Dozens of current and future NCAA college hockey players are among those listed on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary players to watch list for the 2014 NHL Draft, released Monday.
Twenty-nine schools have at least one player or recruit included on the list, led by Notre Dame (7), North Dakota (6) and Michigan (5). In addition, 39 NCAA-eligible players who have yet to commit to a school are included on the list.
Players are broken into three groups in the list: A (first-round candidate), B (second- or third-round candidate) and C (fourth through sixth-round candidates).
Current NCAA Players
A | Thatcher Demko | G | Boston College |
C | Evan Allen | F | Michigan |
C | Brendan Harms | F | Bemidji State |
C | Alex Kile | F | Michigan |
C | Clint Lewis | D | Cornell |
C | Parker Reno | D | Rensselaer |
USHL Players
A | Dylan Larkin | F | U.S. NTDP | Michigan |
A | Sonny Milano | F | U.S. NTDP | Notre Dame |
A | Nick Schmaltz | F | Green Bay | North Dakota |
B | Anders Bjork | F | U.S. NTDP | Notre Dame |
B | Ryan Collins | D | U.S. NTDP | Minnesota |
B | Shane Eiserman | F | Dubuque | New Hampshire |
B | Jack Glover | D | U.S. NTDP | Minnesota |
B | Ryan Hitchcock | F | U.S. NTDP | Yale |
B | Josh Jacobs | D | Indiana | Michigan State |
B | Hayden Lavigne | G | Tri-City | Michigan |
B | Jonathan MacLeod | D | U.S. NTDP | Boston University |
B | Seamus Malone | F | Dubuque | Wisconsin |
B | Ryan Mantha | D | Sioux City | North Dakota |
B | Cody Milan | F | Sioux Falls | Michigan State |
B | Edwin Minney | G | U.S. NTDP | Michigan State |
B | Austin Poganski | F | Tri-City | North Dakota |
B | Alex Tuch | F | U.S. NTDP | Boston College |
B | Chris Wilkie | F | Tri-City | North Dakota |
C | Anthony Angello | F | Omaha | Cornell |
C | Louis Belpedio | D | U.S. NTDP | Miami |
C | Nathan Billitier | D | U.S. NTDP | Notre Dame |
C | Michael Eyssimont | F | Fargo | St. Cloud State |
C | Jared Fiegl | F | U.S. NTDP | Denver |
C | Mark Friedman | D | Waterloo | Bowling Green |
C | Shane Gersich | F | U.S. NTDP | North Dakota |
C | Cameron Hackett | G | Green Bay | Cornell |
C | Karson Kuhlman | F | Dubuque | Minnesota Duluth |
C | Connor McDonald | D | Chicago | Bowling Green |
C | Drew Melanson | F | Omaha | Rensselaer |
C | Janik Moeser | D | Muskegon | Ohio State |
C | Mason Morelli | F | Fargo | Nebraska Omaha |
C | Dylan Pavelek | F | U.S. NTDP | Ohio State |
C | Jason Pawloski | G | Indiana | Minnesota State |
C | Neal Pionk | D | Sioux City | Minnesota Duluth |
C | Kiefer Sherwood | F | Youngstown | Miami |
C | Luke Stork | F | Youngstown | Ohio State |
C | Ryan Tait | F | Omaha | Providence |
C | Peter Tischke | D | Chicago | Waterloo |
C | Hunter Warner | D | Waterloo | Minnesota State |
C | Joe Wegwerth | F | U.S. NTDP | Notre Dame |
Other Leagues
B | Tanner Macmaster | F | Camrose (AJHL) | Boston College |
C | Rhett Gardner | F | Okotoks (AJHL) | North Dakota |
B | Jack Ramsey | F | Penticton (BCHL) | Minnesota |
C | Demico Hannoun | F | Vernon (BCHL) | Michigan Tech |
C | Luke Ripley | D | Powell River (BCHL) | Notre Dame |
C | Brett Garvey | D | Brockville (CCHL) | Clarkson |
C | Kelly Summers | D | Carleton Place (CCHL) | Clarkson |
B | Jake Evans | F | St. Michael's (OJHL) | Notre Dame |
C | Drew Vogler | G | Topeka (NAHL) | Merrimack |
C | James Winkler | F | Portland (USPHL) | Northeastern |
B | Miles Gendron | D | Rivers (Prep) | Connecticut |
C | Tyler Bird | F | Kimball Union (Prep) | Brown |
C | Robert Carpenter | F | Austin Prep (Prep) | Boston University |
C | Joey Dudek | F | Kimball Union (Prep) | Boston College |
C | Mike Lee | D | Gunnery (Prep) | Vermont |
C | Mitchell Smith | F | Salisbury (Prep) | Yale |
C | Evan Smith | F | Salisbury (Prep) | Yale |
C | Sam Tucker | G | Choate (Prep) | Yale |
B | Matt Berkovitz | D | Ashwaubenon (HS) | Wisconsin |
B | Dylan Malmquist | F | Edina (HS) | Notre Dame |
B | Luc Snuggerud | D | Eden Prairie (HS) | Nebraska Omaha |
B | Steven Spinner | F | Eden Prairie (HS) | Nebraska Omaha |