The hockey world turns its attention to Montreal this week as the 2022 NHL Draft brings the next generation of stars to centre stage. Potential first overall selection Shane Wright of the Kingston Frontenacs leads a draft class stocked with talent, with eight OHL names ranked inside the first round of NHL Central Scouting’s final instalment released May 5th.
First round proceedings get underway on Thursday at 7:00pm from the Bell Centre before rounds 2-7 begin Friday at 11:00am. All seven rounds of the Draft will be televised in Canada on Sportsnet (English) and TVA Sports (French). In the United States, Thursday’s first round will be carried on ESPN before rounds 2-7 are televised on NHL Network.
The @NHL has announced the order of selection for the 2022 Upper Deck #NHLDraft, July 7-8 at Bell Centre in Montreal. https://t.co/E1mc08ZLMJ pic.twitter.com/NQhdHZse9l
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 29, 2022
Since 1969, a total of 2,440 OHL players have been selected in the NHL Draft representing approximately 20% of all players chosen by clubs and a figure higher than any other league solidifying the OHL as the number one supplier of NHL talent.
Last year, a total of 30 OHL players were chosen in the NHL Draft including 15 forwards, 12 defencemen and three goaltenders.
Best of luck to all players and their families at the 2022 NHL Draft!
OHL PLAYERS INCLUDED ON NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING RANKINGS
North American rank, name, OHL club, position
Click a name to watch video profiles of the top ranked prospects.
| PLAYER | POS | TEAM | FINAL | MIDTERM |
| Shane Wright | C | Kingston | 1 | 1 |
| Pavel Mintyukov | D | Saginaw | 6 | 5 |
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | Mississauga | 8 | 11 |
| Owen Beck | C | Mississauga | 10 | 19 |
| David Goyette | C | Sudbury | 13 | 35 |
| Matyas Sapovaliv | C | Saginaw | 23 | 13 |
| Michael Buchinger | D | Guelph | 30 | 36 |
| Ty Nelson | D | North Bay | 32 | 25 |
| Bryce McConnell-Barker | C | Sault Ste. Marie | 34 | 28 |
| Danny Zhilkin | C | Guelph | 35 | 27 |
| Vinzenz Rohrer | C | Ottawa | 42 | 46 |
| Hunter Haight | C | Barrie | 44 | 47 |
| Matthew Poitras | C | Guelph | 45 | 23 |
| Christian Kyrou | D | Erie | 48 | 179 |
| Paul Ludwinski | C | Kingston | 49 | 29 |
| Gavin Hayes | LW | Flint | 51 | 68 |
| Isaiah George | D | London | 53 | 42 |
| Servac Petrovsky | C | Owen Sound | 58 | 52 |
| Cedrick Guindon | C | Owen Sound | 59 | 76 |
| Jake Karabela | C | Guelph | 62 | 61 |
| Pano Fimis | C | Niagara | 75 | 77 |
| Spencer Sova | D | Erie | 80 | 38 |
| Jorian Donovan | D | Hamilton | 81 | 39 |
| Evan Konyen | RW | Sudbury | 85 | 88 |
| Beau Jelsma | C | Barrie | 88 | 137 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | C | Flint | 94 | – |
| Matthew Maggio | RW | Windsor | 103 | – |
| Lucas Edmonds | RW | Kingston | 104 | 107 |
| Kirill Kudryavtsev | D | Sault Ste. Marie | 108 | 103 |
| Liam Arnsby | C | North Bay | 115 | 66 |
| Rodwin Dionicio | D | Niagara IceDogs | 118 | 132 |
| Kocha Delic | C | Sudbury | 122 | 200 |
| Jackson Edward | D | London | 123 | 75 |
| Tnias Mathurin | D | North Bay | 126 | 152 |
| Zakary Lavoie | RW | Mississauga | 134 | 124 |
| Samuel Mayer | D | Peterborough | 139 | 120 |
| James Hardie | LW | Mississauga | 148 | 204 |
| Ruslan Gazizov | LW | London | 149 | 62 |
| Aidan Castle | RW | Niagara | 151 | 155 |
| Brady Stonehouse | RW | Ottawa | 152 | 138 |
| Nolan Collins | D | Sudbury | 153 | – |
| Kyle Jackson | C | North Bay | 158 | 182 |
| Tucker Robertson | C | Peterborough | 162 | 109 |
| Gavin Bryant | C | Owen Sound | 179 | 160 |
| Brice Cooke | LW | Niagara | 183 | 163 |
| Braeden Bowman | RW | Guelph | 194 | 217 |
| Kai Schwindt | LW | Mississauga | 196 | – |
| Sam Alfano | RW | Peterborough | 207 | 190 |
| Max Namestnikov | C | Sarnia | 211 | 219 |
| Landon Sim | RW | London | 215 | 213 |
| Kasper Larsen | D | Mississauga | 220 | – |
| Kirill Steklov | D | London | 221 | 196 |
| Roberto Mancini | D | Saginaw | 222 | 195 |
| Caeden Carlisle | D | Sault Ste. Marie | 223 | – |
| Colton Smith | LW | London | – | 129 |
| Vsevolod Gaidamak | C | Ottawa | – | 121 |
| Stuart Rolofs | LW | Oshawa | – | 142 |
| Tyler Savard | LW | Sault Ste. Marie | – | 183 |
| Brody Crane | LW | London | – | 188 |
| Ryan Abraham | C | Windsor | – | 210 |
| Nolan Dann | LW | Sarnia | – | 224 |
| GOALTENDER | TEAM | FINAL | MIDTERM | |
| Andrew Oke | Saginaw | 9 | 8 | |
| Nolan Lalonde | Erie | 14 | 10 | |
| Patrick Leaver | Oshawa | 16 | 29 | |
| Charlie Schenkel | Sault Ste. Marie | 17 | 12 | |
| Jacob Oster | Guelph | 18 | 15 | |
| Josh Rosenzweig | Niagara | 22 | – | |
| Dom DiVincentiis | North Bay | 24 | 14 | |
| Marco Costantini | Hamilton | 29 | – | |
| Brett Brochu | London | 31 | 16 |
