157 CHL Players in Final 2013 NHL Central Scouting Draft
Published on April 24, 2013 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 157 CHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in their Final Rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft which takes place June 30 in New Jersey.
28 of the top 30 ranked North American prospects are from the CHL including the first 23 skaters led by defenceman Seth Jones of the Portland Winterhawks. Halifax Mooseheads' forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin are listed second and third respectively, followed by defenceman Darnell Nurse of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at number four, and forward Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67's at fifth overall.
The top three North American goaltenders ranked by NHL Central Scouting are also from the CHL beginning with Zachary Fucale of the Mooseheads, and followed by Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans at number two, with Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings ranked third overall.
The 157 CHL players includes 130 skaters of the 210 ranked by NHL Central Scouting in North America representing over 61% of the Final Rankings, while 27 of the 35 goaltenders ranked by NHL Central Scouting are from the CHL representing over 77%. In total, over 64% of all players ranked by NHL Central Scouting are currently competing in the CHL.
The Western Hockey League had a total of 59 players ranked including 47 skaters and 12 goaltenders, followed by the Ontario Hockey League with 52 players ranked including 45 skaters and seven goaltenders, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 46 players including 38 skaters and eight goaltenders ranked.
All 40 players that competed in the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Halifax appear in the rankings.
159 CHL players were listed in NHL Central Scouting's Midterm Rankings released in January.
Last year a total of 99 CHL players were selected in the 2012 NHL Draft in Pittsburgh including 18 CHL players chosen in the first round.
CHL Players ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
Rank First Name Last Name Team League Pos
1 SETH JONES PORTLAND WHL D
2 NATHAN MACKINNON HALIFAX QMJHL C
3 JONATHAN DROUIN HALIFAX QMJHL LW
4 DARNELL NURSE SAULT STE. MARIE OHL D
5 SEAN MONAHAN OTTAWA OHL C
6 HUNTER SHINKARUK MEDICINE HAT WHL C/LW
7 VALENTIN ZYKOV BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL LW
8 FREDERIK GAUTHIER RIMOUSKI QMJHL C
9 MIRCO MUELLER EVERETT WHL D
10 ANTHONY MANTHA VAL-D'OR QMJHL RW
11 SHEA THEODORE SEATTLE WHL D
12 RYAN PULOCK BRANDON WHL D
13 ZACH NASTASIUK OWEN SOUND OHL RW
14 CHRIS BIGRAS OWEN SOUND OHL D
15 BO HORVAT LONDON OHL C
16 RYAN HARTMAN PLYMOUTH OHL RW
17 KERBY RYCHEL WINDSOR OHL LW
18 WILLIAM CARRIER CAPE BRETON QMJHL LW
19 MAX DOMI LONDON OHL C/LW
20 CURTIS LAZAR EDMONTON WHL C/RW
21 JAMES LODGE SAGINAW OHL C
22 NIKITA ZADOROV LONDON OHL D
23 SAMUEL MORIN RIMOUSKI QMJHL D
25 MORGAN KLIMCHUK REGINA WHL LW
26 ADAM ERNE QUEBEC QMJHL LW
27 JOSHUA MORRISSEY PRINCE ALBERT WHL D
28 LAURENT DAUPHIN CHICOUTIMI QMJHL C
30 JASON DICKINSON GUELPH OHL C
31 DILLON HEATHERINGTON SWIFT CURRENT WHL D
32 MADISON BOWEY KELOWNA WHL D
33 NICOLAS PETAN PORTLAND WHL C
36 OLIVER BJORKSTRAND PORTLAND WHL RW
37 JONATHAN-ISMAEL DIABY VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL D
38 JUSTIN BAILEY KITCHENER OHL RW
39 EMILE POIRIER GATINEAU QMJHL LW
41 ERIC ROY BRANDON WHL D
43 JAN KOSTALEK RIMOUSKI QMJHL D
46 MYLES BELL KELOWNA WHL LW
48 NICK SORENSEN QUEBEC QMJHL RW
50 YAN PAVEL LAPLANTE PEI QMJHL C
52 GABRYEL PAQUIN-BOUDREAU BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL LW
54 MARC-OLIVIER ROY BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL C
55 JORDAN SUBBAN BELLEVILLE OHL D
57 ANTHONY DUCLAIR QUEBEC QMJHL LW
58 NICK MOUTREY SAGINAW OHL C/LW
59 MASON GEERTSEN VANCOUVER WHL D
61 NICHOLAS BAPTISTE SUDBURY OHL RW
63 RYAN KUJAWINSKI KINGSTON OHL C
65 JACKSON HOUCK VANCOUVER WHL RW
66 TYLER LEWINGTON MEDICINE HAT WHL D
