Simon (Haoxi) Wang, D, Oshawa (OHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 34
Wang (6-5, 215) had 22 points (four goals, 18 assists) in 38 games with King of the Ontario Junior Hockey League to begin this season and had two assists in 32 games and three assists in 21 playoff games after joining Oshawa in December. Born in Beijing, the 17-year-old could become the third player born in China to be selected in the NHL Draft, joining Kevin He (2024 Winnipeg Jets, fourth round, No. 109) and Andong Song (2015 New York Islanders, sixth round, No. 172).
Hayden Paupanekis, C, Kelowna (WHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 38
A member of the Norway House Cree Nation, the 18-year-old (6-4, 196) had 43 points (22 goals, 21 assists) in 71 games for Kelowna and Spokane.
Carter Amico, D, USNTDP (USHL), NHL Central Scouting: No. 41 (North American skaters)
Amico (6-5, 225 pounds) had three assists in 13 games this season. The 18-year-old from Westbrook, Maine, is committed to play for Boston University in 2026-27.
Cameron Schmidt, RW, Vancouver (WHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 43
Schmidt (5-7, 160) tied for seventh in the WHL with 40 goals in 61 games, and led Vancouver with 78 points (38 assists). His nine points (four goals, five assists) in five games led the team during the WHL playoffs, and the 18-year-old had four points (two goals, two assists) in seven games for Canada at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Worlds.
Conrad Fondrk, C, USNTDP (USHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 45
Fondrk, whose mother is from Honduras, was ninth on USNTDP’s Under-18 team with 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists) in 40 games. The 18-year-old from St. Paul, Minnesota, is committed to play for Boston University next season.
Ben Kevan, RW, Des Moines (USHL), NHL Central Scouting: No. 55 (North American skaters)
Kevan (6-0, 173) led Des Moines in assists (30) and had 43 points (13 goals) in 51 games. The 18-year-old from Fairfield, California, who is of Japanese heritage, had three points (two goals, one assist) for the U.S. at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Worlds, including a goal in a 4-3 overtime win against Slovakia for the bronze medal.
Mace’o Phillips, D, USNTDP (USHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 61
The 18-year-old from Wayzata, Minnesota, had six points (two goals, four assists) in 60 games. Phillips (6-5, 228) played in five games for the U.S. at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 World championship but didn’t register a point. He will play for the University of Minnesota next season.
Lukas Sawchyn, C, Edmonton (WHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 69
Sawchyn (5-9, 168) was third in scoring for Edmonton with 55 points (15 goals, 40 assists) in 66 games. The 18-year-old, who is Metis from Grand Prairie, Alberta, had three points (two goals, one assist) in five postseason games and one assist for Canada at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Worlds.
Alex Huang, D, Chicoutimi (QMJHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 77
Huang (6-0, 170) was second in scoring among Chicoutimi defensemen with 40 points (seven goals, 33 assists) in 64 games. The native of Rosemere, Quebec, who turns 18 on July 30, had four assists in six games for Canada at the 2025 IIHF Under 18 Worlds. He’s committed to play for Harvard University in 2026-27.
Aidan Park, C, Green Bay (USHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 94
Park (6-1, 188) was second on Green Bay with 66 points (33 goals, 33 assists) in 55 regular-season games and tied for the team lead with three points (two goals, one assist) in two playoff games. The 19-year-old is the nephew of Minnesota Wild pro scout and retired NHL forward Richard Park, who was the second player born in South Korea to reach the NHL. Aidan Park will play for the University of Michigan next season.
Anthony Allain-Samake, D, Sioux City (USHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 101
Allain-Samake (6-1, 183) had 14 assists in 61 regular-season games and one assist in five playoff games. The 17-year-old from Gatineau, Quebec, is committed to play for the University of Connecticut in 2026-27.
Owen Conrad, D, Charlottetown (QMJHL), NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 102
Conrad (6-2, 214), an 18-year-old who is Elsipogtog First Nation from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, was second among Charlottetown defensemen with 26 points (seven goals, 19 assists) in 64 regular-season games.
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