2005 Fantasy Hockey Draft Board

In a bold move, I’ve decided to release my Fantasy College Hockey draft board prior to the draft, in an attempt to aid my fellow GMs, and more importantly, shamelessly lure potential readers to my blog. Last year I was able to get away with scribbling a few names on a scrap piece of paper, but with 17 GMs in each league this year, as well as more people who follow the CCHA and WCHA playing, as well as the pressure of being the defending regular season champion, I figured a bit more research would be in order.

There’s just a few notes and warnings I want to get out of the way first:

1. This list probably isn’t all-encompassing. I’ve tried to make it as complete as possible, but I’ve probably left a few guys, especially from out East, off that deserve to be on here, so be careful.
2. These aren’t really rankings. There’s so many names that I had to sort of do this Chris Heisenberg-style. The bigger names are towards the top, but after that, the names are pretty much thrown on there. It’s really more of a guide to players you could draft
3. These are *my* rankings, so personal biases are in play here. For example, I’d never draft Chris Harrington under any circumstance, so he’s not on my list.
4. I’m not holding myself to just these players. I’ve tried to be as thorough as possible, but there’s the possibility that in the draft, something crazy might happen and I’ll end drafting someone not on the list. If I do, it’s not because I’m sand-bagging or anything. In fact, I don’t think I’ve compiled enough names to cover every draft pick.

I hope this list helps as a good start to the daunting task of picking a team. Best of luck to all the GMs this year.



Forwards

Marty Sertich- Colorado College
Brett Sterling- Colorado College
T.J. Hensick- Michigan
Gabe Gauthier- Denver
Robbie Earl- Wisconsin
Phil Kessel- Minnesota
Joe Pavelski- Wisconsin
Bill Thomas- Nebraska-Omaha
Scott Parse- Nebraska-Omaha
David Backes- Minnesota State, Mankato
Brent Walton- Western Michigan
Matt Moulson- Cornell
Dan Irmen- Minnesota
Tom Fritsche- Ohio State
Jack Skille- Wisconsin
Travis Zajac- North Dakota
Matt Christie- Miami
Drew Stafford- North Dakota
Jacob MikFlikier- New Hampshire
Rastislav Spirko- North Dakota
Paul Statsny- Denver
Rod Pelley- Ohio State
Chad Kolarik- Michigan
Pierre-Luc O’Brien- Sacred Heart
Marty Guerin- Miami
Tim Stapleton, Minnesota-Duluth
Marco Peluso- Minnesota-Duluth
Curtis Fraser- Alaska-Fairbanks
Dan Bertram- Boston College
Tyler Burton- Dartmouth
Dan Knapp- Ohio State
Domenic Maiani- Ohio State
Andrew Ebbett- Michigan
Daniel Winnik- New Hampshire
Brett Hemingway- New Hampshire
Ryan Potulny- Minnesota
Nathan Davis- Miami
Andrew Cogliano- Michigan
Ryan Carter-Minnesota State, Mankato
Travis Morin- Minnesota State
Jason Bloomingburg- Wayne State
Stavros Paskaris- Wayne State
Mike Howe- Minnesota
Jon Smyth- Colgate
Nick Johnson- Dartmouth
Mike Ouellette- Dartmouth
T.J. Trevelyan- St. Lawrence
Brian Boyle- Boston College
Darin Olver- Northern Michigan
Dustin Sproat- Princeton
Grant Goeckner-Zoeller- Princeton
Mike Santorelli- Northern Michigan
Elias Godoy- UMass-Lowell
Kirk MacDonald- RPI
Kevin Porter- Michigan
Bruce Mulherin- Alabama-Huntsville
Bryan Marshall- Nebraska-Omaha
Dirk Southern- Northern Michigan
Drew Miller- Michigan State
Colton Fretter- Michigan State
Jonathan Matsumoto- Bowling Green
Justin Abdelkader- Michigan State
Chris Conner- Michigan Tech
Alex Foster- Bowling Green
Derek Merkosky- Air Force
Joey Crabb- Colorado College
Ben Cottreau- Mercyhurst
Kevin Croxton- RPI
Ben Nelson- Quinnipiac
Brad Mills- Yale
Michel Leveille-Maine
Jimmy Kilpatrick- Colorado College
James Unger- Bowling Green
Kyle Greentree- Alaska-Fairbanks
Greg Moore- Maine
Brock Bradford- Boston College
Kelly Czuy- Alaska-Fairbanks
Ryan McLeod- Alaska-Fairbanks
Michael Gergen- Minnesota-Duluth
Rob Cirianni- Bemidji State
T.J. Oshie- North Dakota
Eric Ehn- Air Force
Bryan Lerg- Michigan State
Blake Wheeler- Minnesota

Defense

Matt Carle- Denver
Brian Yandle- New Hampshire
Reid Cashman- Quinnipiac
Nathan Oystrick- Northern Michigan
Jack Johnson- Michigan
Jamie Milam- Northern Michigan
Andy Greene- Miami
Sean Collins- New Hampshire
Dan Knapp-Nebraska-Omaha
Alex Goligoski- Minnesota
Brian Salcido- Colorado College
Matt Hunwick- Michigan
Justin Fletcher- St. Cloud State
Tom Gilbert- Wisconsin
Kyle Peto- Minnesota State
Lars Helminen- Michigan Tech
Brian Gineo- Air Force
Michael Hodgson- Bowling Green
Kyle Hood- Ohio State
Kyle Klubertanz- Wisconsin
Mike Campaner- Colgate
Dylan Reese- Harvard
Nate Guenin-Ohio State
Mike Lundin-Maine
Casey Borer- St. Cloud State
Andrew Thomas- Denver
Sasha Pokulok- Cornell
Taylor Chorney- North Dakota
Matt Niskanen- Minnesota-Duluth
Derek Peltier- Minnesota
T.J. Fast- Denver

Goalies

David McKee- Cornell
Dave Caruso- Ohio State
Cory Schneider- Boston College
Joe Fallon- Vermont
Adam D’Alba- Brown
Peter Vetri- UMass-Lowell
Wylie Rogers- Alaska-Fairbanks
Billy Sauer- Michigan
Matt Zaba- Colorado College
Dominic Vicari- Michigan State
Matt Climie- Bemidji State
Scott Munroe- Alabama-Huntsville
Peter Mannino- Denver
Brian Elliot- Wisconsin
Jordan Parise- North Dakota
Kellen Briggs- Minnesota
Jeff Frazee- Minnesota
Jeff VanNynatten- Niagara
Bobby Goepfert- St. Cloud State
Bill Zaniboni- Northern Michigan
Jimmy Spratt- Bowling Green
Justin Mrazek- Union
Jeff Jakaitis- Lake Superior State
Shane Connelly- Wisconsin
Phillippe Lamoreaux- North Dakota
Jeff Lerg- Michigan State
Ben Bishop- Maine
Charlie Effinger-Miami
Jeff Zatkoff-Miami
Nathan Lawson- Alaska-Anchorage
Chris Clark-Minnesota State
Noah Ruden- Michigan
Dan Tormey- Minnesota State
Derek Janzen-Northern Michigan