
Neutral Zone released its midterm NTDP/USHL Top 100 Prospects in December and since then our scouts have continued to scout and evaluate the top 2002 born prospects born in the US. In the midterm rankings we rank the players by A, B and C where the A’s are likely to make NTDP, B players are likely to make the NTDP Camp and the C rated prospects are players who have a shot at making the camp. Some players’ stock has risen since the first half of the season, some have fallen and there are also over 10 new players added to the list.
Each year there is a different number of players selected to the NTDP Evaluation Camp but it’s typically around 50 players so more then half this list will not be selected to the NTDP Camp, but will be highly pursued in the USHL Futures Draft.
Also, this list is not a reflection of USA Hockey’s opinion of these players; we are an independent scouting agency comprised of over 50 qualified scouts from across North America.
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Ranking | Name | Team | Commitment | Midterm | Star Rate |
1 | Antonio Stranges | Little Caesar’s U16 | Michigan | A | 5 |
2 | Dylan Peterson | CIH Academy | Boston University | A | 5 |
3 | Ty Smilanic | CO Thunderbirds U16 | Denver | A | 5 |
4 | Jackson Kunz | Grand Forks Red River HS | North Dakota | A | 4.75 |
5 | Wyatt Schingoethe | Chicago Misson U16 | Notre Dame | A | 4.75 |
6 | Stephen Halliday | Toronto Marlboros U15 | A | 4.75 | |
7 | Tanner Latsch | Honeybaked U16 | Wisconsin | A | 4.75 |
8 | Matthew Beniers | Milton Academy | A | 4.75 | |
9 | Jason Siedem | Avon Old Farms | Boston College | A | 4.5 |
10 | Blake Biondi | Hermantown HS | Minnesota Duluth | B | 4.5 |
11 | Alexandros Gaffney | North Jersey Avalanche U16 | Harvard | B | 4.5 |
12 | Luke Tuch | Buffalo Jr. Sabres U16 | Boston University | B | 4.5 |
13 | Ryan Kirwan | Avon Old Farms | Penn State | A | 4.5 |
14 | Thomas Bordeleau | College Esther-Blondin Phenix | B | 4.5 | |
15 | Patrick Schmiedlin | Culver Academy Prep | B | 4.5 | |
16 | Zachary Michaelis | Elk River HS | Nebraska-Omaha | C | 4.25 |
17 | Johnny Waldron | Chicago Fury U16 | NR | 4.25 | |
18 | Landon Slaggert | Chicago Misson U16 | Notre Dame | B | 4.25 |
19 | Ty Tullio | Vaughn Kings | B | 4.25 | |
20 | Chase Bradley | NJ Colonials U16/U18 | Northeastern | B | 4.25 |
21 | Chase Yoder | Dallas Elite U16 | B | 4.25 | |
22 | Hunter Strand | Alaska Oilers U16 | Notre Dame | B | 4.25 |
23 | Jimmy Doyle | Chicago Mission U16 | C | 4.25 | |
24 | Noah Tussey | Stillwater HS | Minnesota | C | 4.25 |
25 | Jack Smith | St. Cloud Cathedral | Minnesota Duluth | NR | 4.25 |
26 | Nick DeSantis | Selects Academy U15 | Miam-Ohio | B | 4.25 |
27 | Matthew Knies | Pheonix Jr. Coyotes U15 | C | 4.25 | |
28 | Riley Piercey | Toronto Marlboros U15 | B | 4.25 | |
29 | Aidan Thompson | Colorado Thunderbirds U16 | Denver | C | 4.25 |
30 | Dane Dowiak | Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins U16 | Penn State | C | 4.25 |
31 | Cole Vallese | NJ Colonials U16 | Providence | C | 4.25 |
