140 CHL Players Listed in 2018 NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
(Photo Credit: Gravel & Zadina – David Chan / Smith – Larry Brunt)
25 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 140 CHL players appear in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2018 NHL Draft which takes place June 22-23 in Dallas, TX.
The domestic rankings list a total of 217 North American skaters including 126 from the CHL, also listing an additional 31 North American goaltenders including 14 that currently compete in the CHL.
CHL forwards Andrei Svechnikov of the Barrie Colts and Filip Zadina of the Halifax Mooseheads occupy the top two spots on the list of North American skaters, leading a group of 19 CHL players ranked as first round candidates.
CHL talent also included in the Top-10 includes London Knights defenceman Evan Bouchard at fifth, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds forward Barrett Hayton at sixth, Acadie-Bathurst Titan rearguard Noah Dobson at eighth, Oshawa Generals winger Serron Noel at ninth and Niagara IceDogs forward Akil Thomas at 10.
A total of nine CHL defencemen are ranked inside the top-31 including the aforementioned Bouchard and Dobson along with 12th ranked Jared McIsaac of the Halifax Mooseheads, 15th ranked Rasmus Sandin of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 20th ranked Jett Woo of the Moose Jaw Warriors, 21st ranked Ryan Merkley of the Guelph Storm, 26th ranked Alexander Alexeyev of the Red Deer Rebels and 30th ranked Kevin Bahl of the Ottawa 67’s.
In the crease, each of the top four North American goaltenders are slated to compete in the upcoming 2018 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game as top-ranked Alexis Gravel of the Halifax Mooseheads teams up with fourth-ranked Kevin Mandolese of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Team Orr. Team Cherry goaltenders include second-ranked Olivier Rodrigue of the Drummondville Voltigeurs and third-ranked Jacob Ingham of the Mississauga Steelheads.
The Ontario Hockey League leads the way with 61 players in the rankings including 58 skaters and three goaltenders followed by 43 players from the Western Hockey League including 40 skaters and three goaltenders. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rounds out the CHL contingent with 36 players ranked including 28 skaters and eight goaltenders.
The Ottawa 67’s lead all teams with six players included in the rankings while the Drummondville Voltigeurs, London Knights and Oshawa Generals trail close behind with five each. Teams with four ranked players include the Calgary Hitmen, Kitchener Rangers, North Bay Battalion, Red Deer Rebels, Saginaw Spirit and Vancouver Giants.
All 40 of the CHL players competing in the 2018 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Thursday January 25 in Guelph, Ont. appear in the Midterm Rankings including 25 of the top 62 skaters and each of the top-four ranked netminders.
Last season, 153 CHL players appeared in the Midterm Rankings before 89 were selected at the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago including 14 players chosen in the first round.
CHL North American Skaters:
Players in bold will compete in 2018 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
*invited to Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game but unable to play
North American rank, name, birthdate, CHL club, position
1 | SVECHNIKOV | ANDREI | 26-Mar-00 | BARRIE | OHL | RW |
2 | ZADINA | FILIP | 27-Nov-99 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | RW |
5 | BOUCHARD | EVAN | 20-Oct-99 | LONDON | OHL | D |
6 | HAYTON | BARRETT | 09-Jun-00 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | C |
8 | DOBSON | NOAH | 07-Jan-00 | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | D |
9 | NOEL | SERRON | 08-Aug-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | RW |
10 | THOMAS | AKIL | 02-Jan-00 | NIAGARA | OHL | C |
12 | MCISAAC | JARED | 27-Mar-00 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | D |
13 | VELENO | JOSEPH | 13-Jan-00 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | C |
14 | SMITH | TY | 24-Mar-00 | SPOKANE | WHL | D |
15 | SANDIN | RASMUS | 07-Mar-00 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D |
16 | MCLEOD | RYAN | 21-Sep-99 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | C |
18 | GROULX | BENOIT-OLIVIER | 06-Feb-00 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | C |
20 | *WOO | JETT | 27-Jul-00 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | D |
21 | MERKLEY | RYAN | 14-Aug-00 | GUELPH | OHL | D |
