Storm players ready for 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Storm players Givani Smith, Noah Carroll and James McEwan are eligible to be drafted in Buffalo at the NHL Entry Draft this weekend. Smith is ranked 54th by NHL Central Scouting while Carroll is 139th and McEwan 163rd among all North American skaters.
The Ontario Hockey League is ready to make its mark at the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo, New York with many of the league’s top talents expected to hear their name called when the first round begins on Friday night.
67 OHL players are listed in NHL Central Scouting’s Final Draft Rankings including six skaters among the top eight in North America led by Matthew Tkachuk of the London Knights at number two, Alexander Nylander of the Mississauga Steelheads at number three, Jakob Chychrun of the Sarnia Sting at number four, Olli Juolevi of the Knights at number five, Logan Brown of the Windsor Spitfires at number seven and teammate Mikhail Sergachev of the Spitfires at number eight.
Since 1969, a total of 2,229 OHL players have been selected in the NHL Draft representing over 21% of all players chosen by clubs and a figure higher than any other league solidifying the OHL as the number one supplier of NHL talent.
The record for OHL players chosen across 7-rounds is 48 selected at the 2012 NHL Draft in Pittsburgh including 11 players in the top-30, matching 2011 and 2008 as the most successful first rounds in modern draft history.
Since 2000, 220 OHL players have been selected in the first and second rounds with 71 already competing in over 300 career NHL games among skaters, and over 100 career games among goalies.
Best of luck to all players and their families at the 2016 NHL Draft!
2016 NHL Central Scouting Service Final Draft Rankings
(Released April 12, 2016)
NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS – OHL
Rank, Name, Club, League, Birthdate, Height, Weight, Position, Shot
2 TKACHUK, MATTHEW LONDON OHL 11-Dec-1997 6′ 1.5″ 200 lbs * LW L
3 NYLANDER, ALEXANDER MISSISSAUGA OHL 02-Mar-1998 6′ 0.5″ 180 lbs * LW R
4 CHYCHRUN, JAKOB SARNIA OHL 31-Mar-1998 6′ 2.25″ 205 lbs * D L
5 JUOLEVI, OLLI LONDON OHL 05-May-1998 6′ 2.0″ 182 lbs * D L
7 BROWN, LOGAN WINDSOR OHL 05-Mar-1998 6′ 6.0″ 220 lbs * C L
8 SERGACHEV, MIKHAIL WINDSOR OHL 25-Jun-1998 6′ 2.25″ 208 lbs * D L
13 MCLEOD, MICHAEL MISSISSAUGA OHL 03-Feb-1998 6′ 2.25″ 188 lbs * C R
14 JONES, MAX LONDON OHL 17-Feb-1998 6′ 2.5″ 203 lbs * LW L
19 STANLEY, LOGAN WINDSOR OHL 26-May-1998 6′ 7.25″ 225 lbs * D L
21 DEBRINCAT, ALEXANDER ERIE OHL 18-Dec-1997 5′ 7.25″ 163 lbs * RW R
25 KATCHOUK, BORIS SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 18-Jun-1998 6′ 1.25″ 192 lbs * LW L
33 KOPACKA, JACK SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 05-Mar-1998 6′ 2.0″ 185 lbs * LW L
34 KYROU, JORDAN SARNIA OHL 05-May-1998 6′ 0.25″ 175 lbs * C R
35 BASTIAN, NATHAN MISSISSAUGA OHL 06-Dec-1997 6′ 3.5″ 205 lbs * RW R
36 RADDYSH, TAYLOR ERIE OHL 18-Feb-1998 6′ 2.0″ 203 lbs * RW R
37 GETTINGER, TIMOTHY SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 14-Apr-1998 6′ 5.25″ 200 lbs * LW L
39 DINEEN, CAM NORTH BAY OHL 19-Jun-1998 5′ 11.0″ 183 lbs * D L
42 MASCHERIN, ADAM KITCHENER OHL 06-Jun-1998 5′ 9.5″ 206 lbs * LW L
43 BITTEN, WILLIAM FLINT OHL 10-Jul-1998 5′ 9.75″ 167 lbs * C R
