Tuesday 20 January 2015

Soy & Reddekopp Make NHL CSS Mid-Term Rankings

51 WHL PLAYERS IN NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING MIDTERM RANKINGS
44 WHL skaters and seven WHL goaltenders ranked.

CALGARY, AB – The Western Hockey League announced today that 51 WHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in their Midterm Rankings for the 2015 NHL Draft.

Matthew Barzal (Coquitlam, BC / Seattle Thunderbirds) is currently ranked ninth amongst North American skaters while Ivan Provorov (#10 – Yaroslavl, Russia / Brandon Wheat Kings), Nick Merkley (#13 – Calgary, AB / Kelowna Rockets), Brandon Carlo (#16 – Colorado Springs, CO / Tri-City Americans), Jansen Harkins (#18 – North Vancouver, BC / Prince George Cougars), and Paul Bittner (#19 – Crookston, MN / Portland Winterhawks) were all ranked in the top 20.

Nick Schneider (Leduc, AB / Medicine Hat Tigers) was ranked eighth amongst North American goaltenders while Adin Hill (Calgary, AB / Portland Winterhawks) followed at ninth.

Last year, 37 WHL players were selected in the NHL Draft including nine in the first round.

WHL Skaters - NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings (North America):
Rank
Name
Team
Position
Height
Weight
9
BARZAL,MATHEW
SEATTLE
C
5' 11.25"
175
10
PROVOROV, IVAN
BRANDON
D
6' 0.0"
191
13
MERKLEY,NICHOLAS
KELOWNA
C
5' 10.75"
191
16
CARLO, BRANDON
TRI-CITY
D
6' 4.75"
198
18
HARKINS, JANSEN
PRINCE GEORGE
C
6' 0.75"
177
19
BITTNER, PAUL
PORTLAND
LW
6' 4.0"
206
24
DeBRUSK, JAKE
SWIFT CURRENT
LW
5' 11.5"
171
31
PILON, RYAN
BRANDON
D
6' 2.0"
206
32
MUSIL, ADAM
RED DEER
C
6' 2.5"
198
37
GAWDIN, GLENN
SWIFT CURRENT
C
6' 0.75"
188
38
JUULSEN, NOAH
EVERETT
D
6' 1.25"
175
43
WAGNER, AUSTIN
REGINA
LW
6' 1.0"
178
46
WOTHERSPOON,PARKER
TRI-CITY
D
6' 0.25"
171
61
GABRIELLE, JESSE
REGINA
LW
5' 10.75"
205
62
GROPP, RYAN
SEATTLE
LW
6' 2.0"
184
66
STRAND, AUSTIN
RED DEER
D
6' 3.25"
194
69
NIELSEN, ANDREW
LETHBRIDGE
D
6' 3.0"
207
76
GUHLE, BRENDAN
PRINCE ALBERT
D
6' 1.5"
184
93
PAWLENCHUK, GRAYSON
RED DEER
LW
5' 11.5"
183
94
KOLESAR, KEEGAN
SEATTLE
RW
6' 1.25"
217
97
ZBOROSKY,ZACHARY
KOOTENAY
RW
5' 11.0"
175
100
HOBBS, CONNOR
REGINA
D
6' 0.5"
187
101
BETHUNE, JARED
PRINCE
GEORGE
C
6' 0.0"
174
104
GARDINER, REID
PRINCE ALBERT
C/RW
5' 10.5"
187
106
OLSON, TATE
PRINCE GEORGE
D
6' 2.25"
174
108
STEPHENS, DEVANTE
KELOWNA
D
6' 1.25"
171
110
SIDEROFF, DEVEN
KAMLOOPS
RW
5' 11.0"
171
114
FORA, MICHAEL
KAMLOOPS
D
6' 2.5"
210
133
BEAR, ETHAN
SEATTLE
D
5' 11.0"
200
134
GATENBY, JOE
KELOWNA
D
6' 0.25"
176
137
DAVIS, KEVIN
EVERETT
D
5' 11.75"
183
140
KARNAUKHOV, PAVEL
CALGARY
LW
6' 2.5"
194
144
BRADLEY, MATTHEW
MEDICINE HAT
C
5' 11.25"
187
150
MORRISON, BRAD
PRINCE GEORGE
C
5' 11.5"
154
152
SOY, TYLER
VICTORIA
C
5' 11.5"
172
160
HUNT, DRYDEN
REGINA
C/LW
6' 0.0"
199
164
JENSEN, KADE
LETHBRIDGE
D
6' 1.5"
191
169
COMRIE, TY
TRI-CITY
C
5' 11.5"
169
179
PFEIFER, TRISTEN
EVERETT
D
6' 4.0"
180
184
OVERHARDT, ALEX
PORTLAND
C
5' 11.0"
181
190
BUKARTS, RIHARDS
BRANDON
LW
5' 8.5"
190
191
PHILP, LUKE
KOOTENAY
C
5' 9.25"
180
197
ZBOROVSKIY, SERGEY
REGINA
D
6' 3.0"
198
199
REDDEKOPP, CHAZ
VICTORIA
D
6' 3.25"
219

WHL Goaltenders - NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings (North America):
Rank
Name
Team
Hand
Height
Weight
8
SCHNEIDER, NICK
MEDICINE HAT
R
6' 1.75"
160
9
HILL, ADIN
PORTLAND
L
6' 3.5"
198
12
TOTH, RYLAN
RED DEER
L
6' 1.5"
195
13
MCBRIDE, NICK
PRINCE ALBERT
L
6' 3.5"
179
25
PAPIRNY,JORDAN
BRANDON
L
6' 0.5"
173
31
PARENTEAU,RYLAN
PRINCE ALBERT
L
6' 0.5"
191
33
INGRAM, CONNOR
KAMLOOPS
L
6' 0.5"
212


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