32 | Mackie Samoskevich | Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 | NR | 4 | |
33 | Cameron Berg | Omaha AAA U16 | Nebraska-Omaha | C | 4 |
34 | Hunter McKown | St. Louis Jr. Blues U16 | C | 4 | |
35 | Brett Berard | Bishop Hendricken | Providence | NR | 4 |
36 | Victor Czerneckianair | Selects Academy U15 | Quinnipiac | B | 4 |
37 | Joe Miller | Blake School | Minnesota | C | 4 |
38 | Alex Bolshakov | Everett Jr. Silvertips U16 | C | 4 | |
39 | Jackson Kocur | Honeybaked U16 | C | 4 | |
40 | Anthony Cipollone | Loomis Chaffee | Vermont | C | 4 |
41 | Avery Hayes | Honeybaked U16 | NR | 4 | |
42 | Jack Williams | Selects Academy U15 | Northeastern | C | 4 |
43 | Cole Hansen | Blaine HS | C | 4 | |
44 | Owen Baumgartner | Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 | C | 4 | |
45 | Anthony Calafiore | Long Island Gulls U16 | C | 4 | |
46 | Isaac Novak | Belle Tire U16 | Wisconsin | C | 4 |
47 | Alexander Servagno | Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins U16 | Ohio State | C | 4 |
48 | Phillip Tresca | Rivers School | C | 4 | |
49 | Blake Mesenberg | Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 | C | 4 | |
50 | Jackson Nieuwendyk | Dallas Elite U16 | C | 3.75 | |
51 | Kyle Smolen | CYA U16 | Arizona State | C | 3.75 |
52 | Matthew DeBoer | Salisbury | C | 3.75 | |
53 | Dominic Mufarreh | Compuware U16 | C | 3.75 | |
54 | Aidan Cobb | Kent School | C | 3.75 | |
55 | Tanner Dickinson | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 | C | 3.75 | |
56 | Nikolai Dulak | Mahtomedi HS | C | 3.75 | |
57 | Mark Estapa | Little Caesar’s U15 | Western Michigan | C | 3.75 |
58 | Hunter Longhi | St. Louis Jr. Blues U16 | Harvard | C | 3.75 |
59 | Hayden Helgeson | Grand Forks | NR | 3.75 | |
60 | Ben Schoen | Little Caesar’s U15 | Miami-Ohio | C | 3.75 |
61 | Carter Mazur | Little Caesar’s U15 | Michigan State | C | 3.75 |
62 | Luke Kron | Andover HS | C | 3.75 | |
63 | Tiernan Shoudy | Little Caesar’s U15 | Michigan State | C | 3.75 |
64 | Kyle Kukkonen | Osseo Maple Grove Bantam | Michigan Tech | C | 3.75 |
65 | Tanner Kelly | Little Caesar’s U15 | Michigan State | C | 3.75 |
66 | Thomas Weis | Chicago Mission U16 | C | 3.75 | |
67 | Sasha Teleguine | Thayer | NR | 3.75 |
Defenseman
Rank | Name | Team | Commitment | Midterm | Star Rating |
1 | Tyler Kleven | Fargo Davies HS | North Dakota | A | 5 |
2 | Scott Morrow | Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 | A | 4.5 | |
3 | Daniel Laatsch | Team Wisconsin U16 | Wisconsin | A | 4.5 |
4 | Jake Sanderson | Edge School | North Dakota | NR | 4.5 |
5 | Brock Faber | Osseo-Maple Grove Bantam | Notre Dame | C | 4.5 |
6 | Anthony Kehrer | Rink Academy | Wisconsin | NR | 4.5 |
7 | Jacob Truscott | Little Caeasar’s U15 | Michigan | A | 4.5 |
8 | Eamon Powell | Rochester Coalition U15 | Boston College | A | 4.5 |
9 | Connor Kelley | Maple Grove HS | Minnesota Duluth | B | 4.25 |
10 | John Opilka | St. Louis Jr. Blues U15 | NR | 4.25 | |
11 | Owen Gallatin | White Bear Lake HS | Minnesota Duluth | C | 4.25 |
