56 OHL Players Included on NHL Central Scouting's Final Draft Rankings
April 18, 2023 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 56 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft to be held June 28-29 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
The list includes 30 OHL forwards, 19 defencemen and seven goaltenders.
A total of eight OHL skaters are ranked inside the first round led by Owen Sound Attack 46-goal scorer Colby Barlow along with Oshawa Generals centreman Calum Ritchie and Sudbury Wolves winger Quentin Musty at 12, 13 and 14 in North America respectively. London Knights defenceman Oliver Bonk comes in at 20, followed by wingers Nick Lardis of the Hamilton Bulldogs (27), Carson Rehkopf of the Kitchener Rangers (29) and defencemen Andrew Gibson of the Soo Greyhounds (31) and Tristan Bertucci of the Flint Firebirds (32).
The Firebirds feature the OHL's highest-ranked goaltender in Nathan Day (12), who comes off a strong showing in the second half of the regular season that carried over into the playoffs.
Nineteen of the OHL's 20 member teams are represented on the list, led by the Flint Firebirds, London Knights and Sudbury Wolves with five players ranked. The Erie Otters, Hamilton Bulldogs, Kingston Frontenacs, Ottawa 67's and Saginaw Spirit each feature four players on the list.
OHL Players Included on NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings
SKATERS:
RANK PLAYER TEAM POS
12 Colby Barlow Owen Sound Attack LW
13 Calum Ritchie Oshawa Generals C
14 Quentin Musty Sudbury Wolves LW
20 Oliver Bonk London Knights D
27 Nick Lardis Hamilton Bulldogs LW
29 Carson Rehkopf Kitchener Rangers LW
31 Andrew Gibson Soo Greyhounds D
32 Tristan Bertucci Flint Firebirds D
33 Beau Akey Barrie Colts D
34 Quinton Burns Kingston Frontenacs D
37 Coulson Pitre Flint Firebirds RW
38 Carey Terrance Erie Otters C
41 Hunter Brzustewicz Kitchener Rangers D
46 Cam Allen Guelph Storm D
50 Ethan Miedema Kingston Frontenacs LW
51 Easton Cowan London Knights RW
54 Luca Pinelli Ottawa 67's C
57 Brad Gardiner Ottawa 67's C
69 Cole Brown Hamilton Bulldogs LW
70 Matthew Mania Sudbury Wolves D
72 Matthew Mayich Ottawa 67's D
77 Alex Pharand Sudbury Wolves C
79 Denver Barkey London Knights C
83 Ethan Hay Flint Firebirds C
88 Cooper Foster Ottawa 67's C
94 Konnor Smith Peterborough Petes D
100 Luke McNamara Saginaw Spirit C
106 Anthony Romani North Bay Battalion C
114 Rodwin Dionicio Windsor Spitfires D
126 Owen Outwater Kingston Frontenacs C
129 Ondrej Molnar Erie Otters LW
130 Matthew Soto Kingston Frontenacs RW
131 Florian Xhekaj Hamilton Bulldogs LW
134 Matthew Andonovski Kitchener Rangers D
136 James Petrovski Owen Sound Attack D
142 Angus MacDonell Mississauga Steelheads C
155 Blake Smith Flint Firebirds D
160 Alexis Daviault Erie Otters D
161 Jacob Julien London Knights C
173 Donovan McCoy Peterborough Petes D
174 Joey Willis Saginaw Spirit C
177 Braeden Bowman Guelph Storm RW
178 Djibril Toure Sudbury Wolves D
182 Spencer Sova Erie Otters D
190 Beau Jelsma Barrie Colts C
191 Kocha Delic Sudbury Wolves C
198 Alex Christopoulos Windsor Spitfires RW
209 Lucas Moore Hamilton Bulldogs D
214 Calem Mangone Saginaw Spirit RW
GOALTENDERS:
RANK GOALTENDER TEAM
12 Nathan Day Flint Firebirds
13 Charlie Robertson North Bay Battalion
15 Zach Bowen London Knights
25 Charlie Schenkel Soo Greyhounds
27 Owen Flores Niagara IceDogs
29 Andrew Oke Saginaw Spirit
32 Corbin Votary Owen Sound Attack
For NHL Central Scouting's complete final rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft, visit nhl.com.
Ontario Hockey League Stories from April 18, 2023
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- Franchise Record Five Firebirds Named to NHL Central Scouting's Final Draft Rankings - Flint Firebirds
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- Very Limited Tickets Released for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final - Peterborough Petes
- Knights Add Pick Before 2023 Priority Selection - London Knights
- 67's Acquire Third-Round Pick from London Knights - Ottawa 67's
- Second Round Shifts Home to Saginaw for Game 3 - Saginaw Spirit
- Rangers & Knights Face-Off in Game Four Tuesday at the Aud - Kitchener Rangers
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