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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 CHL. For information on current NCAA/CHL players check out our NHL Draft page.
| # | Country | Image | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating |
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| # | Country | Image | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating |
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William Moore | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | C | 6’2″ | 161 | Boston College | 2025 | Mississauga, ON | |
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Cole McKinney | NTDP U17 | USHL | R | F | 5’11” | 173 | Michigan | 2025 | Lake Forest, IL | |
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Mace’o Phillips | NTDP U17 | USHL | L | D | 6’4″ | 195 | Minnesota | 2025 | St. Paul, MN | |
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Garrett Lindberg | NTDP U17 | USHL | R | D | 5’10” | 174 | North Dakota | 2025 | Moorhead, MN | |
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Conrad Fondrk | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | F | 5’11” | 170 | Boston University | 2025 | Vadnais Heights, MN |
| # | Country | Image | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating |
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Kristian Epperson | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 182 | Saginaw Spirit | 2024 | Mequon, WI | |
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Drake Murray | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | R | D | 6’1″ | 200 | Harvard | 2025 | Manhattan Beach, CA | |
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Charles Pardue | NTDP U18 | USHL | R | C | 5’10” | 165 | Notre Dame | 2025 | Winnetka, IL | |
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Will Zellers | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 170 | North Dakota | 2025 | Maple Grove, MN | |
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Ryker Lee | Madison Capitols | USHL | R | RW | 6’0″ | 182 | Michigan State | 2025 | Wilmette, IL |
| # | Country | Image | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating |
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Juraj Pekarcik | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | L | LW | 6’1″ | 194 | Trstena | ||
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Michael Burchill | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | R | C | 5’9″ | 161 | Michigan | 2025 | Mundelein, IL | |
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Rudy Guimond | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | L | G | 6’3″ | 180 | Yale | 2026 | Point-Claire, QC | |
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Finn Brink | Madison Capitols | USHL | L | LW | 5’10” | 185 | Wisconsin | 2025 | Maple Grove, MN | |
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Artemi Nizameyev | Tri City Storm | USHL | R | LW | 5’9″ | 168 | Chelyabinsk, RUS |
| # | Country | Image | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating |
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Julian Lutz | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | L | LW | 6’2″ | 187 | Weingarten, GER | ||
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Filip Nordberg | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | L | D | 6’5″ | 216 | Stockholm, SWE | ||
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Kazimier Sobieski | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | R | D | 6’0″ | 184 | UMass Amherst | 2025 | Deerfield, MA | |
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Yan Shostak | Lincoln Stars | USHL | L | G | 6’0″ | 185 | St. Cloud | 2025 | Minsk, BLR | |
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Carson Brisson | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | L | D | 5’10” | 150 | Beaumont, AB |
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Lubomir Kupco | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 182 | Kosice, SVK | ||
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German Yavash | Lincoln Stars | USHL | L | LW | 6’3″ | 209 | Minsk, BLR | ||
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Yusaku Ando | New Mexico Ice Wolves | NAHL | L | F | 5’8″ | 170 | Tomakomai, JPN | ||
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Mark McIntosh | Collingwood Blues | OJHL | R | RW | 6’0″ | 183 | Elora, ON | ||
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Elliot Dutil | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | L | C | 5’10” | 172 | Montreal, QC |
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Top 10 Rankings
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
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| 1 |  |
Minnesota Duluth | NCHC |
| 2 |  |
North Dakota | NCHC |
| 3 |  |
Minnesota | Big 10 |
| 4 |  |
Wisconsin | Big 10 |
| 5 |  |
Western Michigan | NCHC |
| 6 |  |
Boston College | Hockey East |
| 7 |  |
Boston University | Hockey East |
| 8 |  |
Merrimack | Hockey East |
| 9 |  |
Connecticut | Hockey East |
| 10 |  |
Northern Michigan | CCHA |
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
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| 1 |  |
SUNY Oswego | SUNYAC |
| 2 |  |
Aurora | NCHA |
| 3 |  |
University of Dubuque | NCHA |
| 4 |  |
WI River Falls | WIAC |
| 5 |  |
Trinity | NESCAC |
| 6 |  |
Hobart | NEHC |
| 7 |  |
Concordia (WI) | NCHA |
| 8 |  |
SUNY Geneseo | SUNYAC |
| 9 |  |
Keene St. | Independent |
| 10 |  |
Skidmore | NEHC |
| # | Team | Name | League |
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| 1 |  |
Sarnia Sting | OHL |
| 2 |  |
Peterborough Petes | OHL |
| 3 |  |
Saginaw Spirit | OHL |
| 4 |  |
Flint Firebirds | OHL |
| 5 |  |
London Knights | OHL |
| 6 |  |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL |
| 7 |  |
Ottawa 67’s | OHL |
| 8 |  |
North Bay Battalion | OHL |
| 9 |  |
Kitchener Rangers | OHL |
| 10 |  |
Oshawa Generals | OHL |
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Robert DeKleine | Minuteman Flames 14U | Bantam | L | F | 5’9″ | 129 | 2010 | Westborough, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Carter Theberge | South Shore Kings U14 | Bantam | L | G | 5’11” | 175 | 2010 | Rehoboth, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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