69 MITCHELL WHEATON KELOWNA WHL D
71 REMI ELIE LONDON OHL LW
72 KURT ETCHEGARY QUEBEC QMJHL C
73 VINCENT DUNN VAL-D'OR QMJHL C
74 DYLAN LABBE SHAWINIGAN QMJHL D
76 SPENSER JENSEN MEDICINE HAT WHL D
78 TY STANTON MEDICINE HAT WHL D
79 JEREMY GREGOIRE BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL C
82 CURTIS VALK MEDICINE HAT WHL C
83 JC LIPON KAMLOOPS WHL RW
85 ROBERTS LIPSBERGS SEATTLE WHL LW
89 COLBY CAVE SWIFT CURRENT WHL C
90 KAYLE DOETZEL RED DEER WHL D
91 MARTIN REWAY GATINEAU QMJHL LW
92 COLE ULLY KAMLOOPS WHL LW
95 DAKOTA MERMIS LONDON OHL D
98 CONNOR RANKIN TRI-CITY WHL LW
99 NIKOLAS BROUILLARD DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL D
100 GREG BETZGOLD PETERBOROUGH OHL C/LW
101 BEN HARPUR GUELPH OHL D
102 CARTER VERHAEGHE NIAGARA OHL C
103 JARED HAUF SEATTLE WHL D
105 MARC MCNULTY PRINCE GEORGE WHL D
107 THOMAS GOBEIL CHICOUTIMI QMJHL RW
110 KYLE PLATZER LONDON OHL C
112 KEEGAN KANZIG VICTORIA WHL D
113 JEFF CORBETT SUDBURY OHL D
114 MATTHEW MURPHY HALIFAX QMJHL D
115 MAXIME GRAVEL RIMOUSKI QMJHL D
116 RYAN GRAVES PEI QMJHL D
118 SERGEY TOLCHINSKY SAULT STE. MARIE OHL LW
120 COLE CASSELS OSHAWA OHL C
123 JOSHUA BURNSIDE MISSISSAUGA OHL LW
124 NICHOLAS PAUL BRAMPTON OHL LW
125 BRENT PEDERSEN KITCHENER OHL LW
126 TRENT LOFTHOUSE VICTORIA WHL RW
127 STEPHEN ANDERSON SAINT JOHN QMJHL RW
128 STEPHEN HARPER ERIE OHL LW
133 KYLE BURROUGHS REGINA WHL D
134 JAYDEN HART PRINCE ALBERT WHL C
135 DANIEL NIKANDROV SARNIA OHL LW
137 JAMAL WATSON LETHBRIDGE WHL RW
139 DOMINIK KUBALIK SUDBURY OHL LW
144 CAMERON BRACE OWEN SOUND OHL C
145 ERIK BRADFORD BARRIE OHL C
146 ZACHARY LESLIE GUELPH OHL D
147 BEN BETKER EVERETT WHL D
149 AYRTON NIKKEL EVERETT WHL D
150 MILES LIBERATI LONDON OHL D
151 TYRELL GOULBOURNE KELOWNA WHL LW
152 JEAN-SEBASTIEN DEA ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL C
153 GREGORY CHASE CALGARY WHL C/RW
154 PETER TRAINOR RIMOUSKI QMJHL LW
155 TIM MCGAULEY BRANDON WHL C
156 HUNTER GARLENT GUELPH OHL C
158 ZACH HALL BARRIE OHL C
159 RHYSE DIENO RED DEER WHL RW
161 BRODY SILK SUDBURY OHL C
163 AXEL BLOMQVIST LETHBRIDGE WHL RW
164 MACKENZIE WEEGAR HALIFAX QMJHL D
165 ADAM HENRY LETHBRIDGE WHL D
166 TYLER GANLY SAULT STE. MARIE OHL D
168 MICKAEL BEAUREGARD GATINEAU QMJHL D
171 TOMMY VEILLEUX VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL LW
172 JERRET SMITH SEATTLE WHL D
173 ZACH POCHIRO PRINCE GEORGE WHL LW
174 JOSHUA BROWN OSHAWA OHL D
175 AUSTIN ADAM EVERETT WHL D
179 LEVI BEWS SWIFT CURRENT WHL RW
180 HENRI IKONEN KINGSTON OHL LW
188 JEAN DUPUY KINGSTON OHL LW
189 JACOB SWEENEY MONCTON QMJHL D
190 TAYLOR GREEN SEATTLE WHL D
194 BRONSON BEATON CAPE BRETON QMJHL RW
196 MICHAEL JOLY RIMOUSKI QMJHL RW
197 ANTHONY DIFRUSCIA NIAGARA OHL LW
199 STEPHEN NOSAD PETERBOROUGH OHL RW
200 RAPHAEL LAFONTAINE ACADIE-BATHURST QMJHL C
205 JURIJ REPE SAINT JOHN QMJHL D
207 TYLER BERTUZZI GUELPH OHL LW
CHL Goaltenders ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
Rank First Name Last Name Team League Pos
1 ZACHARY FUCALE HALIFAX QMJHL G
2 ERIC COMRIE TRI-CITY WHL G
3 TRISTAN JARRY EDMONTON WHL G
5 SPENCER MARTIN MISSISSAUGA OHL G
7 PHILIPPE DESROSIERS RIMOUSKI QMJHL G
8 PATRIK BARTOSAK RED DEER WHL G
9 ANTOINE BIBEAU PEI QMJHL G
10 AUSTIN LOTZ EVERETT WHL G
11 MICHAEL GIUGOVAZ PETERBOROUGH OHL G
13 BRENDAN BURKE PORTLAND WHL G
14 ALEXANDRE BELANGER ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL G
16 LOUIS-PHILIP GUINDON DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL G
17 MACKENZIE SKAPSKI KOOTENAY WHL G
18 JORDAN DEKORT WINDSOR OHL G
20 JAKE PATTERSON LONDON OHL G
21 STEVEN VEILLEUX VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL G
22 ERIC BRASSARD GATINEAU QMJHL G
23 EETU LAURIKAINEN SWIFT CURRENT WHL G
25 MACK SHIELDS CALGARY WHL G
27 JACKSON WHISTLE KELOWNA WHL G
29 BRETT ZAROWNY PRINCE GEORGE WHL G
30 TARAN KOZUN KAMLOOPS WHL G
31 FRANK PALAZZESE SUDBURY OHL G
32 CHARLIE GRAHAM BELLEVILLE OHL G
33 JACOB BLAIR OTTAWA OHL G
34 PHILIPPE TRUDEAU VAL-D'OR QMJHL G
35 TROY TROMBLEY TRI-CITY WHL G
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