2012 NHL Combine Invited Players
The annual NHL Entry Draft combine assessment involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period. Here is a complete list of the invited players for 2012. Also see the 2012 Top-10 Combine Results.
Of the 105 players attending the Combine, 61 will be representing the Canadian Hockey League (which accounts for over 70% of all North American invitees).
Player List
Central Scouting invited 105 players to the 2012 combine. Below is the alphabetical list (sorted by last name) of all invitees.
| First Name | Last Name | Birthplace | Team | League | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PONTUS | ABERG | Stockholm, Sweden | DJURGARDEN | SWEDEN | LW |
| JOSH | ANDERSON | Burlington, ON, Canada | LONDON | OHL | RW |
| CALLE | ANDERSSON | Malmo, Sweden | FARJESTAD JR. | SWE-JR. | D |
| ANDREAS | ATHANASIOU | London, ON, Canada | LONDON | OHL | C/LW |
| ROBERT | BAILLARGEON | Springfield, MA, United States | INDIANA | USHL | C |
| PATRIK | BARTOSAK | Novy Jicin, Czech Republik | RED DEER | WHL | G |
| FRANCIS | BEAUVILLIER | Sorel-Tracy, QC, Canada | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | C/LW |
| DYLAN | BLUJUS | Buffalo, NY, United States | BRAMPTON | OHL | D |
| TIM | BOZON | St. Louis, MO, United States | KAMLOOPS | WHL | LW |
| LUDWIG | BYSTROM | Orskoldsvik, Sweden | MODO JR. | SWE-JR. | D |
| CHRIS | CALNAN | Boston, MA, United States | NOBLES | HIGH-MA | RW |
| TREVOR | CARRICK | Stouffville, ON, Canada | MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL'S | OHL | D |
| CODY | CECI | Ottawa, ON, Canada | OTTAWA | OHL | D |
| SEBASTIAN | COLLBERG | Mariestad, Sweden | FROLUNDA | SWEDEN | RW |
| BRIAN | COOPER | Anchorage, AK, United States | FARGO | USHL | D |
| RYAN | CULKIN | Montreal, QC, Canada | QUEBEC | QMJHL | D |
| OSCAR | DANSK | Stockholm, Sweden | BRYNAS JR. | SWE-JR. | G |
| MATTHEW | DEBLOUW | Chesterfield, MI, United States | MUSKEGON | USHL | C |
| PHILLIP | DI GIUSEPPE | Toronto, ON, Canada | U OF MICHIGAN | CCHA | LW |
| MATHEW | DUMBA | Regina, SK, Canada | RED DEER | WHL | D |
| RADEK | FAKSA | Vitkov, Czechia | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
| MATTHEW | FINN | Toronto, ON, Canada | GUELPH | OHL | D |
| FILIP | FORSBERG | Ostervala, Sweden | LEKSAND | SWEDEN-2 | C |
| DANE | FOX | Chatham, ON, Canada | ERIE | OHL | C |
| MARTIN | FRK | Pelhrimov, Czechia | HALIFAX | QMJHL | RW |
| ALEX | GALCHENYUK | Milwaukee, WI, United States | SARNIA | OHL | C |
| BRENDAN | GAUNCE | Sudbury, ON, Canada | BELLEVILLE | OHL | C |
| ARTUR | GAVRUS | Ratichi, Belarus | OWEN SOUND | OHL | C/LW |
| JON | GILLIES | Concord, NH, United States | INDIANA | USHL | G |
| ZEMGUS | GIRGENSONS | Riga, Latvia | DUBUQUE | USHL | C |
| CODA | GORDON | Calgary, AB, Canada | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | LW |
| MIKHAIL | GRIGORENKO | Khabarovsk, Russia | QUEBEC | QMJHL | C |
| BRIAN | HART | Cumberland, ME, United States | EXETER | HIGH-NH | RW |
| KENTON | HELGESEN | Grand Prarie, AB, Canada | CALGARY | WHL | D |
| TOMAS | HERTL | Prague, Czechia | SLAVIA | CZREP | C |
| TOMAS | HYKA | Mlada Boleslav, Czechia | GATINEAU | QMJHL | RW |
| MAX | IAFRATE | Baltimore, MD, United States | KITCHENER | OHL | D |
| MARK | JANKOWSKI | Hamilton, ON, Canada | STANSTEAD COLLEGE | HIGH-QC | C |
| BEN | JOHNSON | Hancock, MI, United States | WINDSOR | OHL | C/LW |
| ERIK | KARLSSON | Lerum, Sweden | FROLUNDA JR. | SWE-JR. | C/LW |
| NICOLAS | KERDILES | Lewisville, TX, United States | USA U-18 | USHL | LW |
| JUJHAR | KHAIRA | Surrey, BC, Canada | PRINCE GEORGE | BCHL | LW |
| SLATER | KOEKKOEK | Winchester, ON, Canada | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | D |
| JOONAS | KORPISALO | Pori, Finland | JOKERIT JR. | FINLAND-JR. | G |
| SCOTT | KOSMACHUK | Richmond Hill, ON, Canada | GUELPH | OHL | RW |
| BRETT | KULAK | Edmonton, AB, Canada | VANCOUVER | WHL | D |
| SAMUEL | KURKER | Boston, MA, United States | ST. JOHN'S PREP | HIGH-MA | RW |
| CHRISTOPHE | LALANCETTE | Roberval, QC, Canada | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | RW |
| SCOTT | LAUGHTON | Oakville, ON, Canada | OSHAWA | OHL | C |
| ESA | LINDELL | Vantaa, Finland | JOKERIT JR. | FINLAND-JR. | D |
