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Daily Dose of the Dub: 47 WHL players on latest NHL Central Scouting list; Pats add two forwards; More rumblings around Cranbrook

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WHL has 12 more names on November’s list than October’s

NHL Central Scouting released their players to watch list on November 12th and there were quite a few changes from the list that came out in early October. This is not surprising as scouts get more viewings. Of the 14 players who made the list this time, but did not earlier in the season, four were first-year imports, who scouts did not get to see as much of prior to this rankings release.

The most notable change was the ranking of Medicine Hat Tigers import goalie Mads Sogaard. The netminder went all the way from being unranked to getting a “B” ranking. For the list, they rank from “A” to “C” with an “A” ranking being a player they think will go in the first round, “B” in the second or third and “C” in the fourth, fifth, or sixth rounds.

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

The only two players to drop off the list were Saskatoon Blades goalie Nolan Maier and Portland Winterhawks defenseman Clay Hanus.

Vancouver Giants goalie Trent Miner, Kelowna Rockets defenseman Lassi Thomson and Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Jake Lee and forward Dillon Hamaliuk went from being ranked as a “C” prospect to “B” prospects.

Conversely, Medicine Hat’s Josh Williams dropped down to being ranked as a “B” prospect from being an “A” prospect and Saskatoon’s Emil Malysjev dropped from “B” to “C”.

*= Rybinski is currently with the Medicine Hat Tigers but has requested a trade. He has not played since October 24th.

I have linked different draft profiles we have done on some of the players. These players have been highlighted.

Rumblings around Cranbrook

-An apparent announcement will be coming soon that looks to be related to the company Kootenay has helping them sell tickets being told to stop. The Kootenay ICE ownership has close ties to Winnipeg.

This will be something we will be following closely.

Regina adds Mitchell and Streu

-Makai Mitchell, a 2002-born defenseman from Fort Collins, Colorado was called up to make his debut Tuesday evening in Cranbrook.

-19-year-old Sebastian Streu was also picked up by the Pats in time to make his debut for his new team against his old team. He had a goal in the game, his first this year. The Pats now have 14 forwards and nine defensemen on the roster.

Weekly Report Musings:

Edmonton: Reassigned goalie Sebastian Cossa (02) to Fort Saskatchewan of the AMHL. He was injured during the entirety of his time with Edmonton but was healthy enough to attend the U17 Hockey Challenge.

Everett: Defenseman Dylan Anderson (02) was sent back to Yale Hockey Academy of the CSSHL. During this call up, he did not get into the lineup. His lone game was played back on 9/22.

Kamloops: Goalie Rayce Ramsay (01) has been reassigned back to Humboldt of the SJHL as Dylan Garand is back from the U17 Challenge. He got into two games last weekend and stopped a total of 27-of-29 shots.

Lethbridge: RW Keltie Jeri-Leon (00) is listed as out day-to-day with an upper body injury.

Medicine Hat: Forward Henrik Rybinski (01) was officially removed from the active roster for the Tigers as he awaits a trade.

Moose Jaw: Forward Justin Almeida (99) is out week-to-week with an upper body injury. He is second on the team in scoring with 23 points in 15 games. Forward Jesse Mistelbacher (01) is out day-to-day with a lower body ailment.

Prince Albert: Center Kody McDonald (98) has returned from his lower body injury. He had five points in his first nine games and prior to Friday, had not played since 10/8. He had a goal and an assist in his return.

Spokane: D-man Luke Gallagher (00) and Jake McGrew (99) are both listed as out day-to-day with upper body injuries. They join D-man Matt Leduc and center Jaret Anderson-Dolan on the shelf.

Swift Current: D-man Matthew Stanley (98) is out day-to-day with an illness and forward Eric Houk (01) is out for 6-to-8 weeks with an upper body injury.

Vancouver: Forward Aidan Barfoot (01) joins Matt Barberis and Dylan Plouffe as recent returnees from injuries. He has not played since the opening weekend.

Complete list of Teddy Bear Toss games

Three Stars of the Night:

  1. Brodan Salmond (Moose Jaw) – Turned aside all 32 shots faced for his first shutout of the season in the Warriors’ 7-0 drubbing of Tri-City.
  2. Ty Smith (Spokane) – Finished the night with a point on each of his team’s three goals in their 3-2 OT win over Seattle. Scored the tying goal late in regulation and set up the OT winner.
  3. Nolan Meier (Saskatoon) – Stopped 37-of-39 shots in the Blades’ 4-2 win over Medicine Hat. Now 3-0-0 with a .963 save percentage and 1.33 GAA over his last three games.

Honorable mentions:

-2001-born blue liner Zachary Patrick scored his first WHL goal for the ICE. The goal came in his 53rd game with Kootenay… Nolan Maier stopped 37-of-39 shots in a 4-2 win for the Saskatoon Blades over the Medicine Hat Tigers. The win was the third straight for the Blades The loss was the third straight for the Tigers. They got two straight power plays late but could only beat Maier once they expired. Saskatoon coach Mitch Love was assessed an extra penalty for arguing the call. The Tigers went 1-for-9 on the power play… Payton Mount notched his first career WHL goal as eh returned to the lineup form injury for Seattle. Kyle Crnkovic also had his first WHL goal and point in the Saskatoon win.

Troubling moments:

-Three Stars and other parts of today’s Daily Dose were done by Jordan O’Brien.