134 CHL players listed in 2019 NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
30 of the top 62 ranked skaters will compete in Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 134 CHL players appear in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2019 NHL Draft which takes place June 21-22 in Vancouver, B.C.
The domestic rankings list a total of 217 North American skaters including 118 from the CHL, also listing an additional 31 North American goaltenders including 16 that currently compete in the CHL.
Kirby Dach of the Saskatoon Blades is the top ranked CHL skater listed at number two followed by Dylan Cozens of the Lethbridge Hurricanes at number three, and defenceman Bowen Byram of the Vancouver Giants at number four. A total of 20 CHL skaters are listed inside the top-31 including 14 forwards and six defencemen with each of them slated to compete in this week’s Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Red Deer on Wednesday January 23.
Following Dach and Cozens at forward are Peyton Krebs of the Kootenay ICE (8), Ryan Suzuki of the Barrie Colts (10), Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs (11), Raphael Lavoie of the Halifax Mooseheads (13), Brett Leason of the Prince Albert Raiders (17), Jakob Pelletier of the Moncton Wildcats (20), Jamieson Rees of the Sarnia Sting (23), Philip Tomasino of the Niagara IceDogs (24), Nolan Foote of the Kelowna Rockets (26), Samuel Poulin of the Sherbrooke Phoenix (27), Connor McMichael of the London Knights (29), and Nick Robertson of the Peterborough Petes (30).
Behind Byram on defence is Thomas Harley of the Mississauga Steelheads (9), Lassi Thomson of the Kelowna Rockets (14), Matthew Robertson of the Edmonton Oil Kings (18), Vladislav Kolyachonok of the Flint Firebirds (22), and Kaedan Korczak of the Kelowna Rockets (31).
Five CHL goaltenders are listed inside the top-10 in North America with Hunter Jones of the Peterborough Petes at number two. Mads Sogaard of the Medicine Hat Tigers is listed third, followed by Taylor Gauthier of the Prince George Cougars at five, Trent Miner of the Vancouver Giants at six, and Colten Ellis of the Rimouski Oceanic at seven.
The 134 CHL players features 50 from the Ontario Hockey League including 44 skaters and six goaltenders, followed by 46 from the Western Hockey League which includes 39 skaters and seven goaltenders, and 38 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League which includes 35 skaters and three goaltenders.
The Kelowna Rockets lead all teams with six players included in the rankings which features three inside the top-31. The Sherbrooke Phoenix have five players listed followed by four from the Charlottetown Islanders, Edmonton Oil Kings, Flint Firebirds, London Knights, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and Windsor Spitfires.
Last season, 140 CHL players appeared in the Midterm Rankings before 78 were selected at the 2018 NHL Draft in Dallas including 13 players chosen in the first round.
CHL North American Skaters:
Players in bold will compete in 2019 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
MT | Last Name | First Name | Birthdate | Team | League | Pos |
2 | DACH | KIRBY | 21-Jan-01 | SASKATOON | WHL | C |
3 | COZENS | DYLAN | 9-Feb-01 | LETHBRIDGE | WHL | C |
4 | BYRAM | BOWEN | 13-Jun-01 | VANCOUVER | WHL | D |
8 | KREBS | PEYTON | 26-Jan-01 | KOOTENAY | WHL | C |
9 | HARLEY | THOMAS | 19-Aug-01 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | D |
10 | SUZUKI | RYAN | 28-May-01 | BARRIE | OHL | C |
11 | KALIYEV | ARTHUR | 26-Jun-01 | HAMILTON | OHL | RW |
13 | LAVOIE | RAPHAEL | 25-Sep-00 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | C |
14 | THOMSON | LASSI | 24-Sep-00 | KELOWNA | WHL | D |
17 | LEASON | BRETT | 30-Apr-99 | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | C |
18 | ROBERTSON | MATTHEW | 9-Mar-01 | EDMONTON | WHL | D |
20 | PELLETIER | JAKOB | 7-Mar-01 | MONCTON | QMJHL | LW |
22 | KOLYACHONOK | VLADISLAV | 26-May-01 | FLINT | OHL | D |
23 | REES | JAMIESON | 26-Feb-01 | SARNIA | OHL | C |
24 | TOMASINO | PHILIP | 28-Jul-01 | NIAGARA | OHL | C |
26 | FOOTE | NOLAN | 29-Nov-00 | KELOWNA | WHL | LW |
