Sting Forward Hugo Leufvenius Among 61 OHL Players Listed in 2018 NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
10 OHL skaters ranked inside first round to compete in 2018 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.
OHL forward Andrei Svechnikov of the Barrie Colts occupies the top two spot on the list of North American skaters, leading a group of 11 OHL players ranked as first round candidates.
OHL talent also included in the Top-10 includes London Knights defenceman Evan Bouchard at fifth, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds forward Barrett Hayton at sixth, Oshawa Generals winger Serron Noel at ninth and Niagara IceDogs forward Akil Thomas at 10.
A total of four OHL defencemen are ranked inside the top-31 including the aforementioned Bouchard along with 15th ranked Rasmus Sandin of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 21st ranked Ryan Merkley of the Guelph Storm and 30th ranked Kevin Bahl of the Ottawa 67’s.
In the crease, Jacob Ingham of the Mississauga Steelheads is the third-ranked goaltender in North America. He’ll join a trio of other CHL netminders at the upcoming 2018 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.
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 CHL teams with six players included in the rankings while the London Knights and Oshawa Generals trail close behind with five each. OHL Teams with four ranked players include the Kitchener Rangers, North Bay Battalion and Saginaw Spirit.
All 17 of the OHL 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 10 of the top 30 skaters.
Last season, 68 OHL players appeared in the Midterm Rankings before 42 were selected at the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago including five players chosen in the first round.
OHL North American Skaters:
Players in bold will compete in 2018 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
North American rank, name, birthdate, CHL club, position
| 1 | SVECHNIKOV | ANDREI | 26-Mar-00 | BARRIE | OHL | RW |
| 5 | BOUCHARD | EVAN | 20-Oct-99 | LONDON | OHL | D |
| 6 | HAYTON | BARRETT | 09-Jun-00 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | C |
| 9 | NOEL | SERRON | 08-Aug-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | RW |
| 10 | THOMAS | AKIL | 02-Jan-00 | NIAGARA | OHL | C |
| 15 | SANDIN | RASMUS | 07-Mar-00 | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D |
| 16 | MCLEOD | RYAN | 21-Sep-99 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | C |
| 21 | MERKLEY | RYAN | 14-Aug-00 | GUELPH | OHL | D |
| 24 | JENKINS | BLADE | 11-Aug-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | LW |
| 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 |
| 38 | VALLATI | GIOVANNI | 21-Feb-00 | KITCHENER | OHL | D |
| 39 | DURZI | SEAN | 21-Oct-98 | OWEN SOUND | OHL | 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 |
| 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 |
| 70 | DOUGLAS | CURTIS | 06-Mar-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | C |
| 75 | GOGOLEV | PAVEL | 19-Feb-00 | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | RW |
| 76 | DELLANDREA | TY | 21-Jul-00 | FLINT | OHL | 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 |
| 91 | FOUDY | LIAM | 04-Feb-00 | LONDON | OHL | C |
| 94 | BITTEN | SAMUEL | 21-Mar-00 | OTTAWA | OHL | C |
| 96 | CORCORAN | CONNOR | 07-Aug-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | D |
| 104 | TUCKER | TYLER | 01-Mar-00 | BARRIE | OHL | D |
| 108 | STRUTHERS | MATTHEW | 26-Dec-99 | NORTH BAY | OHL | C |
| 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 |
| 121 | MACDOUGALL | MATTHEW | 23-Jan-00 | WINDSOR | OHL | LW |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 143 | SAIGEON | BRANDON | 14-Jun-98 | HAMILTON | OHL | 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 |
| 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 |
| 173 | ENNIS | WILLIAM | 31-May-00 | OSHAWA | OHL | D |
| 177 | GIROUX | DAMIEN | 03-Mar-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | C |
| 183 | LEVIN | DAVID | 16-Sep-99 | SUDBURY | OHL | C |
| 202 | NYMAN | LINUS | 11-Jul-99 | KINGSTON | OHL | RW |
| 211 | GRONDIN | MAXIM | 04-Jul-00 | SAGINAW | OHL | C |
OHL North American Goaltenders:
North American rank, name, birthdate, CHL club, position
| 3 | INGHAM | JACOB | 10-Jun-00 | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | G |
| 13 | KOOY | JORDAN | 30-Apr-00 | LONDON | OHL | G |
| 17 | DONOFRIO | NICK | 19-Nov-99 | HAMILTON | OHL | G |
For more on the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings, visit nhl.com.
