56 WHL PLAYERS MAKE NHL CENTRAL
SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS
CALGARY, AB – The Western Hockey League announced today that 56 WHL players have been
listed on NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings ahead of the 2015 NHL Draft.
Nine of the top-30 North American skaters are WHL
players while three WHL netminders finished in the top-10 amongst North
Americans. In total, the 56 WHL products that were identified by Central
Scouting for the final rankings are more than any other league in the world.
Ivan Provorov (Yaroslavl, Russia / Brandon Wheat Kings) jumped into the seventh spot
in the final rankings while Mathew Barzal (Coquitlam, BC / Seattle
Thunderbirds) came in at 11th. Rounding out the top-30 were Jansen
Harkins (#15 – North Vancouver, BC / Prince George Cougars), Jake
DeBrusk (#19 – Edmonton, AB / Swift Current Broncos), Noah Juulsen
(#22 – Abbotsford, BC / Everett Silvertips), Nick Merkley (#23 –
Calgary, AB / Kelowna Rockets), Ryan Pilon (#24 - Duck Lake, SK /
Brandon Wheat Kings), Brandon Carlo (#25 – Colorado Springs, CO /
Tri-City Americans), and Paul Bittner (#26 – Crookston, MN / Portland
Winterhawks).
Adin Hill (Calgary, AB / Portland Winterhawks) topped WHL goaltenders at fourth
on the list while Nick McBride (Maple Ridge, BC / Prince Albert Raiders)
came in at seventh. Nick Schneider (Leduc, AB / Medicine Hat Tigers)
also hit the top-10 at ninth.
Last year, 37 WHL players were selected in the 2014
NHL Draft including nine in the first round.
WHL Skaters - NHL Central
Scouting Final Rankings (North America):
|
Final
|
Name
|
Team
|
Pos
|
Height
|
Weight
|
|
7
|
PROVOROV, IVAN
|
BRANDON
|
D
|
6' 0.5"
|
201
|
|
11
|
BARZAL, MATHEW
|
SEATTLE
|
C
|
5' 11.25"
|
175
|
|
15
|
HARKINS, JANSEN
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
C
|
6' 1.25"
|
182
|
|
19
|
DeBRUSK, JAKE
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
LW
|
5' 11.75"
|
174
|
|
22
|
JUULSEN, NOAH
|
EVERETT
|
D
|
6' 1.5"
|
174
|
|
23
|
MERKLEY, NICHOLAS
|
KELOWNA
|
RW
|
5' 10.5"
|
191
|
|
24
|
PILON, RYAN
|
BRANDON
|
D
|
6' 2.0"
|
206
|
|
25
|
CARLO, BRANDON
|
TRI-CITY
|
D
|
6' 5.0"
|
196
|
|
26
|
BITTNER, PAUL
|
PORTLAND
|
LW
|
6' 4.0"
|
204
|
|
35
|
WAGNER, AUSTIN
|
REGINA
|
LW
|
6' 1.0"
|
178
|
|
43
|
WOTHERSPOON, PARKER
|
TRI-CITY
|
D
|
6' 0.25"
|
171
|
|
52
|
NIELSEN, ANDREW
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
D
|
6' 3.0"
|
207
|
|
56
|
GUHLE, BRENDAN
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
D
|
6' 1.75"
|
184
|
|
59
|
GAWDIN, GLENN
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
C
|
6' 0.5"
|
191
|
|
61
|
MUSIL, ADAM
|
RED DEER
|
C
|
6' 2.75"
|
202
|
|
65
|
KOLESAR, KEEGAN
|
SEATTLE
|
RW
|
6' 1.25"
|
217
|
|
71
|
GROPP, RYAN
|
SEATTLE
|
LW
|
6' 2.0"
|
187
|
|
72
