128 CHL Players to Watch for the 2014 NHL Draft
128 players from the Canadian Hockey League were listed among NHL Central Scouting’s updated ‘Players to Watch’ list in November for the 2014 NHL Draft which takes place June 27-28 in Philadelphia.
The 128 players includes 55 from the Ontario Hockey League, 38 from the Western Hockey League, and 35 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
22 skaters and one goaltender received an ‘A rating’ which indicates a first round candidate.
22 skaters and five goaltenders received a ‘B rating’ which indicates second/third round candidates.
69 skaters and nine goaltenders received a ‘C rating’ which indicates fourth/fifth/sixth round candidates.
The Kingston Frontenacs have three players who received ‘A’ ratings including forwards Sam Bennett and Spencer Watson, along with defenceman Roland McKeown. The Swift Current Broncos had a pair of defencemen given ‘A’ ratings including Julius Honka and Brycen Marten, while the Plymouth Whalers also had two players with ‘A’ ratings including forward Matt Mistele and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. Ivan Barbashev of the Moncton Wildcats and Nikolaj Ehlers of the Halifax Mooseheads were the only QMJHL player given an ‘A’ rating.
101 CHL players were selected in the 2013 NHL Draft including a record 22 players chosen in the first round.
NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch for 2014 NHL Draft:
A Skaters
BENNETT, SAMUEL KINGSTON 20-Jun-1996 6′ 0.25″ 178 lbs * LW L
CLARKE, BLAKE NORTH BAY 24-Jan-1996 6′ 1.25″ 199 lbs * LW L
DAL COLLE, MICHAEL OSHAWA 20-Jun-1996 6′ 1.5″ 179 lbs * C/LW L
EKBLAD, AARON BARRIE 07-Feb-1996 6′ 3.5″ 216 lbs * D R
FABBRI, ROBERT GUELPH 22-Jan-1996 5′ 10.0″ 166 lbs * C L
HO-SANG, JOSHUA WINDSOR 22-Jan-1996 5′ 11.0″ 166 lbs * C R
MCCANN, JARED SAULT STE. MARIE 31-May-1996 6′ 0.25″ 179 lbs * C L
MCKEOWN, ROLAND KINGSTON 20-Jan-1996 6′ 0.75″ 197 lbs * D R
MISTELE, MATT PLYMOUTH 17-Oct-1995 6′ 2.0″ 190 lbs * LW L
PERLINI, BRENDAN NIAGARA 27-Apr-1996 6′ 2.5″ 205 lbs * LW L
RITCHIE, NICHOLAS PETERBOROUGH 05-Dec-1995 6′ 2.25″ 231 lbs * LW L
WATSON, SPENCER KINGSTON 25-Apr-1996 5′ 9.5″ 166 lbs * RW R
BARBASHEV, IVAN MONCTON 14-Dec-1995 6′ 1.0″ 185 lbs * LW L
EHLERS, NIKOLAJ HALIFAX 13-Feb-1996 5′ 11.5″ 162 lbs * LW L
DE LEO, CHASE PORTLAND 25-Oct-1995 5′ 9.0″ 177 lbs * C L
