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All of the stat links to the right have been updated for the 2014-2015 season. Check them throughout the year to see how your favorite team's recruits and prospects are performing!

Central Scouting 2015 NHL Draft Preliminary Watch List

Below are all of the uncommitted, NCAA eligible prospects ranked by NHL Central Scouting for the 2015 Draft. The top two prospects on the list are "B" rated. The remainder are "C" rated prospects.

C JAKOB FORSBACKA KARLSSON OMAHA USHL

G MATEJ TOMEK TOPEKA NAHL

G VAUGHAN AHRENS WAYZATA HIGH-MN

D NICK AZAR HONEYBAKED U18 HPHL

C JACK BECKER MAHTOMEDI HIGH-MN

G RYAN BEDNARD JOHNSTOWN NAHL

D CARMINE BUONO POWELL RIVER BCHL

D VINCENT DESHARNAIS CHILLIWACK BCHL

D TIM FAULKNER SPRINGFIELD NAHL

D HUGO GALLET AUSTIN NAHL

C JACOB JAREMKO ELK RIVER HIGH-MN

D LUKAS JAYCOX WARROAD HIGH-MN

D CALEB JONES USA U-18 USHL

G MATTHEW JURUSIK JANESVILLE NAHL

G TREVIN KOZLOWSKI THE GUNNERY HIGH-CT

C JOHN MACLEAN AUSTIN NAHL

LW TOM MARCHIN MUSKEGON USHL

C STEVEN MERL MUSKEGON USHL

C/LW BROGAN O'BRIEN PRINCE GEORGE BCHL

G CONOR O'BRIEN NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL HIGH-NH

C CHASE PEARSON YOUNGSTOWN USHL

D ANDREW PESKI BROCKVILLE CCHL

G PAYTON PORTER KIMBALL UNION HIGH-NH

D VILI SAARIJARVI GREEN BAY USHL

LW TANNER SCHACHLE KENAI RIVER NAHL

G ERIC SCHIERHORN MUSKEGON USHL

RW RYAN SMITH GREEN BAY USHL

LW WILL SOMERS HOTCHKISS SCHOOL HIGH-CT

LW LUKE STEVENS NOBLE & GREENOUGH HIGH-MA

D DAVID TRINKBERGER MUSKEGON USHL

LW DANIEL WARPECHA SIOUX FALLS USHL

G STEFAN WORNIG POWELL RIVER BCHL

C/RW MIHA ZAJC DES MOINES USHL

College Hockey Recruits Getting Younger

This week, rumor spread of a barely 14 year-old Norwegian hockey player accepting a scholarship offer from Denver University. This turns out not to have been true*. But even if it had been, it would not have set any records for the youngest college hockey commitment. That honor goes to Oliver Wahlstrom who committed to Maine as a 13 year-old 7th grader earlier this year.

The debate over recruiting children more than four years removed from college will continue as long as loopholes in NCAA rules permit the practice. The phenomenon certainly isn't limited to college hockey either. In fact, all scholarship sponsored college athletic programs (women's and men's) have been known to recruit a youngster here and there. Football's youngest commitment was also 13. Women's soccer has offered 13-year-old players too.

I'll stay out of the debate but still provide the data. Based on information from Chris Heisenberg's current and past recruit lists, below are the thirteen youngest players to have accepted a men's D1 college hockey scholarship offer. Based on available data, this list should include every commitment made by a player under the age of fifteen.

Anthony Cipollone - 13y/2m/11d - Vermont
Oliver Wahlstrom - 13y/6m/28d - Maine
Mathias Emelio Petterson - 14y/0m/5d - Denver
Jake Goldowski - 14y/4m/7d - Penn State
Blade Jenkins - 14y/5m/7d - Michigan
Cam Askew - 14y/6m/5d - Boston University
Connor Anthoine - 14y/6m/7d - Vermont
Liam Pecararo - 14y/7m/8d - Maine
Cayden Primeau - 14y/7m/19d - Northeastern
Jon Merrill - 14y/8m/7d - Michigan
Jacob Pivonka - 14y/8m/7d - Notre Dame
Noah Hanafin - 14y/9m/0d - Boston College
Mikey Anderson - 14y/9m/12d - Minnesota-Duluth
Brannon McManus - 14y/9m/22d - Minnesota
Joel Farabee - 14y/9m/24d - New Hampshire
Keith Petruzzelli - 14y/10m/8d - Quinnipiac
Thomas Forgoine - 14y/10m/11d - Vermont
Brady Smith - 14y/10m/21d - Wisconsin
Casey Fitzgerald - 14/10m/29d - Boston College
Joey Anderson - 14y/11m/7d - Minnesota-Duluth
Mark Friedman - 14y/11m/13d - Bowling Green

Thus far, only one player on this list (Jon Merrill) has actually played D1 college hockey. Cam Askew opted to play in the QMJHL. Connor Anthoine ended up playing D3 hockey instead. The rest are still in committed to their respective programs.

*UPDATED 8/6/15 - EMP commitment possibly still true

Central Scouting 2014 NHL Draft Final Watch List

Below are the uncommitted NCAA eligible players ranked by NHL Central Scouting. The complete list can be found here.
 
