Big Game Olli
Maatta storms into the first round in Button's draft ranking
Olli Maatta is back in the NHL Draft spotlight, with a vengeance. TSN Scout Craig Button bumped the Finnish defender more than 30 spots to 30th overall in his May rankings after he helped catapult the London Knights into the Memorial Cup. Read on to see who else rose and fell in the May edition of Craig's List. Full Story.(Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Summit Revisited
Team Canada is getting its 2013 World Junior team into game shape well ahead of the holidays. Hockey Canada announced Friday that its top World Junior eligible prospects will play a four-game series - dubbed the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge - in mid-August in lieu of its annual summer evaluation camp. Full Story.
Much Needed Rest
The Quebec Remparts announced Tuesday that forward Mikhail Grigorenko is suffering from mononucleosis and will need four to six weeks of recovery time. Grigorenko, one of the top propsects eligible for this June's NHL Draft, scored 40 goals and 85 points in 59 games with the Remparts this season. Full Story.
McKenzie's Top 30 Archive
Look back at TSN's annual rankings for the draft, based on surveys submitted by various NHL scouts.
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The Draft Lottery
The National Hockey League Draft Lottery is a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the Draft. Check out how the draw has unfolded since it began in 1995.
History of the Draft Lottery
