The NCAA is allowing CHL players to play in the U.S. college ranks starting in the 2025-26 season, after making a rule change late last year.
Gavin McKenna, the CHL player of the year in 2024-25, became the NCAA headliner on July 8 when he committed to Penn State just over a month after leading the Medicine Hat Tigers to the Memorial Cup final.
Here's a look at players from the WHL, OHL and QMJHL who have made NCAA commitments since the start of 2024. NHL Draft information is in brackets.
WHL
Brandon Wheat Kings
C Roger McQueen, 18, Providence College (Anaheim Ducks, first round, 2025)
D Luke Shipley, 20, Massachusetts-Lowell
RW Marcus Nguyen, 20, Nebraska-Omaha
D Quinn Mantei, 20, Providence College
C Matteo Michels, 19, Vermont
RW Nolan Flamand, 21, Merrimack
C Nicholas Johnson, 20, Ferris State for 2026-27
Calgary Hitmen
C Oliver Tulk, 20, Wisconsin
G Daniel Hauser, 21, Wisconsin
LW Carson Birnie, 20, Michigan Tech
RW Connor Hvidston, 20, Colorado College (Anaheim Ducks, fifth round, 2022)
C Brandon Gorzynski, 18, Arizona State for 2026-27 (Dallas Stars, fourth round, 2025)
C Kale Dach, 18, Penn State for 2026-27 (Pittsburgh Penguins, seventh round, 2025)
LW Ethan Merner, 18, Merrimack for 2026-27
Edmonton Oil Kings
D Josh Mori, 21, Massachusetts-Lowell
C Marshall Finnie, 21, Niagara
C Rylen Roersma, 20, Alaska-Fairbanks
C Cole Miller, 20, Canisius
D Ethan MacKenzie, 18, North Dakota for 2026-27
RW Andrew O'Neill, 18, North Dakota for 2026-27
LW Lukas Sawchyn, 18, Arizona State for 2026-27
Everett Silvertips
D Eric Jamieson, 19, Denver (Calgary Flames, sixth round, 2024)
RW Tyler MacKenzie, 20, Western Michigan
LW Dominik Rymon, 21, Bowling Green State
LW Shea Busch, 18, Penn State for 2026-27 (Florida Panthers, fourth round, 2025)
Kamloops Blazers
LW Oren Shtrom, 20, Alaska-Anchorage
C Beau Courtney, 21, Alaska-Fairbanks
RW Nathan Behm, 18, Arizona State for 2026-27 (Chicago Blackhawks, third round, 2025)
RW Cooper Moore, 19, Augustana for 2026-27
F JP Hurlbert, 17, Michigan for 2026-27
Kelowna Rockets
C Michael Cicek, 21, Michigan Tech
RW Kalder Varga, 17, Denver for 2027-28
Lethbridge Hurricanes
D Logan McCutcheon, 21, Quinnipiac
RW Miguel Marques, 19, Maine (Nashville Predators, third round, 2024)
C Logan Wormold, 20, Nebraska-Omaha for 2026-27
D Carson Olsen, 19, UMass Lowell for 2026-27
Medicine Hat Tigers
C Mathew Ward, 21, Northern Michigan
C Cayden Lindstrom, 19, Michigan State (Columbus Blue Jackets, first round, 2024)
RW Ryder Ritchie, 18, Boston (Minnesota Wild, second round, 2024)
C Gavin McKenna, 17, Penn State
G Carter Casey, 17, Minnesota for 2027-28
Moose Jaw Warriors
D Aiden Ziprick, 19, Bemidji State for 2026-27
G Kyle Jones, 18, UMass Lowell for 2026-27
Penticton Vees
RW Diego Johnson, 18, UConn for 2026-27
D Nolan Stevenson, 20, St. Cloud State for 2026-27
Portland Winterhawks
C Kyle Chyzowski, 20, Denver
