NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term ranking of the top prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft was released on Tuesday and a slew of current and prospective NCAA players are ranked.
The draft will be held June 24-25 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
The highest-ranked player with NCAA ties is Boston University recruit and forward Clayton Keller, who currently plays for the U.S. NTDP’s Under-18 Team, at No. 8.
BU freshman defenseman Charlie McAvoy is ranked ninth.
Here are the rankings of college-committed players or those from leagues that traditionally produce college players:
Skaters
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Clayton Keller | USA U-18 (USHL) | C | Boston University |
| 9 | Charles McAvoy | Boston University (HEA) | D | |
| 12 | Kieffer Bellows | USA U-18 (USHL) | LW | Boston University |
| 15 | Tyson Jost | Penticton (BCHL) | C | North Dakota |
| 16 | Luke Kunin | Wisconsin (B1G) | C | |
| 17 | Riley Tufte | Blaine (HIGH-MN) | LW | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 18 | Dante Fabbro | Penticton (BCHL) | D | Boston University |
| 24 | Tage Thompson | Connecticut (HEA) | C | |
| 30 | Chad Krys | USA U-18 (USHL) | D | Boston University |
| 39 | Trent Frederic | USA U-18 (USHL) | C | Wisconsin |
| 48 | Dennis Cholowski | Chilliwack (BCHL) | D | St. Cloud State |
| 49 | Mitchell Mattson | Grand Rapids (HIGH-MN) | C | North Dakota |
| 50 | Andrew Peeke | Green Bay (USHL) | D | Notre Dame |
| 51 | Ryan Lindgren | USA U-18 (USHL) | D | Minnesota |
| 52 | Joseph Anderson | USA U-18 (USHL) | RW | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 54 | Griffin Luce | USA U-18 (USHL) | D | Michigan |
| 59 | Cameron Morrison | Youngstown (USHL) | LW | Notre Dame |
| 64 | Matt Filipe | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | LW | Northeastern |
| 66 | Max Zimmer | Chicago (USHL) | LW | Wisconsin |
| 67 | Adam Fox | USA U-18 (USHL) | D | Harvard |
| 69 | William Lockwood | USA U-18 (USHL) | RW | Michigan |
| 73 | Brett Murray | Carleton Place (CCHL) | LW | Penn State |
| 85 | Michael Graham | Eden Prairie (HIGH-MN) | C | Notre Dame |
| 86 | Keenan Suthers | USA U-18 (USHL) | LW | Western Michigan |
| 89 | Mitchell Eliot | Muskegon (USHL) | D | Michigan State |
| 92 | Graham McPhee | USA U-18 (USHL) | LW | Boston College |
| 93 | Matthew Cairns | Georgetown (OJHL) | D | Cornell |
| 97 | Kenneth Johnson | Shattuck - St.Mary'S Prep (HIGH-MN) | D | Michigan |
| 99 | Marshall Rifai | Hotchkiss School (HIGH-CT) | D | Harvard |
| 100 | Nick Pastujov | USA U-18 (USHL) | LW | Michigan |
| 101 | Tanner Laczynski | Chicago (USHL) | C | Ohio State |
| 105 | Joseph Masonius | Connecticut (HEA) | D | |
| 108 | Casey Fitzgerald | Boston College (HEA) | D | |
| 109 | Scott Perunovich | Hibbing/Chisholm (HIGH-MN) | D | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 110 | Michael Campoli | USA U-18 (USHL) | D | Boston College |
| 116 | Jake Ryczek | Sioux City (USHL) | D | Providence |
| 118 | Luke McInnis | Youngstown (USHL) | D | Boston College |
| 125 | Dean Stewart | Portage (MJHL) | D | |
