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NCAA commitments of 2006-eligible players
Written by: DJ Powers on 06/20/2006 
Below is the list of all
junior/prep players headed to the NCAA who appear on the NHLs Central
Scouting Services (CSS) Final Rankings for the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Players who
have not yet committed or whose school commitments (verbally or otherwise) could
not be verified are not included in this listing. While every effort has been
made to ensure thoroughness and accuracy of this listing, it may not necessarily
be completely up to date as far as which schools have received National Letters
of Intent (NLIs) from these players.
Unless otherwise noted
(V), all players appearing on this listing have submitted NLIs. Some of
these players submitted their NLIs during the signing periods during or after
the 2004-05 season and prior to the start of the 2005-06 season, while others
submitted their NLIs in the early signing period (Nov. 9-16, 2005) or in the
late signing period that began on April 12, 2006.
Ivy League schools (Brown,
Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton and Yale) and the U. S. Military
Academies do not offer athletic scholarships therefore do not receive NLIs. This
listing is current as of June 18, 2006.
* Denotes incoming freshman fall of 2007
JUNIOR/PREP LEAGUE ABBREVIATIONS
AJHL
Alberta Junior Hockey League
ATLJHL
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
BCHL
British Columbia Hockey League
EJHL
Eastern Junior Hockey League
FIN
JR Finland Junior Hockey League
NAHL
North American Hockey League
OPJRA
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
QAAAJHL
Quebec AAA Junior Hockey League
SJHL
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
USHL
United States Hockey League
USHSE United States High
Schools East (includes prep/private/boarding schools located in Massachusetts
and other areas in the Eastern region of the US).
USHSW
United States High Schools West (includes prep/private/boarding schools
located in Minnesota and other areas in the Midwest and Western regions of the
US).
USNTDP
United States National Team Development Program
NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS
|
RK. |
NAME |
POS. |
NCAA COMMITMENT |
HT/WT |
BIRTH DATE |
PREV. TEAM (League) |
|
1 |
Erik
Johnson |
D |
Minnesota |
64/222 |
3/21/88 |
USNTDP |
|
11 |
Kyle
Okposo |
RW |
Minnesota |
60/195 |
4/16/88 |
Des
Moines (USHL) |
|
13 |
Nigel Williams |
D |
Wisconsin |
65/226 |
4/18/88 |
USNTDP |
|
22 |
Brian
Strait |
D |
Boston
University |
61/200 |
1/4/88 |
USNTDP |
|
26 |
Carl
Sneep (V) |
D |
Boston
College |
64/210 |
11/5/87 |
Brainerd
(USHSW) |
|
29 |
David
Fischer |
D |
Minnesota |
63/185 |
2/19/88 |
Apple
Valley (USHSW) |
|
30 |
Trevor
Lewis |
C |
Michigan |
61/192 |
1/8/87 |
Des
Moines (USHL) |
|
33 |
Blake
Geoffrion |
LW |
Wisconsin |
61/190 |
2/3/88 |
USNTDP |
|
39 |
Michael
Forney |
LW |
North
Dakota |
62/185 |
5/14/88 |
Thief
River Falls (USHSW) |
|
45 |
Kevin
Montgomery |
D |
Ohio
State |
61/185 |
4/4/88 |
USNTDP |
|
47 |
Chris
Summers |
D |
Michigan |
62/180 |
2/5/88 |
USNTDP |
|
49 |
Derrick
LaPoint* |
D |
North
Dakota |
63/175 |
5/13/88 |
Eau
Claire North (USHSW) |
|
56 |
Rhett
Rakhshani |
RW |
Univ.
of Denver |
510/170 |
3/6/88 |
USNTDP |
|
60 |
Andreas
Nodl |
RW |
St.
