THN prospect expert and editor in chief Ryan Kennedy gives an instant reaction to NHL Central Scouting's latest list of 2024 draft prospects.

The NHL's Central Scouting bureau has released its mid-term rankings, breaking up 2024 hopefuls into four categories: North American skaters and goalies and International skaters and goalies.

Here's an instant reaction video to the rankings, which give a sense of the field but will likely diverge wildly from individual NHL team lists.

THN prospect expert and editor in chief Ryan Kennedy gives an instant reaction to NHL Central Scouting's latest list of 2024 draft prospects.

Central Scouting's Top Five North American Skaters

Height and weight information according to NHL Central Scouting

1. Macklin Celebrini, C, Boston Univ. (NCAA), Six-foot, 190 pounds

2. Artyom Levshunov, D, Michigan State (NCAA), 6-foot-2, 208 pounds

3. Cayden Lindstrom, C, Medicine Hat (WHL), 6-foot-3, 210 pounds

4. Zeev Buium, D, Denver (NCAA), Six-foot, 183 pounds

5. Trevor Connelly, LW, Tri-City (USHL), Six-foot, 156 pounds

Central Scouting's Top Five International Skaters

1. Konsta Helenius, C, Jukurit (Fin.), 5-foot-10, 180 pounds

2. Anton Silayev, D, Nizhny Novgorod (KHL), 6-foot-7, 211 pounds

3. Ivan Demidov, RW, Ska St-Petersburg Jr. (Rus. Jr.), 5-foot-11, 181 pounds

4. Adam Jiricek, D, Plzen (Cze.), 6-foot-2, 178 pounds

5. Emil Hemming, RW, TPS (Fin.), 6-Six-foot, 201 pounds

Central Scouting's Top Five North American Goalies

1. Carter George, Owen Sound (OHL), Six-foot, 188 pounds

2. Nicholas Kempf, USA U-18 (U.S. NTDP), 6-foot-1, 189 pounds

3. Ryerson Leenders, Mississauga (OHL), Six-foot, 176 pounds

4. Mikhail Yegorov, Omaha (USHL), 6-foot-4, 179 pounds

5. Dawson Cowan, Spokane (WHL), 6-foot-1, 185 pounds

Central Scouting's Top Five International Goalies

1. Kim Saarinen, HPK Jr. (Fin. Jr.), 6-foot-4, 176 pounds

2. Eemil Vinni, Jokipojat (Fin. 2), 6-foot-2, 187 pounds

3. Ilya Nabokov, Magnitogorsk (KHL), Six-foot, 179 pounds

4. Pavel Moysevich, Ska. St-Petersburg (KHL), 6-foot-5, 180 pounds

5. Veeti Louhivaara, JYP Jr. (Fin. Jr.), 6-foot-3, 207 pounds

Instant Reaction: NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term Draft Rankings