Lacombe’s Daxon Rudolph given ‘A’ rating in NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to Watch list

Rudolph was drafted by the Raiders first overall in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft.

Meanwhile, Red Deer Rebels players forward Beckett Hamilton was given a ‘C’ rating and goaltender Peyton Shore a ‘W’ rating.

Hamilton has two goals and five assists through 10 games so far this year. In his rookie season last year, he had 14 goals and 11 assists through 67 games.

Shore has appeared in just three games so far this year where he’s posted a 3.78 goals against average and a .864 save percentage.

NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes five categories.

The ‘A’ category indicates players projected to be first-round candidates and ‘B’ rating is for players projected to be second- or third-round candidates.

The ‘C’ rating indicates players projected to be fourth- or fifth-round candidates and the ‘W’ rating is for those projected to be sixth- or seventh-round candidates.