Leading the charge of the midseason rankings among the top North American goaltenders is Hlinka-Gretzky Cup winning netminder Brady Knowling (Chicago, Ill.) who ranks first overall. Luke Carrithers (Maple Grove, Minn.) is also on the list at 25th overall.
A total of seven NTDP alumni were listed in the midseason list, compiled of six skaters and one goaltender. The six skaters included forwards JP Hurlbert (2024-25) at 10th overall, Landon Hafele (2023-25) at 48th overall, defenseman Lincoln Kuehne (2023-25) at 60, Jonas Kemps (2024-25) 65th, Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen (2022-24) 107th overall and Andrew O’Neill (2023-25) at 126th.
Netminder Harrison Boettiger (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) was the lone goaltender at 7th overall.
Current U18s Abe Barnett (Wilmette, Ill.), Tyler Martyniuk (Washington Twp., Mich.), Jamie Glance (Stratham, N.H.) and Sammy Nelson (Maple Grove, Minn.) are all ineligible for the 2026 NHL Draft as they are born after the September 15 cut-off date.