153 CHL Players Listed in 2017 NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
34 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 153 CHL players appear in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2017 NHL Draft which takes place June 23-24 in Chicago.
The domestic rankings list a total of 217 North American skaters including 137 from the CHL, also listing an additional 31 North American goaltenders including 16 that currently compete in the CHL.
Top ranked Nolan Patrick of the Brandon Wheat Kings headlines a list of 25 CHL players who appear as first round candidates including seven within the Top-10. Patrick, who will captain Team Cherry at the upcoming Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, is followed by Team Orr captain Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads at number two.
This season marks the first time since 2013’s Seth Jones (Portland Winterhawks) and Nathan MacKinnon (Halifax Mooseheads) when the top two ranked players at midterm were named captains on opposing teams prior to the Top Prospects Game.
CHL players also included in the Top-10 are Gabriel Vilardi of the Windsor Spitfires at three, Owen Tippett of the Mississauga Steelheads at four, Michael Rasmussen of the Tri-City Americans at six, Cody Glass of the Portland Winterhawks at eight, and Americans’ defenceman Juuso Valimaki at nine.
Five of the Top-10 ranked North American goaltenders are also from the CHL including Ian Scott of the Prince Albert Raiders at number two, followed by the Spitfires’ Michael DiPietro at seven, Alex D’Orio of the Saint John Sea Dogs at eight, Stuart Skinner of the Lethbridge Hurricanes at nine, and Kyle Keyser of the Oshawa Generals listed at number 10.
The Ontario Hockey League leads the way with 68 players appearing in the rankings including 59 skaters and nine goaltenders, followed by 57 players from the Western Hockey League including 52 skaters and five goaltenders, with a total of 28 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League listed including 26 skaters and two goaltenders.
The Owen Sound Attack lead all CHL clubs with seven players in the rankings followed closely by the Tri-City Americans with six. The Guelph Storm, Halifax Mooseheads, Kitchener Rangers and Niagara IceDogs each have five players included on the list.
All 40 of the CHL players competing in the 2017 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Monday January 30 in Quebec City appear in the Midterm Rankings including 34 of the top-62 skaters.
Last season, 152 CHL players appeared in the Midterm Rankings before 96 were selected at the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo including 15 players chosen in the first round.
CHL North American Skaters:
Players in bold will compete in 2017 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
North American rank, name, birthdate, CHL club, position
1 | PATRICK | NOLAN | 19-Sep-98 | BRANDON | WHL | C |
2 | HISCHIER | NICO | 04-Jan-99 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | C |
3 | VILARDI | GABRIEL | 16-Aug-99 | WINDSOR | OHL | C |
4 | TIPPETT | OWEN | 16-Feb-99 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | RW |
6 | RASMUSSEN | MICHAEL | 17-Apr-99 | TRI-CITY | WHL | C |
8 | GLASS | CODY | 01-Apr-99 | PORTLAND | WHL | C |
9 | VALIMAKI | JUUSO | 06-Oct-98 | TRI-CITY | WHL | D |
11 | HAGUE | NICOLAS | 05-Dec-98 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | D |
12 | FOOTE | CALLAN | 13-Dec-98 | KELOWNA | WHL | D |
