Chart: Who are the top Minnesota prospects in the NHL draft?
June 24, 2015 at 5:04AM
(Ranking among North American skaters by the Central Scouting Bureau)
Rank PlayerPos.Hometown2014-15 teamCollege commitment
26 Paul BittnerLWCrookstonPortland (WHL)none*
27 Brock BoeserRWBurnsvilleWaterloo (USHL) North Dakota
28 Tom NovakCRiver Falls, Wis.Waterloo (USHL)Gophers
79 Jack SadekDLakevilleLakeville North HSGophers
110 Jake JaremkoCNowthenElk River HSMinn. State Mankato
114 Will BorgenDMoorhead Moorhead HSSt. Cloud State
132 Matt FreytagLWWayzataTri-City (USHL) Wisconsin
158 Lukas JaycoxDWarroad Warroad HSNorthern Michigan
164 Jack BeckerCDellwoodMahtomedi HSWisconsin
183 Karson KuhlmanWEskoMinnesota Duluth
186 Jack PoehlingLWLakevilleLakeville North HSSt. Cloud State
191 Nick PoehlingLWLakevilleLakeville North HS St. Cloud State
202 Ryan ZuhlsdorfDEdina Sioux City (USHL)Gophers
208 Jack McNeelyDBurnsvilleLakeville North HS Nebraska Omaha
NR Jacob OlsonDWoodburyHill-Murray HSHarvard
(Ranking among North American goalies by the CSB)
27 Logan HalladayGCary, N.C.Bloomington, Ill. (USHL)Gophers
* Players in the three major junior leagues in Canada are not eligible for U.S. college hockey.
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