52 NIEMELAINEN, MARKUS SAGINAW OHL 08-Jun-1998 6′ 4.5″ 198 lbs * D L
54 SMITH, GIVANI GUELPH OHL 28-Feb-1998 6′ 1.5″ 204 lbs * RW L
58 GLEASON, BENJAMIN HAMILTON OHL 25-Mar-1998 6′ 0.0″ 168 lbs * D L
59 DAY, SEAN MISSISSAUGA OHL 09-Jan-1998 6′ 2.0″ 228 lbs * D L
66 STILLMAN, RILEY OSHAWA OHL 09-Mar-1998 6′ 0.5″ 180 lbs * D L
69 CAAMANO, NICHOLAS FLINT OHL 07-Sep-1998 6′ 0.5″ 188 lbs * RW L
71 MIDDLETON, KEATON SAGINAW OHL 10-Feb-1998 6′ 5.5″ 233 lbs * D L
74 METE, VICTOR LONDON OHL 07-Jun-1998 5′ 9.5″ 174 lbs * D L
75 PU, CLIFF LONDON OHL 03-Jun-1998 6′ 1.5″ 192 lbs * RW R
84 SALINITRI, ANTHONY SARNIA OHL 05-Mar-1998 5′ 10.25″ 168 lbs * C L
85 CANDELLA, COLE HAMILTON OHL 13-Feb-1998 6′ 1.0″ 189 lbs * D L
87 BUNNAMAN, CONNOR KITCHENER OHL 16-Apr-1998 6′ 1.0″ 207 lbs * C L
91 FALKOVSKY, STEPAN OTTAWA OHL 18-Dec-1996 6′ 7.0″ 224 lbs * D L
94 BARRON, TRAVIS OTTAWA OHL 17-Aug-1998 6′ 1.25″ 195 lbs * LW L
95 ANG, JONATHAN PETERBOROUGH OHL 31-Jan-1998 5′ 11.25″ 165 lbs * C R
96 SAMBROOK, JORDAN ERIE OHL 11-Apr-1998 6′ 1.5″ 187 lbs * D R
100 HALL, CONNOR KITCHENER OHL 21-Feb-1998 6′ 2.5″ 190 lbs * D R
101 KACHYNA, ONDREJ HAMILTON OHL 30-Apr-1998 6′ 3.5″ 192 lbs * D L
103 MAKSIMOVICH, KYLE ERIE OHL 10-Mar-1998 5′ 8.5″ 172 lbs * LW L
111 COMMISSO, DOMENIC OSHAWA OHL 19-Feb-1998 5′ 11.0″ 178 lbs * C R
125 VERBEEK, HAYDEN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 17-Oct-1997 5′ 9.25″ 177 lbs * C L
129 SOKOLOV, DMITRY SUDBURY OHL 14-Apr-1998 5′ 11.25″ 220 lbs * RW L
130 PAQUETTE, CHRISTOPHER NIAGARA OHL 27-Mar-1998 6′ 1.25″ 207 lbs * C R
134 LYSZCZARCZYK, ALAN SUDBURY OHL 17-Feb-1998 5′ 10.25″ 184 lbs * LW L
135 OSMANSKI, AUSTIN MISSISSAUGA OHL 30-Apr-1998 6′ 3.25″ 196 lbs * D L
136 MATTINEN, NICOLAS LONDON OHL 05-Mar-1998 6′ 4.5″ 220 lbs * D R
137 MURRAY, JUSTIN BARRIE OHL 22-Aug-1998 5′ 11.5″ 179 lbs * D L
139 CARROLL, NOAH GUELPH OHL 02-Dec-1997 6′ 1.0″ 178 lbs * D L
148 SAIGEON, BRANDON HAMILTON OHL 14-Jun-1998 6′ 1.0″ 197 lbs * C L
163 MCEWAN, JAMES GUELPH OHL 15-Mar-1997 5′ 11.5″ 190 lbs * C L
167 FELHABER, TYE SAGINAW OHL 05-Aug-1998 5′ 10.75″ 191 lbs * C L
172 SALITURO, DANTE OTTAWA OHL 15-Nov-1996 5′ 8.25″ 178 lbs C R
179 BRAZEAU, JUSTIN NORTH BAY OHL 02-Feb-1998 6′ 4.25″ 192 lbs * RW R
182 CRAWLEY, BRANDON LONDON OHL 02-Feb-1997 6′ 1.5″ 207 lbs * D L
183 LUFF, MATT HAMILTON OHL 05-May-1997 6′ 2.5″ 188 lbs * RW R
186 NOTHER, TYLER WINDSOR OHL 07-Feb-1998 6′ 4.25″ 198 lbs * D R
197 PEZZETTA, MICHAEL SUDBURY OHL 13-Mar-1998 6′ 1.0″ 204 lbs * C L
202 ALLEN, SEAN OSHAWA OHL 21-Apr-1998 6′ 1.75″ 187 lbs * D L
205 MUZITO BAGENDA, DANIEL MISSISSAUGA OHL 16-Jun-1996 6′ 0.0″ 205 lbs * RW L
NORTH AMERICAN GOALTENDERS – OHL
Rank, Name, Club, League, Birthdate, Height, Weight, Position, Catches
3 PARSONS, TYLER LONDON OHL 18-Sep-1997 6′ 1.25″ 184 lbs * L
9 RAAYMAKERS, JOSEPH SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 17-Mar-1998 6′ 0.25″ 185 lbs * L
10 WELLS, DYLAN PETERBOROUGH OHL 03-Jan-1998 6′ 1.5″ 185 lbs * L
11 CORMIER, EVAN SAGINAW OHL 06-Nov-1997 6′ 2.75″ 202 lbs * L
15 HELVIG, JEREMY KINGSTON OHL 25-May-1997 6′ 3.25″ 195 lbs * L
19 TIMPANO, TROY SUDBURY OHL 13-Nov-1997 6′ 0.5″ 186 lbs * L
22 DHILLON, STEPHEN NIAGARA OHL 14-Sep-1998 6′ 3.75″ 182 lbs * L
24 OVSJANNIKOV, DAVID BARRIE OHL 16-Feb-1997 6′ 5.75″ 225 lbs * L
27 HICKS, CONNOR HAMILTON OHL 20-Feb-1997 6′ 4.0″ 199 lbs * L