Cloud State |
61/196 |
2/28/87 |
Sioux
Falls (USHL) |
|
63 |
Michael
Carman |
C |
Minnesota |
60/180 |
4/14/88 |
USNTDP |
|
66 |
Eric
Gryba (V) |
D |
Boston
University |
64/215 |
4/14/88 |
Green
Bay (USHL) |
|
69 |
Ryan
Turek |
C |
Michigan
State |
511/170 |
9/22/87 |
Omaha
(USHL) |
|
77 |
Ryan
Flynn |
RW |
Minnesota |
63/212 |
3/22/88 |
USNTDP |
|
81 |
Michael
Ratchuk |
D |
Michigan
State |
510/175 |
2/20/88 |
USNTDP |
|
82 |
Kyle
Medvec* (V) |
D |
Vermont |
65/191 |
6/16/88 |
Apple
Valley (USHSW) |
|
84 |
Jamie
McBain |
D |
Wisconsin |
62/190 |
2/25/88 |
USNTDP |
|
86 |
Brian
Gibbons* (V) |
C |
Boston
College |
58/160 |
2/26/88 |
Thayer
Academy (USHSE) |
|
88 |
David
McIntyre |
C |
Colgate |
511/171 |
2/4/87 |
Newmarket
(OPJRA) |
|
89 |
Matthew
McCollem* (V) |
LW |
Harvard |
60/185 |
5/6/88 |
Belmont
Hill (USHSE) |
|
91 |
Joe
Devin* (V) |
C |
Cornell |
61/191 |
10/5/87 |
Catholic
Memorial (USHSE) |
|
92 |
Brian
Lebler |
W |
Michigan |
62/194 |
7/16/88 |
Penticton
(BCHL) |
|
94 |
Chad
Morin (V) |
D |
Harvard |
511/205 |
4/15/88 |
Sioux
City (USHL) |
|
100 |
Martin
Nolet |
D |
Univ.
of Massachusetts |
63/209 |
10/2/86 |
Champlain
(QAAAJHL) |
|
103 |
Kai
Kantola (V) |
C |
Bowling
Green |
62/176 |
11/9/87 |
Fargo-Moorhead
(NAHL) |
|
104 |
Alex
Biega (V) |
D |
Harvard |
510/191 |
4/4/88 |
Salisbury
(USHSE) |
|
109 |
Chris
Auger |
C |
UMass-Lowell |
511/160 |
12/16/87 |
Wellington
(OPJRA) |
|
110 |
Doug
Rogers (V) |
C |
Harvard |
60/175 |
1/20/88 |
St.
Sebastians (USHSE) |
|
114 |
Eric
Baier* (V) |
D |
Providence
College |
61/188 |
3/26/88 |
Taft
(USHSE) |
|
123 |
Erik
Felde |
F |
Alaska-Anchorage |
510/179 |
12/29/87 |
Vernon
(BCHL) |
|
128 |
Jeffery
Lee |
C |
Univ.
of Alaska (Fairbanks) |
62/194 |
6/16/88 |
Sherwood
Park (AJHL) |
|
131 |
Matt
Martello |
C/W |
Lake
Superior State |
511/210 |
12/19/87 |
Vaughan
(OPJRA) |
|
132 |
Brian
Day* (V) |
RW |
Colgate |
60/186 |
8/4/88 |
Governor
Dummer Academy (USHSE) |
|
133 |
Andy
Sackrison* (V) |
C/LW |
Minnesota
State-Mankato |
61/178 |
12/12/87 |
St.
Louis Park (USHSW) |
|
137 |
Matt
Lombardi (V) |
C |
Boston
College |
511/185 |
11/9/87 |
Governor
Dummer Academy (USHSE) |
|
139 |
Josh
Gillam (V) |
C |
Dartmouth |
511/184 |
2/15/88 |
Peterborough
Jr. A (OPJRA) |
|
143 |
Peter
Leblanc |
C/LW |
New
Hampshire |
510/175 |
2/3/88 |
Hamilton
(OPJRA) |
|
144 |
Tony
Romano (V) |
C |
Cornell |
510/170 |
1/5/88 |
New
York Bobcats (ATLJHL) |
|
146 |
David
Grun* (V) |
RW |
Minnesota-Duluth |
61/185 |
12/17/87 |
White
Bear Lake (USHSW) |
|
147 |
Zach
Cohen (V) |
LW |
Boston
University |
63/195 |
2/6/87 |
Tri-City
(USHL) |
|
148 |
Tyler
Ruegsegger* |
C/RW |
Univ.
of Denver |
511/170 |
1/19/88 |
Shattuck
St. Marys (USHSW) |
|
149 |
Blake
Gallagher (V) |
C |
Cornell |
57/167 |
2/10/88 |
Notre
Dame (SJHL) |
|
152 |
T.J.
Miller (V) |
D |
Northern
Michigan |
64/200 |
9/15/86 |