Ten players from New England were listed on the NHL Central Scouting Futures List when it came out recently.
The NHL’s official scouting service keeps tabs on prospective players for each year’s draft. It is the first of several installments of lists or rankings that NHL Central Scouting will publish throughout the year leading up to next summer’s 2023 draft.
Of the 10 players from New England, three skate for USA Hockey’s NTDP while the other seven played prep hockey during the 2021-22 season.
In addition to the 10 local players who earned recognition, 20 other prospects who skate in the region or are committed to area colleges made the list.
Boston College was the most represented college with seven recruits on the list. Northeastern had four, while Boston University and Harvard each had three.
UConn only had one recruit listed, but it’s a big one. Right wing Matthew Wood has accelerated to play his draft eligible season in Hockey East with Mike Cavanaugh’s squad. In 46 regular-season games for the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies in 2021-22, Wood scored 45 goals and 40 assists. He’ll be the most scouted player skating in the region during the 2022-23 campaign.
New Englanders on Futures List
Joe Connor, C, Amherst, N.H./Avon Old Farms/Yale Jr. Bulldogs U18
Donovan Frias, LW, Hudson, Mass./Cranbrook (Yale)
Julian Frias, RW, Hudson, Mass./Cranbrook (Yale)
Sean Keohane, D, Milton, Mass./Dexter Southfield/Cape Cod Whalers U18 (Harvard)
Ethan Gardula, LW, Princeton, Mass./Cushing/CMass Penguins U18
Ryan Leonard, RW, Amherst, Mass./U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston College)
Cam Russo, RW, Middleton, Mass./Governor’s/Little Bruins U18
Will Smith, C, Lexington, Mass./U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston College)
Lucas St. Louis, D, Greenwich, Conn./Dubuque (Harvard)
Will Vote, RW, Arlington, Mass./U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston College)
Other New England connections
Aidan Celebrini, D, Shattuck-St. Mary’s Prep (Boston University)
Michael Chambre, G, U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston University)
Dylan Compton, D, Vernon (Northeastern)
Seth Constance, D, Tri-City (Northeastern)
Ryan Fine, RW, U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston University)
Drew Fortescue, D, U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston College)
Eli Friedman, C, Brunswick/Mid Fairfield U18 (Yale)
Salvatore Guzzo, RW, U.S. NTDP U18 (Harvard)
Dan Harkimo, RW, South Kent U18
Daniel Heroux, G, Kimball Union (Vermont)
Jan Korec, G, Des Moines (Boston College)
Aram Minnetian, D, U.S. NTDP U18 (Boston College)
Blake Montgomery, LW, Mount Saint Charles U18
Chris Pelosi, C, Muskegon (Quinnipiac)
Ben Poitras, C, Sioux City (Northeastern)
Luke Posthumus, RW, Nepean (Northeastern)
Justin Solovey, C, Muskegon (Boston College)
Aydar Suniev, LW, Penticton (UMass)
Nathan Tobey, D, U.S. NTDP U18 (Quinnipiac)
Matthew Wood, RW, UConn
