Sports stats



OHL Ontario Hockey League

95 CHL Players Selected in the 2015 NHL Draft

June 27, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release


Sunrise, FL - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 95 CHL players were selected in the seven rounds of the 2015 NHL Draft held this weekend at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, representing over 45% of the 211 players picked by all 30 NHL clubs.

The 95 CHL players includes 17 selected in the first round including six picks in the top-10 led by Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters who became the ninth straight CHL player to be selected first overall. The second round of the 2015 NHL Draft featured 19 CHL players bringing the league's two-round total to 36 representing over 59% of the top-61 selections.

Of the 95 CHL players selected, the Western Hockey League led the way with 34 players, followed by the Ontario Hockey League with 31 players, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 30 players just one shy of their modern draft record of 31 set in 2013. A total of 54 CHL forwards were selected, along with 37 defencemen, and four goaltenders.

"The NHL Draft is a special time for players to enjoy the experience with their family, friends, billets, and teams," said CHL President David Branch. "Congratulations on behalf of the CHL to all of our players and their families, as well as our coaches and teams who continue to build the CHL's development model for amateur athletes as the number one supplier of talent by way of both quantity and quality of players to the NHL."

In Friday's first round, the OHL led the way with seven players selected including four players in the top-6 led by McDavid, Erie Otters teammate Dylan Strome chosen third overall by the Arizona Coyotes, Mitch Marner of the London Knights chosen fourth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Pavel Zacha of the Sarnia Sting chosen sixth overall by the New Jersey Devils. This season marked just the third time in NHL Draft history where the OHL had four players in the top-six following the 2008 and 1972 drafts. Rounding out the OHL picks in the first round were Team Canada World Junior gold medalist Lawson Crouse of the Kingston Frontenacs chosen 11th overall by the host Florida Panthers, Zachary Senyshyn of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds chosen 15th overall by the Boston Bruins, and Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67's chosen 24th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers.

McDavid and Strome became just the sixth pair of teammates to be selected within the top-3 picks and first since the 2013 duo of Halifax Mooseheads Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, and the 2012 Sarnia Sting that featured Nail Yakupov and Alex Galchenyuk. Strome was also selected two picks higher than his older brother Ryan, who was chosen fifth overall in 2011. The two are the 18th brother combination in NHL history to be chosen in the first round, a CHL trend also evident in last year's draft when second overall pick Sam Reinhart went two spots higher than older brother Griffin who was selected fourth overall in 2012.

The WHL featured five players selected in the first round, led by Ivan Provorov of the Brandon Wheat Kings chosen seventh overall by the Philadelphia Flyers, Jake DeBrusk of the Swift Current Broncos chosen 14th overall by the Boston Bruins, Mathew Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds chosen 16th overall by the New York Islanders, Noah Juulsen of the Everett Silvertips chosen 26th overall by the Montreal Canadiens and Nick Merkley of the Kelowna Rockets chosen 30th overall by the Arizona Coyotes.

The QMJHL also featured five players selected in the first round led by Timo Meier of the Halifax Mooseheads chosen ninth overall by the San Jose Sharks. Meier was followed by a pair of Saint John Sea Dogs defencemen in Jakub Zboril chosen 13th overall by the Boston Bruins and Thomas Chabot, selected 18th overall by the Ottawa Senators. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles winger Evgeny Svechnikov was selected by the Detroit Red Wings at 19th overall and Shawinigan Cataractes centreman Anthony Beauvillier rounded out the selections, going to the New York Islanders at 28th overall.

Three CHL clubs extended their first round NHL Draft streak to three years with Meier following in the footsteps of MacKinnon (1st overall to Colorado) and Drouin (3rd overall to Tampa Bay), and then Nikolaj Ehlers (9th overall to Winnipeg) last season. The Wheat Kings' Provorov follows Ryan Pulock (15th overall to New York Islanders) in 2013, and John Quenneville (30th overall to New Jersey) in 2014, while the Greyhounds' Senyshyn follows the 2013 pick of Darnell Nurse (7th overall to Edmonton) and the 2014 pick of Jared McCann (24th overall to Vancouver).

The CHL trio of Zboril, DeBrusk, and Senyshyn, all chosen by the Bruins, were part of NHL Draft history marking the first time an NHL team made three consecutive first round picks.

