General | 10/25/2023 4:32:01 PM
NHL Central Scouting (NHLCS) announced Tuesday the service’s annual Preliminary Players to Watch List, which included 80 players who have played in the USHL to date.
A trio of current USHL players are A-rated by the scouting service, which predicts them as a 2024 NHL Draft First Round candidate, with forwards Sacha Boisvert (Muskegon), Trevor Connelly (Tri-City) and Cole Eiserman (NTDP) listed.
Former USHL forwards Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel, 2022-23, Boston University) and Zeev Buium (NTDP, 2021-23, Denver) and defenseman Artyom Levshunov (Green Bay 2022-23, Michigan State) are also listed as being A-rated.
The players on the preliminary list with A ratings are considered potential first-round picks. Players with B ratings are considered possible second- or third-round choices, players with C ratings are potential fourth- or fifth-round picks, and those with W ratings indicate a "watch" player for potential sixth- or seventh-round consideration, and first-time draft eligible "work in progress" players with a limited scouting history and games played.
In addition to the six players with A-ratings, among the 80 with USHL ties, 10 are B-Rated, 27 are C-Rated and 37 received a W-rating.
The USHL is coming off the 2023 NHL Draft which saw 51 players with USHL ties selected over the course of seven rounds. The USHL has now had 50-or-more NHL Draft picks in each of the last six Drafts and dating back to 1981 has had 1,041 players selected.
By the Numbers
80 USHL ties on the Preliminary List
65 Current USHL players on the Preliminary List
60 USHL ties committed to an NCAA Division I school
6 Players with USHL ties with A rating
10 Players with USHL ties with B rating
27 Players with USHL ties with C rating
37 Players with USHL ties with W rating
44 Forwards with USHL ties listed
27 Defensemen with USHL ties listed
9 Goaltenders with USHL ties listed
Full Listing of USHL Ties Appearing on NHL CS Players to Watch List
| Current USHL Players listed as CS Players to Watch |
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| RK |
Last Name |
First Name |
Pos |
Team |
College Commitment |
| C |
GROENEWOLD |
ELLIOTT |
D |
CEDAR RAPIDS |
QUI (2024) |
| C |
RESENDES |
LANDAN |
RW |
CEDAR RAPIDS |
BC (2024) |
| W |
TOURNAS |
NIKO |
RW |
CEDAR RAPIDS |
UNH (2025) |
| W |
CARDILLI |
ANTHONY |
C |
CHICAGO |
STC (2025) |
| C |
CLOUTIER |
LOUKA |
G |
CHICAGO |
NEO (2025) |
| W |
GRIMES |
PRICE |
D |
CHICAGO |
UNH (2026) |
| B |
HAGE |
MICHAEL |
C |
CHICAGO |
MIC (2024) |
| W |
HAGENS |
MICHAEL |
D |
CHICAGO |
BC (2024) |
| C |
BERNSTEIN |
THATCHER |
G |
DUBUQUE |
HAR (2025) |
| W |
REEDER |
JAMES |
RW |
DUBUQUE |
DEN (2024) |
| W |
FISHER |
JAKE |
C |
FARGO |
DEN (2024) |
| W |
SWANSON |
MAC |
C |
FARGO |
NDK (2024) |
| W |
POITRAS |
BENJAMIN |
C |
GREEN BAY |
NE (2024) |
| C |
HENRICKS |
TANNER |
D |
LINCOLN |
STC (2025) |
| C |
KLEBER |
ADAM |
D |
LINCOLN |
UMD (2024) |
| W |
BURNEVIK |
AUSTIN |
RW |
MADISON |
STC (2024) |
| W |
FELICIO |
WILLIAM |
D |
MADISON |
DEN (2024) |
| W |
ANDERSON |
HUNTER |
LW |
MUSKEGON |
DEN (2024) |
| W |
BERRY |
BAUER |
D |
MUSKEGON |
|
| A |
BOISVERT |
SACHA |
C |
MUSKEGON |
NDK (2024) |
| W |
CONNOR |
JOSEPH |
LW |
MUSKEGON |
NE (2024) |
| W |
GALANEK |
JOHN |
C |
MUSKEGON |
MAS (2025) |
| B |
GRIDIN |
MATVEI |
RW |
MUSKEGON |
|
| C |
KEEFE |
OWEN |
D |
MUSKEGON |
BU (2024) |
| C |
VEILLEUX |
XAVIER |
D |
MUSKEGON |
