Toronto, ON – The
Canadian Hockey
League announced
that 150 CHL players
appear in NHL
Central Scouting’s
Midterm Rankings for
the 2015 NHL Draft
which takes place
June 26-27 in
Sunrise, Florida.
The domestic
rankings list a
total of 210 North
American skaters
including 132 from
the CHL, also
listing an
additional 35 North
American goaltenders
including 18 that
currently compete in
the CHL.
Connor McDavid of
the Erie Otters is
the top ranked North
American skater and
headlines a list of
seven CHL players
appearing in the
top-10. Fellow
Canadian National
Junior Team gold
medalist Lawson
Crouse of the
Kingston Frontenacs
is listed at number
four, followed the
Otters’ Dylan Strome
at number five. OHL
top scorer Mitchell
Marner appears at
number seven in the
rankings, followed
by Pavel Zacha of
the Sarnia Sting at
number eight, Mathew
Barzal of the
Seattle Thunderbirds
at nine, and
defenceman Ivan
Provorov of the
Brandon Wheat Kings
at ten.
Seven of the top-10
ranked goalies are
also from the CHL
including the top
three led by
Mackenzie Blackwood
of the Barrie Colts.
Callum Booth of the
Quebec Remparts is
listed at two,
followed by Samuel
Montembeault of the
Blainville-Boisbriand
Armada at number
three.
The Ontario Hockey
League leads the way
with 53 players
appearing in the
rankings including
46 skaters and seven
goaltenders,
followed by 51
players from the
Western Hockey
League including 44
skaters and seven
goaltenders, with a
total of 46 players
from the Quebec
Major Junior Hockey
League listed
including 42 skaters
and four
goaltenders.
All 40 of the CHL
players competing in
the 2015 BMO CHL/NHL
Top Prospects Game
on Thursday January
22 in St.
Catharines, ON,
appear in the
Midterm Rankings
including 32 of the
top-60 skaters.
Last season, 146 CHL
players appeared in
the Midterm Rankings
before 95 players
from the CHL were
selected in the 2014
NHL Draft including
20 players chosen in
the first round.
CHL North American
Skaters:
Rank, Name, Club,
League, Birthdate,
Height, Weight,
Position, Shot
1 MCDAVID, CONNOR
ERIE OHL 13-Jan-1997
6' 0.75" 195 lbs * C
L
4 CROUSE, LAWSON
KINGSTON OHL
23-Jun-1997 6' 4.0"
211 lbs * LW L
5 STROME, DYLAN ERIE
OHL 07-Mar-1997 6'
3.0" 187 lbs * C L
7 MARNER, MITCHELL
LONDON OHL
05-May-1997 5' 11.0"
155 lbs * C R
8 ZACHA, PAVEL
SARNIA OHL
06-Apr-1997 6' 3.0"
210 lbs * C L
9 BARZAL, MATHEW
SEATTLE WHL
26-May-1997 5'
11.25" 175 lbs * C R
10 PROVOROV, IVAN
BRANDON WHL
13-Jan-1997 6' 0.0"
191 lbs * D L
11 ZBORIL, JAKUB
SAINT JOHN QMJHL
21-Feb-1997 6' 0.75"
184 lbs * D L
12 MEIER, TIMO
HALIFAX QMJHL
