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PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Seventeen members of the 2024-25 U.S. National Under-18 Team and four National Team Development Program alums were named to NHL Central Scouting's Preliminary Players to Watch list ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft, set to take place next June.
The preliminary rankings are broken up into four categories. An "A" rating indicates a player projected to be selected in the first round of the draft. A "B" rating indicates a candidate for the 2nd and 3rd rounds. A "C" rating is a possible 4th or 5th round pick while a "W" ranking indicates a selection in the final two rounds of the draft.
The NTDP's A-rated players include current skaters Will Moore (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Charlie Trethewey (Woodbine, Md.), along with program alums James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y. / Boston College), Logan Hensler (Woodbury, Minn. / University of Wisconsin) and Cullen Potter (Minneapolis, Minn. / Arizona State University).
B-rated skaters include forwards LJ Mooney (West Mifflin, Pa.), Conrad Fondrk (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Cole McKinney (Lake Forest, Ill.), Jack Murtagh (East Greenbush, N.Y.), Will Horcoff (Bloomfield HIlls, Mich.) and defenseman Carter Amico (Westbrook, Maine).
Alum and current Michigan State Spartan Shane Vansaghi (St. Louis, Mo.) was given a "B" rating.
Jacob Kvasnicka (Wayzata, Minn.), Will Belle (Minnetonka, Minn.), Andrew O'Neill (Fargo, N.D.), Maceo Phillips (Wayzata, Minn.) and Asher Barnett (Wilmette, Ill.) all drew "C" ratings on the initial list. In addition,
Two NTDP alums also received a C: defenseman Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen (Northville, Mich. / University of Michigan) and forward Kristian Epperson (Mequon, Wis. / Saginaw Spirit)
Rounding out the preliminary listing were Richard Gallant (Concord, Mass.), Jake Stuart (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Donny Bracco (Freeport, N.Y.), Drew Schock (Green Bay, Wis.) and Garrett Lindberg (Moorhead, Minn.), all given "W" ratings.
Goaltender Patrick Quinlan (Kennett Square, Pa.) received a "W" rating on the goaltending list.
NTDP alums Sam Laurila (Moorhead, Minn. / Fargo Force, University of North Dakota), Brendan McMorrow (Lakeville, Minn. / Waterloo Black Hawks, University of Denver) and Jack Parsons (Ithaca, N.Y. / Chicago Steel, Providence College) all received a "W" rating.
Current U18s Harrison Boettiger (Wheat Ridge, Colo.), Lincoln Kuehne (West Fargo, N.D.) and Landon Hafele (Fairbanks, Alaska) are all ineligible for the 2025 NHL Draft as they are born after the September 15 cut-off date.
The 2025 NHL Draft is set to take place in June 2025, with specific dates, times and location to be announced.
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