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157 CHL Players in Final 2017 NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings

Published on April 11, 2017 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 2017 NHL Draft which takes place June 23-24 in Chicago, Illinois.

The 157 players includes 142 skaters of the 217 ranked by NHL Central Scouting in North America while 15 of the 31 goaltenders ranked are also from the CHL. In total, 63% of all players ranked by NHL Central Scouting are currently competing in the CHL.

21 of the top 31 ranked North American prospects are from the CHL led by Nolan Patrick of the Brandon Wheat Kings at first overall followed by Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads at number two. Another five CHL players are listed within the top 10 including Gabriel Vilardi of the Windsor Spitfires at four, Michael Rasmussen of the Tri-City Americans at five, Cody Glass of the Portland Winterhawks is ranked sixth, Owen Tippett of the Mississauga Steelheads is listed seventh, and Nick Suzuki of the Owen Sound Attack is at 10.

The CHL's top ranked defencemen are Juuso Valimaki of Tri-City at 11, followed by Cal Foote of the Kelowna Rockets at 12. Three other blueliners are listed within the top 20 including Conor Timmins of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at 18, Portland's Henri Jokiharju at 19, and Mississauga's Nicolas Hague at 20.

In goal, five of the top 10 North American prospects are also from the CHL led by Ian Scott of the Prince Albert Raiders at number three, Windsor's Michael DiPietro at four, Stuart Skinner of the Lethbridge Hurricanes at five, Dylan Ferguson of the Kamloops Blazers is ranked eighth, and Dereck Baribeau of the Quebec Remparts is listed at 10.

The Ontario Hockey League has a total of 70 players ranked, followed by the Western Hockey League with 58 players, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 29 players.

All 40 players that competed in the 2017 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Quebec appear in the rankings including 34 of the top 62 ranked skaters.

153 CHL players were listed in NHL Central Scouting's Midterm Rankings released in January, while 96 players from the CHL were selected in the 2016 NHL Draft including 15 players selected in the first round.

CHL North American Skaters: North American rank, name, CHL club, league, position 1

