Saturday, June 24, 2017

2017 New York Islanders Draft Class

ROBIN SALO
European Skater - SPORT, FINLAND

FINAL RANK: 20 // MIDTERM RANK: 17
POSITION: Defenseman // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 1" // WEIGHT: 189
BORN: October 13, 1998
BORN IN: Espoo, FIN
DRAFTED: 2017: NYI (2nd Round / 46th Overall)

STATISTICS


BENJAMIN MIRAGEAS
North American Skater - CHICAGO, USHL

FINAL RANK: 63 // MIDTERM RANK: 48
POSITION: Defenseman // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 1" // WEIGHT: 171
BORN: May 8, 1999 // HOMETOWN: Newburyport, Mass.
BORN IN: Newburyport, MA, USA
DRAFTED: 2017: NYI (3rd Round / 77th Overall)

PROFILE

• LISTS BRUINS DEFENSEMAN ZDENO CHARA AS HIS CHILDHOOD HOCKEY IDOL.

STATISTICS


SEBASTIAN AHO
European Skater - SKELLEFTEA, SWEDEN

FINAL RANK: 48 // MIDTERM RANK: 31
POSITION: Defenseman // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 5' 10" // WEIGHT: 176
BORN: February 17, 1996 // HOMETOWN: Umea, Sweden
BORN IN: Umea, SWE
DRAFTED: 2017: NYI (5th Round / 139th Overall)

PROFILE

• AHO SPENT THE 2014-15 SEASON WITH SKELLEFTEA IN THE SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE, WHERE HE REGISTERED 1-8—9 IN 41 REGULAR SEASON GAMES AND ADDED 1-3—4 IN 13 PLAYOFF CONTESTS TO HELP THE TEAM EARN THE LEAGUE'S SILVER MEDAL. 

• AHO SPLIT THE 2013-14 SEASON BETWEEN SKELLEFTEA’S JUNIOR TEAM, WHERE HE NOTCHED 23 POINTS (7-16—23) IN 27 GAMES AND THE CLUB’S SENIOR TEAM IN THE SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE (1-4—5 IN 21 GAMES). 

• HE REGISTERED FOUR ASSISTS IN SIX GAMES AS AN ASSISTANT CAPTAIN WITH SWEDEN’S GOLD-MEDAL WINNING TEAM AT THE 2013 WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE, AND AGAIN WORE A LETTER WITH SWEDEN AT THE 2013 IVAN HLINKA MEMORIAL. HE ALSO REPRESENTED SWEDEN AT THE 2013 AND 2014 UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, TOTALING TWO GOALS AND 12 PENALTY MINUTES IN NINE GAMES COMBINED. AHO ALSO SKATED FOR HIS COUNTRY AT THE 2015 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

• HIS OLDER BROTHER, SAMUEL, ALSO PLAYS PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY IN EUROPE MOST RECENTLY WITH VANNAS IN DIVISION 1 OF THE SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE.

• AHO IS AN ADMIRER OF LOS ANGELES KINGS DEFENSEMAN DREW DOUGHTY AND MODELS HIS GAME AFTER DOUGHTY’S TWO-WAY STYLE.

SCOUTING REPORT

DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN SCOUTING, GORAN STUBB

"HE COMPENSATES FOR HIS LACK OF SIZE WITH HIS POSITIONAL PLAY, HOCKEY SENSE, MOBILITY AND SKATING. HE PLAYS A TOUGH, AGGRESSIVE STYLE OF HOCKEY, PLAYS BIGGER THAN HE IS AND WITH A LOT OF CONFIDENCE."

STATISTICS


ARNAUD DURANDEAU
North American Skater - HALIFAX, QMJHL

FINAL RANK: 177 // MIDTERM RANK: N/A
POSITION: Left Wing // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 5' 11" // WEIGHT: // 183
BORN: January 14, 1999 // HOMETOWN: Beaconsfield, Que.
BORN IN: Montreal, QC, CAN
DRAFTED: 2017: NYI (6th Round / 165th Overall)

STATISTICS


LOGAN COCKERILL
North American Skater - USA U-18, NTDP

FINAL RANK: 214 // MIDTERM RANK: 192
POSITION: Left Wing // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 5' 8" // WEIGHT: 165
BORN: March 3, 1999 // HOMETOWN: Brighton, Mich.
BORN IN: -
DRAFTED: 2017: NYI (7th Round / 201st Overall)

PROFILE

• LISTS FORMER RED WINGS CAPTAIN STEVE YZERMAN AS HIS CHILDHOOD HOCKEY IDOL.

STATISTICS

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