NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings of prospects eligible for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in mid-April. Of the top 100 North American skaters and top 20 North American goaltenders, 38 of them have either been a part of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence (POE) or played at a Hockey Canada domestic event.

They’ve represented their club, their province, their region and their country. Here’s a look at where these alumni have already been as they wait to learn this weekend where they will go next.

1 – Two-time member of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team. Joe Veleno (No. 8) became just the second under-ager (after Sidney Crosby) to make the team in 2016, and returned to captain Canada to its 21st summer U18 gold last year.

1 – Player who has participated in the RBC Cup, Canada’s National Junior A Championship. Jonny Tychonick (No. 36) patrolled the blue-line for the Penticton Vees at the 2017 tournament, reaching the semifinals.

2 – Players who won a gold medal with Canada White at the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Evan Bouchard (No. 4) was named to the tournament all-star team after recording a goal and five assists in six games, while Ryan McLeod (No. 16) added one assist.

3 – Players who have been to the Memorial Cup. Noah Dobson (No. 5) earned a spot on the tournament all-star team last month in Regina, helping the Titan d’Acadie-Bathurst to a national championship. In 2017, Joe Veleno (No. 8) posted four points in four games to help the Saint John Sea Dogs reach the semifinal, while Evan Bouchard (No. 4) was a member of the London Knights, but never saw game action, when they took the title in 2016.

4 – Players who have been a captain for Canada. Ty Smith (No. 14) is no stranger to the ‘C’, having worn it for Canada at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games and 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship, as well as for Canada Black at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Benoît-Olivier Groulx (No. 20) and Jett Woo (No. 28) joined Smith as U17 captains with Red and White, respectively, while Joe Veleno (No. 8) led Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.

4 – Players who have competed at the World Junior A Challenge. Jonny Tychonick (No. 36) was an all-star in his second appearance in 2017, joining with Jacob Bernard-Docker (No. 33) and Seth Barton (No. 94) to win it all with Canada West in Truro, N.S. Their road to gold included an overtime victory over Canada East and Jack McBain (No. 35) in the quarter-finals.

5 – Players who have competed in the TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship. Nicolas Beaudin (No. 31) had the best result, winning silver with the Grenadiers de Châteauguay in 2015, Gabriel Fortier (No. 49) took home bronze with the Lions du Lac St-Louis in 2016 – beating Ty Smith (No. 14), Chase Wouters (No. 92) and the Lloydminster Bobcats in the third-place game – and Luke Henman (No. 83) earned a fifth-place finish with the Dartmouth Major Midgets in the same year.

6 – Players – Ty Smith (No. 14), Akil Thomas (No. 15), Jared McIsaac (No. 13), Ty Dellandrea (No. 25), Jett Woo (No. 28) and Alexis Gravel (No. 3G) – who finished fifth with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship.

18 – Members of Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team that finished fifth at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship. Serron Noel (No. 10) and Ty Dellandrea (No. 25) co-led Canada with six points apiece; Allan McShane (No. 50) was joined by Jared McIsaac (No. 13) and Olivier Rodrigue (No. 1G) as Canada’s top three players, selected by the coaches.

32 – Players who have competed at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. This includes the two 2015 gold medallists with Canada White mentioned above, and 10 players who won silver with Canada Black in 2016 – Ty Smith (No. 14), Calen Addison (No. 30), Jack McBain (No. 35), Allan McShane (No. 50), Declan Chisholm (No. 52), Giovanni Vallati (No. 57), Aidan Dudas (No. 68), Luca Burzan (No. 91), Chase Wouters (No. 92) and Jacob Ingham (No. 13G).

87 – Points put up by Evan Bouchard (No. 4) during the 2017-18 season, most of any POE alumnus in his draft year. The defenceman had 25 goals and 62 assists for the London Knights to finish eighth in OHL scoring. His point total was six better than Akil Thomas (No. 15), eight more than Joe Veleno (No. 8), who was 10th in the QMJHL, and 14 more than Cole Fonstad (No. 65), who was 43rd in the WHL.