The International Scouting Services recently released their list of top 30 prospects for the upcoming 2013 NHL Draft.
- 27% of the top prospects are from the WHL
- 23% are from the OHL
- 17% are the from QMJHL
- 10% are from the USA National Team Development Program
- 10% are from Swedish leagues
- 7% are from Finnish leagues
- 3% is from the KHL
2013 NHL Draft: ISS Top 30 Ranked Prospects
Here is a look at the top 30 prospects.
| Rank | Player | Position | Shot | Height | Weight | Team | League |
| 1 | MacKinnon, Nathan | C | R | 6 | 182 | Halifax | QMJHL |
| 2 | Jones, Seth | RD | R | 6.03.5 | 208 | Portland | WHL |
| 3 | Drouin, Jonathan | C | L | 5.10.75 | 185 | Halifax | QMJHL |
| 4 | Nichushkin, Valery | F | L | 6.04 | 202 | Chelyabinsk | KHL |
| 5 | Barkov, Sasha | F | L | 6.03 | 209 | Tappara | FinE |
| 6 | Nurse, Darnell | LD | L | 6.03.5 | 189 | S.S. Marie | OHL |
| 7 | Lindholm, Elias | C | R | 6 | 192 | Brynas | SweE |
| 8 | Zadorov, Nikita | LD | L | 6.05.25 | 230 | London | OHL |
| 9 | Monahan, Sean | C | L | 6.02 | 186 | Ottawa | OHL |
| 10 | Horvat, Bo | C | L | 6.00.25 | 200 | London | OHL |
| 11 | Ristolainen, Rasmus | RD | R | 6.04 | 207 | TPS Turku | FinE |
| 12 | Lazar, Curtis | C | R | 5.11.75 | 193 | Edmonton | WHL |
| 13 | Shinkaruk, Hunter | C | L | 5.11 | 175 | Medicine Hat | WHL |
| 14 | Pulock, Ryan | RD | R | 6.00.5 | 211 | Brandon | WHL |
| 15 | Wennberg, Alexander | C | L | 6.01.5 | 190 | Djurgarden | SweJE |
| 16 | Burakowsky, Andre | LW | L | 6.01.5 | 178 | Malmo | SweAl |
| 17 | Santini, Steve | RD | R | 6.01.5 | 207 | USA Under-18 | NTDP |
| 18 | Gauthier, Frederik | C | L | 6.05 | 210 | Rimouski | QMJHL |
| 19 | Zykov, Valentin | RW | R | 6 | 210 | Baie-Comeau | QMJHL |
| 20 | Rychel, Kerby | LW | L | 6.01 | 200 | Windsor | OHL |
| 21 | Morrissey, Joshua | LD | L | 5.11.75 | 182 | Prince Albert | WHL |
| 22 | Bowey, Madison | RD | R | 6.00.75 | 200 | Kelowna | WHL |
| 23 | McCarron, Michael | RW | R | 6.05 | 228 | USA Under-18 | NTDP |
| 24 | Mantha, Anthony | LW | L | 6.04 | 190 | Val-d’Or | QMJHL |
| 25 | Domi, Max | C | L | 5.09.25 | 193 | London | OHL |
| 26 | Compher, JT | C | R | 5.10.5 | 184 | USA Under-18 | NTDP |
| 27 | Heatherington, Dillon | LD | L | 6.03 | 196 | Swift Current | WHL |
| 28 | McCoshen, Ian | LD | L | 6.02.5 | 205 | Waterloo | USHL |
| 29 | Petan, Nic | C | L | 5.08.5 | 163 | Portland | WHL |
| 30 | Bigras, Chris | LD | L | 6.00.5 | 189 | Owen Sound | OHL |