15 | COMTOIS | MAXIME | 08-Jan-99 | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | LW |
16 | SUZUKI | NICK | 10-Aug-99 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | C |
17 | YAMAMOTO | KAILER | 29-Sep-98 | SPOKANE | WHL | RW |
18 | POPUGAEV | NIKITA | 20-Nov-98 | PRINCE GEORGE | WHL | LW |
19 | STROME | MATTHEW | 06-Jan-99 | HAMILTON | OHL | LW |
20 | RATCLIFFE | ISAAC | 15-Feb-99 | GUELPH | OHL | LW |
21 | LIND | KOLE | 16-Oct-98 | KELOWNA | WHL | RW |
22 | JOKIHARJU | HENRI | 17-Jun-99 | PORTLAND | WHL | D |
23 | MATTHEOS | STELIO | 14-Jun-99 | BRANDON | WHL | RW |
24 | FORMENTON | ALEX | 13-Sep-99 | LONDON | OHL | LW |
25 | HENRY | NICK | 04-Jul-99 | REGINA | WHL | RW |
26 | TIMMINS | CONOR | 18-Sep-98 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D |
27 | RUZICKA | ADAM | 11-May-99 | SARNIA | OHL | C |
28 | THOMAS | ROBERT | 02-Jul-99 | LONDON | OHL | C |
29 | FROST | MORGAN | 14-May-99 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | C |
31 | LESCHYSHYN | JAKE | 10-Mar-99 | REGINA | WHL | C |
32 | SCHNARR | NATE | 25-Feb-99 | GUELPH | OHL | C |
33 | TYSZKA | JARRET | 15-Mar-99 | SEATTLE | WHL | D |
34 | ROBERTSON | JASON | 22-Jul-99 | KINGSTON | OHL | LW |
35 | ENTWISTLE | MACKENZIE | 14-Jul-99 | HAMILTON | OHL | RW |
36 | HEPONIEMI | ALEKSI | 09-Jan-99 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | C |
37 | LODNIA | IVAN | 31-Aug-99 | ERIE | OHL | RW |
38 | CHMELEVSKI | SASHA | 09-Jun-99 | OTTAWA | OHL | C |
39 | MEIRELES | GREG | 01-Jan-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
40 | ANDERSON-DOLAN | JARET | 12-Sep-99 | SPOKANE | WHL | C |
41 | HOEFENMAYER | NOEL | 06-Jan-99 | OTTAWA | OHL | D |
42 | JOSEPH | PIERRE-OLIVIER | 01-Jul-99 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | D |
44 | KOLTYGIN | PAVEL | 17-Feb-99 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | C |
49 | MINULIN | ARTYOM | 01-Oct-98 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | D |
50 | GEEKIE | MORGAN | 20-Jul-98 | TRI-CITY | WHL | C |
51 | CHEKHOVICH | IVAN | 04-Jan-99 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | LW |
53 | LYLE | BRADY | 06-Jun-99 | NORTH BAY | OHL | D |
54 | MORAND | ANTOINE | 18-Feb-99 | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | C |
57 | RASANEN | EEMELI | 06-Mar-99 | KINGSTON | OHL | D |
58 | OLSON | KYLE | 22-Mar-99 | TRI-CITY | WHL | RW |
59 | THILANDER | ADAM | 18-Sep-98 | NORTH BAY | OHL | D |
60 | GADJOVICH | JONAH | 12-Oct-98 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | LW |
62 | PHILLIPS | MARKUS | 21-Mar-99 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | D |
63 | SHAW | MASON | 03-Nov-98 | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | C |
66 | CRETE-BELZILE | ANTOINE | 19-Aug-99 | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND | QMJHL | D |
70 | ZABLOCKI | LANE | 27-Dec-98 | RED DEER | WHL | RW |
71 | GALLANT | ZACH | 06-Mar-99 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | C |
73 | SUSHKO | MAKSIM | 10-Feb-99 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | RW |
74 | FLEURY | CALE | 19-Nov-98 | KOOTENAY | WHL | D |
75 | BROOK | JOSH | 17-Jun-99 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | D |
77 | TEASDALE | JOEL | 11-Mar-99 | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND | QMJHL | LW |
79 | MCGREGOR | RYAN | 29-Jan-99 | SARNIA | OHL | C |
80 | STUDNICKA | JACK | 18-Feb-99 | OSHAWA | OHL | C |
83 | PRATT | AUSTIN | 30-Jul-99 | RED DEER | WHL | RW |
