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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 CHL. For information on current NCAA/CHL players check out our NHL Draft page.
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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 |
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Logan Hensler | NTDP U18 | USHL | R | D | 6’2″ | 192 | Wisconsin | 2024 | Woodbury, MN | |
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James Hagens | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | C | 5’10” | 168 | Boston College | 2024 | Hauppauge, NY | |
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EJ Emery | NTDP U18 | USHL | R | D | 6’3″ | 185 | North Dakota | 2024 | Surrey, BC | |
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Kristian Epperson | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 182 | Saginaw Spirit | 2024 | Mequon, WI | |
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John Whipple | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | D | 6’1″ | 194 | Minnesota | 2024 | Deephaven, MN |
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Andrew Strathmann | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | L | D | 5’11” | 187 | North Dakota | 2024 | Beach Park, IL | |
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Juraj Pekarcik | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | L | LW | 6’1″ | 194 | Trstena | ||
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Jayson Shaugabay | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | R | C | 5’9″ | 165 | Minnesota Duluth | 2024 | Warroad, MN | |
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Chris Pelosi | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | L | C | 6’1″ | 181 | Quinnipiac | 2024 | Sewell, NJ | |
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Charlie Cerrato | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | L | C | 5’11” | 186 | Penn State | 2024 | Fallston, MD |
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Adam Gajan | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | L | G | 6’3″ | 187 | Minnesota Duluth | 2024 | Poprad, SVK | |
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Zam Plante | Fargo Force | USHL | L | C | 5’10” | 170 | Minnesota Duluth | 2024 | Hermantown, MN | |
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Erik Pahlsson | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | L | RW | 6’1″ | 184 | Minnesota | 2024 | Landskrona, SWE | |
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Julian Lutz | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | L | LW | 6’2″ | 187 | Weingarten, GER | ||
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Chris Romaine | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | R | D | 6’1″ | 197 | Ohio State | 2024 | Braintree, MA |
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Leo Gruba | Fargo Force | USHL | R | D | 6’1″ | 209 | Minnesota | 2024 | Lake Elmo, MN | |
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Cody Croal | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 173 | North Dakota | 2024 | North Branch, MN | |
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Vladislav Lukashevich | Tri City Storm | USHL | L | D | 6’2″ | 167 | Michigan State | 2024 | Magadan, RUS | |
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Lubomir Kupco | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 182 | Kosice, SVK | ||
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Ryan Botterill | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 176 | Wisconsin | 2024 | Portage La Prairie, MB |
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Top 10 Rankings
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
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Minnesota Duluth | NCHC |
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North Dakota | NCHC |
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Wisconsin | Big 10 |
| 4 |  |
Western Michigan | NCHC |
| 5 |  |
Boston College | Hockey East |
| 6 |  |
Boston University | Hockey East |
| 7 |  |
Providence | Hockey East |
| 8 |  |
Northern Michigan | CCHA |
| 9 |  |
Merrimack | Hockey East |
| 10 |  |
Minnesota | Big 10 |
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
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| 1 |  |
SUNY Oswego | SUNYAC |
| 2 |  |
Aurora | NCHA |
| 3 |  |
University of Dubuque | NCHA |
| 4 |  |
Trinity | NESCAC |
| 5 |  |
Hobart | NEHC |
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Concordia (WI) | NCHA |
| 7 |  |
SUNY Geneseo | SUNYAC |
| 8 |  |
Bowdoin | NESCAC |
| 9 |  |
WI River Falls | WIAC |
| 10 |  |
Middlebury | NESCAC |
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Sarnia Sting | OHL |
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Saginaw Spirit | OHL |
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Windsor Spitfires | OHL |
| 4 |  |
London Knights | OHL |
| 5 |  |
Peterborough Petes | OHL |
| 6 |  |
Flint Firebirds | OHL |
| 7 |  |
Oshawa Generals | OHL |
| 8 |  |
Barrie Colts | OHL |
| 9 |  |
Kingston Frontenacs | OHL |
| 10 |  |
Ottawa 67’s | OHL |
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Recently Updated Players
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Dérik Morin | Trois-Rivieres Estacades U18 | QMAAA | R | F | 6’1″ | 150 | 2009 | St-Etienne-des-Gres, QC | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Alexis Guevin | Trois-Rivieres Estacades U18 | QMAAA | L | F | 5’7″ | 130 | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||
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Olivier Boivin | Trois-Rivieres Estacades U18 | QMAAA | L | F | 5’10” | 161 | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||
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Frederic Bergeron | Trois-Rivieres Estacades U18 | QMAAA | R | F | 5’10” | 141 | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||
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Felix Guerard | Trois-Rivieres Estacades U18 | QMAAA | R | D | 2009 | Princeville, QC | Must be a subscriber to view. | |||
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Alexy Lafleur | Notre-Dame Albatros U18 | QMAAA | R | F | 6’2″ | 157 | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||
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Zachary Chouinard | Notre-Dame Albatros U18 | QMAAA | R | F | 5’9″ | 146 | 2009 | Carleton, QC | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Julien Nadeau | Notre-Dame Albatros U18 | QMAAA | L | D | 5’9″ | 150 | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||
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William Dube | Notre-Dame Albatros U18 | QMAAA | L | D | 5’11” | 150 | 2009 | Rimouski, QC | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Olivier Pepin | Notre-Dame Albatros U18 | QMAAA | R | G | 6’0″ | 165 | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. |