63 OHL PLAYERS INCLUDED IN NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING’S FINAL DRAFT RANKINGS

Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 63 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings for the 2022 NHL Draft to be held July 7-8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC.

The list includes 37 OHL forwards, 17 defencemen and nine goaltenders.

A total of eight OHL skaters are ranked inside the first round led by Kingston Frontenacs standout Shane Wright who continues to top the list.

“Shane Wright is the complete package as an NHL prospect. He is a strong stride skater who possesses deceptive speed and quickness to beat defenders, evade checking, or lead a rush,” said Dan Marr, Director of NHL Central Scouting. “He has elite hockey sense with his vision, anticipation, and composure to execute quickly on plays and has proven that he can carry the load and lead the way when it’s needed in game situations.”

Wright is joined by other OHL competitors inside the top-32 including Saginaw Spirit teammates Pavel Mintyukov (6) and Matyas Sapovaliv (23), Mississauga Steelheads forwards Luca Del Bel Belluz (8) and Owen Beck (10), Sudbury Wolves forward David Goyette (13), Guelph Storm rearguard Michael Buchinger (30) and former first overall OHL Priority Selection choice Ty Nelson (32) on the North Bay Battalion blue line.

The Saginaw Spirit feature the League’s highest-ranked goaltender in 18-year-old Andrew Oke, who comes in at ninth in North America.

Nineteen of the OHL’s 20 member teams feature at least one player included on the list, with the Guelph Storm, London Knights and Mississauga Steelheads leading the way with six each. The Niagara IceDogs trail close behind with five players on the list.

OHL Players Included in NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings

SKATERS:

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION
1	Shane Wright	Kingston Frontenacs	C
6	Pavel Mintyukov	Saginaw Spirit	D
8	Luca Del Bel Belluz	Mississauga Steelheads	C
10	Owen Beck	Mississauga Steelheads	C
13	David Goyette	Sudbury Wolves	C
23	Matyas Sapovaliv	Saginaw Spirit	C
30	Michael Buchinger	Guelph Storm	D
32	Ty Nelson	North Bay Battalion	D
34	Bryce McConnell-Barker	Soo Greyhounds	C
35	Danny Zhilkin	Guelph Storm	C
42	Vinzenz Rohrer	Ottawa 67’s	C
44	Hunter Haight	Barrie Colts	C
45	Matthew Poitras	Guelph Storm	C
48	Christian Kyrou	Erie Otters	D
49	Paul Ludwinski	Kingston Frontenacs	C
51	Gavin Hayes	Flint Firebirds	LW
53	Isaiah George	London Knights	D
58	Servac Petrovsky	Owen Sound Attack	C
59	Cedrick Guindon	Owen Sound Attack	LW
62	Jake Karabela	Guelph Storm	C
75	Pano Fimis	Niagara IceDogs	C
80	Spencer Sova	Erie Otters	D
81	Jorian Donovan	Hamilton Bulldogs	D
85	Evan Konyen	Sudbury Wolves	RW
88	Beau Jelsma	Barrie Colts	C
94	Amadeus Lombardi	Flint Firebirds	C
103	Matthew Maggio	Windsor Spitfires	RW
104	Lucas Edmonds	Kingston Frontenacs	RW
108	Kirill Kudryavtsev	Soo Greyhounds	D
115	Liam Arnsby	North Bay Battalion	C
118	Rodwin Dionicio	Niagara IceDogs	D
122	Kocha Delic	Sudbury Wolves	C
123	Jackson Edward	London Knights	D
126	Tnias Mathurin	North Bay Battalion	D
134	Zakary Lavoie	Mississauga Steelheads	RW
139	Samuel Mayer	Peterborough Petes	D
148	James Hardie	Mississauga Steelheads	LW
149	Ruslan Gazizov	London Knights	LW
151	Aidan Castle	Niagara IceDogs	RW
152	Brady Stonehouse	Ottawa 67’s	RW
153	Nolan Collins	Sudbury Wolves	D
158	Kyle Jackson	North Bay Battalion	C
162	Tucker Robertson	Peterborough Petes	C
179	Gavin Bryant	Owen Sound Attack	C
183	Brice Cooke	Niagara IceDogs	LW
194	Braeden Bowman	Guelph Storm	RW
196	Kai Schwindt	Mississauga Steelheads	LW
207	Sam Alfano	Peterborough Petes	RW
211	Max Namestnikov	Sarnia Sting	C
215	Landon Sim	London Knights	RW
220	Kasper Larsen	Mississauga Steelheads	D
221	Kirill Steklov	London Knights	D
222	Roberto Mancini	Saginaw Spirit	D
223	Caeden Carlisle	Soo Greyhounds	D

GOALTENDERS:

RANK	GOALTENDER	TEAM
9	Andrew Oke	Saginaw Spirit
14	Nolan Lalonde	Erie Otters
16	Patrick Leaver	Oshawa Generals
17	Charlie Schenkel	Soo Greyhounds
18	Jacob Oster	Guelph Storm
22	Josh Rosenzweig	Niagara IceDogs
24	Dom DiVincentiis	North Bay Battalion
29	Marco Costantini	Hamilton Bulldogs
31	Brett Brochu	London Knights

For the full NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings list, visit nhl.com.

About the Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is a proud member of the Canadian Hockey League which is the world’s largest development hockey league with 60 teams in nine Canadian provinces and four American states. In addition to the OHL, the CHL is made up of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League and U SPORTS than any other league.