These are the stats breakdowns of the forwards drafted out of lower tier leagues in North America in the first round since Wheeler, Zajac, Chucko days.
This includes raw point totals, points per game, and draft position.
The Canadians
Turris- BCHL 53-66-55-121 2.28 ppg #3
Bennett- BCHL 56-41-79-120 2.14 ppg #20
Cogliano- OPJHL 49-36-66-102 2.08 ppg #25
Jankowski- CDNHS 57-53-41-94 1.65 ppg #21
Colborne- AJHL 55-33-57-90 1.64 ppg #16
Chucko- BCHL 53-32-55-87 1.64 ppg #24
Nash- BCHL 55-38-46 -84 1.53 ppg #21
Leveille- GHJHL 45-29-27-56 1.24 ppg #29
The Americans
Oshie USHS 31-37-62-99 3.19ppg #24
Wheeler USHS 27-39-50-89 3.30ppg #5
Hayes- USHS 28-25-42-67 2.39ppg #24
Kreider- USHS 26-33-23-56 2.15ppg #19
Coyle- EJHL 42-21-42-63 1.5 ppg #28
Out of the Canadian contingent, there is a sizeable split after Cogliano when it comes to ppg in draft year. 2/4 of the players above the split are established NHLers.
BCHL I believe is widely acknowledged as the best tier 2 league.
The Big question here is how Jankowski's league compares to the other tier 2 leagues. The US high school leagues look much weaker then BCHL, and AJHL based on the ppgs, and I would guess Jankowski's league as well.
Leveille is an epic failure of a pick by the stats, and the results. No wonder they moved to Winnipeg.
Last edited by Oil Stain; 06-24-2012 at 10:39 AM.
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