After releasing their highly anticipated 2013 QMJHL draft guide earlier this week, Hockey Prospect, Independent Scouting Service have released for the public the names of the top ten prospects in anticipation of the 2013 QMJHL Entry Draft, set to take place this upcoming June 8th in Chicoutimi, Qc .

Hockey Prospect's 2013 QMJHL Draft guide, which includes over 100 prospect profiles on players eligible for this weekend draft, is available for $9.99.

American defenseman Noah Hanifin is Hockey Prospect's top-ranked prospect, but the chances of him going 1st overall are low as the Norwood, Massachusetts native is committed to play for the US NTDP next season and to play for Boston College starting in 2015. Hanifin brings size and skill from the blueline and is possibly the best 97' defenseman in the world. Following Hanifin are the two Roy's (no relation) but some good debates were had all year between those two players as the top prospect coming out of Quebec. Nicolas brings size and skill from the center position and already plays a strong two-way game. Jeremy is an elite offensive defenseman who can run a power play with ease.

The next three players ranked have similar skillsets as players who can do great things offensively but all lack size right now. Nathan Noel, Anthony Beauvillier and Daniel Sprong should all make the team that selected them very happy. Julien Gauthier, a big power forward from Laval-Montreal, is ranked 7th in the final rankings. Julien is one of the bigger players available in this year's class. Coming in at #8 is defenseman Nicolas Meloche (St-Eustache) who has the complete package of size and skill from the the backend. Two prep school players round out the top ten, with Colin White (9th) who's committed to play with the US NTDP and Boston College in the next couple of years and whose chances of playing in the QMJHL are low at the moment but he remains an excellent prospect. Lastly, Callum Booth is Hockey Prospect's top-ranked goalie at 10th overall. The Montreal native played last year for Salisbury prep school in Connecticut. Booth is big and calm in his net and was a standout performer this year and at the QMJHL Gatorade challenge.

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QMJHL Championship Series Preview

(1) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Mooseheads won season series 2-0

The top two seeds in the QMJHL playoffs will meet in the championship series for the first time since the 2006/07 season, when Lewiston defeated Val-d'Or.

Both teams are undefeated at home during the post-season - Halifax is 6-0, Baie-Comeau is 7-0 - and neither team has lost when leading after the 1st period.

The Mooseheads own the #1 power play & #1 penalty kill in the playoffs and they've scored 5 short-handed goals in 12 games. The Drakkar have balanced scoring, with 8 players in double-digits heading into the final.

QMJHL

(1) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (8) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Halifax won 2012/13 season series 2-0
The Mooseheads have yet to play a top ranked team in the QMJHL and they will be heavily favoured against the Huskies, a team they easily defeated twice in the regular season. Halifax has yet to lose a game in the playoffs and will be well rested, while Rouyn-Noranda is coming off a 4-1 series win over the 5th-ranked Quebec Remparts.
Both teams are undefeated at home (Halifax 6-0, Rouyn-Noranda 5-0). The Mooseheads have not lost a game in regulation time since February 8th, a streak of 25 games.

Playoff Warriors
Zach Fucale - Goaltender, Halifax (8-0, 1.13 GAA, .938 SV%)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
Zach Fucale didn't face many shots from Saint John and Gatineau in the first two rounds of the playoffs, but he came up big in key moments, including in a 2-1 win against the Sea Dogs in game 2 of round one. The 17-year old has allowed only 9 goals in 8 games and owns the best goals against average and save percentage in the league.
Stefan Fournier - Right Wing, Halifax (8 GP - 11G, 8A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Fournier scored 8 goals & 2 assists during the 2nd round sweep of Gatineau and leads the Mooseheads in playoff scoring. He's scored in every game so far, while recording one short-handed goal and two game-winners.
Martin Frk - Right Wing, Halifax (8 GP - 6G, 8A)
NHL Entry Draft: Detroit Red Wings, 2nd Round (49th), 2012
Frk started the post-season by recording 5 goals and 3 assists in the opener against Saint John and setting a new franchise record for goals & points in a playoff game. In two games vs. the Huskies this season, he scored 2 goals and 3 assists.

