A total of 85 players with USHL relations were nominated for the final ranking of NHL Central Scouting before the 2025 NHL draft in Los Angeles, California. Of those, 54 played a full season in the league this year, representing all 16 teams.
This gives Ushl an average of 3.4 players per team, which is more than any other junior hockey league in North America.
Top 30 North American skates with USHL experience are alumni James Hagnes (Boston College/NTDP), Logan Hensor (Visconsin/NTDP), Sascha Boumedian (Boston University/Youngstown Phantom), Kullen Potter (Arizona State/NTDP), and Will Hokehf (Michigan).
Active USHL players ranked within the top 32 of North American skates include Mason West (Fargo Force), Riker Lee (Madison Capital), and a trio of NTDP players: Wil Moore, Jack Murtag and Cole McKiny. Ivan Raibkin and Vaclav Nestracil of Meskgon Lambarajac followed the back, Lincoln stars with Jacob Roombac of the stars. Mason Mo (Madison Capital), Ben Kevan (Des Moines Baukeners), Adam Benak (Youngstown Phantoms), and Teddy Materin (Chicago Steel) also hold spots within the top 64.
Eight players listed in the rankings played Minnesota High School Hockey and this season in Ushl. The group is headed by West, Cooper Simpson (TRAI-City Storm), and Black Vanak (Chicago Steel).
Among the North American goals, Michael Pradale (TRAI-City Storm) ranks third, including Jack Parsons (Chicago Steel), Ryan Cameron (NTDP), Patrick Quinlan (NTDP), Kama Handricason (Waterloo Black Hawks), and Baurorn Bronss (Siaox Falls Stams).
Listed players include North American Skaters Convern Davis (Sedar Rapids Rafiders), Atel Baldwin (Cedar Rapids Reforridrs), Jeremy Lorangar (Dabuke Fighting Sants), and Aden Lane (Green Bay Gambler), and Cameron. North American skater Kel Dutch (Waterloo Black Hawks) and International Skaters Eric Nilson (Chicago Steel) and Michal Swarke (Lincoln Star) are also associates, although they have not played the USHL game.
Ushl has been the top manufacturer of NHL drafts for eight consecutive years, developing more pics than any other league since 2012. In the last season, the League produced 10 first round selection and 49 total pics in the 2024 NHL draft. Removing players selected from NTDP, which was average for 1.67 players per team, most in all other junior leagues.