NHL Central Scouting checks in

NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary rankings of WHL players (top 25 skaters and top five goaltenders) who are eligible for the 2009 NHL draft:
1. D Jared Cowen, Spokane
2. C Evander Kane, Vancouver
3. C Brayden Schenn, Brandon
4. C Scott Glennie, Brandon
5. D Stefan Elliott, Saskatoon
6. RW Carton Ashton, Lethbridge
7. D Tommi Kivisto, Red Deer
8. D Tyson Barrie, Kelowna
9. C Landon Ferraro, Red Deer
10. D Ryan Button, Prince Albert
11. C Jimmy Bubnick, Kamloops
12. RW Burke Gallimore, Saskatoon
13. LW Cass Mappin, Red Deer
14. LW Ryan Howse, Chilliwack
15. D Brayden McNabb, Kootenay
16. C Tomas Vincour, Edmonton
17. RW Garrett Mitchell, Regina
18. LW Adam Hughesman, Tri-City
19. RW Willie Coetzee, Red Deer
20. C Cody Eakin, Swift Current
21. D Brodie Melynchuck, Brandon
22. D Collin Bowman, Kelowna
23. RW Stepan Novotny, Kelowna
24. C Dalibor Bortnak, Kamloops
25. D Brennan Yadlowski, Lethbridge

GOALTENDERS
1. Nathan Lieuwen, Kootenay
2. Jon Groenheyde, Kamloops
3. Damien Ketlo, Regina
4. Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer
5. Jamie Tucker, Vancouver