Will he beat Gáborík? Slafkovsky will enter the NHL draft as the leader of the ranking – Truth

Juraj Slafkovský will enter this year’s NHL draft as a unit of the Central Scouting Office’s pre-draft ranking among skaters from European competitions. In its final edition, he rose to the top of the standings when he skipped the current Finnish leader Joakim Kemell from JYP Jyväskylä. The eighteen-year-old winger has a great chance of becoming the highest drafted Slovak hockey player in history. The record is held by Marián Gáborík, whom Minnesota chose from third place in 2000. Slafkovský shone at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where he helped Slovakia win historical bronze medals with seven goals. At the age of 17, he became the most productive hockey player, the top scorer and the most useful player of the Olympic tournament (MVP). Read more The biggest star is yet to arrive, says Slafkovský. Will he be in attack together? Subsequently, he also succeeded in the playoffs of the Finnish league, where he advanced with TPS Turku to the finals. In the basic part of Liiga he scored 10 points (5 + 5) in 31 matches, in the knockout he scored two goals and five assists in 18 duels. “Slafkovský gave excellent performances at the Olympics. He regularly played for the TPS in the second attack, in which he played very well, “said Goran Stubb, the main European scout of the NHL. His compatriot and another bronze medalist from Beijing, Shimon Nemec, should also be high in the draft. Forward Filip Mešár from Poprad is in 20th place, Adam Sýkora from Nitra is 42. Read more Praise for Slafkovsky. A pleasure to watch, he has a bright future The ranking of skaters from North American competitions was dominated by Shane Wright of Kingston in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHL). Overseas experts have long favored the Canadian center for this year’s draft unit. The first place among European goalkeepers was defended by Finn Topias Leinonen from the junior team JYP Jyväskylä, among the North American goalkeepers he remained at the top of the ranking of Tyler Brennan from Prince George in the junior Western Hockey League. Photo: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP / Profimedia Juraj Slafkovský. Juraj Slafkovský. Prior to the release of the final standings on Thursday, representatives of the Central Scout Office had five days of rallies in Toronto with the highest hopes of this year’s draft, communicating with other players via video conferencing. This year’s NHL Draft will take place July 7 and 8 at the Bell Center in Montreal. The draft lottery, which is on the program on May 10, will decide on the order in the entry draft. The NHL website informed about it. Final preddraft ranking of the Central Scout Office: skaters in European competitions: 1. Juraj SLAFKOVSKÝ (SR / TPS Turku), 2. Joakim Kemell (FIN / JYP Jyväskylä), 3. Šimon NEMEC (SR / HK Nitra),…, 20. Filip MEŠÁR (SR / HK Poprad), 42. Adam SÝKORA (SR / HK Nitra), 45. Alex ŠOTEK (SR / HC Slovan Bratislava)
goalkeepers in European competitions: 1. Topias Leinonen (FIN / JYP Jyväskylä), 2. Hugo Hävelid (Sweden / Linköping), 3. Jan Špunar (Czech Republic / Olomouc)
North American skaters: 1. Shane Wright (Kan./Kingston, OHL), 2. Logan Cooley (US / US 18, USNTDP Juniors, USHL), 3. Cutter Gauthier (US / US 18, USNTDP Juniors, USHL), …, 58. Servác PETROVSKÝ (SR / Owen Sound, OHL), 89. Marián MOŠKO (SR / Lincoln Stars, USHL)
goalkeepers in North American competitions: 1. Tyler Brennan (Kan./Prince George Cougars, WHL), 2. Ivan Žigalov (Biel./Sherbrooke Phoenix, QMJHL), 3. Dylan Silverstein (USA / USA 18, USNTDP Juniors, USHL)