Evaluating the South’s top youth hockey prospects.
Regional scouting notes on 16U and 18U players across ten southern states, ranked for present impact and future upside.
View the Top 25 rankingThe board weighs production in context, role, level of competition and traits that can carry forward. Rankings may change as more games and player evaluations are completed.
1 players from Kentucky are ranked in the current Top 25.
Positions: F = forward · D = defense · G = goaltender. Skater ranks include forwards and defensemen. Skater age ranks include forwards and defensemen in the selected age group. Age and position ranks follow the overall Top 25 order within each group.
Skater rank: #19Forward rank: #16
Overall rank: #24Skater rank: #19
Overall rank: #24Skater rank: #19Forward rank: #16
Overall rank: #24Skater rank: #19Forward rank: #16
Overall rank: #24Forward rank: #16
Overall rank: #24Skater rank: #19Forward rank: #16
Louisville Ice Cardinals
Eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points in 17 games on Louisville’s current 18U AA record.
View scouting report →Eligibility: current 16U or 18U AA/AAA team in Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana or Mississippi. Rankings consider results, scouting observations, role and projection; age and tier do not automatically set a player’s place. Rankings may change as further evaluations occur.
Game results and available scouting observations guide the board. We consider impact within a player’s role, skating or crease movement, decisions under pressure and skills likely to translate to a higher level.
Age division and tier set the context; neither automatically confers a higher rank. A player at 16U or Tier 2 can rank above an 18U or Tier 1 player when the complete evaluation supports it.
Evaluating 16U and 18U AA/AAA prospects across ten southern states. Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida and Kentucky are represented on the current Top 25 board.
Eligibility follows the current team: players must be on a 16U or 18U AA or AAA team based in one of the ten states listed here. A former regional team or hometown alone does not qualify.