Victoria’s Soy and Reddekopp among 42 WHL players to watch for the 2015 NHL Draft

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals are proud to announce that forward Tyler Soy, and defenceman Chaz Reddekopp have been given “C” ratings as part of the NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch list for the 2015 NHL Draft.

NHL Central Scouting issued its preliminary Players to Watch list for the upcoming NHL Draft with Soy and Reddekopp among 39 skaters and three goaltenders from the Western Hockey League making the list.

A four category rating system is used by NHL Central Scouting to identify the potential round that each player could be selected in. The “A” rating indicates a 1st Round candidate, a “B” rating indicates a 2nd/3rd Round candidate, and a “C” rating indicates a 4th/5th/6th Round candidate. An “LV” rating indicates Limited Viewing of players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.

The Royals kick-off their 2014-15 home schedule with a Friday night clash versus the Kamloops Blazers on September 26th. Interested in joining our Royal Family? Royals season ticket packages start at just $414 and offer a host of fantastic benefits including early entrance to home games, savings at the Royals team store, monthly e-newsletters, and first right of refusal on the same seats for the play-offs. Get the full details at www.victoriaroyals.com or by calling 250-220-7889.

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