133 CHL Players Listed in NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings

January 10, 2011 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release

Toronto, ON ‚¬" The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 133 CHL players appear in NHL Central Scouting ‚¬â„¢s Midterm Rankings for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The domestic rankings list a total of 212 North American skaters including 117 from the CHL, and an additional 34 North American goaltenders which includes 16 that currently compete in the CHL.

Nine of the top 10 ranked skaters are from the CHL including the top ranked Gabriel Landeskog of the Kitchener Rangers, Sean Couturier of the Drummondville Voltigeurs appears at number two, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Red Deer Rebels is ranked third, followed by Jonathan Huberdeau of the Saint John Sea Dogs who is ranked fourth.

In addition to Sweden ‚¬â„¢s Landeskog and Canada ‚¬â„¢s Couturier, Switzerland ‚¬â„¢s Sven Bartschi of the Portland Winterhawks is ranked sixth and is one of three CHL players listed in the top-10 that competed in the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship.

Seven of the top 10 ranked goaltenders are also from the CHL including Christopher Gibson of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens who is ranked second, followed by Matej Machovsky of the Brampton Battalion at number three, and Liam Liston of the Brandon Wheat Kings who is ranked fourth.

The Ontario Hockey League leads the way with 57 players appearing in the rankings including 47 skaters and 10 goaltenders, followed by 42 from the Western Hockey League (39 skaters and three goaltenders, and 34 players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (31 skaters and three goaltenders).

All 40 CHL players selected to compete in the 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game January 18-19 at Air Canada Centre appear in the midterm rankings including 23 of the top 30 skaters.

Tickets can still be purchased individually for the 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Skills Competition on January 18 beginning as low as $10, with tickets for the January 19 game beginning at $40 for purchase at www.ticketmaster.ca or by calling 416-872-5000.

CHL Players Ranked by NHL Central Scouting (players in bold to compete in 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game):

RANK PLAYER TEAM LEAGUE HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION

