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AMATEUR SCOUTING COVERAGE AND RANKINGS
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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| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Hill Murray HS | Minnesota HS | R | D | 6'1" | 177 | Woodbury, MN | |||||
| 2 |
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Mount St. Charles U15 | Independent | L | F | 5'9" | 156 | Hauppauge, NY | |||||
| 3 |
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Yale Hockey Academy | CSSHL U16 | R | D | 6'3" | 162 | Surrey, BC | |||||
| 4 |
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Shattuck St. Mary's U15 | Independent | L | F | 5'11" | 165 | Mequon, WI | |||||
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NTDP U17 | USHL | L | D | 6'1" | 185 | Minnesota | 2024 | Deephaven, MN |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | F | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | 2023 | Mounds View, MN | ||||
| 2 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | R | C | 6'0" | 172 | Boston College | 2023 | Lexington, MA | ||||
| 3 |
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Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | R | D | 6'1" | 179 | Zhlobin | |||||
| 4 |
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Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | L | D/F | 6'2" | 195 | Notre Dame | 2024 | Maple Grove, MN | ||||
| 5 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | R | C | 5'11" | 181 | Boston College | 2023 | Amherst, MA |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Chicago Steel | USHL | L | C | 6'2" | 190 | Michigan | 2022 | Nobleton, ON | ||||
| 2 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | C | 5'10" | 174 | Minnesota | 2022 | West Mifflin, PA | ||||
| 3 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | LW | 6'2" | 194 | Boston College | 2022 | Northville, MI | ||||
| 4 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | R | RW | 6'0" | 177 | Wisconsin | 2022 | Grant, MN | ||||
| 5 |
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NTDP U18 | USHL | R | D | 5'10" | 161 | Michigan | 2022 | Estero, FL |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Madison Capitols | USHL | L | D | 5'11" | 175 | Minnesota | 2022 | Eden Prairie, MN | ||||
| 2 |
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Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | R | D | 5'11" | 181 | Nebraska Omaha | 2022 | Trois Rivieres, QC | ||||
| 3 |
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Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | L | F | 5'11" | 165 | North Dakota | 2022 | Spring City, PA | ||||
| 4 |
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Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | R | RW | 6'0" | 181 | Ohio State | 2022 | La Grange, IL | ||||
| 5 |
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Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | R | F | 6'0" | 207 | Minnesota | 2022 | Elk River, MN |
| # | Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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Tri City Storm | USHL | L | G | 6'3" | 193 | Connecticut | 2022 | Yaroslavl, RUS | ||||
| 2 |
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Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | L | F | 6'0" | 170 | Michigan | 2022 | Eagan, MN | ||||
| 3 |
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Fort McMurray Oil Barons | AJHL | L | D | 6'7" | 236 | Providence | 2021 | St. Albert, AB | ||||
| 4 |
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Chicago Steel | USHL | R | RW | 5'9" | 147 | Harvard | 2022 | Minneapolis, MN | ||||
| 5 |
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Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | L | F | 6'4" | 234 | Ohio State | 2022 | Glenwood, MD |
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| # | Name | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Michigan | Big 10 |
| 2 |  |
Minnesota | Big 10 |
| 3 |  |
Minnesota Duluth | NCHC |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | Hockey East |
| 5 |  |
Boston College | Hockey East |
| 6 |  |
UMass Amherst | Hockey East |
| 7 |  |
Nebraska Omaha | NCHC |
| 8 |  |
Boston University | Hockey East |
| 9 |  |
Northeastern | Hockey East |
| 10 |  |
Denver | NCHC |
| # | Name | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Aurora | NCHA |
| 2 |  |
Alvernia | UCHC |
| 3 |  |
SUNY Plattsburgh | SUNYAC |
| 4 |  |
Babson | NEHC |
| 5 |  |
University of New England | NEHC |
| 6 |  |
Trinity | NESCAC |
| 7 |  |
Williams | NESCAC |
| 8 |  |
St. Olaf | MIAC |
| 9 |  |
Albertus Magnus | Independent |
| 10 |  |
MSOE | NCHA |
| # | Name | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sarnia Sting | OHL |
| 2 |  |
Oshawa Generals | OHL |
| 3 |  |
Ottawa 67's | OHL |
| 4 |  |
Kingston Fronteacs | OHL |
| 5 |  |
Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL |
| 6 |  |
Mississauga Steelheads | OHL |
| 7 |  |
London Knights | OHL |
| 8 |  |
Owen Sound Attack | OHL |
| 9 |  |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL |
| 10 |  |
Soo Greyhounds | OHL |
| Name | Team | League | S | P | Ht. | Wt. | Birth Year | Commitment | Hometown | Rating | |||
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NTDP U18 | USHL | L | G | 6'0" | 179 | 2004 | Boston College | 2023 | Calabasas, CA | Must be a subscriber to view. | |||
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NH Avalanche U16 | ECEL U16 | L | F | 5'9" | 145 | 2006 | New Boston, NH | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||
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NH Avalanche U16 | ECEL U16 | L | F | 5'9" | 154 | 2006 | Peterborough, NH | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||
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NH Avalanche U16 | ECEL U16 | L | F | 5'7" | 2007 | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||||
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NH Avalanche U16 | ECEL U16 | R | F | 6'3" | 190 | 2006 | Exeter, NH | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||
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NH Avalanche U16 | ECEL U16 | L | LW | 5'11" | 165 | 2006 | Boston, MA | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||
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Seattle Northwest Stars 16U AAA | NAPHL U16 | L | D | 6'0" | 170 | 2006 | Marysville, WA | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||
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Seattle Northwest Stars 16U AAA | NAPHL U16 | L | G | 5'5" | 110 | 2007 | Roy, WA | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||
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Seattle Northwest Stars 16U AAA | NAPHL U16 | R | F | 2006 | Seattle, WA | Must be a subscriber to view. | ||||||
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Seattle Northwest Stars 16U AAA | NAPHL U16 | L | F | 5'7" | 130 | 2006 | Bellevue, WA | Must be a subscriber to view. |
