More than 60 current and future collegians were listed on the National Hockey League Central Scouting Service’s preliminary list of 2013 draft-eligible players to watch.
Players are classified into A, B, and C categories. According to Central Scouting, A players are considered potential first-round picks, B players are considered second- or third-round picks, and C players are thought to be fourth-, fifth- or sixth-round picks.
The full list of players with college ties:
A Skaters (Name, Position, Current Team, College Commitment)
J.T. Compher, LW, U.S. NTDP, Michigan recruit
Michael Downing, D, Dubuque (USHL), Michigan recruit
Hudson Fasching, RW, U.S. NTDP, Minnesota recruit
Luke Johnson, C, Lincoln (USHL), North Dakota recruit
B Skaters
Matt Buckles, C, St. Michael’s (OJHL), Cornell recruit
Will Butcher, D, U.S. NTDP, Denver recruit
Nolan De Jong, D, Victoria (BCHL), Cornell recruit
Eddie Ellis, LW, Andover (Mass.) Prep, Harvard recruit
Ryan Fitzgerald, C, Valley (EJHL), Boston College recruit
Brendan Harms, RW, Fargo (USHL), Maine recruit
Blake Heinrich, D, Sioux City (USHL), Minnesota Duluth recruit
Mike McCarron, RW, U.S. NTDP, Cornell recruit
Tyler Motte, C, U.S. NTDP, Michigan recruit
Gustav Olofsson, D, Green Bay (USHL) Colorado College recruit
Ross Olsson, RW, Lincoln (USHL), Northeastern recruit
Steve Santini, D, U.S. NTDP, Boston College recruit
Paul Stoykewych, D, Winnipeg Blues (MJHL), Western Michigan recruit
Adam Tambellini, LW, Vernon (BCHL), North Dakota recruit
Keaton Thompson, D, U.S. NTDP, North Dakota recruit
B Goaltenders
Eamon McAdam, G, Waterloo (USHL), Penn State recruit
C Skaters
Evan Allen, C, U.S. NTDP, Michigan recruit
Grant Besse, RW, St. Louis Park (Mich.) Benilde St. Margaret H.S., Wisconsin recruit
Nick Bligh, C, Dartmouth
Mike Brodzinski, D, Muskegon (USHL), Minnesota recruit
Taylor Cammarata, F, Waterloo (USHL), Minnesota recruit
Bryson Cianfrone, C, Toronto Junior Canadiens (OJHL), Michigan recruit
Dawson Cook, LW, U.S. NTDP, Notre Dame recruit
Jason Cotton, C, Tri-City (USHL), Northeastern recruit
Josh Couturier, D, Junior Bruins (EJHL), Northeastern recruit
Dexter Dancs, LW, Penticton (BCHL), Michigan recruit
Cameron Darcy, F, Northeastern
Chad Duchesne, D, Kingston (OJHL), Northeastern recruit
Austin Farley, LW, Minnesota Duluth
Anthony Florentino, D, South Kent (Conn.) School, Providence recruit
Jordan Gross, D, Green Bay (USHL), Notre Dame recruit
Jake Guentzel, C, Maplewood (Minn.) Hill-Murray H.S., Nebraska-Omaha recruit
Trevor Hamilton, D, U.S. NTDP, Miami recruit
Adam Johnson, C, Hibbing (Minn.) H.S., Minnesota Duluth recruit
Teemu Kivihalme, D, Burnsville (Minn.) H.S., Colorado College recruit
Matt Lane, C, Boston University
Joel L’Esperance, C, Tri-City (USHL), Michigan Tech recruit
Vinni Lettieri, C, Lincoln (USHL), Minnesota recruit
Conor McGlynn, C, Sioux City (USHL), Boston College recruit
Drew Melanson, C, Omaha (USHL), Rensselaer recruit
Will Merchant, LW, Maine
Dakota Mermis, D, Denver
A.J. Michaelson, C, Minnesota
Jake Montgomery, LW, Sioux City (USHL), Nebraska-Omaha recruit
Trevor Moore, LW, Tri-City (USHL), Denver recruit
Bo Pellah, D, Langley (USHL), Penn State recruit
Brian Pinho, C, St. John’s (Mass.) Prep, Providence recruit
Peter Quenneville, C, Dubuque (USHL), Quinnipiac recruit
Willie Raskob, D, Faribault (Minn.) Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep, Minnesota Duluth recruit
Ryan Segalla, D, Salisbury (Conn.) Prep, Connecticut recruit
Wiley Sherman, D, Hotchkiss (Conn.) Prep, Harvard recruit
Quentin Shore, C, Denver
John Stevens, C, Dubuque (USHL), Northeastern recruit
Devin Tringale, LW, Junior Warriors (EJHL), Harvard recruit
Frank Vatrano, LW, Boston College
Christian Weidauer, D, Carleton Place (CCHL), Niagara recruit
Morgan Zulinick, C, Wisconsin
C Goaltenders
Merrick Madsen, G, Proctor (N.H.) Academy, Harvard recruit
