By @MichaelCaples –
NHL Central Scouting has released its midterm rankings for the upcoming 2018 NHL Draft, and there are plenty of Michigan names appearing on the list. Here’s a look of the rankings, which now offer a numerical ranking for each player, instead of a letter grade.
North-American Skaters
No. 1 – Andrei Svechnikov (Muskegon Lumberjacks alum) – Barrie Colts (OHL)
No. 3 – Brady Tkachuk (NTDP alum) – Boston University
No. 4 – Quinn Hughes (NTDP alum) – University of Michigan
No. 7 – Oliver Wahlstrom – NTDP
No. 11 – Joel Farabee – NTDP
No. 17 – Mattias Samuelsson – NTDP (Western Michigan commit)
No. 19 – Patrick Giles – NTDP
No. 22 – Bode Wilde – NTDP (Birmingham native, Michigan commit)
No. 24 – Blade Jenkins – Saginaw Spirit (Jackson native)
No. 27 – Jachym Kondelik – Muskegon Lumberjacks
No. 31 – K’Andre Miller – NTDP
No. 43 – Alec Regula – London Knights (West Bloomfield native)
No. 48 – Johnny Gruden – NTDP (Rochester native)
No. 57 – Ty Emberson – NTDP
No. 66 – Adam Samuelsson – NTDP
No. 69 – Jake Pivonka – NTDP
No. 71 – Tyler Weiss – NTDP
No. 76 – Ty Dellandrea – Flint Firebirds
No. 85 – Gavin Hain – NTDP
No. 86 – Caleb Everett – Saginaw Spirit (Pleasant Lake native)
No. 87 – Matej Pekar – Muskegon Lumberjacks (Oakland Jr. Grizzlies alum)
No. 98 – Paul Cotter – Lincoln Stars (Canton native)
No. 114 – Spencer Stastney – NTDP
No. 123 – Logan Hutsko – Boston College (NTDP alum)
No. 126 – Mathias Emilio Pettersen – Muskegon Lumberjacks
No. 128 – Patrick Khodorenko – Michigan State (NTDP alum)
No. 145 – Ryan Savage – Fargo Force (Honeybaked alum)
No. 148 – Cole Krygier – Lincoln Stars (Novi native)
No. 149 – Hunter Holmes – Flint Firebirds
No. 150 – Connor Roberts – Flint Firebirds
No. 152 – Jack Randl – Omaha Lancers (Michigan commit)
No. 159 – Christian Krygier – Lincoln Stars (Novi native)
No. 177 – Damien Giroux – Saginaw Spirit
No. 191 – Ben Schultheis – Minnesota Magicians (Honeybaked alum)
No. 197 – Jack DeBoer – NTDP
No. 201 – Philippe LaPointe – Lincoln Stars (Michigan commit)
No. 206 – Erik Middendorf – NTDP
No. 211 – Maxim Grondin – Saginaw Spirit
Limited viewing – Jake Wise – NTDP
Limited viewing – Dennis Busby – Flint Firebirds
North-American Goaltenders
No. 7 – Keegan Karki – Muskegon Lumberjacks (NTDP alum)
No. 15 – Jonathan Mor – NTDP
No. 17 – Nick Donofrio – Hamilton Bulldogs (Ypsilanti native)
No. 23 – Adam Scheel – Penticton Vees (NTDP alum)
No. 24 – Ryan Ullan – Bismarck Bobcats (NTDP alum, Northern Michigan commit)
No. 28 – Drew DeRidder – NTDP (Fenton native, Michigan State commit)