Schneider, Greig Among Top WHL Prospects
November 14, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release
Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League is proud to announce 52 WHL players have been named to NHL Central Scouting's updated 'Players to Watch' list for the 2020 NHL Draft.
Among the top prospects are two Brandon Wheat Kings and one Brandon product.
Five WHL players, including Wheat Kings' defenceman Braden Schneider are listed as "A" prospects while 17-year old Brandon center Ridly Greig is one of eleven "B" players.
Schneider, who is one of two Wheat Kings playing in this week's CIBC Canada Russia Series in Saskatchewan, is currently in his third WHL season and has two goals and 13 points in 20 games this season.
A former first round bantam draft choice of the Wheat Kings, Greig has four goals and 12 points in seventeen games this year - his second in the WHL.
Meanwhile Moose Jaw blueliner Daemon Hunt is also listed as an "A" prospect.
NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes four categories. The 'A' rating indicates a first-round candidate, a 'B' rating indicates a second- or third-round candidate, and a 'C' rating indicates a fourth-, fifth-, or sixth-round candidate. A 'LV' rating indicates Limited Viewing of injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.
Overall, 21 of 22 WHL member Clubs are represented on the list. The Portland Winterhawks and defending WHL Champion Prince Albert Raiders led the way with five players each on the list. The Brandon Wheat Kings and Saskatoon Blades follow closely behind with four players each on the updated list. Five WHL member Clubs feature a trio of players on the list. Seven more feature a pair of players and five are represented by a single player.
The 2020 NHL Draft will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Que. from June 26 to 27, 2020.
2020 NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING PRELIMINARY 'PLAYERS TO WATCH' - WHL PLAYERS
Skaters
PTW Last Name First Name Team Height Weight Position
A Guhle Kaiden Prince Albert 6'2" 188 D
A Hunt Daemon Moose Jaw 6'0" 198 D
A Schneider Braden Brandon 6'2" 202 D
A Sourdif Justin Vancouver 5'11" 173 RW
A Zary Connor Kamloops 6'0" 177 C
B Finley Jack Spokane 6'6" 213 C
B Greig Ridly Brandon 5'11" 164 C
B Hanas Cross Portland 6'1" 167 LW
B Jarvis Seth Portland 5'10" 179 C
B Knak Simon Portland 6'1" 185 RW
B McClennon Connor Winnipeg 5'8" 163 RW
B Neighbours Jake Edmonton 6'0" 197 LW
B Prokop Luke Calgary 6'4" 219 D
B Sedoff Christoffer Red Deer 6'2" 193 D
B Wiesblatt Ozzy Prince Albert 5'10" 183 RW
C Bauer Tyrel Seattle 6'3" 206 D
C Boyko Noah Lethbridge 6'0" 173 RW
C Brondberg Jonas Portland 6'4" 189 D
C Brook Jakob Prince Albert 6'2" 183 RW
C Cikhart Jan Tri-City 6'3" 179 C
C Crnkovic Kyle Saskatoon 5'6" 159 LW
C De La Gorgendiere Aidan Saskatoon 6'0" 183 D
C Ferguson Ian Tri-City 5'11" 178 D
C Fromm-Delorme Robbie Portland 6'1" 182 RW
C Goncalves Gage Everett 6'0" 165 C
C Gut Michal Everett 6'0" 187 C
C Homola David Moose Jaw 5'10" 163 D
C Hughes Bear Spokane 6'1" 171 C
C King Ben Red Deer 6'2" 194 C
C Kosior Landon Prince Albert 5'11" 190 D
C Kubicek Simon Seattle 6'2" 205 D
C Kucerik Radek Saskatoon 6'1" 211 D
C McCartney Ben Brandon 6'0" 182 LW
C Novak Pavel Kelowna 5'9" 170 RW
C Palivko Danila Lethbridge 6'5" 199 D
C Pederson Owen Winnipeg 6'3" 191 C
C Pillar Josh Kamloops 5'11" 171 C
C Puutio Kasper Swift Current 5'11" 184 D
C Rhinehart Rhett Prince George 6'3" 203 D
C Robins Tristen Saskatoon 5'10" 176 RW
C Seeley Ronan Everett 6'0" 176 D
C Shepard Cole Vancouver 5'11" 157 LW
C Souch Carter Edmonton 5'9" 166 LW
C Svejkovsky Lukas Vancouver 5'10" 165 C
C Usau Ilya Prince Albert 6'0" 182 C
C Zloty Benjamin Winnipeg 5'10" 175 D
Goaltenders
PTW Last Name First Name Team Height Weight Position
B McNaughton Jack Calgary 6'1" 179 G
C Bjorklund Garin Medicine Hat 6'2" 173 G
C Garand Dylan Kamloops 6'0" 173 G
C Gould Brock Victoria 6'5" 201 G
C Kruger Ethan Brandon 6'1" 181 G
C Thomson Bryan Lethbridge 6'4" 179 G
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