February NHL Draft Rankings

This September Neutral Zone, the largest amateur hockey scouting site in the world, announced the hiring of longtime NHL defenseman Ian Moran to launch an NHL Draft arm of the business. Ian and his staff have travelled throughout US, Canada and Europe to get eyes on the best prospects in this year’s upcoming draft. NZ has had a presence at every major scouting event such as CHL Top Prospects Game; All American Prospects Game; World Juniors, World Junior Championships and U18 Five Nations Tournament in Sweden.

“What differentiates our coverage and scouting is that we have reports on most these players going back to when they played bantam and midget hockey,” said Moran. “While most NHL staffs are seeing some of these kids for the first time; I am going into games with sometimes 4 years worth of reports and information behind these players. Tracking their performance and background over the years gives us a major advantage to really understanding and evaluating these prospects.”

Ian released a pre-season list to NHL scouts at CHL and USHL pre-season events, but this is the first rankings available to the public. Some of these players will obviously move up and some will move down between now and the draft; but as of February 1st these are the players ranked here.

What is the process to ranking these players?

“We are very committed to process at Neutral Zone,” said founder Steve Wilk. “We have local scouts who are in charge of their region; for example, Marlin Muylaert and Paul O’Hagan split up the OHL East and West and then do crossover. These are two highly regarded scouts with a lot of experience and expertise who will send reports to Ian. Then Ian will watch the players and formulate a final ranking based on other NHL prospects throughout the world playing in the WHL, QMJHL, Europe, NCAA, USHL, etc. It’s a multi-step process which allows us to have the highest level of accuracy we can.”

What do the grades mean?

One of Ian’s best attributes having played in the NHL for a long time is knowing what it takes to play professional hockey at the highest levels. The grades separate who are the pros and who are the prospects. Ian gives an “A” grade to players he believes can play in the NHL by the time they are 21 years old. “A-” players are prospects who are likely to have NHL careers but may take another year or two to make it. B+ prospects are players with a chance at having an NHL career but are more likely 23 years old or older before they get their real chance. The “B” ranked prospects have a chance to make it to the NHL but will need to improve in order to have a career and the rest B- are draftable, late bloomer types who are likely to be drafted but unlikely to have an NHL career. C+ and down are players who have some NHL level attribute but need to develop the rest of their game to make it up the list.

What are NZ NHL scouts looking for in a player?

While the NZ staff looks at all the relevant data in their evaluations such as skating, size, passing, shooting, defending, etc. Ian specifically breaks down his process in evaluating talent for the NHL; which he admits is different than how he evaluates youth prospects.

Hockey Sense – All players at the highest levels can skate and pass and make plays. The MOST important differentiation when you get to the highest levels are the players who think the game, who can make smart decisions at top speed and have the awareness and vision to read the play both with and away from the puck.
Versatility – Most all the players on this list are leaders on their teams and in their leagues. They score goals, they play power play and get a lot of ice time. At the next level these propsects are going to be asked to block shots, to play only 8-10 minutes and kill penalties. The players who can play up and down the lineup, play center or wing; rush the puck or stay back and defend; are going to be major distinguishers of who makes it and who doesn’t. Only a very small group of prospects have the same role throughout their career.
Distinguishable Skill Set – The honest reality of the NHL is a player is going to have training camps, rookie camps and being called up to make an impression on the GM and the Head Coach. To do that you likely have to possess a skill or group of skills that really stand out. This could be playmaking ability, scoring ability, skating ability, toughness, high compete, etc. However, players with a skill set to hang their hat on have a higher chance of getting a shot in the league. Some players on the list, particularly on the bottom half, have 1 or 2 traits that are NHL caliber and that could get them a shot at the NHL but they’ll have to improve the rest of their game to stay there.

Below is NZ’s first Mid-Term NHL Draft List with the top 288 Prospects ranked in order from around the world. You can click on each players name which will take you to their profile where there is scouting reports, grades and analysis of players individually.

Who are the 288 players that deserve to be watched?

