TIGERS’ JAY BOUWMEESTER RANKED NUMBER ONE HEADING INTO 2002 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

Medicine Hat Tigers’ defenceman Jay Bouwmeester is the top rated North American skater in the NHL’s final ranking of draft eligible players for the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The Western Hockey League have eight prospects ranked in the first round by NHL Central Scouting. The 2002 NHL Entry Draft will take place on June 22-23 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. To follow the entire NHL Entry Draft as it happens, go to www.nhl.com.
The following are the top rated North American skaters and goaltenders from the Western Hockey League ranked by NHL Central Scouting for the upcoming 2002 NHL Entry Draft. (Skaters and Goaltenders).

WHL SKATERS

1: BOUWMEESTER, JAY , MEDICINE HAT
4: LUPUL, JOFFREY , MEDICINE HAT
5: UPSHALL, SCOTTIE , KAMLOOPS
16: KLEPIS, JAKUB , PORTLAND
20: GORDON, BOYD , RED DEER
24: ROME, AARON , SWIFT CURRENT
27: MONYCH, LANCE , BRANDON
29: SCHELL, BRAD , SPOKANE
36: THOMPSON, ANDY , KOOTENAY
44: KOROVKIN, NIKITA , KAMLOOPS
46: CHRISTENSEN, ERIK , KAMLOOPS
49: KONSORADA, TIM , BRANDON
51: BOYCHUK, JOHNNY , CALGARY
53: BROWN, PAUL , KAMLOOPS
59: SEGAL, BRANDON , CALGARY
61: WELLAR, PATRICK , PORTLAND
65: HAVEL, MARIAN , VANCOUVER
67: METCALFE, TYLER , SEATTLE
87: TAYLOR, ADAM , KOOTENAY
93: MORRISON, LANCE , CALGARY
95: LYNCH, DARREN , VANCOUVER
97: DESAUTELS, JEVON , SPOKANE
98: KOUBA, LADISLAV , RED DEER
99: GORGES, JOSH , KELOWNA
101: MEECH, DEREK , RED DEER
107: PADDOCK, CAM , KELOWNA
108: SEDER, CONLAN , KAMLOOPS
112: LYNCH, SCOTT , PRINCE GEORGE
116: HUBBAUER, MATT , REGINA
126 : SCHLENKER, CHRIS , REGINA
127: HOLZAPFEL, CODY , RED DEER
128: REID, DARREN , MEDICINE HAT
131: GLADUE, GARY , PRINCE GEORGE
134: ROONEEM, MARK , KAMLOOPS
136: KERR, STUART , SPOKANE
141: SCHERGER, SCOTT , SPOKANE
151: WHITE, IAN , SWIFT CURRENT
152: WOODS, ROB , SASKATOON
154: BARARUK, DAVID , MOOSE JAW
158: FRITSHAW, LUKE , PRINCE ALBERT
162: GIRLING, MATTHEW , PORTLAND
167 : MANSON, LANE , MOOSE JAW

WHL GOALTENDERS

2: FORD, TODD, SWIFT CURRENT
4: WARD, CAM, RED DEER
8: KOOPMANS, LOGAN, LETHBRIDGE
11: HARDING, JOSH, REGINA
14: WEIMAN, TYLER, TRI-CITY
22: BRUST, BARRY, SPOKANE
28: MCVICAR, ROB, BRANDON