Men's Ice Hockey | 4/16/2026 12:53:16 PM
Sixty-eight players who developed in the United States Hockey League (USHL) made NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings of North American skaters and goalies ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft.
Of the 68 players, 39 played in the USHL during the 2025-26 season, including
Wyatt Cullen (NTDP),
Casey Mutryn (NTDP),
Rudolfs Berzkalns (Muskegon Lumberjacks),
Jack Hextall (Youngstown Phantoms), and
Tobias Trejbal (Youngstown Phantoms). Additionally, the USHL has 13 college Division I hockey players on the list, including Boston University’s
Tynan Lawrence, who joined the Terriers from Muskegon in January, and Miami’s
Ilya Morosov, who played for the Tri-City Storm last year. See the full list below.
NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS
| RANK |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
ACTIVE |
ALUMNI |
USHL TEAM(S) |
| 2 |
CHASE REID |
D |
|
x |
WAT |
| 7 |
TYNAN LAWRENCE |
F |
|
x |
MUS |
| 8 |
NIKITA KLEPOV |
F |
|
x |
SC |
| 10 |
ILIA MOROSOV |
F |
|
x |
TC |
| 12 |
JP HURLBERT |
F |
|
x |
NTDP |
| 13 |
WYATT CULLEN |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 19 |
EGOR SHILOV |
F |
|
x |
GB |
| 24 |
CASEY MUTRYN |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 30 |
RUDOLFS BERZKALNS |
F |
x |
|
MUS |
| 34 |
JACK HEXTALL |
F |
x |
|
YNG |
| 35 |
THOMAS VANDENBERG |
F |
|
x |
CR |
| 42 |
VICTOR PLANTE |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 43 |
EGOR BARABONOV |
F |
|
x |
SF, MAD |
| 45 |
LUKE SCHAIRER |
D |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 51 |
BLAKE ZIELINSKI |
F |
x |
|
DM |
| 55 |
LANDON NYCZ |
D |
|
x |
WAT, SC |
| 61 |
JAYDEN KURTZ |
D |
x |
|
CHI |
| 71 |
BEN WILMOTT |
F |
|
x |
CHI/SF |
| 72 |
NIKO TOURNAS |
F |
|
x |
CR |
| 76 |
DAYNE BEUKER |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 77 |
MIKEY BERCHILD |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 78 |
EVAN JARDINE |
F |
x |
|
YNG |
| 79 |
PARKER TROTTIER |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 86 |
ADAM VALENTINI |
F |
|
x |
CHI |
| 87 |
OLEG KULEBYAKIN |
F |
|
x |
LIN |
| 90 |
YAROSLAV BRYZGALOV |
F |
|
x |
DM |
| 93 |
KADE STENGRIM |
F |
|
x |
YNG |
| 94 |
ZACH WOOTEN |
F |
x |
|
TC, OMA, GB |
| 96 |
COLE TUMINARO |
D |
x |
|
SC, CHI |
| 98 |
OLIVERS MURNIEKS |
F |
|
x |
SC |
| 100 |
JOE ERICKSON |
F |
x |
|
CHI |
| 102 |
ALEXEI VLASOV |
F |
|
x |
SF |
| 110 |
CALLUM CROSKERY |
D |
|
x |
CHI |
| 120 |
RICHARD ZEMLICKA |
F |
x |
|
YNG |
| 121 |
NICK BOGAS |
D |
x |
|
WAT, NTDP |
| 126 |
LUCAC ZAJIC |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 127 |
LOGAN STUART |
F |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 131 |
BODE LAYLIN |
D |
x |
|
TC |
| 132 |
AJ FRANCISCO |
D |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 136 |
TEDDY LECHNER |
F |
x |
|
MUS |
| 139 |
JUSTIN GRAF |
F |
x |
|
CR |
| 140 |
COOPER SOLLER |
F |
x |
|
SF |
| 150 |
ANDREW O'NEILL |
F |
|
x |
NTDP |
| 151 |
LUKAS SAWCHYN |
F |
|
x |
NTDP |
| 161 |
LINCOLN KRIZIZKE |
D |
x |
|
DBQ |
| 166 |
COOPER CLEAVES |
D |
|
x |
GB |
| 167 |
JACKSON MARTHALER |
D |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 168 |
DAKODA RHEAUME-MULLEN |
D |
|
x |
NTDP |
| 171 |
DRYDEN ALLEN |
D |
|
x |
DBQ |
| 186 |
DARIAN ANDERSON |
F |
|
x |
LIN |
| 191 |
JACK KULTGREN |
D |
x |
|
GB |
| 197 |
BOBBY COWAN |
F |
|
x |
OMA, MAD |
| 198 |
WILL TOMKO |
F |
x |
|
CHI, SC |
| 203 |
JACK GALANEK |
F |
|
x |
MUS |
| 204 |
JACK TORR |
F |
x |
|
FGO |
| 208 |
JIMMY REIBER |
D |
x |
|
WAT |
| 213 |
JET KWAJAH |
D |
x |
|
MAD |
| 215 |
LUKA RADIVOJEVIC |
D |
|
x |
MUS |
NORTH AMERICAN GOALIES
| RANK |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
ACTIVE |
ALUMNI |
USHL TEAM(S) |
| 1 |
KNOWLING BRADY |
G |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 3 |
TREJBAL TOBIAS |
G |
x |
|
YNG |
| 9 |
HRENAK SAMUEL |
G |
x |
|
FARGO |
| 10 |
BOETTIGER HARRISON |
G |
|
x |
NTDP |
| 16 |
PARSONS JOHN |
G |
|
x |
NTDP/CHI |
| 22 |
ELLIOT LENNON |
G |
x |
|
MAD |
| 28 |
LUKE CARRITHERS |
G |
x |
|
NTDP |
| 30 |
CASH CRUITT |
G |
x |
|
MAD |
| 33 |
RYAN CAMERON |
G |
x |
|
CR |
| 34 |
LEO HENRIQUEZ |
G |
x |
|
GB |
*Alumni and active players are classified as players with 10 or more USHL games played. This list does not include active players, affiliate players, or alumni who played fewer than 10 USHL games.
About the USHL
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and nine of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).
Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).