Rank	NAME	H	W	POSITION	TEAM	LEAGUE	GRADE
1	Alexis Lafreniere	6′ 1″	193	LEFT WING	RIMOUSKI	QMJHL	A
2	Quinton Byfield	6′ 4″	215	CENTER	SUDBURY	OHL	A
3	Jamie Drysdale	5′ 11″	175	DEFENSEMAN	ERIE	OHL	A
4	Tim Stutzle	6′ 1″	187	LEFT WING	MANNHEIM	GERMANY	A
5	Alexander Holtz	6′ 0″	192	RIGHT WING	DJURGARDEN	SWEDEN	A
6	Cole Perfetti	5′ 10″	177	CENTER	SAGINAW	OHL	A
7	Marco Rossi	5′ 9″	183	CENTER	OTTAWA	OHL	A
8	Jeremie Poirier	6′ 0″	196	DEFENSEMAN	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	A
9	Jake Sanderson	6′ 1″	186	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	A
10	Anton Lundell	6′ 1″	185	CENTER	HIFK	FINLAND	A
11	Jack Quinn	6′ 0″	176	RIGHT WING	OTTAWA	OHL	A
12	Lucas Raymond	5′ 11″	170	LEFT WING	FROLUNDA	SWEDEN	A
13	Braden Schneider	6′ 2″	202	DEFENSEMAN	BRANDON	WHL	A
14	Dawson Mercer	6′ 0″	180	CENTER	CHICOUTIMI	QMJHL	A
15	Justin Barron	6′ 2″	195	DEFENSEMAN	HALIFAX	QMJHL	A
16	Connor Zary	6′ 0″	178	CENTER	KAMLOOPS	WHL	A
17	Kaiden Ghule	6′ 2″	186	DEFENSEMAN	PRINCE ALBERT	WHL	A
18	Jan Mysak	5′ 10″	180	CENTER	HAMILTON	OHL	A
19	Yaroslav Askarov	6’3″	176	GOALIE	NEVA ST. PETERSBURG	RUSSIA-2	A
20	Noel Gunler	6′ 2″	176	RIGHT WING	LULEA	SWEDEN	A
21	Tyler Kleven	6′ 4″	200	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	A
22	William Wallinder	6′ 4″	191	DEFENSEMAN	MODO JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	A
23	Zion Nybeck	5′ 6″	182	RIGHT WING	HV 71 JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	A
24	Helge Grans	6′ 2″	206	DEFENSEMAN	MALMO JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	A
25	Dylan Holloway	6′ 0″	203	CENTER	WISCONSIN	BIG10	A
26	Ryan O’Rourke	6′ 0″	178	DEFENSEMAN	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	A-
27	Mavrik Bourque	5′ 10″	178	CENTER	SHAWINIGAN	QMJHL	A-
28	Seth Jarvis	5′ 10″	175	CENTER	PORTLAND	WHL	A-
29	Rodion Amirov	6′ 0″	167	LEFT WING	UFA	RUSSIA	A-
30	Topi Niemela	5′ 10″	156	DEFENSEMAN	KARPAT	FINLAND	A-
31	Jacob Perrault	5′ 11″	192	RIGHT WING	SARNIA	OHL	A-
32	Roni Hirvonen	5′ 9″	164	CENTER	ASSAT	FINLAND	A-
33	John-Jason Peterka	5′ 11″	192	LEFT WING	MUNCHEN	GERMANY	A-
34	Tyson Foerster	6′ 2″	194	RIGHT WING	BARRIE	OHL	A-
35	Eemil Viro	6′ 0″	165	DEFENSEMAN	TPS	FINLAND	A-
36	Jaromir Pytlik	6′ 2″	200	CENTER	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	A-
37	Hendrix Lapierre	6′ 0″	179	CENTER	CHICOUTIMI	QMJHL	A-
38	Brandon Coe	6′ 4″	188	RIGHT WING	NORTH BAY	OHL	A-
