Two hockey players from North Delta and a member of the Surrey Eagles are listed in the final rankings of the NHL’s (National Hockey League) Central Scouting.
Nic Petan of the Portland Winterhawks, Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Tristan Jarry, and Adam Tambellini of the Eagles are listed, with all three either maintaining or improving on their midseason ranking. The NHL Entry Draft will take place Sunday, June 30 in New Jersey.
Petan, 18, was ranked 32nd among North American skaters, up one position from the midseason report.
The five-foot-nine forward tied for the Western Hockey League (WHL) scoring lead with teammate Brendan Leipsic. In 71 games played, Petan scored 46 goals and added a league-best 74 assists for 120 points. He easily surpassed his preseason target of 30 goals, and more than tripled his total of 14 scored in his rookie season last year.
He’s continued to be among the league leaders in the postseason, netting nine goals and 22 points in 15 games, good for third place in the WHL.
Jarry, also 18, played 27 games for the Oil Kings, topping the WHL with a 1.61 goals against average and a .936 save percentage. His six shutouts was just one shy of the league lead.
In his second full season in Edmonton, Jarry was one-half of the league’s best goaltending tandem, partnering with Cloverdale’s Laurent Brossoit, who recently signed with the Calgary Flames of the NHL.
Jarry is ranked third among the 40 North American goaltenders ranked by Central Scouting.
Tambellini, 17, is ranked 42nd among North American skaters, up 20 places from his midseason assessment. He joined the Eagles in January after starting the BC Hockey League (BCHL) season with the Vernon Vipers.
“It was good (to move into the top 50). I went and looked, and it was fun to see. Obviously, I wanted to move up as much as possible. It’s a big honour,” said Tambellini.
The six-foot-four centre, who is the younger brother of former Vancouver Canuck Jeff Tambellini, scored 36 goals in 52 regular-season games this season – including 14 in 16 games with Surrey. In the post-season, he has 10 goals and 18 points in 17 games.