159 CHL Players in 2013 NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 159 CHL players appear in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft.
The domestic rankings list a total of 210 North American skaters including 133 from the CHL, also listing an additional 35 North American goaltenders including 26 that currently compete in the CHL.
The top-19 ranked skaters are all from the CHL beginning with defenceman Seth Jones of the Portland Winterhawks. Halifax Mooseheads’ forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin are listed second and third respectively, followed by Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67’s, and Hunter Shinkaruk of the Medicine Hat Tigers rounding out the top-5. The top-10 also includes defenceman Ryan Pulock of the Brandon Wheat Kings ranked at number six, forward Frederik Gauthier of the Rimouski Oceanic at seven, forward Valentin Zykov of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar at number eight, defenceman Darnell Nurse of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds is ranked ninth, and forward Anthony Mantha of the Val-d’Or Foreurs is ranked tenth.
Seven of the top-10 ranked goalies are from the CHL including four of the top-5 beginning with Zachary Fucale of the Halifax Mooseheads. Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans is ranked at number two, Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings is ranked third, and Spencer Martin of the Mississauga Steelheads is ranked fifth overall among goaltenders.
The Western Hockey League leads the way with 59 players appearing in the rankings including 48 skaters and 11 goaltenders, followed by 56 players from the Ontario Hockey League (47 skaters and nine goaltenders), and 44 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (38 skaters and six goaltenders).
All 40 CHL players competing in the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on January 16 in Halifax, NS, appear in the midterm rankings including 31 of the top-40 skaters.
CHL North American Skaters:
Players in bold will compete in 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Rank, Name, Club, League, Birthdate, Height, Weight, Position, Shot
1 JONES, SETH PORTLAND WHL 03-Oct-1994 6′ 3.5″ 208 lbs * D R
2 MACKINNON, NATHAN HALIFAX QMJHL 01-Sep-1995 6′ 0.0″ 182 lbs * C R
3 DROUIN, JONATHAN HALIFAX QMJHL 27-Mar-1995 5′ 10.75″ 185 lbs * LW L
4 MONAHAN, SEAN OTTAWA OHL 12-Oct-1994 6′ 2.0″ 186 lbs * C L
5 SHINKARUK, HUNTER MEDICINE HAT WHL 13-Oct-1994 5′ 10.25″ 181 lbs * C/LW L
6 PULOCK, RYAN BRANDON WHL 06-Oct-1994 6′ 0.5″ 211 lbs * D R
7 GAUTHIER, FREDERIK RIMOUSKI QMJHL 26-Apr-1995 6′ 5.0″ 210 lbs * C L
8 ZYKOV, VALENTIN BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL 15-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 210 lbs * LW R
