By @MichaelCaples –
The first edition of NHL Central Scouting’s ‘Players To Watch’ list for the 2019 NHL Draft is here.
With their first list reveal of the season, Central Scouting gives players A, B or C grades. An ‘A’ grade indicates a potential first-round pick, a ‘B’ grade means second/third round and a ‘C’ grade means fourth/fifth/sixth.
Every year, these lists fluctuate throughout the season and sometimes don’t mean anything when the actual draft takes place (this time, it will be in Vancouver).
‘A’ Players
Matthew Boldy – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Cole Caufield – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Jack Hughes – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Alex Turcotte – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL – Honeybaked alum
Alex Vlasic – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Cam York – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Spencer Knight – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Trevor Zegras – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Arthur Kaliyev – Hamilton Bulldogs – OHL – Compuware alum
‘B’ Players
Egor Afanasyev – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL – Michigan State commit
Austen Swankler – Waterloo Black Hawks – USHL – Michigan commit, Oakland Jr. Grizzlies alum
John Beecher – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL – Michigan commit
Marshall Warren – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Cameron Rowe – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Mack Guzda – Owen Sound Attack – OHL – Honeybaked alum
Nicholas Robertson – Peterborough Petes – OHL – Northville
‘C’ Players
Josh Nodler – Fargo Force – USHL – West Bloomfield native, Michigan State commit
Hunter Skinner – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Pinckney native, Western Michigan commit
Declan Carlile – Lincoln Stars – USHL – Hartland native
Nicklas Andrews – Odessa Jackalopes – NAHL – Canton native
Jonathan Williams – Springfield Jr. Blues – NAHL – Michigan State commit
Trevor Janicke – Central Illinois Flying Aces – USHL – NTDP alum
Christopher Giroday – Green Bay Gamblers – USHL – Western Michigan commit
Keegan Karki – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL
Judd Caulfield – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Dom Fensore – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Michael Gildon – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Drew Helleson – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Owen Lindmark – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Case McCarthy – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Patrick Moynihan – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Henry Thrun – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Danny Weight – NTDP Under-18 Team – USHL
Tag Bertuzzi – Guelph Storm – OHL – Birmingham native
Luke Cavallin – Flint Firebirds – OHL
Caleb Everett – Saginaw Spirit – OHL – Pleasant Lake native
Nicholas Porco – Saginaw Spirit – OHL
Ethan Keppen – Flint Firebirds – OHL
Andrew Perrott – London Knights – OHL – Honeybaked alum