127 CHL Players to Watch for 2016 NHL Draft
Tuesday September 29, 2015
127 players from the Canadian Hockey League were listed among NHL Central Scouting’s September ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2016 NHL Draft which takes place June 24-25 in Buffalo, NY.
The 127 players includes 53 from the Ontario Hockey League, 40 from the Western Hockey League, and 34 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
13 skaters and received an ‘A rating’ which indicates a first round candidate.
35 skaters and seven goaltenders received a ‘B rating’ which indicates second/third round candidates.
64 skaters and eight goaltenders received a ‘C rating’ which indicates fourth/fifth/sixth round candidates.
The London Knights led the way with three players with ‘A’ ratings including forwards Max Jones and Matthew Tkachuk and defenceman Olli Juolevi. The Mississauga Steelheads had two players with ‘A’ ratings in forwards Michael McLeod and Alexander Nylander.
95 CHL players were selected in the 2015 NHL Draft including 17 players chosen in the first round.
127 CHL ‘Players to Watch’ for the 2016 NHL Draft
A Skaters
DEBRINCAT | ALEX | ERIE | OHL | 5′ 7.0″ | 163 | RW | R |
JONES | MAX | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 3.0″ | 205 | LW | L |
JUOLEVI | OLLI | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 179 | D | L |
TKACHUK | MATTHEW | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 195 | LW | L |
MCLEOD | MICHAEL | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 6′ 2.25″ | 188 | C | R |
NYLANDER | ALEXANDER | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 6′ 0.5″ | 179 | C | R |
CHYCHRUN | JAKOB | SARNIA | OHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 215 | D | L |
DUBOIS | PIERRE-LUC | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 202 | LW | L |
GAUTHIER | JULIEN | VAL-D’OR | QMJHL | 6′ 3.5″ | 225 | RW | R |
CLAGUE | KALE | BRANDON | WHL | 5’11.75″ | 177 | D | L |
STEEL | SAM | REGINA | WHL | 5′ 11.0″ | 177 | C | L |
LAJOIE | MAXIME | SWIFT CURRENT | WHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 183 | D | L |
BENSON | TYLER | VANCOUVER | WHL | 5′ 11.75″ | 201 | LW | L |
B Skaters
RADDYSH | TAYLOR | ERIE | OHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 203 | RW | R |
BITTEN | WILLIAM | FLINT | OHL | 5′ 9.75″ | 167 | C | R |
CARROLL | NOAH | GUELPH | OHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 173 | D | L |
SAIGEON | BRANDON | HAMILTON | OHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 197 | C | L |
METE | VICTOR | LONDON | OHL | 5′ 9.5″ | 174 | D | L |
BASTIAN | NATHAN | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 6′ 3.75″ | 208 | RW | R |
DAY | SEAN | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 244 | D | L |
BARRON | TRAVIS | OTTAWA | OHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 195 | LW | L |
FELHABER | TYE | SAGINAW | OHL | 5’10.75″ | 191 | C | L |
MIDDLETON | KEATON | SAGINAW | OHL | 6′ 5.5″ | 233 | D | L |
NIEMELAINEN | MARKUS | SAGINAW | OHL | 6′ 4.75″ | 189 | D | L |
KYROU | JORDAN | SARNIA | OHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 178 | C | R |
GETTINGER | TIM | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | 6’5.25″ | 206 | LW | L |
KOPACKA | JACK | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 190 | LW | L |
SOKOLOV | DMITRI | SUDBURY | OHL | 5′ 11.25″ | 220 | RW | L |
BROWN | LOGAN | WINDSOR | OHL | 6′ 6.0″ | 222 | C | L |
SERGACHYOV | MIKHAIL | WINDSOR | OHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 206 | D | L |
ALLARD | FREDERIC | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 179 | D | R |
SEVIGNY | MATHIEU | DRUMMONDVILLE | QMJHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 175 | LW | L |
ABRAMOV | VITALY | GATINEAU | QMJHL | 5′ 8.75″ | 172 | LW/RW | L |
SOMPPI | OTTO | HALIFAX | QMJHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 179 | C | L |
