SCHAEFER, MISA LEAD 64 OHL PLAYERS INCLUDED ON NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING’S FINAL DRAFT RANKINGS

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 64 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s Final Draft Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft scheduled to take place June 27-28 at the Peacock Theatre is Los Angeles, California.

The OHL leads the way among the top-32 North American skaters, with 10 players listed as potential first-round selections. Erie Otters defenceman Matthew Schaefer tops the rankings at first overall, followed by Saginaw SPirit forward Michael Misa at second, Jake O’Brien of the Brantford Bulldogs at fourth, and Porter Martone of the Brampton Steelheads at sixth. In goal, Steelheads netminder Jack Ivankovic paces the OHL, ranking fourth among all North American goaltenders.

The list includes 38 OHL forwards, 19 defencemen and seven goaltenders.

All 20 OHL member teams are represented on the list, led by the Saginaw Spirit with seven players, followed by the Guelph Storm and Brampton Steelheads with five each.

2025 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings – OHL

SKATERS

RANK	PLAYER	POS.	TEAM
1	Matthew Schaefer	D	Erie Otters
2	Michael Misa	C	Saginaw Spirit
4	Jake O’Brien	C	Brantford Bulldogs
6	Porter Martone	RW	Brampton Steelheads
9	Kashawn Aitcheson	D	Barrie Colts
11	Brady Martin	C	Soo Greyhounds
15	Jack Nesbitt	C	Windsor Spitfires
17	Malcolm Spence	LW	Erie Otters
19	Henry Brzustewicz	D	London Knights
23	Cameron Reid	D	Kitchener Rangers
34	Simon Wang	D	Oshawa Generals
47	Kristian Epperson	LW	Saginaw Spirit
48	Luca Romano	C	Kitchener Rangers
49	Ethan Czata	C	Niagara IceDogs
52	Tyler Hopkins	C	Kingston Frontenacs
62	David Bedkowski	D	Owen Sound Attack
70	Owen Griffin	C	Oshawa Generals
71	Kieren Dervin	C	Kingston Frontenacs
75	Quinn Beauchesne	D	Guelph Storm
84	Jimmy Lombardi	C	Flint Firebirds
87	Evan Passmore	D	Barrie Colts
104	Shamar Moses	RW	North Bay Battalion
106	Jordan Charron	RW	Soo Greyhounds
107	Carson Harmer	C	Saginaw Spirit
108	Jacob Cloutier	C	Saginaw Spirit
112	Aidan Lane	RW	Brampton Steelheads
119	Travis Hayes	RW	Soo Greyhounds
120	Lauri Sinivuori	LW	Oshawa Generals
123	Lirim Amidovski	RW	North Bay Battalion
131	Caden Taylor	LW	Peterborough Petes
137	Carson Cameron	D	Peterborough Petes
139	Jack Brauti	D	Niagara IceDogs
140	Rio Kaiser	D	Peterborough Petes
142	Lev Katzin	C	Guelph Storm
151	Lucas Karmiris	C	Brampton Steelheads
153	Noah Jenken	D	Guelph Storm
154	Daniil Skvortsov	D	Guelph Storm
157	Noah Read	C	London Knights
158	Oliver Turner	D	Erie Otters
159	Tanner Lam	RW	Kitchener Rangers
160	Gabriel Chiarot	RW	Brampton Steelheads
168	Joshua Avery	C	Brantford Bulldogs
170	Hayden Barch	D	Saginaw Spirit
171	Liam Beamish	C	Sarnia Sting
173	Jake Crawford	C	Owen Sound Attack
178	Filip Ekberg	RW	Ottawa 67’s
180	Parker Snelgrove	C	Guelph Storm
193	Evan Van Gorp	LW	London Knights
196	Shaan Kingwell	LW	Ottawa 67’s
198	Josh Glavin	D	Saginaw Spirit
200	Aiden Young	LW	Peterborough Petes
202	Xander Velliaris	D	Saginaw Spirit
211	Jonathan Kapageridis	D	North Bay Battalion
214	Ruslan Karimov	RW	Sarnia Sting
215	Grant Spada	D	Guelph Storm
219	Max Dirracolo	D	Kitchener Rangers
223	Zach Houben	LW	Ottawa 67’s

GOALTENDERS

RANK	GOALTENDER	TEAM
4	Jack Ivankovic	Brampton Steelheads
6	Aleksei Medvedev	London Knights
9	Matthew Koprowski	Owen Sound Attack
17	Trenten Bennett	Owen Sound Attack
19	Ben Hrebik	Barrie Colts
26	Michael McIvor	North Bay Battalion
29	Noah Tegelaar	Soo Greyhounds

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