Southern States
Prospects
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.
Top 25 Southern Hockey Prospects
No players from Mississippi are ranked in the current Top 25. Use the filters to view players from other states.
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.
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.
How we build
the board.
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.
Regional Coverage
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.