HAR (2024) |
| W |
DELLASALLA |
ANDREW |
C |
OMAHA |
HAR (2025) |
| C |
OLSSON |
ERIC |
G |
OMAHA |
|
| W |
YEGOROV |
MIKHAIL |
G |
OMAHA |
|
| W |
JACOBS |
EASTON |
C |
SIOUX CITY |
LOW (2024) |
| C |
BURROWS |
HAGEN |
RW |
SIOUX CITY |
DEN (2024) |
| W |
URBAN |
SAMUEL |
G |
SIOUX CITY |
ASU (2024) |
| W |
BARABANOV |
EGOR |
C |
SIOUX FALLS |
PENN (2024) |
| C |
HEIL |
CALEB |
G |
SIOUX FALLS |
NDK (2024) |
| W |
BALES |
ALEXANDER |
D |
TRI-CITY |
PRO (2024) |
| W |
BLAIS-SAVOIE |
PHILIPPE |
D |
TRI-CITY |
COL (2024) |
| A |
CONNELLY |
TREVOR |
LW |
TRI-CITY |
PRO (2024) |
| W |
KORPI |
CAMERON |
G |
TRI-CITY |
WMU (2024) |
| W |
ROED |
NOLAN |
C |
TRI-CITY |
STC (2024) |
| C |
BUTELLA |
EERO |
RW |
WATERLOO |
NE (2025) |
| C |
FROST |
MATTHEW |
C |
WATERLOO |
BC (2024) |
| W |
MCINNIS |
KEITH |
D |
WATERLOO |
NDK (2024) |
| W |
MUSTARD |
JOHN |
C |
WATERLOO |
PRO (2025) |
| C |
MCLAUGHLIN |
FINN |
D |
YOUNGSTOWN |
DEN (2024) |
| C |
OSBURN |
LUKE |
D |
YOUNGSTOWN |
WIS (2026) |
| W |
PITNER |
TORY |
D |
YOUNGSTOWN |
DEN (2025) |
| W |
VORONIN |
KUZMA |
LW |
YOUNGSTOWN |
|
| C |
BAKER |
AUSTIN |
LW |
NTDP |
MSU (2024) |
| B |
BEDNARIK |
KAMIL |
C |
NTDP |
BU (2024) |
| A |
EISERMAN |
COLE |
LW |
NTDP |
BU (2024) |
| B |
EMERY |
ERIC |
D |
NTDP |
NDK (2024) |
| B |
EPPERSON |
KRISTIAN |
LW |
NTDP |
MIC (2024) |
| B |
HUMPHREYS |
CHRISTIAN |
C |
NTDP |
MIC (2024) |
| B |
HUTSON |
COLE |
D |
NTDP |
BU (2024) |
| W |
KEMPF |
NICHOLAS |
G |
NTDP |
NDU (2024) |
| W |
LAPOINTE |
NOAH |
D |
NTDP |
ASU (2024) |
| C |
LAURILA |
SAM |
D |
NTDP |
NDU (2024) |
| C |
MCMORROW |
BRENDAN |
LW |
NTDP |
DEN (2024) |
| W |
PARDUE |
CHARLES |
C |
NTDP |
NDU (2024) |
| C |
PARSONS |
JOHN |
G |
NTDP |
PRO (2024) |
| B |
PLANTE |
MAX |
LW |
NTDP |
UMD (2024) |
| B |
SKAHAN |
WILL |
D |
NTDP |
WIS (2024) |
| W |
STIGA |
TEDDY |
C |
NTDP |
BC (2024) |
| C |
VAN VLIET |
LUCAS |
C |
NTDP |
MSU (2024) |
| W |
WHIPPLE |
JOHN |
D |
NTDP |
MIN (2024) |
| C |
ZIEMER |
BRODIE |
RW |
NTDP |
MIN (2024) |
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| USHL Players in NCAA |
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| Rk |
Last Name |
First Name |
Pos |
Current Team |
USHL |
| A |
LEVSHUNOV |
ARTYOM |
D |
MICHIGAN STATE |
Green Bay |
| A |
CELEBRINI |
MACKLIN |
C |
BOSTON UNIV |
Chicago |
| W |
SEBASTIAN |
ELI |
C |
NORTHEASTERN |
Green Bay |
| C |
ADAMS |
TANNER |
RW |
PROVIDENCE |
Tri-City |
| A |
BUIUM |
ZEEV |
D |
DENVER |
NTDP |
|
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|
|
|
| High School/Prep |
|
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|
|
| Rk |
Last Name |
First Name |
Pos |
Current Team |
USHL Experience |
| C |
LUNSKI |
ALEX |
C |
MINNETONKA |
Omaha |
| C |
MOORE |
JAVON |
LW |
MINNETONKA |
Sioux Falls |
| C |
STOUT |
JOHN |
D |
MINNETONKA |
Waterloo |
| B |
ZELLERS |
WILLIAM |
LW |
SHATTUCK |
Green Bay |
| C |
PILGRIM |
CARSON |
C |
WARROAD |
NTDP |
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| Players with other junior teams |
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|
|
| Rk |
Last Name |
First Name |
Pos |
Current Team |
USHL Experience |
| W |
LONGACRE |
COLE |
D |
SALMON ARM |
Sioux City |
| W |
MURPHY |
PATRICK |
RW |
VICTORIA |
Omaha |
| C |
PITKA |
TOBIAS |
RW |
VICTORIA |
Green Bay |
| W |
DUBEY |
BRANDT |
D |
MN WILDERNESS |
Tri-City |
| W |
BARTELL |
BOBBY |
C |
SPRINGFIELD |
NTDP |
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