Skaters
122 - F - Waltteri Hopponen - Sioux City-USHL
131 - F - Ryan Hitchcock - USNTDP
133 - F - Miguel Fidler - Edina HS
170 - F - Steven Merl - Belle Tire U18
185 - F - Jake Bresser - Eau Claire Memorial HS
 
Goaltenders
14 Joel Daccord - Cushing Academy
11 Blake Weyrick - USNTDP
30 Eric Shierhorn - Muskegon-USHL
LV Christian Short - Canterbury Prep

Central Scouting 2014 NHL Draft Midterm Watch List

This post is a bit late, but below are the uncommitted NCAA eligible players ranked by NHL Central Scouting. The complete list can be found here.

Skaters

54 Ryan Donato – Dexter
97 Nick Wolff – Eagan HS
121 Michael Turner – Cushing
150 Tyler Sheehy – Waterloo-USHL
169 Steven Merl – Belle Tire U18
180 Miguel Fidler – Edina HS
188 Dominic Franco – Kimball Union
191 Waltteri Hopponen – Sioux City-USHL
193 Billy Sweezey – Nobles  
LV Lawton Courtnall – Waterloo-USHL
 
Goaltenders
4 Thomas Perry – Wenatchee-NAHL
19 Sean Cleary – Lake Forest HS
25 Robert McGovern – Thayer  
30 Eric Schierhorn – Muskegon-USHL
32 Hunter Miska – Penticton-BCHL

G-32 Miska Hunter Penticton BCHL Uncommitted G-30 Schierhorn Eric Muskegon USHL Uncommitted G-25 McGovern Robert Thayer PREP Uncommitted G-19 Cleary Sean Lake Forest HS-IL Uncommitted G-4 Perry Thomas Wenatchee NAHL Uncommitted G-3 Weyrick Blake U.S. NTDP USHL Uncommitted LV Courtnall Lawton Waterloo USHL Uncommitted 207 Hillman Blake Dubuque USHL Uncommitted 193 Sweezey Billy Nobles PREP Uncommitted 191 Hopponen Waltteri Sioux City USHL Uncommitted 188 Franco Dominic Kimball Union PREP Uncommitted 180 Fidler Miguel Edina HS-MN Uncommitted 169 Merl Steven Belle Tire U18 Midget Uncommitted 150 Sheehy Tyler Waterloo USHL Uncommitted 121 Turner Michael Cushing PREP Uncommitted 97 Wolff Nick Eagan HS-MN Uncommitted 54 Donato Ryan Dexter PREP Uncommitted - See more at: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/2014-nhl-draft-mid-season-rankings#sthash.nn3i4Nj9.dpuf

G-32 Miska Hunter Penticton BCHL Uncommitted G-30 Schierhorn Eric Muskegon USHL Uncommitted G-25 McGovern Robert Thayer PREP Uncommitted G-19 Cleary Sean Lake Forest HS-IL Uncommitted G-4 Perry Thomas Wenatchee NAHL Uncommitted G-3 Weyrick Blake U.S. NTDP USHL Uncommitted LV Courtnall Lawton Waterloo USHL Uncommitted 207 Hillman Blake Dubuque USHL Uncommitted 193 Sweezey Billy Nobles PREP Uncommitted 191 Hopponen Waltteri Sioux City USHL Uncommitted 188 Franco Dominic Kimball Union PREP Uncommitted 180 Fidler Miguel Edina HS-MN Uncommitted 169 Merl Steven Belle Tire U18 Midget Uncommitted 150 Sheehy Tyler Waterloo USHL Uncommitted 121 Turner Michael Cushing PREP Uncommitted 97 Wolff Nick Eagan HS-MN Uncommitted 54 Donato Ryan Dexter PREP Uncommitted - See more at: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/2014-nhl-draft-mid-season-rankings#sthash.nn3i4Nj9.dpuf

G-32 Miska Hunter Penticton BCHL Uncommitted G-30 Schierhorn Eric Muskegon USHL Uncommitted G-25 McGovern Robert Thayer PREP Uncommitted G-19 Cleary Sean Lake Forest HS-IL Uncommitted G-4 Perry Thomas Wenatchee NAHL Uncommitted G-3 Weyrick Blake U.S. NTDP USHL Uncommitted LV Courtnall Lawton Waterloo USHL Uncommitted 207 Hillman Blake Dubuque USHL Uncommitted 193 Sweezey Billy Nobles PREP Uncommitted 191 Hopponen Waltteri Sioux City USHL Uncommitted 188 Franco Dominic Kimball Union PREP Uncommitted 180 Fidler Miguel Edina HS-MN Uncommitted 169 Merl Steven Belle Tire U18 Midget Uncommitted 150 Sheehy Tyler Waterloo USHL Uncommitted 121 Turner Michael Cushing PREP Uncommitted 97 Wolff Nick Eagan HS-MN Uncommitted 54 Donato Ryan Dexter PREP Uncommitted - See more at: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/2014-nhl-draft-mid-season-rankings#sthash.nn3i4Nj9.dpuf