NHL Central Scouting releases final 2015 draft rankings
NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft Tuesday morning, and plenty of Michigan names can be found on the list, including two in the top 13 spots.
This year’s draft takes place in Sunrise, Florida at the BB&T Center on June 26-27. Here’s a list of both the Michigan natives and those with ties to the Mitten and where they stack up against the rest:
Skaters
No. 9 – Zach Werenski – University of Michigan (B1G)
No. 13 – Kyle Connor – Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
No. 30 – Dennis Yan – Shawnigan (QMJHL)
No. 53 – Cooper Marody – Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
No. 66 – Brendan Warren – U.S. NTDP (USHL)
No. 88 – Joe Cecconi – Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
No. 90 – Grant Gabriele – U.S. NTDP (USHL)
No. 105 – Brent Gates – Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
No. 112 – Mitchell Stephens – Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
No. 117 – Nick Boka – U.S. NTDP (USHL)
No. 150 – Artem Artemov – Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
No. 173 – Nick Azar – Honeybaked Midget Major (HPHL)
No. 207 – Marcus Crawford – Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Goaltenders
No. 6 – Ryan Larkin – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
No. 22 – Ryan Bednard – Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)