Gallant, Isaacson, Fraser make final NHL draft rankings

Three Peterborough Petes players and five draft picks made the NHL Central Scouting Service’s final rankings for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Zach Gallant is ranked 64th among North American skaters. The 6’1”, 184-pound centre had a breakout season recording 21 goals and 26 assists for 47 points and a +4 rating in 60 games. Nick Isaacson is rated 148th up from a mid-term ranking of 168. Cole Fraser came in at 197 compared to a mid-term ranking of 206.

Also ranked were Petes prospects Cameron Crotty (Brockville, CCHL) at 89, Bryce Misley (Oakville, OJHL) 85, Bobby Dow (Kemptville, CCHL) 122, Logan Cockerill (USA U-18, NTDP) 214 and Logan Hutsko (USA U-18, NTDP) listed as limited viewing.

The 2017 NHL draft takes place in Chicago on June 23 to 24.

Peterborough’s roster features eight players selected in previous NHL drafts including Kyle Jenkins and Steve Lorentz (Carolina), Jonne Tammela, Matt Spencer and Chris Paquette (Tampa Bay), Jonathan Ang (Florida), Nikita Korostelev (Toronto) and Dylan Wells (Edmonton).

Peterborough native and Mississauga Steelheads forward Owen Tippett is ranked seventh among North American skaters.

Petes draft picks in Gold Cup

Five Petes draft picks are among 60 players selected for the 2017 OHL Gold Cup from May 3 to 7 in Kitchener, the Ontario Hockey Federation announced on Tuesday.

The Gold Cup is an eight-team tournament used in the selection process for Canada’s three entries in the annual World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Selected players from the Gold Cup will advance to the final Hockey Canada camp in July.

Petes draft picks selected include third round pick Cameron Supryka, fourth round selection Daniel Panetta, fifth-round choice Jagger O’Toole, sixth-round pick Andrew Horsley and 10th rounder Ryan Richardson.

Petes’ first-round selection Nick Robertson is not eligible for the Gold Cup because he is an American citizen.

Roster notes

The Petes iced the same lineup for a fourth consecutive game. Kingston made one change removing Sergey Popov and inserting Josh Supryka.