Three WHL skaters were given updated ‘A’ ratings on NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch list Monday, bringing the total number of projected first-round picks from the WHL to 10 ahead of next June’s 2023 NHL Draft.

Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall, Tri-City Americans defenceman Lukas Dragicevic and Prince George Cougars forward Koehn Ziemmer were all bumped from their original ‘B’ rating on NHL Central Scouting’s list, released last month.

Cristall, from Burnaby, B.C., leads Kelowna in scoring with 35 points (15G-20A) and is in a third-place tie among WHL scoring leaders.

“Andrew has been an offensive catalyst in Kelowna this year. He’s very gifted offensively, good on the power play, has great vision and knows how to score,” John Williams of NHL Central Scouting told NHL.com Monday.

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