November 15, 2019

Neighbours and Souch among 52 WHL players named to updated NHL Central Scouting ‘Players to Watch’ list

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Alyscia Warner, Manager of Communications

Jake Neighbours and Carter Souch are two of 52 WHL players named to NHL Central Scouting’s updated ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2020 NHL Draft.

NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes four categories. The ‘A’ rating indicates a first-round candidate, a ‘B’ rating indicates a second- or third-round candidate, and a ‘C’ rating indicates a fourth-, fifth-, or sixth-round candidate. A ‘LV’ rating indicates Limited Viewing of injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.

The 2020 NHL Draft will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Que. from June 26 to 27, 2020.

2020 NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING PRELIMINARY ‘PLAYERS TO WATCH’ – WHL PLAYERS

Skaters

PTW	Last Name	First Name	Team	Height	Weight	Position
A	Guhle	Kaiden	Prince Albert	6’2”	188	D
A	Hunt	Daemon	Moose Jaw	6’0”	198	D
A	Schneider	Braden	Brandon	6’2”	202	D
A	Sourdif	Justin	Vancouver	5’11”	173	RW
A	Zary	Connor	Kamloops	6’0”	177	C
B	Finley	Jack	Spokane	6’6”	213	C
B	Greig	Ridly	Brandon	5’11”	164	C
B	Hanas	Cross	Portland	6’1”	167	LW
B	Jarvis	Seth	Portland	5’10”	179	C
B	Knak	Simon	Portland	6’1”	185	RW
B	McClennon	Connor	Winnipeg	5’8”	163	RW
B	Neighbours	Jake	Edmonton	6’0”	197	LW
B	Prokop	Luke	Calgary	6’4”	219	D
B	Sedoff	Christoffer	Red Deer	6’2”	193	D
B	Wiesblatt	Ozzy	Prince Albert	5’10”	183	RW
C	Bauer	Tyrel	Seattle	6’3”	206	D
C	Boyko	Noah	Lethbridge	6’0”	173	RW
C	Brondberg	Jonas	Portland	6’4”	189	D
C	Brook	Jakob	Prince Albert	6’2”	183	RW
C	Cikhart	Jan	Tri-City	6’3”	179	C
C	Crnkovic	Kyle	Saskatoon	5’6”	159	LW
C	De La Gorgendiere	Aidan	Saskatoon	6’0”	183	D
C	Ferguson	Ian	Tri-City	5’11”	178	D
C	Fromm-Delorme	Robbie	Portland	6’1”	182	RW
C	Goncalves	Gage	Everett	6’0”	165	C
C	Gut	Michal	Everett	6’0”	187	C
C	Homola	David	Moose Jaw	5’10”	163	D
C	Hughes	Bear	Spokane	6’1”	171	C
C	King	Ben	Red Deer	6’2”	194	C
C	Kosior	Landon	Prince Albert	5’11”	190	D
C	Kubicek	Simon	Seattle	6’2”	205	D
C	Kucerik	Radek	Saskatoon	6’1”	211	D
C	McCartney	Ben	Brandon	6’0”	182	LW
C	Novak	Pavel	Kelowna	5’9”	170	RW
C	Palivko	Danila	Lethbridge	6’5”	199	D
C	Pederson	Owen	Winnipeg	6’3”	191	C
C	Pillar	Josh	Kamloops	5’11”	171	C
C	Puutio	Kasper	Swift Current	5’11”	184	D
C	Rhinehart	Rhett	Prince George	6’3”	203	D
C	Robins	Tristen	Saskatoon	5’10”	176	RW
C	Seeley	Ronan	Everett	6’0”	176	D
C	Shepard	Cole	Vancouver	5’11”	157	LW
C	Souch	Carter	Edmonton	5’9”	166	LW
C	Svejkovsky	Lukas	Vancouver	5’10”	165	C
C	Usau	Ilya	Prince Albert	6’0”	182	C
C	Zloty	Benjamin	Winnipeg	5’10”	175	D

Goaltenders

PTW	Last Name	First Name	Team	Height	Weight	Position
B	McNaughton	Jack	Calgary	6’1”	179	G
C	Bjorklund	Garin	Medicine Hat	6’2”	173	G
C	Garand	Dylan	Kamloops	6’0”	173	G
C	Gould	Brock	Victoria	6’5”	201	G
C	Kruger	Ethan	Brandon	6’1”	181	G
C	Thomson	Bryan	Lethbridge	6’4”	179	G

Players have been identified using the following criteria:

A Rating — Indicates a first round candidate
B Rating — Indicates a second or third round candidate
C Rating — Indicates a fourth/fifth/sixth round candidate

LV (Limited Viewing) — Injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.

For the complete list, CLICK HERE.

About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 350 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.