Photo credits: Island Images (Heise), Garrett James Photography (Loranger, Dach, Hockley, Andersen), Liz Wolter (Dell’Elce)
NHL Central Scouting released its Final Rankings today ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft in June and eight current, future and graduated BCHL players are included on the list.
Five names on the list are current BCHL players, two have graduated to the NCAA and one is committed to play in the BCHL next season.
The highest ranked current BCHL skater is Sherwood Park Crusaders forward Kale Dach who comes in as the 136th ranked North American skater after moving up 18 spots from the Midterm Rankings, while the top-ranked graduated player is University of Massachusetts defender and former Penticton Vee Francesco Dell’Elce at number 82, up nine spots from his previous ranking.
See below for the full list.
Current BCHL players
#136 North American Skater – Kale Dach (F) – Sherwood Park Crusaders
#149 North American Skater – Jeremy Loranger (F) – Sherwood Park Crusaders
#151 North American Skater – Poul Andersen (F) – Sherwood Park Crusaders
#209 North American Skater – Max Heise (F) – Penticton Vees
#22 North American Goaltender – Bor Glavič (G) – West Kelowna Warriors
Graduated BCHL players
#82 North American Skater – Francesco Dell’Elce (D) – University of Massachusetts (Penticton Vees)
#189 North American Skater – Drew Hockley (D) – Quinnipiac University (Victoria Grizzlies)
Future BCHL players
#32 North American Goaltender – Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz (G) – Bishop Kearney Selects (Sherwood Park Crusaders)
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Also listed are the following former BCHL players:
#121 North American Skater – Savin Virk (Chilliwack Chiefs)
#125 North American Skater – Jaxon Fuder (Cranbrook Bucks/Powell River Kings)
#126 North American Skater – Shea Busch (Vernon Vipers)
#145 North American Skater – Richard Baran (Victoria Grizzlies)
#171 North American Skater – Liam Beamish (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
#194 North American Skater – Brendan Dunphy (Langley Rivermen)
#27 North American Goaltender – Ethan Simcoe (Coquitlam Express)
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The draft takes place June 27 and 28 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Click here to view the complete rankings.
