NHL Central Scouting 2013 Preliminary Rankings
NHL Central Scouting has released their Preliminary Rankings for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft which takes place June 28-29 in New Jersey.
The rankings list the top-25 skaters in each of the CHL’s three leagues including the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL. Central Scouting also ranks the top 5-6 goaltenders in each league who are eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Nathan MacKinnon, Sean Monahan, and Seth Jones lead each of their respective leagues in the Preliminary Rankings. MacKinnon, a 17-year-old forward from Dartmouth, NS, plays for the Halifax Mooseheads and has 38 points through 23 games in the QMJHL this season. Monahan, an 18-year-old from Brampton, ON, plays for the Ottawa 67’s and has 36 points in 24 OHL games this season. Jones, an 18-year-old from Plano, Texas, is a defenceman with the Portland Winterhawks and has 14 points in his first 21 career WHL games.
Zachary Fucale (Halifax Mooseheads), Spencer Martin (Mississauga Steelheads), and Eric Comrie (Tri-City Americans), are the top-ranked goaltenders in their respective leagues.
Check out the rankings for the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL below, and be sure to visit www.nhl.com for more information.
QMJHL Skaters:
1 MACKINNON, NATHAN HALIFAX 01-Sep-1995 6′ 0.0″ 182 lbs * C R
2 DROUIN, JONATHAN HALIFAX 27-Mar-1995 5′ 10.75″ 185 lbs * LW L
3 ZYKOV, VALENTIN BAIE-COMEAU 15-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 210 lbs * LW R
4 GAUTHIER, FREDERIK RIMOUSKI 26-Apr-1995 6′ 5.0″ 210 lbs * C L
5 ERNE, ADAM QUEBEC 20-Apr-1995 6′ 1.0″ 195 lbs * LW L
6 MANTHA, ANTHONY VAL-D’OR 16-Sep-1994 6′ 4.0″ 190 lbs * LW L
7 CARRIER, WILLIAM CAPE BRETON 20-Dec-1994 6′ 1.5″ 198 lbs * LW L
8 DUCLAIR, ANTHONY QUEBEC 26-Aug-1995 5′ 11.25″ 180 lbs * LW L
9 DAUPHIN, LAURENT CHICOUTIMI 26-Mar-1995 6′ 0.25″ 167 lbs * C L
10 KOSTALEK, JAN RIMOUSKI 17-Feb-1995 6′ 1.0″ 180 lbs * D R
11 GRAVEL, MAXIME RIMOUSKI 02-Feb-1995 6′ 1.0″ 178 lbs * D R
12 DUNN, VINCENT VAL-D’OR 14-Sep-1995 5′ 11.0″ 172 lbs * C L
13 LABBE, DYLAN SHAWINIGAN 09-Jan-1995 6′ 1.0″ 180 lbs * D L
14 POIRIER, EMILE GATINEAU 14-Dec-1994 6′ 0.75″ 183 lbs * LW L
15 PAQUIN-BOUDREAU, GABRYEL BAIE-COMEAU 21-Feb-1995 5′ 11.0″ 167 lbs * LW L
16 SORENSEN, NICK QUEBEC 23-Oct-1994 6′ 1.0″ 179 lbs * RW R
17 BEATON, BRONSON CAPE BRETON 06-Mar-1995 6′ 0.25″ 182 lbs * RW R
18 ROY, MARC-OLIVIER BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND 05-Nov-1994 6′ 0.0″ 175 lbs * C L