49 different CHL teams developed NHL Draft picks in 2015 including the Saint John Sea Dogs who led the way with a franchise record seven players selected, followed by the Regina Pats with a modern franchise record five players selected. Four different CHL teams had four players selected including the Barrie Colts and the Seattle Thunderbirds who both set modern draft franchise records, while the Prince George Cougars and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds tied modern draft franchise records. With two players selected, the London Knights continued their record streak of consecutive players chosen each year since 1969.

All 30 NHL teams selected at least one CHL player led by the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs with six CHL players each, followed by the Arizona Coyotes and New York Islanders each with five CHL players selected. Other Canadian NHL teams including the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens chose four CHL players, the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks each selected three CHL players, while the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets both selected two CHL players.

Following the 2015 NHL Draft, a total of 5,276 CHL players have been selected since 1969 representing just under 50% of all players.

CHL Players Selected in the 2015 NHL Draft:

(Click on a player to watch post-draft interview)

First round (17 CHL players):

1. Connor McDavid (Erie Otters) - Edmonton Oilers

3. Dylan Strome (Erie Otters) - Arizona Coyotes

4. Mitch Marner (London Knights) - Toronto Maple Leafs

6. Pavel Zacha (Sarnia Sting) - New Jersey Devils

7. Ivan Provorov (Brandon Wheat Kings) - Philadelphia Flyers

9. Timo Meier (Halifax Mooseheads) - San Jose Sharks

11. Lawson Crouse (Kingston Frontenacs) - Florida Panthers

13. Jakub Zboril (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Boston Bruins

14. Jake DeBrusk (Swift Current Broncos) - Boston Bruins

15. Zachary Senyshyn (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) - Boston Bruins

16. Mathew Barzal (Seattle Thunderbirds) - New York Islanders

18. Thomas Chabot (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Ottawa Senators

19. Evgeny Svechnikov (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles) - Detroit Red Wings

24. Travis Konecny (Ottawa 67's) - Philadelphia Flyers

23. Noah Juulsen (Everett Silvertips) - Montreal Canadiens

28. Anthony Beauvillier (Shawinigan Cataractes) - New York Islanders

30. Nick Merkley (Kelowna Rockets) - Arizona Coyotes

Second Round (19 CHL players):

31. Jeremy Roy (Sherbrooke Phoenix) - San Jose Sharks

33. Mitchell Stephens (Saginaw Spirit) - Tampa Bay Lightning

34. Travis Dermott (Erie Otters) - Toronto Maple Leafs

36. Gabriel Gagne (Victoriaville Tigres) - Ottawa Senators

37. Brandon Carlo (Tri-City Americans) - Boston Bruins

38. Paul Bittner (Portland Winterhawks) - Columbus Blue Jackets

40. Nicolas Meloche (Baie-Comeau Drakkar) - Colorado Avalanche

41. Ryan Gropp (Seattle Thunderbirds) - New York Rangers

42. Mackenzie Blackwood (Barrie Colts) - New Jersey Devils

44. Matthew Spencer (Peterborough Petes) - Tampa Bay Lightning

46. Daniel Sprong (Charlottetown Islanders) - Pittsburgh Penguins

47. Jansen Harkins (Prince George Cougars) - Winnipeg Jets

48. Filip Chlapik (Charlottetown Islanders) - Ottawa Senators

51. Brendan Guhle (Prince Albert Raiders) - Buffalo Sabres

52. Jeremy Lauzon (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) - Boston Bruins

53. Rasmus Andersson (Barrie Colts) - Calgary Flames

54. Graham Knott (Niagara IceDogs) - Chicago Blackhawks

55. Yakov Trenin (Gatineau Olympiques) - Nashville Predators

56. Vince Dunn (Niagara IceDogs) - St. Louis Blues

Third Round (14 CHL players):

