Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League announced that 147 CHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in their Final Rankings for the 2014 NHL Draft which takes place June 27-28 in Philadelphia.
25 of the top 30 ranked North American prospects are from the CHL including the first 11 skaters led by forward Sam Bennett of the Kingston Frontenacs. Defenceman Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts is listed second overall, followed by Sam Reinhart of the Kootenay Ice at third, Leon Draisaitl of the Prince Albert Raiders is listed fourth, and Michael Dal Colle of the Oshawa Generals rounds out the top five.
Two Sarnia Sting players are included in the top 30 with Anthony DeAngelo ranked 14th and Nikolay Goldobin ranked 24th.
The 147 CHL players includes 130 skaters of the 210 ranked by NHL Central Scouting in North America while 17 of the 30 goaltenders ranked are also from the CHL. In total, over 61% of all players ranked by NHL Central Scouting are currently competing in the CHL.
The Ontario Hockey league had a total of 62 players ranked, followed by the Western Hockey League with 53, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 32 players.
All 40 players that competed in the 2014 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Calgary appear in the rankings.
146 CHL players were listed in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings released in January, while 101 players from the CHL were selected in the 2013 NHL Draft including a record 22 players chosen in the first round.
CHL Players ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
| RK |
First Name |
Last Name |
Birthdate |
Team |
League |
HT |
WT |
Pos |
S/C |
| 1 |
SAMUEL |
BENNETT |
20-Jun-96 |
KINGSTON |
OHL |
6' 0.25" |
178 |
C |
L |
| 2 |
AARON |
EKBLAD |
07-Feb-96 |
BARRIE |
OHL |
6' 3.5" |
216 |
D |
R |
| 3 |
SAM |
REINHART |
06-Nov-95 |
KOOTENAY |
WHL |
6' 0.75" |
185 |
C |
R |
| 4 |
LEON |
DRAISAITL |
27-Oct-95 |
PRINCE ALBERT |
WHL |
6' 1.5" |
204 |
C |
L |
| 5 |
MICHAEL |
DAL COLLE |
20-Jun-96 |
OSHAWA |
OHL |
6' 1.5" |
182 |
LW |
L |
| 6 |
JAKE |
VIRTANEN |
17-Aug-96 |
CALGARY |
WHL |
6' 0.75" |
208 |
RW |
R |
| 7 |
NICHOLAS |
RITCHIE |
05-Dec-95 |
PETERBOROUGH |
OHL |
6' 2.25" |
226 |
LW |
L |
| 8 |
BRENDAN |
PERLINI |
27-Apr-96 |
NIAGARA |
