Top 20 NHL-affiliated prospects to watch in the NCAA in 2026-27

NCAA men’s hockey kicks off this weekend, with teams across the United States looking to dethrone the Denver Pioneers as national champions. American college hockey is now in its second full year of utilizing CHL players to stack their lineups. Last season had one of the strongest talent pools college hockey has ever seen, and that’s not going to change this year thanks to an influx of quality 2026 NHL draft prospects. A large majority of the players listed below played in the Canadian Hockey League at one point or another. but it was actually a player who went the…