08-Oct-1996 6' 1.0"
208 lbs * RW L
13 MERKLEY, NICHOLAS
KELOWNA WHL
23-May-1997 5'
10.75" 191 lbs * C R
15 CHABOT, THOMAS
SAINT JOHN QMJHL
30-Jan-1997 6' 1.25"
181 lbs * D L
16 CARLO, BRANDON
TRI-CITY WHL
26-Nov-1996 6' 4.75"
198 lbs * D R
17 CHLAPIK, FILIP
CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL
03-Jun-1997 6' 0.75"
194 lbs * C L
18 HARKINS, JANSEN
PRINCE GEORGE WHL
23-May-1997 6' 0.75"
177 lbs * C L
19 BITTNER, PAUL
PORTLAND WHL
04-Nov-1996 6' 4.0"
206 lbs * LW L
20 SPRONG, DANIEL
CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL
17-Mar-1997 6' 0.0"
189 lbs * RW R
21 SVECHNIKOV,
EVGENY CAPE BRETON
QMJHL 31-Oct-1996 6'
2.0" 199 lbs * LW L
23 ROY, JEREMY
SHERBROOKE QMJHL
14-May-1997 5'
11.75" 189 lbs * D R
24 DeBRUSK, JAKE
SWIFT CURRENT WHL
17-Oct-1996 5' 11.5"
171 lbs * LW L
25 ROY, NICOLAS
CHICOUTIMI QMJHL
05-Feb-1997 6' 4.0"
199 lbs * C R
26 KONECNY, TRAVIS
OTTAWA OHL
11-Mar-1997 5' 9.75"
174 lbs * C R
30 BRISEBOIS,
GUILLAUME ACADIE-BATHURST
QMJHL 21-Jul-1997 6'
1.75" 170 lbs * D L
31 PILON, RYAN
BRANDON WHL
10-Oct-1996 6' 2.0"
206 lbs * D L
32 MUSIL, ADAM RED
DEER WHL 26-Mar-1997
6' 2.5" 198 lbs * C
R
33 VANDE SOMPEL,
MITCHELL OSHAWA OHL
11-Feb-1997 5' 10.0"
182 lbs * D L
35 YAN, DENNIS
SHAWINIGAN QMJHL
14-Apr-1997 6' 1.25"
180 lbs * LW L
37 GAWDIN, GLENN
SWIFT CURRENT WHL
25-Mar-1997 6' 0.75"
188 lbs * C R
38 JUULSEN, NOAH
EVERETT WHL
02-Apr-1997 6' 1.25"
175 lbs * D R
41 KOROSTELEV,
NIKITA SARNIA OHL
08-Feb-1997 6' 1.25"
195 lbs * RW R
42 MARSH, ADAM SAINT
JOHN QMJHL
22-Aug-1997 6' 0.0"
160 lbs * LW L
43 WAGNER, AUSTIN
REGINA WHL
23-Jun-1997 6' 1.0"
178 lbs * LW L
44 SPEERS, BLAKE
SAULT STE. MARIE OHL
02-Jan-1997 5'
10.75" 180 lbs * C R
45 MELOCHE, NICOLAS
BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL
18-Jul-1997 6' 2.5"
202 lbs * D R
46 WOTHERSPOON,
PARKER TRI-CITY WHL
24-Aug-1997 6' 0.25"
171 lbs * D L
47 DERMOTT, TRAVIS
ERIE OHL 22-Dec-1996
5' 11.25" 197 lbs *
D L
48 GAGNE, GABRIEL
VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL
11-Nov-1996 6' 4.75"
186 lbs * RW R
49 BEAUVILLIER,
ANTHONY SHAWINIGAN
QMJHL 08-Jun-1997 5'
10.25" 173 lbs * LW
L
50 TRENIN, YAKOV
GATINEAU QMJHL
13-Jan-1997 6' 1.75"
192 lbs * C L
51 SPENCER, MATTHEW
PETERBOROUGH OHL
24-Mar-1997 6' 1.5"
201 lbs * D R
53 DUNN, VINCE
NIAGARA OHL
29-Oct-1996 5'
11.75" 182 lbs * D L
54 KNOTT, GRAHAM
NIAGARA OHL
13-Jan-1997 6' 3.25"
192 lbs * LW L
55 NOEL, NATHAN
SAINT JOHN QMJHL
21-Jun-1997 5'
10.75" 170 lbs * C R
56 SENYSHYN, ZACHARY
SAULT STE. MARIE OHL
30-Mar-1997 6' 1.0"
192 lbs * RW R
58 TIMASHOV, DMYTRO
QUEBEC QMJHL
