On Thursday morning, the NHL’s Central Scouting Service released their final draft rankings. The Western Hockey League accounts for 47 skaters, as well as Cole Sillinger, and nine goaltenders. A further six skaters and one goaltender were taken from their European club teams that had been selected at the 2020 CHL Import Draft.
Dylan Guenther is the highest-ranked WHL player, at fifth overall. Another Edmonton Oil King is ranked first among goaltenders, as Sebastian Cossa tops the list.
Brandon leads the way with six players ranked by Central Scouting, followed by five apiece from Edmonton, Moose Jaw, Portland, and Seattle. Swift Current was the only team without a player on the rankings.
The NHL Draft’s first round will be held July 23, with rounds two through seven held the following day. The NHL Draft Lottery will be held on June 2nd to determine the first 15 picks, including the first-ever pick by the Seattle Kraken.
Goaltender Rankings
| 1 | COSSA, SEBASTIAN | 6′ 6″ | 210 | GOALIE | EDMONTON |
| 9 | SERHYENKO, CARTER | 6′ 4″ | 193 | GOALIE | PRINCE ALBERT |
| 10 | MILIC, THOMAS | 6′ 0″ | 170 | GOALIE | SEATTLE |
| 12 | BOYKO, TALYN | 6′ 7″ | 196 | GOALIE | TRI-CITY |
| 15 | HOLT, BRADEN | 6′ 2″ | 160 | GOALIE | EVERETT |
| 18 | GAUTHIER, TAYLOR | 6′ 1″ | 193 | GOALIE | PRINCE GEORGE |
| 28 | ALEXANDER, GAGE | 6′ 6″ | 205 | GOALIE | WINNIPEG |
| 31 | MACINNES, KOEN | 6′ 2″ | 195 | GOALIE | SASKATOON |
| 32 | KRUGER, ETHAN | 6′ 1″ | 181 | GOALIE | BRANDON |
European Goaltenders
| 6 | SUCHANEK, TOMAS | 6′ 1″ | 160 | GOALIE | FRYDEK-MISTEK | TRI-CITY |
Skater Rankings
| 5 | GUENTHER, DYLAN | 6′ 2″ | 175 | RIGHT WING | EDMONTON |
| 10 | SILLINGER, COLE | 6′ 0″ | 197 | CENTER | SIOUX FALLS |
| 11 | LAMBOS, CARSON | 6′ 1″ | 197 | DEFENSEMAN | WINNIPEG |
| 19 | DACH, COLTON | 6′ 4″ | 196 | CENTER | SASKATOON |
| 31 | STANKOVEN, LOGAN | 5′ 8″ | 170 | CENTER | KAMLOOPS |
| 34 | KORCZAK, RYDER | 5′ 11″ | 174 | CENTER | MOOSE JAW |
| 36 | ROULETTE, CONNER | 5′ 11″ | 180 | LEFT WING | SEATTLE |
| 40 | ALLAN, NOLAN | 6′ 2″ | 195 | DEFENSEMAN |
PRINCE ALBERT
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| 45 | ZELLWEGER, OLEN | 5′ 9″ | 175 | DEFENSEMAN | EVERETT |
| 51 | ALARIE, ERIC | 6′ 1″ | 197 | LEFT WING | MOOSE JAW |
| 59 | TSCHIGERL, SEAN | 6′ 0″ | 189 | LEFT WING | CALGARY |
| 60 | OSTAPCHUK, ZACK | 6′ 3″ | 205 | CENTER | VANCOUVER |
| 61 | CHIASSON, JAKE | 6′ 2″ | 165 | CENTER | BRANDON |
| 63 | GRUBBE, JAYDEN | 6′ 2″ | 200 | CENTER | RED DEER |
| 71 | IORIO, VINCENT | 6′ 2″ | 191 | DEFENSEMAN | BRANDON |
| 77 | HANZEL, JEREMY | 6′ 1″ | 185 | DEFENSEMAN | SEATTLE |
