Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 64 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s Final Draft Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft scheduled to take place June 27-28 at the Peacock Theatre is Los Angeles, California.
The OHL leads the way among the top-32 North American skaters, with 10 players listed as potential first-round selections. Erie Otters defenceman Matthew Schaefer tops the rankings at first overall, followed by Saginaw Spirit forward Michael Misa at second, Jake O’Brien of the Brantford Bulldogs at fourth, and Porter Martone of the Brampton Steelheads at sixth. In goal, Steelheads netminder Jack Ivankovic paces the OHL, ranking fourth among all North American goaltenders.
The list includes 38 OHL forwards, 19 defencemen and seven goaltenders.
All 20 OHL member teams are represented on the list, led by the Saginaw Spirit with seven players, followed by the Guelph Storm and Brampton Steelheads with five each.
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2025 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings – OHL
SKATERS
| RANK | PLAYER | POS. | TEAM |
| 1 | Matthew Schaefer | D | Erie Otters |
| 2 | Michael Misa | C | Saginaw Spirit |
| 4 | Jake O’Brien | C | Brantford Bulldogs |
| 6 | Porter Martone | RW | Brampton Steelheads |
| 9 | Kashawn Aitcheson | D | Barrie Colts |
| 11 | Brady Martin | C | Soo Greyhounds |
| 15 | Jack Nesbitt | C | Windsor Spitfires |
| 17 | Malcolm Spence | LW | Erie Otters |
| 19 | Henry Brzustewicz | D | London Knights |
| 23 | Cameron Reid | D | Kitchener Rangers |
| 34 | Simon Wang | D | Oshawa Generals |
| 47 | Kristian Epperson | LW | Saginaw Spirit |
| 48 | Luca Romano | C | Kitchener Rangers |
| 49 | Ethan Czata | C | Niagara IceDogs |
| 52 | Tyler Hopkins | C | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 62 | David Bedkowski | D | Owen Sound Attack |
| 70 | Owen Griffin | C | Oshawa Generals |
| 71 | Kieren Dervin | C | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 75 | Quinn Beauchesne | D | Guelph Storm |
| 84 | Jimmy Lombardi | C | Flint Firebirds |
| 87 | Evan Passmore | D | Barrie Colts |
| 104 | Shamar Moses | RW | North Bay Battalion |
| 106 | Jordan Charron | RW | Soo Greyhounds |
| 107 | Carson Harmer | C | Saginaw Spirit |
| 108 | Jacob Cloutier | C | Saginaw Spirit |
| 112 | Aidan Lane | RW | Brampton Steelheads |
| 119 | Travis Hayes | RW | Soo Greyhounds |
| 120 | Lauri Sinivuori | LW | Oshawa Generals |
| 123 | Lirim Amidovski | RW | North Bay Battalion |
| 131 | Caden Taylor | LW | Peterborough Petes |
| 137 | Carson Cameron | D | Peterborough Petes |
| 139 | Jack Brauti | D | Niagara IceDogs |
| 140 | Rio Kaiser | D | Peterborough Petes |
| 142 | Lev Katzin | C | Guelph Storm |
| 151 | Lucas Karmiris | C | Brampton Steelheads |
| 153 | Noah Jenken | D | Guelph Storm |
| 154 | Daniil Skvortsov | D | Guelph Storm |
| 157 | Noah Read | C | London Knights |
| 158 | Oliver Turner | D | Erie Otters |
| 159 | Tanner Lam | RW | Kitchener Rangers |
| 160 | Gabriel Chiarot | RW | Brampton Steelheads |
| 168 | Joshua Avery | C | Brantford Bulldogs |
| 170 | Hayden Barch | D | Saginaw Spirit |
| 171 | Liam Beamish | C | Sarnia Sting |
| 173 | Jake Crawford | C | Owen Sound Attack |
| 178 | Filip Ekberg | RW | Ottawa 67’s |
| 180 | Parker Snelgrove | C | Guelph Storm |
| 193 | Evan Van Gorp | LW | London Knights |
| 196 | Shaan Kingwell | LW | Ottawa 67’s |
| 198 | Josh Glavin | D | Saginaw Spirit |
| 200 | Aiden Young | LW | Peterborough Petes |
| 202 | Xander Vellliaris | D | Saginaw Spirit |
| 211 | Jonathan Kapageridis | D | North Bay Battalion |
| 214 | Ruslan Karimov | RW | Sarnia Sting |
| 215 | Grant Spada | D | Guelph Storm |
| 219 | Max Dirracolo | D | Kitchener Rangers |
| 223 | Zach Houben | LW | Ottawa 67’s |
GOALTENDERS
| RANK | GOALTENDER | TEAM |
| 4 | Jack Ivankovic | Brampton Steelheads |
| 6 | Aleksei Medvedev | London Knights |
| 9 | Matthew Koprowski | Owen Sound Attack |
| 17 | Trenten Bennett | Owen Sound Attack |
| 19 | Ben Hrebik | Barrie Colts |
| 26 | Michael McIvor | North Bay Battalion |
| 29 | Noah Tegelaar | Soo Greyhounds |
For the full NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings, visit nhl.com.