NEVEU | JACOB | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | 6′ 1.5″ | 206 | D | R |
GREEN | LUKE | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 189 | D | R |
SYLVESTRE | GABRIEL | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | 6′ 3.0″ | 190 | D | R |
LABERGE | PASCAL | VICTORIAVILLE | QMJHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 162 | C | R |
BEAN | JAKE | CALGARY | WHL | 5′ 11.75″ | 173 | D | L |
VALA | ONDREJ | KAMLOOPS | WHL | 6′ 4.5″ | 207 | D | L |
DUBE | DILLON | KELOWNA | WHL | 5′ 10.25″ | 180 | C | L |
JOHANSEN | LUCAS | KELOWNA | WHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 174 | D | R |
HOWDEN | BRETT | MOOSE JAW | WHL | 6′ 2.25″ | 193 | C | L |
BUDIK | VOJTECH | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 189 | D | L |
STRANSKY | SIMON | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | 5′ 11.5″ | 171 | LW | L |
DE WIT | JEFF | RED DEER | WHL | 6′ 3.25″ | 189 | C | R |
MAHURA | JOSHUA | RED DEER | WHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 178 | D | L |
HAJEK | LIBOR | SASKATOON | WHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 185 | D | L |
B GOALTENDERS
PARSONS | TYLER | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 184 | G | L |
WELLS | DYLAN | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | 6′ 1.5″ | 187 | G | L |
CORMIER | EVAN | SAGINAW | OHL | 6’2.75″ | 202 | G | L |
FITZPATRICK | EVAN | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 222 | G | L |
HART | CARTER | EVERETT | WHL | 6′ 0.5″ | 177 | G | L |
SAWCHENKO | ZACHARY | MOOSE JAW | WHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 178 | G | L |
SARTHOU | EVAN | TRI-CITY | WHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 186 | G | L |
C SKATERS
KANTNER | MATYAS | FLINT | OHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 178 | LW | L |
SMITH | GIVANI | GUELPH | OHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 194 | LW | L |
CANDELLA | COLE | HAMILTON | OHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 189 | D | L |
FOX | TRENT | HAMILTON | OHL | 6′ 2.75″ | 200 | C | L |
KACHYNA | ONDREJ | HAMILTON | OHL | 6′ 3.5″ | 192 | D | L |
CHERNYUK | KONSTANTIN | KINGSTON | OHL | 6′ 4.25″ | 177 | D | L |
MASCHERIN | ADAM | KITCHENER | OHL | 5′ 9.5″ | 206 | RW | L |
CRAWLEY | BRANDON | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 1.5″ | 207 | D | L |
GLEASON | BEN | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 168 | D | L |
MATTINEN | NICHOLAS | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 4.5″ | 220 | D | R |
RYMSHA | DRAKE | LONDON | OHL | 5′ 11.5″ | 187 | C | R |
KUTKEVICIUS | LUKE | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 5’11.75″ | 162 | C | L |
OSMANSKI | AUSTIN | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 6′ 3.25″ | 196 | D | L |
PAQUETTE | CHRISTOPHER | NIAGARA | OHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 207 | C | R |
DINEEN | CAM | NORTH BAY | OHL | 5′ 11.0″ | 183 | D | L |
POIRIER | ZACHARY | NORTH BAY | OHL | 5’11.75″ | 193 | C | R |
SALITURO | DANTE | OTTAWA | OHL | 5′ 8.25″ | 178 | C | R |
MEYER | JARETT | OWEN SOUND | OHL | 6′ 8.0″ | 242 | D | R |
ANG | JONATHAN | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | 5’11.25″ | 165 | C | R |
LIZOTTE | CAMERON | PETERBOROUGH | OHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 198 | D | L |
SCHLICHTING | CONNOR | SARNIA | OHL | 6′ 3.25″ | 207 | D | L |
KIRWAN | LUKE | WINDSOR | OHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 230 | LW | L |
STANLEY | LOGAN | WINDSOR | OHL | 6′ 6.75″ | 220 | D | L |
KUZNETSOV | VLADIMIR | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 210 | LW | L |
MAHER | JORDAN | ACADIE-BATHURST | QMJHL | 5′ 11.0″ | 175 | C | R |
KABANOV | IGOR | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | 6′ 3.0″ | 188 | RW | L |
