By the OilKnight 11/18/19
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Welcome to our weekly update on CHL prospects. Here are the leading scorers among all 3 leagues for the 2020 draft eligibles & 16 yr old CHL rookies.
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OHL
Four players are starting to break away from the pack with Quinton Byfield still way ahead points wise. Cole Perfetti, Marco Rossi & Tyson Foerster are all in the mix with over 30 points. Rossi, is actually averaging 2 points a game having missed 5 games earlier in season due to a suspension.
Keep an eye on Hayden Fowler of Erie. He has been slowly climbing the OHL points standings and is now tied for 5th in points for draft eligibles with his teammate Jamie Drysdale.
| Birthdate | Pos | Name | GP | G | A | P | League | Team |
| 2002-08-19 | C | Quinton Byfield | 23 | 17 | 27 | 44 | OHL | Sudbury |
| 2002-01-01 | C | Cole Perfetti | 21 | 7 | 27 | 34 | OHL | Saginaw |
| 2001-09-25 | C | Marco Rossi | 16 | 8 | 24 | 32 | OHL | Ottawa |
| 2002-01-18 | C | Tyson Foerster | 20 | 14 | 17 | 31 | OHL | Barrie |
| 2001-09-24 | RW | Hayden Fowler | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | OHL | Erie |
| 2002-04-08 | RD | Jamie Drysdale | 22 | 5 | 19 | 24 | OHL | Erie |
| 2002-04-12 | C | Rory Kerins | 22 | 11 | 12 | 23 | OHL | SSM |
| 2001-09-25 | C | Jaromir Pytlik | 22 | 9 | 14 | 23 | OHL | SSM |
| 2001-09-19 | RW | Jack Quinn | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | OHL | Ottawa |
| 2002-04-05 | C | Ty Tullio | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | OHL | Oshawa |
| 2002-04-15 | RW | Jacob Perreault | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | OHL | Sarnia |
| 2002-07-09 | C | Logan Morrison | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | OHL | Hamilton |
| 2002-05-13 | C | Jean-Luc Foudy | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | OHL | Windsor |
| 2002-02-21 | RW | Luke Evangelista | 18 | 6 | 13 | 19 | OHL | London |
| 2002-03-19 | RD | Jack Thompson | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | OHL | Sudbury |
| 2002-02-13 | RW | Oliver Suni | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | OHL | Oshawa |
| 2002-02-05 | LW | Antonio Stranges | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | OHL | London |
| 2001-12-01 | RW | Brandon Coe | 19 | 5 | 10 | 15 | OHL | North Bay |
| 2002-01-08 | RD | Ruben Rafkin | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | OHL | Windsor |
| 2002-05-02 | LW | Will Cuylle | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | OHL | Windsor |
| 2002-05-16 | LD | Ryan O’Rourke | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | OHL | SSM |
| 2002-06-09 | RW | Cameron Butler | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | OHL | Peterborough |
| 2002-01-18 | LW | James Hardie | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | OHL | Mississauga |
| 2002-03-14 | RW | Reid Valade | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | OHL | Kitchener |
| 2002-05-28 | RW | Andrei Bakanov | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | OHL | Guelph |
| 2002-08-12 | RD | Ville Ottavainen | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | OHL | Kitchener |
| 2002-06-20 | C | Evan Vierling | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | OHL | Flint |
| 2002-01-12 | LD | Donovan Sebrango | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | OHL | Kitchener |
| 2002-02-27 | LD | Lleyton Moore | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | OHL | Oshawa |
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2021 Draft eligibles
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| Birthdate | Pos | Name | GP | G | A | P | League | Team |
| 2003-01-30 | C | Mason McTavish | 16 | 12 | 5 | 17 | OHL | Peterborough |
| 2002-10-10 | RW | Avery Hayes | 23 | 7 | 9 | 16 | OHL | Hamilton |
| 2003-04-11 | C/LW | Francesco Pinelli | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | OHL | Kitchener |
| 2003-03-29 | RW | Chase Stillman | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | OHL | Sudbury |
| 2003-01-05 | LW | Brennan Othmann | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | OHL | Flint |
| 2003-06-19 | RW | Ethan Burroughs | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | OHL | Owen Sound |
| 2003-06-07 | C | Brett Harrison | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | OHL | Oshawa |
| 2003-02-09 | RD | Brandt Clarke | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | OHL | Barrie |
| 2003-01-21 | C | Connor Lockhart | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | OHL | Erie |
| 2003-01-05 | C | Braeden Kressler | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | OHL | Flint |
| 2003-06-13 | C | Francesco Arcuri | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | OHL | Kingston |
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QMJHL
Like the OHL, the QMJHL has 4 players who have broken away from the pack offensively. With his much improved play recently, and guys like Ryan Francis & Dawson Mercer participating in the CIBC Russia-Canada series, Mavrik Bourque has quickly closed the gap in the scoring race behind Alexis Lafreniere. All four have over 30 points. Bourque, in fact now has tied Byfield for the most goals among first year draft eligibles with 17.
