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October
13, 2010
Recruiting Trail: Top 20 Forwards
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Top Forwards
2009: Louis Leblanc, Harvard
2008: Jordan Schroeder, Minnesota
2007: Kyle Turris, Wisconsin
2006: Kyle Okposo, Minnesota
2005: Phil Kessel, Minnesota
2004: Travis Zajac, North Dakota
2003: Brady Murray, North Dakota |
Last year marked the first time in seven seasons
that the No. 1 spot on Inside College Hockey's list of forwards
did not belong to a WCHA freshman. It turned out to be a brief
hiatus for the WCHA, however, as this year's top rookie forward
is Colorado College's Jaden Schwartz, the United States Hockey
League's Forward of the Year, the league's leading scorer,
and a first-round pick of the St. Louis Blues in this summer's
NHL Entry Draft.
Of the top 20 forwards in our rankings, 11 are
WCHA rookies, five are from Hockey East, three are from the
CCHA, and one is from ECAC Hockey. USHL alums hold five of
the 20 spots in this year's rankings; five also hail from
the U.S. National Team Development Program.
Inside College Hockey compiled its 2010 Recruiting
Rankings with input from college coaches and professional
scouts. Participants were asked to evaluate recruits based
on their projected impact at the college level, not on their
professional hockey prospects.
Also: Top
20 Defensemen | Top
10 Goalies | Top
15 Classes
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Jaden Schwartz |
Colorado College |
Tri-City (USHL) |
2010 USHL Forward of the
Year was the youngest player to lead the circuit in
scoring in nearly 30 years.
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Beau Bennett |
Denver |
Penticton (BCHL) |
California native scored 41 goals and
120 points in 56 games for Penticton.
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Matt Nieto |
Boston University |
U.S. NTDP |
Member of the U.S. team
that won consecutive gold medals at the 2009 and 2010
World Under-18 Championships.
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Jason Zucker |
Denver |
U.S. NTDP |
The first Nevada native
to be selected in the NHL Draft, Zucker scored 24
goals and 43 points for the U.S. NTDP.
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Charlie Coyle |
Boston University |
South Shore (EJHL) |
2010 Eastern Junior Hockey
League Rookie of the Year is a cousin of former Terrier
Tony Amonte.
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Anders Lee |
Notre Dame |
Green Bay (USHL) |
Big forward who scored
66 points last season was Minnesota's Gatorade high
school football player of the year in '08.
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Erik Haula |
Minnesota |
Omaha (USHL) |
Speaking of football,
Haula's dad, Tomi, coached the Turku Trojans, an American
football team in Finland.
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Mark Zengerle |
Wisconsin |
Salmon Arm (BCHL) |
In 114 games with the
Silverbacks, the Rochester, N.Y., native racked up
64 goals and 149 assists.
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Matt White |
Nebraska-Omaha |
Omaha (USHL) |
USHL Player of the Year
and USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year scored 35
goals and 82 points for Omaha.
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Nick Bjugstad |
Minnesota |
Blaine (Minn.) H.S. |
6-foot-4 forward was Minnesota's
Mr. Hockey in 2010 after scoring 29 goals and 60 points
in 25 games for Blaine.
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Connor Brickley |
Vermont |
Des Moines (USHL) |
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Joe Basaraba |
Minnesota Duluth |
Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn.) School |
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Bill Arnold |
Boston College |
U.S. NTDP |
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Nick Shore |
Denver |
U.S. NTDP |
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Brock Nelson |
North Dakota |
Warroad (Minn.) H.S. |
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Luke Moffatt |
Michigan |
U.S. NTDP |
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Mike Voran |
Notre Dame |
Sioux Falls (USHL) |
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Kevin Hayes |
Boston College |
Noble and Greenough (Mass.) Prep |
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Mitch MacMillan |
St. Cloud State |
Alberni Valley (BCHL) |
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Greg Carey |
St. Lawrence |
Burlington (CCHL) |
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