9 NURSE, DARNELL SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 04-Feb-1995 6′ 3.5″ 189 lbs * D L
10 MANTHA, ANTHONY VAL-D’OR QMJHL 16-Sep-1994 6′ 4.0″ 190 lbs * RW L
11 MORRISSEY, JOSHUA PRINCE ALBERT WHL 28-Mar-1995 5′ 11.75″ 182 lbs * D L
12 MUELLER, MIRCO EVERETT WHL 21-Mar-1995 6′ 3.25″ 184 lbs * D L
13 ERNE, ADAM QUEBEC QMJHL 20-Apr-1995 6′ 1.0″ 195 lbs * LW L
14 CARRIER, WILLIAM CAPE BRETON QMJHL 20-Dec-1994 6′ 1.5″ 198 lbs * LW L
15 HORVAT, BO LONDON OHL 04-May-1995 6′ 0.25″ 200 lbs * C L
16 DICKINSON, JASON GUELPH OHL 04-Jul-1995 6′ 1.25″ 179 lbs * C L
17 THEODORE, SHEA SEATTLE WHL 03-Aug-1995 6′ 1.75″ 182 lbs * D L
18 RYCHEL, KERBY WINDSOR OHL 07-Oct-1994 6′ 1.0″ 200 lbs * LW L
19 BIGRAS, CHRIS OWEN SOUND OHL 22-Feb-1995 6′ 0.5″ 189 lbs * D L
22 BOWEY, MADISON KELOWNA WHL 22-Apr-1995 6′ 0.75″ 200 lbs * D R
23 DOMI, MAX LONDON OHL 02-Mar-1995 5′ 9.25″ 193 lbs * C/LW L
24 KLIMCHUK, MORGAN REGINA WHL 02-Mar-1995 5′ 11.5″ 180 lbs * LW L
25 HARTMAN, RYAN PLYMOUTH OHL 20-Sep-1994 5′ 11.0″ 187 lbs * RW R
26 LAZAR, CURTIS EDMONTON WHL 02-Feb-1995 5′ 11.75″ 193 lbs * C/RW R
27 SORENSEN, NICK QUEBEC QMJHL 23-Oct-1994 6′ 1.0″ 179 lbs * RW R
28 LODGE, JIMMY SAGINAW OHL 05-Mar-1995 6′ 0.5″ 166 lbs * C R
29 BJORKSTRAND, OLIVER PORTLAND WHL 10-Apr-1995 5′ 10.5″ 167 lbs * RW R
30 ZADOROV, NIKITA LONDON OHL 15-Apr-1995 6′ 5.25″ 230 lbs * D L
33 NASTASIUK, ZACH OWEN SOUND OHL 30-Mar-1995 6′ 1.25″ 191 lbs * RW R
34 PETAN, NICOLAS PORTLAND WHL 22-Mar-1995 5′ 8.5″ 163 lbs * C L
35 DUCLAIR, ANTHONY QUEBEC QMJHL 26-Aug-1995 5′ 11.25″ 180 lbs * LW L
37 BAILEY, JUSTIN KITCHENER OHL 01-Jul-1995 6′ 3.25″ 194 lbs * RW R
38 HARPER, STEPHEN ERIE OHL 25-Mar-1995 6′ 1.5″ 202 lbs * LW L
39 ROY, ERIC BRANDON WHL 24-Oct-1994 6′ 2.5″ 187 lbs * D L
40 KOSTALEK, JAN RIMOUSKI QMJHL 17-Feb-1995 6′ 1.0″ 180 lbs * D R
41 DAUPHIN, LAURENT CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 27-Mar-1995 6′ 0.25″ 167 lbs * C L
43 POIRIER, EMILE GATINEAU QMJHL 14-Dec-1994 6′ 0.75″ 183 lbs * LW L
44 HEATHERINGTON, DILLON SWIFT CURRENT WHL 09-May-1995 6′ 3.0″ 196 lbs * D L
45 DIABY, JONATHAN-ISMAEL VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 16-Nov-1994 6′ 5.0″ 223 lbs * D L
48 MOUTREY, NICK SAGINAW OHL 24-Jun-1995 6′ 2.0″ 208 lbs * C/LW L
50 DOETZEL, KAYLE RED DEER WHL 19-Jun-1995 6′ 2.25″ 190 lbs * D R
52 ETCHEGARY, KURT QUEBEC QMJHL 12-Nov-1994 5′ 11.0″ 185 lbs * C L
53 DUNN, VINCENT VAL-D’OR QMJHL 14-Sep-1995 5′ 11.0″ 172 lbs * C L
54 PAQUIN-BOUDREAU, GABRYEL BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL 21-Feb-1995 5′ 11.0″ 167 lbs * LW L
55 GEERTSEN, MASON VANCOUVER WHL 19-Apr-1995 6′ 3.0″ 199 lbs * D L
56 ELIE, REMI LONDON OHL 16-Apr-1995 6′ 0.5″ 203 lbs * LW L
58 ROY, MARC-OLIVIER BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL 05-Nov-1994 6′ 0.0″ 175 lbs * C L
60 CASSELS, COLE OSHAWA OHL 04-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 176 lbs * C R