Watch out for Russian import Vasily Ponomarev. After a slow start to his North America career, he’s been clipping along at over a point per game pace for over a month now. He’s tied for 6th now in this points race & seems to be gaining more confidence every game.
| Birthdate | Pos | Name | GP | G | A | P | League | Team |
| 2001-10-11 | LW | Alexis Lafreniere | 23 | 15 | 36 | 51 | QMJHL | Rimouski |
| 2001-12-02 | RW | Ryan Francis | 23 | 11 | 25 | 36 | QMJHL | Cape Breton |
| 2002-01-08 | C | Mavrik Bourque | 21 | 17 | 16 | 33 | QMJHL | Shawinigan |
| 2001-10-27 | RW | Dawson Mercer | 19 | 16 | 15 | 31 | QMJHL | Drummondville |
| 2002-06-02 | LD | Jeremie Poirier | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2002-05-27 | LW | Brady Burns | 23 | 10 | 13 | 23 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2002-03-13 | C | Vasily Ponomaryev | 21 | 10 | 10 | 20 | QMJHL | Shawinigan |
| 2002-03-20 | RD | William Villeneuve | 23 | 4 | 16 | 20 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2002-04-29 | C | Patrick Guay | 23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | QMJHL | Sherbrooke |
| 2002-02-09 | C | Hendrix Lapierre | 18 | 2 | 15 | 17 | QMJHL | Chicoutimi |
| 2001-11-15 | RD | Justin Barron | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | QMJHL | Halifax |
| 2002-01-12 | C | Alexandre Doucet | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | QMJHL | Val D’Or |
| 2002-02-24 | RD | Charlie Desroches | 23 | 1 | 15 | 16 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2002-03-27 | LD | Lukas Cormier | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | QMJHL | Charlottetown |
| 2002-08-20 | C | Ivan Ivan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | QMJHL | Cape Breton |
| 2002-01-21 | LW | Elliot Desnoyers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | QMJHL | Moncton |
| 2002-01-28 | RW | Josh Lawrence | 23 | 4 | 10 | 14 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2002-06-14 | C | Senna Peeters | 23 | 9 | 4 | 13 | QMJHL | Halifax |
| 2001-09-25 | RW | Adam Raska | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | QMJHL | Rimouski |
| 2002-01-25 | LW | Dawson Stairs | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2002-02-20 | C | Theo Rochette | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | QMJHL | Chicoutimi |
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2021 Draft eligibles
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| Birthdate | Pos | Name | GP | G | A | P | League | Team |
| 2002-11-26 | LD | Isaac Belliveau | 23 | 5 | 23 | 28 | QMJHL | Rimouski |
| 2003-05-15 | LW | Zachary L’Heureux | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | QMJHL | Moncton |
| 2003-05-01 | C | James Malatesta | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | QMJHL | Quebec |
| 2002-09-27 | C | Alexander Mirzabalaev | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | QMJHL | Val D’or |
| 2003-03-25 | C | Riley Kidney | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | QMJHL | Acadie-Bathurst |
| 2003-01-04 | C | Zachary Dean | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | QMJHL | Gatineau |
| 2003-02-24 | C | Zachary Bolduc | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | QMJHL | Rimouski |
| 2003-05-14 | C | Cole Huckins | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | QMJHL | Acadie-Bathurst |
| 2003-08-06 | C | Joshua Roy | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | QMJHL | Saint John |
| 2003-03-13 | C | Justin Robidas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | QMJHL | Val D’or |
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WHL
Only one player in the WHL has hit the 30 point plateau so far – Connor Zary. Though, Ozzy Wiesblatt and Jake Neighbours are closing the gap on him offensively.
