Ryder Cali leads five members of the North Bay Battalion who have been named in the ‘Players to Watch’ list announced Monday by the National Hockey League’s central scouting department. Left winger Cali is joined by right winger Parker Vaughan, centres Ryder Carey and Evgeny Dubrovtsev and left winger Arseny Pronin on the list prepared in advance of the 2026 NHL Draft, which is to be held at a date to be determined. Cali received a B rating, projecting him as a second- or third-round candidate, while Vaughan drew a C as a potential fourth- or fifth-rounder. Carey, Dubrovtsev and Pronin were rated W as sixth- or seventh-rounders in the seven-round draft, although those projections do not include Europeans. The Troops are among 78 Ontario Hockey League skaters listed in addition to 14

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