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Sixty-seven players with United States Hockey League (USHL) made NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term rankings of North American skaters and goalies ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft.

Of the 67 players, 42 are active in the league, such as NTDP winger Wyatt Cullen (No. 23) and Youngstown center Jack Hextall (No. 33), and six are playing in the NCAA, such as Boston University’s Tynan Lawrence (No. 7) and Miami’s Ilya Morosov (No. 8). Six goalies with USHL ties made the list, headlined by the NTDP’s Brady Knowling (No. 1) and Youngstown’s Tobias Trejbal (No. 3). Each USHL team is represented through an active or former player.

See the full list below.

 












Rank
Player
Team
League
USHL (Active/Alumni)
USHL Team(s) (Previous)


4
CHASE REID
SAULT STE. MARIE
OHL
ALUMNI
WAT


7
TYNAN LAWRENCE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
H-EAST
ALUMNI
MUS


8
ILIA MOROZOV
MIAMI
NCHC
ALUMNI
TC


10
JP HURLBERT
KAMLOOPS
WHL
ALUMNI
NTDP


16
NIKITA KLEPOV
SAGINAW
OHL
ALUMNI
SC


17
EGOR SHILOV
VICTORIAVILLE
QMJHL
ALUMNI
GB


23
WYATT CULLEN
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


25
THOMAS VANDENBERG
OTTAWA
OHL
ALUMNI
CR


28
LANDON NYCZ
UMASS
H-EAST
ALUMNI
WAT, SC


30
CASEY MUTRYN
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


33
JACK HEXTALL
YOUNGSTOWN
USHL
ACTIVE
YNG


36
VICTOR PLANTE
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


37
LUKE SCHAIRER
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


39
EGOR BARABANOV
SAGINAW
OHL
ALUMNI
SF, MAD


48
LANDON HAFELE
GREEN BAY
USHL
ACTIVE
GB (NTDP)


49
RUDOLFS BERZKALNS
MUSKEGON
USHL
ACTIVE
MUS


56
BLAKE ZIELINSKI
DES MOINES
USHL
ACTIVE
DM


57
DAYNE BEUKER
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


59
CALLUM CROSKERY
SAULT STE. MARIE
OHL
ALUMNI
CHI


60
LINCOLN KUEHNE
ARIZONA STATE
NCHC
ALUMNI
NTDP


65
JONAS KEMPS
CHICAGO
USHL
ACTIVE
CHI (NTDP)


69
MICHAEL BERCHILD
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


71
OLIVERS MURNIEKS
SAINT JOHN
QMJHL
ALUMNI
SC


78
LOGAN STUART
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


80
AJ FRANCISCO
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


81
NIKO TOURNAS
MONCTON
QMJHL
ALUMNI
CR


83
PARKER TROTTIER
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


98
THEODORE LECHNER
HOLY ANGELS
HIGH-MN
ACTIVE
MUS (NTDP)


99
YAROSLAV BRYZGALOV
MEDICINE HAT
WHL
ALUMNI
DM


103
BODE LAYLIN
TRI-CITY
USHL
ACTIVE
TC


106
NICHOLAS BOGAS
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP (WAT)


107
DAKODA RHEAUME-MULLEN
MICHIGAN
BIG10
ALUMNI
NTDP


108
ALEKSEI VLASOV
VICTORIAVILLE
QMJHL
ALUMNI
SF


109
ADAM VALENTINI
MICHIGAN
BIG10
ALUMNI
CHI


115
COLE TUMINARO
CHICAGO
USHL
ACTIVE
CHI (SC)


118
JACKSON MARTHALER
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


120
LUKAS ZAJIC
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


121
JAMES RIEBER
WATERLOO
USHL
ACTIVE
WAT


126
ANDREW O’NEILL
EDMONTON
WHL
ALUMNI
NTDP


133
KAIDEN DONIA
GROTON
HIGH-MA
ACTIVE
LIN


136
JEAN-SAMUEL DAIGNEAULT
MUSKEGON
USHL
ACTIVE
MUS


139
LINCOLN KRIZIZKE
DUBUQUE
USHL
ACTIVE
DBQ


146
CALEB PITTSLEY
MADISON
USHL
ACTIVE
MAD


149
OWEN DEGRAFF
WATERLOO
USHL
ACTIVE
WAT


150
SAM WATHIER
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


151
ERIC FROSSARD
GUELPH
OHL
ALUMNI
YNG


155
EVAN JARDINE
YOUNGSTOWN
USHL
ACTIVE
YNG


165
BENJAMIN WILMOTT
BARRIE
OHL
ALUMNI
CHI, SF


168
LUKAS SAWCHYN
EDMONTON
WHL
ALUMNI
CHI


176
PAVEL MARTINU
SIOUX CITY
USHL
ACTIVE
SC


182
DAVID BOSCO
CEDAR RAPIDS
USHL
ACTIVE
CR


183
COOPER SOLLER
SIOUX FALLS
USHL
ACTIVE
SF


189
DRYDEN ALLEN
FLINT
OHL
ACTIVE
DBQ


196
JET KWAJAH
MADISON
USHL
ACTIVE
MAD


202
COOPER DENNIS
BRANTFORD
OHL
ALUMNI
DBQ


205
JACK KULTGEN
GREEN BAY
USHL
ACTIVE
GB


207
JACK TORR
FARGO
USHL
ACTIVE
FGO


219
HUDSON LOHSE
DUBUQUE
USHL
ACTIVE
DBQ


221
NICHOLAS SYKORA
OWEN SOUND
OHL
ALUMNI
OMA, SC


222
NATHANIEL CELSKI
MUSKEGON
USHL
ACTIVE
MUS










Rank

Team
League
USHL (Active/Alumni)
USHL Team(s) (Previous)


1
BRADY KNOWLING
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


3
TOBIAS TREJBAL
YOUNGSTOWN
USHL
ACTIVE
YNG


7
HARRISON BOETTIGER
KELOWNA
WHL
ALUMNI
NTDP


12
CARTER CASEY
MEDICINE HAT
WHL
ALUMNI
WAT


25
LUKE CARRITHERS
USA U-18
NTDP – USHL
ACTIVE
NTDP


28
ELLIOT LENNON
DEERFIELD
HIGH-MA
ACTIVE
MAD


33
WILL KEANE
MUSKEGON
USHL
ACTIVE
MUS

Note: Players designated as alumni have played 10 or more USHL games.

About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world’s leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men’s hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).

Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league’s player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 92% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).