55 OHL PLAYERS INCLUDED IN NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING’S MIDSEASON RANKINGS

Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 55 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s Midseason Rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft scheduled to take place June 28-29 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The list includes a total of eight OHL skaters included in the top-32 North American prospects, indicating a potential first round selection. A pair of left-wingers lead the way in Colby Barlow of the Owen Sound Attack and Quentin Musty of the Sudbury Wolves at 10th and 11th respectively, followed by the OHL’s highest-ranked centreman in Calum Ritchie of the Oshawa Generals at 17. London Knights rearguard Oliver Bonk leads the way for OHL defencemen at 18th on the list. In goal, Charlie Robertson of the North Bay Battalion is the first of four OHL netminders ranked, coming in at 12.

Eighteen OHL member teams are represented on the list, led by the Flint Firebirds, Ottawa 67’s and Saginaw Spirit with five players each.

Of the 55 players listed, 15 of them are competing in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game set for Wednesday, January 25 in Langley, British Columbia. The game can be seen live from coast-to-coast on TSN.

The list includes 30 OHL forwards, 21 defencemen and four goaltenders.

2023 NHL Central Scouting Midseason Rankings – OHL

*- competing in 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

SKATERS

RANK	PLAYER	POS.	TEAM
10	Colby Barlow*	LW	Owen Sound Attack
11	Quentin Musty*	LW	Sudbury Wolves
17	Calum Ritchie*	C	Oshawa Generals
18	Oliver Bonk*	D	London Knights
25	Beau Akey*	D	Barrie Colts
29	Cam Allen*	D	Guelph Storm
31	Carson Rehkopf*	LW	Kitchener Rangers
32	Andrew Gibson*	D	Soo Greyhounds
33	Hunter Brzustewicz*	D	Kitchener Rangers
37	Quinton Burns	D	Kingston Frontenacs
41	Coulson Pitre*	RW	Flint Firebirds
43	Brad Gardiner	C	Ottawa 67’s
45	Ethan Miedema*	LW	Kingston Frontenacs
48	Ondrej Molnar	LW	Erie Otters
49	Luca Pinelli*	LW	Ottawa 67’s
50	Carey Terrance*	C	Erie Otters
51	Tristan Bertucci	D	Flint Firebirds
54	Alex Pharand	C	Sudbury Wolves
62	Matthew Mania	D	Sudbury Wolves
74	Cooper Foster	C	Ottawa 67’s
75	Easton Cowan	RW	London Knights
76	Owen Outwater	C	Kingston Frontenacs
84	Denver Barkey	C	London Knights
87	Konnor Smith	D	Peterborough Petes
88	Matthew Soto	RW	Kingston Frontenacs
90	Ethan Hay	C	Flint Firebirds
92	Luke McNamara	C	Saginaw Spirit
96	Nick Lardis*	LW	Hamilton Bulldogs
103	Florian Xhekaj	LW	Hamilton Bulldogs
105	Cole Brown	LW	Hamilton Bulldogs
115	Matthew Andonovski	D	Kitchener Rangers
116	James Petrovski	D	Owen Sound Attack
122	Matthew Mayich	D	Ottawa 67’s
123	Blake Smith	D	Flint Firebirds
133	Nic Sima	RW	Saginaw Spirit
136	Spencer Sova	D	Erie Otters
156	Djibril Toure	D	Sudbury Wolves
169	Alexis Daviault	D	Erie Otters
170	Anthony Romani	C	North Bay Battalion
171	Chris Barlas	C	Ottawa 67’s
172	Angus MacDonell	C	Mississauga Steelheads
174	Joey Willis	C	Saginaw Spirit
176	Calem Mangone	RW	Saginaw Spirit
191	Marco Mignosa	RW	Soo Greyhounds
192	Donovan McCoy	D	Peterborough Petes
207	Lucas Moore	D	Hamilton Bulldogs
210	Bronson Ride	D	Niagara IceDogs
214	PJ Forgione	D	Saginaw Spirit
216	Wyatt Kennedy	D	North Bay Battalion
219	Valentin Zhugin	LW	Guelph Storm
220	Adam Zidlicky	LW	Mississauga Steelheads

GOALTENDERS

RANK	GOALTENDER	TEAM
12	Charlie Robertson*	North Bay Battalion
14	Nathan Day	Flint Firebirds
23	Charlie Schenkel	Soo Greyhounds
29	Zach Bowen	London Knights

For the full NHL Central Scouting Midseason Rankings, 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.