D Ryder Thompson, 20, Miami (Ohio)
C Ryan Miller, 17, Denver for 2026-27
RW Josh Zakreski, 19, North Dakota
LW Diego Buttazzoni, 19, Massachusetts
RW Nathan Free, 19, Penn State for 2026-27
Prince Albert Raiders
D Justice Christensen, 19, Nebraska-Omaha for 2026-27
RW Niall Crocker, 20, Ohio State
G Max Hildebrand, 20, Bemidji State
RW Brayden Dube, 19, Bemidji State
LW Aiden Oiring, 19, Nebraska-Omaha
LW Ty Meunier, 16, Nebraska-Omaha for 2026-27
C Tomas Mrsic, 19, Colorado College (St. Louis Blues, fourth round, 2024)
F Brock Souch, 18, St. Cloud State for 2026-27
D Linden Burrett, 19, Alaska-Fairbanks for 2026-27
C Evan Smith, 19, Alaska-Fairbanks for 2026-27
Prince George Cougars
C Ben Riche, 20, Quinnipiac for 2026-27
Red Deer Rebels
D Keaton Dowhaniuk, 21, Alaska-Fairbanks
RW Jhett Larson, 21, Alaska-Fairbanks
Regina Pats
D John Babcock, 20, Robert Morris
C Braxton Whitehead, 20, Arizona State
D Matt Paranych, 18, Bowling Green State for 2026-27
Saskatoon Blades
C Tyler Parr, 20 Union College for 2026-27
D Grayden Siepmann, 20, Minnesota-Duluth
D Ben Saunderson, 20, Quinnipiac
LW Tanner Scott, 20, Bowling Green State
C Cooper Williams, 17, North Dakota for 2026-27
C Hayden Harsanyi, 18, Colorado College for 2026-27
C Zachery Olsen, 17, Colorado College for 2027-28
Seattle Thunderbirds
LW Nathan Pilling, 20, St. Thomas-Minnesota
C Brayden Schuurman, 21, Colorado College
C Cameron Kuzma, 17, Lake Superior State for 2026-27
C Maddux Martin, 19, Merrimack for 2026-27
Spokane Chiefs
LW Shea Van Olm, 21, Penn State
D Brayden Crampton, 20, Bowling Green
Swift Current Broncos
D Hunter Mayo, 20, Merrimack College
G Reid Dyck, 21, Colgate (Boston Bruins, sixth round, 2022)
LW Rylan Gould, 19, Michigan Tech for 2026-27
C Carlin Dezainde, 20, UConn
LW Brady Birnie, 19, Bemidji State for 2026-27
LW Clarke Caswell, 19, Denver (Seattle Kraken, fifth round, 2024)
C Otto Hansen, 19, Western Michigan for 2026-27
Tri-City Americans
D Austin Zemlak, 20, Arizona State
LW Brandon Whynott, 21, Bowling Green State
C Carter MacAdams, 21, Northern Michigan
C Jake Sloan, 21, Bowling Green
D Jackson Smith, 18, Penn State
RW Savin Virk, 18, Michigan State for 2026-27
Vancouver Giants
RW Ty Halaburda, 19, Colorado College for 2026-27
LW Maxim Muranov, 20, Niagara
C Tyson Zimmer, 20, Niagara
RW Connor Levis, 20, Bowling Green State (Winnipeg Jets, seventh round, 2023)
C Jaden Lipinski, 20, Maine (Calgary Flames, fourth round, 2023)
D Colton Roberts, 19, Colorado College (San Jose Sharks, fifth round, 2024)
Victoria Royals
RW Brayden Boehm, 21, Michigan Tech
LW Brandon Lisowsky, 21, Colorado College (Toronto Maple Leafs, seventh round, 2022)
C Cole Rischny, 18, North Dakota
D Keaton Verhoeff, 16, North Dakota
LW Teydon Trembecky, 20, Michigan Tech
D Justin Kipkie, 19, Arizona State (Minnesota Wild, fifth round, 2025)
LW Heath Nelson, 19, Augustana for 2026-27
Wenatchee Wild
