NZ CHL Commitment Tracker (1/17)

January 17, 2022

Alexis Jacques (Photo: Dan Hickling)

Each week, in one easy-to-find place, Neutral Zone will wrap up the week’s CHL commitments in a neat and tidy chart, complete with star ratings and links to player profiles, where subscribers can get access to all of our scouting reports on these players, as well as player rankings and more.

Click on each player’s name to be directed to their player profile.

How Star Ratings are Formalized

Weight of Star Rating

20% Historical Performance – how the player has performed 3 months prior and previous seasons

60% Current Performance – how has this player played the last 3 months

20% Projection – Translatable skills to be ready to play at the next level

Projection Based Star Rating

5 -Star – First Round NHL Draft Pick / Elite NCAA/CHL prospect

4.5- Star – Full Scholarship D1/ 1st Rnd CHL who makes an immediate impact at NCAA/CHL level

4.0- Star – Scholarship D1/ 2-3 Rnd CHL Draft player who will play as a freshman/rookie

3.5 Star – Solid D1/Mid Round CHL Draft player who will contribute but may take some time

3.0 Star – High-End D3 prospect or Low Round CHL Pick who could develop but is missing areas in his game

WHL Signings

Stars	Team	BY	POS	Player	Team	League	GP	G GAA	A Sv%	PTS
★★★¾		’06	D	Hudson Bjornson	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes	T1EHL	15	0	3	3
★★★¾		’06	F	Cayden Lindstrom	Delta Hockey Acad.	CSSHL	19	17	24	41
★★★½		’05	F	Tyson Yaremko	Saskatoon Blazers	SMAAAHL	28	20	12	32
★★★★¼		’06	D	Tarin Smith	Saskatoon Blazers	SMAAAHL	29	4	22	26
★★★½		’06	F	Oscar Lovsin	Edge School	CSSHL	11	10	5	15
★★★¾		’05	F	Hayden Wheddon	Interlake Lightning	MU18HL	29	19	19	38
★★★¾		’05	G	Brady Smith	Yale Hockey Acad.	CSSHL	13	2.51	.911

OHL Signings

Stars	Team	BY	POS	Player	Team	League	GP	G	A	PTS
★★★¼		’04	F	Ilia Chmelevski	Welland Jr. Canadians	OJHL	3	1	0	1
★★★½		’04	F	Quinn Binnie	Elmira Sugar Kings	GOJHL	24	4	3	7
★★★¾		’04	G	Ben Piroski	Leamington Flyers	GOJHL	9	2.34	.936
★★★¾		’05	F	Ben Pickell	Pickering Panthers	OJHL	32	9	11	20