Three Troops ranked by CSB

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Goaltender Daren Machesney heads three members of the Battalion in the midterm rankings of North American-based players compiled by the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Bureau for the next NHL Entry Draft.rrMachesney is No. 3 among goaltenders, behind top-rated Carey Price of the Western Hockey League’s Tri-City Americans and second-ranked Alexandre Vincent of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, in the rankings released Friday.rrCentre Howie Martin is rated No. 170 among skaters, and defenceman Phil Oreskovic is at No. 183.rrMachesney was the top-rated goaltender in the Ontario Hockey League in the preliminary rankings released in November. The midterm rankings merge the three leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League with other juniors and college and high school players.rrMartin, with 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in 40 games heading into a road game Friday night against the London Knights, and Oreskovic, with one goal and four assists in 42 games, are newcomers to the list, which numbered only 25 players in its preliminary form.rrMachesney and Vincent will be goaltending partners on Team White in the Top Prospects Game at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum next Wednesday night.rrCentre Sidney Crosby of the QMJHL’s Rimouski Oceanic is No. 1 among skaters. Left winger Benoit Pouliot of the Sudbury Wolves is second and right winger Bobby Ryan of the Owen Sound Attack third.rr