Nearly 100 current and future NCAA players are featured in NHL Central Scouting's Midterm Rankings for the 2017 NHL Draft, released Wednesday.
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Minnesota recruit Casey Mittelstadt, at No. 5, leads a group of five NCAA players and commits in the top 14 of the North American skaters rankings, while five of the top six ranked North American goaltenders are playing in the NCAA or NCAA-eligible leagues.
More than half of all Division I teams - 32 of 60 - have a player or recruit on the list. Boston University and Minnesota Duluth lead all schools with six representatives each, while Boston College, Michigan State and Minnesota have five each.
A few more notes on the 97 NCAA players/recruits on the list:
The 2017 NHL Draft will be held at United Center in Chicago, June 23-24. Last year's draft featured a record 11 NCAA first-round selections among the 61 NCAA players or recruits taken.