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ALEKSANDER BARKOV
• Position: Center
• Selected: First round, second overall
• Age/hometown: 17; Tampere, Finland
• Height/weight: 6-3, 210
• The scoop: Rated the top European skater, Barkov has excelled while playing professionally in Finland the past two seasons and finished second in scoring for Tappara this past year. Barkov — who is fluent in English, Russian and Finnish — is a big center with good hands and good size. Barkov is expected to play for the Panthers in the 2013-14 season after becoming the second-highest draft pick in franchise history.
IAN McCOSHEN
Position: Defenseman
• Selected: Second round, 31st overall
• Age/hometown: 17; Anaheim, Calif.
• Height/weight: 6-3, 205
The scoop: Headed to Boston College in the fall, McCoshen had 11 goals and 33 assists for Waterloo (Iowa) of the USHL last season.
EVAN COWLEY
• Position: Goaltender
• Selected: Fourth round, 92nd overall
• Age/hometown: 17; Cranbrook, British Columbia
• Height/weight: 6-3, 180
• The scoop: Cowley went 22-24-4 with a 2.90 GAA for Wichita Falls (Texas) of the NAHL last season. Considered a raw talent, Cowley will continue the Panthers’ pipeline from the University of Denver.
MICHAEL DOWNING
• Position: Defenseman
• Selected: Fourth round, 97th overall
Age/hometown: 18; Canton, Mich.
• Height/weight: 6-2, 190
• The scoop: Downing is a shutdown defender who is headed to Michigan next season.
MATT BUCKLES
• Position: Center
• Selected: Fourth round, 98th overall
• Age/hometown: 18; Toronto
• Height/weight: 6-1, 205
• The scoop: Scouts like Buckles for his playmaking ability as well as his nose for goals. Buckles, who is headed to Cornell, had 40 goals in juniors last season.
CHRIS CLAPPERTON
• Position: Left wing
• Selected: Fifth round, 122nd overall
• Age/hometown: 19; Cap-d’Espoir, Quebec
• Height/weight: 5-9, 175
• The scoop: Clapperton led the Blainville Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) last season with 34 goals and added 43 assists.
JOSH BROWN
• Position: Defenseman
• Selected: Sixth round, 152nd overall
• Age/hometown: 19; London, Ontario
• Height/weight: 6-3, 180
• The scoop: Another strong stay-at-home defenseman, Brown had 16 points and 79 penalty minutes for the Oshawa Generals last season.
MacKENZIE WEEGAR
• Position: Defenseman
Selected: Seventh round, 206th overall
• Age/hometown: 19; Napean, Ontario
• Height/weight: 6-3, 180
• The scoop: Weegar played in 62 games alongside top picks Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin.
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