63. Kyle Capobianco (Sudbury Wolves) - Arizona Coyotes

64. Dennis Yan (Shawinigan Cataractes) - Tampa Bay Lightning

65. Andrew Nielsen (Lethbridge Hurricanes) - Toronto Maple Leafs

66. Guillaume Brisebois (Acadie-Bathurst Titan) - Vancouver Canucks

67. Blake Speers (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) - New Jersey Devils

69. Keegan Kolesar (Seattle Thunderbirds) - Columbus Blue Jackets

71. Jean-Christophe Beaudin (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) - Colorado Avalanche

72. Anthony Cirelli (Oshawa Generals) - Tampa Bay Lightning

76. Adin Hill (Portland Winterhawks) - Arizona Coyotes

77. Samuel Montembeault (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada) - Florida Panthers

79. Sergey Zborovskiy (Regina Pats) - New York Rangers

82. Mitchell Vande Sompel (Oshawa Generals) - New York Islanders

84. Deven Sideroff (Kamloops Blazers) - Anaheim Ducks

88. Thomas Schemitsch (Owen Sound Attack) - Florida Panthers

Fourth Round (15 CHL players):

93. Callum Booth (Quebec Remparts) - Carolina Hurricanes

94. Adam Musil (Red Deer Rebels) - St. Louis Blues

96. Nicolas Roy (Chicoutimi Sagueneens) - Carolina Hurricanes

97. Colton White (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) - New Jersey Devils

98. Samuel Dove-McFalls (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Philadelphia Flyers

99. Austin Wagner (Regina Pats) - Los Angeles Kings

100. Anthony Richard (Val-d'Or Foreurs) - Nashville Predators

103. Chris Martenet (London Knights) - Dallas Stars

105. Jesse Gabrielle (Regina Pats) - Boston Bruins

106. Adam Helewka (Spokane Chiefs) - San Jose Sharks

112. Parker Wotherspoon (Tri-City Americans) - New York Islanders

113. Brad Morrison (Prince George Cougars) - New York Rangers

115. Alexandre Carrier (Gatineau Olympiques) - Nashville Predators

116. Glenn Gawdin (Swift Current Broncos) - St. Louis Blues

120. Mathieu Joseph (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Tampa Bay Lightning

Fifth Round (12 CHL players):

122. Devante Stephens (Kelowna Rockets) - Buffalo Sabres

123. Conor Garland (Moncton Wildcats) - Arizona Coyotes

124. Ethan Bear (Seattle Thunderbirds) - Edmonton Oilers

125. Dmytro Timashov (Quebec Remparts) - Toronto Maple Leafs

129. Sam Ruopp (Prince George Cougars) - Columbus Blue Jackets

131. Matt Bradley (Medicine Hat Tigers) - Montreal Canadiens

134. Matt Schmalz (Sudbury Wolves) - Los Angeles Kings

136. Pavel Karnaukhov (Calgary Hitmen) - Calgary Flames

138. Spencer Smallman (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Carolina Hurricanes

143. Connor Hobbs (Regina Pats) - Washington Capitals

144. Carl Neill (Sherbrooke Phoenix) - Vancouver Canucks

147. Ryan Pilon (Brandon Wheat Kings) - New York Islanders

Sixth Round (9 CHL players):

152. Giorgio Estephan (Lethbridge Hurricanes) - Buffalo Sabres

155. Stephen Desrocher (Oshawa Generals) - Toronto Maple Leafs

161. Sergei Boikov (Drummondville Voltigeurs) - Colorado Avalanche

164. Roy Radke (Barrie Colts) - Chicago Blackhawks

166. Andrew Mangiapane (Barrie Colts) - Calgary Flames

173. Colby Williams (Regina Pats) - Washington Capitals

176. Liam Dunda (Owen Sound Attack) - St. Louis Blues

177. Simon Bourque (Rimouski Oceanic) - Montreal Canadiens

180. Bokondji Imama (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Tampa Bay Lightning

Seventh Round (9 CHL players):

185. Nikita Korostelev (Sarnia Sting) - Toronto Maple Leafs

186. Steven Lorentz (Peterborough Petes) - Carolina Hurricanes

187. Chaz Redekopp (Victoria Royals) - Los Angeles Kings

196. Riley Bruce (North Bay Battalion) - Calgary Flames

200. Adam Marsh (Saint John Sea Dogs) - Detroit Red Wings

201. Gustav Bouramman (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) - Minnesota Wild

203. Matteo Gennaro (Prince Albert Raiders) - Winnipeg Jets

207. Jeremiah Addison (Ottawa 67's) - Montreal Canadiens

210. Tate Olson (Prince George Cougars) - Vancouver Canucks

Check out the Ontario Hockey League Statistics

• Discuss this story on the Ontario Hockey League message board...

Ontario Hockey League Stories from June 27, 2015


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.


Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central