1 LANDESKOG, GABRIEL KITCHENER OHL 6' 0.5" 207 LW

2 COUTURIER, SEAN DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL 6' 4" 195 C

3 NUGENT-HOPKINS, RYAN RED DEER WHL 6' 0.5" 170 C

4 HUBERDEAU, JONATHAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 1.25" 168 C

6 BAERTSCHI, SVEN PORTLAND WHL 5' 10.5" 175 LW

7 HAMILTON, DOUGIE NIAGARA OHL 6' 4.25" 193 D

8 SAAD, BRANDON SAGINAW OHL 6' 1.25" 208 LW

9 BEAULIEU, NATHAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 1.75" 185 D

10 MURPHY, RYAN KITCHENER OHL 5' 10.5" 176 D

11 RATTIE, TY PORTLAND WHL 5' 11" 170 RW

12 PHILLIPS, ZACK SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 1" 181 C

14 SIEMENS, DUNCAN SASKATOON WHL 6' 3" 197 D

16 MORROW, JOSEPH PORTLAND WHL 6' 0.5" 196 D

17 NAMESTNIKOV, VLADISLAV LONDON OHL 5' 11.5" 170 C

18 JENNER, BOONE OSHAWA OHL 6' 0.75" 194 C

19 STROME, RYAN NIAGARA OHL 6' 0.25" 183 C

20 JENSEN, NICKLAS OSHAWA OHL 6' 2.25" 188 LW;RW

21 SCHEIFELE, MARK BARRIE OHL 6' 1.5" 177 C

22 MCNEILL, MARK PRINCE ALBERT WHL 6' 1" 204 C

23 DANAULT, PHILLIP VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 6' 0" 178 LW

24 JURCO, TOMAS SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 2" 193 RW

26 MUSIL, DAVID VANCOUVER WHL 6' 3.5" 200 D

29 PUEMPEL, MATTHEW PETERBOROUGH OHL 6' 0" 198 LW

33 WOTHERSPOON, TYLER PORTLAND WHL 6' 1.5" 200 D

34 RAKELL, RICKARD PLYMOUTH OHL 6' 0.25" 191 RW

35 PRINCE, SHANE OTTAWA OHL 5' 10" 181 C

36 ST. CROIX, MICHAEL EDMONTON WHL 5' 10.75" 176 C

37 BELL, MYLES REGINA WHL 6' 0" 209 D

39 OUELLET, XAVIER MONTREAL QMJHL 5' 11.5" 182 D

40 JACOBS, COLIN SEATTLE WHL 6' 1" 205 C

41 ARCHAMBAULT, OLIVIER VAL-D'OR QMJHL 5' 11" 170 LW

42 TROCHECK, VINCENT SAGINAW OHL 5' 10" 184 C

43 CATENACCI, DANIEL SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 5' 9.5" 176 C

44 LESSIO, LUCAS OSHAWA OHL 6' 0.75" 196 LW

45 KHOKHLACHEV, ALEXANDER WINDSOR OHL 5' 10" 188 C;LW

46 CLOUTIER, GUILLAUME CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 6' 1.25" 164 D

47 NOESEN, STEFAN PLYMOUTH OHL 6' 0.25" 195 RW

48 NOEBELS, MARCEL SEATTLE WHL 6' 2.5" 195 LW

49 TESINK, RYAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 5' 11" 157 C

50 SCARLETT, REECE SWIFT CURRENT WHL 6' 0.75" 170 D

51 PERCY, STUART MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL'S OHL 6' 0.75" 184 D

52 SHAW, LOGAN CAPE BRETON QMJHL 6' 3" 197 RW

53 LE SIEUR, MAXIMILIEN SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 6' 1.75" 203 RW

57 RITCHIE, BRETT SARNIA OHL 6' 3" 210 RW

58 OKE, SCOTT SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 2.5" 185 LW

62 LOWRY, ADAM SWIFT CURRENT WHL 6' 3.5" 186 LW

64 QUINE, ALAN PETERBOROUGH OHL 5' 10.75" 178 C

67 HARRINGTON, SCOTT LONDON OHL 6' 0.75" 207 D

68 CRAMAROSSA, JOSEPH MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL'S OHL 6' 0.25" 188 C

69 EDMUNDSON, JOEL MOOSE JAW WHL 6' 4.5" 191 D

70 EWANYK, TRAVIS EDMONTON WHL 6' 0.5" 178 LW

73 LOCKHART, LUKE SEATTLE WHL 5' 10.25" 180 RW

74 RIEDER, TOBIAS KITCHENER OHL 5' 10.25" 169 C

75 PEDAN, ANDREI GUELPH OHL 6' 3.75" 201 D

76 COUSINS, NICK SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 5' 10.5" 166 C

78 BROLL, DAVID SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 6' 1.5" 216 LW

79 MEURS, GARRETT PLYMOUTH OHL 5' 10.5" 169 C

80 KELLY, AIDAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 1.25" 190 C

86 CAMARA, ANTHONY SAGINAW OHL 6' 0.25" 194 LW

87 YUEN, ZACHARY TRI-CITY WHL 5' 11.75" 205 D

88 BRASSARD, AUSTEN BELLEVILLE OHL 6' 2" 191 RW

91 RACINE, JONATHAN SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 6' 1" 182 D

93 LEBLANC, JEAN-FRANCOIS VAL-D'OR QMJHL 6' 3.5" 190 C

94 VEILLEUX, YANNICK SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 6' 2" 190 LW