84 | COGHLAN | DYLAN | 19-Feb-98 | TRI-CITY | WHL | D |
85 | ALEXEYEV | YAROSLAV | 17-Jan-99 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | RW |
86 | STUDENIC | MARIAN | 28-Oct-98 | HAMILTON | OHL | RW |
87 | PECKFORD | RYAN | 04-Mar-99 | VICTORIA | WHL | LW |
90 | PAQUETTE | JACOB | 26-May-99 | KINGSTON | OHL | D |
91 | BELLERIVE | JORDAN | 02-May-99 | LETHBRIDGE | WHL | C |
92 | KEATING | AUSTEN | 07-Mar-99 | OTTAWA | OHL | LW |
93 | MOILANEN | SAMI | 22-Jan-99 | SEATTLE | WHL | RW |
95 | CHAINEY | JOCKTAN | 08-Sep-99 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | D |
96 | COSKEY | COLE | 01-Jun-99 | SAGINAW | OHL | RW |
97 | BUCEK | SAMUEL | 19-Dec-98 | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | LW |
98 | SMART | JONATHAN | 01-Jun-99 | REGINA | WHL | D |
99 | JONES | BEN | 26-Feb-99 | NIAGARA | OHL | C |
100 | SEITZ | DYLAN | 15-Jan-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
102 | NYMAN | LINUS | 11-Jul-99 | KINGSTON | OHL | RW |
103 | BOUDRIAS | SHAWN | 14-Sep-99 | GATINEAU | QMJHL | RW |
105 | LEWIS | TY | 05-Mar-98 | BRANDON | WHL | LW |
109 | DE JONG | BRENDAN | 23-Mar-98 | PORTLAND | WHL | D |
110 | PLOUFFE | DYLAN | 27-Apr-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | D |
112 | BOWEN | RYAN | 10-Dec-98 | LETHBRIDGE | WHL | RW |
119 | RUBINCHIK | MARK | 21-Mar-99 | SASKATOON | WHL | D |
120 | GORDA | BRAYDEN | 15-Apr-99 | EDMONTON | WHL | D |
122 | SAMORUKOV | DMITRI | 16-Jun-99 | GUELPH | OHL | D |
123 | BOOMHOWER | SHAW | 31-Oct-98 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | LW |
125 | JOLY | D’ARTAGNAN | 07-Apr-99 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | RW |
126 | FLOWER | WALTER | 07-May-99 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | D |
130 | LEASON | BRETT | 30-Apr-99 | TRI-CITY | WHL | C |
132 | PIETRONIRO | MATTEO | 20-Oct-98 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | D |
133 | KASTELIC | MARK | 11-Mar-99 | CALGARY | WHL | C |
134 | WEDMAN | MATTHEW | 25-May-99 | SEATTLE | WHL | C |
135 | DEAKIN-POOT | NICHOLAS | 28-Jan-99 | GUELPH | OHL | C |
136 | FORTIER | MAXIME | 15-Dec-97 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | RW |
137 | VESTERINEN | SAKU | 28-Feb-99 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | D |
138 | STEENBERGEN | TYLER | 07-Jan-98 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | C |
139 | DURZI | SEAN | 21-Oct-98 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | D |
140 | HALBGEWACHS | JAYDEN | 22-Mar-97 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | C |
141 | MCINDOE | ETHAN | 22-Jul-99 | SPOKANE | WHL | LW |
142 | DAVIS | BRETT | 01-Jun-99 | KOOTENAY | WHL | RW |
143 | GOLDEN | JACOB | 20-Mar-99 | LONDON | OHL | D |
147 | MACHALA | ONDREJ | 11-Jan-99 | NIAGARA | OHL | LW |
148 | HANCOCK | KEVIN | 02-Mar-98 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | LW |
151 | KRIEF | ALEXANDER | 17-Mar-99 | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | D |
152 | HAYES | ZACKARY | 24-Apr-99 | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | D |
153 | WALFORD | SCOTT | 12-Jan-99 | VICTORIA | WHL | D |
154 | WARM | WILL | 22-Apr-99 | EDMONTON | WHL | D |
161 | DEMEO | ANTHONY | 16-Jun-99 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D |
162 | MICHNAC | ALBERT | 18-Oct-98 | GUELPH | OHL | LW |
163 | PATERSON | JOSH | 21-Jan-99 | SASKATOON | WHL | C |
164 | LAUZON | ZACHARY | 10-Oct-98 | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | D |
