NHL Central Scouting has released its October Players to Watch List for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and six players with Brantford Bulldogs connections are featured.

Caleb Malhotra, Vladimir Dravecky, Aiden O’Donnell, Layne Gallacher, Maksim Corovic and Alexander Karmanov were all named to the 233-player list.

Malhotra received an ‘A’ rating, which indicates a first-round draft candidate while Dravecky and O’Donnell received ‘B’ ratings, indicating a potential second- or third-round candidate.

Gallacher and Corovic were rated as ‘C’ prospects, possible fourth- or fifth-round picks, while Karmanov received a ‘W’ rating as a potential six- or seventh-round candidate.

Benak named player of the week

Brantford Bulldogs forward Adam Benak has been named the OHL’s player of the week.

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