NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING ISSUES 2015 ONES TO WATCH
Sep 23, 2014 - 11:17 MDT
NHL Central Scouting issues its preliminary Ones to Watch list for the 2015 NHL Draft, with 39 Western Hockey League skaters and three WHL goaltenders making the list.
NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes four ratings. The ‘A’ rating indicates a 1st Round candidate, a ‘B’ rating indicates a 2nd/3rd Round candidate, and a ‘C’ rating indicates a 4th/5th/6th Round candidate. An ‘LV’ rating indicates Limited Viewing of injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.
Five WHL players were assigned an ‘A’ rating, including Mathew Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Paul Bittner of the Portland Winterhawks, Brandon Carlo of the Tri-City Americans, Jansen Harkins of the Prince George Cougars and 2013-14 WHL Rookie of the Year Nick Merkley of the Kelowna Rockets.
In addition, 13 WHL skaters were assigned ‘B’ ratings while 21 WHL skaters were given ‘C’ ratings.
Three WHL goaltenders appear on the list, including Taz Burman of the Red Deer Rebels, Nick McBride of the Prince Albert Raiders and Jordan Papirny of the Brandon Wheat Kings. All three WHL goaltenders were assigned ‘C’ ratings.
Below is the list of WHL players on the NHL Central Scouting 2015 Ones To Watch list
NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes four ratings. The ‘A’ rating indicates a 1st Round candidate, a ‘B’ rating indicates a 2nd/3rd Round candidate, and a ‘C’ rating indicates a 4th/5th/6th Round candidate. An ‘LV’ rating indicates Limited Viewing of injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.
Five WHL players were assigned an ‘A’ rating, including Mathew Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Paul Bittner of the Portland Winterhawks, Brandon Carlo of the Tri-City Americans, Jansen Harkins of the Prince George Cougars and 2013-14 WHL Rookie of the Year Nick Merkley of the Kelowna Rockets.
In addition, 13 WHL skaters were assigned ‘B’ ratings while 21 WHL skaters were given ‘C’ ratings.
Three WHL goaltenders appear on the list, including Taz Burman of the Red Deer Rebels, Nick McBride of the Prince Albert Raiders and Jordan Papirny of the Brandon Wheat Kings. All three WHL goaltenders were assigned ‘C’ ratings.
Below is the list of WHL players on the NHL Central Scouting 2015 Ones To Watch list
2015 NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING PRELIMINARY ‘ONES TO WATCH’ – WHL PLAYERS
A
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MATHEW
|
BARZAL
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26-May-97
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SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
5' 11.25"
|
175
|
C
|
R
|
A
|
PAUL
|
BITTNER
|
4-Nov-96
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
6' 4.0"
|
206
|
LW
|
L
|
A
|
BRANDON
|
CARLO
|
26-Nov-96
|
TRI-CITY
|
WHL
|
6' 4.75"
|
198
|
D
|
R
|
A
|
JANSEN
|
HARKINS
|
23-May-97
|
PRINCE GEORGE
|
WHL
|
6' 0.75"
|
177
|
C
|
L
|
A
|
NICK
|
MERKLEY
|
23-May-97
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
5' 10.75"
|
191
|
C
|
R
|
B
|
ALEXANDER
|
BAER
|
25-Aug-97
|
VANCOUVER
|
WHL
|
5' 9.5"
|
167
|
C
|
R
|
B
|
ETHAN
|
BEAR
|
26-Jun-97
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
5' 11.0"
|
200
|
D
|
R
|
B
|
JAKE
|
DeBRUSK
|
