3. Benjamin Gaudreau, Sarnia (OHL)
NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 2 (North American goalies)
Gaudreau (6-2, 175) made the most of his opportunity with first-place Canada at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship. The 18-year-old was named the tournament's best goaltender after he went 5-0-0 with a 2.20 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in five games. Gaudreau is a quick, athletic goalie, good at reading the play and tracking pucks through traffic, according to Jensen.
4. Aleksei Kolosov, Minsk (RUS)
NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 2 (International goalies)
Kolosov (6-1, 185) was 3-5-1 with a 2.69 GAA, a .911 save percentage and one shutout in nine games in the Kontinental Hockey League, where he is expected to play next season. The 19-year-old also had a 2.23 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 12 games for Molodechno in the Belarusian Extraleague, the top professional league in his native Belarus. He has a 4.12 GAA and an .893 save percentage in three games for Belarus at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
5. Tristan Lennox, Saginaw (OHL)
NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 3 (North American goalies)
Lennox (6-4, 190) is a huge presence in the net and doesn't give shooters much space on initial shots when in the butterfly, according to Jensen. The 18-year-old was 20-8-3 with a 3.63 GAA and an .876 save percentage in 33 games in the Ontario Hockey League last season.
6. Patrik Hamrla, Karlovy Vary (CZREP)
NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 3 (International goalies)
Hamrla (6-3, 194), who turned 18 on May 21, was 1-2 with a 3.94 GAA and an .881 save percentage in six games in the Czech Extraliga, the top professional men's league in the Czech Republic, and was 2-1 with a 2.02 GAA and a .921 save percentage in three games with Sokolov in the Czech second division. Playing a hybrid-butterfly style, Hamrla exhibits good positioning and competitiveness in denying opponents.
7. Aku Koskenvuo, HIFK Jr. (FIN-JR)
NHL Central Scouting: No. 4 (International goalies)
Koskenvuo (6-4, 173) went 2-3-0 with a 4.23 GAA, an .874 save percentage and one shutout in six games for Finland at the U-18 World Championship, and the 18-year-old had a 2.92 GAA and an .893 save percentage in 13 games in Finland's junior league. He is committed to attend Harvard University in 2022-23 and will become the first Finland-born player at the school.
8. Olivier Adam, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 4 (North American goalies)
Adam (6-3, 178) was 12-7-3 with a 3.30 GAA, an .898 save percentage and one shutout in 23 games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 19-year-old is quick and athletic with high-end skill and a powerful leg drive for quick lateral and positional play, according to Jensen.