01-Oct-1996 5' 9.25"
192 lbs * LW L
59 GALIPEAU, OLIVIER
VAL-D'OR QMJHL
22-May-1997 6' 0.5"
202 lbs * D L
60 CARRIER,
ALEXANDRE GATINEAU
QMJHL 08-Oct-1996 5'
11.0" 174 lbs * D R
61 GABRIELLE, JESSE
REGINA WHL
17-Jun-1997 5'
10.75" 205 lbs * LW
L
62 GROPP, RYAN
SEATTLE WHL
16-Sep-1996 6' 2.0"
184 lbs * LW L
65 LAUZON, JEREMY
ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL
28-Apr-1997 6' 1.75"
193 lbs * D L
66 STRAND, AUSTIN
RED DEER WHL
17-Feb-1997 6' 3.25"
194 lbs * D R
67 CAPOBIANCO, KYLE
SUDBURY OHL
13-Aug-1997 6' 1.0"
178 lbs * D L
68 BOURAMMAN, GUSTAV
SAULT STE. MARIE OHL
24-Jan-1997 5'
11.25" 184 lbs * D R
69 NIELSEN, ANDREW
LETHBRIDGE WHL
13-Nov-1996 6' 3.0"
207 lbs * D R
73 DOVE-MCFALLS,
SAMUEL SAINT JOHN
QMJHL 10-Apr-1997 6'
2.0" 207 lbs * LW L
76 GUHLE, BRENDAN
PRINCE ALBERT WHL
29-Jul-1997 6' 1.5"
184 lbs * D L
79 ASKEW, CAMERON
MONCTON QMJHL
13-May-1997 6' 2.25"
203 lbs * C R
80 KIELLY, KAMERON
CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL
13-Dec-1996 6' 0.0"
180 lbs * RW R
84 ANDERSSON, RASMUS
BARRIE OHL
27-Oct-1996 6' 0.0"
210 lbs * D R
88 CIRELLI, ANTHONY
OSHAWA OHL
15-Jul-1997 5' 11.5"
160 lbs * C L
89 ALAIN, ALEXANDRE
GATINEAU QMJHL
03-Mar-1997 6' 0.25"
173 lbs * C R
91 LEVEILLE, LOIK
CAPE BRETON QMJHL
25-Sep-1996 5' 11.5"
223 lbs * D R
92 MARTENET, CHRIS
LONDON OHL
25-Sep-1996 6' 7.0"
198 lbs * D L
93 PAWLENCHUK,
GRAYSON RED DEER WHL
22-Mar-1997 5' 11.5"
183 lbs * LW L
94 KOLESAR, KEEGAN
SEATTLE WHL
08-Apr-1997 6' 1.25"
217 lbs * RW R
95 LUFF, MATT
BELLEVILLE OHL
05-May-1997 6' 1.5"
179 lbs * RW R
96 SZYPULA, ETHAN
OWEN SOUND OHL
28-Jan-1997 5' 10.5"
168 lbs * C R
97 ZBOROSKY, ZACHARY
KOOTENAY WHL
15-Oct-1996 5' 11.0"
175 lbs * RW R
98 SCHEMITSCH,
THOMAS OWEN SOUND
OHL 26-Oct-1996 6'
3.0" 205 lbs * D R
99 HENLEY, DAVID
CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL
13-Mar-1997 6' 4.5"
203 lbs * D L
100 HOBBS, CONNOR
REGINA WHL
04-Jan-1997 6' 0.5"
187 lbs * D R
101 BETHUNE, JARED
PRINCE GEORGE WHL
20-Jan-1997 6' 0.0"
174 lbs * C L
103 RICHARD, ANTHONY
VAL-D'OR QMJHL
20-Dec-1996 5' 9.5"
163 lbs * C L
104 GARDINER, REID
PRINCE ALBERT WHL
19-Jan-1996 5' 10.5"
187 lbs * C/RW R
106 OLSON, TATE
PRINCE GEORGE WHL
21-Mar-1997 6' 2.25"
174 lbs * D L
108 STEPHENS,
DEVANTE KELOWNA WHL
02-Jan-1997 6' 1.25"
171 lbs * D L
110 SIDEROFF, DEVEN
KAMLOOPS WHL
14-Apr-1997 5' 11.0"
171 lbs * RW R
111 RADKE, ROY
BARRIE OHL
10-Dec-1996 6' 2.5"
203 lbs * RW R
112 FOURNIER, JORDAN
VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL
04-Apr-1997 6' 1.25"
181 lbs * RW R
113 STEPHENS,
MITCHELL SAGINAW OHL
