November 18, 2008

Central Scouting Rankings Feature 11 League Standouts

A total of 11 ECAC Hockey student-athletes are among the top prospects listed in the NHL Central Scouting preliminary rankings for the 2009 Entry Draft, which were released today.

The rankings include the top NCAA student-athletes by league, as well as the top European and North American skaters and goaltenders. The list features 14 student-athletes from the WCHA, 11 from ECAC Hockey, eight from Hockey East and seven from the CCHA.


Appearing on the list from ECAC Hockey are four student-athletes from Harvard, and one from Brown, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, Quinnipiac and Rensselaer. The student-athletes are:

Biega, Michael - Harvard, F
Cullen, Patrick - Rensselaer, F
Farnham, Bobby - Brown, F
Grimshaw, Ryan - Harvard, D
Hoyle, Matt – Harvard, G
Lee, Paul - Dartmouth, F
Pallis, Derrick - Princeton, D
Pisellini, Nick – Quinnipiac, G
Prockow, Nicholas - Colgate, F
Starrett, Peter - Harvard, D
Whitney, Sean – Cornell, D

Complete rankings can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.