NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings for 2024 Entry Draft
With the National Hockey League's 2024 Entry Draft just over two months away, their Central Scouting department has released their final rankings which include Macklin Celebrini atop the North American Skaters category.
Starting with the North American Skaters category, as mentioned, Macklin Celebrini comes in at first. He had a strong year for Boston University, helping them to the semi-finals of the Frozen Four where they would go on to lose to the University of Denver. In 38 games in his first and probably only NCAA season, Celebrini had 64 points (32 goals, 32 assists), 18 penalty minutes and was a plus-25. At the end of the season, Celebrini was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Award.
Let's take a look at the rest of the top-five for the North American Skaters:
2) Artyom Levshunov (D) - Michigan State (NCAA)
3) Cayden Lindstrom (C) - Medicine Hat (WHL)
4) Zeev Buium (D) - Denver University (NCAA)
5) Zayne Parekh (D) - Saginaw (OHL)
Leading the way in the International Skaters category is Russian defenceman Anton Silayev. The 18-year-old took some huge strides this season playing in the KHL with Nizhny Novgorod and there's no doubt he'll be one of the nominees for Rookie of the Year. Silvayev is big at 6'7" but is mobile and skates well and is arguably the best puck mover in this draft class. In 63 games in the KHL this season, Silayev had 11 points (three goals, eight assists), 37 penalty minutes and was a minus-nine.
Coming in at second on the International Skates list Russian forward Ivan Demidov, followed by Finnish forward Konsta Helenius at third, Czech defenceman Adam Jiricek at fourth and Norwegian forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygard at fifth.
It's going to be interesting to see how the draft shapes up once Macklin Celebrini is off the board because there are easily three or four different players who could be selected second overall.
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is set for Friday, June 28th and Saturday, June 29th at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Source - NHL Central Scouting: Celebrini Remains Atop List of North American Skaters as NHL Releases Final Draft Rankings
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AVRIL 16 | 71 ANSWERS NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings for 2024 Entry Draft Assuming Celebrini is picked 1st overall, who do you think will go second? | ||
| Ivan Demidov | 18 | 25.4 % |
| Zayne Parekh | 18 | 25.4 % |
| Artyom Levshunov | 21 | 29.6 % |
| Anton Silayev | 14 | 19.7 % |
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