Jonathan Drouin - Left Wing, Halifax (8 GP - 4G, 11A)
Nathan MacKinnon - Centre, Halifax (8 GP - 3G, 12A)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
The draft-eligible duo have been consistent scorers throughout the season and very little has changed in the post-season. They're averaging almost two points per game after two rounds and it will be interesting to see if they can keep up that pace as the competition gets tougher. MacKinnon has won 63% of his faceoffs in the playoffs (114/181). Drouin recorded 1 goal and 6 assists in 2 games vs. Rouyn-Noranda this season.
Sven Andrighetto - Right Wing, Rouyn-Noranda (10 GP - 6G, 16A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Andrighetto leads the league in playoff assists and points. He's scored in every playoff game, including six multi-point games. Since February 1st, Andrighetto has recorded 57 points (15G, 42A) in 26 games.
Nikita Kucherov - Right Wing, Rouyn-Noranda (10 GP - 7G, 11A)
NHL Entry Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning, 2nd Round (58th), 2011
Kucherov is coming off a 6-point effort (3G, 3A) in the series-clinching game against Quebec. He has 7 playoff goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime against Drummondville in game 4 of the opening round.
Jean-Sebastien Dea - Centre, Rouyn-Noranda (10 GP - 10G, 6A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Dea has scored 10 goals so far in the playoffs, 2nd most in the QMJHL, including three multi-goal games. He's won 60% (95/157) of his faceoffs in the 2nd round.


QMJHL - (2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Blainville-Boisbriand won 2012/13 season series 3-1
Baie-Comeau and Blainville-Boisbriand were separated by only three points in standings during the regular season. They're both coming off series sweeps in the 2nd round and they're both 4-0 at home in the post-season. The Armada won the season series and the franchise is 10-2 against the Drakkar in the past three seasons.

Playoff Warriors
Petr Straka - Right Wing, Baie-Comeau (8 GP - 8G, 10A)
NHL Entry Draft: Columbus Blue Jackets, 2nd Round (55th), 2010
Straka leads Baie-Comeau in playoff scoring and has recorded three games of 3+ points. Seven of his 18 points have come via the power play. He scored 1 goal & 3 assists in the season series with Blainville-Boisbriand.

Jeremy Gregoire - Centre, Baie-Comeau (8 GP - 8G, 5A)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
Gregoire is tied for 3rd in QMJHL goals during the post-season. In the 1st round, he recorded a 5-point game (3G, 2A), a short-handed goal & a game-winning goal from a penalty shot. He followed that up with 5 goals in 4 games during the 2nd round sweep of Victoriaville. Gregoire has doubled his point production since joining Baie-Comeau (0.43 PPG to 0.86 PPG - 35 games).

Philippe Cadorette - Goaltender, Baie-Comeau (8-0, 1.63 GAA, .930 SV%)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
Cadorette sits 2nd in goals against average and save percentage in the playoffs. He's only allowed more than two goals once in the post-season and has recorded one shutout.

Christopher Clapperton - Left Wing, Blainville-Boisbriand (9 GP - 5G, 12A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Clapperton is 5th in the league in playoff scoring. He scored two game-winning goals in the first round and then recorded 7 assists in 4 games against Val-d'Or.

Marc-Olivier Roy - Right Wing, Blainville-Boisbriand (9 GP - 5G, 11A)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
Roy is the 2nd leading scorer for the Armada in the post-season. He has five multi-point games and two 'first goals'. He scored 2 goals & 2 assists vs. the Drakkar this season.

Etienne Marcoux - Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand (8-1, 2.09 GAA, .916 SV%)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Marcoux has been getting better throughout the playoffs. He's recorded one shutout and his only loss came in overtime in the opening round.

OHL

  Eastern Conference Final
(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (2) Barrie Colts
2012/13 Season Series Tied 1-1
For the first time since 2008/09, the top two seeds in each conference will meet in the OHL semi-finals. The Bulls and Colts are coming off 2nd round sweeps and are undefeated at home in the post-season (Bulls 5-0, Colts 4-0). Both teams are averaging over four goals per game and have allowed less than two per contest. They split their season series, with each team winning at home.

Playoff Warriors
Taylor Graovac - Centre, Belleville (10 GP - 5G, 12A)
NHL Entry Draft: Minnesota Wild, 7th Round (191st), 2011
Graovac has 55 points in 40 games since joining the Belleville Bulls mid-season. He's scored in every playoff game to date and is currently on a 14-game point streak (6G, 16A). Graovac sits 2nd in OHL scoring and has scored three 'first goals' in the post-season.
Mark Scheifele - Centre, Barrie (8 GP - 5G, 11A)
NHL Entry Draft: Barrie Colts, 1st Round (7th), 2011
Scheifele started the post-season by scoring a goal in each of his first 5 games, including three game-winners against Kingston in the opening round. He then recorded 5 points in 4 games in the 4-game sweep of Oshawa. Five of his 10 assists were earned on the power play.