OHL |
6' 2.75" |
205 |
LW |
L |
| 9 |
HAYDN |
FLEURY |
08-Jul-96 |
RED DEER |
WHL |
6' 2.5" |
203 |
D |
L |
| 10 |
JARED |
MCCANN |
31-May-96 |
SAULT STE. MARIE |
OHL |
6' 0.25" |
179 |
C |
L |
| 11 |
JULIUS |
HONKA |
03-Dec-95 |
SWIFT CURRENT |
WHL |
5' 10.75" |
180 |
D |
R |
| 13 |
NIKOLAJ |
EHLERS |
14-Feb-96 |
HALIFAX |
QMJHL |
5' 11.0" |
162 |
LW |
L |
| 14 |
ANTHONY |
DEANGELO |
24-Oct-95 |
SARNIA |
OHL |
5' 10.5" |
175 |
D |
R |
| 15 |
NIKITA |
SCHERBAK |
30-Dec-95 |
SASKATOON |
WHL |
6' 1.0" |
175 |
RW |
L |
| 18 |
IVAN |
BARBASHEV |
14-Dec-95 |
MONCTON |
QMJHL |
6' 0.0" |
180 |
C/LW |
L |
| 20 |
RYAN |
MACINNIS |
14-Feb-96 |
KITCHENER |
OHL |
6' 3.25" |
183 |
C |
L |
| 21 |
ROBERT |
FABBRI |
22-Jan-96 |
GUELPH |
OHL |
5' 10.25" |
170 |
C |
L |
| 22 |
JOSHUA |
HO-SANG |
22-Jan-96 |
WINDSOR |
OHL |
5' 11.0" |
175 |
C/RW |
R |
| 23 |
JOHN |
QUENNEVILLE |
16-Apr-96 |
BRANDON |
WHL |
6' 0.5" |
182 |
C |
L |
| 24 |
NIKOLAY |
GOLDOBIN |
07-Oct-95 |
SARNIA |
OHL |
5' 11.75" |
178 |
RW |
L |
| 25 |
ERIC |
CORNEL |
11-Apr-96 |
PETERBOROUGH |
OHL |
6' 1.5" |
186 |
C |
R |
| 26 |
BRYCEN |
MARTIN |
09-May-96 |
SWIFT CURRENT |
WHL |
6' 1.75" |
195 |
D |
L |
| 27 |
ROLAND |
MCKEOWN |
20-Jan-96 |
KINGSTON |
OHL |
6' 0.75" |
195 |
D |
R |
| 28 |
BRENDAN |
LEMIEUX |
15-Mar-96 |
BARRIE |
OHL |
6' 0.25" |
206 |
LW |
L |
| 29 |
REID |
GARDINER |
19-Jan-96 |
PRINCE ALBERT |
WHL |
5' 10.5" |
183 |
C/RW |
R |
| 31 |
BRAYDEN |
POINT |
13-Mar-96 |
MOOSE JAW |
WHL |
5' 9.75" |
160 |
C |
R |
| 32 |
NICHOLAS |
MAGYAR |
29-May-96 |
KITCHENER |
OHL |
6' 1.75" |
194 |
RW |
R |
| 33 |
DYLAN |
SADOWY |
02-Apr-96 |
SAGINAW |
OHL |
5' 11.75" |
183 |
LW |
L |
| 34 |
BRETT |
POLLOCK |
17-Mar-96 |
EDMONTON |
WHL |
6' 2.0" |
182 |
LW |
L |
| 35 |
CONNER |
BLEACKLEY |
07-Feb-96 |
RED DEER |
WHL |
6' 0.25" |
192 |
C |
R |
| 36 |
CHASE |
DE LEO |
25-Oct-95 |
PORTLAND |
WHL |
5' 9.0" |
178 |
C |
L |
| 37 |
JAYCE |
HAWRYLUK |
01-Jan-96 |
BRANDON |
WHL |
5' 10.25" |
190 |
C |
R |
| 39 |
HUNTER |
SMITH |
11-Sep-95 |
OSHAWA |
OHL |
6' 6.5" |
208 |
RW |
R |
| 40 |
NICOLAS |
AUBE-KUBEL |
10-May-96 |
VAL-D'OR |
QMJHL |
5' 11.0" |
187 |
RW |
R |
| 41 |
VACLAV |
KARABACEK |
02-May-96 |
GATINEAU |
QMJHL |
5' 11.75" |
196 |
RW |
R |
| 46 |
CONNOR |
CHATHAM |
30-Oct-95 |
PLYMOUTH |
OHL |
6' 2.0" |
222 |
RW |
R |
| 49 |
