An Airdrie forward has been named to NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Mid-Term Rankings List for the 2026 NHL Draft. Caelan Joudrey, an Airdrie native playing for the Wenatchee Wild, is ranked 101st among North American skaters, according to a Jan. 14 news release.<\/p>\n
Joudrey is one of 22 players from Alberta named to the list, according to Hockey Alberta.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alberta players projected as potential Round 1 picks<\/p>\n
University of North Dakota defenceman Keaton Verhoeff of Fort Saskatchewan is ranked second among North American skaters, Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph of Lacombe is ranked sixth, and Calgary Hitmen defenceman Ben Macbeath of Calgary is ranked 20th.<\/p>\n
All three have been projected as potential Round 1 picks, cracking the top 32 of North American skaters. Verhoeff recently won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2026 World Junior Championships.<\/p>\n
Other Alberta players named to the list<\/p>\n
Also named to NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Mid-Term Rankings List for the 2026 NHL Draft were:<\/p>\n
\n\tCooper Williams of Calgary (forward, Saskatoon, WHL), ranked 42nd;
\n\tZach Olsen of Calgary (forward, Saskatoon, WHL), ranked 43rd;
\n\tKayden Lemire of Edmonton (forward, Prince George, WHL), ranked 64th;
\n\tJordan Duguay of Edmonton (forward, Portland, WHL), ranked 73rd;
\n\tBrayden Klimpke of Calgary (defence, Saskatoon, WHL), ranked 79th;
\n\tWill McLaughlin of Canmore (defence, Portland, WHL), ranked 91st;
\n\tSawyer Dingman of Edmonton (forward, Swift Current, WHL), ranked 100th;
\n\tCaelan Joudrey of Airdrie (forward, Wenatchee, WHL), ranked 101st;
\n\tBrett Olson of Spruce Grove (forward, Vancouver, WHL), ranked 137th;
\n\tBennett Kelly of Cochrane (defence, Prince Albert, WHL), ranked 143rd;
\n\tRiley Boychuk of Cochrane (forward, Prince Albert, WHL), ranked 159th;
\n\tBrock Souch of Edmonton (forward, Prince George, WHL), ranked 166th;
\n\tNolan Stewart of Edmonton (forward, Victoria, WHL), ranked 200th;
\n\tCruz Pavao of Calgary (forward, Tri-City, WHL), ranked 209th;
\n\tCameron Kuzma of St. Albert (forward, Red Deer, WHL), ranked 211th;
\n\tKadon McCann of Cochrane (forward, Medicine Hat, WHL), ranked 215th;
\n\tBrendan Rudolph of Calgary (forward, Swift Current, WHL), ranked 216th;
\n\tNathan Maloney of Strathmore (defence, Lethbridge, WHL), ranked 220th.
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Alberta goaltender on the list<\/p>\n
Parker Snell of St. Albert (Edmonton, WHL) is ranked 21st among North American goaltenders.<\/p>\n