A pair of Victoria Royals were listed in Central Scouting North American Skater Final Rankings.
Defenseman Keegan Kanzig (112), and forward Trent Lofthouse (126) were rated.
Complete listing:
PRESS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE /
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24th, 2013
157 CHL Players in Final 2013 NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings
157 CHL Players in Final 2013 NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today
announced that 157 CHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in
their Final Rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft which takes place June 30 in New
Jersey.
28 of the top 30 ranked North American prospects are
from the CHL including the first 23 skaters led by defenceman Seth Jones of the
Portland Winterhawks. Halifax Mooseheads’ forwards Nathan MacKinnon and
Jonathan Drouin are listed second and third respectively, followed by
defenceman Darnell Nurse of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at number four, and
forward Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67’s at fifth overall.
The top three North American goaltenders ranked by NHL
Central Scouting are also from the CHL beginning with Zachary Fucale of the
Mooseheads, and followed by Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans at number
two, with Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings ranked third overall.
The 157 CHL players includes 130 skaters of the 210 ranked
by NHL Central Scouting in North America representing over 61% of the Final
Rankings, while 27 of the 35 goaltenders ranked by NHL Central Scouting are
from the CHL representing over 77%. In total, over 64% of all players
ranked by NHL Central Scouting are currently competing in the CHL.
The Western Hockey League had a total of 59 players
ranked including 47 skaters and 12 goaltenders, followed by the Ontario Hockey
League with 52 players ranked including 45 skaters and seven goaltenders, and
the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 46 players including 38 skaters and
eight goaltenders ranked.
All 40 players that competed in the 2013 Home Hardware
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Halifax appear in the rankings.
159 CHL players were listed in NHL Central Scouting’s
Midterm Rankings released in January.
Last year a total of 99 CHL players were selected in
the 2012 NHL Draft in Pittsburgh including 18 CHL players chosen in the first
round.
CHL Players ranked by NHL Central
Scouting:
|
Rank
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
Team
|
League
|
Pos
|
|
1
|
SETH
|
JONES
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
2
|
NATHAN
|
MACKINNON
|
HALIFAX
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
3
|
JONATHAN
|
DROUIN
|
HALIFAX
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
4
|
DARNELL
|
NURSE
|
SAULT STE. MARIE
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
5
|
SEAN
|
MONAHAN
|
OTTAWA
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
6
|
HUNTER
|
SHINKARUK
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
WHL
|
C/LW
|
|
7
|
VALENTIN
|
ZYKOV
|
BAIE-COMEAU
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
8
|
FREDERIK
|
GAUTHIER
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
9
|
MIRCO
|
MUELLER
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
10
|
ANTHONY
|
MANTHA
|
VAL-D'OR
|
QMJHL
|
RW
|
|
11
|
SHEA
|
THEODORE
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
12
|
RYAN
|
PULOCK
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
13
|
ZACH
|
NASTASIUK
|
OWEN SOUND
|
OHL
|
RW
|
|
14
|
CHRIS
|
BIGRAS
|
OWEN SOUND
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
15
|
BO
|
HORVAT
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
16
|
RYAN
|
HARTMAN
|
PLYMOUTH
|
OHL
|
RW
|
|
17
|
KERBY
|
RYCHEL
|
WINDSOR
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
18
|
WILLIAM
|
CARRIER
|
CAPE BRETON
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
19
|
MAX
|
DOMI
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
C/LW
|
|
20
|
CURTIS
|
LAZAR
|
EDMONTON
|
WHL
|
C/RW
|
|
21
|
JAMES
|
LODGE
|
SAGINAW
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
22
|
NIKITA
|
ZADOROV
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
23
|
SAMUEL
|
MORIN
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
25
|
MORGAN
|
KLIMCHUK
|
REGINA
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
26
|
ADAM
|
ERNE
|
QUEBEC
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
27
|
JOSHUA
|
MORRISSEY
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
28
|
LAURENT
|
DAUPHIN
|
CHICOUTIMI
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
30
|
JASON
|
DICKINSON
|
GUELPH
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
31
|
DILLON
|
HEATHERINGTON
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
32
|
MADISON
|
BOWEY
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
33
|
NICOLAS
|
PETAN