MICHAEL |
BUNTING |
17-Sep-95 |
SAULT STE. MARIE |
OHL |
5' 11.0" |
174 |
LW |
L |
| 50 |
RICHARD |
NEJEZCHLEB |
02-May-94 |
BRANDON |
WHL |
6' 2.0" |
203 |
LW |
L |
| 51 |
JULIEN |
NANTEL |
06-Sep-96 |
ROUYN-NORANDA |
QMJHL |
6' 0.0" |
193 |
C/LW |
L |
| 52 |
BRETT |
LERNOUT |
24-Sep-95 |
SWIFT CURRENT |
WHL |
6' 4.0" |
206 |
D |
R |
| 53 |
TRAVIS |
SANHEIM |
29-Mar-96 |
CALGARY |
WHL |
6' 3.0" |
181 |
D |
L |
| 54 |
AARON |
HAYDON |
06-Jan-96 |
NIAGARA |
OHL |
6' 2.5" |
197 |
D |
R |
| 55 |
BLAKE |
SIEBENALER |
27-Feb-96 |
NIAGARA |
OHL |
6' 0.5" |
192 |
D |
R |
| 56 |
ALEXANDER |
PETERS |
02-Jul-96 |
PLYMOUTH |
OHL |
6' 3.25" |
207 |
D |
L |
| 59 |
SPENCER |
WATSON |
25-Apr-96 |
KINGSTON |
OHL |
5' 9.75" |
170 |
RW |
R |
| 60 |
VLADIMIR |
TKACHEV |
05-Oct-95 |
MONCTON |
QMJHL |
5' 9.0" |
141 |
LW |
R |
| 62 |
JULIEN |
PELLETIER |
28-Jun-96 |
CAPE BRETON |
QMJHL |
5' 11.0" |
177 |
LW |
L |
| 64 |
DARBY |
LLEWELLYN |
19-Jul-96 |
KITCHENER |
OHL |
6' 0.5" |
176 |
LW |
L |
| 65 |
ALEXANDRE |
GOULET |
05-Apr-96 |
CHARLOTTETOWN |
QMJHL |
5' 11.0" |
191 |
C |
L |
| 67 |
JUSTIN |
KIRKLAND |
02-Aug-96 |
KELOWNA |
WHL |
6' 2.25" |
175 |
LW |
L |
| 68 |
MICHAEL |
AMADIO |
13-May-96 |
NORTH BAY |
OHL |
6' 1.0" |
190 |
C |
R |
| 69 |
KYLE |
JENKINS |
22-Apr-96 |
SAULT STE. MARIE |
OHL |
6' 0.0" |
166 |
D |
L |
| 70 |
FRANCIS |
PERRON |
18-Apr-96 |
ROUYN-NORANDA |
QMJHL |
5' 11.5" |
166 |
LW |
L |
| 71 |
CHRISTIAN |
DVORAK |
02-Feb-96 |
LONDON |
OHL |
6' 0.25" |
178 |
LW |
L |
| 72 |
ADAM |
HELEWKA |
21-Jul-95 |
SPOKANE |
WHL |
6' 1.0" |
194 |
LW |
L |
| 75 |
DANIEL |
AUDETTE |
06-May-96 |
SHERBROOKE |
QMJHL |
5' 8.0" |
175 |
C |
L |
| 76 |
RYAN |
REHILL |
07-Nov-95 |
KAMLOOPS |
WHL |
6' 2.0" |
210 |
D |
R |
| 77 |
DANIEL |
MOYNIHAN |
08-Dec-95 |
HALIFAX |
QMJHL |
6' 0.25" |
180 |
C/LW |
L |
| 78 |
ALEX |
SCHOENBORN |
12-Dec-95 |
PORTLAND |
WHL |
6' 0.5" |
196 |
RW |
R |
| 80 |
LUKE |
PHILP |
06-Nov-95 |
KOOTENAY |
WHL |
5' 9.5" |
178 |
C |
R |
| 82 |
DYSIN |
MAYO |
17-Aug-96 |
EDMONTON |
WHL |
5' 11.75" |
181 |
D |
R |
| 83 |
RINAT |
VALIEV |
11-May-95 |
KOOTENAY |
WHL |
6' 1.5" |
205 |
D |
L |
| 84 |
JOSHUA |
STERK |
17-Jan-95 |
OSHAWA |
OHL |
5' 11.25" |
175 |
C |
L |
| 85 |
KEEGAN |
IVERSON |
05-Apr-96 |
PORTLAND |
WHL |
6' 0.75" |
219 |
C/RW |
R |
| 86 |
BEN |
THOMAS |
28-May-96 |
