Thursday is over . . .

THURSDAY’S GAME:
In Calgary, G Martin Jones stopped 23 shots as the Hitmen blanked the Lethbridge Hurricanes, 4-0. . . . The Hitmen (9-3-0-0) are atop the overall standings. They have won seven of their last eight games and are 3-0 against Lethbridge already this season. . . . Last season, Lethbridge won nine of 10 games with Calgary. . . . The Hurricanes (7-4-0-0) had won two straight and four of five. . . . Calgary, now 8-1 at home, got a goal and two assists from F Brandon Kozun. . . . It was the first shutout of the season for Jones, an 18-year-old from North Vancouver, and the second of his career.
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If you are into such things, here are the International Scouting Service’s top 30 prospects eligible for the NHL’s 2009 draft:
Rank Player's Name DOB Team League Pos S/C Ht. Wt.
1 Hedman, Victor Dec 18/90 Modo SweJE LD L 6.06 220
2 Tavares, John Sep 20/90 Oshawa OHL C L 6.00 198
3 Cowen, Jared Jan 25/91 Spokane WHL LD L 6.05 218
4 Duchene, Matt Jan 16/91 Brampton OHL C L 5.11 198
5 Svensson-Paajarvi, Magnus Apr 12/91 Timra SweJE LW L 6.01.5 200
6 Schenn, Brayden Aug 22/91 Brandon WHL C L 6.00 196
7 Schroeder, Jordan Sep 29/90 Uof MN WCHA RW R 5.08 165
8 Kadri, Nazem Oct 06/90 London OHL C L 6.01 177
9 Panik, Richard Feb 07/91 Trin CzeJr C R 6.02 185
10 Morin, Jeremy Apr 16/91 USA18 NTDP C R 5.10 160
11 Bubnick, Jimmy Jan 19/91 Kamloops WHL RW R 6.02 189
12 Shore, Drew Jan 29/91 USA18 NTDP C R 6.02 198
13 Kane, Evander Aug 01/91 Vancouver WHL C L 5.11 160
14 Lander, Anton Apr 24/91 Timra SweJE LW L 6.00 187
15 Rajala, Toni Mar 29/91 Ilves FinJrA LW L 5.09 161
16 Elliott, Stefan Jan 30/91 Saskatoon WHL LD R 6.01 184
17 Kassian, Zack Jan 24/91 Peterborough OHL RW R 6.03 205
18 Josefson, Jacob Mar 02/91 Djurg SweJE C L 6.00 187
19 Gilbert, David Feb 09/91 Quebec QMJHL C L 6.01 184
20 Doherty, Taylor Mar 02/91 Kingston OHL RD R 6.08 218
21 Ellis, Ryan Jan 03/91 Windsor OHL RD R 5.10 173
22 Ferraro, Landon Aug 08/91 Red Deer WHL RW R 6.00 170
23 Kivisto, Tommi Jun 07/91 Red Deer WHL RD L 6.01.5 192
24 Budish, Zach May 09/91 Edina MN-HS C R 6.02.5 229
25 Helgeson, Seth Oct 08/90 Sioux City USHL LD L 6.03 220
26 Holland, Peter Jan 14/91 Guelph OHL C L 6.02 190
27 Leblanc, Louis Jan 26/91 Omaha USHL C R 5.11 170
28 Caron, Jordan Nov 02/90 Rimouski QMJHL C L 6.02 201
29 Olsen, Dylan Jan 03/91 Camrose AJHL LD L 6.02 195
30 Klingberg, Carl Jan 28/91 Fro SweJE LW R 6.03 205
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And then there are these rankings from North American Central Scouting, which isn’t to be confused with NHL Central Scouting:
1 John Tavares – 6’1 203 Lbs. – Oshawa Generals
2 Victor Hedman – 6’7 220 Lbs – Modo (SWE)
3 Jared Cowen – 6’5 220 Lbs. – Spokane Chiefs
4 Braydon Schenn – 6’1 197 Lbs. – Brandon Wheat Kings
5 Matt Duchene – 6’0 190 Lbs. – Brampton Battalion
6 Jordan Schroeder – 5’10 170 Lbs. – University of Minnesota
7 Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi – 6’1 195 Lbs. – Timra (SWE)
8 Nazem Kadri – 6’0 182 Lbs. – London Knights
9 Jeremy Morin 6'1, 173lbs, RC, US Under 18's, Apr-91
10 Tommy Kivisto 6'2, 194lbs, LD, Red Deer, Jun-91
11 Evander Kane, 5'11, 168lbs, LC, Vancouver Giants, Feb-91
12 Zac Kassian 6'3, 211lbs, RW, Peterborough Petes, Jan-91
13 Ryan Ellis, 5'10, 180 lbs, RD, Windsor Spitfires Jan-91
14 David Runblad 6'3, 190lbs, LD, Skelleftea, Oct-90
15 Jacob Josefson, 6'0, 175 lbs, LC, Djurgarden, Mar-91
16 Casey Cizikas, 5'10, 188lbs, LC, Mississauga Majors, Feb-91
17 Ryan O'Reilly, 6'1, 191lbs, LC, Erie Otters, Feb-91
18 Louis Leblanc 6'1, 176 lbs, RW, Omaha Landers, Jan-91
19 Kyle Palmieri, 5'11, 185lbs, RC, US Under 18's, Feb-91
20 Alex Hutchings, 5'10, 170 lbs, LC, Barrie Colts, Nov-90
21 Richard Panik, 6'3, 19, LC, Trinec, Feb-91
22 Tomas Vincour, 6'3, 210 lbs, LW, Edmonton OilKings, Nov-90
23 Taylor Doherty, 6'5, 210, RD, Kingston Frontenacs, Mar-91
24 Jimmy Bubnick, 6'3, 195 lbs, RC, Kamloops Blazers, Jan-91
25 Tony Rajala, 5'10, 172 lbs, LW, Ilves, Mar-91
26 Stefan Elliot, 6'2, 190lbs, RD, Saskatoon, Jan-91
27 Landon Ferraro, 6'0, 182 lbs, LW, Red Deer Rebels., Aug-91
28 Anton Burdasov, 6'3, 195 lbs, RW, Chelyabinsk, May-91
29 Ethan Werek, 6'3, 195lbs, LW, Kingston Frontenacs, Jun-91
30 Drew Shore, 6'3, 194lbs, RW, US Under 18's, Mar-91