110 players from the Canadian Hockey League have been listed among NHL Central Scouting’s October ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2019 NHL Draft which takes place June 21-22 in Vancouver, BC.

The 110 players includes 44 from the Ontario Hockey League, 35 from the Western Hockey League, and 31 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Twelve skaters received an ‘A rating’ which indicates a first round candidate.

Each league had ‘A’ ranked representatives, with the WHL featuring seven, the QMJHL including three and the OHL with two.

The WHL leads the way with ‘A’ ranked talent in forwards Dylan Cozens (Lethbridge Hurricanes), Kirby Dach (Saskatoon Blades), Nolan Foote (Kelowna Rockets), former first overall pick Peyton Krebs (Kootenay ICE) and Josh Williams (Medicine Hat Tigers) along with defencemen Bowen Byram (Vancouver Giants) and Matthew Robertson (Edmonton Oil Kings).

The QMJHL follows with ‘A’ ranked representatives in 2018 first overall CHL Import Draft selection Maxim Cajokovic (Saint John Sea Dogs) as well as fellow forwards Raphael Lavoie (Halifax Mooseheads) and Samuel Poulin (Sherbrooke Phoenix).

The OHL rounds out the CHL’s ‘A’ ranked players with forwards in former first overall pick Ryan Suzuki (Barrie Colts) and returning OHL champion Arthur Kaliyev (Hamilton Bulldogs).

20 skaters and three goaltenders received a ‘B’ rating which indicates second/third round candidates while 66 skaters and nine goaltenders received a ‘C rating’ which indicates fourth/fifth/sixth round candidates.

The Kelowna Rockets and London Knights lead the way, each featuring five players on the list while five teams in the Barrie Colts, Drummondville Voltigeurs, Edmonton Oil Kings, Guelph Storm and Peterborough Petes produced four each.

78 CHL players were selected in the 2018 NHL Draft including 13 players chosen in the first round.

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING NORTH AMERICAN ‘PLAYERS TO WATCH’ – Oct. 1, 2018