Malcolm Subban - Goaltender, Belleville (8-2, 1.31 GAA, .951 SV%)
NHL Entry Draft: Boston Bruins, 1st Round (24th), 2012
Subban leads the league in goals against average and save percentage in the post-season. He recorded three shutouts in the opening two rounds and has given up more than 3 goals only one time in 10 games. He is currently on a shutout streak of 135 minutes, 2 seconds.


OHL - Western Conference Final
(1) London Knights vs. (2) Plymouth Whalers
Knights won 2012/13 Season Series 3-1

London and Plymouth will meet in a rematch of the 2007 Western Conference final. The Knights won 3 of 4 meetings in the regular season, holding the Whalers to only 6 goals in those games. Matt Rupert has 5 goals in his last 5 games against Plymouth.

The Whalers will face goaltender Anthony Stolarz for the first time. Stolarz owns the league's second-best GAA (1.76) in the playoffs. London has not lost at home in five games, while Plymouth is 4-1 on home ice.

Playoff Warriors
Max Domi - Centre, London (9 GP - 5G, 9A)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
Domi scored 3 goals & 4 assists during the 4-game sweep of Saginaw. He added 7 more points in the 2nd round vs. Kitchener, including the game-winning goal late in the 3rd period in game two. Domi leads the Knights in playoff scoring.
Chris Tierney - Centre, London (8 GP - 3G, 8A)
NHL Entry Draft: San Jose Sharks, 2nd Round (55th), 2012
Tierney seems to come up big when the Knights need him the most. He's scored two game-winning goals so far in the post-season and both of them were netted in overtime. His first of the post-season was in double-overtime in game two against Saginaw. He then scored a key goal in the 3rd period against Kitchener in game one of their 2nd round series. Tierney followed that up with another overtime goal in game four, handing the Rangers their first home loss of the playoffs.
Vincent Trocheck - Centre, Plymouth (10 GP - 9G, 12A)
NHL Entry Draft: Florida Panthers, 3rd Round (64th), 2011
Since joining the Whalers, Trocheck has taken his game to another level, recording 35 goals & 80 points in 38 games. He leads the OHL in playoff scoring and has already recorded two hat tricks in the post-season.


WHL

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (3) Calgary Hitmen
Calgary won 2012/13 season series 4-2
Edmonton and Calgary will meet in the post-season for the first time since 2009 in what is expected to be a great matchup. The Oil Kings went 26-6-1-3 at home in the regular season, but three of those losses came at the hands of the Hitmen.
Calgary is 6-0 at home in the playoffs, while Edmonton is 4-0 on the road. The Oil Kings own the #1 penalty kill and #3 power play in the post-season. Edmonton has only allowed 9 goals in 9 games. The Hitmen are 14-3 in their last 17 games, while the Oil Kings have not lost a game in regulation since February 23rd.


Playoff Warriors
Laurent Brossoit - Goaltender, Edmonton (8-1, 0.97 GAA, .963 SV%)
NHL Entry Draft: Calgary Flames, 6th Round (164th), 2011
Brossoit leads the WHL in goals against average & save percentage after two rounds. He's recorded three shutouts in the post-season and his only loss came in overtime in game 2 of the opening series vs. Kootenay.
Stephane Legault - Left Wing, Edmonton (9 GP - 5G, 8A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Legault has stepped up his offensive game in the playoffs. He opened the post season by recording a 7-point game (3G, 4A), one short of the league record, and he is currently tied for 1st in plus/minus (+14).
Henrik Samuelsson - Centre, Edmonton (9 GP - 6G, 5A)
NHL Entry Draft: Phoenix Coyotes, 1st Round (27th), 2012
Samuelsson has been getting better as the Oil Kings go deeper in the playoffs. He has scored in every situation - even strength, power play & short-handed - and has recorded three 'first goals' and two game-winners. Samuelsson has 5 goals in his last 3 games. He scored 5 goals and 3 assists in 6 games vs. Calgary this season.
Chris Drieger - Goaltender, Calgary (8-2, 1.73 GAA, .946 SV%)
NHL Entry Draft: Ottawa Senators, 3rd Round (76th), 2012
The only goaltender with better stats than Drieger in the playoffs is Brossoit. The Senators prospect has played the 2nd-most minutes (626) and faced the 2nd-most shots (33.3/game) in the WHL through two rounds. He hasn't lost in regulation time and his only losses came when his opponent has fired 42 or more shots on net.
Victor Rask - Centre, Calgary (10 GP - 4G, 9A)
NHL Entry Draft: Carolina Hurricanes, 2nd Round (42nd), 2011
Rask has recorded a point in every playoff game so far and is on a 16-game point streak heading back to the regular season. He leads the league in game-winning goals (3) during the post-season.
Cody Sylvester - Left Wing, Calgary (10 GP - 4G, 5A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Sylvester has recorded three multi-point games so far in the playoffs, but his biggest moment so far was an overtime goal in game 4 of the 2nd round against Red Deer.
Calgary tied for the league lead in short-handed goals in regular season (14) and Sylvester was 2nd in the league with 6. He has yet to score one in the playoffs, but the Oil Kings should be wary about his game-breaking potential.