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
C
|
|
36
|
OLIVER
|
BJORKSTRAND
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
37
|
JONATHAN-ISMAEL
|
DIABY
|
VICTORIAVILLE
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
38
|
JUSTIN
|
BAILEY
|
KITCHENER
|
OHL
|
RW
|
|
39
|
EMILE
|
POIRIER
|
GATINEAU
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
41
|
ERIC
|
ROY
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
43
|
JAN
|
KOSTALEK
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
46
|
MYLES
|
BELL
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
48
|
NICK
|
SORENSEN
|
QUEBEC
|
QMJHL
|
RW
|
|
50
|
YAN PAVEL
|
LAPLANTE
|
PEI
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
52
|
GABRYEL
|
PAQUIN-BOUDREAU
|
BAIE-COMEAU
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
54
|
MARC-OLIVIER
|
ROY
|
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
55
|
JORDAN
|
SUBBAN
|
BELLEVILLE
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
57
|
ANTHONY
|
DUCLAIR
|
QUEBEC
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
58
|
NICK
|
MOUTREY
|
SAGINAW
|
OHL
|
C/LW
|
|
59
|
MASON
|
GEERTSEN
|
VANCOUVER
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
61
|
NICHOLAS
|
BAPTISTE
|
SUDBURY
|
OHL
|
RW
|
|
63
|
RYAN
|
KUJAWINSKI
|
KINGSTON
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
65
|
JACKSON
|
HOUCK
|
VANCOUVER
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
66
|
TYLER
|
LEWINGTON
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
69
|
MITCHELL
|
WHEATON
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
71
|
REMI
|
ELIE
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
72
|
KURT
|
ETCHEGARY
|
QUEBEC
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
73
|
VINCENT
|
DUNN
|
VAL-D'OR
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
74
|
DYLAN
|
LABBE
|
SHAWINIGAN
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
76
|
SPENSER
|
JENSEN
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
78
|
TY
|
STANTON
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
79
|
JEREMY
|
GREGOIRE
|
BAIE-COMEAU
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
82
|
CURTIS
|
VALK
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
WHL
|
C
|
|
83
|
JC
|
LIPON
|
KAMLOOPS
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
85
|
ROBERTS
|
LIPSBERGS
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
89
|
COLBY
|
CAVE
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
WHL
|
C
|
|
90
|
KAYLE
|
DOETZEL
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
91
|
MARTIN
|
REWAY
|
GATINEAU
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
92
|
COLE
|
ULLY
|
KAMLOOPS
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
95
|
DAKOTA
|
MERMIS
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
98
|
CONNOR
|
RANKIN
|
TRI-CITY
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
99
|
NIKOLAS
|
BROUILLARD
|
DRUMMONDVILLE
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
100
|
GREG
|
BETZGOLD
|
PETERBOROUGH
|
OHL
|
C/LW
|
|
101
|
BEN
|
HARPUR
|
GUELPH
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
102
|
CARTER
|
VERHAEGHE
|
NIAGARA
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
103
|
JARED
|
HAUF
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
105
|
MARC
|
MCNULTY
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
107
|
THOMAS
|
GOBEIL
|
CHICOUTIMI
|
QMJHL
|
RW
|
|
110
|
KYLE
|
PLATZER
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
112
|
KEEGAN
|
KANZIG
|
VICTORIA
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
113
|
JEFF
|
CORBETT
|
SUDBURY
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
114
|
MATTHEW
|
MURPHY
|
HALIFAX
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
115
|
MAXIME
|
GRAVEL
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
116
|
RYAN
|
GRAVES
|
PEI
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
118
|
SERGEY
|
TOLCHINSKY
|
SAULT STE. MARIE
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
120
|
COLE
|
CASSELS
|
OSHAWA
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
123
|
JOSHUA
|
BURNSIDE
|
MISSISSAUGA
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
124
|
NICHOLAS
|
PAUL
|
BRAMPTON
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
125
|
BRENT
|
PEDERSEN
|
KITCHENER
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
126
|
TRENT
|
LOFTHOUSE
|
VICTORIA
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
127
|
STEPHEN
|
ANDERSON
|
SAINT JOHN
|
QMJHL
|
RW
|
|
128
|
STEPHEN
|
HARPER
|
ERIE
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
133
|
KYLE
|
BURROUGHS
|
REGINA
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
134
|
JAYDEN
|
HART
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
WHL
|
C
|
|
135
|
DANIEL
|
NIKANDROV
|
SARNIA
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
137
|
JAMAL
|
WATSON
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
139
|
DOMINIK
|
KUBALIK
|
SUDBURY
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
144
|
