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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″ | 175 | Boston College | 2025 | Mississauga, ON | |
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Cole McKinney | NTDP U18 | USHL | R | C | 6’0″ | 200 | Michigan | 2025 | Lake Forest, IL | |
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Mace’o Phillips | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | D | 6’6″ | 230 | Minnesota | 2025 | St. Paul, MN | |
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Garrett Lindberg | NTDP U18 | USHL | R | D | 5’11” | 190 | North Dakota | 2025 | Moorhead, MN | |
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Conrad Fondrk | NTDP U18 | USHL | L | C | 6’0″ | 193 | Boston University | 2025 | Vadnais Heights, MN |
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Logan Hensler | Wisconsin | NCAA | R | D | 6’2″ | 195 | Wisconsin | 2024 | Woodbury, MN | |
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James Hagens | Boston College | NCAA | L | C | 5’11” | 177 | 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 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | L | LW | 6’0″ | 185 | 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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Jonathan Fauchon | Rimouski Oceanic | QMJHL | L | C | 5’11” | 172 | Providence | 2025 | Sainte-Claire, QC | |
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Jacob Leblanc | North Bay Battalion | OHL | R | D | 6’1″ | 190 | Princeton | 2025 | Port Colborne, ON | |
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Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | L | G | 6’2″ | 170 | Michigan Tech | 2025 | Makhachkala, RUS | |
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Dalyn Wakely | Barrie Colts | OHL | R | RW | 6’1″ | 198 | North Bay Battalion | 2020 | Port Hope, ON | |
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Cedrick Guindon | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | L | C | 5’10” | 180 | Vermont | 2025 | Rockland, ON |
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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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Ryan Botterill | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | L | LW | 5’11” | 176 | Wisconsin | 2024 | Portage La Prairie, MB | |
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Michael Quinn | Fargo Force | USHL | R | D | 5’11” | 173 | Miami (Ohio) | 2024 | University City, MO |
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Top 10 Rankings
| # | Team | Name | Conference |
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Boston University | Hockey East |
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Harvard | ECAC |
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Merrimack | Hockey East |
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Bowling Green | CCHA |
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Miami (Ohio) | NCHC |
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Clarkson | ECAC |
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Western Michigan | NCHC |
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New Hampshire | Hockey East |
| 9 |  |
Northeastern | Hockey East |
| 10 |  |
UMass Amherst | Hockey East |
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Bowdoin | NESCAC |
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Skidmore | NEHC |
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Trinity | NESCAC |
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Babson | NEHC |
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Western New England | CCC |
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Middlebury | NESCAC |
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Colby | NESCAC |
| 8 |  |
SUNY Plattsburgh | SUNYAC |
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Hamilton | NESCAC |
| 10 |  |
Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC |
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Cole Ryan | Scituate HS | Massachusetts HS | L | D | 5’10” | 150 | 2009 | Scituate, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Liao Zhu | Dexter School | NE Prep | L | F | 5’8″ | 140 | 2009 | Cambridge, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Jaydon Wrzosek | St. John’s Shrewsbury | Massachusetts HS | L | F | 5’6″ | 125 | 2009 | Charlton, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Juju Herrera | Smithfield HS | Rhode Island HS | L | G | 6’1″ | 135 | 2009 | Smithfield, RI | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Ethan Xu | Phillips Andover | NE Prep | R | D | 6’0″ | 165 | 2009 | Chappaqua, NY | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Joe Grasso | Concord-Carlisle | Massachusetts HS | L | F | 5’6″ | 145 | 2009 | Concord, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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James Webster | Connecticut Jr. Rangers 15O | Midget | D | 2009 | Must be a subscriber to view. | |||||
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RJ Grace | Winchendon School | NE Prep | L | D | 5’8″ | 160 | 2009 | Dracut, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Colton Simas | Deerfield | NE Prep | R | F | 5’8″ | 150 | 2009 | Warwick, RI | Must be a subscriber to view. | |
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Luke O’Neil | Mid-Fairfield Rangers U15 | T1EHL U15 | L | G | 5’9″ | 160 | 2009 | Greenwich, CT | Must be a subscriber to view. |