156 CHL Players in Final 2015 NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings
Wednesday April 8, 2015
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 156 CHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in their Final Rankings for the 2015 NHL Draft which takes place June 26-27 in Florida.
The 156 players includes 140 skaters of the 210 ranked by NHL Central Scouting in North America while 16 of the 30 goaltenders ranked are also from the CHL. In total, 65% of all players ranked by NHL Central Scouting are currently competing in the CHL.
23 of the top 30 ranked North American prospects are from the CHL led by forward Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters at number one. Six other CHL players are listed in the top-10 including the Otters’ Dylan Strome at number four, Lawson Crouse of the Kingston Frontenacs at five, Mitchell Marner of the London Knights is ranked sixth, defenceman Ivan Provorov of the Brandon Wheat Kings is seventh, Pavel Zacha of the Sarnia Sting is listed at eight, and Timo Meier of the Halifax Mooseheads lands at 10.
In goal, the top four ranked North American prospects are also from the CHL led by Mackenzie Blackwood of the Barrie Colts at number one, followed by Callum Booth of the Quebec Remparts at number two. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada netminder Samuel Montembeault is listed at number three, followed by Adin Hill of the Portland Winterhawks at number four.
The Western Hockey League has a total of 56 players ranked, followed by the Ontario Hockey league with 52 players, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 48 players.
All 40 players that competed in the 2015 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in St. Catharines appear in the rankings including 31 of the top-60 ranked skaters.
150 CHL players were listed in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings released in January, while 95 players from the CHL were selected in the 2014 NHL Draft including 20 players selected in the first round.
CHL Players ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
1 MCDAVID, CONNOR ERIE OHL 13-Jan-1997 6′ 0.75″ 195 lbs * C L
4 STROME, DYLAN ERIE OHL 07-Mar-1997 6′ 3.0″ 185 lbs * C L
5 CROUSE, LAWSON KINGSTON OHL 23-Jun-1997 6′ 4.0″ 215 lbs * LW L
6 MARNER, MITCHELL LONDON OHL 05-May-1997 5′ 11.0″ 160 lbs * C R
7 PROVOROV, IVAN BRANDON WHL 13-Jan-1997 6′ 0.5″ 201 lbs * D L
8 ZACHA, PAVEL SARNIA OHL 06-Apr-1997 6′ 3.0″ 210 lbs * C L 37 16 18 34 56
10 MEIER, TIMO HALIFAX QMJHL 08-Oct-1996 6′ 1.0″ 209 lbs * RW L
11 BARZAL, MATHEW SEATTLE WHL 26-May-1997 5′ 11.25″ 175 lbs * C R
12 ZBORIL, JAKUB SAINT JOHN QMJHL 21-Feb-1997 6′ 0.75″ 184 lbs * D L
14 KONECNY, TRAVIS OTTAWA OHL 11-Mar-1997 5′ 9.75″ 175 lbs * C R
