Tuesday, May 24, 2016
30 Headed to NHL Combine
Top draft prospects converge on Buffalo for interviews, testing May 30 to June 4.
Thirty college hockey players are among the 2016 NHL Draft prospects who will assemble in Buffalo on Monday for the 2016 NHL Scouting Combine, which runs May 30 to June 4 at First Niagara Center and HarborCenter.
Central Scouting Final Rankings
The 30 players – including rising sophomores Luke Kunin, Charlie McAvoy and Tage Thompson – represent 18 Division I programs. Boston University (five players), Wisconsin (four) and Notre Dame (three) have the most representatives attending the combine.
ISS Hockey has eight NCAA players among its latest top 30 ranking for the draft, led by North Dakota recruit Tyson Jost (No. 9) and Boston University recruit Clayton Keller (No. 12).
The combine consists of one-on-one interviews with teams, plus extensive medical and physical testing.
| Player | Pos. | 2015-16 Team | NCAA Team |
| Wade Allison | F | Tri-City (USHL) | Western Michigan |
| Joseph Anderson | F | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Kieffer Bellows | F | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Boston University |
| Henrik Borgstrom | F | HIFK Jr. (Finland) | Denver |
| Matthew Cairns | D | Georgetown (OJHL) | Cornell |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | Chilliwack (BCHL) | St. Cloud State |
| Dante Fabbro | D | Penticton (BCHL) | Boston University |
| Matt Filipe | F | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | Northeastern |
| Adam Fox | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Harvard |
| Trent Frederic | F | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Wisconsin |
| Michael Graham | F | Eden Prairie (HS-MN) | Notre Dame |
| James Greenway | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Wisconsin |
| Tyson Jost | F | Penticton (BCHL) | North Dakota |
| Clayton Keller | F | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Boston University |
| William Knierim | F | Dubuque (USHL) | Miami |
| Chad Krys | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Boston University |
| Luke Kunin | F | U. of Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Minnesota |
| William Lockwood | F | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Michigan |
| Griffin Luce | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Michigan |
| Mitchell Mattson | F | Grand Rapids (HS-MN) | North Dakota |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | Boston University | Boston University |
| Graham McPhee | F | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Boston College |
| Cameron Morrison | F | Youngstown (USHL) | Notre Dame |
| Brett Murray | F | Carleton Place (CCHL) | Penn State |
| Andrew Peeke | D | Green Bay (USHL) | Notre Dame |
| Tage Thompson | F | U. of Connecticut | Connecticut |
| Riley Tufte | F | Blaine (HS-MN) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Joseph Woll | G | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | Boston College |
| Max Zimmer | F | Chicago (USHL) | Wisconsin |