05-Feb-1997 5'
11.25" 184 lbs * C R
114 FORA, MICHAEL
KAMLOOPS WHL
31-Oct-1995 6' 2.5"
210 lbs * D R
115 MARCOUX, ANTOINE
VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL
14-Nov-1996 6' 1.0"
170 lbs * C L
116 SUTER, PIUS
GUELPH OHL
24-May-1996 5' 11.0"
165 lbs * C L
117 MCCOOL, HAYDEN
WINDSOR OHL
11-Apr-1997 6' 3.0"
200 lbs * C L
118 LALONDE, BRADLEY
CAPE BRETON QMJHL
01-Aug-1997 6' 0.5"
193 lbs * D R
119 LEMCKE, JUSTIN
BELLEVILLE OHL
13-Feb-1997 6' 2.25"
200 lbs * D R
120 SIMPSON, MARK
ACADIE-BATHURST
QMJHL 24-Apr-1995 6'
5.25" 189 lbs * C L
121 TKACHEV,
VLADIMIR QUEBEC
QMJHL 05-Oct-1995 5'
9.5" 144 lbs * LW R
124 MCKENZIE, BRETT
NORTH BAY OHL
12-Mar-1997 6' 1.75"
190 lbs * C L
126 VAN BOEKEL, JACK
SAINT JOHN QMJHL
19-Feb-1996 6' 6.75"
200 lbs * D L
127 ADDISON,
JEREMIAH OTTAWA OHL
21-Oct-1996 5'
11.75" 182 lbs * LW
L
129 BETZ, NICK ERIE
OHL 18-Jul-1995 6'
4.25" 220 lbs * RW R
130 FONTAINE,
GABRIEL SHERBROOKE
QMJHL 30-Apr-1997 6'
1.0" 179 lbs * C L
133 BEAR, ETHAN
SEATTLE WHL
26-Jun-1997 5' 11.0"
200 lbs * D R
134 GATENBY, JOE
KELOWNA WHL
15-May-1997 6' 0.25"
176 lbs * D R
135 MACARTHUR, TYLER
OWEN SOUND OHL
25-May-1997 6' 3.5"
177 lbs * D R
136 FORTIN,
ALEXANDRE ROUYN-NORANDA
QMJHL 25-Feb-1997 6'
0.0" 173 lbs * C L
137 DAVIS, KEVIN
EVERETT WHL
14-Mar-1997 5'
11.75" 183 lbs * D R
138 MURPHY, MATTHEW
QUEBEC QMJHL
01-May-1995 6' 2.25"
208 lbs * D L
140 KARNAUKHOV,
PAVEL CALGARY WHL
15-Mar-1997 6' 2.5"
194 lbs * LW L
142 MOYNIHAN, CONNOR
HALIFAX QMJHL
20-Jul-1997 6' 3.75"
211 lbs * LW L
143 FOX, TRENT
BELLEVILLE OHL
16-Jul-1997 6' 2.0"
190 lbs * C L
144 BRADLEY, MATTHEW
MEDICINE HAT WHL
22-Jan-1997 5'
11.25" 187 lbs * C R
145 SALITURO, DANTE
OTTAWA OHL
15-Nov-1996 5' 8.25"
178 lbs * C R
146 SMALLMAN,
SPENCER SAINT JOHN
QMJHL 09-Sep-1996 6'
0.5" 184 lbs * RW R
147 MANGIAPANE,
ANDREW BARRIE OHL
04-Apr-1996 5' 10.0"
170 lbs * LW L
148 WEBSTER, BAILEY
SAINT JOHN QMJHL
08-Sep-1997 6' 3.0"
210 lbs * D R
150 MORRISON, BRAD
PRINCE GEORGE WHL
04-Jan-1997 5' 11.5"
154 lbs * C L
151 FRANZEN, GUSTAF
KITCHENER OHL
22-Sep-1996 5'
10.75" 173 lbs * C R
152 SOY, TYLER
VICTORIA WHL
10-Feb-1997 5' 11.5"
172 lbs * C L
153 LINDBERG,
BRANDON SARNIA OHL
24-Sep-1996 6' 0.5"
205 lbs * C L
154 WHITE, COLTON
SAULT STE. MARIE OHL
03-May-1997 6' 0.0"
182 lbs * D L
155 MYERS, PHILIPPE
ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL
25-Jan-1997 6' 4.75"
196 lbs * D R
158 MILLER, DAVID
KITCHENER OHL
25-Sep-1996 5' 8.5"
180 lbs * C R
159 ARTEMOV, ARTEM
SAGINAW OHL
17-Jan-1997 5' 10.5"
200 lbs LW R
160 HUNT, DRYDEN
REGINA WHL
24-Nov-1995 6' 0.0"
