Six Otters ranked by NHL Central Scouting in final rankings
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League announced today that forwards Dane Fox, Connor Brown and Luke Cairns and defenseman Adam Pelech, Troy Donnay and Liam Maaskant have been ranked by the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, which will take in place in June at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Fox, born on October 13, 1993, improved two spots from the midterm rankings to 46th in the final rankings. In 62 games with the Otters and Knights this season, Fox scored 23 goals and dished out 31 assists for 54 points.
Brown, born on January 14, 1994, is ranked 110th among North American skaters. He just completed an excellent first year in the Ontario Hockey League, capped off by an appearance on the league’s first All-Rookie team. Brown was second among OHL rookies with 53 points in the regular season and was the only player to suit up in all 68 of Erie’s games.
Pelech, born on August 16, 1994, is ten spots behind Brown at 120th. The 6-2, 210-pound defenseman will represent Canada in the 2012 IIHF Under-18 World Championship, which begins Thursday in the Czech Republic. Pelech collected 20 points in 44 games with the Otters this season.
Donnay, born on February 18, 1994, is slotted in the 122nd spot by NHL Central Scouting. The 6-foot-7 defenseman came to Erie with Fox in a trade from the Knights in January and played in 50 games this season.
Cairns, born on May 29, 1994, shows up in the rankings at 189th after going unranked in the midterm evaluations. The center exploded offensively in the second half of the season, as he had a stretch of 20 points in 21 games. Cairns finished the season with 13 goals and 20 assists in 63 games with the Otters.
Maaskant, born on March 10, 1994, rounds out the Otters ranked players at 195th. The 6-3, 205-pound defenseman tallied four goals and four assists while playing in 67 games for the Otters this season.
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