US team defensemen top CSS prelim rankings NHLcom 2010 NHL Entry Draft
US team defensemen top CSS prelim rankings NHLcom 2010 NHL Entry Draft Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES US team defensemen top CSS prelim rankingsFriday 11202009 419 PM 2010 NHL Entry Draft By Mike G Morreale NHLcom Staff Writer Did you really expect Kurt Kleinendorst to spend the previous nine seasons with the New Jersey Devils organization and not know the value of defense Kleinendorst in his first season as coach of the US National Team Development Program Under18 Team not only spent the last three seasons as coach for the Devils American Hockey League affiliate in Lowell but as New Jerseys assistant coach in 200001 Its no wonder five of the top seven players on NHL Central Scoutings preliminary ranking for United States Hockey League players happen to be defensemen playing for Kleinendorst No 1 Derek Forbort No 3 Stephen Johns No 4 Justin Faulk No 5 Jarred Tinordi and No 7 Jonathon Merrill This year the USNTDP is ranked alongside USHL players the team is playing a mix of college USHL and international competition Additionally goalie Jack Campbell who backstopped the US to the gold medal at the 2009 World Under18 Championship is rated No 1 among goalies We just want to make a commitment to be good defens...