Josh Norris (Photo by Michael Caples/MiHockey)

25 Michigan names appear on NHL Futures List for ’17 Draft

Oxford native, NTDP forward and Michigan commit Josh Norris is one of many Michigan names on the 2017 NHL Futures List. (Photo by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
Oxford native, NTDP forward and Michigan commit Josh Norris is one of many Michigan names on the 2017 NHL Futures List. (Photo by Michael Caples/MiHockey)

 

By @MichaelCaples –

While a select few hockey players are still celebrating the fact that they were selected in the 2016 Draft, NHL Central Scouting has already been hard at work preparing for next year’s class.

Released at midnight was the league’s annual ‘Futures List’ – a collection of names that scouts will be keeping an eye on throughout the upcoming season as teams prepare for the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago.

The list – in alphabetical order with no grading system yet to be applied for individual players – certainly does not mean the players listed below will be the only ones drafted, or that all of the names on the list will even be claimed by NHL clubs next June.

However, it gives the hockey world a list to start from as we prepare for the 2016-17 season.

Here are the 25 players with Michigan ties that appear on the Futures List (with Michigan natives in bold):

Evan Barratt – NTDP U17 Team – Center

Ronald Brickey – Little Caesars – Defense

Skyler Brind’Amour – Jr. Hurricanes – Center

Joey Cassetti – NTDP U17 Team – Left Wing

Sasha Chmelevski – Ottawa 67s – Center

Logan Cockerill – NTDP U17 Team – Right Wing

Cole Coskey – Saginaw Spirit – Left Wing

Samuel Duchesne – Flint Firebirds – Defense

Max Gildon – NTDP U17 Team – Defense

Brady Gilmour – Saginaw Spirit – Center

Randy Hernandez – NTDP U17 Team – Center

Tyler Inamoto – NTDP U17 Team – Defense

Kyle Keyser – Flint Firebirds – Goaltender

Patrick Khodorenko – NTDP U18 Team – Center

Nate Knoepke – NTDP U17 Team – Defense

Ivan Lodnia – Erie Otters – Right Wing

Luke Martin – NTDP U18 Team – Defense

Matt Miller – Victory Honda – Center

Thomas Miller – Victory Honda – Defense

Grant Mismash – NTDP U17 Team – Center

Joshua Norris – NTDP U17 Team – Center

Jake Oettinger – NTDP U18 Team – Goaltender

Scott Reedy – NTDP U17 Team – Center

Adam Scheel – NTDP U17 Team – Goaltender

Jack Studnicka – Oshawa – Center