Seventeen players from New England made the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings that were released Wednesday.
Jack Hughes (Westwood, Mass.), a true freshman for Northeastern University after a standout career at the U.S. National Team Development Program, was the top-ranked New Englander at No. 7. Cameron Lund, a center for the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers, came in second at No. 37 among North American skaters. From Bridgewater, Mass., Lund is committed to Northeastern and is a Cushing Academy and Boston Jr. Bruins product.
To the surprise of no one who has been following the 2022 NHL draft class, Kingston Frontenacs center Shane Wright, an Ontario native lighting up the OHL, was the top-ranked North American skater. He was followed by USA Hockey NTDP U-18 center Logan Cooley and Winnipeg Ice center Matthew Savoie.
Among local colleges, Northeastern led the way with seven prospects on the midseason list. Boston College and Harvard were also well represented with six each. Boston University (four) and UMass (four) rounded out the top five for local colleges on NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings.
St. Mark’s defenseman Michael Fisher (Westboro, Mass.) was the highest-rated prep school skater. He came in at No. 44. Dexter Southfield, St. Sebastian’s, Avon Old Farms were the New England prep schools with multiple players on the list.
North American Skaters
6. Cutter Gauthier, LW, USA U-18 (Boston College)
7. Jack Hughes, C, Westwood, Mass./Northeastern
31. Lane Hutson, D, USA U-18 (Boston University)
37. Cameron Lund, C, Bridgewater, Mass./Green Bay (Northeastern)
41. Ryan Greene, C, Green Bay (Boston University)
44. Michael Fisher, D, Westboro, Mass./St. Mark’s (Princeton)
57. Jackson Dorrington, D, North Reading, Mass./Des Moines (Northeastern)
60. Ben MacDonald, C, Weston, Mass./Nobles (Harvard)
63. Brennan Ali, C, Avon Old Farms (Notre Dame)
65. Devin Kaplan, RW, USA U-18 (Boston University)
69. Alex Bump, C, Prior Lake HS (Vermont)
73. Ryan Healey, D, Hull, Mass./Sioux Falls (Harvard)
78. Michael La Starza, RW, Waterloo (Boston University)
84. Charlie Leddy, D, Fairfield, Conn./USA U-18 (Boston College)
102. Cam O’Neill, RW, Mount Saint Charles U-18 (UMass)
110. Marek Hejduk, RW, USA U-18 (Harvard)
111. Brady Berard, C, East Greenwich, R.I./USA U-18 (Providence)
114. Grayson Badger, RW, Hyde Park, Mass./Dexter Southfield (Northeastern)
116. James Fisher, RW, Wilmington, Mass./Belmont Hill (Northeastern)
133. Kaden Muir, D, USA U-18 (Northeastern)
135. Kazimier Sobieski, D, Deerfield, Mass./Shattuck-St. Mary’s (UMass)
150. Nathan Lewis, RW, Madison (UMass)
158. Ryan Hopkins, D, Penticton (Maine)
159. Chris Romaine, D, Braintree, Mass./Milton (Providence)
162. Michael Callow, RW, South Boston, Mass./St. Sebastian’s (Harvard)
164. Marian Mosko, D, South Kent U-18 (Cornell)
165. Will Hughes, C, Andover, Mass./Dexter Southfield (Harvard)
166. Seamus Powell, D, USA U-18 (Boston College)
174. Nick Ring, C, Hingham, Mass./New Jersey (New Hampshire)
199. Harrison Ballard, D, Wellington (UMass)
203. Nolan Joyce, D, Dedham, Mass./St. Sebastian’s (Boston College)
208. Zach Bookman, D, Brooks (Merrimack)
209. Jordin Palmer, D, Auburn, N.H./Avon Old Farms
222. Duncan Ramsay, D, Kimball Union (Vermont)
223. Matthew Morden, D, St. Andrew’s College (Harvard)
North American Goaltenders
3. Dylan Silverstein, USA U-18 (Boston College)
4. Cameron Whitehead, Lincoln (Northeastern)
5. Tyler Muszelik, USA U-18 (New Hampshire)
9. Axel Mangbo, Sioux City (Vermont)
24. Platon Zadorozhny, Muskegon (Maine)
