National Hockey League Central Scouting on Tuesday released its preliminary rankings for the 2013 NHL draft, scheduled for New Jersey next June.
Only United States Hockey League players and U.S. National Team Development Team players were given a numerical ranking among college-eligible players, while others were rated A (first-round candidate), B (second- or third-round player), C (fourth- through sixth-round) or LV (limited viewing, injured players).
In the commitments column, commitments are for 2013 unless otherwise noted.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | League | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Nicholas Bligh | C | Dartmouth | ECAC | |
| C | Will Merchant | LW | Maine | HEA | |
| C | Brett Pesce | D | New Hampshire | HEA | |
| C | Andrew Copp | C | Michigan | CCHA | |
| C | Austin Farley | LW | Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | |
| C | Dakota Mermis | D | Denver | WCHA | |
| C | AJ Michaelson | C | Minnesota | WCHA | |
| C | Quentin Shore | C | Denver | WCHA | |
| C | Cory Ward | C | Bemidji State | WCHA | |
| C | Morgan Zulinick | C | Wisconsin | WCHA | |
| 1 | JT Compher | LW | USA U-18 | USHL | Michigan |
| 2 | Ian McCoshen | D | Waterloo | USHL | Boston College |
| 3 | Hudson Fasching | RW | USA U-18 | USHL | Minnesota |
| 4 | Steven Santini | D | USA U-18 | USHL | Boston College |
| 5 | Keaton Thompson | D | USA U-18 | USHL | North Dakota |
| 6 | Michael Downing | D | Dubuque | USHL | Michigan |
| 7 | Michael McCarron | RW | USA U-18 | USHL | Western Michigan |
| 8 | Luke Johnson | C | Lincoln | USHL | North Dakota |
| 9 | Gustav Olofsson | D | Green Bay | USHL | Colorado College |
| 10 | Ross Olsson | RW | Lincoln | USHL | Northeastern |
| 11 | Blake Heinrich | D | Sioux City | USHL | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 12 | Tyler Motte | C | USA U-18 | USHL | Michigan |
| 13 | Jake Guentzel | C | Sioux City | USHL | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 14 | Sean Malone | C | USA U-18 | USHL | Harvard |
| 15 | Trevor Moore | LW | Tri-City | USHL | Denver |
| 16 | Brendan Harms | RW | Fargo | USHL | Bemidji State |
| 17 | Connor Clifton | D | USA U-18 | USHL | Quinnipiac |
| 18 | Taylor Cammarata | C/LW | Waterloo | USHL | Minnesota |
| 19 | Evan Allen | C | USA U-18 | USHL | Michigan |
| 20 | Will Butcher | D | USA U-18 | USHL | Denver |
| 21 | Garrett Gamez | RW | Tri-City | USHL | Denver (14) |
| 22 | Thomas Ebbing | LW | Chicago | USHL | Bowling Green |
| 23 | Zack Pittman | D | Lincoln | USHL | |
| 24 | Jacob Montgomery | LW | Sioux City | USHL | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 25 | Frederik Tiffels | LW | Muskegon | USHL | |
| LV | John Hayden | C | USA U-18 | USHL | Yale |
| G1 | Eamon McAdam | G | Waterloo | USHL | Penn State |
| G2 | Calvin Petersen | G | Waterloo | USHL | Notre Dame |
| G3 | Sean Romeo | G | Youngstown | USHL | |
| G4 | Charlie Lindgren | G | Sioux Falls | USHL | St. Cloud State |
| G5 | Hunter Miska | G | USA U-18 | USHL | |
| C | Marshall Donald | D | Sherwood Park | AJHL | Northern Michigan |
| C | Brendan McKay | LW | Drayton Valley | AJHL | |
| C | Douglas Morris | LW | Spruce Grove | AJHL | |
| C | Carson Soucy | D | Spruce Grove | AJHL | |
| C | Andrew Taverner | LW | Sherwood Park | AJHL | Quinnipiac |
| C | Dan Wedman | D | Bonnyville | AJHL | |
| B | Adam Tambellini | LW | Vernon | BCHL | North Dakota |
| C | Dane Birks | D | Merritt | BCHL | Michigan Tech (15) |
| C | Dexter Dancs | LW | Penticton | BCHL | Michigan (14) |
| C | Nolan De Jong | D | Victoria | BCHL | Michigan |
| C | Luke Esposito | C | Chilliwack | BCHL | |
| C | Kevin Guiltinan | D | Vernon | BCHL | Harvard |
| C | Wade Murphy | RW | Penticton | BCHL | North Dakota |
| C | Bo Pellah | D | Langley | BCHL | Penn State (14) |
