MOOSE JAW -- Despite missing the last month with an upper-body injury, Moose Jaw Warriors forward Lynden Lakovic continues to attract attention from National Hockey League onlookers in advance of the 2025 Entry Draft.
Lakovic was among 17 Western Hockey League players named as top 80 draft-eligible prospects as TSN’s Bob McKenzie released his mid-season rankings on Wednesday.
The West Kelowna, B.C. product continues to lead the Warriors in scoring with 17 goals and 39 points in 31 games despite having not played since Dec. 28 when he was injured in a game against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Lakovic was on a 13-game point streak when the injury took place.
Three players from Saskatchewan also cracked the list.
Saskatoon’s Roger McQueen continues to be a consensus top-10 pick, coming in at seventh overall despite having played only eight games for the Brandon Wheat Kings this season. What he did in those eight games was something special, though -- eight goals and 11 point in eight games -- and that’s kept the 6-foot-5, 193-pound forward high in the rankings.
Macklin’s Cole Reschny is ranked 29th overall, having put up 15 goals and 52 points in 39 games with the Victoria Royals.
Whitewood’s Reese Hamilton is listed at 62nd, with the Regina Pats defenceman putting up a goal and five points in eight games after scoring once with three points in 20 games with the Calgary Hitmen earlier in the season.
Swift Current Broncos defenceman Peyton Kettles is also listed at 45th, having scored three goals and six points in 31 games.
It’s the second set of mid-season rankings to be recently released, with NHL Central Scouting doing the same last week, and you can .
