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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog: Hidden prospect gems]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29131-Mark-Seidels-Blog-Hidden-prospect-gems.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Seidel's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The chief scout for North American Central Scouting takes a look at some low-profile players who should be getting more attention. - As we travel around evaluating players of all ages for the various drafts, one of our favorite parts of the job is to find those who others have passed over or deemed not good enough]]></description>
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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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		<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>
		<guid>23014</guid>
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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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		<author><![CDATA[Mark Seidel]]></author>
		<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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		<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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		<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>
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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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		<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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		<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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		<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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