24 | JENKINS | BLADE | 11-Aug-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | LW |
26 | *ALEXEYEV | ALEXANDER | 15-Nov-99 | RED DEER | WHL | D |
28 | CLARK | KODY | 13-Oct-99 | OTTAWA | OHL | RW |
30 | BAHL | KEVIN | 27-Jun-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | D |
33 | MCSHANE | ALLAN | 14-Feb-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | C |
34 | ADDISON | CALEN | 11-Apr-00 | LETHBRIDGE | WHL | D |
35 | FORTIER | GABRIEL | 06-Feb-00 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | LW |
36 | BEAUDIN | NICOLAS | 09-Oct-99 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | D |
37 | BERNARD | XAVIER | 06-Jan-00 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | D |
38 | VALLATI | GIOVANNI | 21-Feb-00 | KITCHENER | OHL | D |
39 | DURZI | SEAN | 21-Oct-98 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | D |
40 | *ROMAN | MILOS | 06-Nov-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | C |
41 | BOUCHARD | XAVIER | 28-Feb-00 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | D |
42 | CHISHOLM | DECLAN | 12-Jan-00 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | D |
43 | REGULA | ALEC | 06-Aug-00 | LONDON | OHL | D |
47 | GROSS | NICO | 26-Jan-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | D |
52 | KRAL | FILIP | 20-Oct-99 | SPOKANE | WHL | D |
53 | SALDA | RADIM | 18-Feb-99 | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | D |
54 | ZAVGORODNY | DMITRI | 11-Aug-00 | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | LW |
58 | DER-ARGUCHINTSEV | SEMYON | 15-Sep-00 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | C |
59 | HILLIS | CAMERON | 24-Jun-00 | GUELPH | OHL | C |
61 | ROBERTSON | CARTER | 15-Jan-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | D |
63 | RIPPON | MERRICK | 27-Apr-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | D |
64 | TOPPING | KYLE | 18-Nov-99 | KELOWNA | WHL | C |
65 | MACDONALD | ANDERSON | 16-May-00 | MONCTON | QMJHL | LW |
68 | KURASHEV | PHILIPP | 12-Oct-99 | QUEBEC | QMJHL | C |
70 | DOUGLAS | CURTIS | 06-Mar-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | C |
72 | SUTTER | RILEY | 25-Oct-99 | EVERETT | WHL | RW |
73 | SOKOLOV | EGOR | 07-Jun-00 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | LW |
74 | KOTKOV | VLADISLAV | 08-Jan-00 | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | LW |
75 | GOGOLEV | PAVEL | 19-Feb-00 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | RW |
76 | DELLANDREA | TY | 21-Jul-00 | FLINT | OHL | C |
78 | FONSTAD | COLE | 24-Apr-00 | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | C |
79 | YERYOMENKO | VLADISLAV | 23-Apr-99 | CALGARY | WHL | D |
80 | REICHEL | KRISTIAN | 11-Jun-98 | RED DEER | WHL | C |
82 | HOELSCHER | MITCHELL | 27-Jan-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | C |
84 | MICHNAC | ALBERT | 18-Oct-98 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | LW |
86 | EVERETT | CALEB | 20-Jan-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | D |
88 | STOTTS | RILEY | 05-Jan-00 | CALGARY | WHL | C |
89 | BURZAN | LUKA | 07-Jan-00 | BRANDON | WHL | C |
90 | IVAN | MICHAL | 18-Nov-99 | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | D |
91 | FOUDY | LIAM | 04-Feb-00 | LONDON | OHL | C |
93 | FLORCHUK | ERIC | 10-Jan-00 | SASKATOON | WHL | C |
94 | BITTEN | SAMUEL | 21-Mar-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | C |
95 | LEPPARD | JACKSON | 18-Jan-00 | PRINCE GEORGE | WHL | LW |
96 | CORCORAN | CONNOR | 07-Aug-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | D |
97 | PECKFORD | RYAN | 04-Mar-99 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | LW |
99 | DUCHARME | JUSTIN | 22-Feb-00 | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | LW |
100 | ZAMULA | EGOR | 30-Mar-00 | CALGARY | WHL | D |
103 | WOUTERS | CHASE | 08-Feb-00 | SASKATOON | WHL | C |
104 | TUCKER | TYLER | 01-Mar-00 | BARRIE | OHL | D |
107 | LUDVIG | JOHN | 02-Aug-00 | PORTLAND | WHL | D |
108 | STRUTHERS | MATTHEW | 26-Dec-99 | NORTH BAY | OHL | C |
110 | ZABRANSKY | LIBOR | 26-May-00 | KELOWNA | WHL | D |
116 | STRATIS | PETER | 18-Jan-00 | SUDBURY | OHL | D |
118 | GOLOD | MAXIM | 18-Aug-00 | ERIE | OHL | LW |
119 | DAMIANI | RILEY | 20-Mar-00 | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
120 | GUAY | NICOLAS | 18-Jun-99 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | C |
121 | MACDOUGALL | MATTHEW | 23-Jan-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | LW |
122 | MCKENNA | JEREMY | 20-Apr-99 | MONCTON | QMJHL | RW |
125 | ALMEIDA | JUSTIN | 06-Feb-99 | MOOSE JAW | WHL | C |
127 | LYLE | BRADY | 06-Jun-99 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | D |