WHL - (1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers
Portland won 2012/13 season series 3-1 (Kamloops only scored 9 goals in 4 games)
Portland and Kamloops will meet in the post-season for the second consecutive season. The Winterhawks survived in 2012 with a game 7 win after taking a 3-0 series lead. Both teams are coming off series sweeps in the 2nd round. Portland is 5-0 on the road and owns the #1 power play in the playoffs. Kamloops has identical 4-1 records at home and away. The Winterhawks won the season series, while holding the Blazers to only 9 goals in four games.

Playoff Warriors
Ty Rattie - Right Wing, Portland (10 GP - 11G, 8A)
NHL Entry Draft: St. Louis Blues, 2nd Round (32nd), 2011
Rattie leads the Winterhawks in playoff scoring and is tied for the league lead in goals. During the 2nd round, he moved into 5th place all-time for most playoff points in a WHL career (78). Should Portland moved into the final, he could be within reach of Dale Derkatch's record of 103.
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Right Wing, Portland (10 GP - 5G, 8A)
NHL Entry Draft: 2013 Eligible
Bjorkstrand leads all CHL rookies in playoff scoring. After a slow start, he's scored 4 goals and 5 assists in his last 5 games, including two game-winning goals. Bjorkstrand scored 2 goals and 2 assists in four regular season games against the Blazers.
J.C. Lipon - Right Wing, Kamloops (10 GP - 5G, 16A)
NHL Entry Draft: Free Agent
Lipon leads the WHL in playoff scoring and has scored in every post-season game. He's currently on a 17-game point streak, which includes a hat trick and four game-winning goals. Lipon scored 2 goals & 4 assists in the season series with Portland.
Kale Kessy - Left Wing, Kamloops (10 GP - 11G, 2A)
NHL Entry Draft: Phoenix Coyotes, 4th Round (111th), 2011
Kessey leads the WHL in playoff goals and power play markers (5). In 29 games since February 1st, he's averaged over a point per game while scoring 20 goals and 12 assists.
Brendan Ranford - Left Wing, Kamloops (10 GP - 5G, 14A)
NHL Entry Draft: Philadelphia Flyers, 7th Round (209th), 2010
Ranford leads the league in power play assists during the post-season (8) and sits tied for 2nd in scoring. He is two points away from 400 combined regular season & playoff points in his WHL career.

Weekend Warriors

A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players
 
 
 
QMJHL

- Halifax forward Jonathan Drouin recorded 5 goals & 5 assists in 4 games, all wins for the Mooseheads. He has 15 goals & 19 assists in 15 games in 2013.

- Halifax goaltender Zach Fucale picked up 3 more wins during the past week, including his 2nd shutout of the season, while posting a 1.33 GAA & .962 SV%. He leads all CHL goaltenders with 37 wins.

- Gatineau forward Emile Poirier scored 3 goals & 2 assists in 3 games, including his 3rd hat trick of the season. He's averaging a point per game this season.

- PEI forward Matej Beran netted 4 goals in 4 games. He has 9 goals & 7 assists in his last 14 games.

