RED DEER – Twenty-seven players from across the province have been named to the NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to Watch list for the 2024 NHL Draft.
Calgary Hitmen defenceman Carter Yakemchuk (Calgary) earned an ‘A’ rating, which indicates players who are projected to be taken in the first round. Medicine Hat Tigers forward Andrew Basha (Calgary), Prince George Cougars forward Terik Parascak (Lethbridge) and Brandon Wheat Kings defenceman Charlie Elick (Calgary) were all given ‘B’ ratings, meaning they’re projected to be second or third-round candidates.
Players with ‘C’ rating project to go in the fourth or fifth round, while the NHL Central Scouting has introduced the ‘W’ rating, which indicates players projected to be sixth- or seventh-round candidates.
Full list of Albertans named to the Players to Watch List can be found below:
| Name | Hometown | Position | Team | League | Rating |
| Carter Yakemchuk | Calgary | Defence | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | A |
| Andrew Basha | Calgary | Forward | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | B |
| Charlie Elick | Calgary | Defence | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | B |
| Terik Parascak | Lethbridge | Forward | Prince George Cougars | WHL | B |
| Harrison Brunicke | Calgary | Defence | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | C |
| Miles Cooper | Calgary | Forward | Wenatchee Wild | WHL | C |
| Hyde Davidson | Edmonton | Defence | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | C |
| Caleb Hadland | Sylvan Lake | Forward | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | C |
| Marek Howell | Calgary | Defence | Vancouver Giants | WHL | C |
| Bryce Pickford | Chauvin | Defence | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | C |
| Landen Ward | Lloydminster | Forward | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | C |
| Max Heise | Calgary | Forward | Penticton Vees | BCHL | C |
| Finn McLaughlin | Canmore | Defence | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | C |
| Tristen Doyle | Bonnyville | Forward | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | W |
| Simon Lovsin | Stony Plain | Forward | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | W |
| Grady Martin | Oyen | Forward | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | W |
| Cooper Michaluk | Edmonton | Goaltender | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | W |
| Brady Ness | Sedgewick | Defence | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | W |
| Rhys Pederson | Stettler | Defence | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | W |
| Shane Smith | Cessford | Forward | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | W |
| Jackson Unger | Calgary | Goaltender | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | W |
| Keith McInnis | Red Deer | Defence | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | W |
| Reid Varkonyi | Sherwood Park | Forward | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | W |
| Nathan Free | Calgary | Forward | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | W |
| Lucas Lemieux | Edmonton | Defence | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | W |
| Gavin Garland | Calgary | Forward | Calgary Canucks | AJHL | W |
| Coy Pighin | Nanton | Forward | Drumheller Dragons | AJHL | W |
