USHL: Youngstown (2) @ USA U-18 (5)
Trey Augustine
Will Smith
Brady Cleveland
Ryan Fine
Oliver Moore
Will Vote
William Whitelaw
Hunter Bischoff
Andrew Strathmann
Matthew Perkins
Scouting Reports
USHL Fall Classic: 2023 NHL Draft Prospects
2023 NHL Draft Prospects who competed at the 2022 USHL Fall Classic
The parting of the C’s
Ian Moran, an NHL veteran of over 550 NHL games and Director of NHL Scouting for Neutral Zone, takes a closer look at our C+ rated prospects for the upcoming draft. He then makes a case for why they may be a late-round selection or why an NHL organization might not draft them at all.
To B or not to B
Ian Moran, an NHL veteran of over 550 NHL games and Director of NHL Scouting for Neutral Zone, takes a closer look at our B+, B, and B- rated prospects for the upcoming draft and then makes a case for why they are ranked where they are and then makes a case for why they may fall lower in the draft.
NHL Draft Considerations: 550+ Prospects
While Neutral Zone covers every major draft from junior hockey up; the company has an entire division dedicated to the NHL Draft. This division is led by longtime NHLer Ian…
Jacob Newcombe
Jacob Newcombe
Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL
Left Shot Forward
6’0″ 194lbs
2021-2022: C+
Sandis Vilmanis
Sandis Vilmanis
Lulea HF J20 Nationell
Left Shot Forward
6’1″ 195lbs
2021-2022: C+
David Moravec
David Moravec
BK Mlada Boleslav U20
Right Shot Defenseman
6’0″ 190lbs
2021-2022: B-
Jake Sloan
Jake Sloan
Right Shot Forward
6’4″ 221lbs
2021-2022: C
Amadeus Lombardi
Amadeus Lombardi
Flint Firebirds OHL
5’10” 176lbs
2021-2022: C+
Daimon Gardner
Daimon Gardner
Warroad High School USHS
6’4″ 201lbs
Clarkson University
2021-2022: C+
Alex Sotek
Alex Sotek
HC Slovan Bratislava
Right Shot Right Wing
6’0″ 176lbs
2021-2022: C+
Alexander Muromtsev
Alexander Muromtsev
Belarus U18
Left Shot Forward
6’3″ 176lbs
2021-2022: C
Adam Sykora
Adam Sykora
HK Nitra Slovakia
Left Shot Right Wing
5’10” 172lbs
2021-2022: C
Mans Forsfjall
Mans Forsfjall
Skelleftea AIK SHL
Left Shot Defenseman
6’0″ 179lbs
2021-2022: C
Yaroslav Yapparov
Yaroslav Yapparov
Mamonty Yugry MHL
Left Shot Right Wing
6’2″ 174lbs
2021-2022: B-
Oskar Pettersson
Oskar Pettersson
Rogle J20
Right Shot Right Wing
6’2″ 198lbs
2021-2022: B+
Cruz Lucius
Cruz Lucius
NTDP USHL
Right Shot Forward
6’0″ 177lbs
2021-2022: B
Damien Carfagna
Damien Carfagna
Sioux City Musketeers USHL
Left Shot Defenseman
5’11” 168lbs
University of New Hampshire
2021-2022: B-
Arseni Koromyslov
Arseni Koromyslov
SKA St. Petersburg KHL
Left Shot Defenseman
6’3″ 181lbs
2021-2022: B+