15 HARKINS, JANSEN PRINCE GEORGE WHL 23-May-1997 6′ 1.25″ 182 lbs * C L
16 CHABOT, THOMAS SAINT JOHN QMJHL 30-Jan-1997 6′ 1.5″ 180 lbs * D L
17 SVECHNIKOV, EVGENY CAPE BRETON QMJHL 31-Oct-1996 6′ 1.75″ 199 lbs * LW L
18 CHLAPIK, FILIP CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL 03-Jun-1997 6′ 1.0″ 196 lbs * C L
19 DeBRUSK, JAKE SWIFT CURRENT WHL 17-Oct-1996 5′ 11.75″ 174 lbs * LW L
20 SPRONG, DANIEL CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL 17-Mar-1997 6′ 0.0″ 180 lbs * RW R
21 ROY, JEREMY SHERBROOKE QMJHL 14-May-1997 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * D R
22 JUULSEN, NOAH EVERETT WHL 02-Apr-1997 6′ 1.5″ 174 lbs * D R
23 MERKLEY, NICHOLAS KELOWNA WHL 23-May-1997 5′ 10.5″ 191 lbs * RW R
24 PILON, RYAN BRANDON WHL 10-Oct-1996 6′ 2.0″ 206 lbs * D L
25 CARLO, BRANDON TRI-CITY WHL 26-Nov-1996 6′ 5.0″ 196 lbs * D R
26 BITTNER, PAUL PORTLAND WHL 04-Nov-1996 6′ 4.0″ 204 lbs * LW L
30 YAN, DENNIS SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 14-Apr-1997 6′ 1.25″ 184 lbs * LW L
32 DUNN, VINCE NIAGARA OHL 29-Oct-1996 5′ 11.75″ 187 lbs * D L
33 BEAUVILLIER, ANTHONY SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 08-Jun-1997 5′ 10.25″ 173 lbs * LW L
34 VANDE SOMPEL, MITCHELL OSHAWA OHL 11-Feb-1997 5′ 10.0″ 182 lbs * D L
35 WAGNER, AUSTIN REGINA WHL 23-Jun-1997 6′ 1.0″ 178 lbs * LW L
36 GAGNE, GABRIEL VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 11-Nov-1996 6′ 4.75″ 186 lbs * RW R
38 SENYSHYN, ZACHARY SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 30-Mar-1997 6′ 1.0″ 192 lbs * RW R
40 MELOCHE, NICOLAS BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL 18-Jul-1997 6′ 2.5″ 204 lbs * D R
41 BRISEBOIS, GUILLAUME ACADIE-BATHURST QMJHL 21-Jul-1997 6′ 1.75″ 175 lbs * D L
42 LAUZON, JEREMY ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 28-Apr-1997 6′ 1.75″ 193 lbs * D L
43 WOTHERSPOON, PARKER TRI-CITY WHL 24-Aug-1997 6′ 0.25″ 171 lbs * D L
44 CAPOBIANCO, KYLE SUDBURY OHL 13-Aug-1997 6′ 1.0″ 178 lbs * D L
45 ROY, NICOLAS CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 05-Feb-1997 6′ 4.0″ 195 lbs * C R
46 DERMOTT, TRAVIS ERIE OHL 22-Dec-1996 5′ 11.25″ 197 lbs * D L
48 TRENIN, YAKOV GATINEAU QMJHL 13-Jan-1997 6′ 1.75″ 194 lbs * C L
49 SPEERS, BLAKE SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 02-Jan-1997 5′ 11.0″ 181 lbs * C R
50 KOROSTELEV, NIKITA SARNIA OHL 08-Feb-1997 6′ 1.25″ 195 lbs * RW R
52 NIELSEN, ANDREW LETHBRIDGE WHL 13-Nov-1996 6′ 3.0″ 207 lbs * D R
54 NOEL, NATHAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 21-Jun-1997 5′ 10.75″ 172 lbs * C R
55 MARSH, ADAM SAINT JOHN QMJHL 22-Aug-1997 6′ 0.0″ 160 lbs * LW L
56 GUHLE, BRENDAN PRINCE ALBERT WHL 29-Jul-1997 6′ 1.75″ 184 lbs * D L
