Tuesday, September 15, 2015
ISS Hockey Tabs Top 30 Freshmen
BC rookie Colin White tops list that features players from 15 schools.
ISS Hockey, the world’s leading independent scouting and information provider on hockey prospects, has named its top 30 freshmen in NCAA hockey for 2015-16, a list topped by 2015 first-round NHL Draft picks Colin White (Boston College), Kyle Connor (Michigan) and Brock Boester (North Dakota).
ISS Hockey, a division of HockeyTech, featured 15 schools in its top-30 ranking, led by North Dakota (five players) and Michigan (four). Boston College, Boston University, Connecticut and Minnesota each have three freshmen ranked.
USHL alumni dominated the list, with 25 players coming from the league. Eight of those played for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.
Twenty-seven of the 30 players have been selected in the NHL Draft, with three 2016 NHL Draft-eligible players making the cut: Charlie McAvoy (BU), Luke Kunin (Wisconsin) and Tage Thompson (UConn). Three of the top 14 prospects were selected by Winnipeg in 2015.
2015-16 ISS Hockey Ranking of Top 30 NCAA Freshmen
| No. | Player | Pos. | School | Previous Team (Lg.) | NHL Rights |
| 1. | Colin White | F | Boston College | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | OTT |
| 2. | Kyle Connor | F | Michigan | Youngstown (USHL) | WPG |
| 3. | Brock Boeser | F | North Dakota | Waterloo (USHL) | VAN |
| 4. | Jeremy Bracco | F | Boston College | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | TOR |
| 5. | Jack Roslovic | F | Miami | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | WPG |
| 6. | Jordan Greenway | F | Boston University | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | MIN |
| 7. | Brendan Warren | F | Michigan | Youngstown (USHL) | ARI |
| 8 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | F | Boston University | Omaha (USHL) | BOS |
| 9. | Matej Tomek | G | North Dakota | Topeka (NAHL) | PHI |
| 10. | Tom Novak | F | Minnesota | Waterloo (USHL) | NSH |
| 11. | Dennis Gilbert | D | Notre Dame | Chicago (USHL) | CHI |
| 12. | Joseph Cecconi | D | Michigan | Muskegon (USHL) | DAL |
| 13. | Brent Gates | F | Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | ANA |
| 14. | Erik Foley | F | Providence | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | WPG |
| 15. | Charlie McAvoy | D | Boston University | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | 2016 |
| 16. | William Lagesson | D | Massachusetts | Dubuque (USHL) | EDM |
| 17. | Christopher Brown | F | Boston College | Tri-City (USHL) | BUF |
| 18. | Christian Wolanin | D | North Dakota | Muskegon (USHL) | OTT |
| 19. | Shane Gersich | F | North Dakota | Omaha (USHL) | WSH |
| 20. | Luke Kunin | F | Wisconsin | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | 2016 |
| 21. | Maxim Letunov | F | Connecticut | Youngstown (USHL) | ARI |
| 22. | Fredrik Olofsson | F | Omaha | Chicago (USHL) | CHI |
| 23. | Troy Terry | F | Denver | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | ANA |
| 24. | Cooper Marody | F | Michigan | Sioux Falls (USHL) | PHI |
| 25. | Chris Wilkie | F | North Dakota | Tri-City (USHL) | FLA |
| 26. | Ryan Donato | F | Harvard | Dexter (Prep) | BOS |
| 27. | Miles Gendron | D | Connecticut | Penticton (BCHL) | OTT |
| 28. | Jack Sadek | D | Minnesota | Lakeville North (HS) | MIN |
| 29. | Marcus Vela | F | New Hampshire | Langley (BCHL) | SJ |
| 30. | Tage Thompson | F | Connecticut | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | 2016 |