| 127 | Greg Printz | Selects U18 - South Kent School (HIGH-CT) | LW | Providence |
| 128 | James Greenway | USA U-18 (USHL) | D | |
| 129 | CJ Dodero | Sioux City (USHL) | LW | Denver |
| 130 | William Knierim | Dubuque (USHL) | RW | Miami |
| 131 | Kohen Olischefski | Chilliwack (BCHL) | RW | Denver |
| 133 | Jamie Armstrong | Avon Old Farms (HIGH-CT) | LW | Northeastern |
| 134 | Filip Dusek | Stanstead College (HIGH-QC) | D | |
| 135 | James Sanchez | USA U-18 (USHL) | LW | Michigan |
| 138 | Owen Grant | Carleton Place (CCHL) | D | Vermont |
| 141 | Rem Pitlick | Muskegon (USHL) | C | Minnesota |
| 144 | Gustaf Westlund | The Gunnery (HIGH-CT) | C | |
| 146 | Patrick Harper | Avon Old Farms (HIGH-CT) | C | Boston University |
| 147 | Brinson Pasichnuk | Bonnyville (AJHL) | D | Vermont |
| 149 | Dylan Gambrell | Denver (NCHC) | C | |
| 151 | Yushiroh Hirano | Youngstown (USHL) | RW | |
| 154 | Jack Jeffers | Orangeville (OJHL) | LW | |
| 157 | Kyle Betts | Powell River (BCHL) | C | Cornell |
| 162 | Adam Karashik | Avon Old Farms (HIGH-CT) | D | Connecticut |
| 163 | Zach Walker | USA U-18 (USHL) | RW | Boston College |
| 168 | Tyler Jette | Farmington (HIGH-MN) | D | |
| 170 | Ethan Spaxman | Merrimack (HEA) | D | |
| 172 | Robert Hampton | North Jersey Avalanche U18 (USMAAAE) | C | Northeastern |
| 175 | Sam Rossini | Waterloo (USHL) | D | Minnesota |
| 178 | Mikael Hakkarainen | Brookings (NAHL) | C | Providence |
| 179 | Kevin O'Neil | Albany (HIGH-NY) | RW | Yale |
| 183 | Chase Priskie | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | D | |
| 184 | Matt Gosiewski | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | C | Harvard |
| 185 | Matt Dillon | Cushing Academy (HIGH-MA) | D | |
| 186 | Colin Grannary | Merritt (BCHL) | C | |
| 189 | William Jerry | St. Thomas (HIGH-MN) | C | |
| 190 | Callum Fryer | Massachusetts (HEA) | D | |
| 192 | Wade Allison | Tri-City (USHL) | RW | Western Michigan |
| 193 | Josh Dickinson | Georgetown (OJHL) | C | Clarkson |
| 195 | Dylan Malmquist | Notre Dame (HEA) | C | |
| 200 | Vincent De Mey | Shattuck - St.Mary'S Prep (HIGH-MN) | RW | Ohio State |
| 203 | Todd Burgess | Fairbanks (NAHL) | RW | Rensselaer |
| 205 | Carter Long | Selects U18 - South Kent School (HIGH-CT) | D | Vermont |
| 208 | Brian Matthews | Belmont Hill (HIGH-MA) | D | Yale |
| 210 | Wyatt Aamodt | Hermantown (HIGH-MN) | D | |
| LV | Walker Duehr | Tri-City (USHL) | RW |
Goalies
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Joseph Woll | USA U-18 (USHL) | G | Boston College |
| 10 | Jack LaFontaine | Janesville (NAHL) | G | Michigan |
| 15 | Matt Jurusik | Wisconsin (B1G) | G | |
| 16 | Tyler Johnson | Topeka (NAHL) | G | Maine |
| 17 | Colton Point | Carleton Place (CCHL) | G | Colgate |
| 19 | Peter Thome | Aberdeen (NAHL) | G | North Dakota |
| 21 | Matthew Ladd | Avon Old Farms (HIGH-CT) | G | |
| 22 | Peyton Jones | Lincoln (USHL) | G | Penn State |
| 24 | Zackarias Skog | Omaha (USHL) | G | |
| 26 | Tommy Nappier | Springfield (NAHL) | G | Ohio State |
| 27 | Matt Murray | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | G |
College commitments are according to College Hockey Inc. as of Jan. 19.