{"id":59497,"date":"2014-09-30T08:30:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=59497"},"modified":"2020-08-24T19:28:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T00:28:28","slug":"ten-to-watch-meet-some-of-college-hockeys-impact-forwards-for-2014-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2014\/09\/30\/ten-to-watch-meet-some-of-college-hockeys-impact-forwards-for-2014-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten to watch: Meet some of college hockey’s impact forwards for 2014-15"},"content":{"rendered":"
Call it the Attack of the Martin St. Louises.<\/p>\n
In an era where hockey size is still emphasized almost as much as skill, USCHO’s list of 10 forwards to watch for 2014-15 features a majority of individuals who check in around the 5-foot-8, 175-pound mark, just like the former Vermont All-America selection, Stanley Cup champion and current New York Rangers star.<\/p>\n
And like St. Louis, their play is also bigger than their measurements.<\/p>\n
This list was compiled after consulting with coaches in the six NCAA Division I conferences and professional scouts. As always, it’s not necessarily meant to be an all-inclusive rating, or a lineup of the highest-scoring skaters, or even the best-perceived NHL prospects.<\/p>\n
They are, however, 10 players you might want to keep an eye on this season, from the time the puck drops this weekend until the NCAA trophy is hoisted aloft at the Frozen Four in Boston in April.<\/p>\n
Here they are, in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n