58 OHL Players in Final NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 143 CHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in their Final Rankings for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft which takes place June 24-25 in Minnesota.
25 of the top 30 ranked North American prospects are from the CHL including the top 12 led by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Red Deer Rebels ranked first overall rising from his third overall ranking on the midterm list. Gabriel Landeskog of the Kitchener Rangers is the top ranked OHL skater ranked second overall after holding top spot in the Midterm Rankings, while Jonathan Huberdeau of the Saint John Sea Dogs moves up one spot to third overall. Dougie Hamilton of the Niagara IceDogs is the top ranked CHL defenceman at fourth overall ahead of the Sea Dogs’ Nathan Beaulieu at number five. Sean Couturier of the Drummondville Voltigeurs is ranked sixth. In goal, Christopher Gibson of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens is still the top ranked CHL netminder ranked second overall, while Jordan Binnington of the Owen Sound Attack is the top ranked OHL goaltender at number three.
All 40 players that competed in the 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game appear in the rankings including Nugent-Hopkins who was named Player of the Game for Team Orr, and the Rangers’ Ryan Murphy ranked ninth overall who was named Player of the Game for Team Cherry in the event held January 18-19 Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.
In total, the 143 CHL players includes 127 skaters of the 210 in North America representing nearly 70% of the Final Rankings, while 16 CHL goaltenders were listed among the 30 ranked by NHL Central Scouting representing just over 50%. The Ontario Hockey League had a total of 58 players ranked, with the Western Hockey League not far behind at 52, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 33 players in the rankings. The 143 CHL players in the Final Rankings represents an increase over NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings which had 133 CHL players listed in January.
Last year a total of 107 CHL players were selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft representing 51% of all players selected. Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires became the fourth straight CHL player to be selected with the first overall pick when he was chosen by the Edmonton Oilers.
CHL Players ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
Rank | Player | Team | D.O.B | Height | Weight |
2 | LANDESKOG, GABRIEL | KITCHENER | 23-Nov-1992 | 6′ 0.5″ | 207 lbs * |
4 | HAMILTON, DOUGIE | NIAGARA | 17-Jun-1993 | 6′ 4.25″ | 187 lbs * |
8 | STROME, RYAN | NIAGARA | 11-Jul-1993 | 6′ 0.0″ | 175 lbs * |
9 | MURPHY, RYAN | KITCHENER | 31-Mar-1993 | 5′ 10.5″ | 166 lbs * |
11 | NAMESTNIKOV, VLADISLAV | LONDON | 22-Nov-1992 | 5′ 11.5″ | 166 lbs * |
16 | SCHEIFELE, MARK | BARRIE | 15-Mar-1993 | 6′ 1.75″ | 182 lbs * |
18 | JENNER, BOONE | OSHAWA | 15-Jun-1993 | 6′ 1.25″ | 204 lbs * |
19 | SAAD, BRANDON | SAGINAW | 27-Oct-1992 | 6′ 1.25″ | 208 lbs * |
21 | JENSEN, NICKLAS | OSHAWA | 06-Mar-1993 | 6′ 2.25″ | 187 lbs * |
26 | PRINCE, SHANE | OTTAWA | 16-Nov-1992 | 5′ 10.25″ | 174 lbs * |
28 | PUEMPEL, MATT | PETERBOROUGH | 24-Jan-1993 | 6′ 0.25″ | 196 lbs * |
29 | KHOKHLACHEV, ALEXANDER | WINDSOR | 09-Sep-1993 | 5′ 10.0″ | 188 lbs * |
30 | RAKELL, RICKARD | PLYMOUTH | 05-May-1993 | 6′ 0.25″ | 191 lbs * |