19 DIABY, JONATHAN-ISMAEL VICTORIAVILLE 16-Nov-1994 6′ 5.0″ 223 lbs * D L
20 GOBEIL, THOMAS BAIE-COMEAU 18-Nov-1994 5′ 11.5″ 200 lbs * RW R
21 BRYUKVIN, VLADIMIR RIMOUSKI 22-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 158 lbs RW R
22 MORIN, SAMUEL RIMOUSKI 12-Jul-1995 6′ 7.0″ 200 lbs * D L
23 MURPHY, MATTHEW VAL-D’OR 01-May-1995 6′ 2.0″ 197 lbs * D L
24 GRAVES, RYAN PEI 21-May-1995 6′ 4.0″ 220 lbs * D L
25 VEILLEUX, TOMMY VICTORIAVILLE 07-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * LW L
QMJHL Goalies:
1 FUCALE, ZACHARY HALIFAX 28-May-1995 6′ 1.25″ 181 lbs * G L
2 DESROSIERS, PHILIPPE RIMOUSKI 15-Aug-1995 6′ 1.5″ 184 lbs * G L
3 BRASSARD, ERIC GATINEAU 05-May-1995 6′ 0.75″ 167 lbs * G L
4 BELANGER, ALEXANDRE ROUYN-NORANDA 19-Aug-1995 6′ 0.5″ 170 lbs * G L
5 GUINDON, LOUIS PHILLIPPE DRUMMONDVILLE 21-Apr-1995 6′ 0.0″ 162 lbs * G L
6 GRAHAM, DOMENIC DRUMMONDVILLE 21-Sep-1994 6′ 0.0″ 160 lbs * G L
OHL Skaters:
1 MONAHAN, SEAN OTTAWA 12-Oct-1994 6′ 2.0″ 186 lbs * C L
2 NURSE, DARNELL SAULT STE. MARIE 04-Feb-1995 6′ 3.5″ 189 lbs * D L
3 RYCHEL, KERBY WINDSOR 07-Oct-1994 6′ 1.0″ 200 lbs * LW L
4 DOMI, MAX LONDON 02-Mar-1995 5′ 9.25″ 193 lbs * C L
5 HORVAT, BO LONDON 04-May-1995 6′ 0.25″ 200 lbs * C L
6 DICKINSON, JASON GUELPH 04-Jul-1995 6′ 1.25″ 179 lbs * C L
7 ZADOROV, NIKITA LONDON 15-Apr-1995 6′ 5.25″ 230 lbs * D L
8 HARPER, STEPHEN ERIE 25-Mar-1995 6′ 1.5″ 202 lbs * LW L
9 BAILEY, JUSTIN KITCHENER 01-Jul-1995 6′ 3.25″ 194 lbs * LW R
10 BIGRAS, CHRIS OWEN SOUND 22-Feb-1995 6′ 0.5″ 189 lbs * D L
11 HARTMAN, RYAN PLYMOUTH 20-Sep-1994 5′ 11.0″ 187 lbs * RW R
12 KUJAWINSKI, RYAN KINGSTON 30-Mar-1995 6′ 1.75″ 203 lbs * C L
13 CASSELS, COLE OSHAWA 04-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 176 lbs * C R
14 LODGE, JIMMY SAGINAW 05-Mar-1995 6′ 0.5″ 166 lbs * C R
15 NASTASIUK, ZACH OWEN SOUND 30-Mar-1995 6′ 1.25″ 191 lbs * RW R
16 ELIE, REMI LONDON 16-Apr-1995 6′ 0.5″ 203 lbs * LW L
17 SUBBAN, JORDAN BELLEVILLE 03-Mar-1995 5′ 9.0″ 175 lbs * D R
18 MOUTREY, NICK SAGINAW 24-Jun-1995 6′ 2.0″ 208 lbs * LW/RW L
19 PAUL, NICHOLAS BRAMPTON 20-Mar-1995 6′ 2.25″ 202 lbs * LW L
20 BURNSIDE, JOSH MISSISSAUGA 11-Feb-1995 5′ 11.0″ 171 lbs * LW L
21 GARLENT, HUNTER GUELPH 04-Feb-1995 5′ 8.25″ 164 lbs * C R
22 BRADFORD, ERIK BARRIE 19-Oct-1994 5′ 11.25″ 178 lbs * C L
23 HARPUR, BEN GUELPH 12-Jan-1995 6′ 5.5″ 210 lbs * D L
24 RAYCROFT, MARK BRAMPTON 18-Apr-1995 6′ 2.0″ 178 lbs * D R
25 KUPTSOV, SERGEI BELLEVILLE 06-Oct-1994 6′ 1.75″ 214 lbs * RW L
