73 Players with USHL Ties Listed on 2024 NHLCS Final Rankings
April 16, 2024 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
NHL Central Scouting (NHLCS) announced Tuesday the service's annual Final Rankings, which included 73 players who have played in the USHL to date.
Among the USHL ties, 10 skaters are ranked in the top 30 in North America, including first-rated Macklin Celebrini from Boston University (played for the Chicago Steel in 2022-23 where he was named the USHL Player of the Year, USHL Forward of the Year and USHL Rookie of the Year) and #2-ranked Artyom Levshunov of Michigan State (played for the Green Bay Gamblers in 2022-23 where he was named USHL All-Rookie First Team and All-USHL Third Team).
Also in the Top 30 at #4 is University of Denver defenseman Zeem Buium (USA Hockey NTDP program 2021-23), at #6 is current Tri-City Storm forward Trevor Connelly, at #10 is current Chicago Steel forward Michael Hage, at #12 is current USA Hockey NTDP forward Cole Eiserman, at #16 is current Muskegon Lumberjack forward Sacha Boisvert, at #21 is current Muskegon Lumberjack forward Matvei Gridin, at #27 is Waterloo Black Hawk forward John Mustard and at #28 is current USA Hockey NTDP forward Kamil Bednarik.
The USHL has 64 active players listed in the final rankings.
The USHL is coming off the 2023 NHL Draft, which saw the with 51 selections. The USHL has had 50-or-more NHL Draft picks in each of the last six Drafts and now has 1,041 NHL Draft picks all-time including four first overall picks: Owen Power (Buffalo Sabres - 2021), Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils - 2019), Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs - 2016) and Rick DiPietro (New York Islanders - 2000).
By the Numbers:
73 USHL ties on the Final List (including affiliated players)
64 USHL active players on Final Rankings List
16 Member Clubs have at least one player represented on the Final List
9 USHL ties on the Final List are league alumni
2024 NHLCS Final Rankings | Players W/USHL Ties
Rank Last Name First Name Team League USHL AFFILIATION
1 CELEBRINI* MACKLIN BOSTON UNIVERSITY H-EAST CHICAGO
2 LEVSHUNOV* ARTYOM MICHIGAN STATE BIG10 GREEN BAY
4 BUIUM* ZEEV DENVER NCHC NTDP
6 CONNELLY TREVOR TRI-CITY USHL
10 HAGE MICHAEL CHICAGO USHL
12 EISERMAN COLE USA U-18 USHL
16 BOISVERT SACHA MUSKEGON USHL
21 GRIDIN MATVEI MUSKEGON USHL
27 MUSTARD JOHN WATERLOO USHL
28 BEDNARIK KAMIL USA U-18 USHL
34 KLEBER ADAM LINCOLN USHL
39 EMERY ERIC (EJ) USA U-18 USHL
43 PLANTE MAX USA U-18 USHL
44 STIGA TEDDY USA U-18 USHL
49 PROTAS ILYA DES MOINES USHL
55 HUTSON COLE USA U-18 USHL
56 SKAHAN WILL USA U-18 USHL
59 ZIEMER BRODIE USA U-18 USHL
66 GROENEWOLD ELLIOTT CEDAR RAPIDS USHL
68 BURROWS HAGEN SIOUX CITY USHL
71 HUMPHREYS CHRISTIAN USA U-18 USHL
74 VEILLEUX XAVIER MUSKEGON USHL
75 VAN VLIET LUCAS USA U-18 USHL
108 PIETILA* CHASE MICHIGAN TECH CCHA YOUNGSTOWN
113 BURNEVIK AUSTIN MADISON USHL
115 SHAHAN KADEN SIOUX CITY USHL
118 CONNOR JOE MUSKEGON USHL
120 HERRINGTON CAEDEN GREEN BAY USHL
121 ROED NOLAN TRI-CITY USHL
127 MERRILL BEN CHICAGO USHL
132 MCLAUGHLIN FINN FARGO USHL
140 ADAMS* TANNER PROVIDENCE H-EAST TRI-CITY
145 WHIPPLE JOHN USA U-18 USHL
147 MCMORROW BRENDAN USA U-18 USHL
148 LAURILA SAM USA RAPIDS USHL
172 PEAPENBURG MASON CHIPPEWA NAHL DES MOINES
173 SONDREAL JAKE DUBUQUE USHL
175 CERRATO CHARLIE YOUNGSTOWN USHL
177 PAHLSSON ERIK DUBUQUE USHL
182 KEEFE OWEN SIOUX CITY USHL
190 GOUKLER LUKE CHICAGO USHL
196 LUNSKI ALEX MINNETONKA HIGH-MN OMAHA
198 LAPOINTE NOAH USA U-18 USHL
199 PARKS LEE FARGO USHL
201 EPPERSON KRISTIAN USA U-18 USHL
209 PARDUE CHARLES USA U-18 USHL
211 KALD ERIK CEDAR RAPIDS USHL
214 GARDULA ETHAN SIOUX CITY USHL
221 SHARP ZACHARY CEDAR RAPIDS USHL
2024 NHLCS Final Rankings | Goalies W/USHL Ties
FR Last Name First Name Team League USHL Affiliation
1 YEGOROV MIKHAIL OMAHA USHL
4 KEMPF NICHOLAS USA U-18 USHL
13 PARSONS JOHN USA U-18 USHL
15 CLOUTIER LOUKA CHICAGO USHL
17 BERNSTEIN THATCHER TRI-CITY USHL
21 URBAN SAMUEL SIOUX CITY USHL
23 HEIL CALEB SIOUX FALLS USHL
25 PECK STEPHEN BISMARCK NAHL MUSKEGON
32 HENDRICKSON KAM OMAHA USHL
*USHL alumni
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