17-Oct-96
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
WHL
|
5' 11.5"
|
171
|
LW
|
L
|
B
|
JESSE
|
GABRIELLE
|
17-Jun-97
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
5' 10.75"
|
205
|
LW
|
L
|
B
|
REID
|
GARDINER
|
19-Jan-96
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
WHL
|
5' 10.5"
|
187
|
C/RW
|
R
|
B
|
GLENN
|
GAWDIN
|
25-Mar-97
|
SWIFT CURRENT
|
WHL
|
6' 0.75"
|
188
|
C
|
R
|
B
|
RYAN
|
GROPP
|
16-Sep-96
|
SEATTLE
|
WHL
|
6' 2.0"
|
184
|
LW
|
L
|
B
|
NOAH
|
JUULSEN
|
2-Apr-97
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
6' 1.25"
|
175
|
D
|
R
|
B
|
ADAM
|
MUSIL
|
26-Mar-97
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
6' 2.5"
|
198
|
C
|
R
|
B
|
RYAN
|
PILON
|
10-Oct-96
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
6' 2.0"
|
206
|
D
|
L
|
B
|
IVAN
|
PROVOROV
|
13-Jan-97
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
6' 0.0"
|
191
|
D
|
L
|
B
|
PARKER
|
WOTHERSPOON
|
24-Aug-97
|
TRI-CITY
|
WHL
|
6' 0.25"
|
171
|
D
|
L
|
B
|
ZACHARY
|
ZBOROSKY
|
15-Oct-96
|
KOOTENAY
|
WHL
|
5' 11.0"
|
175
|
C
|
R
|
C
|
TAZ
|
BURMAN
|
16-Feb-97
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
6' 0.25"
|
165
|
G
|
L
|
C
|
CARTER
|
COCHRANE
|
18-Oct-96
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
5' 10.5"
|
189
|
D
|
L
|
C
|
KEVIN
|
DAVIS
|
14-Mar-97
|
EVERETT
|
WHL
|
5' 11.75"
|
183
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
GIORGIO
|
ESTEPHAN
|
3-Feb-97
|
LETHBRIDGE
|
WHL
|
6' 0.0"
|
188
|
C
|
R
|
C
|
JOE
|
GATENBY
|
15-May-97
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
6' 0.25"
|
176
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
MATTEO
|
GENNARO
|
30-Mar-97
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
WHL
|
6' 2.25"
|
187
|
C
|
L
|
C
|
MARIO
|
GRMAN
|
11-Apr-97
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
6' 1.25"
|
186
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
CAMERON
|
HEBIG
|
21-Jan-97
|
SASKATOON
|
WHL
|
5' 10.75"
|
178
|
C
|
R
|
C
|
NICHOLAS
|
HEID
|
21-May-97
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
6' 1.75"
|
206
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
CONNOR
|
HOBBS
|
4-Jan-97
|
MEDICINE HAT
|
WHL
|
6' 1.0"
|
188
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
PAVEL
|
KARNAUKHOV
|
15-Mar-97
|
CALGARY
|
WHL
|
6' 2.5"
|
194
|
LW
|
L
|
C
|
NICK
|
MCBRIDE
|
11-Jan-97
|
PRINCE ALBERT
|
WHL
|
6' 3.5"
|
179
|
G
|
L
|
C
|
TROY
|
MURRAY
|
12-Sep-97
|
KOOTENAY
|
WHL
|
6' 0.25"
|
188
|
D
|
L
|
C
|
BRENDAN
|
O'REILLY
|
15-May-97
|
TRI-CITY
|
WHL
|
6' 2.25"
|
185
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
DMITRY
|
OSIPOV
|
4-Oct-96
|
VANCOUVER
|
WHL
|
6' 4.0"
|
193
|
D
|
R
|
C
|
JORDAN
|
PAPIRNY
|
10-Apr-96
|
BRANDON
|
WHL
|
6' 0.5"
|
173
|
G
|
L
|
C
|
GRAYSON
|
PAWLENCHUK
|
22-Mar-97
|
RED DEER
|
WHL
|
5' 11.5"
|
183
|
LW
|
L
|
C
|
CHAZ
|
REDDEKOPP
|
1-Jan-97
|
VICTORIA
|
WHL
|
6' 3.25"
|
219
|
D
|
L
|
C
|
TOMAS
|
SOUSTAL
|
15-Feb-97
|
KELOWNA
|
WHL
|
6' 2.0"
|
195
|
C
|
L
|
C
|
TYLER
|
SOY
|
10-Feb-97
|
VICTORIA
|
WHL
|
5' 11.5"
|
172
|
C
|
L
|
C
|
KEONI
|
TEXEIRA
|
24-Mar-97
|
PORTLAND
|
WHL
|
5' 11.75"
|
208
|
D
|
L
|
Players have been identified 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
• LV (Limited Viewing) -- Injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.
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