166 | SVOBODA | MATYAS | 02-Jan-99 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | LW |
167 | RUBINS | KRISTIANS | 11-Dec-97 | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | D |
168 | ISAACSON | NICK | 11-Aug-99 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | LW |
170 | LE COULTRE | SIMON | 09-Aug-99 | MONCTON | QMJHL | D |
173 | PHILIP | MATTHEW | 31-May-99 | NIAGARA | OHL | C |
175 | BURKE | BRAYDEN | 01-Jan-97 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | LW |
176 | MCHUGH | NICHOLAS | 13-Feb-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | LW |
177 | HUGHES | RYAN | 27-Jul-99 | PORTLAND | WHL | C |
180 | ROBERTS | ZACHARY | 04-Aug-99 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | LW |
181 | HOLT | DAWSON | 16-Feb-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | C |
183 | CARSON | MACAULEY | 12-Mar-99 | SUDBURY | OHL | LW |
185 | MAKSIMOV | KIRILL | 01-Jun-99 | NIAGARA | OHL | RW |
188 | GORDEEV | FEDOR | 27-Jan-99 | FLINT | OHL | D |
189 | CASTLEMAN | OLIVER | 15-Sep-99 | NIAGARA | OHL | LW |
190 | SEMCHUK | BRENDAN | 21-Feb-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | RW |
191 | GARREFFA | JOSEPH | 09-Aug-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | LW |
193 | MIKHNIN | DENIS | 11-Jul-99 | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | RW |
194 | PURBOO | COLE | 18-Jun-99 | WINDSOR | OHL | RW |
197 | GRISHAKOV | ANDREI | 17-May-99 | CALGARY | WHL | LW |
198 | KOSORENKOV | IVAN | 22-Jan-98 | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | RW |
199 | YERYOMENKO | VLADISLAV | 23-Apr-99 | CALGARY | WHL | D |
200 | GAWANKE | LEON | 31-May-99 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | D |
203 | PARE | CEDRIC | 24-Jan-99 | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | C |
204 | DUQUETTE | MARC-OLIVIER | 26-Mar-98 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | D |
205 | HEDBERG | TOM | 10-Aug-99 | BARRIE | OHL | D |
206 | FRASER | COLE | 23-Aug-99 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | D |
208 | ROBERTS | ELIJAH | 23-Jan-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | D |
209 | GRIMA | NICHOLAS | 07-Mar-99 | SARNIA | OHL | D |
211 | BOKA | LUCAS | 12-Jun-99 | WINDSOR | OHL | RW |
214 | CHARLEBOIS | MATHIEU | 14-Feb-99 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | D |
CHL North American Goaltenders:
North American rank, name, birthdate, CHL club, position
2 | SCOTT | IAN | 11-Jan-99 | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | G |
7 | DIPIETRO | MICHAEL | 09-Jun-99 | WINDSOR | OHL | G |
8 | D’ORIO | ALEX | 28-Apr-99 | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | G |
9 | SKINNER | STUART | 01-Nov-98 | LETHBRIDGE | WHL | G |
10 | KEYSER | KYLE | 08-Mar-99 | OSHAWA | OHL | G |
11 | HOLLETT | JORDAN | 31-Mar-99 | REGINA | WHL | G |
12 | FULCHER | KADEN | 23-Sep-98 | HAMILTON | OHL | G |
14 | VILLALTA | MATT | 03-Jun-99 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | G |
16 | BARIBEAU | DERECK | 22-Jan-99 | QUEBEC | QMJHL | G |
17 | FERGUSON | DYLAN | 20-Sep-98 | KAMLOOPS | WHL | G |
19 | DHILLON | STEPHEN | 14-Sep-98 | NIAGARA | OHL | G |
23 | MCGRATH | JAKE | 07-Jan-99 | SUDBURY | OHL | G |
25 | PROPP | CHRISTIAN | 27-Mar-99 | BARRIE | OHL | G |
27 | LAFRENIERE | OLIVIER | 08-Jun-98 | OTTAWA | OHL | G |
28 | HUGHES | AIDAN | 10-Apr-99 | SARNIA | OHL | G |
31 | WEATHERILL | DAWSON | 03-Jun-99 | SPOKANE | WHL | G |
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