1998 Rankings by Province
Alberta
1. Kale Clague - Lloydminster
2. Tyler Benson - Edmonton SSAC
3. Jaeger White - BWC (MH)
4. Sam Steel - Sherwood Park
5. David Quenneville - Edmonton SSAC
Saskatchewan
1. Nolan Reid - (Balgonie/Notre Dame)
2. Dawson Davidson - Melville
3. Garrett Pilon - (Saskatoon/West Central)
4. Kolby Johnson - West Central
5. Kaden Elder - Saskatoon
British Columbia
1. Dante Fabbro - BWC
2. Matt Barberis - BWC
3. Dante Hannoun - NSWC
4. Luke Gingras - Langley
5. Jake Kryski - BWC
Manitoba
1. Brett Howden - Springfield
2. Nolan Patrick - WPG Hawks
3. Dylan Thiessen - WPG Monarchs
4. Garrett Kuklica - WPG Sharks
5. Ryan Kubic - WPG Hawks
1999 Born Rankings - Top 5
1. Jordy Bellerive - NSWC
2. Kyle Olson - Calgary Bisons
3. James Malm - Langley
4. Nolan Kneen - NSWC
5. Jake Kustra - Yorkton
1998 Born Rankings - Top 5 Western USA
1. Joey Anderson - Roseville
2. Patrick Khodorenko - Honeybaked
3. Kieffer Bellows - Shattuck St. Mary's
4. Ryan Lindgren - Shattuck St. Mary's
5. Blake Bargar - Phoenix Jr. Coyotes
and with this list you still think the Hawks are going to take it over SSAC? its not even going to be close.
ReplyDeletelast time I checked BWC was in BC NOT Alberta.
If Gingras is the top 4 of BC ??? BC is in trouble , he did nothing but get penalities at the Regina All Star Prospects. Alberta players on the other hand did very well.
ReplyDeleteGingras likely is a top 5 player in BC. That said, BC isn't very strong this year. The strength in in Alberta again with Manitoba looking much improved. Gingras is much like a Pankewicz or even similar to Gawdin in many ways. Nothing wrong with either of those players. Don't be surprised to see Gingras climb in to the first round range very soon.
ReplyDeleteFrom someone who has seen a lot of Gingras, i think he will be a 1st rounder. He posses an incredible shot and he is a big strong kid who likes to be physical. He will score a ton of goals this next season for Langley. However, i question his long term development. I dont think hes getting much bigger than he is and while he physically dominates now, i dont know if that will continue in the future. If he stays at this size he will need to improve his skating and stay/get in shape in order to get to the next level.
ReplyDeleteWhite should be in the bc list
ReplyDeleteWow Alberta is looking strong
ReplyDeleteI'd be curious about the same lists for the 99s.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it too early to even rank the '99s. I heard that BC and Manitoba were strong. Does WEHP rank the '99's or no?
ReplyDeleteSomeone should post all the WEHP rankings on a site so we can discuss. I would like to see the rankings please?
ReplyDeleteYou can start any type of discussion ion the HF Boards and run down any player you want
ReplyDeleteI think its terrible that you would penalize those who ranked in top 40 by taking down the list. Just cause some people want to cry sour grapes. They deserve to have their names shown after the hard work they have shown and not just the all star players. Let em talk, players need to learn how to handle this scruteny.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or does this ranking of best 99's seem skewed. I went to a Calgary tournament to watch a team from Edmonton - the Alliance - and they totally dominated. I understand they dominated in Kelowna and Winnipeg, yet none of their players are here. Did they not wipe the floor with the BC Teams.
ReplyDeleteBwc 4 players wow
ReplyDeleteAlberta could easily have 5 more top players ,
ReplyDeleteRegush-???,Ayre-POE,Malenstyn-OHA,McCarnan-VAN over Gingras any day. All of these players have speed and Hockey sense. If you are looking for size and shooting
ReplyDeleteMcCarnan. Just don't see the effort from this player. He does need to work on his skating and Hockey sense.
ranked alittle too high, but not much. More of a late 2nd or high 3rd.
the alliance was a really good team but they didn't really have any "all-star" players they just played amazingly as a team.
ReplyDeleteHey 4:04, have you ever played the game? Wolansky, Lockhard, Wedman... etc are top end players. They only lost one game last spring and it wasn't only because they play well as a team. They have really good players that we will be hearing about.
ReplyDeleteThe Alliance was a very good team..good size...I would tend to agree with 4:04 that they didn't have any real game breakers...Lockhard pretty close
ReplyDeleteEight players from the Alliance and or Edmonton ranked that is pretty good representation
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