39	Kasper Simontaival	5′ 9″	177	RIGHT WING	TAPPARA JR.	FINLAND-JR.	A-
40	Brock Faber	6′ 0″	193	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	A-
41	Shakir Mukhamadullin	6′ 4″	178	DEFENSEMAN	UFA	RUSSIA	A-
42	William Cuylle	6′ 3″	204	LEFT WING	WINDSOR	OHL	A-
43	Sean Farrell	5′ 8″	175	CENTER	CHICAGO	USHL	A-
44	Emil Andrea	5′ 8″	181	DEFENSEMAN	HV 71 JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	A-
45	William Villevenue	6’1″	163	DEFENSEMAN	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	A-
46	Jean-Luc Foudy	5′ 11″	177	CENTER	WINDSOR	OHL	A-
47	Yan Kuznetzov	6′ 4″	209	DEFENSEMAN	UCONN	H-EAST	A-
48	Luke Tuch	6′ 2″	203	LEFT WING	USA U-18	NTDP	A-
49	Daniel Torgerson	6′ 3″	199	LEFT WING	FROLUNDA JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	A-
50	Bogdan Trineyev	6′ 3″	198	RIGHT WING	DYNAMO MOSCOW 2	RUSSIA-JR.	A-
51	Veeti Miettinen	5’9″	159	RIGHT WING	KIEKKO	JR-LIIGA	A-
52	Antonio Stranges	5′ 10″	168	LEFT WING	LONDON	OHL	A-
53	Martin Chromiak	5′ 11″	179	RIGHT WING	KINGSTON	OHL	A-
54	Thimo Nickl	6′ 2″	176	DEFENSEMAN	DRUMMONDVILLE	QMJHL	A-
55	Dylan Peterson	6′ 4″	192	CENTER	USA U-18	NTDP	A-
56	Lukas Cormier	5′ 10″	180	DEFENSEMAN	CHARLOTTETOWN	QMJHL	B+
57	Lukas Reichel	6′ 0″	170	LEFT WING	EISBAREN BERLIN	GERMANY	B+
58	Kasper Puutio	6’0″	185	DEFENSEMAN	Everett	WHL	B+
59	Thomas Bordeleau	5′ 9″	179	CENTER	USA U-18	NTDP	B+
60	Simon Kubicek	6’2″	194	DEFENSEMAN	SEATTLE	WHL	B+
61	Connor McClennon	5′ 8″	163	RIGHT WING	WINNIPEG	WHL	B+
62	Jake Neighbours	6′ 0″	195	LEFT WING	EDMONTON	WHL	B+
63	Justin Sourdif	5′ 11″	173	RIGHT WING	VANCOUVER	WHL	B+
64	Theodor Niederbach	5′ 11″	172	CENTER	FROLUNDA JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	B+
65	Nico Daws	6’4″	199	GOALIE	GUELPH	OHL	B+
66	Ozzy Wiesblatt	5′ 10″	183	RIGHT WING	PRINCE ALBERT	WHL	B+
67	Tyler Tullio	5′ 10″	165	RIGHT WING	OSHAWA	OHL	B+
68	Luke Evangelista	5′ 11″	166	RIGHT WING	LONDON	OHL	B+
69	Ty Smilanic	6′ 1″	177	CENTER	USA U-18	NTDP	B+
70	Vasili Ponomaryev	5′ 10″	180	CENTER	SHAWINIGAN	QMJHL	B+
71	Maxim Groshev	6′ 2″	194	RIGHT WING	NIZHNEKAMSK	RUSSIA	B+
72	Brett Berard	5′ 8″	152	LEFT WING	USA U-18	NTDP	B+
73	Donovan Sebrango	6′ 1″	189	DEFENSEMAN	KITCHENER	OHL	B+
74	Brendan Brisson	5′ 11″	177	CENTER	CHICAGO	USHL	B+
75	Jack Thompson	6′ 0″	178	DEFENSEMAN	SUDBURY	OHL	B+
76	Carson Bantle	6′ 4″	195	LEFT WING	MADISON	USHL	B+
77	Ruben Rafkin	5′ 11″	190	DEFENSEMAN	WINDSOR	OHL	B+
78	Daemon Hunt	6′ 0″	198	DEFENSEMAN	MOOSE JAW	WHL	B+
