
47 OHL Players to Watch for 2019 NHL Draft
November 15, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Guelph Storm News Release
A trio of Storm players have been listed among NHL Central Scouting's November 'Players to Watch' list for the 2019 NHL Draft which takes place June 21-22 in Vancouver, BC. 47 Ontario Hockey League players in total are listed.
The 47 Ontario Hockey League players are part of a greater Canadian Hockey League total of 128, which includes 48 players from the Western Hockey League and 33 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Three OHL skaters were assigned an 'A' rating by NHL Central Scouting which identifies first round candidates including forwards Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs and Ryan Suzuki of the Barrie Colts. Defenceman Vladislav Kolyachonok of the Flint Firebirds also finds himself in this group rising up from a 'B' rating in October.
A total of 14 OHL skaters and two goaltenders were included as 'B' rated prospects, while 25 skaters and three goaltenders were assigned a 'C' rating, indicating fourth/fifth/sixth round candidates.
Leading the way with representation on the list are the Guelph Storm, London Knights, Ottawa 67's, and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds each with four players. The Barrie Colts, Flint Firebirds, Mississauga Steelheads, Oshawa Generals, and Peterborough Petes follow with three players each.
35 OHL players were selected in the 2018 NHL Draft including seven players chosen in the first round.
NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING NORTH AMERICAN 'PLAYERS TO WATCH' FOR NOVEMBER:
A KALIYEV ARTHUR HAMILTON RW
A KOLYACHONOK VLADISLAV FLINT D
A SUZUKI RYAN BARRIE C
B ANTROPOV DANIL OSHAWA LW
B CARROLL JOSEPH SAULT STE. MARIE C
B CLARKE GRAEME OTTAWA RW
B CONSTANTINOU WILLIAM NIAGARA D
B GUSKOV MATVEY LONDON C
B HARLEY THOMAS MISSISSAUGA D
B JONES HUNTER PETERBOROUGH G
B LEGUERRIER JACOB SAULT STE. MARIE D
B MCMICHAEL CONNOR LONDON C
B OKHOTYUK NIKITA OTTAWA D
B PIIROINEN KARI WINDSOR G
B REES JAMIESON SARNIA C
B ROBERTSON NICHOLAS PETERBOROUGH LW
B STARIKOV LEV WINDSOR D
B TOMASINO PHILIP NIAGARA C
B WASHKURAK KEEAN MISSISSAUGA C
C ALLENSEN NATHAN BARRIE D
C BERTUZZI TAG GUELPH LW
C BIGNELL LUKE BARRIE C
C BREWER MITCHELL OSHAWA D
C CAJKA PETR ERIE C
C CAVALLIN LUKE FLINT G
C CERMAK ERIK PETERBOROUGH C
C DAWS NICOLAS GUELPH G
C DUNKLEY NATHAN LONDON C
C EGGENBERGER NANDO OSHAWA LW
C GUZDA MACK OWEN SOUND G
C KEPPEN ETHAN FLINT LW
C MACKAY COLE SAULT STE. MARIE RW
C MAIER DAVID NORTH BAY D
C MCLEAN CULLEN SAULT STE. MARIE C
C MOSKAL BILLY LONDON C
C MURRAY BLAKE SUDBURY C
C PERIC LUCAS OTTAWA D
C PORCO NICHOLAS SAGINAW LW
C PRIMEAU MASON NORTH BAY C
C RIPPON MERRICK OTTAWA D
C ROSS LIAM SUDBURY D
C SCHWINDT COLE MISSISSAUGA RW
C SPROULE EMMETT ERIE LW
C STEVENSON KEEGAN GUELPH LW
C STRUTHERS MATTHEW NORTH BAY C
C VUKOJEVIC MICHAEL KITCHENER D
C YORK JACK KITCHENER D
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