61 LIPSBERGS, ROBERTS SEATTLE WHL 29-Jul-1994 5′ 10.0″ 192 lbs * LW L
63 WHEATON, MITCHELL KELOWNA WHL 06-Feb-1995 6′ 4.0″ 228 lbs * D L
65 JENSEN, SPENSER MEDICINE HAT WHL 02-Jul-1995 6′ 4.0″ 191 lbs * D R
66 CORBETT, JEFF SUDBURY OHL 20-Sep-1994 6′ 1.5″ 170 lbs * D L
67 LEWINGTON, TYLER MEDICINE HAT WHL 05-Dec-1994 6′ 1.0″ 189 lbs * D R
68 STANTON, TY MEDICINE HAT WHL 23-May-1995 6′ 3.5″ 173 lbs * D L
69 KUJAWINSKI, RYAN KINGSTON OHL 30-Mar-1995 6′ 1.75″ 203 lbs * C L
70 HAUF, JARED SEATTLE WHL 06-Mar-1995 6′ 4.75″ 212 lbs * D L
71 AUGER, JUSTIN GUELPH OHL 14-May-1994 6′ 6.25″ 224 lbs * RW R
74 GOBEIL, THOMAS CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 18-Nov-1994 5′ 11.5″ 200 lbs * RW R
76 MORIN, SAMUEL RIMOUSKI QMJHL 12-Jul-1995 6′ 7.0″ 200 lbs * D L
80 HARPUR, BEN GUELPH OHL 12-Jan-1995 6′ 5.5″ 210 lbs * D L
81 SUBBAN, JORDAN BELLEVILLE OHL 03-Mar-1995 5′ 9.0″ 175 lbs * D R
82 GARLENT, HUNTER GUELPH OHL 04-Feb-1995 5′ 8.25″ 164 lbs * C R
84 MCNULTY, MARC PRINCE GEORGE WHL 05-Apr-1995 6′ 5.75″ 185 lbs * D L
87 BELL, MYLES KELOWNA WHL 19-Aug-1993 5′ 11.5″ 212 lbs * LW R
88 LIBERATI, MILES LONDON OHL 21-Jun-1995 5′ 11.5″ 195 lbs * D L
92 BURNSIDE, JOSHUA MISSISSAUGA OHL 11-Feb-1995 5′ 11.0″ 171 lbs * LW L
93 GREGOIRE, JEREMY BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL 05-Sep-1995 5′ 11.75″ 190 lbs * C R
94 CHASE, GREGORY CALGARY WHL 01-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 195 lbs * C/RW R
95 LABBE, DYLAN SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 09-Jan-1995 6′ 1.0″ 180 lbs * D L
96 LIPON, JC KAMLOOPS WHL 10-Jul-1993 5′ 11.5″ 180 lbs * RW R
97 ULLY, COLE KAMLOOPS WHL 20-Feb-1995 5′ 10.75″ 164 lbs * LW L
99 GRAVEL, MAXIME RIMOUSKI QMJHL 12-Feb-1995 6′ 1.0″ 178 lbs * D R
101 BRACE, CAMERON OWEN SOUND OHL 08-Apr-1993 5′ 9.5″ 176 lbs * C R
102 PAUL, NICHOLAS BRAMPTON OHL 20-Mar-1995 6′ 2.25″ 202 lbs * LW L
103 BEATON, BRONSON CAPE BRETON QMJHL 06-Feb-1995 6′ 0.25″ 182 lbs * RW R
105 BAPTISTE, NICHOLAS SUDBURY OHL 04-Aug-1995 6′ 0.75″ 189 lbs * RW R
106 BETZ, NICK ERIE OHL 18-Jul-1995 6′ 5.0″ 215 lbs * RW R
107 SILK, BRODY SUDBURY OHL 30-Nov-1994 5′ 11.75″ 185 lbs * C L
110 MURPHY, MATTHEW HALIFAX QMJHL 01-May-1995 6′ 2.0″ 197 lbs * D L
111 MERKLEY, JOHNATHON SWIFT CURRENT WHL 27-May-1995 5′ 10.0″ 194 lbs * C R
112 HOUCK, JACKSON VANCOUVER WHL 27-Feb-1995 6′ 0.0″ 186 lbs * RW R
116 PLATZER, KYLE LONDON OHL 04-Mar-1995 5′ 11.0″ 185 lbs * C R
118 GRAVES, RYAN PEI QMJHL 21-May-1995 6′ 4.0″ 220 lbs * D L
122 VERHAEGHE, CARTER NIAGARA OHL 14-Aug-1995 6′ 1.0″ 181 lbs * C L
123 VALK, CURTIS MEDICINE HAT WHL 08-Feb-1993 5′ 9.0″ 160 lbs * C L
126 BRADFORD, ERIK BARRIE OHL 19-Oct-1994 5′ 11.25″ 178 lbs * C L
127 PEDERSEN, BRENT KITCHENER OHL 05-Jul-1995 6′ 2.0″ 205 lbs * LW L
128 HALL, ZACH BARRIE OHL 29-Apr-1993 5′ 10.5″ 172 lbs C L
