NHL Central Scouting releases list of 2020 draft eligible players to watch

The Flyers are officially back, gang! The season’s getting into full swing, and we’re pretty excited about that! And you know what that means! It’s time to talk about the draft!

*screeching tires*

Okay, yes that’s a long ways away, but who knows, anything can happen! Maybe the Flyers get killed in the home opener tonight, killed so badly that we’re over the whole season and just want to look at who we could get in the next draft. Would that be an overreaction? Absolutely. But, lord knows, we’re good for an overreaction or two around here.

Even if we’re not going that far, there are a number of us who like to dig into the draft eligible prospect watching early, and if that’s you, you’re in luck. They haven’t come out with a definitive ranking yet, but NHL Central Scouting has put together their first list of the season of draft eligible players to be watching. You can check out the full list here, and have a look at the players that they’ve identified as “first round candidates” below. I’ve included their current team, and their stats for so far this season, and last.

Rodion Amirov. LW

2018-19: Tolpar Ufa (MHL), 31 GP, 9 G, 13 A, 22 P

2019-20: Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL), 11 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P.

Tolpar Ufa (MHL), 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P

Yaroslav Askarov. G

2018-19: SKA- Varyagi im. Morozova (MHL), 31 GP, 2.37 GAA, .921 SV%

2019-20: SKA- Neva St. Petersburg (KHL), 7 GP, 2.63 GAA, .902 SV%

Justin Barron. D

2018-19: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), 68 GP, 9 G, 32 A, 41 P

2019-20: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), 7 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P

Quinton Byfield. C

2018-19: Sudbury Wolves (OHL), 64 GP, 29 G, 32 A, 61 P

2019-20: Sudbury Wolves (OHL), 7 GP, 7 G, 9 A, 16 P

William Cuylle. LW

2018-19: Windsor Spitfires (OHL), 63 GP, 26 G, 15 A, 41 P

2019-20: Windsor Spitfires (OHL), 7 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 P

Jamie Drysdale. D

2018-19: Erie Otters (OHL), 63 GP, 7 G, 33 A, 40 P

2019-20: Erie Otters (OHL), 7 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 P

Jean-Luc Foudy. C

2018-19: Windsor Spitfires (OHL), 63 GP, 8 G, 41 A, 49 P

2019-20: Windsor Spitfires (OHL), 7 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 P

Kaiden Guhle. D

2018-19: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL), 65 GP, 3 G, 14 A, 17 P

2019-20: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL), 6 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 P

Dylan Holloway. C

2018-19: Okotoks Oilers (AJHL), 53 GP, 40 G, 48 A, 88 P

2019-20: Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA), n/a (season hasn’t started yet)

Alexander Holtz. RW

2018-19: Djurgarderns IF J20 (SuperElit), 38 GP, 30 G, 17 A, 47 P

2019-20: Dyurgardens IF (SHL), 8 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 4 P

Daemon Hunt. D

2018-19: Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), 57 GP, 7 G, 13 A, 20 P

2019-20: 5 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 4 P

Alexis Lafreniere. LW

2018-19: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL), 61 GP, 37 G, 68 A, 105 P

2019-20: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL), 8 P, 6 G, 13 A, 19 P

Hendrix Lapierre. C

2018-19: Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL), 48 GP, 13 G, 32 A, 45 P

2019-20: Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL), 6 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 6 P

Anton Lundell. C

2018-19: HIFK U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga), 10 GP, 6 G, 9 A, 15 P

HIFK (Liiga), 38 GP, 9 G, 10 A, 19 P

2019-20: HIFK (Liiga), 8 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 4 P

Alexander Pashin. RW

2018-19: Salavat Ulaev Ufa U17 (Russia U17), 8 GP, 3 G, 8 A, 11 P

Tolpar Ufa (MHL), 17 GP, 6 G, 4 A, 10 P

2019-20: Tolpar Ufa (MHL), 11 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 P

Cole Perfetti. C

2018-19: Saginaw Spirit (OHL), 63 GP, 37 G, 37 A, 74 P

2019-20: Saginaw Spirit (OHL), 8 GP, 1 G, 10 A, 11 P

Jacob Perreault. RW

2018-19: Sarnia Sting (OHL), 63 GP, 30 G, 25 A, 55 P

2019-20: Sarnia Sting (OHL), 5 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 8 P

Jeremie Poirier. D

2018-19: Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL), 61 GP, 6 G, 15 A, 21 P

2019-20: Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL), 7 G, 2 G, 6 A, 8 P

Lucas Raymond. LW

2018-19: Frolunda HC J20 (SuperElit), 37 GP, 13 G, 35 A, 48 P

Frolunda HC (SHL), 10 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 2 P

2019-20: Frolunda HC (SHL), 8 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 P

Marco Rossi. C

2018-19: Ottawa 67s (OHL), 53 GP, 29 G, 36 A, 65 P

2019-20: Ottawa 67s (OHL), 2 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 P

Jake Sanderson. D

2018-19: U.S. National U17 Team (USDP), 44 GP, 4 G, 20 A, 24 P

USNTDP Juniors (USHL), 22 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 P

2019-20: U.S. National U18 Team (USDP), 5 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P

USNTDP Juniors (USHL), 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 P

Braden Schneider. D

2018-19: Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), 58 GP, 8 G, 16 A, 24 P

2019-20: Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), 7 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 P

Ty Smilanic. C

2018-19: U.S. National U17 Team (USDP), 54 GP, 20 G, 18 A, 38 P

USNTDP Juniors (USHL), 33 GP, 9 G, 8 A, 17 P

2019-20: U.S. National U18 Team (USDP), 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P

Justin Sourdif. RW

2018-19: Vancouver Giants (WHL), 64 GP, 23 G, 23 A, 46 P

2019-20: Vancouver Giants (WHL), 7 Gp, 4 G, 5 A, 9 P

Antonio Stranges. LW

2018-19: London Knights (OHL), 66 GP, 13 G, 21 A, 34 P

2019-20: London Knights (OHL), 5 GP, 5 G, 2 A, 7 A

Tim Stuetzle. LW

2018-19: Jungadler Mannheim U20 (DNL U20), 21 GP, 23 G, 32 A, 55 P

2019-20: Adler Mannheim (DEL), 9 GP, 2 G, 6 A, 8 P

And that’s the end of our list. It’s a lot to keep track of, but at least we’ve got a starting point. Happy airmchair scouting, folks!