2017 NHL DRAFT PREVIEW in all 72 games and was 11th in WHL scoring this season . Geekie was ranked 50th at mid-season , but moved up to 45th and probably should have been ranked
higher . As the 6-foot-2 , 175-pounder continues to improve , don ’ t be surprised if he moves up into the early second round . Meanwhile , watch for Moose Jaw ’ s Josh Brook ( Roblin ) and Brandon ’ s Ty Lewis ( Brandon ) in the NHL Draft . Brook , a defenseman who played on Canada ’ s U-18 team at the World Cham- pionship was ranked 70th at mid-season and is now No . 49 while Lewis made the biggest jump of all , going from 105 at the mid-terms to 59th in the final list . In total , there were a record nine Manitoba players on the Central Scouting Bureau ’ s final list of North American skaters . Their midseason rankings are in parentheses .
The Draft will be held in Chicago on June 23 and 24 . 1 . Nolan Patrick , Winnipeg , Brandon Wheat Kings , C ( 1 ) 6 . Cody Glass , Winnipeg , Portland Winter Hawks , C ( 8 ) 25 . Nick Henry , Portage la Prairie , Regina Pats , RW ( 25 ) 38 . Stelio Mattheos , Winnipeg , Brandon Wheat Kings , RW / C ( 23 ) 45 . Morgan Geekie , Strathclair , Tri-City Americans , C ( 50 ) 49 . Josh Brook , Roblin , Moose Jaw Warriors , D ( 70 ) 59 . Ty Lewis , Brandon , Brandon Wheat Kings , LW ( 105 ) 142 . Brett Davis , Oakbank , Kootenay Ice , RW ( 142 ) 194 . Colt Conrad , St . Alphonse , Western Michigan University ,
C ( 174 ) 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 , he was also 25th in the mid-term report so he hasn ’ t faltered down the stretch . The 5-foot-11 , 190-pound rightwinger for John Paddock ’ s Regina Pats had 35 goals and 81 points in his rookie season in the WHL and finished 24th in league scoring . Paddock calls the speedy Henry , “ Potentially , the best player in the WHL and a definite pro prospect .” Winnipegger Stelio Mattheos of the Brandon Wheat Kings , who played for Canada ’ s U-18 team at the recent 2017 World Championship , fell from the 23rd rating to 38th between the mid-term rankings and the final rankings , which is strange considering he was one of the best players at the World Championship for Canada . Mattheos , the 6-foot-1 , 190-pund rightwing / centre finished with 26 goals and 61 points in 60 games with the Wheaties this season . Morgan Geekie of Strathclair , Man ., played his Triple A midget with the Yellowhead Chiefs and is now the top scorer for the Tri-City Americans in the WHL . Geekie finished with 35 goals and 90 points
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