Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that 67 OHL players have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s Midseason Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft scheduled to take place June 27-28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The list features 11 OHL skaters ranked among the top 32 North American prospects, signaling strong first-round potential. Leading the pack is Matthew Schaefer of the Erie Otters, ranked first overall for the upcoming Draft. He’s followed by the OHL’s highest-ranked forward, Michael Misa of the Saginaw Spirit, at third, and Porter Martone of the Brampton Steelheads, at fourth. Among goaltenders, Aleksei Medvedev of the London Knights is the OHL’s top-ranked netminder at second, with Jack Ivankovic of the Brampton Steelheads close behind at fifth.
The list includes 41 OHL forwards, 17 defencemen and nine goaltenders.
Of the 67 players listed, 32 are competing in the 2025 Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game set for Wednesday, January 15 in Brantford, Ont.
2025 NHL Central Scouting Midseason Rankings – OHL
*- competing in 2025 Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game
SKATERS
| RANK | PLAYER | POS. | TEAM |
| 1 | Matthew Schaefer | D | Erie Otters |
| 3 | Michael Misa* | C | Saginaw Spirit |
| 4 | Porter Martone* | RW | Brampton Steelheads |
| 8 | Jake O’Brien* | C | Brantford Bulldogs |
| 14 | Malcolm Spence* | LW | Erie Otters |
| 15 | Kashawn Aitcheson* | D | Barrie Colts |
| 16 | Jack Nesbitt* | C | Windsor Spitfires |
| 17 | Brady Martin* | C | Soo Greyhounds |
| 19 | Henry Brzustewicz* | D | London Knights |
| 23 | Simon Wang | D | Oshawa Generals |
| 27 | Cameron Reid* | D | Kitchener Rangers |
| 35 | Luca Romano* | C | Kitchener Rangers |
| 38 | David Bedkowski* | D | Owen Sound Attack |
| 41 | Ethan Czata* | C | Niagara IceDogs |
| 45 | Kristian Epperson | LW | Saginaw Spirit |
| 55 | Evan Passmore* | D | Barrie Colts |
| 64 | Jimmy Lombardi* | C | Flint Firebirds |
| 68 | Tyler Hopkins* | C | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 71 | Shamar Moses* | RW | North Bay Battalion |
| 79 | Daniil Skvortsov | D | Guelph Storm |
| 83 | Lucas Karmiris* | C | Brampton Steelheads |
| 84 | Quinn Beauchesne* | D | Guelph Storm |
| 85 | Lirim Amidovski* | RW | North Bay Battalion |
| 87 | Carson Cameron* | D | Peterborough Petes |
| 95 | Kieren Dervin | C | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 98 | Jake Crawford | C | Owen Sound Attack |
| 100 | Lauri Sinivuori | LW | Oshawa Generals |
| 103 | Josh Glavin* | D | Saginaw Spirit |
| 104 | Noah Jenken | D | Guelph Storm |
| 106 | Carson Harmer* | C | Saginaw Spirit |
| 107 | Lev Katzin | C | Guelph Storm |
| 113 | Caden Taylor | LW | Peterborough Petes |
| 114 | Aidan Lane | RW | Brampton Steelheads |
| 116 | Harry Nansi* | RW | Owen Sound Attack |
| 117 | Travis Hayes* | RW | Soo Greyhounds |
| 132 | Oliver Turner | D | Erie Otters |
| 136 | Filip Ekberg* | RW | Ottawa 67’s |
| 138 | Jordan Charron | RW | Soo Greyhounds |
| 141 | Joshua Avery* | C | Brantford Bulldogs |
| 152 | Callum Hughes | LW | Erie Otters |
| 175 | Tanner Lam | RW | Kitchener Rangers |
| 177 | Parker Holmes | LW | Brantford Bulldogs |
| 178 | Jonathan Kapageridis | D | North Bay Battalion |
| 179 | Parker Snelgrove | C | Guelph Storm |
| 183 | Aiden Young* | LW | Peterborough Petes |
| 186 | Blake Arrowsmith | RW | Niagara IceDogs |
| 187 | Noah Read | C | London Knights |
| 190 | Liam Beamish | C | Sarnia Sting |
| 193 | Jacob Cloutier* | C | Saginaw Spirit |
| 197 | Owen Griffin* | C | Oshawa Generals |
| 199 | Anthony Cristoforo | D | Windsor Spitfires |
| 201 | Tristan Delisle | C | Owen Sound Attack |
| 205 | Max Dirracolo | D | Kitchener Rangers |
| 215 | Evan Van Gorp | LW | London Knights |
| 216 | Ruslan Karimov | RW | Sarnia Sting |
| 219 | Shaan Kingwell | LW | Ottawa 67’s |
| 220 | Carter Kostuch | LW | Sarnia Sting |
| LV | Luke Dragusica | D | Brampton Steelheads |
GOALTENDERS
| RANK | GOALTENDER | TEAM |
| 2 | Aleksei Medvedev* | London Knights |
| 5 | Jack Ivankovic* | Brampton Steelheads |
| 9 | Trenten Bennett | Owen Sound Attack |
| 10 | Ben Hrebik | Barrie Colts |
| 12 | Matthew Koprowski* | Owen Sound Attack |
| 22 | Michael McIvor | North Bay Battalion |
| 26 | Jaeden Nelson | Ottawa 67’s |
| 27 | Michael Newlove | Windsor Spitfires |
| 31 | David Egorov* | Brantford Bulldogs |
For the full NHL Central Scouting Midseason Rankings, visit nhl.com.
