One North Bay Battalion player and one local product made the list for the National Hockey League’s midterm central scouting rankings released on Monday.
Centre Mason Primeau of the North Bay Battalion is one of 44 Ontario Hockey League skaters in the first rankings in advance of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Primeau, who turns 18 on July 28, is rated 142nd among the 217 North American-based skaters on one of four lists released Monday.
A six-foot-five, 203-pound Toronto resident, Primeau has seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 27 games with the Battalion since a Nov. 15 trade from the Guelph Storm, which took him in the second round, 22nd overall, of the 2017 OHL Priority Selection from the Toronto Nationals minor midgets. The Troops sent two picks to Guelph for him.
In 107 OHL games, including 80 with the Storm, Primeau has 17 goals and 22 assists for 39 points.
“It’s nice to be recognized on the list, but obviously it’s a number that I’m looking to improve upon greatly and come next term be rated much higher,” Primeau told Battalionhockey.com.
Meantime, North Bay native Lucas Edmonds, who is playing for Karlstrona HK J20 is rated 110th in the International rankings.
The 5’11”, 165 pound forward has netted five goals and eight assists for 13 points in 28 games with the Swedish junior team.
Edmonds also has one goal and two assists in eight games in the Allsvenskan pro league.
The No. 1-rated skater is American centre Jack Hughes of the National Team Development Program under-18 team based at Plymouth, Mich.
The 2019 NHL Draft will be held June 21-22 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
