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Originally Posted by Textcritic
CSS rankings can be deceiving since they slot players in separate groups between North America and Europe. So, while Ruzicka would have been the #37 draft eligible European-born skater sometimes that doesn't mean a lot if there are another 60 North American-born skaters ranked by scouts ahead of him.
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The CSS rankings are based on where you play the season before the draft. Even though he is European, he played his draft year in Sarnia, which made him a North American player to Central Scouting. He was the 37th-ranked North American skater.
He was the 73rd NA skater drafted in 2017.