Plenty of NCAA flavor on NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings for ’14 draft

NHL Central Scouting unveiled its midterm rankings this week for this summer’s NHL draft and as has become the norm, the names of NCAA-bound players is certainly aplenty.

A handful of current NCAA players are also ranked.

NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS

RankPlayer's NamePositionCurrent TeamCollege Commitment
16Sonny MilanoFU.S. NTDPBoston College
17Dylan LarkinFU.S. NTDPMichigan
19Nick SchmaltzFGreen Bay (USHL)North Dakota
21Alex TuchFU.S. NTDPBoston College
27Jack GloverDU.S. NTDPMinnesota
29Jack DoughertyDU.S. NTDPWisconsin
32Ryan CollinsDU.S. NTDPMinnesota
39Shane EisermanFDubuque (USHL)New Hampshire
41Joshua JacobsDIndiana (USHL)Michigan State
44Johnathan MacLeodDU.S. NTDPBoston University
54Ryan DonatoFDexter PrepUncommitted
60Jake WalmanDToronto JC (OJHL)Providence
61Luc SnuggerudDEden Prairie HighNebraska-Omaha
62Warren FoegeleFSt. Andrew's HighNew Hampshire
63Brandon HickeyDSpruce Grove (AJHL)Boston University
67Mitch SlatteryFHill-Murray HighSt. Cloud State
68Maxim LetunovFYoungstown (USHL)Boston University
70Steven SpinnerFEden Prairie HighNebraska-Omaha
72Austin PoganskiFTri-City (USHL)North Dakota
78Matthew BerkovitzDAshwaubenon HighWisconsin
81Shane GersichFU.S. NTDPNorth Dakota
83Beau StarrettFSouth Shore (USPHL)Cornell
85Miles GendronDRivers AcademyConnecticut
86Anders BjorkFU.S. NTDPNotre Dame
91Neal PionkDSioux City (USHL)Minnesota-Duluth
92Karson KuhlmanFDubuque (USHL)Minnesota-Duluth
94Tanner MacMasterFCamrose (AJHL)Boston College
95Ryan HitchcockFU.S. NTDPYale
97Nick WolffDEagan HighUncommitted
100Jared FieglFU.S. NTDPDenver
102Alex GilliesFSalmon Arm (BCHL)Michigan Tech
104Jake EvansFSt. Michael's (OJHL)Notre Dame
107Anthony AngelloFOmaha (USHL)Cornell
110James WinklerFPortland (USPHL)Northeastern
111Chris WilkieFTri-City (USHL)North Dakota
115Gavin BayreutherDSt. Lawrence
118Jason CottonFWest Kelowna (BCHL)Northeastern
121Michael TurnerFCushing AcademyUncommitted
123Tyler BirdFKimball Union PrepBrown
127Thomas EbbingFMichigan State
128Seamus MaloneFDubuque (USHL)Wisconsin
132Matheson IacopelliFMuskegon (USHL)Western Michigan
133Mark FriedmanDWaterloo (USHL)Bowling Green
134Brett BeauvaisDPenticton (BCHL)Bemidji State
137Michael PrapavessisDToronto Lakeshore (OJHL)Rensselaer
141Joe WegwerthFU.S. NTDPNotre Dame
146Robert CarpenterFIslanders IHC (USPHL)Boston University
150Tyler SheehyFWaterloo (USHL)Uncommitted
151Jack RamseyFPenticton (BCHL)Minnesota
155Kelly SummersDCarleton Place (CCHL)Clarkson
157Joey DudekFKimball Union PrepBoston College
158Mason BlacklockFVernon (BCHL)Michigan Tech
159Michael LeeDThe Gunnery PrepVermont
161Scott SavageDBoston College
162Chase PhelpsFShattuck-St. Mary's PrepBoston University
164John PiccinichFYoungstown (USHL)Boston University
168Tyler NanneDEdina HighOhio State
169Steven MerlFBelle Tire Midget AAAUncommitted
170Marshall DonaldDSherwood Park (AJHL)Northern Michigan
171Tyler BuschFSpruce Grove (AJHL)Ohio State
173Cooper WatsonDWaterloo (USHL)Michigan Tech
174Connor MurphyFCaledonia (GOJHL)Michigan
175Chris BrownFCranbrook Kingswood HighBoston College
177Max WillmanFWilliston-North Hampton HighBrown
179Ryan ManthaFSioux City (USHL)North Dakota
180Miguel FidlerFEdina HighUncommitted
181Nick JonesFSherwood Park (AJHL)Ohio State
183Jeff WightFMerritt (BCHL)Connecticut
185Demico HannounFVernon (BCHL)Michigan Tech
186Brandon MontourDWaterloo (USHL)Massachusetts
188Dominic FrancoFKimball Union PrepUncommitted
191Waltteri HopponenFSioux City (USHL)Uncommitted
193Billy SweezeyDNobles & Greenough PrepUncommitted
197Jacob RandolphFOmaha (USHL)Nebraska-Omaha
199Dylan MalmquistFEdina HighNotre Dame
202Parker RenoDRensselaer
203Dakota JoshuaFSioux Falls (USHL)Ohio State
204Evan SmithFSalisbury PrepYale
206Hunter WarnerDFargo (USHL)Minnesota State
207Blake HillmanDDubuque (USHL)Uncommitted
208Kristofers BindulisDSoo (NAHL)Uncommitted
209Evan AllenFMichigan
210Mitchell SmithFSalisbury PrepYale
211Lawton CourtnallFWaterloo (USHL)Uncommitted
214Luke RipleyDPowell River (BCHL)Notre Dame

NORTH AMERICAN GOALTENDERS

RankPlayer's NameCurrent TeamCollege Commitment
1 Thatcher DemkoBoston College
2Edwin MinneyU.S. NTDPMichigan State
3Blake WeyrickU.S. NTDPBrown
4Chase PerryWenatchee (NAHL)Uncommitted
15Hayden LavigneTri-City (USHL)Michigan
16Kasimir KaskisuoMinnesota Wilderness (NAHL)Minnesota-Duluth
19Sean ClearyLake Forest HighUncommitted
21Zach NagelvoortMichigan
25Robert McGovernThayer AcademyUncommitted
26Alec DillonVictoria (BCHL)Rensselaer
28Cameron HackettGreen Bay (USHL)Cornell
30Eric SchierhornMuskegon (USHL)Uncommitted
31Drew VoglerTopeka (NAHL)Merrimack
32Hunter MiskaPenticton (BCHL)Uncommitted
34Jason PawloskiIndiana (USHL)Minnesota State

In addition, forward Leon Bristed, a Minnesota recruit playing for Linkoping in Sweden, was ranked No. 37 among European skaters.

The 2014 NHL draft is June 27-28 in Philadelphia.