27 | POULIN | SAMUEL | 25-Feb-01 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | RW |
28 | MCMICHAEL | CONNOR | 15-Jan-01 | LONDON | OHL | C |
30 | ROBERTSON | NICHOLAS | 11-Sep-01 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | LW |
31 | KORCZAK | KAEDAN | 29-Jan-01 | KELOWNA | WHL | D |
38 | ZAYTSEV | OLEG | 7-Jan-01 | RED DEER | WHL | C |
40 | KNIAZEV | ARTEMI | 4-Jan-01 | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | D |
44 | BECKMAN | ADAM | 10-May-01 | SPOKANE | WHL | LW |
45 | ALEXANDROV | NIKITA | 16-Sep-00 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | C |
51 | CARROLL | JOSEPH | 1-Feb-01 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | C |
54 | CONSTANTINOU | WILLIAM | 25-Mar-01 | KINGSTON | OHL | D |
55 | OKHOTYUK | NIKITA | 4-Dec-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | D |
56 | CLARKE | GRAEME | 24-Apr-01 | OTTAWA | OHL | RW |
58 | ABRAMOV | MIKHAIL | 26-Mar-01 | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | C |
59 | CAJKOVIC | MAXIM | 3-Jan-01 | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | RW |
60 | NUSSBAUMER | VALENTIN | 25-Sep-00 | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | C |
61 | VUKOJEVIC | MICHAEL | 8-Jun-01 | KITCHENER | OHL | D |
63 | GUSKOV | MATVEY | 30-Jan-01 | LONDON | OHL | C |
64 | LEGARE | NATHAN | 11-Jan-01 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | RW |
66 | NEWKIRK | REECE | 20-Feb-01 | PORTLAND | WHL | C |
67 | WILLIAMS | JOSH | 8-Mar-01 | EDMONTON | WHL | RW |
68 | BEAUCAGE | ALEX | 25-Jul-01 | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | RW |
69 | GUENETTE | MAXENCE | 28-Apr-01 | VAL-D’OR | QMJHL | D |
70 | SPENCE | JORDAN | 24-Feb-01 | MONCTON | QMJHL | D |
71 | SCHMIEMANN | QUINN | 27-Jul-01 | KAMLOOPS | WHL | D |
72 | LEGUERRIER | JACOB | 22-Nov-00 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D |
73 | TRACEY | BRAYDEN | 28-May-01 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | LW |
74 | SERDYUK | EGOR | 3-Jun-01 | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | RW |
77 | PROTAS | ALIAKSEI | 6-Jan-01 | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | C |
78 | LEE | JAKE | 13-Jul-01 | SEATTLE | WHL | D |
81 | MUTALA | SASHA | 6-May-01 | TRI-CITY | WHL | RW |
82 | TOPOROWSKI | LUKE | 12-Apr-01 | SPOKANE | WHL | C |
85 | FAIRBROTHER | GIANNI | 30-Sep-00 | EVERETT | WHL | D |
87 | BOLDUC | SAMUEL | 9-Dec-00 | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND | QMJHL | D |
94 | GOLOD | MAXIM | 18-Aug-00 | ERIE | OHL | LW |
96 | MACKAY | COLE | 13-Jun-01 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | RW |
99 | JENTZSCH | TARO | 11-Jun-00 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | C |
101 | PORCO | NICHOLAS | 12-Mar-01 | SAGINAW | OHL | LW |
103 | CAJKA | PETR | 11-Dec-00 | ERIE | OHL | C |
105 | BUDGELL | BRETT | 1-Jun-01 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | LW |
106 | LIKHACHEV | YAROSLAV | 2-Sep-01 | GATINEAU | QMJHL | LW |
108 | BARINKA | MARCEL | 23-Mar-01 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | C |
110 | KEPPEN | ETHAN | 20-Mar-01 | FLINT | OHL | LW |
111 | MURRAY | BLAKE | 5-Jul-01 | SUDBURY | OHL | C |
120 | MUTTER | NAVRIN | 15-Mar-01 | HAMILTON | OHL | LW |
122 | BURZAN | LUKA | 7-Jan-00 | BRANDON | WHL | RW |
125 | EGGENBERGER | NANDO | 7-Oct-99 | OSHAWA | OHL | LW |
126 | PARENT | XAVIER | 23-Mar-01 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | LW |
128 | BROWN | MITCHELL | 25-Jun-01 | TRI-CITY | WHL | D |
129 | RYBINSKI | HENRIK | 26-Jun-01 | SEATTLE | WHL | RW |
131 | SCHWINDT | COLE | 25-Apr-01 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | RW |
132 | HRABIK | KRYSTOF | 24-Sep-99 | TRI-CITY | WHL | C |
133 | ANTROPOV | DANIL | 20-Dec-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | LW |
134 | WASHKURAK | KEEAN | 16-Aug-01 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | C |
135 | ANGLE | TYLER | 30-Sep-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | C |
141 | DERSCH | ALEXANDER | 30-Mar-00 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | D |
142 | PRIMEAU | MASON | 28-Jul-01 | NORTH BAY | OHL | C |
144 | LUDVIG | JOHN | 2-Aug-00 | PORTLAND | WHL | D |
145 | VAN DE LEEST | JACKSON | 15-Jun-01 | CALGARY | WHL | D |