57 KNOTT, GRAHAM NIAGARA OHL 13-Jan-1997 6′ 3.25″ 190 lbs * LW L
59 GAWDIN, GLENN SWIFT CURRENT WHL 25-Mar-1997 6′ 0.5″ 191 lbs * C R
61 MUSIL, ADAM RED DEER WHL 26-Mar-1997 6′ 2.75″ 202 lbs * C R
64 BEAUDIN, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 25-Mar-1997 6′ 1.0″ 181 lbs * C R
65 KOLESAR, KEEGAN SEATTLE WHL 08-Apr-1997 6′ 1.25″ 217 lbs * RW R
67 CIRELLI, ANTHONY OSHAWA OHL 15-Jul-1997 5′ 11.5″ 160 lbs * C L
68 SPENCER, MATTHEW PETERBOROUGH OHL 24-Mar-1997 6′ 1.5″ 203 lbs * D R
70 DOVE-MCFALLS, SAMUEL SAINT JOHN QMJHL 10-Apr-1997 6′ 2.0″ 207 lbs * LW L
71 GROPP, RYAN SEATTLE WHL 16-Sep-1996 6′ 2.0″ 187 lbs * LW L
72 HOBBS, CONNOR REGINA WHL 04-Jan-1997 6′ 0.5″ 187 lbs * D R
73 GABRIELLE, JESSE REGINA WHL 17-Jun-1997 5′ 10.75″ 205 lbs * LW L
74 SUTER, PIUS GUELPH OHL 24-May-1996 5′ 11.0″ 165 lbs * C L
75 BOURAMMAN, GUSTAV SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 24-Jan-1997 5′ 11.25″ 184 lbs * D R
76 BOURQUE, SIMON RIMOUSKI QMJHL 12-Jan-1997 6′ 0.25″ 184 lbs * D L
77 RICHARD, ANTHONY VAL-D’OR QMJHL 20-Dec-1996 5′ 9.5″ 163 lbs * C L
78 SOY, TYLER VICTORIA WHL 10-Feb-1997 5′ 11.5″ 172 lbs * C L
81 MARTENET, CHRIS LONDON OHL 25-Sep-1996 6′ 7.0″ 198 lbs * D L
82 REDDEKOPP, CHAZ VICTORIA WHL 01-Jan-1997 6′ 3.25″ 219 lbs * D L
83 KIELLY, KAMERON CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL 13-Dec-1996 6′ 0.0″ 180 lbs * RW R
85 MANGIAPANE, ANDREW BARRIE OHL 04-Apr-1996 5′ 10.0″ 170 lbs * LW L
86 GARLAND, CONOR MONCTON QMJHL 11-Mar-1996 5′ 8.0″ 163 lbs * RW R
89 CARRIER, ALEXANDRE GATINEAU QMJHL 08-Oct-1996 5′ 11.0″ 174 lbs * D R
91 SCHEMITSCH, THOMAS OWEN SOUND OHL 26-Oct-1996 6′ 3.0″ 205 lbs * D R
92 TIMASHOV, DMYTRO QUEBEC QMJHL 01-Oct-1996 5′ 9.25″ 192 lbs * LW L
93 ANDERSSON, RASMUS BARRIE OHL 27-Oct-1996 6′ 0.0″ 212 lbs * D R
95 HENLEY, DAVID CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL 13-Mar-1997 6′ 4.5″ 203 lbs * D L
96 LUFF, MATT BELLEVILLE OHL 05-May-1997 6′ 1.5″ 179 lbs * RW R
97 BEAR, ETHAN SEATTLE WHL 26-Jun-1997 5′ 11.0″ 200 lbs * D R
98 FORTIN, ALEXANDRE ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 25-Feb-1997 6′ 0.0″ 173 lbs * C L
99 LIZOTTE, CAMERON PETERBOROUGH OHL 24-Aug-1997 6′ 1.25″ 193 lbs * D L
101 STRAND, AUSTIN RED DEER WHL 17-Feb-1997 6′ 3.25″ 194 lbs * D R
102 CRAWLEY, BRANDON LONDON OHL 02-Feb-1997 6′ 0.5″ 198 lbs * D L
103 ZBOROVSKIY, SERGEY REGINA WHL 21-Feb-1997 6′ 3.0″ 198 lbs * D L
104 RADKE, ROY BARRIE OHL 10-Dec-1996 6′ 2.5″ 203 lbs * RW R
109 SALITURO, DANTE OTTAWA OHL 15-Nov-1996 5′ 8.25″ 178 lbs * C R
111 HUNT, DRYDEN MEDICINE HAT WHL 24-Nov-1995 6′ 0.0″ 199 lbs * LW L
112 STEPHENS, MITCHELL SAGINAW OHL 05-Feb-1997 5′ 11.25″ 188 lbs * C R
116 STEPHENS, DEVANTE KELOWNA WHL 02-Jan-1997 6′ 1.25″ 171 lbs * D L
