NICK HENRY
CODY GLASS
STELIO MATTHEOS
eighth overall among North American skaters on Wednesday ’ s list . Glass is a 6-foot-1 , 175 pound centre who has 21 goals and 59 points in 45 games and probably should have been part of Team Canada at the World Jr . Hockey Championship ( and probably would have been if there wasn ’ t an unwritten rule guaranteeing X number of spots go to QMJHL players ). He can skate , score and has tremendous skill and is currently 15th in WHL scoring . Winnipegger Stelio Mattheos of the Brandon Wheat Kings maintained his First Round status in the mid-season report . Mattheos , the 6-foot-1 , 190-pund rightwing / centre has 15 goals and 33 points in 43 games with the Wheaties this season . And Nick Henry of Portage la Prairie rounds out the Manitobans listed by Central Scouting as potential first round draft picks . Henry is ranked 25th on the list of North American skaters which probably makes him a second rounder when you toss in the European skaters . However , the 5-foot-11 , 190-poind rightwinger for John Paddock ’ s Regina Pats currently has 21 goals and 47 points in 41 games this season . Paddock calls the speedy Henry , “ Potentially , the best player in the WHL and a definite pro prospect .” Henry turned down a full scholarship to play for Andy Murray at Western Michigan University in order to play for Regina this season and it looks like the decision is going to pay dividends . “ It came down to my time frame ,” Henry told the Regina Leader- Post . “ If I decided to go to Western Michigan , I would have had to play another year in Portage ( 2016-17 ) and then a year in the USHL ( 2017-18 ). I felt it made more sense for my development to come here . I have nothing against Andy Murray ’ s program and would have loved to play for him , but it just made sense for me to go this route .” One final interesting prospect to watch closely is Morgan Geekie of Strathclair , Man . Geekie , who played his Triple A midget with the Yellowhead Chiefs , has 26 goals and 60 points for the Tri-City Americans of the WHL and is 12th in WHL scoring . Geekie is currently ranked 50th , which might make him a secondor third-round , but as the 6-foot-2 , 175-pounder continues to improve , don ’ t be surprised if he moves up into the first round . In total , there were a record nine Manitoba players on the Central Scouting Bureau ’ s list of North American skaters .
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2017 CENTRAL SCOUTING DRAFT LIST
1 . Nolan Patrick , Winnipeg , Brandon Wheat Kings , C 8 . Cody Glass , Winnipeg , Portland Winter Hawks , C 23 . Stelio Mattheos , Winnipeg , Brandon Wheat Kings , RW / C 25 . Nick Henry , Portage la Prairie , Regina Pats , RW 50 . Morgan Geekie , Strathclair , Tri-City Americans , C 75 . Josh Brook , Roblin , Moose Jaw Warriors , D 105 . Ty Lewis , Brandon , Brandon Wheat Kings , LW 142 . Brett Davis , Oakbank , Kootenay Ice , RW 174 . Colt Conrad , St . Alphonse , Western Michigan University , C
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