79	Kirill Steklov	6′ 5″	190	DEFENSEMAN	LONDON	OHL	B+
80	Alexander Nikishin	6′ 3″	196	DEFENSEMAN	SPARTAK	RUSSIA	B+
81	Alexander Pashin	5′ 8″	154	RIGHT WING	UFA 2	RUSSIA-JR.	B+
82	Ridly Greig	5′ 11″	163	CENTER	BRANDON	WHL	B+
83	Michael Benning	5’10”	174	DEFENSEMAN	SHERWOOD PARK	AJHL	B+
84	Blake Biondi	6′ 0″	191	CENTER	HERMANTOWN	USHS-MN	B+
85	Sam Colangelo	6′ 2″	205	RIGHT WING	CHICAGO	USHL	B+
86	Charlie Desroches	5’11”	165	DEFENSEMAN	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	B+
87	Jacob Dion	5’9″	181	DEFENSEMAN	DRUMMONDVILLE	QMJHL	B
88	Eamon Powell	5′ 11″	165	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	B
89	Trevor Kuntar	6’0″	203	CENTER	YOUNGSTOWN	USHL	B
90	Ian Moore	6”2″	171	DEFENSEMAN	ST. MARK’S SCHOOL	USHS-PREP	B
91	Pavel Novak	5’10”	170	RIGHT WING	KELOWNA	WHL	B
92	Ilya Mironov	6′ 3″	205	DEFENSEMAN	YAROSLAVL 2	RUSSIA-JR.	B
93	Leo Loof	6′ 2″	176	DEFENSEMAN	FARJESTAD JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	B
94	Ryan Francis	5′ 9″	170	RIGHT WING	CAPE BRETON	QMJHL	B
95	Mitchell Miller	5′ 10″	181	DEFENSEMAN	TRI-CITY	USHL	B
96	Colby Ambrosio	5’9″	165	CENTER	TRI-CITY	USHL	B
97	Danil Gushchin	5′ 8″	165	LEFT WING	MUSKEGON	USHL	B
98	James Hardie	5’11”	161	LEFT WING	MISSISSAUGA	OHL	B
99	Zayde Wisdom	5′ 10″	195	RIGHT WING	KINGSTON	OHL	B
100	Carter Savioe	5′ 9″	192	LEFT WING	SHERWOOD PARK	AJHL	B-
101	Luke Prokop	6’4″	218	DEFENSEMAN	CALGARY	WHL	B-
102	Daniel Laatsch	6′ 5″	180	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	B-
103	Jackson Kunz	6’3″	209	CENTER	SHATTUCK	USHS-PREP	B-
104	Billy Constantinou	6’0″	185	DEFENSEMAN	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	B-
105	Landon Slaggert	6′ 0″	182	CENTER	USA U-18	NTDP	B-
106	Wyatt Kaiser	6′ 0″	173	DEFENSEMAN	ANDOVER	USHS-MN	B-
107	Simon Knak	6′ 1″	185	RIGHT WING	PORTLAND	WHL	B-
108	Jack Finley	6′ 6″	213	CENTER	SPOKANE	WHL	B-
109	Cross Hanas	6′ 0″	167	LEFT WING	PORTLAND	WHL	B-
110	Jan Bednar	6’4″	196	GOALIE	KARLOVY	CZREP	B-
111	Wyatt Schingoethe	5’11”	190	CENTER	WATERLOO	USHL	B-
112	Drew Commesso	6’2″	180	GOALIE	USA U-18	NTDP	B-
113	Jushua Groll	5’10”	180	RIGHT WING	LINCOLN	USHL	B-
114	Alex Laferriere	5′ 11″	172	RIGHT WING	DES MOINES	USHL	B-
115	Hayden Fowler	5′ 10″	185	LEFT WING	ERIE	OHL	B-
116	Isaak Phillips	6′ 2″	193	DEFENSEMAN	SUDBURY	OHL	B-
117	Reid Valade	5’10”	161	RIGHT WING	KITCHENER	OHL	B-
118	Ryan Alexander	5’10	181	CENTER	ST. MICHAEL’S	OJHL	B-
