Two Canes' Ranked by NHL Central Scouting

Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes are proud to announce 91-born forward Carter Ashton and 91-born defenseman Brennan Yadlowski have both been ranked in the NHL Central Scouting Service’s Mid-Term Rankings for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft to be held this June. Ashton, the Hurricanes 1st round pick (7th overall) in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft has been ranked 10th among North American skaters while Yadlowski has been ranked 153rd.

Ashton, finished his rookie season in 2007-2008 with nine points (5G, 4A) in 40 WHL games. Thus far in 08-09, Ashton has a team leading 21 goals in 39 games for a total of 34 points (21G, 13A) and a plus minus rating of plus-13. Ashton also leads the Canes with five power play goals and five game winners in 08-09. He will also participate in the 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Oshawa, Ontario this week. The rosters, which are selected by the 30 NHL General Managers and NHL Central Scouting, include a total of 15 WHL prospects.

Yadlowski had a solid rookie campaign in 07-08 and has logged good minutes in the Hurricanes top four this season. He was a fifth round pick and the first defenseman chosen by the Hurricanes in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft (97th overall). In 2008-2009, Yadlowski has been a consistent contributor to a developing Hurricanes defense. The youngster has notched eight points (1G, 7A) including his first WHL goal.

Both Ashton and Yadlowski hail from excellent hockey lineage as Ashton is the son of former NHL journeyman Brent Ashton. While Yadlowski is the son of Warren Yadlowski, who played for the Calgary Wranglers prior to the team moving to Lethbridge to become the Hurricanes. Yadlowski’s brother Austin is a Hurricane’s draft pick selected by the Canes in the tenth round (216th overall) of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft.


Both players have seen success in the Hockey Canada “Program of Excellence” as both Yadlowski and Ashton competed in the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in London, ON as members of Team Pacific and Team Western respectively. Ashton walked away with a bronze medal as a member of Team Western. Most recently, Ashton was selected as a member of the National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament in Piestany, Slovakia and Breclav, Czech Republic. Ashton scored the game winning goal in the final to give Team Canada their fourth gold medal in their last five years at this tournament.

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft is scheduled to be held in June of 2009 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC