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Khokhlachev Among Top NHL Prospects

November 16, 2010 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release


He leads the Windsor Spitfires in scoring and is second among OHL rookies with 28 points.

To fans in Windsor, it's been pretty clear from the minute he suited up for the Spits that Alexander Khokhlachev is a star in the making.

Well, as of today, the secret is out.

In its first rankings of the season, NHL Central Scouting has listed KoKo as the 12th best NHL prospect in the Ontario Hockey League.

Khokhlachev, a 17-year-old from Moscow, Russia, has displayed dynamic speed and excellent puck skills in his first season of hockey in North America. He has drawn comparisons to countrymen Pavel Bure and Alexander Mogilny - one of Khokhlachev's hockey heroes, and the reason he wears number 89 for the Spitfires.

But as one NHL scout - who came to Windsor to see him - recently said, "Those guys were pure goal scorers...but Khokhlachev is a threat to do just about anything every time he touches the puck."

IN GOOD COMPANY

The top three ranked OHL players are Gabriel Landeskog (Kitchener), Brandon Saad (Saginaw) and Dougie Hamilton (Niagara).

Ranked just one spot above Khokhlachev is fellow Russian Vlad Namestnikov of the London Knights. The two played together on Russia's Under 18 team at last year's World Juniors.

Also making the cut was Windsor native and former Spitfire, Austen Brassard. Ranked as the 25th OHL skater, Brassard has four goals and seven assists in 21 games this season for the Belleville Bulls.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE

RANK PLAYER TEAM POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT

1 Gabriel Landeskog Kitchener LW 6-foot-1/4 207

2 Brandon Saad Saginaw LW 6-foot-1 1/4 208

3 Dougie Hamilton Niagara D 6-foot-4 1/4 193

4 Ryan Strome Niagara C 6-foot-1/4 183

5 Vincent Trocheck Saginaw C 5-foot-10 184

6 Tobias Rieder Kitchener C 5-foot-10 1/2 176

7 Boone Jenner Oshawa C 6-foot-3/4 194

8 Ryan Murphy Kitchener D 5-foot-10 1/2 176

9 Nicklas Jensen Oshawa LW/RW 6-foot-2 1/4 188

10 Matthew Puempel Peterborough LW 6-foot 198

11 Vladislav Namestnikov London C 5-foot-11 1/2 170

12 Alexander Khokhlachev Windsor C/LW 5-foot-10 188

13 Stefan Noesen Plymouth RW 6-foot-1/4 195

14 Rickard Rakell Plymouth RW 6-foot-1/4 191

15 Scott Harrington London D 6-foot-3/4 207

16 Daniel Catenacci Sault Ste. Marie C 5-foot-9 1/2 176

17 Lucas Lessio Oshawa LW 6-foot-3/4 196

18 Shane Prince Ottawa C 5-foot-10 181

19 Mark Scheifele Barrie C 6-foot-1 1/2 177

20 Nick Cousins Sault Ste. Marie C 5-foot-10 1/2 166

21 Garrett Meurs Plymouth C 5-foot-10 1/2 169

22 Anthony Camara Saginaw LW 6-foot-1/4 194

23 Michael Curtis Belleville LW 5-foot-11 3/4 182

24 David Broll Erie LW 6-foot-1 1/2 216

25 Austen Brassard Belleville RW 6-foot-2 191

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