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