62 OHL Players Included NHLL Central Scouting’s Mid Term Rankings

Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 62 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2022 NHL Draft that takes place July 7-8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC.

The list includes 41 OHL forwards, 14 defencemen and seven goaltenders.

A total of 10 OHL players are ranked inside the first round led by Kingston Frontenacs centreman Shane Wright, a former OHL Rookie of the Year Award recipient and exceptional status first overall pick in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection.

“Shane is an excellent prospect and a guy that the scouting community has been tracking for a while now so everyone’s familiar with the attributes he can bring to a team,” OHL graduate Joey Tenute of NHL Central Scouting said. “He shows up every night, is a leader and plays every situation. He does what it takes all over the ice and any coach can rely on a player like that because he not only provides offense but is an all-around leader of a team … lead by example type of guy.”

Frontenacs teammate Paul Ludwinski joins Wright as a potential first round selection, being listed 29th among North American skaters.

Joining Czech forward Matyas Sapovaliv as one of two Saginaw Spirit players ranked inside the top-32, Russian defender Pavel Mintyukov comes in at number five on the list.

“Mintyukov, to me, is the best at his position for the 2022 draft,” said NHL Central Scouting Director Dan Marr. “He plays a very dynamic game utilizing his size, skating, smarts and skills to control the play in all zones and situations. The confidence, composure and degree of authority in which he takes charge and executes on plays places him in a category all to himself.”

The Spirit also boast the highest-ranked goaltender on the list in 17-year-old Shelby Township, Mich. native Andrew Oke, who is the eighth-ranked North American netminder.

The OHL’s first place Mississauga Steelheads also feature two players ranked inside the first round with 18-year-old forward Luca Del Bel Belluz at eleventh on the list and 17-year-old centreman Owen Beck at number 19.

The Guelph Storm join Kingston, Saginaw and Mississauga in producing another pair of players ranked inside the first round in first-year centreman Matthew Poitras at 23rd and sophomore talent Danny Zhilkin at 27th. Rookie defender Michael Buchinger came in just outside of the top-32, being ranked 36th on the list.

Former first overall 2020 OHL Priority Selection choice Ty Nelson of the North Bay Battalion is the highest-ranked Canadian-born defenceman at number 25 on the list.

Nineteen of the OHL’s 20 member teams feature at least one player included on the list, with the London Knights (8), Guelph Storm (6) and North Bay Battalion (5) leading the way.

2022 NHL Central Scouting Midterm Draft Rankings

SKATERS:

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION
1	Shane Wright	Kingston Frontenacs	C
5	Pavel Mintyukov	Saginaw Spirit	D
11	Luca Del Bel Belluz	Mississauga Steelheads	C
13	Matyas Sapovaliv	Saginaw Spirit	C
19	Owen Beck	Mississauga Steelheads	C
23	Matthew Poitras	Guelph Storm	C
25	Ty Nelson	North Bay Battalion	D
27	Danny Zhilkin	Guelph Storm	C
28	Bryce McConnell-Barker	Soo Greyhounds	C
29	Paul Ludwinski	Kingston Frontenacs	C
35	David Goyette	Sudbury Wolves	C
36	Michael Buchinger	Guelph Storm	D
38	Spencer Sova	Erie Otters	D
39	Jorian Donovan	Hamilton Bulldogs	D
42	Isaiah George	London Knights	D
46	Vinzenz Rohrer	Ottawa 67’s	C
47	Hunter Haight	Barrie Colts	C
52	Servac Petrovsky	Owen Sound Attack	C
61	Jake Karabela	Guelph Storm	C
62	Ruslan Gazizov	London Knights	LW
66	Liam Arnsby	North Bay Battalion	C
68	Gavin Hayes	Flint Firebirds	LW
75	Jackson Edward	London Knights	D
76	Cedrick Guindon	Owen Sound Attack	LW
77	Pano Fimis	Niagara IceDogs	C
88	Evan Konyen	Sudbury Wolves	RW
103	Kirill Kudryavtsev	Soo Greyhounds	D
107	Lucas Edmonds	Kingston Frontenacs	RW
109	Tucker Robertson	Peterborough Petes	C
120	Samuel Mayer	Peterborough Petes	D
121	Vsevolod Gaidamak	Ottawa 67’s	C
124	Zakary Lavoie	Mississauga Steelheads	RW
129	Colton Smith	London Knights	LW
132	Rodwin Dionicio	Niagara IceDogs	D
137	Beau Jelsma	Barrie Colts	C
138	Brady Stonehouse	Ottawa 67’s	RW
142	Stuart Rolofs	Oshawa Generals	LW
152	Tnias Mathurin	North Bay Battalion	D
155	Aidan Castle	Niagara IceDogs	RW
160	Gavin Bryant	Owen Sound Attack	C
163	Brice Cooke	Niagara IceDogs	LW
179	Christian Kyrou	Erie Otters	D
182	Kyle Jackson	North Bay Battalion	C
183	Tyler Savard	Soo Greyhounds	LW
188	Brody Crane	London Knights	LW
190	Sam Alfano	Peterborough Petes	RW
195	Roberto Mancini	Saginaw Spirit	D
196	Kirill Steklov	London Knights	D
200	Kocha Delic	Sudbury Wolves	C
204	James Hardie	Mississauga Steelheads	LW
210	Ryan Abraham	Windsor Spitfires	C
213	Landon Sim	London Knights	RW
217	Braeden Bowman	Guelph Storm	RW
219	Max Namestnikov	Sarnia Sting	C
224	Nolan Dann	Sarnia Sting	LW
LV	Simon Slavicek	Flint Firebirds	LW

GOALTENDERS:

RANK	GOALTENDER	TEAM
8	Andrew Oke	Saginaw Spirit
10	Nolan Lalonde	Erie Otters
12	Charlie Schenkel	Soo Greyhounds
14	Domenic Divincentiis	North Bay Battalion
15	Jacob Oster	Guelph Storm
16	Brett Brochu	London Knights
29	Patrick Leaver	Oshawa Generals