NHL Draft picks from Essex County

In recognition of Boxford’s Chris Kreider being ranked No. 14 among North American Skaters in the National Hockey League Central Scouting Bureau’s Final Rankings, here is a list of other North Shore natives who were so lucky to be drafted to pro hockey teams.

It should also be known that Ryan Bourque, of Topsfield, and the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque, was ranked No. 49 among North American skaters.

Topsfield

Chris Bourque, 33^rd overall, Washington Capitals. Played in 12 NHL games for the Capitals. Whereabouts: Playing for the Hershey Bears, the Capitals’ top minor league affiliate.

Beverly

FIRST ROUNDER – Bobby Carpenter, 1982, 3^rd overall, Washington Capitals. Played 1,178 games for five teams, scoring 728 points. Whereabouts: Director of Player Development, Valley Jr. Warriors (of Haverhill).

Andy Silverman, 1990, 181^st overall, New York Rangers. Retired.

Jeff Kampersall, 1988, 205^th overall, New York Islanders. Whereabouts: Head coach of Princeton University Division 1 women’s hockey team. Kampersall graduated from Princeton in 1992 after a four-year career there.

Danvers

Alex Berry, 2005, 153^rd overall, Toronto Maple Leafs. Whereabouts: Played eight games for Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs’ top minor league affiliate.

Brian Day, 2006, 171^st overall, New York Islanders. Whereabouts: Playing for Colgate University.

Brian McGuirk, 2004, 231^st overall, Columbus Blue Jackets. Whereabouts: Playing for the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets’ top minor league affiliate.

Jon Pratt, 1989, 154^th overall, Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars). Retired.

Essex

Bill Kopecky, 1984, 224^th overall, Boston Bruins. Whereabouts: Head coach with U12 Seacoast Lightning Hockey club team.

Benn Ferreiro, 2006, 196^th overall, Phoenix Coyotes. Whereabouts: Just completed four-year career with Boston College.

Gloucester

Dan Juden, 1994, 137^th overall, Tampa Bay Lightning. Retired.

Haverhill

Peter Harris, 1986, 164^th overall, New York Islanders. Retired.

Ipswich

Sean Dooley, 1987, 148^th overall, Buffalo Sabres. Retired.

Lawrence

Steve Heinze, 1988, 30^th overall, Boston Bruins. Played 694 NHL games for four teams, scoring 336 points. Whereabouts: Recently committed to donate his brain after his death to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University School of Medicine, which researches sports concussions.

Ron Pascucci, 1988, 246^th overall, Washington Capitals. Whereabouts: Coaching North Andover Youth Hockey Mite 2 team.

Lynn

Tom Rowe, 1976, 37^th overall, Washington Capitals. Played 357 NHL games for the Capitals, the Hartford Whalers and the Detroit Red Wings. Whereabouts: Assistant coach for Carolina Hurricanes.

Dwight Schofield, 1976, 76^th overall, Detroit Red Wings. Played in 211 NHL games for six teams, scoring 30 points. Retired.

Rick Willis, 1990, 76^th overall, New York Rangers. Whereabouts: Coaching Squirt hockey for the Southern Tier Hockey Association in Binghamton, N.Y.

Lynnfield

Brett Abel, 1993, Supplemental Draft, Edmonton Oilers. Whereabouts: Sales Representative at Mission-Itech Hockey.

John Doherty, 2003, 57^th overall, Toronto Maple Leafs. Retired.

Marblehead

FIRST ROUNDER – Cory Schneider, 2004, 28^th overall, Vancouver Canucks. Played in eight NHL games for Vancouver. Whereabouts: Playing for the Manitoba Moose, Vancouver’s top minor league affiliate.

Newburyport

Ed Hill, 61^st overall, Nashville Predators. Whereabouts: Playing for the Nottingham (U.K.) Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League, of the United Kingdom.

Mike Tinkham, 1987, 210^th overall, Edmonton Oilers. Retired.

Peabody

Mike Kelfer, 1985, 132^nd overall, Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars). Retired.

Salem

Will O’Neill, 2006, 210^th overall, Atlanta Thrashers. Whereabouts: Playing for the University of Maine.

Paul Lynch, 2001, 138^th overall, Tampa Bay Lightning. Whereabouts: Playing for the Columbus Cottonmouths, of the ECHL.

Brian McCarthy, 1990, 82^nd overall, Buffalo Sabres. Retired.

Salisbury

Bob Corkum, 1986, 47^th overall, Buffalo Sabres. Played 720 NHL games for seven games. Whereabouts: Associate Head Coach at University of Maine, his alma mater.

Saugus

Kevin Wortman, 1988, 168^th overall, Calgary Flames. Played five NHL games in 1993-94 for the Flames. Retired.

Rob Schena, 1985, 176^th overall, Detroit Red Wings. Retired.

Disclaimer: If there are any individuals or names missing from this list, please send an e-mail to jboyd@cnc.com, so it can be updated on www.wickedlocal.com/boxford/sports (change ‘boxford’ to Middleton or Topsfield for those towns’ sites)