NHL Central Scouting releases mid-season 2022 draft rankings

The National Hockey League's Central Scouting department announced their mid-season rankings on Tuesday afternoon. A total of 401 players are ranked by Central Scouting and it's broken down into four categories, North American skaters, International skaters, North American goalies and International goalies.

Let's take a look at the top ten in of the skater categories as well as the top five ranked in the goalie categories.

North American Skaters
1) Shane Wright - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2) Logan Cooley - USA U-18 (NTDP)
3) Matt Savoie - Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
4) Conor Geekie - Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
5) Pavel Mintyukov - Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6) Cutter Gauthier - USA U-18 (NTDP)
7) Jack Hughes - Northeastern University (NCAA)
8) Jimmy Snuggerud - USA U-18 (NTDP)
9) Denton Mateychuk - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
10) Tristan Luneau - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)

"Shane Wright is a strong stride skater who possesses elusive outside speed to beat defenders and quickness to evade checks or lead a rush," said Dan Marr, Director of NHL Central Scouting. "He has elite hockey sense with vision, anticipation and composure and has proven that he can carry the load and lead the way when it's needed in game situations. He has carried himself remarkably despite many disruptions and distractions endured the past year and a half."

"Logan Cooley plays an attack game with his speed and smarts," said Marr. "To say he has speed that makes a difference is an understatement – he has speed that impacts the game. Logan plays with high energy and his ability to process the game and execute plays at top speed make him one of the highest-ranked players in the 2022 Draft class."

"Matt Savoie is one of the best natural scorers and offensive players in the 2022 Draft class," said Marr. "A strong skater with very good balance for his size, he possesses deceptive speed and quickness to lead a rush and navigate through traffic. He's the type that wants the puck on his stick and has a good shot variety in which to finish his scoring chances."

International Skaters
1) Joakim Kemell - JYP (Liiga)
2) Juraj Slafkovsky - TPS (Liiga)
3) Danila Yurov - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
4) David Jiricek - Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
5) Brad Lambert - JYP (Liiga)
6) Simon Nemec - HK Nitra (Slovak)
7) Marco Kasper - Rogle BK (SHL)
8) Ivan Miroshnichenko - Omsk Krylia (VHL)
9) Jonathan Lekkerimaki - Djurgardens Jr. (Swe-Jr)
10) Alexander Perevalov - Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)

"Joakim Kemell had a sensational start to the season where as a 17-year-old rookie he was leading the league in scoring until an injury late in October," said Goran Stubb of European Scouting Services. "Kemell is an excellent, smooth skater with great offensive instincts – a highly-skilled playmaker who plays a competitive two-way game."

North American Goalies
1) Tyler Brennan - Prince George Cougars (WHL)
2) Ivan Zhigalov - Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
3) Dylan Silverstein - USA U-18 (NTDP)
4) Cameron Whitehead - Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5) Tyler Muszelik - USA U-18 (NTDP)

International Goalies
1) Topias Leinonen - JYP Jr (Fin-Jr)
2) Ian Blomqvist - Vasteras Jr (Swe-Jr)
3) Jan Spunar - Olomouc Jr (Cze-Jr)
4) Maxim Arefyev - Sakhalinskiye Akuly (MHL)
5) Karlis Mezsargs - HK Riga (MHL)

The full lists for each category can be found below.

Central Scouting press release
North American Skaters
International Skaters
North American Goalies
International Goalies

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