CALGARY |
WHL |
6' 1.0" |
190 |
D |
R |
| 88 |
MATTHEW |
MISTELE |
17-Oct-95 |
PLYMOUTH |
OHL |
6' 1.5" |
190 |
LW |
L |
| 90 |
AARON |
IRVING |
03-Mar-96 |
EDMONTON |
WHL |
6' 0.5" |
185 |
D |
R |
| 91 |
RYAN |
FOSS |
27-Jan-96 |
WINDSOR |
OHL |
6' 3.0" |
183 |
C/LW |
L |
| 93 |
NELSON |
NOGIER |
27-May-96 |
SASKATOON |
WHL |
6' 2.25" |
191 |
D |
R |
| 95 |
JAEDON |
DESCHENEAU |
22-Feb-95 |
KOOTENAY |
WHL |
5' 8.75" |
186 |
RW |
R |
| 97 |
DOMINIC |
TURGEON |
25-Feb-96 |
PORTLAND |
WHL |
6' 1.75" |
198 |
C |
L |
| 99 |
RILEY |
STADEL |
16-Jan-96 |
KELOWNA |
WHL |
5' 9.5" |
166 |
D |
L |
| 102 |
DANIEL |
WALCOTT |
19-Feb-94 |
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND |
QMJHL |
5' 11.0" |
161 |
D |
L |
| 103 |
COLBY |
CAVE |
26-Dec-94 |
SWIFT CURRENT |
WHL |
6' 0.0" |
189 |
C/LW |
L |
| 104 |
CLARK |
BISHOP |
29-Mar-96 |
CAPE BRETON |
QMJHL |
5' 11.5" |
182 |
C |
L |
| 105 |
DALLAS |
VALENTINE |
28-May-96 |
MOOSE JAW |
WHL |
6' 3.5" |
195 |
D |
R |
| 110 |
ALEXIS |
PEPIN |
24-Apr-96 |
GATINEAU |
QMJHL |
6' 2.5" |
218 |
LW |
L |
| 111 |
JOSH |
WESLEY |
09-Apr-96 |
PLYMOUTH |
OHL |
6' 2.5" |
194 |
D |
R |
| 112 |
ALEXIS |
VANIER |
21-Dec-95 |
BAIE-COMEAU |
QMJHL |
6' 4.5" |
215 |
D |
L |
| 113 |
SANTINO |
CENTORAME |
28-Apr-96 |
OWEN SOUND |
OHL |
5' 10.25" |
182 |
D |
R |
| 115 |
KEVIN |
LABANC |
12-Dec-95 |
BARRIE |
OHL |
5' 10.5" |
186 |
RW |
R |
| 121 |
RADEL |
FAZLEEV |
07-Jan-96 |
CALGARY |
WHL |
6' 0.75" |
176 |
C |
L |
| 123 |
STEFAN |
LEBLANC |
16-Mar-96 |
MISSISSAUGA |
OHL |
5' 11.25" |
178 |
D |
L |
| 125 |
STEPHEN |
DESROCHER |
26-Jan-96 |
OSHAWA |
OHL |
6' 3.5" |
187 |
D |
L |
| 126 |
OLIVIER |
LEBLANC |
17-Feb-96 |
SAINT JOHN |
QMJHL |
5' 11.5" |
157 |
D |
L |
| 127 |
SAM |
RUOPP |
03-Jun-96 |
PRINCE GEORGE |
WHL |
6' 3.25" |
174 |
D |
L |
| 128 |
MATTHEW |
MURPHY |
01-May-95 |
HALIFAX |
QMJHL |
6' 2.0" |
202 |
D |
L |
| 129 |
YANNICK |
RATHGEB |
24-Oct-95 |
PLYMOUTH |
OHL |
6' 0.5" |
189 |
D |
R |
| 130 |
COLTON |
BOBYK |
17-Mar-96 |
SPOKANE |
WHL |
6' 1.25" |
190 |
D |
L |
| 134 |
BLAKE |
CLARKE |
24-Jan-96 |
SAGINAW |
OHL |
6' 1.0" |
196 |
LW |
L |
| 136 |
ROURKE |
CHARTIER |
03-Apr-96 |
KELOWNA |
WHL |
5' 10.25" |
173 |
C |
L |
| 137 |
REID |
DUKE |
28-Jan-96 |
LETHBRIDGE |
WHL |
5' 11.5" |
189 |
C |
R |
| 140 |
PATRICK |
SANVIDO |
28-Jun-96 |
WINDSOR |