OHL Goalies:
1 MARTIN, SPENCER MISSISSAUGA 08-Jun-1995 6′ 2.25″ 192 lbs * G L
2 GIUGOVAZ, MICHAEL PETERBOROUGH 08-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 172 lbs * G R
3 FOTINOS, ALEX BARRIE 02-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 176 lbs * G L
4 DEKORT, JORDAN WINDSOR 08-Aug-1995 6′ 4.25″ 193 lbs * G L
5 BLAIR, JACOB OTTAWA 16-Mar-1995 6′ 2.0″ 176 lbs * G L
6 PATTERSON, JAKE LONDON 18-Jun-1994 6′ 0.5″ 191 lbs * G L
WHL Skaters:
1 JONES, SETH PORTLAND 03-Oct-1994 6′ 3.5″ 208 lbs * D R
2 SHINKARUK, HUNTER MEDICINE HAT 13-Oct-1994 5′ 10.25″ 181 lbs * C L
3 PULOCK, RYAN BRANDON 06-Oct-1994 6′ 0.5″ 211 lbs * D R
4 THEODORE, SHEA SEATTLE 03-Aug-1995 6′ 1.75″ 182 lbs * D L
5 KLIMCHUK, MORGAN REGINA 02-Mar-1995 5′ 11.5″ 180 lbs * LW L
6 MORRISSEY, JOSHUA PRINCE ALBERT 28-Mar-1995 5′ 11.75″ 182 lbs * D L
7 MULLER, MIRCO EVERETT 21-Mar-1995 6′ 3.25″ 184 lbs * D L
8 LAZAR, CURTIS EDMONTON 02-Feb-1995 5′ 11.75″ 193 lbs * C R
9 ROY, ERIC BRANDON 24-Oct-1994 6′ 2.5″ 187 lbs * D L
10 BOWEY, MADISON KELOWNA 22-Apr-1995 6′ 0.75″ 200 lbs * D R
11 BJORKSTRAND, OLIVER PORTLAND 10-Apr-1995 5′ 10.5″ 167 lbs * RW L
12 HEATHERINGTON, DILLON SWIFT CURRENT 09-May-1995 6′ 3.0″ 196 lbs * D L
13 LIPON, JC KAMLOOPS 10-Jul-1993 5′ 11.5″ 180 lbs * C R
14 DOETZEL, KAYLE RED DEER 19-Jun-1995 6′ 2.25″ 190 lbs * D R
15 PETAN, NICOLAS PORTLAND 22-Mar-1995 5′ 8.5″ 163 lbs * C L
16 GEERTSEN, MASON VANCOUVER 19-Apr-1995 6′ 3.0″ 199 lbs * D L
17 CHASE, GREGORY CALGARY 01-Jan-1995 6′ 0.0″ 195 lbs * C R
18 MCNULTY, MARC PRINCE GEORGE 05-Apr-1995 6′ 5.75″ 185 lbs * D L
19 RANKIN, CONNOR TRI-CITY 30-Nov-1994 5′ 11.75″ 194 lbs * LW L
20 CAVE, COLBY SWIFT CURRENT 26-Dec-1994 5′ 11.75″ 185 lbs * C L
21 HOUCK, JACKSON VANCOUVER 27-Feb-1995 6′ 0.0″ 186 lbs * RW R
22 WHEATON, MITCHELL KELOWNA 06-Feb-1995 6′ 4.0″ 228 lbs * D L
23 HAUF, JARED SEATTLE 06-Mar-1995 6′ 4.75″ 212 lbs * D L
24 WAND, SPENCER KOOTENAY 08-Apr-1995 6′ 3.25″ 183 lbs * D L
25 JENSEN, SPENSER MEDICINE HAT 02-Jul-1995 6′ 4.0″ 191 lbs * D R
WHL Goalies:
1 COMRIE, ERIC TRI-CITY 06-Jul-1995 6′ 0.75″ 167 lbs * G L
2 JARRY, TRISTAN EDMONTON 29-Apr-1995 6′ 1.5″ 178 lbs * G L
3 BURKE, BRENDAN PORTLAND 11-Mar-1995 6′ 3.0″ 176 lbs * G L
4 LOTZ, AUSTIN EVERETT 27-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs * G L
5 SHIELDS, MACK CALGARY 13-Feb-1995 6′ 2.5″ 188 lbs * G L
6 HOFLIN, WYATT KOOTENAY 31-Jan-1995 6′ 0.5″ 199 lbs * G L
7 WHISTLE, JACKSON KELOWNA 09-Jun-1995 6′ 0.5″ 190 lbs * G L