146 | TURAN | OLIVER | 30-Mar-01 | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | D |
147 | LAAOUAN | NOAH | 7-Mar-01 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | D |
148 | STEVENSON | KEEGAN | 31-Dec-00 | GUELPH | OHL | LW |
149 | BIZIER | MATHIEU | 13-May-01 | GATINEAU | QMJHL | C |
150 | UBA | ERIC | 17-Dec-00 | FLINT | OHL | C |
151 | ALISTROV | VLADIMIR | 12-Feb-01 | EDMONTON | WHL | LW |
152 | PELLETIER | THOMAS | 23-Aug-01 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | D |
155 | LAROCHELLE | SEAN | 11-Feb-01 | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | D |
156 | KEMP | BRETT | 23-Mar-00 | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | C |
157 | KALMIKOV | BROOKLYN | 21-Apr-01 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | C |
159 | KOPE | DAVID | 10-Oct-00 | EDMONTON | WHL | RW |
160 | MUIR | COLE | 14-Feb-01 | KOOTENAY | WHL | C |
162 | LANG | MARTIN | 15-Sep-01 | KAMLOOPS | WHL | RW |
163 | HENAULT | LOUKA | 31-Jan-01 | WINDSOR | OHL | D |
164 | D’AMICO | DANIEL | 26-Jan-01 | WINDSOR | OHL | LW |
169 | LAROSE | NATHAN | 24-Sep-00 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | D |
172 | HORNING | CONNOR | 11-May-01 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | D |
173 | MILLMAN | MASON | 18-Jul-01 | SAGINAW | OHL | D |
175 | MOBERG | COLE | 17-Oct-00 | PRINCE GEORGE | WHL | D |
178 | MOSKAL | BILLY | 22-Mar-00 | LONDON | OHL | C |
180 | MCLEAN | CULLEN | 10-Feb-01 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | C |
182 | MOROZOFF | ALEX | 30-May-01 | RED DEER | WHL | C |
183 | ROSS | LIAM | 13-May-01 | SUDBURY | OHL | D |
184 | BAKER | JARRETT | 19-Sep-00 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | D |
185 | RANNISTO | JASPER | 28-Nov-00 | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND | QMJHL | D |
186 | ALLENSEN | NATHAN | 3-May-01 | BARRIE | OHL | D |
191 | DUNKLEY | NATHAN | 5-Mar-00 | LONDON | OHL | C |
192 | SERGEEV | ALEKSEI | 22-May-00 | QUEBEC | QMJHL | C |
193 | HUGG | RICKARD | 18-Jan-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
194 | YANTSIS | JONATHAN | 28-Apr-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | RW |
195 | TOPPING | KYLE | 18-Nov-99 | KELOWNA | WHL | C |
196 | KASTELIC | MARK | 11-Mar-99 | CALGARY | WHL | C |
197 | GOGOLEV | PAVEL | 19-Feb-00 | GUELPH | OHL | RW |
198 | LEUFVENIUS | HUGO | 26-Mar-99 | SARNIA | OHL | LW |
205 | PRIKRYL | FILIP | 2-Apr-01 | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | C |
206 | BREWER | MITCHELL | 20-Mar-01 | OSHAWA | OHL | D |
207 | OKULIAR | OLIVER | 24-May-00 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | LW |
209 | MALYSJEV | EMIL | 1-May-01 | SASKATOON | WHL | D |
211 | BARLAGE | LOGAN | 12-Jan-01 | LETHBRIDGE | WHL | C |
212 | YORK | JACK | 17-Sep-00 | BARRIE | OHL | D |
213 | PEACH | BAILEY | 8-Mar-01 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | LW |
214 | SIMONEAU | XAVIER | 19-May-01 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | C |
216 | MCCORMICK | ADAM | 25-Jun-00 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | D |
217 | SWETLIKOFF | ALEX | 6-Jul-01 | KELOWNA | WHL | C |
CHL North American Goaltenders:
MT | Last Name | First Name | Birthdate | Team | League |
2 | JONES | HUNTER | 21-Sep-00 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL |
3 | SOGAARD | MADS | 13-Dec-00 | MEDICINE HAT | WHL |
5 | GAUTHIER | TAYLOR | 15-Feb-01 | PRINCE GEORGE | WHL |
6 | MINER | TRENT | 5-Feb-01 | VANCOUVER | WHL |
7 | ELLIS | COLTEN | 5-Oct-00 | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL |
11 | BASRAN | ROMAN | 26-Jul-01 | KELOWNA | WHL |
13 | ANDERS | ETHAN | 26-Sep-00 | RED DEER | WHL |
15 | GUZDA | MACK | 11-Jan-01 | OWEN SOUND | OHL |
17 | WOLF | DUSTIN | 16-Apr-01 | EVERETT | WHL |
18 | PIIROINEN | KARI | 1-Jul-01 | WINDSOR | OHL |
19 | DAWS | NICOLAS | 22-Dec-00 | GUELPH | OHL |
21 | MAKAJ | JESSE | 27-Jan-01 | KOOTENAY | WHL |
22 | MONETTE | THOMMY | 21-Feb-01 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL |
23 | CAVALLIN | LUKE | 29-Apr-01 | FLINT | OHL |
26 | LEMIEUX | JONATHAN | 8-Jun-01 | VAL-D’OR | QMJHL |
31 | MACLEAN | ANDREW | 28-Jun-01 | OWEN SOUND | OHL |
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