NEWS

Jake Evans of the St. Michael's Buzzers continues to lead the way for the OJHL on NHL Central Scouting's most recent Players to Watch list, while Michael Prapavessis of the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots and Jake Walman of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens are recent additions.

Jake Evans (F) - St. Michael's Buzzers (B Skater)
(pictured far left - photo credit: Tim Bates/OJHL Images)
Jake Evans finished seventh overall on the Buzzers last season in scoring with 44 points in 50 games played. A native of Toronto, Ontario he was the youngest member of Team Canada East at the 2012 World Junior 'A' Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and was also named to the OJHL Prospects Team that would defeat the CCHL Prospects at the 2012 Central Canada Cup All‐Star Challenge held in Wellington, Ontario. Evans continues his strong play this season, sitting third on the Buzzers in scoring with 25 points in 20 games played and recently competed as a member of Team Canada East for the second consecutive year at the 2013 World Junior 'A' Challenge.  Following this season, Evans is committed to join the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2014.

Michael Prapavessis (D) - Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (C Skater)
(pictured middle - photo credit: Michael DiCarlo/OJHL Images)
The Oakville, Ontario native joined the Patriots midway through last season out of the Mississauga Rebels Midget 'AAA' program and would record 11 points in 25 regular season games played.  Originally drafted by the Saginaw Spirit in the 10th round, 194th overall, of the 2012 OHL Priority Selection, Prapavessis is committed to RPI and remained with Toronto Lakeshore for this season.  Recently returning from the 2013 World Junior 'A' Challenge where he played for Team Canada East, the lanky rearguard is fourth in Patriots scoring and leads the entire team with 19 assists on the season, also tied for the lead among all defencemen in the OJHL.

Jake Walman (D) - Toronto Jr. Canadiens (C Skater)
(pictured far right - photo credit: Brian Watts/OJHL Images)
The Toronto, Ontario native made the jump to junior hockey this season after finishing out his minor hockey career in the Toronto Jr. Canadiens Midget 'AAA' organization.  Walman has made an immediate impact in his rookie OJHL season, sitting second among defencemen on his club with 11 points in 14 regular season games played thus far.  His efforts also earned him a shot at playing for Team Canada East at the 2013 World Junior 'A' Challenge, notching two assists in four games.

Also listed by NHL Central Scouting were eight former OJHL players, all now playing in the Ontario Hockey League, including:

A Skaters:
Michael Dal Colle (Oshawa) - St. Michael's Buzzers
Robert Fabbri (Guelph) - Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Nicholas Ritchie (Peterborough) - Georgetown Raiders

C Skaters:

Damian Bourne (Mississauga) - Burlington Cougars
Santino Centorame (London) - Georgetown Raiders
Mark Friedman (Waterloo) - North York Rangers
Kyle Jenkins (Sault Ste. Marie) - Oakville Blades
Hayden Lavigne (Tri-City) - Wellington Dukes
Stefan Leblanc (Sudbury) - Oakville Blades
Darren Raddysh (Erie) - Georgetown Raiders
 

For the full NHL Central Scouting List, please CLICK HERE and best of luck to all 2014 NHL Draft hopefuls!