Draft Prospects -- Goaltenders

On the eve of the June 22-23 NHL Entry Draft at Pittsburgh, newyorkrangers.com looks at the top 2012 draft prospects at each position to help give fans a sense of players who might be available to the Blueshirts when they make the No. 28 overall pick on Friday. Here are 14 of the top available goaltenders in alphabetical order.

OTHER POSITIONS: Centers | Wingers A-L | Wingers M-Z | Defense A-L | Defense M-Z

CONSENSUS TOP 14

Listed to the right of each player's name is his final ranking from NHL Central Scouting as well thehree major scouting publications. These are The Hockey News (THN), The International Scouting Service Draft Guide (ISS) and Red Line Report (RLR).  Please note that these rankings are for informational purposes only, based on widely published reports with no relationship to preferences of the New York Rangers scouting staff.

GOALTENDERS ELIGIBLE FOR DRAFT

RANKINGS

Patrik Bartosak NOT DRAFTED, ELIGIBLE IN 2013 Goaltender (Red Deer Rebels, Western Hockey League)   Height: 6-0 - Weight: 181 - Catches: Left - Born: March 29, 1993 2011-12: 25 games; 2.74 GAA; 1 shutout; .915 save pct., 14-10-1 record NOTES: Missed remainder of season with shoulder injury suffered in January. Played for Vitkovice junior team before coming to North America. Nephew of former NHLer Radek Bonk was not selected in the 2011 draft.Hometown: Koprivnice, Czech Republic (Czech)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 8 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 15G 204

	Oscar Dansk COLUMBUS -- ROUND 2, NO. 31 Goaltender (Gavle Brynas, Sweden Under-20 League)   Height: 6-2 - Weight: 186 - Catches: Left - Born: Feb. 28, 1994 2011-12: 28 games; 2.82 GAA; 2 shutouts; .910 save pct. NOTES: At best in biggest games. Started five games for silver medalists at World Under-18s and could be World Junior starter in 2013. Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's before he returned to Sweden. Plays deep in his net.Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 2 (European goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR 44 1G 31
DANSK VIDEO: Interview at the Draft

Jon Gillies CALGARY -- ROUND 3, NO. 75 Goaltender (Indiana Ice, United States Hockey League)   Height: 6-5 - Weight: 210 - Catches: Left - Born: Jan. 22, 1994 2011-12: 53 games; 2.77 GAA; 3 SO; .915 save pct., 31-11-12 record NOTES: Former prep school star at Salisbury uses his size to block much of net and make up for weaknesses. He  battles with great confidence. Will begin collegiate career at Providence in the fall but has QMJHL option.Hometown: South Portland, Maine (American)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 6 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 8G 77

Joonas Korpisalo COLUMBUS -- ROUND 3, NO. 62 Goaltender (Helsinki Jokerit, Finland Under-20 League)   Height: 6-2 - Weight: 163 - Catches: Left - Born: April 28, 1994 2011-12: 38 games; 2.04 GAA; 4 shutouts; .920 save pct., 28-10-0 record NOTES: Very flexible goalie gives team chance to win each night. Named best goalie in Finnish junior hockey. Was No. 1 goalie for Finland at World Under-18s, finishing with .902 Sv%. Went 3-3 with shutout of Germany.Hometown: Pori, Finland (Finnish)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 3 (European goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 11G 80

	Andrey Makarov NOT DRAFTED, ELIGIBLE IN 2013 Goaltender (Saskatoon Blades, Western Hockey League)   Height: 6-0 - Weight: 180 - Catches: Left - Born: April 20, 1993 2011-12: 54 games; 3.01 GAA; 2 shutouts; .913 save pct., 29-21-2 record NOTES: Battles hard to stop puck, regardless of technique. At his best in big games and makes dramatic glove stops due to his uncanny ability to read play. Passed over inthe 2011 draft, but saw action in World Juniors.Hometown: Kazan, Russia (Russian)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 7 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- -- 44
MAKAROV VIDEO: WJC Save | WJC Collision

	Matt Murray PITTSBURGH -- ROUND 3, NO. 83 Goaltender (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Ontario Hockey League)   Height: 6-4 - Weight: 162 - Catches: Left - Born: May 25, 1994 2011-12: 36 games; 4.08 GAA; 0 shutouts; .876 save pct., 13-19-1 record NOTES: Battler with great size and remarkable quickness and athleticism who played on weak team that finished under .500 and missed playoffs. Won bronze with Canada at World Under-18s, starting all seven games.Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario (Canadian)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 18 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR 61 4G 119
MURRAY VIDEO: Interview at the Draft

Franky Palazzese NOT DRAFTED, ELIGIBLE IN 2013 Goaltender (Kitchener Rangers, Ontario Hockey League)   Height: 6-0 - Weight: 160 - Catches: Left - Born: May 28, 1993 2011-12: 36 games; 2.93 GAA; 0 shutouts; .927 save pct., 20-13-2 record NOTES: A diligent, hard-worker who controls his rebounds well. Named the OHL Goaltender of the Month for December. Also was conference's most underrated player in coaches' poll. Passed over in last year's draft.Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario (Canadian)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 9 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- -- --

