Top remaining College, CHL and European free brokers
Corey Pronman of The Athletic: Remaining free brokers who might draw some NHL curiosity. (If they’ve signed as of press time they’ve been faraway from the listing because the piece was initially posted in February)
Players projected to play NHL video games
1. Hardy Haman Aktell – LHD – Vaxjo, SHL
2. Austen Swankler – C – Bowling Green, CCHA
3. Victor Ostman – G – Maine, Hockey East
Have an opportunity to play NHL video games
4. Jiri Smejkal – LW – Oskarshamm, SHL
5. Owen Pederson – LW – Winnipeg, WHL
6. Riese Gaber – RW – North Dakota, NCHC
7. Christopher Sedoff – LHD – Red Deer, WHL
8. Luke Krys – RHD – Brown, ECAC
9. Travis Mitchell – LHD – Cornell, ECAC
10. Cooper Black – G – Dartmouth, ECAC
11. Collin Graf – RW – Quinnipiac, ECAC
12. Grigori Dronov – LHD – Magnitogorsk, KHL
13. Konstantin Okulov – RW – CSKA, KHL
Longsots to play within the NHL
14. Rickard Hugg – LW – Skelleftea, SHL
15. Kyle McDonald – RW – North Bay, OHL
16. Jacob Bergtsson – LHD – Lake Superior State U, CCHA
17. Jaxon Nelson – C – Minnesota, Big Ten
18. Valetti Pulli – LHD – TPS, Liiga
19. Logan Morrison – C – Ottawa, OHL
20. T.J. Hughes – C – Michigan, Big Ten
21. Ryan Siedem – RHD – Harvard, ECAC
22. Ryan McAllister – LW – Western Michigan, NCHC
23. Isac Brannstrom – LW – Lulea, SHL
Top 2023 NHL free brokers
Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff: Looking on the high 50 pending 2023 NHL free brokers.
1. Michael Bunting – Maple Leafs – LW
2. Damon Severson – Devils – RD
3. Patrick Kane – Rangers – RW
4. Ryan O’Reilly – Malpe Leafs – C
5. Dmitry Orlov – Bruins – LD
6. Alex Killorn – Lightning – RW
7. J.T. Compher – Avalanche – C
8. Jordan Staal – Hurricanes – C
9. Vladimir Tarasenko -Rangers – RW
10. Tristan Jarry – Penguins – G
11. Max Pacioretty – Hurricanes – LW
12. Tyler Bertuzzi – Bruins – LW
13. Semyon Varlamov – Islanders – G
14. Vladislav Gavrikov – Kings – LD
15. Ryan Graves – Devils – LD
16. Carson Soucy – Kraken – LD
17. Scott Mayfield – Islanders – RD
18. Ivan Barbashev – Golden Knights – LW
19. Joonas Korpisalo – Kings – G
20. Matt Dumba – Wild – RD
21. Frederik Andersen – Hurricanes – G
22. Max Domi – Stars – C
23. John Klingberg – Wild – RD
24. James van Riemsdyk – Flyers – LW
25. Connor Clifton – Bruins – RD
26. Alex Kerfoot – Maple Leafs – LW
27. Shayne Gostisbehere – Hurricanes – LD
28. Evan Rodrigues – Avalanche – C
29. David Kampf – Maple Leafs – C
30. Frederick Gaudreau – Wild – C
31. Jason Zucker – Penguins – LW
32. Gustav Nyquist – Wild – LW
33. Pierre Engvall – Islanders – RW
34. Tomas Tatar – Devils – LW
35. Justin Holl – Maple Leafs – RD
36. Luke Schenn – Maple Leafs – RD
37. Ian Cole – Lightning – LD
38. Garnet Hathaway – Bruins – RW
39. Nick Foligno – Bruins – LW
40. Evgenii Dadonov – Stars – RW
41. Jesper Fast – Carolina – RW
42. Nick Bjugstad – Oilers – C
43. Radko Gudas – Panthers – RD
44. Erik Gustafsson – Maple Leafs – LD
45. Erik Haula – Devils – C
46. Sean Monahan – Canadiens – C
47. Lars Eller – Avalanche – C
48. Jonathan Drouin – Canadiens – C
49. Teddy Blueger – Golden Knights – C
50. Connor Brown – Capitals – RW