By Warren Kozireski —
NHL Central Scouting launched their Midterm Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft and there are 9 New Yorkers together with three among the many top-35 North American skaters and two goaltenders within the top-20.
Hauppauge’s James Hagens is ranked second amongst North American skaters. Thought by some to be the perfect participant and probably the primary general choice subsequent yr, he’s in his freshman marketing campaign with Boston School. Regardless of lacking time to be a key cog for Crew USA’s gold medal effort on the latest IIHF World Junior match in Ottawa, the 5’10”, 178 lb. ahead is second within the nation in scoring amongst freshmen and second on the Eagles with 5 targets and 16 assists.
Final season Hagens led USA Hockey’s Nationwide Crew Improvement Program Underneath-18 group with 63 assists, 102 factors and 1.76 points-per recreation in 58 video games.
East Greenbush’s Jack Murtagh was slotted as a “B” draft prospect indicating a projected second or third spherical choice within the preseason rankings and is now 25th amongst North American skaters. The 6’0”, 200 lb. left wing is dedicated to Boston College in 2025 after finishing this, his second season with the USNTDP.
He spent two seasons with the Bishop Kearney Selects prep program in Rochester previous to heading to Plymouth, Michigan. This season he had a mixed 15 targets and 35 factors in 37 video games.
Ithaca’s Will Moore was projected to be chosen within the first spherical in preseason however has dropped to 32nd at midterm. Moore stands 6’2” and 175 lb. and is enjoying in his second season with the U.S. Nationwide Crew Improvement Program. In a mixed 19 video games towards school packages and within the USHL, the Boston School commit had a mixed 41 factors in 48 video games after registering 68 factors in 85 video games a season in the past.
Matthew Lansing of Tonawanda is ranked 97th. The 6’0”, 188 lb. middle spent 4 seasons with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres program along with his remaining yr cut up between there and Waterloo within the USHL. This season with Waterloo and the USNTDP he had 13 factors over the primary 32 video games.
Ithaca’s John (Jack) Parsons, handed over in final yr’s draft, is slotted 17th amongst North American goaltenders The previous USNTDP goaltender is dedicated to Windfall however is with Chicago within the USHL this season the place he has a 3.78 targets towards common and a .898 save share in 19 video games.
Greece native Ethan Phillips is one slot behind Parsons at 18th. The Bishop Kearney Selects 6’2”, 205 lb. goaltender had an 11-8-2 file with a 2.39 GAA and .910 save share in 21 video games with two shutouts. He’s dedicated to Windfall School in 2026.
New York Metropolis-born Dylan Lee-Stack is ranked 30th amongst goaltenders. The 6’2”, 176 lb. product of the Ramapo Saints and Westchester Specific is enjoying in his second season with the Yale Jr. Bulldogs 18-U group the place he has performed in 14 video games with a 5-4-5 file.
Northwood Prep and Camillus’ William Schneid is ranked 202nd amongst North American skaters. The 6’0”, 174 lb. left wing and former West Genesee HS participant already had 42 targets and 70 factors in 46 video games this season. He’s dedicated to the College of Connecticut in 2026.
And Roslyn’s Ethan Wyttenbach is 222nd. The 5’10”, 170 lb. ahead is enjoying this season with Sioux Falls within the USHL the place he had 13 targets with 18 assists over 30 video games. The Lengthy Island Gulls product is dedicated to Quinnipiac College in 2026.
East Greenbush native Donato Bracco, Locust Valley’s Matthew Grimes and Brooklyn’s Jess Orlowsky have been listed as “W” prospects in preseason indicating a sixth or seventh spherical projection., however all have been left off the midterm rankings.
Unofficially the draft is reported to be held in Los Angeles in late June.
