Former Minnetonka HS forward Bobby Brink, now with USHL's Sioux City Musketeers, is ranked 29th on the NHL Central Scouting's North American Skaters list for the 2019 NHL Draft. Let’s Play Hockey photo by Mike Thill
Sixteen Minnesota natives have been listed on NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
The list includes seven players who are playing high school hockey in Minnesota this season, six in the USHL (including one with the U.S. National Team Development Program), and one each in the Big Ten, NAHL and Shattuck-St. Mary’s.
Sioux City (USHL) right wing Bobby Brink (Excelsior) leads the Minnesotans on the list at No. 29 on the North American Skaters rankings, followed by U.S. Under-18 Team Team defenseman Drew Helleson (Farmington) at No. 33. A pair of high school players – Duluth East center Ryder Donovan and Shattuck-St. Mary’s defenseman Jackson La Combe (Chaska) are ranked 46th and 47th, respectively.
Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) netminder Ethan Haider (Maple Grove) is the lone Minnesotan on the North American Goalies rankings at No. 16.
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft takes place June 21-22 in Vancouver.
RANK | PLAYER | POSITION | 2018-19 TEAM | 2018-19 LEAGUE | HOMETOWN | COLLEGE |
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29 | Bobby Brink | RW | Sioux City | USHL | Excelsior | Denver |
33 | Drew Helleson | D | U.S. Under-18 Team | USHL | Farmington | Boston College |
46 | Ryder Donovan | C | Duluth East HS | MSHSL | Duluth | |
47 | Jackson LaCombe | D | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Prep | Chaska | Minnesota |
79 | Ben Brinkman | D | Minnesota | Big Ten | Edina | Minnesota |
80 | Aaron Huglen | C | Roseau HS | MSHSL | Roseau | Minnesota |
84 | Mike Koster | D | Chaska HS | MSHSL | Chaska | Minnesota |
93 | Grant Silianoff | RW | Cedar Rapids | USHL | Edina | Notre Dame |
98 | Will Francis | D | Cedar Rapids | USHL | Shoreview | Minnesota Duluth |
100 | Trevor Janicke | C | Central Illinois | USHL | Maple Grove | Notre Dame |
109 | Ethan Frisch | D | Green Bay | USHL | Moorhead | North Dakota |
116 | Garrett Pinoniemi | C | Holy Family Catholic HS | MSHSL | Delano | Minnesota |
117 | Bryce Brodzinski | RW | Blaine HS | MSHSL | Ham Lake | Minnesota |
139 | Rhett Pitlick | LW | Chaska HS | MSHSL | Chaska | Minnesota |
165 | Jackson Jutting | C | Prior Lake HS | MSHSL | Prior Lake | Colorado College |
RANK | PLAYER | POSITION | 2018-19 TEAM | 2018-19 LEAGUE | HOMETOWN | COLLEGE |
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16 | Ethan Haider | G | Minnesota Magicians | NAHL | Maple Grove | Clarkson |
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