 | 201 | L | Jan. 5/94 | Dubuque | USHL |
| 21. | DALTON THROWER | D | 5’11 | 189 | R | Dec. 20/93 | Saskatoon | WHL |
| 22. | LUDVIG BYSTROM | D | 6’0 | 208 | L | Jul. 20/94 | Modo | SweE |
| 23. | JARROD MAIDENS | C | 6’0 | 178 | L | Mar. 4/94 | Owen Sound | OHL |
| 24. | TOMAS HERTL | LW | 6’2 | 198 | L | Nov. 12/93 | Slavia | CzeE |
| 25. | STEFAN MATTEAU | LW | 6’1 | 210 | L | Feb. 23/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 26. | MIKE MATHESON | D | 6’1 | 180 | L | Feb. 27/94 | Dubuque | USHL |
| 27. | COLTON SISSONS | C/R | 6’1 | 189 | R | Nov. 5/93 | Kelowna | WHL |
| 28. | NICHOLAS KERDILES | C | 6’1 | 200 | L | Jan. 11/94 | USA U-18 | USNTDP |
| 29. | ANDREAS ATHANASIOU | C | 6’0 | 179 | L | Aug. 6/94 | London | OHL |
| 30. | MIKE WINTHER | C | 5’11 | 175 | L | Jan. 9/94 | Prince Albert | WHL |
| 31. | ANTON SLEPYSHEV | LW | 6’2 | 187 | R | May 13/94 | Novokuznetsk | KHL |
| 32. | MARTIN FRK | RW | 5’11 | 204 | L | Oct. 5/93 | Halifax | QMJHL |
| 33. | TANNER PEARSON | LW | 6’0 | 198 | L | Aug. 10/92 | Barrie | OHL |
| 34. | TOMAS HYKA | RW | 5’11 | 160 | R | Mar. 23/93 | Gatineau | QMJHL |
| 35. | TIM BOZON | LW | 6’0 | 183 | L | Mar. 24/94 | Kamloops | WHL |
| 36. | THOMAS WILSON | RW | 6’3 | 203 | R | Mar. 29/94 | Plymouth | OHL |
| 37. | EMIL LUNDBERG | LW | 6’3 | 198 | L | Sept. 17/93 | Sodertalje | SweAl |
| 38. | Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 5’11 | 161 | L | Sept. 11/94 | Jokerit | FinE |
| 39. | DANIIL ZHARKOV | F | 6’3 | 197 | L | Feb. 6/94 | Belleville | OHL |
| 40. | PHILLIP DI GIUSEPPE | LW | 5’11 | 176 | L | Oct. 9/93 | Michigan | CCHA |
| 41. | SCOTT KOSMACHUK | RW | 5’11 | 185 | R | Jan. 24/94 | Guelph | OHL |
| 42. | BRANDEN TROOCK | RW | 6’2 | 174 | R | Mar. 20/94 | Seattle | WHL |
| 43. | HAMPUS LINDHOLM | RW | 6’2 | 196 | L | Jan. 20/94 | Rogle | SweJE |
| 44. | NIKITA GUSEV | LW | 5’9 | 163 | R | Jul. 8/92 | CSKA Moscow | RusJr |
| 45. | VILLE POKKA | D | 6’0 | 198 | R | Jun. 3/94 | Karpat | FinE |
| 46. | ESA LINDELL | D | 6’3 | 194 | L | May 23/94 | Jokerit | FinJrA |
| 47. | HENRIK SAMUELSSON | C | 6’2 | 195 | R | Feb. 7/94 | Edmonton | WHL |
| 48. | VALERIY VASILYEV | D | 6’1 | 203 | L | May 31/94 | Spartak | MJU17 |
| 49. | DAMON SEVERSON | D | 6’1 | 200 | R | Aug. 7/94 | Kelowna | WHL |
| 50. | PATRICK SIELOFF | D | 6’0 | 198 | L | May 15/94 | USA Under-18 | NTDP |