| C | Austin Plevy | C | Chilliwack | BCHL | Merrimack |
| C | David Pope | LW | Kelowna | BCHL | |
| C | Luke Ripley | D | Powell River | BCHL | |
| C | Cooper Rush | D | Chilliwack | BCHL | |
| C | Adam Clark | G | Salmon Arm | BCHL | New Hampshire (14) |
| C | Chad Katunar | G | Penticton | BCHL | Notre Dame |
| C | Blaine Byron | C | Kemptville | CCHL | Maine |
| C | Jack Moylan | G | Kitchener | GOJHL | |
| C | Paul Stoykewych | D | Winnipeg Blues | MJHL | Western Michigan |
| C | Matt Buckles | C | St. Michaels | OJHL | Cornell |
| C | Troy Josephs | C | St. Michaels | OJHL | Clarkson |
| C | Stephen Pietrobon | RW | St. Michaels | OJHL | |
| C | Parker Wood | C | Wellington | OJHL | |
| C | Brett Boehm | LW | Flin Flon | SJHL | Minnesota-Duluth (14) |
| C | Craig Skudalski | RW | WBS Knights | AtJHL | |
| B | Ryan Fitzgerald | C | Valley | EJHL | Boston College |
| C | Ryan Cloonan | C | Junior Bruins | EJHL | Maine |
| C | Joshua Couturier | D | Junior Bruins | EJHL | Northeastern (14) |
| C | Dakota Ford | D | Islanders | EJHL | |
| C | Michael Laffin | C | Apple Core | EJHL | |
| C | Zachary Sanford | LW | Islanders | EJHL | |
| C | Devin Tringale | LW | Valley | EJHL | Harvard |
| C | Frank Vatrano | LW | Junior Bruins | EJHL | |
| LV | Chad Otterman | LW | N.J. Hitmen | EJHL | |
| C | Brett Beauvais | D | Kalamazoo | NAHL | Bemidji State |
| C | Jalen Schulz | D | Corpus Christi | NAHL | |
| B | Evan Cowley | G | Wichita Falls | NAHL | |
| B | Tyler Hill | LW | Hotchkiss | HS-CT | |
| C | Mitchell Allen | RW | Kent | HS-CT | |
| C | Anthony Florentino | D | South Kent | HS-CT | |
| C | Mark Hamilton | D | Salisbury | HS-CT | Massachusetts |
| C | Nick Hutchinson | C | Avon Old Farms | HS-CT | |
| C | Daniel LaFontaine | C | Avon Old Farms | HS-CT | |
| C | Jason Salvaggio | C/LW | South Kent | HS-CT | Connecticut (14) |
| C | Ryan Segalla | D | Salisbury | HS-CT | Connecticut (14) |
| C | Wiley Sherman | D | Hotchkiss | HS-CT | Harvard (14) |
| LV | Mason Krueger | RW | Avon Old Farms | HS-CT | |
| C | Shane Starrett | G | South Kent | HS-CT | |
| B | Eddie Ellis | LW | Andover | HS-MA | Harvard (14) |
| C | Thomas Aldworth | RW | Cushing | HS-MA | Providence (14) |
| C | Connor Brassard | D | Cushing | HS-MA | |
| C | Will Golonka | RW | Belmont Hill | HS-MA | |
| C | Alexander Gonye | LW | Deerfield | HS-MA | Union |
| C | Brian Pinho | C | St. John's | HS-MA | Providence (14) |
| C | Quin Pompi | D | Berkshire | HS-MA | |
| C | Nolan Vesey | LW | Austin | HS-MA | |
| C | Brendan McMenimen | G | Governor's | HS-MA | |
| C | Drew Michals | G | Lawrence | HS-MA | |
| C | Merrimc Madsen | G | Proctor | HS-NH | Harvard (14) |
| C | Nicolas Beaudin | LW | Stanstead | AAA | |
| C | Alex Coulombe | D | Stanstead | AAA | |
| C | Kiefer Sherwood | C/RW | Ohio B.Jackets | AAA | Miami |
| C | Dwyer Tschantz | RW | Team Comcast | AAA | |
| C | Jacob Bryniarski | G | Maksymum | AAA | |
| B | Connor Hurley | C | Edina | HS-MN | |
| B | Teemu Kivihalme | D | Burnsville | HS-MN | Colorado College (14) |
| B | Parker Reno | D | Edina | HS-MN | Rensselaer |
| B | Thomas Vannelli | D | Minnetonka | HS-MN | |
| C | Grant Besse | RW | Benilde | HS-MN | Wisconsin (14) |
| C | Christopher Forney | D | Thief River Falls | HS-MN | |
| C | Zach Glienke | LW | Eagan | HS-MN | |
| C | Jake Jackson | C | Tartan | HS-MN | Michigan Tech (14) |
| C | Adam Johnson | C | Hibbing | HS-MN | Minnesota-Duluth |
| C | Zach Lavalle | RW | Hill-Murray | HS-MN | |
| C | Matt McArdle | D | Shattuck | HS-MN | |
| C | Avery Peterson | C | Grand Rapids | HS-MN | |
| C | Neal Pionk | D | Hermantown | HS-MN | |
| C | Willie Raskob | D | Shattuck | HS-MN | Minnesota-Duluth |
| C | Tyler Vesel | C | Shattuck | HS-MN | |
| C | Anthony Brodeur | G | Shattuck | HS-MN | |
| C | Alex Rauhauser | D | Bismarck | HS-ND |