119	Zachary Uens	6′ 1″	180	DEFENSEMAN	MERRIMACK	H-EAST	B-
120	Dylan Robinson	6’3″	179	DEFENSEMAN	WINDSOR	OHL	B-
121	Hugo Styf	6’2″	190	DEFENSEMAN	MODO JR.	SUPERELIT	B-
122	Ronan Seeley	6′ 0″	176	DEFENSEMAN	EVERETT	WHL	B-
123	Ole Bjorgvik Holm	6’3″	201	DEFENSEMAN	MISSISSAUGA	OHL	B-
124	Ville Ottavainen	6′ 4″	200	DEFENSEMAN	KITCHENER	OHL	B-
125	Ryder Rolston	6′ 1″	175	RIGHT WING	WATERLOO	USHL	B-
126	Tanner Dickinson	5′ 11″	150	CENTER	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	B-
127	Raivis Ansons	6’1″	185	LEFT WING	BAIE-COMEAU	QMJHL	B-
128	Yevgeni Oksentyuk	5′ 7″	157	LEFT WING	FLINT	OHL	B-
129	Theo Rochette	5′ 10″	161	CENTER	QUEBEC	QMJHL	B-
130	Carsen Richels	6′ 2″	223	LEFT WING	BLAINE	USHS-MN	B-
131	Tristen Robins	5’10”	174	CENTER	SASKATOON	WHL	C+
132	Rhett Rhinehart	6’4″	205	DEFENSEMAN	PRINCE GEORGE	WHL	C+
133	Rory Kerins	5′ 10″	175	CENTER	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	C+
134	Oliver Suni	6′ 1″	188	RIGHT WING	OSHAWA	OHL	C+
135	Carl Berglund	6’2″	195	CENTER	U-LOWELL	H-EAST	C+
136	Alex Cotton	6’2″	183	DEFENSEMAN	LETHBRIDGE	WHL	C+
137	Louka Henault	6’0″	179	DEFENSEMAN	WINDSOR	OHL	C+
138	Martin Lang	5’11”	172	RIGHT WING	MOOSE JAW	WHL	C+
139	Parker Ford	5′ 8″	170	CENTER	PROVIDENCE	H-EAST	C+
140	Elliot Desnoyers	5’11”	179	LEFT WING	MONCTON	QMJHL	C+
141	Igor Chibrikov	6’7″	185	DEFENSEMAN	OWEN SOUND	OHL	C+
142	Ilya Solovyov	6’2″	187	DEFENSEMAN	SAGINAW	OHL	C+
143	Jacob Truscott	6′ 0″	172	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	C+
144	Ilya Usau	6′ 0″	182	CENTER	PRINCE ALBERT	WHL	C+
145	Christoffer Sedoff	6′ 1″	190	DEFENSEMAN	RED DEER	WHL	C+
146	Michael Krutil	6′ 3″	202	DEFENSEMAN	SPARTA JR.	CZREP-JR.	C+
147	Elliott Ekmark	5′ 9″	162	CENTER	LINKOPING JR.	SWEDEN-JR.	C+
148	Xavier Simoneau	5’7″	176	CENTER	DRUMMONDVILLE	QMJHL	C+
149	Maxim Beryozkin	6′ 2″	201	RIGHT WING	YAROSLAVL 2	RUSSIA-JR.	C+
150	Bear Hughes	6′ 0″	171	CENTER	SPOKANE	WHL	C+
151	Grant Riley	6’4″	194	GOALIE	JANESVILLE	NAHL	C+
152	Ben Schoen	5’8″	148	CENTER	YOUNGSTOWN	USHL	C+
153	Benjamin Zloty	5′ 10″	175	DEFENSEMAN	WINNIPEG	WHL	C+
154	Ben McCartney	6′ 0″	182	LEFT WING	BRANDON	WHL	C+
155	Frankie Carogioiello	5′ 9″	165	CENTER	TORONTO JC	OJHL	C+
156	Iivari Rasanen	6’0″	205	DEFENSEMAN	MUSKEGON	USHL	C+
157	Brady Burns	5’9″	150	CENTER	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	C+
158	Mason Lohrei	6’3″	178	DEFENSEMAN	GREEN BAY	USHL	C+
159	Gage Goncalves	6’1″	170	CENTER	EVERETT	WHL	C+
