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More and more, college hockey is becoming a fertile place for top NHL prospects — which is handy for fans hoping to get a glimpse into the future of their favorite teams.
Of the top 50 picks over the last two NHL drafts, 24 are currently playing collegiately, with another 27 players who were drafted in the top 100 among the college ranks.
Additionally, three of the top 2024 draft-eligible prospects are playing college hockey this season: consensus No. 1 prospect Macklin Celebrini at Boston University, defenseman Artyom Levshunov at Michigan State and defenseman Zeev Buium at Denver.
Below is a list of NHL draftees currently on college rosters, with their overall draft position.
2022 draft
No. 5. LW Cutter Gauthier, Boston College
No. 154. RW Michael Callow, Harvard
2023 draft
No. 38. G Michael Hrabal, UMass
No. 70. C Jonathan Castagna, Cornell
No. 81. C Tanner Ludtke, Nebraska-Omaha
2022 draft
No. 67. RW Miko Matikka, Denver
No. 131. D Matthew Morden, Harvard
2023 draft
No. 188. C Ryan Walsh, Cornell
2022 draft
No. 117. C Cole Spicer, Minnesota-Duluth
2023 draft
No. 45. D Maxim Strbak, Michigan State
No. 86. D Gavin McCarthy, Boston University
2022 draft
No. 170. RW Jake Richard, UConn
2023 draft
No. 80. LW Aydar Suniev, UMass
2023 draft
No. 30. LW Bradly Nadeau, Maine
No. 94. RW Jayden Perron, North Dakota
No. 139. D Charles-Alexis Legault, Quinnipiac
No. 190. RW Michael Emerson, North Dakota
2022 draft
No. 124. RW Cruz Lucius, Wisconsin
2023 draft
No. 34. C Gavin Brindley, Michigan
No. 66. RW William Whitelaw, Wisconsin
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2023 draft
No. 19. C Oliver Moore, Minnesota
2022 draft
No. 13. C Frank Nazar, Michigan
No. 25. D Sam Rinzel, Minnesota
No. 57. C Ryan Greene, Boston University
No. 90. C Aidan Thompson, Denver
No. 173. C Dominic James, Minnesota-Duluth
2023 draft
No. 125. D Aram Minnetian, Boston College
2022 draft
No. 83. D George Fegaras, Cornell
2023 draft
No. 41. G Trey Augustine, Michigan State
No. 47. D Brady Cleveland, Wisconsin
2022 draft
No. 40. LW Dylan James, North Dakota
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Author : ESPN staff
Publish date : 2024-01-18 15:00:13
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