130 | MOSKAL | BILLY | 22-Mar-00 | LONDON | OHL | C |
131 | DUDAS | AIDAN | 15-Jun-00 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | C |
132 | DUNKLEY | NATHAN | 05-Mar-00 | LONDON | OHL | C |
133 | HOLLOWELL | MAC | 26-Sep-98 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D |
134 | HUGG | RICKARD | 18-Jan-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
135 | BOUDRIAS | SHAWN | 14-Sep-99 | GATINEAU | QMJHL | RW |
136 | LEUFVENIUS | HUGO | 26-Mar-99 | SARNIA | OHL | LW |
137 | KRASTENBERGS | RENARS | 26-Dec-98 | OSHAWA | OHL | LW |
141 | BRAZEAU | JUSTIN | 02-Feb-98 | NORTH BAY | OHL | RW |
142 | MINULIN | ARTYOM | 01-Oct-98 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | D |
143 | SAIGEON | BRANDON | 14-Jun-98 | HAMILTON | OHL | C |
144 | STUART | BRODI | 10-Mar-00 | KAMLOOPS | WHL | LW |
147 | HENMAN | LUKE | 29-Apr-00 | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND | QMJHL | C |
149 | HOLMES | HUNTER | 25-Jan-00 | FLINT | OHL | C |
150 | ROBERTS | CONNOR | 22-Feb-00 | FLINT | OHL | C |
153 | BURGHARDT | LUKE | 12-May-98 | NORTH BAY | OHL | C |
155 | THILANDER | ADAM | 18-Sep-98 | NORTH BAY | OHL | D |
156 | BARTEAUX | DAWSON | 12-Jan-00 | RED DEER | WHL | D |
158 | HOUDE | SAMUEL | 08-Mar-00 | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | C |
160 | CHYZOWSKI | RYAN | 14-May-00 | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | LW |
161 | NIZHNIKOV | KIRILL | 29-Mar-00 | SUDBURY | OHL | RW |
162 | LISKA | ADAM | 14-Oct-99 | KITCHENER | OHL | C |
163 | MACPHERSON | JUSTIN | 23-Jun-00 | NIAGARA | OHL | D |
164 | REINHARDT | COLE | 01-Feb-00 | BRANDON | WHL | LW |
166 | KEMP | BRETT | 23-Mar-00 | EDMONTON | WHL | C |
168 | MCCORMICK | ADAM | 25-Jun-00 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | D |
169 | GINNELL | BRAD | 04-Jul-00 | KOOTENAY | WHL | C |
170 | JOHNSON | ISAAC | 24-Jan-99 | TRI-CITY | WHL | LW |
171 | VESTERINEN | SAKU | 28-Feb-99 | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | D |
173 | ENNIS | WILLIAM | 31-May-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | D |
174 | GROUCHY | MATTHEW | 19-Nov-99 | QUEBEC | QMJHL | RW |
176 | MALM | JAMES | 25-Jun-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | C |
177 | GIROUX | DAMIEN | 03-Mar-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | C |
179 | WYLIE | WYATTE | 02-Nov-99 | EVERETT | WHL | D |
181 | HARTJE | CHASE | 17-Dec-99 | BRANDON | WHL | D |
182 | MARTEL | JORDAN | 24-Feb-98 | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | RW |
183 | LEVIN | DAVID | 16-Sep-99 | SUDBURY | OHL | C |
184 | MCLEOD | WYATT | 27-Jan-00 | EDMONTON | WHL | D |
187 | ETHIER | THOMAS | 12-Oct-99 | BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND | QMJHL | LW |
188 | HARSCH | REECE | 07-Jan-99 | SEATTLE | WHL | D |
190 | KANNOK-LEIPERT | ALEX | 20-Jul-00 | VANCOUVER | WHL | LW |
193 | OKSANEN | EMIL | 25-Sep-98 | REGINA | WHL | LW |
200 | FOCHT | CARSON | 04-Feb-00 | CALGARY | WHL | C |
202 | NYMAN | LINUS | 11-Jul-99 | KINGSTON | OHL | RW |
203 | HERAUF | JACOB | 16-May-00 | RED DEER | WHL | D |
207 | LYNCH | ROBERT | 16-Jun-98 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | C |
208 | PLOUFFE | DYLAN | 27-Apr-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | D |
211 | GRONDIN | MAXIM | 04-Jul-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | C |
216 | ONYEBUCHI | MONTANA | 08-Mar-00 | KAMLOOPS | WHL | D |
CHL North American Goaltenders:
North American rank, name, birthdate, CHL club, position
1 | GRAVEL | ALEXIS | 21-Mar-00 | HALIFAX | QMJHL | G |
2 | RODRIGUE | OLIVIER | 06-Jul-00 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | G |
3 | INGHAM | JACOB | 10-Jun-00 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | G |
4 | MANDOLESE | KEVIN | 22-Aug-00 | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | G |
6 | HOFER | JOEL | 30-Jul-00 | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | G |
8 | TENDECK | DAVID | 25-Nov-99 | VANCOUVER | WHL | G |
10 | HARVEY | SAMUEL | 04-Feb-98 | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | G |
13 | KOOY | JORDAN | 30-Apr-00 | LONDON | OHL | G |
16 | EMOND | ZACHARY | 20-Jun-00 | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | G |
17 | DONOFRIO | NICK | 19-Nov-99 | HAMILTON | OHL | G |
20 | FITZPATRICK | LUCAS | 04-Jul-00 | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | G |
21 | MOODY | DANIEL | 01-Jan-00 | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | G |
22 | MCGOVERN | DUNCAN | 07-Jun-00 | KOOTENAY | WHL | G |
25 | COTE-CAZENAVE | TRISTAN | 12-Oct-99 | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | G |
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