Toronto, Ontario - Canada - NHL Central Scouting has released their early season "Players to Watch" list and Preliminary Rankings for the 2009-10 NHL Draft. The Bullies would like to congratulate our following players on being ranked.

Last year Bullies players Chris Kreider (Drafted 19th overall-NYR) and Jordan Samuel-Thomas (Drafted 203rd overall-ATL) were selected in the 2009 NHL Draft. Both players are enjoying their freshman years in College (Kreider/Boston College - Thomas/Bowling Green)

A Rating -- A 'must see' player who is predicted to be a potential First or Second Round Draft selection in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft

B Rating -- A player to note if you are in the area, a potential selection in the Third to Fifth Round Draft Selection in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft

C Rating -- A player that Central Scouting is tracking, a potential late round selection in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft

**UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE Top 25 (Preliminary Rankings)

#8 Ranked Forward in the USHL - Connor Brickley - Des Moines 25-Feb-1992

#5 Ranked Goalie in the USHL - Clay Witt - Sioux Falls 24-Aug-1991

**ECAC- DIVISION 1 COLLEGE

LV - Brendan Rempel - Harvard University 24-April-1991

**EASTERN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

B Players

WAGNER, CHRISTOPHER SOUTH SHORE 27-May-1991 6' 0.0" 200 lbs. * RW R COLGATE (2010)

**PREP-CT

B Players

BOSTROM, ELLIOTT TAFT SCHOOL 27-Oct-1991 6' 2.0" 193 lbs. * D L

**PREP-MA

B Players

HATHAWAY, GARNET ANDOVER 23-Nov-1991 6' 1.0" 180 lbs. RW R

MCNALLY, BRANDON BELMONT HILL 08-Feb-1992 6' 1.0" 195 lbs. LW L