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National Rankings

National Rankings rank the top free agent prospects in their birth year throughout North America. These rankings do not include players who are currently playing NCAA or signed in the NHL.

Player birth year
# Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Commitment Hometown Rating
# Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Commitment Hometown Rating
1 Canada Flag William Moore William Moore Barrie Colts OHL L C 6’2″ 175 Boston College | 2025 Mississauga, ON
4.5/5
2 USA Flag Cole McKinney Cole McKinney NTDP U18 USHL R C 6’0″ 199 Michigan | 2025 Lake Forest, IL
4.5/5
3 USA Flag Mace'o Phillips Mace’o Phillips Green Bay Gamblers USHL L D 6’6″ 233 Minnesota | 2026 St. Paul, MN
4.25/5
4 USA Flag Garrett Lindberg Garrett Lindberg Fargo Force USHL R D 5’11” 198 North Dakota | 2026 Moorhead, MN
4.25/5
5 USA Flag Conrad Fondrk Conrad Fondrk NTDP U18 USHL L C 6’0″ 193 Boston University | 2025 Vadnais Heights, MN
4.5/5
# Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Commitment Hometown Rating
1 USA Flag Logan Hensler Logan Hensler Wisconsin NCAA R D 6’2″ 195 Wisconsin | 2024 Woodbury, MN
4.75/5
2 USA Flag James Hagens James Hagens Boston College NCAA L C 5’11” 177 Boston College | 2024 Hauppauge, NY
4.75/5
3 Canada Flag EJ Emery EJ Emery NTDP U18 USHL R D 6’3″ 185 North Dakota | 2024 Surrey, BC
4.5/5
4 USA Flag Kristian Epperson Kristian Epperson Saginaw Spirit OHL L LW 6’0″ 185 Saginaw Spirit | 2024 Mequon, WI
4.5/5
5 USA Flag John Whipple John Whipple NTDP U18 USHL L D 6’1″ 194 Minnesota | 2024 Deephaven, MN
4.5/5
# Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Commitment Hometown Rating
1 USA Flag Andrew Strathmann Andrew Strathmann Youngstown Phantoms USHL L D 5’11” 187 North Dakota | 2024 Beach Park, IL
4.25/5
2  Flag Juraj Pekarcik Juraj Pekarcik Moncton Wildcats QMJHL L LW 6’1″ 200 Trstena
4.25/5
3 USA Flag Jayson Shaugabay Jayson Shaugabay Green Bay Gamblers USHL R C 5’9″ 165 Minnesota Duluth | 2024 Warroad, MN
4.25/5
4 USA Flag Chris Pelosi Chris Pelosi Sioux Falls Stampede USHL L C 6’1″ 181 Quinnipiac | 2024 Sewell, NJ
4.25/5
5 USA Flag Charlie Cerrato Charlie Cerrato Penn State NCAA L C 5’11” 186 Penn State | 2024 Fallston, MD
4/5
# Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Commitment Hometown Rating
1 Canada Flag Jonathan Fauchon Jonathan Fauchon Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL L C 5’11” 172 Providence | 2025 Sainte-Claire, QC
4.25/5
2 Canada Flag Jacob Leblanc Jacob Leblanc North Bay Battalion OHL R D 6’1″ 190 Mercyhurst | 2025 Port Colborne, ON
4.25/5
3  Flag Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL L G 6’2″ 175 Miami (Ohio) | 2025 Makhachkala, RUS
4.25/5
4 Canada Flag Dalyn Wakely Dalyn Wakely Barrie Colts OHL R RW 6’1″ 198 UMass Lowell | 2025 Port Hope, ON
4.25/5
5 Canada Flag Cedrick Guindon Cedrick Guindon Kingston Frontenacs OHL L C 5’10” 180 Vermont | 2025 Rockland, ON
4.25/5
# Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Commitment Hometown Rating
1 USA Flag Leo Gruba Leo Gruba Fargo Force USHL R D 6’1″ 209 Minnesota | 2024 Lake Elmo, MN
4.5/5
2 USA Flag Cody Croal Cody Croal Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL L LW 5’11” 173 North Dakota | 2024 North Branch, MN
4.25/5
3  Flag Vladislav Lukashevich Vladislav Lukashevich Tri City Storm USHL L D 6’2″ 167 Michigan State | 2024 Magadan, RUS
4/5
4 Canada Flag Ryan Botterill Ryan Botterill Youngstown Phantoms USHL L LW 5’11” 176 Wisconsin | 2024 Portage La Prairie, MB
4.25/5
5 USA Flag Michael Quinn Michael Quinn Fargo Force USHL R D 5’11” 173 Miami (Ohio) | 2024 University City, MO
4/5

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Top 10 Rankings

# Name Conference
1 Ohio State Big 10
2 Michigan State Big 10
3 Alaska Fairbanks Independent
4 Boston University Hockey East
5 Michigan Big 10
6 UMass Amherst Hockey East
7 Arizona State NCHC
8 Penn State Big 10
9 Army Atlantic
10 Northeastern Hockey East
# Name Conference
1 Babson NEHC
2 Amherst NESCAC
3 Norwich NEHC
4 Williams NESCAC
5 Colby NESCAC
6 Connecticut College NESCAC
7 AIC Northeast-10
8 Tufts NESCAC
9 Wesleyan NESCAC
10 Aurora NCHA

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Name Team League S P Ht. Wt. Birth Year Commitment Hometown Rating
USA Flag Kelton Kellerman Kelton Kellerman Northern Manitoba BlizzardMJHLL D 5’11” 1752005 SUNY Fredonia | 2026 Blue Springs, MO
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USA Flag Brody Dickinson Brody Dickinson Belmont HillNE PrepL G 5’7″ 1552011 Burlington, MA
3.5/5
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USA Flag Kolin Sisson Kolin Sisson Fargo ForceUSHLR RW 5’10” 1832006 Lincoln, RI
3.75/5
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USA Flag Marco Senerchia Marco Senerchia Chicago SteelUSHLL D 5’9″ 1592007 Greenville, RI
3.75/5
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USA Flag Jack Nummela Jack Nummela South Shore Kings PremierUSPHL PremierL D 5’11” 1752006 Framingham St. | 2026 Northbridge, MA
2.25/5
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USA Flag Nathan Williams Nathan Williams Austin BruinsNAHLR D 6’1″ 1852005 Maryville | 2026 Racine, WI
3.5/5
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USA Flag Lex Santiago Lex Santiago Boston DogsNCDCL D 6’0″ 1752006 UMass Dartmouth | 2026 Tampa, FL
3/5
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 Flag Onni Kalto Onni Kalto Oshawa GeneralsOHLL RW 6’1″ 1872006 Oshawa Generals | 2025 Helsinki, FIN
3.75/5
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USA Flag Luke Smude Luke Smude Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U14BantamR F 5’9″ 1332011 Novi, MI
3.5/5
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USA Flag Rex Balcom Rex Balcom Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U14BantamR F 5’10” 1492011 Troy, MI
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