Top NHL draft picks currently playing college hockey

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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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