12 | Jake Ratzlaff | Rosemount HS | Minnesota | C | 4.25 |
13 | Spencer Evans | PAL Islanders U16 | C | 4.25 | |
14 | Avery Winslow | Notre Dame Hounds | NR | 4.25 | |
15 | Gerard Keane | Chicago Mission U16 | B | 4.25 | |
16 | Brandon Chabrier | Long Island Gulls U16 | Northeastern | B | 4.25 |
17 | Jarod Crespo | North Jersey Avalanche U16 | Penn State | B | 4.25 |
18 | Christian Jimenez | Taft School | Harvard | C | 4 |
19 | Mitchell Smith | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 | Michigan | C | 4 |
20 | Casey Roepke | Team Wisconsin U16 | Wisconsin | B | 4 |
21 | Victor Mancini | Honeybaked U16 | C | 4 | |
22 | Joey Pierce | Hermantown Bantams | C | 4 | |
23 | Stephen Davis | Boston Advantage | Boston College | C | 4 |
24 | Nick Williams | Edina HS | Minnesota | C | 4 |
25 | Austin Cook | Selects Academy U15 | Vermont | C | 4 |
26 | Kyle Aucoin | Chicago Mission U16 | C | 4 | |
27 | Luke Gramer | Moorhead HS | C | 4 | |
28 | Ian Moore | St. Mark’s | C | 3.75 | |
29 | Hunter Hatcher | Belle Tire U16 | C | 3.75 | |
30 | Aydin Parekh | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U15 | C | 3.75 | |
31 | Dominic Foglia | Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 | C | 3.75 | |
32 | Samuel Duerr | Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 | C | 3.75 | |
33 | Daniel Juzych | Honeybaked U16 | C | 3.75 | |
34 | Drew Joliet | Belle Tire U16 | C | 3.75 | |
35 | Cole Oravitz | Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins U16 | C | 3.75 | |
36 | Ryan McDermott | St. Sebastian’s | C | 3.75 |
Goaltenders
Rank | Name | Team | Commitment | Midterm | Star Rate |
1 | Drew Commesso | St. Sebastian’s | Boston University | A | 4.5 |
2 | Xavier Medina | Honeybaked U16 | B | 4 | |
3 | Noah Grannan | Milwaukee Jr Admirals U16 | C | 4 | |
4 | Joseph Tynan | Little Caesar’s U16 | B | 4 | |
5 | Matthew O’Donnell | Chicago Mission U15 | NR | 3.75 | |
6 | Jackson Dylla | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes U15 | C | 3.75 | |
7 | Liam O’Gwen | NJ Hitmen U16 | C | 3.75 | |
8 | Connor Bradford | Boston Advantage U15 | C | 3.75 | |
9 | Aidan Campbell | Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins U15 | C | 3.5 | |
10 | Levi Gho | Culver U16 | C | 3.5 |
Notes
These players who were listed on the midterm ranking are not dual citizens and therefore are not eligible for NTDP.
Jacob Perreault | Chicago Misson U16 | B | 4.25 | |
Sahil Panwar | Honeybaked U16 | C | 4.25 | |
Charlie Desroches | Selects Academy U15 | Northeastern | C | 4 |
Max Bronstine | Mississaga Rebels U15 | C | 4 |
There are players who have an asterik in the list because they very well may not pursue the NTDP/USHL route in pursuit of CHL
Ty Tullio | Vaughn Kings | B | 4.25 | Likely OHL | |
Cross Hanas | Dallas Elite U16 | Portland (WHL) | B | 4.5 | Signed WHL |
Aydin Parekh | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U15 | C | 4 | Potentially OHL | |
Riley Piercey | Toronto Marlboros U15 | B | 4.25 | Potentially OHL | |
Stephen Halliday | Toronto Marlboros U15 | A | 4.5 | Likely OHL |