Radek Faksa of the Kitchener Rangers is ranked seventh overall among CHL players for this June's National Hockey League entry draft. The final rankings were released Monday by the Central Scouting Bureau.
Faksa scored 29 goals for Kitchener during the regular season. A concussion knocked him out of the first playoff round against Owen Sound, but Faksa will be back in the lineup tonight when the Rangers hit the ice for game #3 in Plymouth, Michigan.
A total of 146 CHL players have been listed by NHL Central Scouting in their Final Rankings for the NHL Draft, which takes place June 22-23 in Pittsburgh. Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting is ranked first overall, followed by defenceman Ryan Murray of the Everett Silvertips.
Four members of the Guelph Storm are in the top 50: defenceman Matt Finn (16), forward Scott Kosmachuk (24), centre Tanner Richard (41) and forward Brock McGinn (49). Kitchener-native Tanner Pearson, a left winger for the Barrie Colts, is ranked 25th by Central Scouting.
