Kingston Frontenacs forward Shane Wright tops Central Scouting's midseason North American skater rankings leading up to the 2022 NHL Draft.
The latest lists for North American and international players were released Wednesday.
Here are the top 10 for each pool.
North American skaters
| Rank | Player | Position | Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Wright | C | Kingston (OHL) |
| 2 | Logan Cooley | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) |
| 3 | Matt Savoie | C | Winnipeg (WHL) |
| 4 | Conor Geekie | C | Winnipeg (WHL) |
| 5 | Pavel Mintyukov | D | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 6 | Cutter Gauthier | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP) |
| 7 | Jack Hughes | C | Northeastern (H-East) |
| 8 | Jimmy Snuggerud | RW | USA U-18 (NTDP) |
| 9 | Denton Mateychuk | D | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 10 | Tristan Luneau | D | Gatineau (QMJHL) |
Wright has dominated the OHL, registering 11 goals and 19 assists in 22 games. That production is par for the course for the young star, who put up 66 points in 58 games during his rookie year.
The 18-year-old added one assist in two games during the short-lived 2022 World Junior Championship, which was canceled due to COVID-19 issues.
International skaters
| Rank | Player | Position | Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joakim Kemell | RW | JYP (Finland) |
| 2 | Juraj Slafkovsky | LW | TPS (Finland) |
| 3 | Danila Yurov | RW | Magnitogorsk (Russia) |
| 4 | David Jiricek | D | Plzen (Czech) |
| 5 | Brad Lambert | C | JYP (Finland) |
| 6 | Simon Nemec | D | Nitra (Slovakia) |
| 7 | Marco Kasper | C | Rogle (Sweden) |
| 8 | Ivan Miroshnichenko | LW | Omsk Krylia (Russia-2) |
| 9 | Jonathan Lekkerimaki | RW | Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden-Jr) |
| 10 | Alexander Perevalov | LW | Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-Jr) |
The 2022 NHL Draft will take place from July 7-8.
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