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        

2011 Draft Prospects Tracker

2nd Round Pick Center Boone Jenner -
Jenner will play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Boone Jenner        

3rd Round Pick Center T.J. Tynan -
Tynan will play as a senior for University of Notre Dame in 2013-2014.

T.J. Tynan        

4th Round Pick Defenseman Mike Reilly -
Reilly will play his sophomore season at the University of Minnesota in 2013-2014.        
Mike Reilly
5th Round Pick Right Wing Seth Ambroz -
Ambroz will play his junior season at the University of Minnesota in 2013-2014.        
Seth Ambroz

6th Round Pick Center Lukas Sedlak -
Lucas will play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Lukas Sedlak
7th Round Pick Goaltender Anton Forsberg - Forsberg plays for Modo in the SHL (Sweden) in 2013-2014.

Anton Forsberg

2010 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Center Ryan Johansen -
Johansen is on Columbus so he is no longer considered a prospect.

2nd Round Pick Left Wing Dalton Smith -
Smith is expected to play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.


2nd Round Pick Right Wing Petr Straka -
Straka was not signed by the deadline in 2012 and became a free agent. He signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2013 and is expected to play for Adirondack in the AHL in 2013-2014.

4th Round Pick Defenseman Brandon Archibald -
Archibald was signed by the deadline in 2012, he is no longer property of the Blue Jackets.

4th Round Pick Goaltender Mathieu Corbeil -
Corbeil was not re-signed by Columbus in 2012 so they no longer hold the rights to Corbeil.

5th Round Pick Defenseman Austin Madaisky -
Austin is expected to play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.


6th Round Pick Defenseman Dalton Prout -
Prout is on Columbus so he is no longer considered a prospect.

7th Round Pick Goaltender Martin Ouellette Martin enters his senior season at the University of Maine in 2013-2014.

2009 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Defenseman John Moore -
Moore was included in a trade by the Blue Jackets, along with Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett and a sixth-round pick to the New York Rangers in exchange for Marian Gaborik and minor league players Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle on April 3, 2013.

2nd Round Pick Center Kevin Lynch -
Lynch was not signed by the deadline on August 15, 2013 so Columbus no longer holds his rights.

4th Round Pick Defenseman David Savard -
Savard will play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.


5th Round Pick Defenseman Thomas Larkin
Larkin will play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.

6th Round Pick Defenseman Anton Blomqvist -
Blomqvist is on loan to Malmo in the Allsvenskan pro league in Sweden for the final year of his Blue Jackets entry level contract.

7th Round Pick Right Wing Kyle Neuber -
Neuber was not resigned by Columbus so he is no longer property of the Blue Jackets.
       

2008 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Left Wing Nikita Filatov -
Filatov was traded to the Ottawa Senators for a third-round pick during the 2011 NHL draft.

2nd Round Pick Defenseman Cody Goloubef -
Goloubef will play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Cody Goloubef  4th Round Pick Defenseman Steven Delisle -
Delisle was not given a qualifying offer at the end of his contract in 2013 and signed an AHL contract with the Adirondack Phantoms so he is no longer property of Columbus.

4th Round Pick Defenseman Drew Olson -
Olson was traded to Tampa Bay for future considerations on July 2, 2013.        

5th Round Pick Left Wing Matt Calvert -
Calvert is on Columbus so he is no longer considered a prospect.

5th Round Pick Right Wing Tomas Kubalik -
Kubalik was traded from Columbus to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Spencer Machacek on March 10, 2013.
 
 5th Round Pick Defenseman Brent Regner  -
Regner is no longer property of the Blue Jackets.      

6th Round Pick Right Wing Cam Atkinson -
Atkinson is on Columbus so he is no longer considered a prospect.

7th Round Pick Left Wing Sean Collins  -
Collins will play for Springfield in the AHL in 2013-2014.
 
Sean Collins