OHL |
6' 5.25" |
218 |
D |
L |
| 141 |
TYSON |
BAILLIE |
16-Nov-95 |
KELOWNA |
WHL |
5' 9.5" |
188 |
C |
R |
| 143 |
NIKI |
PETTI |
13-Aug-96 |
BELLEVILLE |
OHL |
5' 11.0" |
184 |
C |
L |
| 144 |
DRYDEN |
HUNT |
24-Nov-95 |
REGINA |
WHL |
5' 11.5" |
196 |
C/LW |
L |
| 145 |
EDGARS |
KULDA |
13-Nov-94 |
EDMONTON |
WHL |
5' 11.25" |
177 |
LW |
L |
| 148 |
JOSH |
THROWER |
17-Mar-96 |
TRI-CITY |
WHL |
6' 0.5" |
194 |
D |
R |
| 150 |
CODY |
DONAGHEY |
10-May-96 |
QUEBEC |
QMJHL |
6' 0.5" |
184 |
D |
R |
| 151 |
ALEXEY |
SLEPTSOV |
01-Feb-96 |
MOOSE JAW |
WHL |
5' 11.5" |
160 |
D |
R |
| 152 |
JACOB |
BUSCH |
10-Jul-96 |
OSHAWA |
OHL |
6' 0.5" |
172 |
RW |
R |
| 153 |
CHANDLER |
YAKIMOWICZ |
26-Jan-96 |
LONDON |
OHL |
6' 2.0" |
198 |
RW |
R |
| 154 |
JADEN |
LINDO |
11-Jan-96 |
OWEN SOUND |
OHL |
6' 1.0" |
201 |
RW |
R |
| 155 |
MATTHEW |
HIGHMORE |
27-Feb-96 |
SAINT JOHN |
QMJHL |
5' 10.5" |
170 |
C |
L |
| 159 |
NIKITA |
JEVPALOVS |
09-Sep-94 |
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND |
QMJHL |
6' 0.5" |
196 |
LW |
R |
| 160 |
TAYLOR |
COOPER |
01-Nov-95 |
LETHBRIDGE |
WHL |
6' 0.0" |
183 |
LW |
L |
| 161 |
KYLE |
PETTIT |
19-Jan-96 |
ERIE |
OHL |
6' 4.0" |
200 |
C |
L |
| 165 |
CORDELL |
JAMES |
14-Jun-96 |
BARRIE |
OHL |
6' 1.0" |
190 |
C |
L |
| 166 |
STEPHEN |
HARPER |
25-Mar-95 |
BELLEVILLE |
OHL |
6' 2.0" |
205 |
LW |
L |
| 171 |
CAMERON |
DARCY |
02-Mar-94 |
CAPE BRETON |
QMJHL |
6' 0.0" |
192 |
C |
R |
| 172 |
JACOB |
MIDDLETON |
02-Jan-96 |
OTTAWA |
OHL |
6' 2.75" |
200 |
D |
L |
| 173 |
SPENCER |
SMALLMAN |
09-Sep-96 |
SAINT JOHN |
QMJHL |
5' 11.5" |
187 |
RW |
R |
| 174 |
BRANDON |
PROPHET |
03-Jun-96 |
SAGINAW |
OHL |
6' 2.0" |
202 |
D |
L |
| 175 |
KEVIN |
LALIBERTE |
29-Jun-96 |
CHARLOTTETOWN |
QMJHL |
6' 1.5" |
178 |
D |
R |
| 176 |
FRANK |
HORA |
01-Jun-96 |
KITCHENER |
OHL |
6' 1.5" |
193 |
D |
R |
| 178 |
KAYLE |
DOETZEL |
19-Jun-95 |
RED DEER |
WHL |
6' 3.0" |
190 |
D |
R |
| 183 |
SERGEI |
BOIKOV |
24-Jan-96 |
DRUMMONDVILLE |
QMJHL |
6' 1.0" |
193 |
D |
L |
| 186 |
ZACHARY |
BRATINA |
06-Jan-96 |
NORTH BAY |
OHL |
6' 1.0" |
181 |
LW |
L |
| 187 |
ALEX |
LINTUNIEMI |
23-Sep-95 |
OTTAWA |
OHL |
6' 3.0" |
231 |
D |
L |
| 191 |
KYLE |
WOOD |
04-May-96 |
NORTH BAY |
OHL |
6' 3.75" |
195 |
D |
R |
| 192 |
ALEKSANDR |
MIKULOVICH |
01-Jul-96 |
NIAGARA |