160	Roby Jarventie	6’2″	185	LEFT WING	ILVES	JR-LIIGA	C+
161	Noah Ellis	6’1″	187	DEFENSEMAN	DES MOINES	USHL	C+
162	Owen Pederson	6’3″	187	LEFT WING	WINNIPEG	WHL	C+
163	Cameron Berg	5’11”	183	CENTER	MUSKEGON	USHL	C+
164	Samuel Hlavaj	6’4″	207	GOALIE	SHERBROOKE	QMJHL	C+
165	Jaydon Dureau	5’11”	174	LEFT WING	PORTLAND	WHL	C+
166	Alex Gagne	6’3″	194	DEFENSEMAN	CEDAR RAPIDS	USHL	C+
167	Lukas Svejkovsky	5’9″	159	CENTER	MEDICINE HAT	WHL	C+
168	Matt Choupani	5’8″	161	CENTER	DES MOINES	USHL	C+
169	William Dufour	6’2″	181	RIGHT WING	DRUMMONDVILLE	QMJHL	C+
170	Chase Yoder	5’10”	174	CENTER	USA U-18	NTDP	C+
171	Isak Garfve	6’3″	185	CENTER	MORA	SUPERELIT	C+
172	Stephen Halliday	6’3″	220	LEFT WING	DUBUQUE	USHL	C+
173	Lucas Mercuri	6’3″	192	RIGHT WING	SALISBURY	USHS-PREP	C+
174	Logan Barlage	6’5″	205	CENTER	LETHBRIDGE	WHL	C+
175	Aidan Thompson	5’10”	161	LEFT WING	BERKSHIRE	USHS-PREP	C+
176	Joel Maatta	6’2″	190	CENTER	SIOUX CITY	USHL	C+
177	Ryan McGuire	6’1″	180	CENTER	BELMONT HILL	USHS-PREP	C+
178	Ethan Szmagaj	5’11”	174	DEFENSEMAN	WATERLOO	USHL	C+
179	Travis Treloar	5’11”	168	CENTER	LINCOLN	USHL	C+
180	Sam Stange	6’0″	187	RIGHT WING	SIOUX CITY	USHL	C+
181	Alex Jefferies	5’11”	185	RIGHT WING	GUNNERY	USHS-PREP	C+
182	Valentin Demchenko	5’11”	176	RIGHT WING	BAIE-COMEAU	QMJHL	C+
183	Tanner Latsch	6’1″	190	RIGHT WING	USA U-18	NTDP	C+
184	Daniel Baker	6’4″	183	DEFENSEMAN	MEDICINE HAT	WHL	C+
185	John Fusco	5’11”	180	DEFENSEMAN	DEXTER	USHS-PREP	C+
186	Hank Kempf	6’1″	181	DEFENSEMAN	MUSKEGON	USHL	C+
187	Jake Ratzlaff	6′ 2″	203	DEFENSEMAN	ROSEMOUNT	HIGH-MN	C+
188	Jeremie Biakabutuka	6’3″	194	DEFENSEMAN	VAL-D’OR	QMJHL	C+
189	Ryan Siedem	6’2″	192	DEFENSEMAN	HARVARD	ECAC	C
190	Owen Bennett	6’2″	190	GOALIE	GUELPH	OHL	C
191	Miguel Tourigny	5’7″	165	DEFENSEMAN	BLAINVILLE	QMJHL	C
192	Jarod Crespo	6’0″	207	DEFENSEMAN	SALISBURY	USHS-PREP	C
193	Alexander Doucet	5’10”	187	CENTER	VAL-D’OR	QMJHL	C
194	Ben Meehan	6’0″	179	DEFENSEMAN	CEDAR RAPIDS	USHL	C
195	Aidan Campbell	6’5″	187	GOALIE	ERIE	OHL	C
196	Aidan De La Gorgendiere	6’0″	183	DEFENSEMAN	SASKATOON	WHL	C
197	Lleyton Moore	5’9″	165	DEFENSEMAN	OSHAWA	OHL	C
198	Jacob Quillan	5’9″	165	CENTER	SALISBURY	USHS-PREP	C
199	David Jesus	6’3″	181	DEFENSEMAN	OSHAWA	OHL	C
200	Gunnarwolfe Fontaine	5’10”	176	LEFT WING	CHICAGO	USHL	C
201	Douglas Grimes	6’3″	190	RIGHT WING	DEXTER	USHS-PREP	C
202	Philip Tresca	5’11”	175	CENTER	RIVERS	USHS-PREP	C