35 | NOESEN, STEFAN | PLYMOUTH | 12-Feb-1993 | 6′ 0.25″ | 195 lbs * |
36 | RITCHIE, BRETT | SARNIA | 01-Jul-1993 | 6′ 3.0″ | 210 lbs * |
37 | CATENACCI, DANIEL | SAULT STE. MARIE | 09-Mar-1993 | 5′ 9.5″ | 183 lbs * |
41 | TROCHECK, VINCENT | SAGINAW | 11-Jul-1993 | 5′ 10.0″ | 184 lbs * |
46 | LESSIO, LUCAS | OSHAWA | 23-Jan-1993 | 6′ 1.0″ | 197 lbs * |
53 | PERCY, STUART | MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL’S | 18-May-1993 | 6′ 0.5″ | 186 lbs * |
54 | SPROUL, RYAN | SAULT STE. MARIE | 13-Jan-1993 | 6′ 3.0″ | 175 lbs |
63 | CRAMAROSSA, JOSEPH | MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL’S | 26-Oct-1992 | 6′ 0.25″ | 188 lbs * |
64 | BRASSARD, AUSTEN | BELLEVILLE | 14-Jan-1993 | 6′ 2.0″ | 191 lbs * |
71 | COUSINS, NICK | SAULT STE. MARIE | 20-Jul-1993 | 5′ 10.5″ | 166 lbs * |
72 | QUINE, ALAN | PETERBOROUGH | 25-Feb-1993 | 5′ 10.75″ | 178 lbs * |
73 | RIEDER, TOBIAS | KITCHENER | 10-Jan-1993 | 5′ 10.5″ | 173 lbs * |
78 | CAMARA, ANTHONY | SAGINAW | 04-Sep-1993 | 6′ 0.25″ | 194 lbs * |
79 | MEURS, GARRETT | PLYMOUTH | 12-Jan-1993 | 5′ 10.5″ | 169 lbs * |
82 | CURTIS, MICHAEL | BELLEVILLE | 26-Jan-1993 | 5′ 11.75″ | 182 lbs * |
84 | FRITSCH, ANDREW | OWEN SOUND | 24-Mar-1993 | 6′ 0.0″ | 187 lbs * |
85 | PEDAN, ANDREI | GUELPH | 03-Jul-1993 | 6′ 3.75″ | 201 lbs * |
87 | CUTTING, KEEVIN | OWEN SOUND | 22-Sep-1992 | 6′ 1.25″ | 180 lbs * |
89 | SEFTON, JUSTIN | SUDBURY | 14-Apr-1993 | 6′ 2.0″ | 209 lbs * |
98 | HARRINGTON, SCOTT | LONDON | 10-Mar-1993 | 6′ 0.5″ | 200 lbs * |
116 | GOODROW, BARCLAY | BRAMPTON | 26-Feb-1993 | 6′ 2.0″ | 208 lbs * |
118 | DUININCK, CRAIG | WINDSOR | 29-Apr-1993 | 6′ 0.0″ | 200 lbs * |
120 | GRAOVAC, TYLER | OTTAWA | 27-Apr-1993 | 6′ 3.0″ | 179 lbs * |
121 | DEMELO, DYLAN | MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL’S | 01-May-1993 | 6′ 0.0″ | 196 lbs * |
135 | HIETKAMP, LUKE | PETERBOROUGH | 15-Aug-1993 | 6′ 2.0″ | 196 lbs * |
139 | BROLL, DAVID | SAULT STE. MARIE | 04-Jan-1993 | 6′ 1.5″ | 216 lbs * |
140 | SUELLENTROP, COLIN | OSHAWA | 10-Jun-1993 | 6′ 1.25″ | 190 lbs * |
146 | THOMSON, BEN | KITCHENER | 16-Jan-1993 | 6′ 3.25″ | 205 lbs * |
148 | MILLER, COLIN | SAULT STE. MARIE | 29-Oct-1992 | 6′ 0.25″ | 175 lbs * |
155 | CORRADO, FRANK | SUDBURY | 26-Mar-1993 | 6′ 0.25″ | 190 lbs * |
158 | GRIFFITH, SETH | LONDON | 04-Jan-1993 | 5′ 9.5″ | 185 lbs * |
179 | BELL, ZACH | BRAMPTON | 13-Feb-1993 | 6′ 2.0″ | 211 lbs * |
192 | SANDLAK, CARTER | BELLEVILLE | 18-May-1993 | 6′ 1.5″ | 190 lbs * |
194 | TRUTMANN, DARIO | PLYMOUTH | 17-Sep-1992 | 5′ 11.25″ | 188 lbs * |
202 | TROJANOVIC, STEVEN | PETERBOROUGH | 04-Aug-1993 | 6′ 1.0″ | 198 lbs * |
208 | MCNAUGHTON, CODY | GUELPH | 16-Oct-1992 | 5′ 9.25″ | 176 lbs * |
Goaltenders: | |||||
Rank | Player | Team | D.O.B | Height | Weight |
3 | BINNINGTON, JORDAN | OWEN SOUND | 11-Jul-1993 | 6′ 1.25″ | 156 lbs * |
6 | MORRISON, MICHAEL | KITCHENER | 07-Nov-1992 | 6′ 0.25″ | 177 lbs * |
8 | MAHALAK, MATT | PLYMOUTH | 22-Jan-1993 | 6′ 1.75″ | 183 lbs * |
11 | MACHOVSKY, MATEJ | BRAMPTON | 25-Jul-1993 | 6′ 1.75″ | 191 lbs * |
15 | GALANSKY, TADEAS | SAGINAW | 29-Dec-1992 | 6′ 3.25″ | 186 lbs * |
17 | SPARKS, GARRET | GUELPH | 28-Jun-1993 | 6′ 2.0″ | 200 lbs * |
19 | HOUSER, MICHAEL | LONDON | 13-Sep-1992 | 6′ 0.75″ | 185 lbs |
26 | TEICHMANN, TYSON | BELLEVILLE | 19-May-1993 | 5′ 11.75″ | 140 lbs * |
29 | PALAZZESE, FRANK | KINGSTON | 28-May-1993 | 6′ 0.25″ | 165 lbs * |
*player weighed and measured by Central Scouting
Please visit www.nhl.com to see the complete 2011 NHL Entry Draft rankings.