PATRICK

NOLAN

BRANDON

WHL

C

2

HISCHIER

NICO

HALIFAX

QMJHL

C

4

VILARDI

GABRIEL

WINDSOR

OHL

C

5

RASMUSSEN

MICHAEL

TRI-CITY

WHL

C

6

GLASS

CODY

PORTLAND

WHL

C

7

TIPPETT

OWEN

MISSISSAUGA

OHL

RW

10

SUZUKI

NICK

OWEN SOUND

OHL

C

11

VALIMAKI

JUUSO

TRI-CITY

WHL

D

12

FOOTE

CALLAN

KELOWNA

WHL

D

14

ROBERTSON

JASON

KINGSTON

OHL

LW

15

RATCLIFFE

ISAAC

GUELPH

OHL

LW

17

YAMAMOTO

KAILER

SPOKANE

WHL

RW

18

TIMMINS

CONOR

SAULT STE. MARIE

OHL

D

19

JOKIHARJU

HENRI

PORTLAND

WHL

D

20

HAGUE

NICOLAS

MISSISSAUGA

OHL

D

21

ANDERSON-DOLAN

JARET

SPOKANE

WHL

C

22

THOMAS

ROBERT

LONDON

OHL

C

23

LIND

KOLE

KELOWNA

WHL

RW

25

HENRY

NICK

REGINA

WHL

RW

26

HEPONIEMI

ALEKSI

SWIFT CURRENT

WHL

C

27

JOSEPH

PIERRE-OLIVIER

CHARLOTTETOWN

QMJHL

D

28

POPUGAEV

NIKITA

PRINCE GEORGE

WHL

LW

29

FORMENTON

ALEX

LONDON

OHL

LW

30

COMTOIS

MAXIME

VICTORIAVILLE

QMJHL

LW

31

FROST

MORGAN

SAULT STE. MARIE

OHL

C

32

RASANEN

EEMELI

KINGSTON

OHL

D

33

STROME

MATTHEW

HAMILTON

OHL

LW

36

LODNIA

IVAN

ERIE

OHL

RW

37

RUZICKA

ADAM

SARNIA

OHL

C

38

MATTHEOS

STELIO

BRANDON

WHL

RW

39

GADJOVICH

JONAH

OWEN SOUND

OHL

LW

41

TYSZKA

JARRET

SEATTLE

WHL

D

42

LESCHYSHYN

JAKE

REGINA

WHL

C

43

CHMELEVSKI

ALEXANDER

OTTAWA

OHL

C

44

ENTWISTLE

MACKENZIE

HAMILTON

OHL

RW

45

GEEKIE

MORGAN

TRI-CITY

WHL

C

47

SCHNARR

NATE

GUELPH

OHL

C

48

LYLE

BRADY

NORTH BAY

OHL

D

49

BROOK

JOSH

MOOSE JAW

WHL

D

50

PHILLIPS

MARKUS

OWEN SOUND

OHL

D

52

ZABLOCKI

LANE

RED DEER

WHL

RW

53

MORAND

ANTOINE

ACADIE-BATHURST

QMJHL

C

55

SHAW

MASON

MEDICINE HAT

WHL

C

56

OLSON

KYLE

TRI-CITY

WHL

RW

58

MINULIN

ARTYOM

SWIFT CURRENT

WHL

D

59

LEWIS

TY

BRANDON

WHL

LW

62

FLEURY

CALE

KOOTENAY

WHL

D

64

GALLANT

ZACH

PETERBOROUGH

OHL

C

66

MAKSIMOV

KIRILL

NIAGARA

OHL

RW

69

SAMORUKOV

DMITRI

GUELPH

OHL

D

70

STEENBERGEN

TYLER

SWIFT CURRENT

WHL

C

71

CHEKHOVICH

IVAN

BAIE-COMEAU

QMJHL

LW

72

SUSHKO

MAKSIM

OWEN SOUND

OHL

RW

75

HOEFENMAYER

NOEL

OTTAWA

OHL

D

76

CRETE-BELZILE

ANTOINE

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND

QMJHL

D

77

COGHLAN

DYLAN

TRI-CITY

WHL

D

82

BELLERIVE

JORDAN

LETHBRIDGE

WHL

C

83

KOLTYGIN

PAVEL

DRUMMONDVILLE

QMJHL

C

84

TEASDALE

JOEL

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND

QMJHL

LW

86

PECKFORD

RYAN

VICTORIA

WHL

LW

87

DE JONG

BRENDAN

PORTLAND

WHL

D

90

WALFORD

SCOTT

VICTORIA

WHL

D

91

HANCOCK

KEVIN

OWEN SOUND

OHL

LW

93

MEIRELES

GREG

KITCHENER

OHL

C

95

YERYOMENKO

VLADISLAV

CALGARY

WHL

D

96

THILANDER

ADAM

NORTH BAY

OHL

D

100

NYMAN

LINUS

KINGSTON

OHL

RW

101

STUDENIC

MARIAN

HAMILTON

OHL

RW

102

JOLY

D'ARTAGNAN

BAIE-COMEAU

QMJHL

RW

103

PRATT

AUSTIN

RED DEER

WHL

RW

104

GORDEEV

FEDOR

FLINT

OHL

D

105

PAQUETTE

JACOB

KINGSTON

OHL

D

107

MCGREGOR

RYAN

SARNIA

OHL

C

110

MOILANEN

SAMI

SEATTLE

WHL

RW

112

BOOMHOWER

SHAW

MISSISSAUGA

OHL

LW

113

ROBERTS

ZACHARY

OWEN SOUND

OHL

LW

114

ALEXEYEV

YAROSLAV

SHERBROOKE

QMJHL

RW

115

KEATING

AUSTEN

OTTAWA

OHL

LW

117

BATHERSON

DRAKE