DRAISAITL, LEON PRINCE ALBERT 27-Oct-1995 6′ 1.75″ 208 lbs * C L
FLEURY, HAYDN RED DEER 08-Jul-1996 6′ 2.5″ 198 lbs * D L
HONKA, JULIUS SWIFT CURRENT 03-Dec-1995 5′ 10.5″ 178 lbs * D R
MARTIN, BRYCEN SWIFT CURRENT 09-May-1996 6′ 1.75″ 182 lbs * D L
REINHART, SAM KOOTENAY 06-Nov-1995 6′ 0.75″ 185 lbs * C R
SCHERBAK, NIKITA SASKATOON 30-Dec-1995 6′ 0.0″ 172 lbs LW L
VIRTANEN, JAKE CALGARY 17-Aug-1996 6′ 0.75″ 208 lbs * RW R
B Skaters
CHATHAM, CONNOR PLYMOUTH 30-Oct-1995 6′ 2.0″ 224 lbs * RW R
CORNEL, ERIC PETERBOROUGH 11-Apr-1996 6′ 1.5″ 186 lbs * C R
DEANGELO, ANTHONY SARNIA 24-Oct-1995 5′ 10.75″ 175 lbs * D R
GOLDOBIN, NIKOLAY SARNIA 07-Oct-1995 5′ 11.5″ 178 lbs * RW L
HAYDON, AARON NIAGARA 06-Jan-1996 6′ 2.75″ 197 lbs * D R
LEMIEUX, BRENDAN BARRIE 15-Mar-1996 6′ 0.0″ 206 lbs * RW L
MACINNIS, RYAN KITCHENER 14-Feb-1996 6′ 3.5″ 185 lbs * C L
PETERS, ALEX PLYMOUTH 02-Jul-1996 6′ 3.25″ 207 lbs * D L
YAZKOV, NIKITA WINDSOR 27-Feb-1996 6′ 1.0″ 187 lbs * LW R
ARONSSON, EMIL BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND 08-Oct-1995 6′ 0.0″ 187 lbs * C L
AUBE-KUBEL, NICOLAS VAL-D’OR 10-May-1996 5′ 11.0″ 187 lbs * RW R
AUDETTE, DANIEL SHERBROOKE 06-May-1996 5′ 8.0″ 177 lbs * LW L
BISHOP, CLARK CAPE BRETON 29-Mar-1996 5′ 11.5″ 183 lbs * C L
KARABACEK, VACLAV GATINEAU 02-May-1996 5′ 11.75″ 182 lbs * RW R
NANTEL, JULIEN ROUYN-NORANDA 06-Sep-1996 6′ 0.0″ 193 lbs * RW L
VANIER, ALEXIS BAIE-COMEAU 21-Dec-1995 6′ 5.0″ 225 lbs * D L
BLEACKLEY, CONNER RED DEER 07-Feb-1996 6′ 0.5″ 192 lbs * RW R
HAWRYLUK, JAYCE BRANDON 01-Jan-1996 5′ 10.25″ 190 lbs * C R
HICKETTS, JOSEPH VICTORIA 04-May-1996 5′ 7.25″ 180 lbs * D R
IVERSON, KEEGAN PORTLAND 05-Apr-1996 6′ 0.75″ 219 lbs * C R
NOGIER, NELSON SASKATOON 27-May-1996 6′ 2.25″ 191 lbs * D R
POINT, BRAYDEN MOOSE JAW 13-Mar-1996 5′ 9.5″ 160 lbs * C R
C Skaters
AMADIO, MICHAEL NORTH BAY 13-May-1996 6′ 1.0″ 190 lbs * C R
BALTISBERGER, PHIL GUELPH 13-Nov-1995 6′ 0.5″ 212 lbs * D L
BOURNE, DAMIAN MISSISSAUGA 11-Feb-1996 6′ 4.0″ 218 lbs * LW L
BUNTING, MICHAEL SAULT STE. MARIE 17-Sep-1995 5′ 11.0″ 174 lbs * LW L
CENTORAME, SANTINO LONDON 28-Apr-1996 5′ 10.25″ 182 lbs * D R
DVORAK, CHRISTIAN LONDON 02-Feb-1996 6′ 0.25″ 178 lbs * LW L
HARGRAVE, BRETT OWEN SOUND 16-Jan-1996 6′ 3.25″ 205 lbs * RW R
JAMES, CORDELL BARRIE 14-Jun-1996 6′ 1.0″ 190 lbs * LW L
