Blazers on NHL “players to watch” list
Two Blazers and a player from the Merritt Centennials are on the NHL central scouting preliminary “players to watch” list for the 2016 NHL draft.
Ondrej Vala and Jake Kryski are among 40 Western Hockey League players on the list.
Vala, a 6-4 defenceman from the Czech Republic, was the Blazers pick in this years Canadian Hockey League import draft.
Kryski, a forward, is in his second season — and has a goal and two assists in the first two games this season.