129 BELLERIVE, MATTHIEU RED DEER WHL 07-Dec-1994 5′ 9.5″ 188 lbs * RW R
130 JOLY, MICHAEL RIMOUSKI QMJHL 05-May-1995 5′ 10.0″ 155 lbs * RW L
131 KUPTSOV, SERGEY OTTAWA OHL 06-Oct-1994 6′ 1.75″ 214 lbs * RW L
138 RANKIN, CONNOR TRI-CITY WHL 30-Nov-1994 5′ 11.75″ 194 lbs * LW L
139 HART, JAYDEN PRINCE ALBERT WHL 14-Dec-1994 6′ 1.75″ 192 lbs * C R
140 CAVE, COLBY SWIFT CURRENT WHL 26-Dec-1994 5′ 11.75″ 185 lbs * C L
144 HONEY, CONNOR SEATTLE WHL 01-Apr-1994 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * RW R
145 VEILLEUX, TOMMY VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 07-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * LW L
146 KUBALIK, DOMINIK SUDBURY OHL 21-Aug-1995 6′ 1.0″ 181 lbs * LW L
147 RAYCROFT, MARK BRAMPTON OHL 18-Apr-1995 6′ 2.0″ 178 lbs * D R
148 BROUILLARD, NIKOLAS DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL 07-Feb-1995 5′ 10.0″ 150 lbs * D L
149 TOLCHINSKY, SERGEY SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 03-Feb-1995 5′ 7.25″ 152 lbs * LW L
151 BROWN, JOSHUA OSHAWA OHL 21-Jan-1994 6′ 5.0″ 213 lbs * D R
152 MCGAULEY, TIM BRANDON WHL 23-Jul-1995 5′ 11.5″ 171 lbs * C L
153 SMITH, JERRET SEATTLE WHL 21-Apr-1995 6′ 1.5″ 198 lbs * D R
155 NIKKEL, AYRTON BRANDON WHL 30-Aug-1995 6′ 0.75″ 190 lbs * D L
156 MERMIS, DAKOTA LONDON OHL 05-Jan-1994 5′ 11.25″ 192 lbs * D L
157 WEBSTER, MICHAEL BARRIE OHL 24-May-1995 5′ 11.5″ 175 lbs * D L
158 SHEEN, RILEY SEATTLE WHL 21-Dec-1994 5′ 9.5″ 153 lbs * LW L
159 BETZGOLD, GREG PETERBOROUGH OHL 11-Mar-1995 6′ 1.5″ 195 lbs * C/LW L
165 LOFTHOUSE, TRENT VICTORIA WHL 17-Nov-1994 6′ 3.0″ 183 lbs * RW R
167 BRYUKVIN, VLADIMIR RIMOUSKI QMJHL 22-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 173 lbs * RW R
169 DUDA, STEVEN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 11-Nov-1994 6′ 3.75″ 190 lbs * D R
171 REPE, JURIJ SAINT JOHN QMJHL 17-Sep-1994 6′ 1.5″ 200 lbs * D L
175 PERREAUX, CARSON PRINCE ALBERT WHL 28-Dec-1994 6′ 2.0″ 178 lbs * C L
176 BOIVIN, ALEXANDRE QUEBEC QMJHL 01-Nov-1994 5′ 10.5″ 163 lbs C L
177 REWAY, MARTIN GATINEAU QMJHL 24-Jan-1995 5′ 8.0″ 158 lbs * LW L
179 TOMCHUK, WIL TRI-CITY WHL 27-Sep-1994 6′ 2.0″ 183 lbs * D R
181 DEA, JEAN-SEBASTIEN ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 08-Feb-1994 6′ 0.0″ 155 lbs * C R
182 WATSON, JAMAL LETHBRIDGE WHL 14-Jan-1995 5′ 11.0″ 174 lbs * RW R
183 DUPUY, JEAN KINGSTON OHL 06-Oct-1994 6′ 2.25″ 190 lbs * LW L
184 DIFRUSCIA, ANTHONY NIAGARA OHL 20-Apr-1995 5′ 10.5″ 190 lbs * LW L
185 BLOMQVIST, AXEL LETHBRIDGE WHL 30-Jan-1995 6′ 6.0″ 213 lbs * RW L
187 POWER, ADAM SPOKANE WHL 01-Mar-1995 6′ 3.75″ 195 lbs * D L
188 NOSAD, STEPHEN PETERBOROUGH OHL 25-Jan-1995 5′ 11.0″ 188 lbs * RW R
190 LEMAY, MATHIEU ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 19-Dec-1994 5′ 10.5″ 160 lbs * RW R
