117 CHL Players to Watch for the 2015 NHL Draft
Tuesday September 23, 2014
117 players from the Canadian Hockey League were listed among NHL Central Scouting’s September ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2015 NHL Draft which takes place June 26-27 in Florida.
The 117 players includes 41 from the Ontario Hockey League, 39 from the Western Hockey League, and 37 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
15 skaters and one goaltender received an ‘A rating’ which indicates a first round candidate.
40 skaters and one goaltender received a ‘B rating’ which indicates second/third round candidates.
51 skaters and nine goaltenders received a ‘C rating’ which indicates fourth/fifth/sixth round candidates.
The Erie Otters and Charlottetown Islanders each have two players with ‘A’ ratings including forwards Connor McDavid and Dylan Strome from the Otters, with Filip Chlapik and Daniel Sprong representing the Islanders. Callum Booth of the MasterCard Memorial Cup host Quebec Remparts was the only goaltending prospect to be given an ‘A’ rating.
95 CHL players were selected in the 2014 NHL Draft including 20 players chosen in the first round.
117 CHL ‘Players to Watch’ for the 2015 NHL Draft:
A Skaters
CROUSE, LAWSON KINGSTON 23-Jun-1997 6′ 4.0″ 211 lbs * LW L
KONECNY, TRAVIS OTTAWA 11-Mar-1997 5′ 9.75″ 173 lbs * C R
MARNER, MITCHELL LONDON 05-May-1997 5′ 11.0″ 155 lbs * C R
MCDAVID, CONNOR ERIE 13-Jan-1997 6′ 0.75″ 195 lbs * C L
STROME, DYLAN ERIE 07-Mar-1997 6′ 3.0″ 187 lbs * C L
ZACHA, PAVEL SARNIA 06-Apr-1997 6′ 3.0″ 210 lbs * C L
CHLAPIK, FILIP CHARLOTTETOWN 03-Jun-1997 6′ 0.0″ 194 lbs * C L
ROY, NICOLAS CHICOUTIMI 05-Feb-1997 6′ 4.0″ 199 lbs * C R
SPRONG, DANIEL CHARLOTTETOWN 17-Mar-1997 6′ 0.0″ 189 lbs * RW R
ZBORIL, JAKUB SAINT JOHN 21-Feb-1997 6′ 0.75″ 184 lbs * D L
BARZAL, MATHEW SEATTLE 26-May-1997 5′ 11.25″ 175 lbs * C R
BITTNER, PAUL PORTLAND 04-Nov-1996 6′ 4.0″ 206 lbs * LW L
CARLO, BRANDON TRI-CITY 26-Nov-1996 6′ 4.75″ 198 lbs * D R
HARKINS, JANSEN PRINCE GEORGE 23-May-1997 6′ 0.75″ 177 lbs * C L
MERKLEY, NICK KELOWNA 23-May-1997 5′ 10.75″ 191 lbs * C R
A Goaltenders
BOOTH, CALLUM QUEBEC 21-May-1997 6′ 2.75″ 199 lbs * G L
B Skaters:
ANDERSSON, RASMUS BARRIE 27-Oct-1996 6′ 0.0″ 210 lbs * D R
DERMOTT, TRAVIS ERIE 22-Dec-1996 5′ 11.25″ 197 lbs * D L
DUNN, VINCE NIAGARA 29-Oct-1996 5′ 11.75″ 182 lbs * D L
FRANZEN, GUSTAF KITCHENER 22-Sep-1996 5′ 10.75″ 173 lbs * C R
KNOTT, GRAHAM NIAGARA 13-Jan-1997 6′ 3.25″ 192 lbs * LW L
KOROSTELEV, NIKITA SARNIA 08-Feb-1997 6′ 1.25″ 195 lbs * RW R
LEMCKE, JUSTIN BELLEVILLE 13-Feb-1997 6′ 2.25″ 200 lbs * D R
MILLER, DAVID SAULT STE. MARIE 25-Sep-1996 5′ 8.5″ 180 lbs * C R
SPENCER, MATTHEW PETERBOROUGH 24-Mar-1997 6′ 1.5″ 201 lbs * D R
STEPHENS, MITCHELL SAGINAW 05-Feb-1997 5′ 11.25″ 184 lbs * C R
