September 19, 2004
Recruiting Trail: The Hotbeds

College hockey recruiters face long roads to find the best players, stretching from Fairbanks to Boston and Texas to Ontario. Here are ten players from each major source – either by league or geographically – who we expect to make an impact in college.

Inside College Hockey compiled our 2004 Recruiting Rankings with extensive input from college and junior coaches, as well as professional scouts. Other ratings:

Top 20 Forwards
Top 15 Defensemen & Top 10 Goalies
Top 15 Classes
All-Name Team

USA HOCKEY NTDP

Name

School

Matt Auffrey

Wisconsin

Mike Brennan

Boston College

Nathan Davis

Miami

Tom Fritsche

Ohio State

Nate Hagemo

Minnesota

Chad Kolarik

Michigan

Bryan Lerg

Michigan State

Geoff Paukovich

Denver

Kevin Porter

Michigan

Brandon Scero

Nebraska-Omaha

UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE

Name

School Last Team

Matt Fornataro

New Hampshire Waterloo

Kyle Klubertanz

Wisconsin Green Bay

Derek Peltier

Minnesota Cedar Rapids

Michael Hodgson

Bowling Green Sioux City

Kevin Regan

New Hampshire Waterloo

Philippe Lamoreaux

North Dakota Lincoln

Paul Stastny

Denver River City

Rastislav Spirko

North Dakota Tri-City

Mike Howe

Minnesota River City

Joe Pavelski

Wisconsin Waterloo

U.S. PREP & HIGH SCHOOLS

Name

School Last Team

Paul Baier

Brown Deerfield

Chris Bourque

Boston University Cushing

Alex Goligoski

Minnesota Grand Rapids

Jack Hillen

Colorado College Holy Angels

Dan McGoff

Boston University Nobles

Torrey Mitchell

Vermont Hotchkiss

Rob Page

Yale Blake

Billy Ryan

Maine Cushing

Cory Schneider

Boston College Phillips Andover

J.T. Wyman

Dartmouth Blake

NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Name

School Last Team

Jake Bluhm

Bemidji State Fairbanks

Hank Carisio

Merrimack Springfield

Dan Eves

Lake Superior State Texarkana

Brad Flaishans

New Hampshire Texas

Vincent Goulet

Providence Texas

Trevor Ludwig

Providence Texas

Derek MacIntyre

Ferris State Soo

Matt Schepke

Michigan Tech Texarkana

Tyler Sims

Providence Youngstown

Adam Welch

Ferris State Wichita Falls

EASTERN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

Name

School Last Team

Rob Bellamy

Maine Jr. Coyotes

Josh Coyle

Union New Hampshire

Paul Dufualt

Harvard Walpole

P.J. Fenton

Massachusetts Jr. Coyotes

Kevin Kielt

Boston University New Hampshire

David MacDonald

Harvard Jr. Coyotes

Jon Pelle

Harvard Apple Core

Jon Rheault

Providence New Hampshire

Shawn Weller

Clarkson Capital District

Bret Tyler

Maine Jr. Bruins

BRITISH COLUMBIA HOCKEY LEAGUE

Name

School Last Team

Tyler Burton

Colgate Chilliwack

Kris Chucko

Minnesota Salmon Arm

Matt Francis

St. Cloud State Surrey

Kyle Greentree

Alaska-Fairbanks Victoria

David Jones

Dartmouth Coquitlam

Mike Santorelli

Northern Michigan Vernon

Ray Sawada

Cornell Nanaimo

Craig Switzer

New Hampshire Salmon Arm

Peter Vetri

UMass Lowell Williams Lake

Travis Zajac

North Dakota Salmon Arm

ALBERTA, MANITOBA & SASKATCHEWAN

Name

School Last Team

Jordan Alford

Rensselaer Canmore

Dan Bertram

Boston College Camrose

Grant Farrell

UMass Lowell Calgary

Karson Gillespie

Boston University Bonneyville

Andrew Gordon

St. Cloud State Notre Dame

Nick Johnson

Dartmouth St. Albert

Rylan Kaip

North Dakota Notre Dame

Matt McKnight

Minnesota Duluth Camrose

Justin Mrazek

Union Estevan

Kyle Radke

North Dakota Grande Prairie

ONTARIO & EASTERN PROVINCES

Name

School Last Team

Sam Campbell

Ohio State Hamilton

Matt Climie

Bemidji State Truro

Grant Clitsome

Clarkson Nepean

Ben Cottreau

Mercyhurst Markham

Nick Dodge

Clarkson Oakville

Ryan Jones

Miami Chatham

Jonathan Matsumoto

Bowling Green Cumberland

Todd Perry

Boston College Brockville

Peder Skinner

Michigan State St. Michael's

Dan Vukovic

Michigan State St. Michael's

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