193 SCHILLER, LANDON SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 20-Jan-1995 5′ 11.5″ 181 lbs RW R
194 KANZIG, KEEGAN VICTORIA WHL 26-Feb-1995 6′ 7.0″ 241 lbs * D L
195 ADAM, AUSTIN EVERETT WHL 07-Mar-1995 6′ 4.25″ 187 lbs * D R
199 BERISHA, AARON BELLEVILLE OHL 05-Mar-1995 5′ 9.0″ 183 lbs * RW R
202 FORTIER, SIMON RIMOUSKI QMJHL 18-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 190 lbs * RW R
203 WILLIAMS, COLBY REGINA WHL 26-Jan-1995 5′ 11.0″ 186 lbs * D R
204 TREMBLAY, SIMON CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 18-Sep-1994 6′ 0.75″ 190 lbs * LW L
206 BURROUGHS, KYLE REGINA WHL 12-Jul-1995 5′ 11.0″ 182 lbs * D R
208 WEEGAR, MACKENZIE HALIFAX QMJHL 07-Jan-1994 5′ 11.75″ 183 lbs * D R
CHL North American Goaltenders:
Players in bold will compete in 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Rank, Name, Club, League, Birthdate, Height, Weight, Position, Catches
1 FUCALE, ZACHARY HALIFAX QMJHL 28-May-1995 6′ 1.25″ 181 lbs * L
2 COMRIE, ERIC TRI-CITY WHL 06-Jul-1995 6′ 0.75″ 167 lbs * L
3 JARRY, TRISTAN EDMONTON WHL 29-Apr-1995 6′ 1.5″ 178 lbs * L
5 MARTIN, SPENCER MISSISSAUGA OHL 08-Jun-1995 6′ 2.25″ 192 lbs * L
6 DESROSIERS, PHILIPPE RIMOUSKI QMJHL 16-Aug-1995 6′ 1.5″ 184 lbs * L
8 GUIGOVAZ, MICHAEL PETERBOROUGH OHL 08-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 172 lbs * R
10 BARTOSAK, PATRIK RED DEER WHL 29-Mar-1993 6′ 1.0″ 187 lbs * L
11 LOTZ, AUSTIN EVERETT WHL 27-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * L
12 GUINDON, LOUIS-PHILIP DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL 21-Apr-1995 6′ 0.0″ 162 lbs * L
13 BURKE, BRENDAN PORTLAND WHL 11-Mar-1995 6′ 3.0″ 176 lbs * L
14 PALAZZESE, FRANK SUDBURY OHL 28-May-1993 6′ 0.75″ 160 lbs * L
15 DEKORT, JORDAN WINDSOR OHL 08-Aug-1995 6′ 4.25″ 193 lbs * L
16 PATTERSON, JAKE LONDON OHL 18-Jun-1994 6′ 0.5″ 191 lbs * L
17 ZAROWNY, BRETT PRINCE GEORGE WHL 30-Mar-1995 5′ 11.5″ 183 lbs * R
18 SKAPSKI, MACKENZIE KOOTENAY WHL 15-Jun-1994 6′ 2.5″ 186 lbs * L
19 BRASSARD, ERIC GATINEAU QMJHL 05-May-1995 6′ 0.75″ 167 lbs * L
20 LAURIKAINEN, EETU SWIFT CURRENT WHL 01-Feb-1993 5′ 11.5″ 176 lbs * L
21 GRAHAM, CHARLIE BELLEVILLE OHL 30-Jun-1995 5′ 10.5″ 173 lbs * L
22 HOPE, BRANDON OWEN SOUND OHL 18-Mar-1994 5′ 11.75″ 197 lbs * L
24 BLAIR, JACOB OTTAWA OHL 16-Mar-1995 6′ 2.0″ 176 lbs * L
25 BELANGER, ALEXANDRE ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL 19-Aug-1995 6′ 0.5″ 170 lbs * L
26 WHISTLE, JACKSON KELOWNA WHL 09-Jun-1995 6′ 0.5″ 190 lbs * L
27 MARCOUX, ETIENNE BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL 29-Sep-1993 6′ 0.0″ 160 lbs * L
28 SHIELDS, MACK CALGARY WHL 13-Feb-1995 6′ 2.5″ 188 lbs * L
29 FOTINOS, ALEX BARRIE OHL 02-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 176 lbs * L
31 HOFLIN, WYATT KOOTENAY WHL 31-Jan-1995 6′ 0.5″ 199 lbs * L
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