Chris Relke
B.C. Division

Daily Dose of the Dub: 35 from WHL on Players to Watch list; Malm nets a hat trick

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35 Whl’ers named to NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch list.

The initial list of players to watch was released by NHL Central Scouting and the WHL dominated the top of the list with seven of 11 of the “A” rated prospects from the CHL.

Player WHL Team Position Rank
Bowen Byram Vancouver Giants D A
Dylan Cozens Lethbridge Hurricanes C A
Kirby Dach Saskatoon Blades C A
Nolan Foote Kelowna Rockets LW A
Peyton Krebs Kootenay ICE C A
Matthew Robertson Edmonton Oil Kings D A
Josh Williams Medicine Hat Tigers RW A
Taylor Gauthier Prince George Cougars G B
Kaedan Korczak Kelowna Rockets D B
Emil Malysjev Saskatoon Blades D B
Sasha Mutala Tri-City Americans RW B
Oleg Zaytsev Red Deer Rebels C B
Jacson Alexander Edmonton Oil Kings D C
Vladimir Alistrov Edmonton Oil Kings LW C
Ethan Anders Red Deer Rebels G C
Logan Barlage Lethbridge Hurricanes C C
Roman Basran Kelowna Rockets G C
Luka Burzan Brandon Wheat Kings C C
Gianni Fairbrother Everett Silvertips D C
Dillon Hamaliuk Seattle Thunderbirds LW C
Clay Hanus Portland Winterhawks D C
David Kope Edmonton Oil Kings RW C
Martin Lang Kamloops Blazers LW C
Jake Lee Seattle Thunderbirds D C
John Ludvig Portland Winterhawks D C
Nolan Maier Saskatoon Blades G C
Trent Miner Vancouver Giants G C
Koby Morrisseau Regina Pats C C
Nikita Sedov Regina Pats D C
Lassi Thomson Kelowna Rockets D C
Luke Toporowski Spokane Chiefs C C
Kyle Topping Kelowna Rockets C C
Brayden Tracey Moose Jaw Warriors LW C
Jackson Van De Leest Calgary Hitmen D C
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips G C

Kelowna leads the way with five players listed, while Edmonton has four. Prince Albert, Swift Current and Victoria were the only teams without a player listed.

 Three stars of the night:

  1. James Malm – first career hat trick for the Vancouver Giants center as his team beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-0. The Rockets have dropped their five of their first six games this year, all within the B.C. Division. Malm now leads the WHL in goals with seven through five games.
  2. Cody Glass- a goal and two assists for three points. Three seems to be the magic number for him as he has had three points in each of the three games he has played in the WHL so far this year. Seven different Winterhawks scored and all but four got at least one point as they blew by the Kamloops Blazers in Kamloops 7-3.
  3. Max Martin – two goals and an assist for three points as the Prince Albert Raiders remained unbeaten with a 5-1 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers. The 6-0 Raiders are outscoring opponents 29-12 so far this year.

Honorable mention: 

-Eric Florchuk scored twice as the Saskatoon Blades got back in the win column, beating the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-3. The loss was the first for Edmonton this year after winning their first five. Brandon Schuldhaus netted a point with his new team.