RW Tye Spencer, 20, Alaska-Anchorage
D Reid Andresen, 19, Michigan Tech
D Brendan Dunphy, 19, UConn for 2026-27
C Luka Shcherbyna, 19, Colgate
D Josh Toll, 18, St. Thomas for 2026-27
F Sam Elliott, 20, Merrimack for 2026-27
RW Caelan Joudrey, 17, Quinnipiac for 2027-28
OHL
Barrie Colts
LW Owen Van Steensel, 20, Clarkson
D Ethan Armstrong, 18, Minnesota State
G Sam Hillebrandt, 20, Ohio State
RW Anthony Romani, 19, Michigan State (Vancouver Canucks, sixth round, 2024)
LW Beau Jelsma, 21, Providence College
C Dalyn Wakely, 21, Massachusetts-Lowell
Brampton Steelheads
C Luke Misa, 19, Penn State (Calgary Flames, fifth round, 2024)
G Jack Ivankovic, 18, Michigan (Nashville Predators, second round, 2025)
D Spencer Sova, 21, Nebraska-Omaha
RW Porter Martone, 18, Michigan State (Philadelphia Flyers, first round, 2025)
Brantford Bulldogs
RW Cole Brown, 19, Notre Dame (New Jersey Devils, sixth round, 2023)
LW Sam McCue, 20, Bowling Green State for 2026-27 (Toronto Maple Leafs, seventh round, 2024)
C Caleb Malhotra, 17, Boston for 2026-27
Erie Otters
C Pano Fimis, 20, Notre Dame
D Quinn McCall, 20, Holy Cross
D Garrett Frazer, 19, Northeastern
LW Malcolm Spence, 18, Michigan (New York Rangers, second round, 2025)
RW Sam Alfano, 21, Arizona State
LW Ritter Coombs, 18, Providence College for 2026-27
D Tristen Trevino, 19, Robert Morris for 2026-27
C Callum Hughes, 19, Boston for 2026-27
Flint Firebirds
D Nolan Collins, 20, Penn State (Pittsburgh Penguins, sixth round, 2022)
RW Evan Konyen, 21, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
D Matthew Mania, 20, Michigan (Los Angeles Kings, fifth round, 2023)
C Jimmy Lombardi, 18, Michigan for 2026-27
D George Komadoski, Notre Dame for 2027-28
Guelph Storm
C Max Namestnikov, 21, Bemidji State
LW Jake Karabela, 21, Ohio State (Washington Capitals, fifth round, 2022)
C Lev Katzin, 17, Penn State
D Eric Frossard, 17, Notre Dame for 2026-27
Kingston Frontenacs
C Cedrick Guindon, 20, Vermont (Montreal Canadiens, fourth round, 2022)
G Charlie Schenkel, 20, Robert Morris
C Ethan Hay, 20, Miami (Ohio) (Tampa Bay Lightning, seventh round, 2023)
RW Nolan Snyder, 16, Penn State for 2028-29
Kitchener Rangers
RW Adrian Misaljevic, 20, Clarkson
G Christian Kirsch, 19, UMass Amherst for 2026-27 (San Jose Sharks, fourth round, 2024)
D Carson Campbell, 19, Bowling Green State for 2026-27
D Jacob Xu, 17, Harvard for 2027-28
London Knights
G Austin Elliott, 20, Massachusetts-Lowell
LW Evan Van Gorp, 18, Maine for 2026-27
LW Blake Montgomery, 19, Wisconsin (Ottawa Senators, fourth round, 2024)
LW Rene Van Bommel, 19, Lake Superior State for 2026-27
F Ben Wilmott, 18, Ohio State for 2026-27
C Braidy Wassilyn, 17, Boston University for 2026-27
Niagara IceDogs
D Noah Van Vliet, 21, Sacred Heart
LW Cole Cooksey, 20, Merrimack for 2026-27
D Hayden Reid, 19, Clarkson for 2026-27
North Bay Battalion
