Chatham Maroons alumni Cohen Bidgood and Zach Jovanovski are on NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary list of players to watch for the 2026 NHL draft.

Guelph Storm goaltender Jovanovski has a B rating as a potential second- or third-round candidate. He’s the highest rated goalie in the Ontario Hockey League.

London Knights forward Bidgood has a W rating as a sixth- or seventh-round candidate.

Jovanovski, 18, was a Maroons affiliate player in the 2023-24 season in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Tecumseh native went 2-1-0-0 with a 2.90 goals-against average and .897 save percentage in four games.

He split last season between the GOJHL’s Ayr Centennials and the Storm before sticking in the OHL full-time this season. He’s 3-3-1-0 with a 3.92 GAA and .884 save percentage.

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