Thursday, May 5, 2022

2022 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings

NHL Central Scouting has released their final rankings for the 2022 NHL Draft. You can find the midseason rankings here. Below is a breakdown of how OHL players were ranked. 

Skaters:
1. Shane Wright (1)
2. Pavel Mintyukov (6)
3. Luca DelBelBelluz (8)
4. Owen Beck (10)
5. David Goyette (13)
6. Matyas Sapovaliv (23)
7. Michael Buchinger (30)
8. Ty Nelson (32)
9. Bryce McConnell-Barker (34)
10. Danny Zhilkin (35)
11. Vinzenz Rohrer (42)
12. Hunter Haight (44)
13. Matthew Poitras (45)
14. Christian Kyrou (48)
15. Paul Ludwinski (49)
16. Gavin Hayes (51)
17. Isaiah George (53)
18. Servac Petrovsky (58)
19. Cedrick Guindon (59)
20. Jake Karabela (62)
21. Pano Fimis (75)
22. Spencer Sova (80)
23. Jorian Donovan (81)
24. Evan Konyen (85)
25. Beau Jelsma (88)
26. Amadeus Lombardi (94)
27. Matthew Maggio (103)
28. Lucas Edmonds (104)
29. Kirill Kudryavtsev (108)
30. Liam Arnsby (115)
31. Rodwin Dionicio (118)
32. Kocha Delic (122)
33. Jackson Edward (123)
34. Tnias Mathurin (126)
35. Zak Lavoie (134)
36. Samuel Mayer (139)
37. James Hardie (148)
38. Ruslan Gazizov (149)
39. Aidan Castle (151)
40. Brady Stonehouse (152)
41. Nolan Collins (153)
42. Kyle Jackson (158)
43. Tucker Robertson (162)
44. Gavin Bryant (179)
45. Brice Cooke (183)
46. Braeden Bowman (194)
47. Kai Schwindt (196)
48. Sam Alfano (207)
49. Max Namestnikov (211)
50. Landon Sim (215)
51. Kasper Larsen (220)
52. Kirill Steklov (221)
53. Roberto Mancini (222)
54. Caeden Carlisle (223)

Goalies:
1. Andrew Oke (9)
2. Nolan Lalonde (14)
3. Patrick Leaver (16)
4. Jacob Oster (18)
5. Josh Rosenzweig (22)
6. Domenic Divincentiis (24)
7. Marco Costantini (29)
8. Brett Brochu (31)

Differences Between Midterm and Final Rankings:

Biggest Risers:
Christian Kyrou (from 179 to 48)
David Goyette (from 35 to 13)
Beau Jelsma (137 to 88)
Amadeus Lombardi (from not ranked to 94)
Matthew Maggio (from not ranked to 103)
Kocha Delic (from 200 to 122)
Tnias Mathurin (from 152 to 126)
James Hardie (from 204 to 148)
Nolan Collins (from not ranked to 153) 
Patrick Leaver (from 29 to 16 among goalies)

Biggest Fallers:
Vsevolod Gaidamak (from 121 to not ranked)
Colton Smith (from 129 to not ranked)
Stuart Rolofs (from 142 to not ranked)
Ruslan Gazizov (from 62 to 149)
Liam Arnsby (from 66 to 115)
Tucker Robertson (from 109 to 162)
Jackson Edward (from 75 to 123)
Jorian Donovan (from 39 to 81)
Spencer Sova (from 38 to 80)
Tyler Savard (from 183 to not ranked)
Brody Crane (from 188 to not ranked)
Matthew Poitras (from 23 to 45)
 
General Comments
 
Barring some outlandish playoff performances, I believe my own final rankings are close to being set. I plan to get those written and published after I finish work on the McKeen's Draft Guide. When we look at my rankings versus NHL Central Scouting, there are certainly some differences. The big ones will be Michael Buchinger, Bryce McConnell-Barker, Christian Kyrou, Brady Stonehouse, and the unranked Owen Van Steensel.

I just can't fathom how Van Steensel is left off this list. He's basically Brady Stonehouse (who is also criminally under-ranked). One is 152 and the other is not listed? Van Steensel worked his way up North Bay's lineup this year and was a very versatile and effective player for them. It is easy to see him becoming a long time bottom six NHL player. Many similar (and less effective) players are ranked. He is not.
 
Props to Central Scouting for moving Goyette and Beck into that first round range. Both players deserve to be there IMO. They are my third and fourth ranked OHL'ers this year behind Wright and Mintyukov (who are a real tier above).
 
Some people might be shocked to see Ty Nelson ranked where he is, but remember a) Central Scouting had him 25th at midseason and b) he struggled in the second half. He's a second round graded prospect for me now too.
 
 

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