C Zach Wigle, 21, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
RW Nick Wellenreiter, 19, Maine
D Brandt Harper, 19, Michigan for 2026-27
D Jonathan Kapageridis, 18, Vermont for 2026-27
D Alexander Karmanov, 17, Penn State for 2027-28
Oshawa Generals
G Jasob Oster, 21, Vermont
C Brooks Rogowski, 17, Michigan State for 2027-28
Ottawa 67's
G Collin MacKenzie, 20, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
LW Will Gerrior, 21, Maine
D Matthew Mayich, 20, Clarkson (St. Louis Blues, sixth round, 2023)
D Connor Bewick, 19, Penn State for 2026-27
RW Jaxon Williams, 17, Wisconsin for 2027-28
LW Shaan Kingwell, 18, Princeton for 2026-27
C Thomas Vandenburg, 17, Providence College for 2027-28
Owen Sound Attack
D Alec Leonard, 20, Bentley
D Bruce McDonald, 20, Robert Morris
C Masen Wray, 18, Holy Cross for 2027-28
D Lenny Greenberg, 20, Sacred Heart
LW Pierce Mbuyi, 17, Penn State, start date TBD
LW Nicholas Sykora, 18, Qunnipiac for 2026-27
C Landon Jackman, 16, Qunnipiac for 2027-28
LW Jake Crawford, 18, Bowling Green State for 2026-27
D Noah Roberts, 19, Sacred Hart for 2026-27
Peterborough Petes
C Gavin Bryant, 20, Sacred Heart
LW Jonathan Melee, 21, Sacred Heart
D Genc Ula, 16, Vermont for 2027-28
C Gerry DiCunzolo, 16, Penn State for 2027-28
Saginaw Spirit
G Andrew Oke, 21, Lake Superior State
D PJ Forgione, 20, Vermont
RW Calem Mangone, 20, Lake Superior State
LW Kristian Epperson, 19, Denver
D Drew Roscoe, 16, Michigan for 2027-28
F Egor Barabanov, 19, Penn State for 2026-27
LW Sebastian Gervais, 20, Clarkson for 2026-27
D James Guo, 20, RPI for 2026-27
RW Nikita Klepov, 17, Michigan State for 2027-28
Sarnia Sting
C Zach Filak, 21, Vermont
LW Tyson Doucette, 21, Colgate
F Matthew Manza, 17, Ohio State for 2027-28
C Beckham Edwards, 17, Notre Dame for 2027-28
Soo Greyhounds
D Caeden Carlisle, 21, Notre Dame
RW Jordan Charron, 17, St. Lawrence for 2026-27
D Chase Reid, 17, Michigan State for 2027-28
D Callum Croskery, 17, Boston College for 2027-28
Sudbury Wolves
D Henry Mews, 19, Michigan (Calgary Flames, third round, 2024)
C Kocha Delic, 21, Miami (Ohio)
D Donovan McCoy, 20, Providence
D Nicholas DeAngelis, 20, New Hampshire
G Nate Krawchuk, 19, Rensselaer (RPI)
Windsor Spitfires
C Ryan Abraham, 21, Michigan Tech
C Noah Morneau, 20, Bowling Green State
D Tnias Mathurin, 21, Massachusetts Lowell
D Carter Hicks, 17, UConn for 2027-28
LW Cole Davis, 19, UConn for 2026-27
QMJHL
Acadie-Bathurst Titan/Newfoundland Regiment
G Joshua Fleming, 20, Penn State
C Maddex Marmulak, 17, Cornell for 2026-27
LW Dominic Pilote, 19, UMass Amherst for 2026-27
LW Justin Larose, 20, Michigan for 2026-27
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
RW Skoken Schrott, 19, Michigan Tech
RW Justin Poirier, 18, Maine (Carolina Hurricanes, fifth round, 2024)
Blainville-Boisbriand Armanda
C Vincent Desjardins, 18, Nebraska-Omaha for 2026-27
LW Rafael Cloutier, 17, Clarkson for 2026-27
