30 OHL Players Invited to NHL Draft Combine
30 OHL Players Invited to NHL Draft Combine Aaron Bell/OHL Images

105 of the top players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft including 61 from the Canadian Hockey League will participate in the annual NHL Scouting Combine May 28 to June 2 in Toronto. 

Among the players invited are top forward prospects Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting and Mikhail Grigorenko of the Quebec Remparts.  Top defensive prospects Ryan Murray of the Everett Silvertips will also take part with Morgan Rielly of the Moose Jaw Warriors and Cody Ceci of the Ottawa 67's.  Top North American goaltending prospects Malcolm Subban of the Belleville Bulls and Brandon Whitney of the Victoriaville Tigres also headline the list.

The Combine provides an opportunity for teams to meet and interview prospects as well as see them tested in an off-ice setting.

Of the 61 CHL players invited, 30 are from the Ontario Hockey League, 22 from the Western Hockey League, and nine from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. 

CHL Players Invited to NHL Combine:

First Name

Last Name

Team

League

Pos

JOSH

ANDERSON

LONDON

OHL

RW

ANDREAS

ATHANASIOU

LONDON

OHL

C/LW

PATRIK

BARTOSAK

RED DEER

WHL

G

FRANCIS

BEAUVILLIER

RIMOUSKI

QMJHL

C/LW

DYLAN

BLUJUS

BRAMPTON

OHL

D

TIM

BOZON

KAMLOOPS

WHL

LW

TREVOR

CARRICK

MISSISSAUGA

OHL

D

CODY

CECI

OTTAWA

OHL

D

RYAN

CULKIN

QUEBEC

QMJHL

D

MATHEW

DUMBA

RED DEER

WHL

D

RADEK

FAKSA

KITCHENER

OHL

C

MATTHEW

FINN

GUELPH

OHL

D

DANE

FOX

ERIE

OHL

C

MARTIN

FRK

HALIFAX

QMJHL

RW

ALEX

GALCHENYUK

SARNIA

OHL

C

BRENDAN

GAUNCE

BELLEVILLE

OHL

C

ARTUR

GAVRUS

OWEN SOUND

OHL

C/LW

CODA

GORDON

SWIFT CURRENT

WHL

LW

MIKHAIL

GRIGORENKO

QUEBEC

QMJHL

C

KENTON

HELGESEN

CALGARY

WHL

D

TOMAS

HYKA

GATINEAU

QMJHL

RW

MAX

IAFRATE

KITCHENER

OHL

D

BEN

JOHNSON

WINDSOR

OHL

C/LW

SLATER

KOEKKOEK

PETERBOROUGH

OHL

D

SCOTT

KOSMACHUK

GUELPH

OHL

RW

BRETT

KULAK

VANCOUVER

WHL

D

CHRISTOPHE

LALANCETTE

ACADIE-BATHURST

QMJHL

RW

SCOTT

LAUGHTON

OSHAWA

OHL

C

OLLI

MAATTA

LONDON

OHL

D

JARROD

MAIDENS

OWEN SOUND

OHL

C/LW

ANDREY

MAKAROV

SASKATOON

WHL

G

MATIA

MARCANTUONI

KITCHENER

OHL

C/RW

BROCK

MCGINN

GUELPH

OHL

LW

JAMES

MELINDY

MONCTON

QMJHL

D

MITCHELL

MOROZ

EDMONTON

WHL

LW

RYAN

MURRAY

EVERETT

WHL

D

LOGAN

NELSON

VICTORIA

WHL

C

FRANK

PALAZZESE

KITCHENER

OHL

G

JAKE

PATERSON

SAGINAW

OHL

G

TANNER

PEARSON

BARRIE

OHL

LW

DERRICK

POULIOT

PORTLAND

WHL

D

GRIFFIN

REINHART

EDMONTON

WHL

D

TANNER

RICHARD

GUELPH

OHL

C

MORGAN

RIELLY

MOOSE JAW

WHL

D

HENRIK

SAMUELSSON

EDMONTON

WHL

C/RW

DAMON

SEVERSON

KELOWNA

WHL

D

COLTON

SISSONS

KELOWNA

WHL

C

GEMEL

SMITH

OWEN SOUND

OHL

C

CHANDLER

STEPHENSON

REGINA

WHL

C/LW

MALCOLM

SUBBAN

BELLEVILLE

OHL

G

LUKAS

SUTTER

SASKATOON

WHL

C

DALTON

THROWER

SASKATOON

WHL

D

FRANCOIS

TREMBLAY

VAL-D'OR

QMJHL

G

BRANDEN

TROOCK

SEATTLE

WHL

RW

BRADY

VAIL

WINDSOR

OHL

C

NICHOLAS

WALTERS

EVERETT

WHL

D

BRANDON

WHITNEY

VICTORIAVILLE

QMJHL

G

THOMAS

WILSON

PLYMOUTH

OHL

RW

MIKE

WINTHER

PRINCE ALBERT

WHL

C

NAIL

YAKUPOV

SARNIA

OHL

RW

DANIIL

ZHARKOV

BELLEVILLE

OHL

LW

 Visit nhl.com to see a list of all players invited to the combine. 

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