118 KARNAUKHOV, PAVEL CALGARY WHL 15-Mar-1997 6′ 2.5″ 194 lbs * LW L
119 LABERGE, SAMUEL RIMOUSKI QMJHL 10-Apr-1997 6′ 1.5″ 206 lbs * LW L
120 MCKENZIE, BRETT NORTH BAY OHL 12-Mar-1997 6′ 1.75″ 190 lbs * C L
121 LEVEILLE, LOIK CAPE BRETON QMJHL 25-Sep-1996 5′ 11.5″ 223 lbs * D R
122 WEBSTER, BAILEY SAINT JOHN QMJHL 08-Sep-1997 6′ 3.0″ 210 lbs * D R
124 MORRISON, BRAD PRINCE GEORGE WHL 04-Jan-1997 5′ 11.5″ 154 lbs * C L
125 JOSEPH, MATHIEU SAINT JOHN QMJHL 09-Feb-1997 6′ 0.75″ 166 lbs * RW R
126 BRADLEY, MATTHEW MEDICINE HAT WHL 22-Jan-1997 5′ 11.25″ 187 lbs * C R
127 GENNARO, MATTEO PRINCE ALBERT WHL 30-Mar-1997 6′ 2.25″ 187 lbs * C L
128 WHITE, COLTON SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 03-May-1997 6′ 0.0″ 182 lbs * D L
129 ADDISON, JEREMIAH OTTAWA OHL 21-Oct-1996 5′ 11.75″ 182 lbs * LW L
130 ALAIN, ALEXANDRE GATINEAU QMJHL 03-Mar-1997 6′ 0.25″ 173 lbs * C R
134 SIDEROFF, DEVEN KAMLOOPS WHL 14-Apr-1997 5′ 11.0″ 171 lbs * RW R
135 PFEIFER, TRISTEN EVERETT WHL 28-May-1996 6′ 4.0″ 180 lbs * D R
137 LEMCKE, JUSTIN BELLEVILLE OHL 13-Feb-1997 6′ 2.25″ 200 lbs * D R
139 FOX, TRENT BELLEVILLE OHL 16-Jul-1997 6′ 2.0″ 190 lbs * C L
140 LINDBERG, BRANDON SARNIA OHL 24-Sep-1996 6′ 0.5″ 205 lbs * C L
141 BARRE BOULET, ALEX DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL 21-May-1997 5′ 9.0″ 154 lbs * C L
142 GALIPEAU, OLIVIER VAL-D’OR QMJHL 22-May-1997 6′ 0.5″ 202 lbs * D L
143 TEXEIRA, KEONI PORTLAND WHL 24-Mar-1997 5′ 11.75″ 208 lbs * D L
144 ESTEPHAN, GIORGIO LETHBRIDGE WHL 03-Feb-1997 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * C R
145 DESROCHER, STEPHEN OSHAWA OHL 26-Jan-1996 6′ 3.75″ 198 lbs * D L
146 OLSON, TATE PRINCE GEORGE WHL 21-Mar-1997 6′ 2.25″ 174 lbs * D L
147 MCCOOL, HAYDEN WINDSOR OHL 11-Apr-1997 6′ 3.0″ 200 lbs * C L
150 ARTEMOV, ARTEM SAGINAW OHL 17-Jan-1997 5′ 10.5″ 200 lbs LW R
154 ASKEW, CAMERON MONCTON QMJHL 13-May-1997 6′ 2.25″ 203 lbs * C R
156 MOYNIHAN, CONNOR HALIFAX QMJHL 20-Jul-1997 6′ 3.75″ 211 lbs * LW L
157 MYERS, PHILIPPE ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 25-Jan-1997 6′ 4.75″ 196 lbs * D R
159 TKACHEV, VLADIMIR QUEBEC QMJHL 05-Oct-1995 5′ 9.5″ 144 lbs * LW R
160 SIMPSON, MARK ACADIE-BATHURST QMJHL 24-Apr-1995 6′ 5.25″ 189 lbs * C L
161 WEINGER, EVAN PORTLAND WHL 18-Apr-1997 5′ 11.25″ 184 lbs * RW R
162 GARDINER, REID PRINCE ALBERT WHL 19-Jan-1996 5′ 10.5″ 187 lbs * C/RW R
163 DAVIS, KEVIN EVERETT WHL 14-Mar-1997 5′ 11.75″ 183 lbs * D R
165 MCGAULEY, TIM BRANDON WHL 23-Jul-1995 6′ 0.0″ 175 lbs * C L
166 GOULET, ALEXANDRE CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL 05-Apr-1996 5′ 11.5″ 195 lbs * C L
167 SCHMALZ, MATT SUDBURY OHL 21-Mar-1996 6′ 6.0″ 209 lbs * RW R
168 LAISHRAM, ADAM BELLEVILLE OHL 08-Apr-1997 5′ 8.5″ 158 lbs * RW R