203	Patrick Guay	5’9″	165	CENTER	SHERBROOKE	QMJHL	C
204	Kristof Papp	5’10”	176	CENTER	DES MOINES	USHL	C
205	Bryan Thomson	6’4″	181	GOALIE	LETHBRIDGE	WHL	C
206	Connor Kelley	6’1″	190	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	C
207	Michael Fairfax	6’2″	195	CENTER	SALISBURY	USHS-PREP	C
208	Landon Kosior	5’11”	190	DEFENSEMAN	PRINCE ALBERT	WHL	C
209	Pier-Olivier Roy	5’9″	168	LEFT WING	GATINEAU	QMJHL	C
210	Ethan Carwell	5’10”	157	CENTER	BARRIE	OHL	C
211	Andrei Bakanov	6’2″	218	LEFT WING	GUELPH	OHL	C
212	Senna Peeters	6′ 0″	178	RIGHT WING	HALIFAX	QMJHL	C
213	Nathan Schweitzer	6′ 0″	188	DEFENSEMAN	BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S	USHS-MN	C
214	Brendan Hoffman	6’2″	205	RIGHT WING	ERIE	OHL	C
215	Tyrel Bauer	6’3″	205	DEFENSEMAN	SEATTLE	WHL	C
216	Zakary Karpa	6’1″	174	CENTER	USA U-18	NTDP	C
217	Danny Weight	6’0″	170	CENTER	PENTICTON	BCHL	C
218	Jake Lee	6’2″	216	DEFENSEMAN	KELOWNA	WHL	C
219	Artem Shlaine	6’1″	174	CENTER	SHATTUCK	USHS-PREP	C
220	Ethan Bowen	6′ 1″	154	CENTER	CHILLIWACK	BCHL	C
221	Noah Grannan	6’2″	183	GOALIE	USA U-18	NTDP	C
222	Robbie Fromm-Delorme	6’1″	176	RIGHT WING	PORTLAND	WHL	C
223	Casey Roepke	6’0″	181	DEFENSEMAN	JANESVILLE	NAHL	C
224	Ethan Edwards	5’10”	165	DEFENSEMAN	SPRUCE GROVE	AJHL	C
225	Luke Reid	6’0″	185	DEFENSEMAN	CHICAGO	USHL	C
226	Ty Jackson	5’7″	150	CENTER	DUBUQUE	USHL	C
227	Dylan Jackson	5’9″	157	RIGHT WING	DUBUQUE	USHL	C
228	Luca Profaca	6’2″	165	DEFENSEMAN	GUELPH	OHL	C
229	Hunter McKown	6’0″	183	RIGHT WING	USA U-18	NTDP	C
230	Robert Calisti	5’10”	179	DEFENSEMAN	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	C
231	Logan Morrisson	5’11”	174	CENTER	HAMILTON	OHL	C
232	Owen Gallatin	5’8″	168	DEFENSEMAN	USA U-18	NTDP	C
233	Cameron Butler	6’4″	198	RIGHT WING	NIAGRA	OHL	C
234	Kyle McDonald	6’4″	187	RIGHT WING	WINDSOR	OHL	C
235	Riley Duran	6’2″	181	CENTER	LAWRENCE	USHS-PREP	C
236	Grant Slukynsky	6’0″	190	CENTER	WARROAD	USHS-MN	C
237	Brett Chorske	6’6″	190	CENTER	WENATCHEE	BCHL	C
238	Riley Piercey	6’3″	201	RIGHT WING	FLINT	OHL	C
239	Timmy Lovell	5’5″	135	DEFENSEMAN	DES MOINES	USHL	C
240	Cameron Supryka	6’1″	181	DEFENSEMAN	HAMILTON	OHL	C
241	Zachary Roy	6’0″	187	RIGHT WING	BLAINVILLE	QMJHL	C
242	Noah Beck	6’3″	179	DEFENSEMAN	FARGO	USHL	C
243	Joonas Oden	6′ 0″	183	RIGHT WING	KOOKOO	FINLAND	C
244	Cole Cormier	5’9″	163	CENTER	QUEBEC	QMJHL	C
245	Christian Sarlo	6’0″	194	CENTER	LINCOLN	USHL	C
