NHL Draft Rankings: Central Scouting Top Prospects To Watch On FloHockey

The 2026 NHL Draft is a long ways away, but it’s never too early to start doing your homework. 

NHL Central Scouting recently released its preliminary watch list for the 2026 NHL Draft, detailing A-rated, B-rated, C-rated prospects and beyond. Hundreds of players made the initial list which breaks down players that NHL fans should be keeping track of over the course of the season.

Many, many of the players listed on Central Scouting’s preliminary watch list are players you can watch yourself on FloHockey. In fact, 13 of the 27 players listed by Central Scouting as A-rated players — players that Central Scouting believes are candidates to be picked in the first round of the NHL Draft — play in FloHockey partner leagues. The OHL led the way with eight players listed as potential first-rounders.

An additional 32 players from Flo partner leagues were listed as B-rated prospects, or players Central Scouting views as candidates for the second and third rounds of the NHL Draft.

You can see these players all season long with just one subscription as FloHockey is the streaming home for the highest number of NHL Draft prospects anywhere in the world. From top junior leagues like the OHL, QMJHL and USHL, to the Swedish Hockey League, there is no shortage of opportunities to see the future stars of tomorrow.

Here is the full list of players that were A, B, or C rated by NHL Central Scouting that you can watch on FloHockey all season long.

NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Watch List 2026A-Rated PlayersEthan Belchetz, LW, Windsor Spitfires – OHLAlessandro Di Iorio, C, Sarnia Sting – OHLNikita Klepov, RW, Sagina Spirit  – OHLTynan Lawrence, C, Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHLCaleb Malhotra, C, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)Adam Novotny, LW, Peterborough Petes – OHLChase Reid, D,  Soo Greyhounds – OHLBrooks Rogowski, C, Oshawa Generals – OHLRyan Roobroeck, LW,  Niagara IceDogs – OHLLuke Schairer, D, USNTDP – USHLEgor Shilov, C, Victoriaville Tiggres – QMJHLIvar Stenberg, LW, Frolunda – SHLXavier Villeneuve, D, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada – QMJHLB-Rated PlayersLucas Ambrosio, D, Erie Otters – OHLEgor Barabanov, C, Saginaw Spirit – OHLMikey Berchild, LW, USNTDP – USHLDayne Beuker, C, USNTDP – USHLViggo Bjorck, C,Djurgarden – SHLCali Ryder – North Bay Battalion – OHLJaxon Cover, RW, London Knights – OHLMaddox Dagenais, C, Quebec Remparts – QMJHLVladimir Dravecky, D, Brantfod Bulldogs – OHLBeckham Edwards, C, Sarnia Sting – OHLColin Fitzgerald, C, Peterborough Petes – OHLLandon Hafele, C, Green Bay Gamblers – USHLWilliam Hakansson, D, Luela – SHLJack Hextall, C, Youngstown Phantoms – USHLZachary Jovanowvski, G, Guelph Storm – OHLJonas Kemps, D, Chicago Steel – USHLBrady Knowling, G, USNTDP – USHLJan Larys, G, Drummondville Voltigeurs – QMJHLJackson Marthaler, D, USNTDP – USHLCharlie Morrison, D, Quebec Remparts – QMJHLOlivers Murnieks, C, Saint John Sea Dogs – QMJHLCasey Mutryn, RW, USNTDP – USHLAiden O’Donnell, LW, Brantford Bulldogs – OHLVictor Plante, LW, USNTDP – USHLLars Steiner, RW, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies – QMJHLCarter Stevens, RW, Guelph Storm – OHLLogan Stuart, C, USNTDP – USHLTobias Trejbal, G, Youngstown Phantoms – USHLThomas Vandenberg, C, Ottawa 67s – OHLBraidy Wassilyn, LW, Niagara IceDogs – OHLJacoby Weiner, G, Moncton Wildcats – QMJHLBlake Zielinski, C, Des Moines Buccaneers – USHLC-Rated PlayersNathan Amidovski, LW, Ottawa 67s – OHLWilliam Bent, RW, Halifax Mooseheads – QMJHLRudolfs Berzkalns – Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHLAlexander Bilecki – Kitchener Rangers – OHLTommy Bleyl – Moncton Wildcats – QMJHLNicholas Bogas, D, USNTDP – USHLRyan Brown, LW, Sarnia Sting – OHLCameron Chartrand, D, Saint John Sea Dogs – QMJHLRian Chudzinski. RW, Moncton Wildcats – QMJHLMaksim Corovic, G, Collingwood – OJHLBenjamin Cossette Ayotte, D, Val-d’Or Foreurs – QMJHLRafael Courchesne, G, Saint John Sea Dogs – QMJHLCallum Croskery, D, Soo Greyhounds – OHLWyatt Cullen, LW, USNTDP – USHLSimon-Xavier Cyr, LW, Gatineau Olympiques – QMJHLEddy Doyle, D, Halifax Mooseheads – QMJHLColin Feeley, D, Oshawa Generals – OHLAJ Francisco, D, USNTDP – USHLEric Frossard, D, Guelph Storm – OHLLayne Gallacher, C, Brantford Bulldogs – OHLNicolas Gillham-Cirka, G, Halifax Mooseheads – QMJHLCaden Harvey, C, Windsor Spitfires – OHLFlorent Houle, RW, Sherbrooke Phoenix – QMJHLRyan Howard, LW, Quebec Remparts – QMJHLWilliam Lacelle, G, Rimouski Oceanic – QMJHLBode Laylin, D, Tri-City Storm – USHLTeddy Lechner, D, Muskegon Lumberjacks – USHL – KIND OFLiam Lefebvre, C, Rimouski Oceanic – QMJHLJean-Cristoph Lemieux, LW, Windsor Spitfires – OHLAdam Levac, C, Peterborough Petes – OHLRomain Litalien, RW, Cape Breton Eagles – QMJHLPavel Martinu, C, Sioux City Musketeers – USHLPierce Mbuyi, LW, Owen Sound Attack – OHLBrady Murnane, D, Oshawa Generals – OHLMichael Newlove, G, Windsor Spitfires – OHLBen Reisnecker, D, Niagara IceDogs – OHLThomas Rousseau, G, Sherbrooke Phoenix – QMJHLWesley Royston, RW, Erie Otters – OHLDylan Rozzi, LW, Saint John Sea Dogs – QMJHLOndrej Ruml, D, Ottawa 67s – OHLJason Schaubel, G, Kitchener Rangers – OHLDanai Shaiikov, G, Gatineau Olympiques – QMJHLRylan Singh, D, Guelph Storm – OHLMaksim Sokolovskii, D, London Knights – OHLMatej Stankoven, C, Brampton Steelheads – OHLAlexandre Taillefer, D, Quebec Remparts – QMJHLNiko Tournas, RW, Moncton Wildcats – QMJHLParker Trottier, LW, USNTDP – USHLParker Vaughan, RW, North Bay Battalion – OHLAleksei Vlasov, LW, Victoriaville – QMJHLNikita Voiaga, D, Charlottetown Islanders – QMJHLSam Wathier, D, USNTDP – USHLJacob Xu, D, Kitchener Rangers – OHLWilliam Yared, C, Saint John Sea Dogs – QMJHLVadislav Yermolenko, G, Niagara IceDogs – OHLLukas Zajic, RW, USNTDP – USHLNHL Prospect Coverage On FloHockey

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