199 lbs * C/LW L
163 GOULET,
ALEXANDRE
CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL
05-Apr-1996 5' 11.5"
195 lbs * C L
164 JENSEN, KADE
LETHBRIDGE WHL
03-May-1997 6' 1.5"
191 lbs * D L
169 COMRIE, TY
TRI-CITY WHL
08-Aug-1997 5' 11.5"
169 lbs * C L
171 LIZOTTE, CAMERON
PETERBOROUGH OHL
24-Aug-1997 6' 1.25"
193 lbs * D L
173 CRAWLEY, BRANDON
LONDON OHL
02-Feb-1997 6' 0.5"
198 lbs * D L
179 PFEIFER, TRISTEN
EVERETT WHL
28-May-1996 6' 4.0"
180 lbs * D R
180 PALMU, PETRUS
OWEN SOUND OHL
16-Jul-1997 5' 5.75"
169 lbs * LW L
181 DESROCHER,
STEPHEN OSHAWA OHL
26-Jan-1996 6' 3.75"
198 lbs * D L
184 OVERHARDT, ALEX
PORTLAND WHL
15-Jan-1997 5' 11.0"
181 lbs * C L
186 LAISHRAM, ADAM
BELLEVILLE OHL
08-Apr-1997 5' 8.5"
158 lbs * RW R
190 BUKARTS, RIHARDS
BRANDON WHL
31-Dec-1995 5' 8.5"
190 lbs * LW R
191 PHILP, LUKE
KOOTENAY WHL
06-Nov-1995 5' 9.25"
180 lbs * C R
193 MCFADDEN,
GARRETT GUELPH OHL
21-Aug-1997 5' 10.5"
180 lbs * D L
195 CRAWFORD, MARCUS
SAGINAW OHL
21-Mar-1997 5' 11.0"
193 lbs * D R
196 BELL, JASON
SAINT JOHN QMJHL
26-Apr-1997 6' 2.0"
188 lbs * D L
197 ZBOROVSKIY,
SERGEY REGINA WHL
21-Feb-1997 6' 3.0"
198 lbs * D L
199 REDDEKOPP, CHAZ
VICTORIA WHL
01-Jan-1997 6' 3.25"
219 lbs * D L
CHL North
American
Goaltenders:
Rank, Name, Club,
League, Birthdate,
Height, Weight,
Position, Catches
1 BLACKWOOD,
MACKENZIE BARRIE OHL
09-Dec-1996 6' 4.0"
215 lbs * L
2 BOOTH, CALLUM
QUEBEC QMJHL
21-May-1997 6' 2.75"
199 lbs * L
3 MONTEMBEAULT,
SAMUEL
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND
QMJHL 30-Oct-1996 6'
2.25" 164 lbs * L
6 MCNIVEN, MICHAEL
OWEN SOUND OHL
09-Jul-1997 6' 0.5"
205 lbs * L
8 SCHNEIDER, NICK
MEDICINE HAT WHL
31-Jul-1997 6' 1.75"
160 lbs * R
9 HILL, ADIN
PORTLAND WHL
11-May-1996 6' 3.5"
198 lbs * L
10 HICKS, CONNOR
BELLEVILLE OHL
20-Feb-1997 6' 3.25"
189 lbs * L
12 TOTH, RYLAN RED
DEER WHL 31-May-1996
6' 1.5" 195 lbs * L
13 MCBRIDE, NICK
PRINCE ALBERT WHL
11-Jan-1997 6' 3.5"
179 lbs * L
14 HERBST, LIAM
OTTAWA OHL
14-Sep-1996 6' 3.75"
194 lbs * R
17 HELVIG, JEREMY
KINGSTON OHL
25-May-1997 6' 2.75"
216 lbs * L
25 PAPIRNY, JORDAN
BRANDON WHL
10-Apr-1996 6' 0.5"
173 lbs * L
26 FLINN, JACK OWEN
SOUND OHL
20-Dec-1995 6' 7.0"
223 lbs * L
27 BOWMAN, ZACK
PLYMOUTH OHL
31-Jul-1997 6' 0.0"
168 lbs * L
30 BELISLE, JEREMY
ROUYN-NORANDA QMJHL
04-Apr-1997 6' 0.0"
157 lbs * L
31 PARENTEAU, RYLAN
PRINCE ALBERT WHL
16-Nov-1996 6' 0.5"
191 lbs * L
32 TREMBLAY, OLIVIER
VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL
20-Aug-1997 5'
11.25" 182 lbs * L
33 INGRAM, CONNOR
KAMLOOPS WHL
31-Mar-1997 6' 0.5"
212 lbs * L
