CHL Players Top NHL Central Scouting Mid Term List
The Canadian Hockey League players dominated the rankings in the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Bureau’s Mid Term rankings of players that are eligible for selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The 2003 NHL Entry Draft will be held in Nashville on June 21 and 22.
A total of 25 players from the Canadian Hockey League are listed in the first thirty rankings including eight players in the top ten. Eric Staal, a centre with the Peterborough Petes, is listed as the top player while centre Dustin Brown of the Guelph Storm is ranked as the second best skater in North America that is eligible for selection in this June’s NHL Entry Draft. 23 players of the group of 25 from the CHL that are listed in the first thirty rankings will suit up in the 2003 Home Hardware CHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener on January 22. 144 players from the Canadian Hockey League are listed among the 270 skaters ranked by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
Marc-Andre Fleury of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles was ranked as the top goaltender from North America that is eligible for the June draft. Fleury is one of seven CHL netminders listed in the top ten and he will be joined by Jonathan Boutin of the Halifax Mooseheads, Corey Crawford of the Moncton Wildcats and the Medicine Hat Tigers’ Kevin Nastiuk at next Wednesday’s Home Hardware CHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener. 17 goaltenders from the CHL made the goaltenders’ rated list.
Listed below are the players from the Canadian Hockey League that are rated in the first thirty players as well as the goaltenders that are rated in the first ten goaltenders.
Ranking Name Team
1 Eric Staal Peterborough Petes
2 Dustin Brown Guelph Storm
4 Marc-Antoine Pouliot Rimouski Oceanic
5 Nathan Horton Oshawa Generals
6 Ryan Getzlaf Calgary Hitmen
7 Dion Phaneuf Red Deer Rebels
8 Braydon Coburn Portland Winter Hawks
9 Ryan Stone Brandon Wheat Kings
12 Dan Fritsche Sarnia Sting
13 Richard Stehlik Sherbrooke Castors
14 Patrick O’Sullivan Mississauga IceDogs
15 Steve Bernier Moncton Wildcats
16 Eric Fehr Brandon Wheat Kings
18 Alexandre Bolduc Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
19 Anthony Stewart Kingston Frontenacs
21 Kamil Kreps Brampton Battalion
22 Maxim Lapierre Montreal Rocket
23 Kevin Klein Toronto St. Michael’s Majors
24 Stefan Meyer Medicine Hat Tigers
25 Brent Seabrook Lethbridge Hurricanes
26 Jonathan Filiewich Prince George Cougars
27 Jeremy Colliton Prince Albert Raiders
28 Jeff Carter Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds
29 Patrice Bergeron Acadie Bathurst Titan
30 Louis-Philippe Martin Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Goaltenders
Ranking Name Team
1 Marc-Andre Fleury Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
4 Jonathan Boutin Halifax Mooseheads
5 Corey Crawford Moncton Wildcats
6 Ryan Munce Sarnia Sting
8 David Tremblay Hull Olympiques
9 Mike Brown Saginaw Spirit
10 Kevin Nastiuk Medicine Hat