| HAMPUS | LINDHOLM | Helsingborg, Sweden | ROGLE JR. | SWE-JR. | D |
| OLLI | MAATTA | Jyvaskyla, Finland | LONDON | OHL | D |
| JARROD | MAIDENS | Niagara Falls, ON, Canada | OWEN SOUND | OHL | C/LW |
| ANDREY | MAKAROV | Kazan, Russia | SASKATOON | WHL | G |
| MATIA | MARCANTUONI | Woodbridge, ON, CANADA | KITCHENER | OHL | C/RW |
| MICHAEL | MATHESON | Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada | DUBUQUE | USHL | D |
| STEFAN | MATTEAU | Chicago, IL, United States | USA U-18 | USHL | C |
| JAKE | MCCABE | Eau Claire, WI, Unites States | U. OF WISCONSIN | WCHA | D |
| BROCK | MCGINN | Fergus, ON, Canada | GUELPH | OHL | LW |
| JAMES | MELINDY | Goulds, NL, Canada | MONCTON | QMJHL | D |
| MITCHELL | MOROZ | Edmonton, AB, Canada | EDMONTON | WHL | LW |
| RYAN | MURRAY | Regina, SK, Canada | EVERETT | WHL | D |
| LOGAN | NELSON | Coon Rapids, MN, United States | VICTORIA | WHL | C |
| CRISTOVAL | NIEVES | Syracuse, NY, United States | KENT SCHOOL | HIGH-CT | C |
| DANIEL | O'REGAN | Berlin, Germany | ST. SEBASTIAN SCHOOL | HIGH-MA | C |
| VYACHESLAV | OSNOVIN | Russia | CHELYABINSK 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | C |
| FRANK | PALAZZESE | North York, ON, Canada | KITCHENER | OHL | G |
| JAKE | PATERSON | Mississauga, ON, Canada | SAGINAW | OHL | G |
| TANNER | PEARSON | Kitchener, ON, Canada | BARRIE | OHL | LW |
| VILLE | POKKA | Tornio, Finland | KARPAT | FINLAND | D |
| DERRICK | POULIOT | Estevan, SK, Canada | PORTLAND | WHL | D |
| NIKOLAY | PROKHORKIN | Chelyabinsk, Russia | CSKA 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | LW |
| GRIFFIN | REINHART | North Vancouver, BC, Canada | EDMONTON | WHL | D |
| TANNER | RICHARD | Markham, ON, Canada | GUELPH | OHL | C |
| MORGAN | RIELLY | Vancouver, BC, Canada | MOOSE JAW | WHL | D |
| KEVIN | ROY | Greenfield Park, QC, Canada | LINCOLN | USHL | C |
| HENRIK | SAMUELSSON | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | EDMONTON | WHL | C/RW |
| JORDAN | SCHMALTZ | Madison, WI, United States | GREEN BAY | USHL | D |
| DAMON | SEVERSON | Brandon, MB, Canada | KELOWNA | WHL | D |
| DEVIN | SHORE | Ajax, ON, Canada | WHITBY | OJHL | C |
| PATRICK | SIELOFF | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | USA U-18 | USHL | D |
| COLTON | SISSONS | North Vancouver, BC, Canada | KELOWNA | WHL | C |
| BRADY | SKJEI | Lakevill, MN, United States | USA U-18 | USHL | D |
| GEMEL | SMITH | Toronto, ON, Canada | OWEN SOUND | OHL | C |
| ZACHARY | STEPAN | Hastings, MN, United States | SHATTUCK-ST.MARYS | HIGH-MN | C |
| CHANDLER | STEPHENSON | Saskatoon, SK, Canada | REGINA | WHL | C/LW |
| ANTHONY | STOLARZ | Edison, NJ, United States | CORPUS CHRISTI | NAHL | G |
| MALCOLM | SUBBAN | Toronto, ON, Canada | BELLEVILLE | OHL | G |
| LUKAS | SUTTER | St. Louis, MO, United States | SASKATOON | WHL | C |
| TEUVO | TERAVAINEN | Helsinki, Finland | JOKERIT | FINLAND | LW |
| DALTON | THROWER | Squamish, BC, Canada | SASKATOON | WHL | D |
| MATT | TOMKINS | Edmonton, AB, Canada | SHERWOOD PARK | AJHL | G |
| FRANCOIS | TREMBLAY | Baie-Comeau, QC, Canada | VAL-D'OR | QMJHL | G |
| BRANDEN | TROOCK | Edmonton, AB, Canada | SEATTLE | WHL | RW |
| JACOB | TROUBA | Rochester, MI, United States | USA U-18 | USHL | D |
| BRADY | VAIL | Hendersonville, NC, United States | WINDSOR | OHL | C |
| MIKKO | VAINONEN | Helsinki, Finland | HIFK JR. | FINLAND-JR. | D |
| ANDREI | VASILEVSKI | Tyumen, Russia | UFA 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | G |
| JIMMY | VESEY | Boston, MA, United States | SOUTH SHORE | EJHL | LW |
| NICHOLAS | WALTERS | Edmonton, AB, Canada | EVERETT | WHL | D |
| BRANDON | WHITNEY | Centreville, NS, Canada | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | G |
| THOMAS | WILSON | Toronto, ON, Canada | PLYMOUTH | OHL | RW |
| MIKE | Winther | Olds, AB, Canada | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | C |
| NAIL | YAKUPOV | Nizhnekamsk, Russia | SARNIA | OHL | RW |
| DANIIL | ZHARKOV | St. Petersburg, Russia | BELLEVILLE | OHL | L |
Source
- List derived from information published by NHL.com
Related Pages
- All NHL Entry Draft Combine Results.
- See details of the testing procedures for the NHL Entry Draft Combine.
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