Monday, September 23, 2013
Central Scouting Highlights NCAAers
Current and future college stars among those listed on preseason watch list for 2014 NHL Draft.
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 |