Twelve players from the Canadian Junior Hockey League have been identified in the NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. The top ranked player is Joel Lowry of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), ranked 95th overall amongst all North American skaters.
The list includes 6 players from the BCHL, 4 from the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), and one from the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). The final rankings include the top 210 skaters and 30 goaltenders in North America as well as the top 140 skaters and 10 goaltenders from Europe.
Rank / Skater
#95 Joel Lowry Victoria, BCHL
#100 Destry Straight Coquitlam, BCHL
#104 Brennan Serville Stouffville, OJHL
#126 Michael King Westside, BCHL
#168 Brian Bunnett Wellington, OJHL
#169 Pearce Eviston Victoria, BCHL
#195 Ryan Renz Vernon, BCHL
#197 Joey Baker Trail, BCHL
#201 Curtis Leonard Wellington, OJHL
Rank / Goaltender
#10 Jason Kasdorf Portage, MJHL
#14 Jordan Ruby Wellington, OJHL
#22 Jan Obernesser Brooks, AJHL
2011 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings: Skaters Goaltenders
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft will be held June 24-25 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It will be the first time the Draft has been held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
Eleven Canadian Junior Hockey League players were selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. In 2007, Kyle Turris of the BCHL’s Burnaby Express was selected 3rd and remains the highest ever draft selection from the CJHL.