PICARD | MIGUEL | BLAINVILLE-BOIS. | QMJHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 174 | C | L |
LEVEILLE | LOIK | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | 5′ 11.5″ | 223 | D | R |
BALMAS | MITCHELL | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 180 | C | L |
GOULET | ALEXANDRE | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | 5’11.75″ | 200 | LW | L |
HENLEY | DAVID | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | 6’4.75″ | 208 | D | L |
KIELLY | KAMERON | CHARLOTTETOWN | QMJHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 185 | C | R |
MALTSEV | ARTYOM | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 179 | D | R |
FORTIER | MAXIME | HALIFAX | QMJHL | 5′ 10.0″ | 177 | RW | R |
MURPHY | LIAM | MONCTON | QMJHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 208 | C | L |
LABERGE | SAMUEL | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 217 | LW | L |
FORTIN | ALEXANDRE | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 180 | LW | L |
FELIXSON | OLIVER | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | 6′ 6.0″ | 220 | D | L |
NOEL | NATHAN | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | 5′ 10.5″ | 179 | C | R |
WEBSTER | BAILEY | SAINT JOHN | QMJHL | 6′ 3.25″ | 204 | D | R |
GIRARD | SAMUEL | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | 5′ 9.5″ | 160 | D | L |
DUFEK | JAN | SHERBROOKE | QMJHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 173 | C | L |
VAN BOEKEL | JACK | VAL-D’OR | QMJHL | 6′ 6.75″ | 215 | D | L |
KASPICK | TANNER | BRANDON | WHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 200 | C | L |
MALENSTYN | BECK | CALGARY | WHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 191 | C | L |
BAJKOV | PATRICK | EVERETT | WHL | 5′ 11.5″ | 175 | RW | L |
PFEIFER | TRISTEN | EVERETT | WHL | 6′ 3.75″ | 191 | D | R |
KRYSKI | JAKE | KAMLOOPS | WHL | 5′ 11.0″ | 175 | C | L |
QUENNEVILLE | DAVID | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | 5′ 8.0″ | 182 | D | R |
GREGOR | NOAH | MOOSE JAW | WHL | 5’11.25″ | 180 | C | L |
DE JONG | BRENDAN | PORTLAND | WHL | 6′ 4.5″ | 189 | D | L |
GARDINER | REID | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | 5′ 10.5″ | 193 | RW | R |
PAIVARINTA | CODY | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | 6′ 5.5″ | 189 | D | L |
ANDERSON | JOSH | PRINCE GEORGE | WHL | 6′ 2.25″ | 221 | D | L |
MCDONALD | KODY | PRINCE GEORGE | WHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 200 | RW | R |
HAGEL | BRANDON | RED DEER | WHL | 5’11.75″ | 156 | LW | L |
STRAND | AUSTIN | RED DEER | WHL | 6′ 3.25″ | 197 | D | R |
BERG | ADAM | REGINA | WHL | 6′ 0.5″ | 195 | LW | L |
EANSOR | SCOTT | SEATTLE | WHL | 5′ 8.5″ | 172 | LW | L |
VOLCAN | NOLAN | SEATTLE | WHL | 5′ 8.5″ | 194 | LW | L |
COGHLAN | DYLAN | TRI-CITY | WHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 190 | D | L |
MCKINSTRY | RYELY | VANCOUVER | WHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 197 | D | L |
JARRATT | RALPH | VICTORIA | WHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 220 | D | L |
SOY | TYLER | VICTORIA | WHL | 5′ 11.5″ | 174 | C | L |
C GOALTENDERS
VELLA | EMANUEL | LONDON | OHL | 6′ 4.0″ | 190 | G | L |
RAAYMAKERS | JOSEPH | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | 6’0.25″ | 185 | G | L |
TIMPANO | TROY | SUDBURY | OHL | 6′ 0.5″ | 186 | G | L |
GRAMETBAUER | MARK | BLAINVILLE-BOIS. | QMJHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 176 | G | R |
HARVEY | SAMUEL | ROUYN-NORANDA | QMJHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 195 | G | L |
SAMUEL | ANTOINE | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 187 | G | L |
SCHNEIDER | NICK | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | 6′ 1.75″ | 160 | G | R |
MCBRIDE | NICK | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | 6′ 3.0″ | 185 | G | L |