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Five players from Shattuck-St. Mary's School are ranked among the top 210 North American skaters eligible for the 2008 Draft. There are five players from Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minn., ranked by NHL Central Scouting among the top 210 North American skaters eligible for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft -- center Derek Stepan (58), defenseman David Carle (60), center David Toews (79), r afl football ight winger Alexander Fallstrom (159) and left winger Jordan Murray (173). The Shattuck-St. Mary's hockey era began in the early 1990s when former NHL defenseman Craig Norwich was hired to start a hockey program at the elite prep school. Norwich brought former New York Islander J.P. Parise on board a few years later. St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray (Jordan's father) also coached there. The curre afl football nt coach is Tom Ward.Throughout the years, top players like Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Zach Parise, Drew Stafford, Brady Murray, Ty Conklin, Ryan Malone, Taylor ChorneyJake Gardiner and Aaron Ness are doing what they can to restore first-round tradition to Minnesota public high school hockey. The defensemen are projected to be among the top choices when NHL teams convene in Ottawa. Draft Dandi afl football es archive Ottawa 2008 Draft Central Stepan Carle Toews Murray Get your 2008 Draft Center Ice Stretch Fit Hat now! Ward -- -Alex is a great kid, big and strong. He's got a chance to be a good player. I think one day he'll probably be a typical kind of Swedish player in the NHL. He's going back to Sweden next season to play for Djurgarden.-Murray -- -He's big and strong, but he's afl football still learning the game.-Carle and Stepan were asked at the Combine to give scouting reports on each other.Carle -- -Derek is very shifty and slick, and going against him in practice was always a challenge. He has a good shot and can score from anywhere. It's not necessarily a rocket, but he knows where to put it because he has that goal scorer's instincts. Derek is a hard worker who won't back do afl football wn from anyone and will do whatever it takes to win.-Stepan -- -David is a smooth defenseman who is a powerful skater. In practice, he's the guy you don't want to go one-on-one with. He just pokes the puck right off your stick and he doesn't look like he's trying. David has a hard shot and he's big and physical. He has a winning instinct and a big brother who pushes him. Both Carle and Toews have afl football that 'fight the big brother' thing - they don't want to lose to them or anyone else. You know David Carle will play in the NHL one day. He has that drive.-Author: John McGourty | NHL.com Staff Writer afl football
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