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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Early risers and fallers for 2010]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28781-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Early-risers-and-fallers-for-2010.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The chief scout for North American Central scouting indicates whose stock is going up and down early on, as well as the latest top 50 ranking]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: The NACS 2010 Top 50 prospects]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28108-Mark-Seidels-Blog-The-NACS-2010-Top-50-prospects.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The chief scout at the North American Central Scouting service profiles the top 10 and lists the top 50 prospects for the '10 NHL draft.  - I have released North American Central Scouting&amp;rsquo;s newest rankings of the top 50 prospects for the 2010 NHL draft in June]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Unheralded coach helping develop top prospects]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24716-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Unheralded-coach-helping-develop-top-prospects.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The head chief scout for North American Central Scouting looks at Windsor Spitfires associate coach Bobby Jones. - Historically, the Ontario League has been a breeding ground for not only players, but coaches and executives as well]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Keeping perspective and the NACS Top 100]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24131-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Keeping-perspective-and-the-NACS-Top-100.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[North American Central Scouting's chief scout tells the stories of a couple valuable lessons and drops the latest NACS prospect rankings. - Folks, it's good to be back writing my blog and I certainly hope you enjoyed the mock draft we put together]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Early mock draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23014-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Early-mock-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NHL Entry Draft is still months away, but it's not too early for NACS's chief scout to slot who he thinks each team will take. - Mark Seidel is the chief scout for North American Central Scouting and co-hosts the radio show &amp;quot;Breakout; The Hockey Show; NHL 2009&amp;quot; on the Prime Sports Network]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Rising, falling and the top 100 for the '09 draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21413-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Rising-falling-and-the-top-100-for-the-09-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The chief scout for North American Central Scouting lays out who's moving up and down the NACS rankings for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. - Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to begin this blog by wishing everyone a very happy holiday season and I encourage everyone to be safe in this joyous time]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Frequently asked questions and the top 50]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19548-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Frequently-asked-questions-and-the-top-50.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The chief scout for North American Central Scouting lays out his top draft prospects and reveals what he is most often asked. - To begin the next blog feature, I&amp;rsquo;m including North American Central Scouting&amp;rsquo;s most recent Top 50 prospects for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal and at the conclusion of this list I&amp;rsquo;m going to address some of the questions people in the scouting industry are continually asked with my own opinion]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Top 30 prospects for the 2009 draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18281-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Top-30-prospects-for-the-2009-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:21:58 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Chief scout for NACS, Mark Seidel looks forward to the 2009 draft and ranks eligible players as the season begins. - Here are the newest top 30 rankings for the 2009 NHL entry draft from North American Central Scouting]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: 2008 NHL draft grades, Part 3]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17586-Mark-Seidels-Blog-2008-NHL-draft-grades-Part-3.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:50:18 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his final entry grading teams on their picks at the entry draft, NACS head scout Mark Seidel analyzes the Northeast and Southeast divisions]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: 2008 NHL draft grades, Part 2]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17139-Mark-Seidels-Blog-2008-NHL-draft-grades-Part-2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:38:40 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[In part 2 of 3 of grading teams on their picks at the entry draft, NACS head scout Mark Seidel analyzes the Northwest and Atlantic divisions]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: 2008 NHL draft grades, Part 1]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16989-Mark-Seidels-Blog-2008-NHL-draft-grades-Part-1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:39 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[In part 1 of 3 of grading teams on their picks at the entry draft, NACS head scout Mark Seidel analyzes the Central and Pacific divisions. - CENTRAL DIVISION
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: How the first round of the draft will go]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16684-Mark-Seidels-Blog-How-the-first-round-of-the-draft-will-go.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:40:37 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16684</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[NACS's chief scout provides his mock draft for Round 1. - Mock drafts have always been difficult to formulate because a single trade - or thousands of other variables - can make the most accurate projection look flawed, but I&amp;rsquo;ll take a stab at this year&amp;rsquo;s draft anyway]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: 2009 Draft Rankings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15037-Mark-Seidels-Blog-2009-Draft-Rankings.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:19:42 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chief scout for North American Central Scouting lists his top 10 for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and lists the top 100 for '08. - I have released our newest rankings for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa (listed at the bottom of this blog) but I also want to focus on next year&amp;rsquo;s draft that will be held in Montreal]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Top 20 for the 2008 draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14183-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Top-20-for-the-2008-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:08:46 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout lays out his selections for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft and examines players with rising and dropping stocks. - In my newest rankings, a few guys have gone up and a few have dropped]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Prospects who should be part of deadline deals]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13602-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Prospects-who-should-be-part-of-deadline-deals.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:24:39 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout looks at the top five prospects for each team  looking to load up in preparation for a Cup run this season. - The following list includes the five prospects from each team who will be looking to add a major piece at the trade deadline]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Revamped draft rankings, Pt. 4]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13486-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Revamped-draft-rankings-Pt-4.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:59:48 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout continues his countdown of his top picks for the upcoming NHL entry draft. - With the top 15 prospects for the 2008 entry draft already taken care of (read the previous blog entries HERE), let&amp;rsquo;s finish off with Nos]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Revamped draft rankings, Pt. 3]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13397-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Revamped-draft-rankings-Pt-3.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:53:01 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout continues his countdown of his top picks for the upcoming NHL entry draft. - Last week I looked at my new selections for the top 10 prospects for the 2008 entry draft]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Revamped draft rankings, Pt. 2]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13293-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Revamped-draft-rankings-Pt-2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:42:05 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout continues his countdown of his top picks for the upcoming NHL entry draft. - On Feb. 5, I looked at my new selections for the top five prospects for the 2008 entry draft]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Revamped draft rankings, Pt. 1]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13220-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Revamped-draft-rankings-Pt-1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:13 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout counts down his top picks for the upcoming NHL entry draft. - The busy holiday season saw every highly regarded prospect play at some level]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: First half standouts from the Ontario League]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12526-Mark-Seidels-Blog-First-half-standouts-from-the-Ontario-League.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:32:35 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NACS's chief scout hands out some hardware for both the East and West Divisions of the OHL. - Folks, sorry for the delay in my second posting, but it has been a hectic month of December]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: The top prospects for the 2008 draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11633-Mark-Seidels-Blog-The-top-prospects-for-the-2008-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:14:30 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NACS chief scout Mark Seidel breaks down the top 10 and lists 11-20 in his first THN Insider Blog. - For my first blog, I will lay out my top 20 prospects for the 2008 NHL entry draft to be held in Ottawa]]></description>
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