USHL Leads the World on Updated NHL Central Scouting List
Published on November 12, 2018 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
NHL Central Scouting released their Updated Players to Watch list on Nov. 12 in preparation for the 2019 NHL Draft. The annual list identifies players using the following criteria:
A Rating - indicates a 1st round candidate
B Rating - indicates a 2nd/3rd round candidate
C Rating - indicates a 4th/5th/6th round candidate
67 players who have played at least one USHL regular season game were named to the list. The 67 players were an increase from the 65 USHL players listed in October's Preliminary Players to Watch List and the most of any junior league in the world. Four USHL alumni were also included in the list. In total, 56 players with USHL ties are currently committed to or playing college hockey, including 19 A-rated or B-rated skaters.
Once again, 14 USHL teams had players named to the list, and all 14 had more than one player listed.
The news comes after the 2018 NHL Draft in which the USHL had 57 players with league ties selected, including 45 players who played during the 2017-18 season, both of which set new USHL records. The USHL also led all junior leagues in the world with the 45 players who played in the league last season, at least 10 more than any other league in the world. 40 or more players from the USHL have been selected in seven consecutive NHL Drafts, and more than 400 players on team rosters last season were committed to NCAA Division I schools.
United States Hockey League Stories from November 12, 2018
- Black Hawks Eyed by NHL - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Stars Maintain Four Players, Two Affiliates on Central Scouting Watch List - Lincoln Stars
- Joe Lamoreaux Commits to St. Cloud State - Madison Capitols
- USHL Leads the World on Updated NHL Central Scouting List - USHL
- Petersen Called Up by Los Angeles - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Gamblers Earn Two Points on the Weekend - Green Bay Gamblers
- USHL Names Players of the Week for Week 7 - USHL
- Mucitelli Nabs Pucks, Recognition as USHL Goaltender of the Week - Lincoln Stars
- RoughRiders' Looft Is USHL Defenseman of the Week - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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