246	Dawson Stairs	5’10”	181	CENTER	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL	C
247	Alexander Servagno	5’9″	172	LEFT WING	GREEN BAY	USHL	C
248	Mason Ward	6’4″	194	DEFENSEMAN	RED DEER	WHL	C
249	Brett Brochu	5’11”	161	GOALIE	LONDON	OHL	C
250	Evan Vierling	6’0″	168	CENTER	BARRIE	OHL	C
251	Casey Severo	5’11”	175	CENTER	NOBLES	USHS-PREP	C
252	Tommy Pasanen	6’4″	218	DEFENSEMAN	SIOUX CITY	USHL	C
253	Luke Toporowski	5’10”	179	LEFT WING	SPOKANE	WHL	C
254	Ryan Beck	5’9″	185	CENTER	DUBUQUE	USHL	C
255	Jack Cronin	5’10”	175	RIGHT WING	NOBLES	USHS-PREP	C
256	Owen Fowler	5’10”	190	LEFT WING	GOVERNOR’S	USHS-PREP	C
257	Josh Williams	6’1″	185	RIGHT WING	EDMONTON	WHL	C
258	Patrick Guzzo	6’2″	194	CENTER	WATERLOO	USHL	C
259	Reid Pabich	5’10”	154	RIGHT WING	MADISON	USHL	C
260	David Sacco	6’1″	195	CENTER	LAWRENCE	USHS-PREP	C
261	Tarun Fizer	5’11”	161	RIGHT WING	VICTORIA	WHL	C
262	Justin Hall	6’1″	207	LEFT WING	LETHBRIDGE	WHL	C
263	Eric Van Impe	6’3″	185	DEFENSEMAN	MEDICINE HAT	WHL	C
264	Jordan Power	6’1″	187	DEFENSEMAN	LINCOLN	USHL	C
265	Connor Bouchard	5’7″	154	LEFT WING	TRI-CITY	WHL	C
266	Ronan Walsh	6’3″	192	RIGHT WING	PROCTOR	USHS-PREP	C
267	Michal Gut	6’0″	181	LEFT WING	EVERETT	WHL	C
268	Danila Palivko	6’5″	201	DEFENSEMAN	LETHBRIDGE	WHL	C
269	Mason Howard	6’3″	220	DEFENSEMAN	NIAGRA	OHL	C
270	Xander Lamppa	6’1″	203	LEFT WING	WATERLOO	USHL	C
271	Jaden Grant	6’2″	174	LEFT WING	SIOUX CITY	USHL	C
272	Liam Connors	5’8″	152	CENTER	ST. SEBSTIAN’S	USHS-PREP	C
273	Tabor Heaslip	5’8″	157	LEFT WING	AVON OLD FARMS	USHS-PREP	C
274	Kennedy O’Connor	6’3″	197	DEFENSEMAN	LOOMIS CHAFFEE	USHS-PREP	C
275	Anthony Kehrer	5’11”	196	DEFENSEMAN	SIOUX CITY	USHL	C
276	Mitchell Smith	5’10”	168	DEFENSEMAN	SAGINAW	OHL	C
277	Michael Renwick	5’11”	170	DEFENSEMAN	HAMILTON	OHL	C
278	Michael Bianconi	5’11”	161	DEFENSEMAN	GUELPH	OHL	C
279	Jake Murray	6’2″	198	DEFENSEMAN	KINGSTON	OHL	C
280	Alec Belanger	6’0″	183	DEFENSEMAN	OTTAWA	OHL	C
281	Simon Pinard	5’10”	172	LEFT WING	BLAINVILLE	QMJHL	C
282	Timofei Khokhlachev	6’4″	209	LEFT WING	SHREVEPORT	NAHL	C
283	Daniyal Dzhaniyev	5’4″	137	LEFT WING	USA U-18	NTDP	C
284	Michael Citara	5’11”	165	RIGHT WING	MOUNT ST CHARLES	MIDGET	C
285	Cole Craft	6’1″	170	RIGHT WING	ROCKLAND	CCHL	C
286	Jack Schlifke	6’5″	196	RIGHT WING	NORTHWOOD	USHS-PREP	C
287	Christian Jimenez	5’10”	190	DEFENSEMAN	SIOUX CITY	USHL	C
288	Isiah Campbell	6’3″	203	CENTER	DRUMMONDVILLE	QMJHL	C

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