There were 17 players hailing from New England ranked by NHL Central Scouting in the organization’s final rankings ahead of the 2022 NHL draft released Thursday.
Northeastern center Jack Hughes (Westwood, Mass.) was the first New Englander rated by NHL Central Scouting at No. 26 In 39 games played as a freshman for the Huskies, he scored seven goals and added nine assists. Northeastern had six more commits listed for a total of seven players with ties to the Huskies.
Harvard was the next most well-represented New England college with six commits on the draft list. Boston College and Vermont both placed five on the list while Boston University was next with four. Other regional colleges placing multiple current players or recruits were Providence, and UMass.
The NHL draft will begin on July 7.
Among area prep schools, Dexter Southfield, St. Sebastian’s, Mount Saint Charles and Kimball Union each placed two players on the 2022 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings. East Coast Wizards U18 and South Shore Kings Prep U18 were tops among local split season teams with three each earning recognition.
To the surprise of no one who has been following this draft class for any length of time, Kingston Frontenacs center Shane Wright was the top-ranked North American skater. The OHL star has long been projected as the first overall pick in the 2022 draft. The top American, NTDP U18 center Logan Cooley, was one spot below. He’s the consensus second overall pick.
New Englanders
North American Skaters
26. Jack Hughes, C, Westwood, Mass./Northeastern
40. Cameron Lund, C, Bridgewater, Mass./Green Bay (Northeastern)
50. Ben MacDonald, C, Weston, Mass./Nobles (Harvard)
52. Michael Fisher, D, Westboro, Mass./St. Mark’s (Northeastern)
70. Ryan Healey, D, Hull, Mass./Sioux Falls (Harvard)
71. Jackson Dorrington, D, North Reading, Mass./Des Moines (Northeastern)
99. James Fisher, RW, Belmont Hill (Northeastern)
114. Chris Romaine, D, Braintree, Mass./Milton (Providence)
117. Charlie Leddy, D, Fairfield, Conn./NTDP U18 (Boston College)
130. Kazimier Sobieski, D, Deerfield, Mass./Shattuck-St. Mary’s (UMass)
131. Michael Callow, RW, South Boston, Mass./St. Sebastian’s (Harvard)
138. Brady Berard, C, East Greenwich, R.I./NTDP U18 (Providence)
165. Grayson Badger, RW, Hyde Park, Mass./Dexter Southfield (Northeastern)
172. Will Hughes, RW, Andover, Mass./Dexter Southfield (Harvard)
203. Jackson Kyrkostas, C, Windham, N.H./Kimball Union (RPI)
214. Nolan Joyce, D, Needham, Mass./St. Sebastian’s (Boston College)
North American GoaltendersÂ
21. Beau Lane, Pembroke, Mass./Thayer
New England Connections
North American Skaters
3. Cutter Gauthier, LW, NTDP U18 (Boston College)
10. David Goyette, C, Sudbury (South Kent alum)
25. Lane Hutson, D, NTDP U18 (Boston University)
46. Ryan Greene, C, Green Bay (Boston University)
61. Devin Kaplan, RW, NTDP U18 (Boston University)
63. Alex Bump, LW, Omaha (Vermont)
68. Jake Furlong, D, Halifax (Mount Saint Charles alum)
73. Jordan Dumais, RW, Halifax (South Kent alum)
77. Cam O’Neill, RW, Mount Saint Charles U18 (UMass)
83. Brennan Ali, C, Avon Old Farms (Notre Dame)
89. Marian Mosko, D, South Kent U18 (Cornell)
101. Ryan Hopkins, D, Penticton (Maine)
135. Jack Harvey, C, Chicago (Boston University)
159. Marek Hejduk, RW, NTDP U18 (Harvard)
163. Zach Bookman, D, Brooks (Merrimack)
164. Joey Muldowney, RW, Nichols (UConn)
169. Seamus Casey, D, NTDP U18 (Boston College)
184. Micah Berger, LW, Mount Saint Charles U18 (Miami)
190. Matthew Morden, D, St. Andrew’s College (Harvard)
206. Duncan Ramsay, D, Kimball Union (Vermont)
224. Colin Kessler, LW, Culver (Vermont)
North American Goaltenders
3. Dylan Silverstein, NTDP U18 (Boston College)
4. Tyler Muszelik, NTDP U18 (New Hampshire)
7. Cameron Whitehead, Lincoln (Northeastern)
23. Luke Pavicich, UMass
26. Axel Mangbo, Waterloo (Vermont)
