Continuing our honorable mentions (in no particular order):
(HM) RW James Fisher 6'2", 190 pounds. Drafted 7th round (#203 overall), 2022 NHL Draft. Projection: physical depth forward. Stats: 2g, 1a, 3pts in 36 games for Northeastern University (NCAA). Transferring to St Lawrence University next season.
(HM) G Melvin Strahl 6'3", 170 pounds. Drafted 5th round (#156 overall), 2023 NHL Draft. Projection: backup goaltender. Stats: 2-0-1 record, .922% save percentage, 2.27 goals against average in 3gp for Michigan State (NCAA). Transferring to the University of Minnesota next season.
(HM) LW Kirill Dolzhenkov 6'6", 223 pounds. Drafted 4th round (#109 overall), 2022 NHL Draft. Projection: middle six two-way winger. Stats: 6g, 4a, 10pts in 38gp for CSKA Moscow (KHL). Slated to play for Avangard Omsk next season.
(HM) D Caleb MacDonald 6'4", 229 pounds. Signed as a UFA 3/26/2025. Projection: physical depth defenseman. Stats: 3g, 9a, 12pts in 58gp for Cleveland (AHL). Will play for the Monsters again next season.
(HM) D Tanner Henricks 6'4", 205 pounds. Drafted 4th round (#101 overall), 2024 NHL Draft. Projection: third pairing/depth puck-moving defenseman. Stats: 3g, 3a, 6pts in 14gp for St Cloud State (NCAA). Transferring to the University of Minnesota next season. *received one top-20 vote (Weston, 20)
(NR) D Boston Buckberger 5'11", 172 pounds. Signed as a UFA 4/14/2026. Projection: depth puck-moving defenseman. Stats: 10g, 19a, 29 points in 43 games played for the University of Denver (NCAA). Will play for the Cleveland Monsters next season. *received one top-20 vote (Struan, 20)
(HM) D Nikolai Makarov 6'1", 194 pounds. Drafted 5th round (#132 overall), 2021 NHL Draft. Projection: second pairing shutdown defenseman. Stats: 0g, 7a, 7pts in 22gp for Lada Togliatti (KHL). Will return to Lada Togliatti next season. *received one top-20 vote (Curtis, 20)
(NR) D Jonas Woo 5'9", 174 pounds. Drafted 6th round (#185 overall), 2026 NHL Draft. Projection: depth puck-moving defenseman. Stats: 29g, 57a, 86pts in 56 games for Medicine Hat (WHL). Heading to Arizona State University next season. *received two top-20 votes (Matt, 20; Mike, 20)
(16) D Malte Vass 6'3", 194 pounds. Drafted 3rd round (#76 overall), 2025 NHL Draft. Projection: bottom four shutdown defenseman. Stats: 0g, 3a, 3pts in 22gp for Boston University (NCAA). Transferring to the University of New Hampshire next season. *received one top-20 vote (Weston, 19)
(NR) LW Evan Jardine 6'0", 185 pounds. Drafted 4th round (#121 overall), 2026 NHL Draft. Projection: middle six scoring winger. Stats: 27g, 34a, 61pts in 53gp for Youngstown (USHL). Heading to the Ohio State University next season. *received one top-20 vote (Mike, 19)
As mentioned at the top, the organization has quite a long list of prospects. Some of the players we just ran through do have NHL upside. It will be interesting to see how they progress over the next little while. Stay tuned, tomorrow we will get things started with our top-20 prospect rankings.
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