Chatham-Kent’s Top Hockey Prospects: Watch List
Brendan Ritchie carries the puck across the blueline in the home opener for the Wallaceburg Lakers – Photo by Jocelyn McLaughlin/ CKSN.ca
We don’t however, want readers to think this is a comprehensive list of prospects in the area. We recognize there are many other players in the area who are prospects to move on to Junior C, B, A, the OHL, OUA, and NCAA levels.
So, we’re now releasing our Chatham-Kent Top Hockey Prospects Watch List. Players we, our writers, group of scouts, and coaches, who helped us put together our original list, have mentioned, or we have noticed.
Below, in alphabetical order, is our Top Prospects Watch List for 2014-2015.
1999s
Kier Cumming – Chatham – Chatham-Kent Cyclones Minor Midget ‘AAA’
Tyler Hotham – Dresden – Chatham-Kent Cyclones Minor Midget ‘AAA’
Zach Lindley – Chatham – Chatham-Kent Cyclones Minor Midget ‘AAA’
Kadin Ritchie – Dresden – Chatham-Kent Cyclones Minor Midget ‘AAA’
1998s
Phillip Clarke – Blenheim
Nick Delyzer – Merlin
Kyle Fife – Chatham
Ben Nicholls – Chatham
Brendan Ritchie – Chatham – Wallaceburg Lakers (Junior C)
1997s
Justin Baker – Chatham – Blenheim Blades (Junior C)
Bronson Bea – Walpole Island – Wallaceburg Lakers (Junior C)
Austin Bentley – Chatham – Blenheim Blades (Junior C)
Hunter Burk – Cedar Springs – Chatham Maroons (Junior B)
Brock Daugherty – Wallaceburg – Wallaceburg Lakers (Junior C)
Steven Funk – Chatham – Dresden Jr. Kings (Junior C)
Kain Hopkins – Moraviantown – Dresden Jr. Kings (Junior C)
Will Tetzlaff – Dresden – Dresden Jr. Kings (Junior C)
Cory Lucier – Wallaceburg – Wallaceburg Lakers (Junior C)
Sam McPherson – Chatham – Lambton Sting (Major Midget AAA)
Nolan Vandenboorn – Ridgetown – Blenheim Blades (Junior C)
1996s
Steven Beenackers – Muirkirk – Chatham Maroons (Junior B)
Ty Jackson – Wheatley – Lambton Shores Predators (Junior B)
Zach Horvath – Chatham – Blenheim Blades (Junior C)
Kevin Ritzer – Dresden – Dresden Jr. Kings (Junior C)
Older (College or University Prospects)
Cam Aitken – 1995 – Blenheim – Welland Junior Canadians (Junior B)
Ian Faubert – 1995 – Wheatley – Chatham Maroons (Junior B)
Brayden Hopkins – 1995 – Thamesville – Chatham Maroons (Junior B)
Blayne Oliver – 1995 – Blenheim – Trenton Golden Hawks (Junior A)
Nate Pietens – 1994 – Chatham – Chatham Maroons (Junior B)
If you see a name you think should be on our list, that we’ve omitted, please email ian@cksn.ca.
Alec dekonning could be on there, sarnia major midget triple aaa and will be up the sarnia jr.b team this year, from wallaceburg. And jay Ritchie for Lambeth jr.c
I originally had Alec on the list, but based on technically being a “Sombra” boy, we pulled him off. Basically we reach from Port Lambton and Walpole, down to Wheatley, and out to Moraviantown…and everything in between.