VANDE SOMPEL, MITCHELL OSHAWA 11-Feb-1997 5′ 10.0″ 182 lbs * D L
ALAIN, ALEXANDRE GATINEAU 03-Mar-1997 6′ 0.25″ 173 lbs * C R
ASKEW, CAMERON MONCTON 13-May-1997 6′ 2.25″ 203 lbs * C R
BEAUVILLIER, ANTHONY SHAWINIGAN 08-Jun-1997 5′ 10.25″ 173 lbs * LW L
BRISEBOIS, GUILLAUME ACADIE-BATHURST 21-Jul-1997 6′ 1.75″ 170 lbs * D L
CARRIER, ALEXANDRE GATINEAU 08-Oct-1996 5′ 11.0″ 174 lbs * D R
GAGNE, GABRIEL VICTORIAVILLE 11-Nov-1996 6′ 4.75″ 186 lbs * RW R
GALIPEAU, OLIVIER VAL-D’OR 22-May-1997 6′ 0.5″ 202 lbs * D L
HENLEY, DAVID CHARLOTTETOWN 13-Mar-1997 6′ 4.5″ 203 lbs * D L
LAUZON, JEREMY ROUYN-NORANDA 28-Apr-1997 6′ 1.75″ 193 lbs * D L
MEIER, TIMO HALIFAX 08-Oct-1996 6′ 1.0″ 208 lbs * RW L
MELOCHE, NICOLAS BAIE-COMEAU 18-Jul-1997 6′ 2.5″ 202 lbs * D R
MOYNIHAN, CONNOR HALIFAX 20-Jul-1997 6′ 3.75″ 211 lbs * LW L
NOEL, NATHAN SAINT JOHN 21-Jun-1997 5′ 10.75″ 170 lbs * C R
ROY, JEREMY SHERBROOKE 14-May-1997 5′ 11.75″ 189 lbs * D R
SVECHNIKOV, EVGENI CAPE BRETON 31-Oct-1996 6′ 2.0″ 199 lbs * LW L
TRENIN, YAKOV GATINEAU 13-Jan-1997 6′ 1.75″ 192 lbs * C L
BAER, ALEXANDER VANCOUVER 25-Aug-1997 5′ 9.5″ 167 lbs * C R
BEAR, ETHAN SEATTLE 26-Jun-1997 5′ 11.0″ 200 lbs * D R
DeBRUSK, JAKE SWIFT CURRENT 17-Oct-1996 5′ 11.5″ 171 lbs * LW L
GABRIELLE, JESSE BRANDON 17-Jun-1997 5′ 10.75″ 205 lbs * LW L
GARDINER, REID PRINCE ALBERT 19-Jan-1996 5′ 10.5″ 187 lbs * C/RW R
GAWDIN, GLENN SWIFT CURRENT 25-Mar-1997 6′ 0.75″ 188 lbs * C R
GROPP, RYAN SEATTLE 16-Sep-1996 6′ 2.0″ 184 lbs * LW L
JUULSEN, NOAH EVERETT 02-Apr-1997 6′ 1.25″ 175 lbs * D R
MUSIL, ADAM RED DEER 26-Mar-1997 6′ 2.5″ 198 lbs * C R
PILON, RYAN BRANDON 10-Oct-1996 6′ 2.0″ 206 lbs * D L
PROVOROV, IVAN BRANDON 13-Jan-1997 6′ 0.0″ 191 lbs * D L
WOTHERSPOON, PARKER TRI-CITY 24-Aug-1997 6′ 0.25″ 171 lbs * D L
ZBOROSKY, ZACHARY KOOTENAY 15-Oct-1996 5′ 11.0″ 175 lbs * C R
B Goaltenders:
BLACKWOOD, MACKENZIE BARRIE 09-Dec-1996 6′ 4.0″ 215 lbs * G L
C Skaters:
BLAISDELL, DOUG KITCHENER 20-Feb-1997 6′ 2.25″ 209 lbs * D L
CRAIEVICH, ADAM GUELPH 09-May-1997 6′ 0.75″ 192 lbs * RW R
DUNDA, LIAM PLYMOUTH 15-Sep-1997 6′ 4.25″ 212 lbs * LW L
FOSS, RYAN WINDSOR 27-Jan-1996 6′ 3.25″ 184 lbs * C/LW L
HARDING, SAM OSHAWA 31-Mar-1997 5′ 11.75″ 180 lbs * C R
HENLEY, TROY OTTAWA 13-Jan-1997 5′ 11.25″ 194 lbs * D R
KASHTANOV, IVAN SUDBURY 24-Feb-1997 5′ 11.0″ 207 lbs * LW R
KOHN, MASON KITCHENER 03-May-1997 5′ 10.5″ 188 lbs * C L
LLEWELLYN, DARBY KITCHENER 19-Jul-1996 6′ 0.5″ 180 lbs * LW L
MARTENET, CHRIS LONDON 25-Sep-1996 6′ 7.0″ 198 lbs * D L
MCCOOL, HAYDEN NIAGARA 11-Apr-1997 6′ 3.0″ 200 lbs * C L
MCFADDEN, GARRETT GUELPH 21-Aug-1997 5′ 10.5″ 180 lbs * D L
MCKENZIE, BRETT NORTH BAY 12-Mar-1997 6′ 1.75″ 190 lbs * C L
MERCER, CULLEN PLYMOUTH 02-May-1997 5′ 11.75″ 189 lbs * C R
RADKE, ROY BARRIE 10-Dec-1996 6′ 2.5″ 203 lbs * RW R