Cape Breton Eagles
LW Jacob Newcombe, 20, New Hampshire
D Andrew Brown, 19, St. Lawrence
Charlottetown Islanders
C Jude Herron, 16, Maine for 2026-27
D Marcus Kearsey, 19, Northeastern for 2026-27
RW Ross Campbell, 19, Maine for 2027-28
D Nathan Leek, 20, Ferris State for 2026-27
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
D Loic Usereau, 20, Maine
LW Christian Maro, 19, Holy Cross
D Alex Huang, 17, Harvard for 2026-27
LW Gryphon Bucci, 19, Merrimack for 2026-27
C Nathan Lecompte, 18, Northeastern for 2026-27
Drummondville Voltigeurs
C Luke Woodworth, 21, Nebraska-Omaha
C Sam Oliver, 20, New Hampshire
LW Jesse Allecia, 19, New Hampshire
D Simon-Pier Brunet, 19, Merrimack for 2026-27 (Buffalo Sabres, fourth round, 2024)
LW Jesse Allecia, 19, New Hampshire for 2026-27
Halifax Mooseheads
D Brady Schultz, 20, Qunnipiac
G Jacob Steinman, 20, Bowling Green State
RW William Bent, 17, Providence College for 2027-28
D Mathieu Taillefer, 19, UMass Amherst for 2026-27
C Liam Kilfoil, 18, Northeastern for 2026-27
Moncton Wildcats
C Markus Videcek, 21, Quinnipiac
LW Simon Binkley, 19, Alaska-Fairbanks
G Mathis Rousseau, 20, Maine
RW Julius Sumpf, 20, Providence College (Chicago Blackhawks, fourth round, 2025)
G Rudy Guimond, 20, Harvard for 2026-27 (Detroit Red Wings, sixth round, 2023)
C Teddy Mutryn, 18, Boston College for 2026-27 (San Jose Sharks, third round, 2025)
F Niko Tournas, 19, New Hampshire for 2026-27
LW Spencer Thornborough, 17, Maine for 2027-28
D Carl-Otto Magnusson, 19, UConn for 2026-27
RW Rian Chudzinski, 17, Boston for 2026-27
Quebec Remparts
C Nathan Quinn, 17, Northeastern for 2027-28
LW Justin Cote, 20, Clarkson
D Benjamin Vigneault, 20, Bemidji State
D Mathieu Taillefer, 19, Penn State
Rimouski Oceanic
C Jonathan Fauchon, 21, Providence College
C Jacob Mathieu, 21, Northeastern
D Luke Coughlin, 20, Maine (Florida Panthers, sixth round, 2023)
C Alexandre Blais, 19, UConn (Anaheim Ducks, fourth round, 2024)
F Thomas Belzil, 19, UMass Amherst for 2026-27
D Jack Martin, 20, Holy Cross for 2026-27
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
D Ty Higgins, 20, Bowling Green State
C Remi Gelinas, 19, Clarkson for 2026-27
D Alex Carr, 21, New Hampshire
RW Lucas Veilleux, 20, Colgate
Saint John Sea Dogs
D Cameron Chartrand, 17, Boston College for 2027-28
Shawinigan Cataractes
LW Louis-Philippe Fontaine, 20, Lindenwood
C Cole Chandler, 18, Northeastern for 2026-27 (Boston Bruins, fifth round, 2025)
D Brogan McNeil, 18, Alaska-Fairbanks for 2026-27
C Vince Elie, 20, Clarkson for 2026-27
Val d'Or Foreurs
RW Noah Reinhart, 20, Michigan Tech
Victoriaville Tigres
RW Olivier Houde, 21, Lindenwood
C Enzo Lottin, 17, Nebraska-Omaha for 2026-27
D Mathis Aguilar, 20, Alaska-Anchorage
LW Justin Larose, 20, Michigan
C Egor Shilov, 17, Boston for 2027-28
Sources for commitment information: College Hockey Inc., WHL, OHL
3:14