JENKINS, KYLE SAULT STE. MARIE 22-Apr-1996 6′ 0.0″ 166 lbs * D L
LABANC, KEVIN BARRIE 12-Dec-1995 5′ 10.5″ 186 lbs * RW R
LEBLANC, STEFAN SUDBURY 16-Mar-1996 5′ 11.25″ 178 lbs * D L
LINDO, JADEN OWEN SOUND 11-Jan-1996 6′ 1.0″ 201 lbs * RW R
LINTUNIEMI, ALEX OTTAWA 23-Sep-1995 6′ 3.0″ 231 lbs * D L
MAGYAR, NICHOLAS KITCHENER 29-May-1996 6′ 1.75″ 194 lbs * RW R
MIDDLETON, JACOB OTTAWA 02-Jan-1996 6′ 2.75″ 208 lbs * D L
MIKULOVICH, ALEKSANDR NIAGARA 01-Jul-1996 6′ 2.5″ 206 lbs * D L
MOORE, BRYAN SARNIA 25-May-1994 5′ 11.25″ 199 lbs * RW L
PROPHET, BRANDON SAGINAW 03-Jun-1996 6′ 2.0″ 202 lbs * D L
RADDYSH, DARREN ERIE 28-Feb-1996 6′ 0.0″ 182 lbs * D R
RATHGEB, YANNICK PLYMOUTH 24-Oct-1995 6′ 0.5″ 189 lbs * D R
ROBINSON, BRANDON NORTH BAY 13-Oct-1995 6′ 2.75″ 214 lbs * LW L
SADOWY, DYLAN SAGINAW 02-Apr-1996 5′ 11.75″ 183 lbs * LW L
SCHMALZ, MATT SUDBURY 21-Mar-1996 6′ 5.25″ 206 lbs * RW R
SIEBENALER, BLAKE NIAGARA 27-Feb-1996 6′ 0.5″ 192 lbs * D R
SMITH, HUNTER OSHAWA 11-Sep-1995 6′ 6.5″ 208 lbs * RW R
STERK, JOSHUA OSHAWA 17-Jan-1995 5′ 11.25″ 175 lbs * C L
TOMASEK, DAVID BELLEVILLE 10-Feb-1996 6′ 1.0″ 180 lbs * C R
BEAUDOIN, GUILLAUME BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND 24-Feb-1996 6′ 0.0″ 182 lbs * D L
BOIKOV, SERGEI DRUMMONDVILLE 24-Jan-1996 6′ 1.0″ 193 lbs * D L
BROUILLARD, NIKOLAS DRUMMONDVILLE 07-Feb-1995 5′ 10.5″ 158 lbs * D L
DESCHAMPS, JONATHAN SHERBROOKE 16-Apr-1996 6′ 2.0″ 205 lbs * D L
DONAGHEY, CODY QUEBEC 10-May-1996 6′ 0.5″ 184 lbs * D R
GOULET, ALEXANDRE CHARLOTTETOWN 05-Apr-1996 5′ 11.0″ 191 lbs * C L
HIGHMORE, MATTHEW SAINT JOHN 27-Feb-1996 5′ 10.5″ 170 lbs * C L
HODGE, KRIS SHAWINIGAN 12-Oct-1995 6′ 0.5″ 192 lbs * LW L
LALIBERTE, KEVIN CHARLOTTETOWN 29-Jun-1996 6′ 1.5″ 178 lbs * D R
LEBLANC, OLIVIER SAINT JOHN 17-Feb-1996 5′ 11.5″ 157 lbs * D L
MAHEUX, RAPHAEL QUEBEC 07-Jun-1996 6′ 1.0″ 212 lbs * D L
MANDAT, JAN VICTORIAVILLE 18-Nov-1995 5′ 11.5″ 196 lbs * LW L
MOYNIHAN, DANIEL HALIFAX 08-Dec-1995 6′ 0.25″ 180 lbs * C L
MURPHY, MATTHEW HALIFAX 01-May-1995 6′ 2.0″ 202 lbs * D L
NEILL, CARL SHERBROOKE 06-Jul-1996 6′ 0.5″ 215 lbs * D R
PELLETIER, JULIEN CAPE BRETON 28-Jun-1996 5′ 11.0″ 177 lbs * LW L
PEPIN, ALEXIS CHARLOTTETOWN 24-Apr-1996 6′ 2.0″ 229 lbs * LW L
PERRON, FRANCIS ROUYN-NORANDA 18-Apr-1996 5′ 11.5″ 166 lbs * C L
SIMPSON, MARK MONCTON 24-Apr-1995 6′ 5.0″ 179 lbs * C L