CAPE BRETON

QMJHL

C

118

RYMSHA

DRAKE

SARNIA

OHL

C

120

STUDNICKA

JACK

OSHAWA

OHL

C

123

SEITZ

DYLAN

KITCHENER

OHL

C

124

DURZI

SEAN

OWEN SOUND

OHL

D

126

CHAINEY

JOCKTAN

HALIFAX

QMJHL

D

130

PODDUBNYI

GERMAN

ERIE

OHL

C

132

MCINDOE

ETHAN

SPOKANE

WHL

LW

133

LEASON

BRETT

TRI-CITY

WHL

C

134

WARM

WILL

EDMONTON

WHL

D

135

PLOUFFE

DYLAN

VANCOUVER

WHL

D

136

NOEL

DAVID

VAL-D'OR

QMJHL

D

137

BRASSARD

MATT

OSHAWA

OHL

D

140

RUBINCHIK

MARK

SASKATOON

WHL

D

141

HAWEL

LIAM

GUELPH

OHL

C

142

DAVIS

BRETT

KOOTENAY

WHL

RW

143

LAUZON

ZACHARY

ROUYN-NORANDA

QMJHL

D

144

GOLDEN

JACOB

LONDON

OHL

D

145

MCHUGH

NICHOLAS

KITCHENER

OHL

LW

146

PARE

CEDRIC

SAINT JOHN

QMJHL

C

147

GORDA

BRAYDEN

EDMONTON

WHL

D

148

ISAACSON

NICK

PETERBOROUGH

OHL

LW

149

SMART

JONATHAN

REGINA

WHL

D

150

COSKEY

COLE

SAGINAW

OHL

RW

152

PHILIP

MATTHEW

NIAGARA

OHL

C

153

KREBS

DAKOTA

TRI-CITY

WHL

D

154

BOURQUE

TRENTON

OWEN SOUND

OHL

D

164

CASTLEMAN

OLIVER

NIAGARA

OHL

LW

166

TYANULIN

ARTUR

OTTAWA

OHL

RW

168

HALBGEWACHS

JAYDEN

MOOSE JAW

WHL

LW

169

HUGHES

RYAN

PORTLAND

WHL

C

170

JONES

BEN

NIAGARA

OHL

C

171

BUCEK

SAMUEL

SHAWINIGAN

QMJHL

LW

173

BUKAC

DANIEL

BRANDON

WHL

D

174

GRISHAKOV

ANDREI

CALGARY

WHL

LW

176

MCKENZIE

SKYLER

PORTLAND

WHL

LW

177

DURANDEAU

ARNAUD

HALIFAX

QMJHL

LW

179

PIETRONIRO

MATTEO

BAIE-COMEAU

QMJHL

D

181

FORTIER

MAXIME

HALIFAX

QMJHL

RW

182

KASTELIC

MARK

CALGARY

WHL

C

185

BOUDRIAS

SHAWN

GATINEAU

QMJHL

RW

186

KOSORENKOV

IVAN

VICTORIAVILLE

QMJHL

RW

187

BURKE

BRAYDEN

MOOSE JAW

WHL

LW

189

PURBOO

COLE

WINDSOR

OHL

RW

192

KELLY

PARKER

PRINCE ALBERT

WHL

C

193

FLOWER

WALTER

HALIFAX

QMJHL

D

195

GUAY

NICOLAS

DRUMMONDVILLE

QMJHL

C

197

FRASER

COLE

PETERBOROUGH

OHL

D

198

VESTERINEN

SAKU

CHARLOTTETOWN

QMJHL

D

199

CRAWLEY

BRANDON

LONDON

OHL

D

200

GAWANKE

LEON

CAPE BRETON

QMJHL

D

201

BOKA

LUCAS

WINDSOR

OHL

RW

202

HAYES

ZACKARY

PRINCE ALBERT

WHL

D

203

JOSLING

SEAN

SARNIA

OHL

RW

204

BOWEN

RYAN

LETHBRIDGE

WHL

RW

205

PATERSON

JOSH

SASKATOON

WHL

C

206

BRAZEAU

JUSTIN

NORTH BAY

OHL

RW

207

MARTEL

JORDAN

BAIE-COMEAU

QMJHL

RW

209

MACLEAN

KYLE

OSHAWA

OHL

LW

210

WEDMAN

MATTHEW

SEATTLE

WHL

C

211

MAKINEN

OTTO

SAULT STE. MARIE

OHL

C

212

DUQUETTE

MARC-OLIVIER

DRUMMONDVILLE

QMJHL

D

213

DEAKIN-POOT

NICHOLAS

GUELPH

OHL

C

215

MACHALA

ONDREJ

NIAGARA

OHL

LW

CHL North American Goaltenders: North American rank, name, CHL club, league 3

SCOTT

IAN

PRINCE ALBERT

WHL

4

DIPIETRO

MICHAEL

WINDSOR

OHL

5

SKINNER

STUART

LETHBRIDGE

WHL

8

FERGUSON

DYLAN

KAMLOOPS

WHL

10

BARIBEAU

DERECK

QUEBEC

QMJHL

11

KEYSER

KYLE

OSHAWA

OHL

13

D'ORIO

ALEX

SAINT JOHN

QMJHL

15

HOLLETT

JORDAN

REGINA

WHL

16

VILLALTA

MATT

SAULT STE. MARIE

OHL

18

FULCHER

KADEN

HAMILTON

OHL

19

MCGRATH

JAKE

SUDBURY

OHL

21

DHILLON

STEPHEN

NIAGARA

OHL

25

WEATHERILL

DAWSON

SPOKANE

WHL

27

PROPP

CHRISTIAN

BARRIE

OHL

30

RICHARDSON

LUKE

KITCHENER

OHL




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