169 PAWLENCHUK, GRAYSON RED DEER WHL 22-Mar-1997 5′ 11.5″ 183 lbs * LW L
170 SMALLMAN, SPENCER SAINT JOHN QMJHL 09-Sep-1996 6′ 0.5″ 184 lbs * RW R
172 PHILP, LUKE KOOTENAY WHL 06-Nov-1995 5′ 9.25″ 180 lbs * C R
174 GATENBY, JOE KELOWNA WHL 15-May-1997 6′ 0.25″ 176 lbs * D R
175 MACARTHUR, TYLER OWEN SOUND OHL 25-May-1997 6′ 3.5″ 177 lbs * D R
176 BROOKS, ADAM REGINA WHL 06-May-1996 5′ 9.75″ 169 lbs * C L
177 HEBIG, CAMERON SASKATOON WHL 21-Jan-1997 5′ 10.75″ 178 lbs * C R
178 FRANZEN, GUSTAF KITCHENER OHL 22-Sep-1996 5′ 10.75″ 173 lbs * C R
179 FONTAINE, GABRIEL SHERBROOKE QMJHL 30-Apr-1997 6′ 1.0″ 179 lbs * C L
180 VAN BOEKEL, JACK SAINT JOHN QMJHL 19-Feb-1996 6′ 6.75″ 200 lbs * D L
184 JENSEN, KADE LETHBRIDGE WHL 03-May-1997 6′ 1.5″ 191 lbs * D L
185 DAVIES, MIKE KITCHENER OHL 05-Feb-1997 6′ 2.0″ 191 lbs * LW L
187 BELL, JASON SAINT JOHN QMJHL 26-Apr-1997 6′ 2.0″ 188 lbs * D L
189 ZIPP, MICHAEL CALGARY WHL 20-Sep-1996 6′ 1.0″ 192 lbs * D L
193 MARCOUX, ANTOINE VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 14-Nov-1996 6′ 1.0″ 170 lbs * C L
194 SZYPULA, ETHAN OWEN SOUND OHL 28-Jan-1997 5′ 10.5″ 168 lbs * C R
197 POLEI, EVAN RED DEER WHL 19-Feb-1996 6′ 1.5″ 216 lbs * LW L
201 MEYER, JARETT OWEN SOUND OHL 13-Oct-1996 6′ 8.0″ 246 lbs * D R
205 FORA, MICHAEL KAMLOOPS WHL 31-Oct-1995 6′ 2.5″ 210 lbs * D R
206 FOURNIER, JORDAN VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 04-Apr-1997 6′ 1.25″ 181 lbs * RW R
207 CRAWFORD, MARCUS SAGINAW OHL 21-Mar-1997 5′ 11.0″ 193 lbs * D R
210 BRUCE, RILEY NORTH BAY OHL 16-Jul-1997 6′ 6.0″ 205 lbs * D R
CHL Goaltenders ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
1 BLACKWOOD, MACKENZIE BARRIE OHL 09-Dec-1996 6′ 4.0″ 215 lbs * L
2 BOOTH, CALLUM QUEBEC QMJHL 21-May-1997 6′ 2.75″ 199 lbs * L
3 MONTEMBEAULT, SAMUEL BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL 30-Oct-1996 6′ 2.5″ 173 lbs * L
4 HILL, ADIN PORTLAND WHL 11-May-1996 6′ 3.5″ 198 lbs * L
7 MCBRIDE, NICK PRINCE ALBERT WHL 11-Jan-1997 6′ 3.5″ 179 lbs * L
9 SCHNEIDER, NICK MEDICINE HAT WHL 31-Jul-1997 6′ 1.75″ 160 lbs * R
11 HERBST, LIAM OTTAWA OHL 14-Sep-1996 6′ 3.75″ 194 lbs * R
14 TOTH, RYLAN RED DEER WHL 31-May-1996 6′ 1.5″ 195 lbs * L
17 PARENTEAU, RYLAN PRINCE ALBERT WHL 16-Nov-1996 6′ 0.5″ 191 lbs * L
19 INGRAM, CONNOR KAMLOOPS WHL 31-Mar-1997 6′ 0.5″ 212 lbs * L
20 HICKS, CONNOR BELLEVILLE OHL 20-Feb-1997 6′ 3.25″ 189 lbs * L
21 MCNIVEN, MICHAEL OWEN SOUND OHL 09-Jul-1997 6′ 0.75″ 221 lbs * L
25 FLINN, JACK OWEN SOUND OHL 20-Dec-1995 6′ 7.0″ 223 lbs * L
26 PERESSINI, LUCAS KINGSTON OHL 09-Mar-1995 6′ 2.25″ 198 lbs * L
28 PAPIRNY, JORDAN BRANDON WHL 10-Apr-1996 6′ 0.5″ 173 lbs * L
30 BOW, LANDON SWIFT CURRENT WHL 24-Aug-1995 6′ 4.0″ 214 lbs * L
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