CAMERON
|
BRACE
|
OWEN SOUND
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
145
|
ERIK
|
BRADFORD
|
BARRIE
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
146
|
ZACHARY
|
LESLIE
|
GUELPH
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
147
|
BEN
|
BETKER
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
149
|
AYRTON
|
NIKKEL
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
150
|
MILES
|
LIBERATI
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
151
|
TYRELL
|
GOULBOURNE
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
152
|
JEAN-SEBASTIEN
|
DEA
|
ROUYN-NORANDA
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
153
|
GREGORY
|
CHASE
|
CALGARY
|
WHL
|
C/RW
|
|
154
|
PETER
|
TRAINOR
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
155
|
TIM
|
MCGAULEY
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
C
|
|
156
|
HUNTER
|
GARLENT
|
GUELPH
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
158
|
ZACH
|
HALL
|
BARRIE
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
159
|
RHYSE
|
DIENO
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
161
|
BRODY
|
SILK
|
SUDBURY
|
OHL
|
C
|
|
163
|
AXEL
|
BLOMQVIST
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
164
|
MACKENZIE
|
WEEGAR
|
HALIFAX
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
165
|
ADAM
|
HENRY
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
166
|
TYLER
|
GANLY
|
SAULT STE. MARIE
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
168
|
MICKAEL
|
BEAUREGARD
|
GATINEAU
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
171
|
TOMMY
|
VEILLEUX
|
VICTORIAVILLE
|
QMJHL
|
LW
|
|
172
|
JERRET
|
SMITH
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
173
|
ZACH
|
POCHIRO
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
WHL
|
LW
|
|
174
|
JOSHUA
|
BROWN
|
OSHAWA
|
OHL
|
D
|
|
175
|
AUSTIN
|
ADAM
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
179
|
LEVI
|
BEWS
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
WHL
|
RW
|
|
180
|
HENRI
|
IKONEN
|
KINGSTON
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
188
|
JEAN
|
DUPUY
|
KINGSTON
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
189
|
JACOB
|
SWEENEY
|
MONCTON
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
190
|
TAYLOR
|
GREEN
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
D
|
|
194
|
BRONSON
|
BEATON
|
CAPE BRETON
|
QMJHL
|
RW
|
|
196
|
MICHAEL
|
JOLY
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
RW
|
|
197
|
ANTHONY
|
DIFRUSCIA
|
NIAGARA
|
OHL
|
LW
|
|
199
|
STEPHEN
|
NOSAD
|
PETERBOROUGH
|
OHL
|
RW
|
|
200
|
RAPHAEL
|
LAFONTAINE
|
ACADIE-BATHURST
|
QMJHL
|
C
|
|
205
|
JURIJ
|
REPE
|
SAINT JOHN
|
QMJHL
|
D
|
|
207
|
TYLER
|
BERTUZZI
|
GUELPH
|
OHL
|
LW
|
CHL Goaltenders ranked by NHL
Central Scouting:
|
Rank
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
Team
|
League
|
Pos
|
|
1
|
ZACHARY
|
FUCALE
|
HALIFAX
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
2
|
ERIC
|
COMRIE
|
TRI-CITY
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
3
|
TRISTAN
|
JARRY
|
EDMONTON
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
5
|
SPENCER
|
MARTIN
|
MISSISSAUGA
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
7
|
PHILIPPE
|
DESROSIERS
|
RIMOUSKI
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
8
|
PATRIK
|
BARTOSAK
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
9
|
ANTOINE
|
BIBEAU
|
PEI
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
10
|
AUSTIN
|
LOTZ
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
11
|
MICHAEL
|
GIUGOVAZ
|
PETERBOROUGH
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
13
|
BRENDAN
|
BURKE
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
14
|
ALEXANDRE
|
BELANGER
|
ROUYN-NORANDA
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
16
|
LOUIS-PHILIP
|
GUINDON
|
DRUMMONDVILLE
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
17
|
MACKENZIE
|
SKAPSKI
|
KOOTENAY
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
18
|
JORDAN
|
DEKORT
|
WINDSOR
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
20
|
JAKE
|
PATTERSON
|
LONDON
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
21
|
STEVEN
|
VEILLEUX
|
VICTORIAVILLE
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
22
|
ERIC
|
BRASSARD
|
GATINEAU
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
23
|
EETU
|
LAURIKAINEN
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
25
|
MACK
|
SHIELDS
|
CALGARY
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
27
|
JACKSON
|
WHISTLE
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
29
|
BRETT
|
ZAROWNY
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
30
|
TARAN
|
KOZUN
|
KAMLOOPS
|
WHL
|
G
|
|
31
|
FRANK
|
PALAZZESE
|
SUDBURY
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
32
|
CHARLIE
|
GRAHAM
|
BELLEVILLE
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
33
|
JACOB
|
BLAIR
|
OTTAWA
|
OHL
|
G
|
|
34
|
PHILIPPE
|
TRUDEAU
|
VAL-D'OR
|
QMJHL
|
G
|
|
35
|
TROY
|
TROMBLEY
|
TRI-CITY
|
WHL
|
G
|
