NHL Central Scouting has released its Final Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft with 14 Manitobans making an appearance.

West St. Paul’s Carter Bear (Everett Silvertips, WHL) is the highest ranked North American skater from Manitoba at 10th overall.

Brandon’s Burke Hood (Vancouver Giants, WHL) is the 15th ranked North American goaltender.

The full list of Manitobans appearing in the NHL Central Scouting Final rankings can be found below:

2025 NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS (MANITOBANS) – SKATERS

#	Pos	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Current Team
10	LW	Carter	Bear	West St. Paul	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
37	C	Matthew	Gard	Winnipeg	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
38	C	Hayden	Paupanekis	Winnipeg	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
39	D	Peyton	Kettles	Winnipeg	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
54	C	Owen	Martin	Oakbank	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
93	RW	Luke	Mistelbacher	Winnipeg	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
111	D	Josh	McGregor	Brandon	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
156	D	Jonas	Woo	Winnipeg	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
162	D	Aiden	Ziprick	Russell	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
166	RW	Jett	Lajoie	Winnipeg	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
191	D	Grayson	Burzynski	Winnipeg	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

 

2025 NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS (MANITOBANS) – GOALIES

#	Pos	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Current Team
15	G	Burke	Hood	Brandon	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
27	G	Ethan	Simcoe	Lac du Bonnet	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
28	G	Raiden	Legall	Morden	Everett Silvertips (WHL)