- Baie-Comeau forward Jeremy Gregoire scored 2 goals & 2 assists in 3 games. He has 9 goals & 3 assists in 17 games since being traded to the Drakkar. His teammate, Valentin Zykov, netted 2 goals and added 1 assist in 3 games.

- Stephen Anderson (Saint John) scored 1 goal & 2 assists in 3 games, while Jonathan Diaby (Victoriaville) picked up 3 assists in 2 games.

Weekend Warriors

A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players


OHL

- Kerby Rychel (Windsor) recorded 3 goals & 7 assists in 3 games, highlighted by a 6-point game vs. Kingston on Thursday night. As a result, he was named OHL 'Player of the Week'. Rychel has 8 goals & 16 assists in his last 11 games, including 8 multi-point games. He leads the league in first goals (9).

- Sean Monahan (Ottawa) scored 5 goals, including 1 short-handed marker, and 3 assists in 3 games.

- Plymouth forward Ryan Hartman helped the Whalers move into first place in the West Division by scoring 1 goal and assisting on 7 others on the weekend.

- Saginaw Spirit forward Jimmy Lodge extended his point & goal streaks to 6 games after scoring 3 goals & 2 assists in 2 games.

- Jonatan Tanus (Peterborough) & Max Domi (London) each scored 2 goals & 2 assists in 3 games.

- Petes forward Nick Ritchie recorded 1 goal & 3 assists in 3 games.

- Mississauga Steelheads goaltender Spencer Martin stopped 46 of 49 shots in two wins against Kingston & Niagara (1.50 GAA, .939 SV%).

Weekend Warriors

A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players


OHL

- Kerby Rychel (Windsor) scored 3 goals & 2 assists in 3 games, including his 4th game-winning goal of the season on Friday night vs. Guelph. He has 12 power play goals this season, tied for 4th in the OHL.

- Saginaw forward Jimmy Lodge continues to get better offensively. He scored 2 goals & 3 assists in 2 games. Lodge has 8 goals & 16 assists in 14 games since the Christmas break.

- Kitchener Rangers forward Justin Bailey recorded 2 goals & 2 assists in 2 games. He has 13 points in his last 12 games. His teammate, Brent Pedersen, scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

- Peterborough teammates Greg Betzold & Nick Ritchie each recorded 4 points in 3 games.

- Jordan Subban (Belleville) & Brody Silk (Sudbury) each scored 1 goal & 2 assists in 3 games. Subban compiled a plus/minus rating of +8 over the weekend.

- Owen Sound forward Zach Nastasiuk assisted on 4 goals in 3 games, while Ottawa 67's defenceman Mike Vlajkov netted 2 goals in a win vs. Sarnia on Friday night.

- Barrie Colts goaltender Alex Fontinos made 38 saves in regulation and stopped all three players in the shootout in a 3-2 win vs. Kingston.

Weekend Warriors

A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players


OHL

- Sudbury Wolves forward Dominik Kubalik scored 4 goals & 1 assist in 3 games during the past week, while his teammate, Dominik Kahun recorded 1 goal & 3 assists.

- Jimmy Lodge (Saginaw) scored 2 goals & 2 assists in 2 games. He has 4 goals & 8 assists in his last 9.

- London Knights forward Bo Horvat also scored 2 goals & 2 assists on the weekend. He is tied for the league lead in power play goals (14).

- Brent Pederson (Kitchener), Sergey Tolchinsky (S.S. Marie) & Kerby Rychel (Windsor) each recorded 1 goal and 3 assists in 3 games.

- Guelph Storm forward Hunter Garlent assisted on 4 goals in 3 games.

Weekend Warriors

A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players


OHL

- Plymouth Whalers forward Ryan Hartman extended his goal streak to 5 games. He scored 3 goals & 2 assists in 3 games. Hartman has 7 goals & 4 assists during the streak.

- Kerby Rychel (Windsor) recorded 1 goal, 4 assists & a +3 rating in 3 games on the weekend. The Spitfires won all 3 games and now sit only 2 points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

- Sudbury Wolves forward Nick Baptiste scored 2 goals & 1 assist in 2 games. He's averaging a point per game over his last 22 games.

- Jonatan Tanus (Peterborough) & Cole Cassels (Oshawa) each scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 3 games.

- Jimmy Lodge (Saginaw) recorded 3 assists in 2 games.

- Oshawa goaltender Ken Appleby won his first 2 games of the season with 6-1 and 4-1 victories over Kingston & Mississauga, respectively.