| 86 | KNAK, SIMON | 6′ 1″ | 185 | RIGHT WING | PORTLAND |
| 88 | JORDAN, COLE | 6′ 0″ | 173 | DEFENSEMAN | MOOSE JAW |
| 90 | WONG, TREVOR | 5′ 8″ | 154 | LEFT WING | KELOWNA |
| 92 | SAMSON, ETHAN | 6′ 1″ | 180 | DEFENSEMAN |
PRINCE GEORGE
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| 93 | MASTERS, KYLE | 6′ 1″ | 175 | DEFENSEMAN | RED DEER |
| 102 | BANKIER, CAEDAN | 6′ 2″ | 190 | CENTER | KAMLOOPS |
| 105 | PEDERSON, OWEN | 6′ 3″ | 205 | CENTER | WINNIPEG |
| 111 | O’BRIEN, JACK | 6′ 1″ | 170 | CENTER | PORTLAND |
| 117 | SWARD, GRAHAM | 6′ 2″ | 180 | DEFENSEMAN | SPOKANE |
| 133 | LUYPEN, JALEN | 5′ 10″ | 155 | CENTER | EDMONTON |
| 141 | MCCLEARY, RYAN | 6′ 2″ | 180 | DEFENSEMAN | PORTLAND |
| 142 | KREBS, DRU | 5′ 11″ | 182 | DEFENSEMAN | MEDICINE HAT |
| 145 | LAJOIE, MARC | 6′ 5″ | 226 | DEFENSEMAN | TRI-CITY |
| 149 | LATIMER, CARSON | 6′ 1″ | 181 | RIGHT WING | EDMONTON |
| 151 | CIONA, LUCAS | 6′ 3″ | 210 | LEFT WING | SEATTLE |
| 160 | SWETLIKOFF, BLAKE | 5′ 11″ | 177 | RIGHT WING | SPOKANE |
| 161 | KOZAK, TYSON | 5′ 11″ | 173 | CENTER | PORTLAND |
| 162 | MILNE, MICHAEL | 5′ 11″ | 185 | LEFT WING | WINNIPEG |
| 165 | GALLOWAY, TYSON | 6′ 3″ | 220 | DEFENSEMAN | CALGARY |
| 166 | PILLAR, JOSH | 5′ 11″ | 171 | CENTER | KAMLOOPS |
| 168 | KOSIOR, LANDON | 5′ 11″ | 190 | DEFENSEMAN |
PRINCE ALBERT
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| 190 | STRINGER, ZACK | 6′ 0″ | 155 | LEFT WING | LETHBRIDGE |
| 191 | GINNELL, RILEY | 6′ 4″ | 181 | LEFT WING | BRANDON |
| 192 | EVANS, RYKER | 5′ 11″ | 189 | DEFENSEMAN | REGINA |
| 197 | RITCHIE, NOLAN | 5′ 8″ | 172 | CENTER | BRANDON |
| 198 | PETERS, ETHAN | 6′ 2″ | 172 | DEFENSEMAN | EDMONTON |
| 212 | KLASSEN, GABRIEL | 5′ 9″ | 162 | CENTER | PORTLAND |
| 219 | LAROQUE, GANNON | 6′ 2″ | 200 | DEFENSEMAN | VICTORIA |
| 223 | WANNER, MAXIMUS | 6′ 3″ | 185 | DEFENSEMAN | MOOSE JAW |
| BENTHAM, NOLAN | 6′ 3″ | 200 | DEFENSEMAN | VICTORIA | |
| BROOK, JAKOB | 6′ 2″ | 195 | RIGHT WING | REGINA | |
| UCHACZ, KAI | 6′ 1″ | 195 | CENTER | SEATTLE |
Euro Skaters
| 4 | CHIBRIKOV, NIKITA | 5′ 10″ | 170 | RIGHT WING | ST. PETERSBURG | RUSSIA | LETHBRIDGE |
| 9 | LYSELL, FABIAN | 5′ 10″ | 172 | RIGHT WING | LULEA | SWEDEN | VANCOUVER |
| 16 | SVOZIL, STANISLAV | 6′ 1″ | 182 | DEFENSEMAN | BRNO | CZREP | REGINA |
| 34 | BUSYGIN, YAROSLAV | 6′ 3″ | 185 | DEFENSEMAN | CHEKHOV 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | BRANDON |
| 89 | RYSAVY, MARTIN | 6′ 3″ | 218 | RIGHT WING | PREROV | CZREP-2 | MOOSE JAW |
| 141 | ALMQUIST, MARCUS | 5′ 7″ | 162 | RIGHT WING | HV 71 JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | VICTORIA |