	Jake Paterson DETROIT -- ROUND 3, NO. 80 Goaltender (Saginaw Spirit, Ontario Hockey League)   Height: 6-2 - Weight: 183 - Catches: Left - Born: May 3, 1994 2011-12: 42 games; 3.42 GAA; 1 shutout; .904 save pct., 18-18-3 record NOTES: A hard worker with athleticism and superior quickness always looking to improve his game. Was first goalie taken in 2010 OHL priority selection. Was 6-6 with 3.05 GAA and .903 save percentage in playoffs.Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario (Canadian)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 3 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 6G 175
PATERSON VIDEO: Interview at Combine

	Anthony Stolarz PHILADELPHIA -- ROUND 2, NO. 45 Goaltender (Corpus Christi Ice Rays, NAHL)   Height: 6-5 - Weight: 200 - Catches: Left - Born: Jan. 20, 1994 2011-12: 50 games; 2.84 GAA; 3 shutouts; .920 save pct., 23-22-4 record NOTES: Very athletic for his huge size and covers a lot of the net. Reads play and controls his rebounds well. His raw, instinctive talent gives him a big NHL upside. Will begin a college career at Nebraska-Omaha in the fall.Hometown: Jackson, New Jersey (American)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 4 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 10G 67
STOLARZ VIDEO: Profile

	Malcolm Subban BOSTON -- ROUND 1, NO. 24 Goaltender (Belleville Bulls, Ontario Hockey League)   Height: 6-1 - Weight: 188 - Catches: Left - Born: Dec. 21, 1993 2011-12: 39 games; 2.50 GAA; 3 shutouts; .923 save pct., 25-14-0 record NOTES: Athletic, remarkably quick-reflex goalie who placed fourth in OHL GAA after starting five games in 2011 World Under-18s. Younger brother of Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban. Grew up idolizing Henrik Lundqvist.Hometown: Rexdale, Ontario (Canadian)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 1 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR 48 2G 69
SUBBAN VIDEO: Profile | Being Drafted | Draft Interview | Interview | With Weekes | With His Brother | At NHL R&D Camp

Matt Tomkins CHICAGO -- ROUND 7, NO. 199 Goaltender (Sherwood Park Crusaders, AJHL)   Height: 6-2 - Weight: 171 - Catches: Left - Born: June 19, 1994 2011-12: 33 games; 3.41 GAA; 0 shutouts; .894 save pct., 18-11-2 record NOTES: Athletic goaltender with good size who plays his angles well and raised his Central Scouting rank from No. 15 at the midseason mark to No. 10 in final rankings. Will begin his college career at Ohio State in fall 2013.Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta (Canadian)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 10 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- -- --

Francois Tremblay ST. LOUIS -- ROUND 5, NO. 146 Goaltender (Val d'Or Foreurs, Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League)   Height: 6-2 - Weight: 200 - Catches: Left - Born: Aug. 29, 1994 2011-12: 57 games; 3.79 GAA; 2 shutouts; .882 save pct., 22-28-4 record NOTES: Classic French-Canadian butterfly style goaltender understands technical aspects of the game and has big upside. Covers low part of net extremelly well and is also very good at positioning in anticipation of play.Hometown: Baie-Comeau, Quebec (Canadian)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 5 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 12G 118

	Andrei Vasilevski TAMPA BAY -- ROUND 1, NO. 19 Goaltender (Ufa Tolpar, Russia MHL)   Height: 6-3 - Weight: 204 - Catches: Right - Born: July 25, 1994 2011-12: 27 games; 2.23 GAA; 3 shutouts; .931 save pct., 15-8-3 record NOTES: Tall, intimidating battler has huge NHL future ahead of him and is one of the best goalies to come out of Russia with .953 save percentage at World Juniors. Started six games for Russians at the World Under-18s.Hometown: Tyumen, Russia (Russian)	CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 1 (European goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR 21 3G 10
VASILEVSKI VIDEO: Being Drafted

Brandon Whitney CHICAGO -- ROUND 7, NO. 191 Goaltender (Victoriaville Tigres, Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League)   Height: 6-5 - Weight: 193 - Catches: Left - Born: May 11, 1994 2011-12: 36 games; 2.74 GAA; 2 shutouts; .896 save pct., 22-4-4 record NOTES: Huge goalie covers so much of net, plays angles with expertise, and has a very good glove hand. As a 17-year-old, he led QMJHL rookie goaltenders in GAA and stopped 11 of 12 shots in Top Prospects Game.Hometown: Kentville, Nova Scotia (Canadian)

CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 2 (North American goalies) OTHER RANKINGS THN ISS RLR -- 7G 63