Plenty of Michigan names on latest NHL Central Scouting ‘Players to Watch’ list

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By @MichaelCaples –

NHL Central Scouting has released an updated ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2016 NHL Draft, and plenty of Michigan names are included.

Check out the latest headcount, sorted by letter grade. NHL Central Scouting says an ‘A’ player is expected to go in the first round, a ‘B’ player is expected to go in the second/third round, a ‘C’ player is expected to go in the fourth/fifth/sixth round and a ‘limited viewing’ player is one to keep an eye on despite limited playing time due to injury or other circumstances.

‘A’ Players

Alex DeBrincat – Farmington Hills – Erie Otters – OHL

Max Jones – Rochester – London Knights – OHL

Kieffer Bellows – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Clayton Keller – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Chad Krys – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

 

‘B’ Players

William Bitten – Flint Firebirds – OHL

Tyler Parsons – Chesterfield – London Knights – OHL

Sean Day – Rochester – Mississauga Steelheads – OHL

Evan Cormier – Saginaw Spirit – OHL

Keaton Middleton – Saginaw Spirit – OHL

Markus Niemelainen – Saginaw Spirit – OHL

Jack Kopacka – Northville – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – OHL

Joseph Anderson – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Trent Frederic – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Ryan Lindgren – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Griffin Luce – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

 

‘C’ Players

Grant Gabriele – Brighton – Chicago Steel – USHL

Mitch Eliot – Grosse Pointe – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL

Derek Daschke – Troy – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL

Zachary Berzolla – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL

Bo Hanson – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL

Michael Campoli – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Adam Fox – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

James Greenway – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Keeghan Howdeshell – Brighton – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Will Lockwood – Bloomfield Hills – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Graham McPhee – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Nick Pastujov – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

James Sanchez – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Keenan Suthers – Macomb – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Zach Walker – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Joseph Woll – NTDP U18 Team – USHL

Ben Gleason – Ortonville – Hamilton Bulldogs – OHL

Drake Rymsha – Huntington Woods – Ottawa 67’s – OHL

Tye Felhaber – Saginaw Spirit – OHL

 

 

Limited Viewing

Ryan Larkin – Clarkston – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – USHL