2013 NHL Draft Prospect Battle - Dano vs. Dickinson vs. Compher

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Columbus Blue Jackets make the right pick with Center Marko Dano? Columbus had already taken Swedish center Alexander Wennberg and forward Kerby Rychel. Centers Jason Dickinson and J.T. Compher were also on the board when Columbus took Dano.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start.
27th Overall Pick Center Marko Dano Columbus Blue Jackets
29th Overall Pick Center Jason Dickinson Dallas Stars
35th Overall Pick Center J.T. Compher Buffalo Sabres

2013 NHL Draft Prospect Battle Rychel vs. Mantha

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Columbus Blue Jackets make the right selection with Left Wing Kerby Rychel? Should Columbus have taken Anthony Mantha the Right Wing/Left Wing instead? Columbus had already taken center Alex Wennberg and also drafted center Marko Dano in the late 1st round with their third pick in the 1st round.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of Rychel and Mantha here for fun to start.
19th Overall Pick Left Wing Kerby Rychel Columbus Blue Jackets
20th Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha Detroit Red Wings

2013 NHL Draft Prospect Battle Wennberg vs. Lazar vs. Pulock vs. Zadorov

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Columbus Blue Jackets make the right selection with Swedish center Alexander Wennberg?
Columbus had 3 first round picks including the 19th overall pick in addition to this pick the 14th pick. The Blue Jackets ended up taking Wennberg, forward Kerby Rychel and center Marko Dano in the 1st round. They did draft a promising defenseman Dillon Heatherington in the 2nd round. Should Columbus have taken Pulock, Zadorov or even Mueller all defensemen who went from 15th to 18th overall? Columbus chose Wennberg over another center Curtis Lazar.

More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these four players here for fun to start.
14th Overall Pick Center Alexander Wennberg Columbus Blue Jackets

17th Overall Pick Center Curtis Lazar Ottawa Senators
15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
16th Overall Pick Defenseman Nikita Zadorov Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets Assign Forward Kerby Rychel to His Junior Team

The Columbus Blue Jackets have returned 1st Round Draft Pick, Winger Kerby Rychel to Windsor of the OHL. In addition, Columbus sent 17 players to their AHL affiliate in Springfield. The Blue Jackets training camp roster has been reduced to 33.

Columbus Blue Jackets Returned 5 Players to Their Junior Teams

The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned 2013 3rd round draft pick F Oliver Bjorkstrand to Portland (WHL), F Josh Anderson to London (OHL), 2013 2nd round draft pick D Dillon Heatherington to Swift Current (WHL), G Oscar Dansk to Erie (OHL), and 2013 4th round draft pick F Nick Moutrey to Saginaw (OHL).

2013 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Center Alexander Wennberg -
Wennberg will play for Frolunda in the SHL (Sweden) in 2013-2014.

Alexander Wennberg

1st Round Pick Left Wing Kerby Rychel -
Rychel is expected to play for Windsor in the OHL in 2013-2014.

Kerby Rychel

1st Round Pick Center Marko Dano -
Dano will play for HC Slovan Bratislava in the KHL in Russia in 2013-2014.      

Marko Dano

2nd Round Pick Defenseman Dillon Heatherington -
Dillon is expected to play for Swift Current in the WHL in 2013-2014.

Dillon Heatherington

3rd Round Pick Right Wing Oliver Bjorkstrand -
Bjorkstrand will play for Portland in the WHL in 2013-2014.        

Oliver Bjorkstrand 

4th Round Pick Right Wing Nick Moutrey -
Moutrey is expected to play for Saginaw in the OHL in 2013-2014.        

Nick Moutrey

6th Round Pick Right Wing Markus Søberg -
Soberg is expected to play for Frolunda J20 in the SuperElit league in Sweden in 2013-2014.
        
Markus Soberg

7th Round Pick Center Peter Quenneville -
Peter will enter his freshman season at Quinnipiac University in 2013-2014.

Peter Quenneville        

2012 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Defenseman Ryan Murray -
Murray is expected to be on Columbus so he is no longer considered a prospect.

2nd Round Pick Goaltender Oscar Dansk -
Dansk will play for Erie in the OHL in 2013-2014.        

Oscar Dansk

3rd Round Pick Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo -
Joonas will play for Jokerit in sm-liiga, the Finland pro league in 2013-2014.       

Joonas Korpisalo

4th Round Pick Left Wing Josh Anderson -
Anderson is expected to play for London in the OHL in 2013-2014.

Josh Anderson        

6th Round Pick Right Wing Daniel Zaar -
Zaar will play for Rogle in the Allsvenskan Sweden pro league in 2013-2014.

Daniel Zaar        

7th Round Pick Defenseman Gianluca Curcuruto -
Curcuruto will play for Plymouth in the OHL in 2013-2014.

Gianluca Curcuruto