NHL Central Scouting released its latest Players to Watch List as of Nov. 15, 2017, with several New Englanders making the cut. Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) was the only local player to make an ‘A’ grade, meaning he’s projected to be selected in the first round of the 2018 NHL draft. While not from New...
NHL Central Scouting released its latest Players to Watch List as of Nov. 15, 2017, with several New Englanders making the cut.
Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) was the only local player to make an ‘A’ grade, meaning he’s projected to be selected in the first round of the 2018 NHL draft.
While not from New England, Boston University freshman Brady Tkachuk also earned an ‘A’ grade.
Here is the full list of players from New England to be listed by NHL Central Scouting:
‘A’
Oliver Wahlstrom, RW, Quincy, Mass., U.S. NTDP U-18 (Harvard)
‘B’
Michael Callahan, D, Franklin, Mass., Central Illinois Flying Aces (Providence)
Michael Kesselring, D, New Hampton, N.H., New Hampton School (Merrimack)
Jay O’Brien, C, Hingham, Mass., Thayer Academy (Providence)
‘C’
Cameron Boudreau, D, Salem, N.H., Junior Bruins
Jacques Bouquot, LW, South Windsor, Conn., Salisbury School (Boston College)
Jordan Harris, D, Haverhill, Mass., Kimball Union Academy (Northeastern)
Kyle Haskins, C, Huntington, Vt., Selects Academy 18U at South Kent (Michigan State)
Riley Hughes, RW, Westwood, Mass., St. Sebastian’s (Northeastern)
Aidan McDonough, LW, Milton, Mass., Thayer Academy (Northeastern)
Connor Sweeney, LW, North Andover, Mass., Lawrence Academy (New Hampshire)
Timothy Walsh, LW, Shrewsbury, Mass., Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (Boston College)
Jake Wise, C, North Andover, Mass., U.S. NTDP U-18, C (Boston University)
Teddy Wooding, C, Wrentham, Mass., Rivers School
Other graded players
Additionally, several players from outside of the region but playing in New England made the watch list:
‘A’
Brady Tkachuk, LW, St. Louis, Mo., Boston University
‘C’
Alexis Binner, D, Stocksund, Sweden, University of Maine
Logan Cash, C, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Kimball Union Academy
Peter Diliberatore, D, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Salisbury School (Quinnipiac)
Christian Felton, D, Medina, Ohio, Kimball Union Academy
Logan Hutsko, RW, North Caldwell, N.J., Boston College
Artjoms Koppass, RW, Valka, Latvia, Junior Bruins
Phillip Lagunov, C, Hamilton, Ontario, University of Massachusetts
Joseph Mancuso, RW, Pottstown, Pa., Northeast Generals
Tyriq Outen, G, Tampa, Fla., South Shore Kings
Zach Solow, RW, Naples, Fla., Northeastern University
Emil Westerlund, LW, Linkoping, Sweden, University of Maine
