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Player birth year
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.
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Burnaby Winter Club | CSSHL U16 | L | F | 5'9" | 170 | Surrey, BC | |||||
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St. Sebastian's | NE Prep | R | F | 5'11" | 170 | Northeastern | 2023 | Lexington, MA | ||||
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Toronto Marlboros U15 | GTHL | L | F | 6'1" | 190 | Toronto, ON | |||||
| 4 |
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Mid-Fairfield Rangers U16 | Midget | R | D | 6'1" | 175 | Woodcliff Lake, NJ | |||||
| 5 |
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Waterloo Wolves U16 | Midget | L | F | 5'9" | 162 | Lakeshore, ON |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Kimball Union | NE Prep | L | LW | 6'2" | 180 | Nobleton, ON | |||||
| 2 |
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NTDP U17 | USHL | R | D | 5'9" | 146 | Michigan | 2023 | Estero, FL | ||||
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NTDP U17 | USHL | L | F | 6'1" | 186 | Boston College | 2022 | Northville, MI | ||||
| 4 |
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NTDP U17 | USHL | L | F | 6'0" | 189 | Notre Dame | 2022 | Lincoln, NE | ||||
| 5 |
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Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U15 | T1EHL U15 | R | D | 5'9" | 150 | Michigan | 2022 | Washington Township, MI |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | D | 6'2" | 180 | Michigan | 2021 | Orlando, FL | ||||
| 2 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | R | F | 6'0" | 172 | Minnesota | 2021 | Blaine, MN | ||||
| 3 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | F | 6'0" | 175 | Notre Dame | 2021 | Northville, MI | ||||
| 4 |
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Brooks Bandits | AJHL | R | D | 6'2" | 196 | Wisconsin | 2021 | Beaumont, AB | ||||
| 5 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | F | 5'10" | 181 | Michigan | 2021 | Northville, MI |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | D | 6'2" | 186 | North Dakota | 2020 | Whitefish, MT | ||||
| 2 |
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Chicago Steel | USHL | L | D | 6'5" | 210 | Michigan | 2020 | Mississauga, ON | ||||
| 3 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | R | D | 6'0" | 191 | Minnesota | 2020 | Maple Grove, MN | ||||
| 4 |
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Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | L | F | 6'1" | 168 | Michigan | 2020 | North Vancouver, BC | ||||
| 5 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | F | 5'9" | 179 | Michigan | 2020 | Houston, TX |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Chicago Steel | USHL | L | F | 5'10" | 175 | Michigan | 2020 | Manhattan Beach, CA | ||||
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Omaha Lancers | USHL | L | F | 5'11" | 155 | Clarkson | 2020 | Montreal, QC | ||||
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Assat u20 | International | R | D | 6'4" | 195 | Denver | 2020 | Pori, FIN | ||||
| 4 |
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Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | L | F | 5'10" | 180 | Denver | 2021 | Burnaby, BC | ||||
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Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | L | F | 6'0" | 203 | Boston College | 2020 | Williamsville, NY |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Chicago Steel | USHL | R | F | 6'0" | 161 | Wisconsin | 2020 | Kildeer, IL | ||||
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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | R | D | 6'5" | 195 | Minnesota Duluth | 2021 | Circle Pines, MN | ||||
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Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | R | F | 5'10" | 159 | Denver | 2020 | St. Louis, MI | ||||
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Chicago Steel | USHL | L | F | 5'10" | 176 | Northeastern | 2020 | East Greenwich, RI | ||||
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Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | L | G | 6'6" | 205 | Michigan | 2020 | Goteborg, SWE |
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Top 10 Rankings
| # | Name | Conference | |
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| 1 |  |
Minnesota | Big 10 |
| 2 |  |
Wisconsin | Big 10 |
| 3 |  |
Providence | Hockey East |
| 4 |  |
North Dakota | NCHC |
| 5 |  |
Boston University | Hockey East |
| 6 |  |
UMass Amherst | Hockey East |
| 7 |  |
Arizona State | Independent |
| 8 |  |
Michigan | Big 10 |
| 9 |  |
Notre Dame | Big 10 |
| 10 |  |
Penn State | Big 10 |
| # | Name | Conference | |
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| 1 |  |
St. Thomas | MIAC |
| 2 |  |
Colby | NESCAC |
| 3 |  |
Middlebury | NESCAC |
| 4 |  |
Williams | NESCAC |
| 5 |  |
Bowdoin | NESCAC |
| 6 |  |
Wentworth | ECAC Northeast |
| 7 |  |
Stevenson | Independent |
| 8 |  |
Trinity | NESCAC |
| 9 |  |
Babson | NEHC |
| 10 |  |
Augsburg | MIAC |
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