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NHL Central Scouting

OHL Weekly Wrap Up: Central Scouting, Shane Wright Struggles, & More

Frankie Benvenuti | October 22, 2021

The second week of the Ontario Hockey League season is finished and it was another cracking week of junior hockey. More milestones were reached, but the focus was stolen by…

Categories CHL, OHL

NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings Combined

Christopher Ralph | May 23, 2016

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) Every year NHL Central Scouting produces a segregated set of rankings at mid-season as well as their final rankings. Four lists are produced in the following categories:…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects

London’s Contributions to Leafs’ Rebuild Plan

Leah Dyck | April 17, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ rebuild plan is one of the most controversial and talked about topics in sports news today. It seems that every week something huge is happening for…

Categories Maple Leafs Management, OHL, Trending

Who Are the CHL’s Elite Development Teams?

Leah Dyck | April 16, 2016

If I told you the Québec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) produced the least amount of draft eligible players that improved over the 2015-16 season, would you believe me? Furthermore,…

Categories CHL, QMJHL

NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings Combined

Christopher Ralph | January 28, 2016

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) Every year NHL Central Scouting produces a segregated set of rankings at mid-season as well as their final rankings. Four lists are produced in total as linked…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

Analyzing Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings

Dennis Schellenberg | January 22, 2016

After publishing two “players to watch” lists in September, respectively November, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau published its midterm rankings this week. I analyzed the rankings and compared it to…

Categories NHL Prospects

NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings Combined

Christopher Ralph | April 14, 2015

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) Rationale Behind the Combined Rankings As you are aware, NHL Central Scouting produces a segregated set of rankings. That is, they are separated based on North…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects

NHL Central Scouting’s 2015 Midterm Draft Rankings Combined

Christopher Ralph | January 25, 2015

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) Rationale Behind the Combined Rankings As you are aware, NHL Central Scouting produces a segregated set of rankings. That is, they are separated based on North…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings: Top 10 Surprises

Christopher Ralph | January 25, 2015

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) The Top 10 Surprises Like all lists, NHL Central Scouting’s rankings contain a few surprises – players ranked higher or lower than you would have…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Top 10 Lists

NHL Draft War Room: NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings Combined

Christopher Ralph | April 18, 2014

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW)   Rationale Behind the Combined Rankings As you are aware, NHL Central Scouting produces a segregated set of rankings. That is, they are separated based on…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

2013 NHL Draft Guide: The Next Ones

Christopher Ralph | June 29, 2013

The 2013 NHL Draft The 2013 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Consider this your live home page for information for the 2013…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

NHL 2013 Draft War Room: Combination of NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings

Christopher Ralph | January 23, 2013

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald If you are like me, you are always slightly annoyed when NHL Central Scouting puts one four separate rankings for one draft. Thus, each year…

Categories NHL Entry Draft
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