18 Minnesotans listed on NHL Central Scouting Rankings
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft takes place June 22-23 in Dallas.
U.S. Under-18 Team defenseman K’Andre Miller (Hopkins, Minn.)
Eightteen Minnesota natives have been listed on NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
The list includes seven players who are currently playing high school hockey in Minnesota during the 2017-18 season, seven in the USHL (including two with the U.S. National Team Development Program), two in the WHL, one in the NCHC and one in the NAHL.
Chicago (USHL) left wing Blake McLaughlin (Grand Rapids) leads the Minnesotans on the list at No. 25 on the North American Skaters rankings, followed by U.S. Under-18 Team defenseman K’Andre Miller (Hopkins) at No. 31 and Sioux Falls (USHL) center Jaxon Nelson (Magnolia) at No. 77.
Omaha (USHL) goalie Keegan Karki (St. Cloud) is No. 7 on the North American Goalies rankings, followed by Waterloo (USHL) netminderJared Moe (New Prague) at No. 9.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft takes place June 22-23 in Dallas.
Photo: Nick Wosika
| RANK | PLAYER | POSITION | 2017-18 TEAM (LEAGUE) | HOMETOWN | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Blake McLaughlin | LW | Chicago (USHL) | Grand Rapids | Minnesota |
| 31 | K'Andre Miller | D | U.S. Under-18 Team (USHL) | Hopkins | Wisconsin |
| 77 | Jaxon Nelson | C | Sioux Falls (USHL) | Magnolia | Minnesota |
| 83 | Jack Perbix | RW | Elk River HS (MSHSL) | Elk River | Notre Dame |
| 85 | Gavin Hain | C | U.S. Under-18 Team (USHL) | Grand Rapids | North Dakota |
| 113 | Jack Jensen | C | Eden Prairie HS (MSHSL) | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
| 124 | Scott Perunovich | D | Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) | Hibbing | Minnesota Duluth |
| 140 | Demetrios Koumontzis | LW | Edina HS (MSHSL) | Edina | Arizona State |
| 165 | Luke Loheit | RW | Minnetonka HS (MSHSL) | Minnetonka | Minnesota Duluth |
| 167 | Michael Vorlicky | D | Edina HS (MSHSL) | Edina | Wisconsin |
| 170 | Isaac Johnson | LW | Tri-City (WHL) | Andover | |
| 181 | Chase Hartje | D | Moose Jaw (WHL) | Bemidji | |
| 195 | Ben Helgeson | C | Hill-Murray HS (MSHSL) | Lake Elmo | Wisconsin |
| 198 | Colin Schmidt | RW | Wayzata HS (MSHSL) | Maple Grove | Minnesota |
| 7 | Keegan Karki | G | Omaha (USHL) | St. Cloud | |
| 9 | Jared Moe | G | Waterloo (USHL) | New Prague | Minnesota |
| 24 | Ryan Ullan | G | Bismarck (NAHL) | Hibbing | Northern Michigan |
| 29 | Zach Stejskal | G | Central Illinois (USHL) | Grand Rapids | Minnesota Duluth |
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