SALITURO, DANTE OTTAWA 15-Nov-1996 5′ 7.75″ 196 lbs C R
SCHEMITSCH, THOMAS OWEN SOUND 26-Oct-1996 6′ 3.0″ 205 lbs * D R
SPEERS, BLAKE SAULT STE. MARIE 02-Jan-1997 5′ 10.75″ 180 lbs * C R
SZYPULA, ETHAN OWEN SOUND 28-Jan-1997 5′ 10.5″ 168 lbs * C R
TYANULIN, ARTUR OTTAWA 20-Jan-1997 5′ 9.0″ 163 lbs LW L
WALTERS, CONNOR OWEN SOUND 05-Jun-1997 5′ 11.75″ 197 lbs * D R
BELL, JASON CAPE BRETON 26-Apr-1997 6′ 2.0″ 188 lbs * D L
BOURQUE, SIMON RIMOUSKI 12-Jan-1997 6′ 0.25″ 184 lbs * D L
CHABOT, THOMAS SAINT JOHN 30-Jan-1997 6′ 1.25″ 181 lbs * D L
GOULET, ALEXANDRE CHARLOTTETOWN 05-Apr-1996 5′ 11.5″ 195 lbs * C L
KIELLY, KAMERON CHARLOTTETOWN 13-Dec-1996 6′ 0.0″ 180 lbs * RW R
KRENZELOK, DANIEL VAL-D’OR 29-Jul-1997 6′ 3.5″ 175 lbs * D L
LALONDE, BRADLEY CAPE BRETON 01-Aug-1997 6′ 0.5″ 193 lbs * D R
MYERS, PHILIPPE ROUYN-NORANDA 25-Jan-1997 6′ 4.75″ 196 lbs * D R
RICHARD, ANTHONY VAL-D’OR 20-Dec-1996 5′ 9.5″ 163 lbs * C L
SCHWERI, KAY SHERBROOKE 28-Dec-1996 5′ 9.0″ 175 lbs * RW L
TIMASHOV, DMYTRO QUEBEC 01-Oct-1996 5′ 9.25″ 192 lbs * LW L
YAN, DENNIS SHAWINIGAN 14-Apr-1997 6′ 1.25″ 180 lbs * LW L
COCHRANE, CARTER EVERETT 18-Oct-1996 5′ 10.5″ 189 lbs * D L
DAVIS, KEVIN EVERETT 14-Mar-1997 5′ 11.75″ 183 lbs * D R
ESTEPHAN, GIORGIO LETHBRIDGE 03-Feb-1997 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * C R
GATENBY, JOE KELOWNA 15-May-1997 6′ 0.25″ 176 lbs * D R
GENNARO, MATTEO PRINCE ALBERT 30-Mar-1997 6′ 2.25″ 187 lbs * C L
GRMAN, MARIO RED DEER 11-Apr-1997 6′ 1.25″ 186 lbs * D R
HEBIG, CAMERON SASKATOON 21-Jan-1997 5′ 10.75″ 178 lbs * C R
HEID, NICHOLAS PORTLAND 21-May-1997 6′ 1.75″ 206 lbs * D R
HOBBS, CONNOR MEDICINE HAT 04-Jan-1997 6′ 1.0″ 188 lbs * D R
KARNAUKHOV, PAVEL CALGARY 15-Mar-1997 6′ 2.5″ 194 lbs * LW L
MURRAY, TROY KOOTENAY 12-Sep-1997 6′ 0.25″ 188 lbs * D L
O’REILLY, BRENDAN TRI-CITY 15-May-1997 6′ 2.25″ 185 lbs * D R
OSIPOV, DMITRY VANCOUVER 04-Oct-1996 6′ 4.0″ 193 lbs D R
PAWLENCHUK, GRAYSON RED DEER 22-Mar-1997 5′ 11.5″ 183 lbs * LW L
REDDEKOPP, CHAZ VICTORIA 01-Jan-1997 6′ 3.25″ 219 lbs * D L
SOUSTAL, TOMAS KELOWNA 15-Feb-1997 6′ 2.0″ 195 lbs * C L
SOY, TYLER VICTORIA 10-Feb-1997 5′ 11.5″ 172 lbs * C L
TEXEIRA, KEONI PORTLAND 24-Mar-1997 5′ 11.75″ 208 lbs * D L
C Goaltenders:
HELVIG, JEREMY KINGSTON 25-May-1997 6′ 2.75″ 216 lbs * G L
MCNIVEN, MICHAEL OWEN SOUND 09-Jul-1997 6′ 0.5″ 205 lbs * G L
BELISLE, JEREMY ROUYN-NORANDA 04-Apr-1997 6′ 0.0″ 157 lbs * G L
BILLIA, JULIO CHICOUTIMI 11-Mar-1996 5′ 10.75″ 160 lbs * G L
MONTEMBAULT, SAMUEL BLAINVILLEBOISBRIAND 30-Oct-1996 6′ 2.25″ 164 lbs * G L
TREMBLAY, OLIVIER RIMOUSKI 20-Aug-1997 5′ 11.25″ 182 lbs * G L
BURMAN, TAZ RED DEER 16-Feb-1997 6′ 0.25″ 165 lbs * G L
MCBRIDE, NICK PRINCE ALBERT 11-Jan-1997 6′ 3.5″ 179 lbs * G L
PAPIRNY, JORDAN BRANDON 10-Apr-1996 6′ 0.5″ 173 lbs * G L