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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.

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 NTDP U18 USHL L C 6’2″ 175 Boston College | 2025 Mississauga, ON
4.75/5
2 USA Flag Cole McKinney Cole McKinney NTDP U18 USHL R C 6’0″ 200 Michigan | 2025 Lake Forest, IL
4.75/5
3 USA Flag Mace'o Phillips Mace’o Phillips NTDP U18 USHL L D 6’6″ 230 Minnesota | 2025 St. Paul, MN
4.75/5
4 USA Flag Garrett Lindberg Garrett Lindberg NTDP U18 USHL R D 5’11” 190 North Dakota | 2025 Moorhead, MN
4.5/5
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 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL L LW 6’1″ 194 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 Youngstown Phantoms USHL L C 5’11” 186 Penn State | 2024 Fallston, MD
4.25/5
# 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 Princeton | 2025 Port Colborne, ON
4.25/5
3  Flag Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL L G 6’2″ 170 Michigan Tech | 2025 Makhachkala, RUS
4.25/5
4 Canada Flag Dalyn Wakely Dalyn Wakely Barrie Colts OHL R RW 6’1″ 198 North Bay Battalion | 2020 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
4.25/5
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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