Watch out for Jack Finley. The 6’5″, 205lb center is one of the youngest eligible players in this draft and is only 1 point behind Justin Sourdif now in the points race. His stock is rising.
| Birthdate | Pos | Name | GP | G | A | P | League | Team |
| 2001-09-25 | C | Connor Zary | 20 | 13 | 17 | 30 | WHL | Kamloops |
| 2002-03-09 | RW | Ozzy Wiesblatt | 22 | 9 | 17 | 26 | WHL | Prince Albert |
| 2002-03-29 | LW | Jake Neighbours | 22 | 4 | 21 | 25 | WHL | Edmonton |
| 2002-02-01 | C | Seth Jarvis | 18 | 9 | 13 | 22 | WHL | Portland |
| 2002-04-16 | RW | Pavel Novak | 19 | 10 | 11 | 21 | WHL | Kelowna |
| 2002-03-24 | C | Justin Sourdif | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 | WHL | Vancouver |
| 2002-09-02 | C | Jack Finley | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | WHL | Spokane |
| 2002-06-25 | RW | Connor McClennon | 21 | 5 | 13 | 18 | WHL | Winnipeg |
| 2001-11-15 | C | Tristen Robins | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | WHL | Saskatoon |
| 2002-01-18 | LD | Kaiden Guhle | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | WHL | Prince Albert |
| 2002-08-08 | C | Ridly Greig | 19 | 4 | 11 | 15 | WHL | Brandon |
| 2002-01-27 | RW | Simon Knak | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | WHL | Portland |
| 2002-08-16 | C | Michal Gut | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | WHL | Everett |
| 2001-09-20 | RD | Braden Schneider | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | WHL | Brandon |
| 2002-02-10 | LW | Kyle Crnkovic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | WHL | Saskatoon |
| 2002-04-27 | LW | Keanu DeRungs | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | WHL | Victoria |
| 2002-01-25 | LW | Cross Hanas | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | WHL | Portland |
| 2002-05-15 | LD | Daemon Hunt | 19 | 0 | 11 | 11 | WHL | Moose Jaw |
| 2001-11-28 | RW | Lukas Svejkovsky | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | WHL | Vancouver |
| 2002-06-03 | RD | Kasper Puutio | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | WHL | Swift Current |
| 2002-08-02 | LD | Ronan Seeley | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | WHL | Everett |
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2021 Draft eligibles
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| Birthdate | Pos | Name | GP | G | A | P | League | Team |
| 2002-09-23 | C | Ryder Korczak | 19 | 8 | 21 | 29 | WHL | Moose Jaw |
| 2003-05-16 | C | Cole Sillinger | 16 | 9 | 10 | 19 | WHL | Medicine Hat |
| 2003-04-10 | RW | Dylan Guenther | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | WHL | Edmonton |
| 2003-01-14 | LD | Carson Lambos | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | WHL | Winnipeg |
| 2003-01-27 | LW | Eric Alarie | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | WHL | Moose Jaw |
| 2003-04-10 | LW | Zack Stringer | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | WHL | Lethbridge |
| 2003-02-06 | C | Logan Stankoven | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | WHL | Kamloops |
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