Pressiteated

These players are the ones that are on the radar screen for National Team consideration. Here is the top 30 Canadian defencemen as rated by The Mighty Oil scouting staff:

1(4) NEWSOME [The Mighty Oil]
2(3) HIMSWORTH [Frigid Affair]
3(1) HORSFIELD [Burnaby Cougars]
4(6) DUBOIS [Montreal Sasquatch]
5(5) THATCHER [Montreal Stripper]
6(16) GAGE [The Mighty Oil]
7(8) COX [Incredible Foes]
8(NR) STUART [The Cheetarian]
9(13) PARENT [The Cheetarian]
10(21) BARRAS [Guinness Tychy (Poland)]
11(7) LAWRENCE [MaGoo HC]
12(25) HOLSWORTH [The Cheetarian]
13(24) GAUTHIER [The Cheetarian]
14(22) PERRAULT [Montreal Sasquatch]
15(17) WIDDRINGTON [Canadiens Francais]
16(14) SWAILES [MaGoo HC]
17(9) FLAHAVAN [Montreal Sasquatch]
18(15) PEMBERTON [Montreal Sasquatch]
19(23) HARGREAVES [The Cheetarian]
20(11) CHAMBERLAIN [les Nicol Bolas]
21(10) YOUNDS [Burnaby Cougars]
22(19) MAKIN [Montreal Sasquatch]
23(NR) SEAMAN[ The Flying Frenchmen HC]
24(NR) DUXBURY [Montreal Stripper]
25(26) ROSE [Vancouver Vanucks]
26(NR) HAYLES [Les Sanguinaires]
27(NR) FRY [Shinodas]
28(28) CYRUS [Brantford Nytes]
29(NR) OULLET [Shinodas]
30(NR) FORD [Alberta Lumberjack]

Notes:
1) numbers in parenthesis are the players ranking at the beginning of season 6 (I did not do a list for season 7).
2) players that have a downward career trajectory, or have been moved to teams with weak training facilities (such as G. Goodhind) have been removed from consideration
3) NT chemistry has been factored in

If you have a player that should be included in this list let me know.

The Top 5 most improved over the past 2 seasons (non NT Players):
1) Gauthier 265 OR
2) Perrault 257 OR
3) Fry 244 OR
4) Stockwell 240 OR
5) Pemberton 231 OR

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