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Prospects Fill 2016 Draft List
25 commits or prospective NCAA players among initial list produced by NHL Central Scouting.

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While it may not have the historic significance of last month's 2015 NHL Draft - which saw three current NCAA players taken in the top eight selections - the 2016 NHL Draft promises to again feature a heavy NCAA influence, according to the Futures List of 2016 draft prospects released Thursday by NHL Central Scouting.

NCAA & the NHL Draft

Twenty-five current NCAA commitments or prospective recruits are included on the list, highlighted by three commits each to Boston University, Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth. Michigan, Northeastern and Wisconsin each have a pair of recruits on the list.

Six players on the list have not committed to schools but are playing in NCAA-eligible junior leagues, led by highly touted Penticton Vees teammates Dante Fabbro and Tyson Jost. Those two potential first-rounders are the lone representatives from the BCHL on the list.

NCAA Prospects on NHL Central Scouting's Futures List

First Name Last Name Pos. 2014-15 Team League NCAA Commitment
Joey Anderson F U.S. NTDP USHL Minnesota Duluth
Jamie Armstrong F Avon Old Farms Prep Northeastern
Kieffer Bellows F Sioux Falls USHL Boston University
Matthew Cairns D Toronto Patriots OJHL Uncommitted
Dante Fabbro D Penticton BCHL Uncommitted
William Fallstrom F Djurgarden Jr. Sweden-Jr. Minnesota
Matt Filipe F Malden Catholic HS Northeastern
Michael Graham F Eden Prairie HS Minnesota Duluth
James Greenway D U.S. NTDP USHL Uncommitted
Kenneth Johnson D Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep Michigan
Tyson Jost F Penticton BCHL Uncommitted
Clayton Keller F U.S. NTDP USHL Boston University
Willie Knierim F Dubuque USHL Miami
Chad Krys D U.S. NTDP USHL Uncommitted
Luke Kunin F U.S. NTDP USHL Wisconsin
Ryan Lindgren D U.S. NTDP USHL Minnesota
Griffin Luce D U.S. NTDP USHL Michigan
Mitchell Mattson F Grand Rapids HS North Dakota
Charles McAvoy D U.S. NTDP USHL Boston University
Michael O'Leary F Salisbury Prep Cornell
Andrew Peeke D Selects Academy USPHL Notre Dame
Sam Rossini D Waterloo USHL Minnesota
Tage Thompson F U.S. NTDP USHL Connecticut
Riley Tufte F Blaine HS Minnesota Duluth
Max Zimmer F Wayzata HS Wisconsin