SMALLMAN, SPENCER SAINT JOHN 09-Sep-1996 5′ 11.5″ 187 lbs * RW R
SWEENEY, JACOB MONCTON 01-Mar-1995 6′ 4.0″ 218 lbs * D L
BAILLIE, TYSON KELOWNA 16-Nov-1995 5′ 9.5″ 188 lbs * C R
CAVE, COLBY SWIFT CURRENT 26-Dec-1994 6′ 0.0″ 189 lbs * C L
DUKE, REID LETHBRIDGE 28-Jan-1996 5′ 11.5″ 189 lbs * C R
FAZLEEV, RADEL CALGARY 07-Jan-1996 6′ 0.75″ 176 lbs * C L
GARDINER, REID PRINCE ALBERT 19-Jan-1996 5′ 10.5″ 183 lbs * C R
GUTIERREZ, JUSTIN TRI-CITY 22-Dec-1995 6′ 3.75″ 184 lbs * LW L
HARLACHER, EDSON KAMLOOPS 22-Jan-1996 6′ 2.0″ 187 lbs * D L
IRVING, AARON EDMONTON 03-Mar-1996 6′ 0.5″ 189 lbs * D R
KIRKLAND, JUSTIN KELOWNA 02-Aug-1996 6′ 2.25″ 175 lbs * RW R
LEEDAHL, DAWSON EVERETT 19-Mar-1996 6′ 0.5″ 194 lbs * C L
LIPSBERGS, ROBERTS SEATTLE 29-Jul-1994 5′ 10.0″ 198 lbs * LW L
MAYO, DYSIN EDMONTON 17-Aug-1996 5′ 11.75″ 181 lbs * D R
NIKOLISHIN, IVAN EVERETT 12-Apr-1996 5′ 8.25″ 158 lbs * C L
QUENNEVILLE, JOHN BRANDON 16-Apr-1996 6′ 0.5″ 182 lbs * LW L
REHILL, RYAN KAMLOOPS 07-Nov-1995 6′ 2.0″ 210 lbs * D R
SANDHU, TYLER EVERETT 07-Jan-1996 5′ 10.0″ 162 lbs * C L
SCHOENBORN, ALEX PORTLAND 12-Dec-1995 6′ 0.5″ 196 lbs * RW R
SLEPTSOV, ALEXEI MOOSE JAW 01-Feb-1996 5′ 11.5″ 160 lbs * D R
STADEL, RILEY KELOWNA 16-Jan-1996 5′ 9.5″ 166 lbs * D L
THOMAS, BEN CALGARY 28-May-1996 6′ 1.25″ 192 lbs * D R
TURGEON, DOMINIC PORTLAND 25-Feb-1996 6′ 1.75″ 198 lbs * C L
A Goaltenders
NEDELJKOVIC, ALEX PLYMOUTH 07-Jan-1996 6′ 0.0″ 184 lbs * G L
B Goaltenders
HALVERSON, BRANDON SAULT STE. MARIE 29-Mar-1996 6′ 3.5″ 176 lbs * G L
SEREBRYAKOV, NIKITA SAGINAW 01-Nov-1995 5′ 11.25″ 170 lbs * G L
BOUCHARD, KEVEN VAL-D’OR 19-Apr-1996 6′ 2.0″ 205 lbs * G L
MCDONALD, MASON ACADIE-BATHURST 23-Apr-1996 6′ 4.0″ 177 lbs * G R
LOTZ, AUSTIN EVERETT 27-May-1995 6′ 0.0″ 188 lbs G L
C Goaltenders
APPLEBY, KEN OSHAWA 10-Apr-1995 6′ 4.25″ 207 lbs * G L
MANCINA, MATTHEW GUELPH 29-Apr-1996 6′ 2.25″ 178 lbs * G L
MORAN, BRENT NIAGARA 05-Jul-1996 6′ 3.5″ 186 lbs * G L
WILLIAMS, DEVIN ERIE 30-Oct-1995 5′ 11.75″ 165 lbs * G L
BILLIA, JULIO CHICOUTIMI 12-Mar-1996 5′ 10.5″ 164 lbs * G L
BRASSARD, ERIC CHARLOTTETOWN 05-May-1995 6′ 1.0″ 167 lbs G L
GUINDON, LOUIS-PHILIP DRUMMONDVILLE 21-Apr-1995 6′ 1.0″ 181 lbs * G L
EDMONDS, TY PRINCE GEORGE 20-Aug-1996 6′ 1.5″ 174 lbs * G L
MOODIE, ALEXANDER SASKATOON 16-Mar-1995 6′ 0.5″ 182 lbs * G L