OHL |
6' 2.5" |
206 |
D |
L |
| 195 |
BRYAN |
MOORE |
25-May-94 |
SAULT STE. MARIE |
OHL |
5' 11.25" |
199 |
RW |
L |
| 196 |
EDSON |
HARLACHER |
22-Jan-96 |
KAMLOOPS |
WHL |
6' 2.0" |
187 |
D |
L |
| 197 |
PHIL |
BALTISBERGER |
13-Nov-95 |
GUELPH |
OHL |
6' 0.5" |
202 |
D |
L |
| 198 |
LOUICK |
MARCOTTE |
07-Jan-94 |
VAL-D'OR |
QMJHL |
6' 0.0" |
189 |
LW |
R |
| 201 |
MICHAEL |
JOLY |
05-May-95 |
RIMOUSKI |
QMJHL |
5' 10.0" |
173 |
RW |
L |
| 202 |
EMIL |
ARONSSON |
08-Oct-95 |
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND |
QMJHL |
6' 0.0" |
187 |
C |
L |
| 204 |
DANIEL |
DE SOUSA |
14-Mar-96 |
SAGINAW |
OHL |
5' 10.5" |
170 |
D |
R |
| 208 |
RIHARDS |
BUKARTS |
31-Dec-95 |
BRANDON |
WHL |
5' 8.5" |
183 |
LW |
R |
| 210 |
KRIS |
HODGE |
12-Oct-95 |
SHAWINIGAN |
QMJHL |
6' 0.5" |
192 |
C |
L |
CHL Goaltenders ranked by NHL Central Scouting:
| FR |
First Name |
Last Name |
Birthdate |
Team |
League |
Height |
Weight |
Pos |
S/C |
| 2 |
MASON |
MCDONALD |
23-Apr-96 |
CHARLOTTETOWN |
QMJHL |
6' 4.0" |
178 |
G |
R |
| 3 |
BRENT |
MORAN |
05-Jul-96 |
NIAGARA |
OHL |
6' 3.5" |
186 |
G |
L |
| 4 |
ALEX |
NEDELJKOVIC |
07-Jan-96 |
PLYMOUTH |
OHL |
5' 11.75" |
190 |
G |
L |
| 6 |
BRANDON |
HALVERSON |
29-Mar-96 |
SAULT STE. MARIE |
OHL |
6' 3.5" |
176 |
G |
L |
| 10 |
KEVEN |
BOUCHARD |
19-Apr-96 |
VAL-D'OR |
QMJHL |
6' 2.0" |
205 |
G |
L |
| 12 |
MATTHEW |
MANCINA |
29-Apr-96 |
GUELPH |
OHL |
6' 2.25" |
178 |
G |
L |
| 15 |
DEVIN |
WILLIAMS |
30-Oct-95 |
ERIE |
OHL |
5' 11.75" |
165 |
G |
L |
| 17 |
JUSTIN |
PAULIC |
07-Oct-95 |
MOOSE JAW |
WHL |
6' 0.5" |
199 |
G |
L |
| 18 |
TY |
EDMONDS |
20-Aug-96 |
PRINCE GEORGE |
WHL |
6' 1.5" |
172 |
G |
L |
| 21 |
JULIO |
BILLIA |
11-Mar-96 |
CHICOUTIMI |
QMJHL |
5' 11.0" |
164 |
G |
L |
| 22 |
AUSTIN |
LOTZ |
27-May-95 |
EVERETT |
WHL |
6' 1.0" |
200 |
G |
L |
| 23 |
LOUIS-PHILIP |
GUINDON |
21-Apr-95 |
DRUMMONDVILLE |
QMJHL |
6' 1.0" |
181 |
G |
L |
| 24 |
JORDAN |
PAPIRNY |
10-Apr-96 |
BRANDON |
WHL |
6' 0.0" |
166 |
G |
L |
| 25 |
JACK |
FLINN |
20-Dec-95 |
OWEN SOUND |
OHL |
6' 7.25" |
204 |
G |
L |
| 27 |
KEN |
APPLEBY |
10-Apr-95 |
OSHAWA |
OHL |
6' 4.25" |
207 |
G |
L |
| 28 |
ALEXANDER |
MOODIE |
16-Mar-95 |
SASKATOON |
WHL |
6' 0.5" |
182 |
G |
L |
| 29 |
LANDON |
BOW |
24-Aug-95 |
SWIFT CURRENT |
WHL |
6' 3.5" |
214 |
G |
L |