|
HOBBS, CONNOR
|
REGINA
|
D
|
6' 0.5"
|
187
|
|
73
|
GABRIELLE, JESSE
|
REGINA
|
LW
|
5' 10.75"
|
205
|
|
78
|
SOY, TYLER
|
VICTORIA
|
C
|
5' 11.5"
|
172
|
|
82
|
REDDEKOPP, CHAZ
|
VICTORIA
|
D
|
6' 3.25"
|
219
|
|
97
|
BEAR, ETHAN
|
SEATTLE
|
D
|
5' 11.0"
|
200
|
|
101
|
STRAND, AUSTIN
|
RED DEER
|
D
|
6' 3.25"
|
194
|
|
103
|
ZBOROVSKIY, SERGEY
|
REGINA
|
D
|
6' 3.0"
|
198
|
|
111
|
HUNT, DRYDEN
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
LW
|
6' 0.0"
|
199
|
|
116
|
STEPHENS, DEVANTE
|
KELOWNA
|
D
|
6' 1.25"
|
171
|
|
118
|
KARNAUKHOV, PAVEL
|
CALGARY
|
LW
|
6' 2.5"
|
194
|
|
124
|
MORRISON, BRAD
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
C
|
5' 11.5"
|
154
|
|
126
|
BRADLEY, MATTHEW
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
C
|
5' 11.25"
|
187
|
|
127
|
GENNARO, MATTEO
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
C
|
6' 2.25"
|
187
|
|
134
|
SIDEROFF, DEVEN
|
KAMLOOPS
|
RW
|
5' 11.0"
|
171
|
|
135
|
PFEIFER, TRISTEN
|
EVERETT
|
D
|
6' 4.0"
|
180
|
|
143
|
TEXEIRA, KEONI
|
PORTLAND
|
D
|
5' 11.75"
|
208
|
|
144
|
ESTEPHAN, GIORGIO
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
C
|
6' 0.0"
|
188
|
|
146
|
OLSON, TATE
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
D
|
6' 2.25"
|
174
|
|
161
|
WEINGER, EVAN
|
PORTLAND
|
RW
|
5' 11.25"
|
184
|
|
162
|
GARDINER, REID
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
C/RW
|
5' 10.5"
|
187
|
|
163
|
DAVIS, KEVIN
|
EVERETT
|
D
|
5' 11.75"
|
183
|
|
165
|
MCGAULEY, TIM
|
BRANDON
|
C
|
6' 0.0"
|
175
|
|
169
|
PAWLENCHUK, GRAYSON
|
RED DEER
|
LW
|
5' 11.5"
|
183
|
|
172
|
PHILP, LUKE
|
KOOTENAY
|
C
|
5' 9.25"
|
180
|
|
174
|
GATENBY, JOE
|
KELOWNA
|
D
|
6' 0.25"
|
176
|
|
176
|
BROOKS, ADAM
|
REGINA
|
C
|
5' 9.75"
|
169
|
|
177
|
HEBIG, CAMERON
|
SASKATOON
|
C
|
5' 10.75"
|
178
|
|
184
|
JENSEN, KADE
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
D
|
6' 1.5"
|
191
|
|
189
|
ZIPP, MICHAEL
|
CALGARY
|
D
|
6' 1.0"
|
192
|
|
197
|
POLEI, EVAN
|
RED DEER
|
LW
|
6' 1.5"
|
216
|
|
205
|
FORA, MICHAEL
|
KAMLOOPS
|
D
|
6' 2.5"
|
210
|
WHL Goaltenders - NHL Central
Scouting Final Rankings (North America):
|
Final
|
Name
|
Team
|
Catches
|
Height
|
Weight
|
|
4
|
HILL, ADIN
|
PORTLAND
|
L
|
6' 3.5"
|
198
|
|
7
|
MCBRIDE, NICK
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
L
|
6' 3.5"
|
179
|
|
9
|
SCHNEIDER, NICK
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
R
|
6' 1.75"
|
160
|
|
14
|
TOTH, RYLAN
|
RED DEER
|
L
|
6' 1.5"
|
195
|
|
17
|
PARENTEAU, RYLAN
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
L
|
6' 0.5"
|
191
|
|
19
|
INGRAM, CONNOR
|
KAMLOOPS
|
L
|
6' 0.5"
|
212
|
|
28
|
PAPIRNY, JORDAN
|
BRANDON
|
L
|
6' 0.5"
|
173
|
|
30
|
BOW, LANDON
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
L
|
6' 4.0"
|
214
|