96 FRITSCH, ANDREW OWEN SOUND OHL 6' 0" 187 RW

97 HANSEN, TYLER KAMLOOPS WHL 6' 2.5" 192 D

99 BENSON, BRENT SASKATOON WHL 5' 11.25" 183 C

100 CURTIS, MICHAEL BELLEVILLE OHL 5' 11.75" 182 LW

102 MCCOLGAN, SHANE KELOWNA WHL 5' 8" 165 RW

104 THOMSON, BEN KITCHENER OHL 6' 3.25" 205 LW

105 FRANKO, ZACHERY KELOWNA WHL 5' 10" 160 LW

106 KUVAEV, ALEXANDER LETHBRIDGE WHL 6' 1.25" 190 F

107 ELLIOT, MITCH SEATTLE WHL 6' 5" 215 LW

108 BOURRET, GABRIEL SAINT JOHN QMJHL 6' 0" 173 D

109 KESSY, KALE MEDICINE HAT WHL 6' 2.5" 184 C

114 CAMERON, JASON SAINT JOHN QMJHL 5' 10.75" 170 C

116 DUININCK, CRAIG WINDSOR OHL 6' 0" 200 D

117 SUELLENTROP, COLIN OSHAWA OHL 6' 1.25" 190 D

118 BELL, ZACH BRAMPTON OHL 6' 2" 211 D

119 GRIST, SAM TRI-CITY WHL 6' 4.25" 200 D

122 CUTTING, KEEVIN OWEN SOUND OHL 6' 1.25" 180 D

124 SPROUL, RYAN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 6' 3" 175 D

126 TRUTMANN, DARIO PLYMOUTH OHL 5' 11.25" 188 D

129 NOREAU, SAMUEL BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL 6' 4.5" 206 D

130 SMITH, COLIN KAMLOOPS WHL 5' 10.25" 162 C

131 BEAUPRE, GABRIEL VAL-D'OR QMJHL 6' 2" 195 D

137 DONNELLY, DILLON SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 6' 2" 193 D

140 TOPPING, MITCH CHILLIWACK WHL 6' 0.25" 185 D

142 TVRDON, MAREK VANCOUVER WHL 6' 1.5" 210 RW

143 UHER, DOMINIK SPOKANE WHL 5' 11.75" 195 C

146 WOODWORTH, STEPHEN CAPE BRETON QMJHL 5' 11.75" 181 D

148 STRANSKY, MATEJ SASKATOON WHL 6' 2.5" 193 RW

151 LOWE, KEEGAN EDMONTON WHL 6' 1" 173 D

154 BRASSART, BRADY SPOKANE WHL 6' 1" 185 RW

155 HENLEY, SAMUEL LEWISTON QMJHL 6' 4" 195 LW

157 GRIFFITH, SETH LONDON OHL 5' 9.5" 185 C

158 SANDLAK, CARTER BELLEVILLE OHL 6' 1.5" 190 LW

166 KOSTERMAN, PETER CALGARY WHL 6' 4" 191 D

167 VANDANE, DAVIS SPOKANE WHL 6' 3" 200 D

168 ANDREWS, BRENT HALIFAX QMJHL 6' 1.5" 200 LW

169 TROJANOVIC, STEVEN PETERBOROUGH OHL 6' 1" 198 D

170 PAGEAU, JEAN-GABRIEL GATINEAU QMJHL 5' 9.25" 163 C

171 FIDDLER, TODD PRINCE ALBERT WHL 5' 10.75" 193 LW

173 GOODROW, BARCLAY BRAMPTON OHL 6' 2" 208 LW

178 HOULE, OLIVIER ACADIE-BATHURST QMJHL 6' 2.5" 210 D

181 CAJKOVSKY, MICHAL KINGSTON OHL 6' 3" 203 D

182 D'AOUST, OLIVIER MONCTON QMJHL 6' 2.75" 222 LW

183 MCNAUGHTON, CODY GUELPH OHL 5' 9.25" 176 RW

184 BARDARO, ANTHONY SPOKANE WHL 5' 8.25" 176 C

186 JODOIN, OLIVIER CAPE BRETON QMJHL 6' 2.5" 189 LW

191 MILLER, COLIN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 6' 0.25" 175 D

192 ASTLES, JESSEY KELOWNA WHL 6' 1.25" 192 RW

194 BUSENIUS, DYLAN MEDICINE HAT WHL 6' 0.25" 179 D

195 FILIATRAULT, ALEX VAL-D'OR QMJHL 6' 2" 192 D

197 MATHERS, DEREK PETERBOROUGH OHL 6' 3" 226 RW

199 DEMELO, DYLAN MISSISSAUGA ST. MICHAEL'S OHL 6' 0" 196 D

201 LEMIEUX, ALEX MONTREAL QMJHL 5' 11.5" 189 RW

Goaltenders:

RANK PLAYER TEAM LEAGUE HEIGHT WEIGHT

2 GIBSON, CHRISTOPHER CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 6' 1" 193

3 MACHOVSKY, MATEJ BRAMPTON OHL 6' 1.75" 191

4 LISTON, LIAM BRANDON WHL 6' 0.5" 199

7 BINNINGTON, JORDAN OWEN SOUND OHL 6' 1.75" 160

8 HONZIK, DAVID VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 6' 3" 194

9 LAGACE, MAXIME PEI QMJHL 6' 1.25" 175

10 GALANSKY, TADEAS SAGINAW OHL 6' 3.25" 186

11 MORRISON, MICHAEL KITCHENER OHL 6' 0.25" 177

12 WILLIAMS, ERIC PRINCE ALBERT WHL 5' 11.5" 162

14 BROSSOIT, LAURENT EDMONTON WHL 6' 2.5" 193

16 PALAZZESE, FRANK KINGSTON OHL 6' 0.25" 165

19 CHARTRAND, JOHN BARRIE OHL 6' 0.5" 185

23 MAHALAK, MATT PLYMOUTH OHL 6' 1.75" 183

26 HOUSER, MICHAEL LONDON OHL 6' 0.75" 185

28 TEICHMANN, TYSON BELLEVILLE OHL 5' 11.75" 140

30 SPARKS, GARRET GUELPH OHL 6' 2" 200

For a complete list of all players ranked by NHL Central Scouting please visit www.nhl.com

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