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.
8 players from North Carolina 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: #2Forward rank: #2
Overall rank: #2Skater rank: #2
Overall rank: #2Skater rank: #2Forward rank: #2
Overall rank: #2Skater rank: #2Forward rank: #2
Overall rank: #2Forward rank: #2
Overall rank: #2Skater rank: #2Forward rank: #2
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Thirty goals and 62 points in 51 games with Queen City preceded 13 points in his first eight Carolina 18U AAA games.
View scouting report →Skater rank: #3Forward rank: #3
Overall rank: #4Skater rank: #3
Overall rank: #4Skater rank: #3Forward rank: #3
Overall rank: #4Skater rank: #3Forward rank: #3
Overall rank: #4Forward rank: #3
Overall rank: #4Skater rank: #3Forward rank: #3
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Seventy-eight points in 65 16U AAA games last season establish a strong scoring base. He has seven points in eight early 18U AAA games.
View scouting report →Skater rank: #6Forward rank: #6
Overall rank: #7Skater rank: #6
Overall rank: #7Skater rank: #6Forward rank: #6
Overall rank: #7Skater rank: #6Forward rank: #6
Overall rank: #7Forward rank: #6
Overall rank: #7Skater rank: #6Forward rank: #6
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Forty-two points in 50 Nashville 18U AAA games last season, followed by seven assists in six early Carolina games.
View scouting report →Skater rank: #9Forward rank: #9
Overall rank: #10Skater rank: #9
Overall rank: #10Skater rank: #9Forward rank: #9
Overall rank: #10Skater rank: #9Forward rank: #9
Overall rank: #10Forward rank: #9
Overall rank: #10Skater rank: #9Forward rank: #9
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Twenty-four points in 33 18U AAA games last season; ten goals and 12 points in his first eight games this season.
View scouting report →Goalie rank: #3
Overall rank: #13
Overall rank: #13Goalie rank: #3
Overall rank: #13Goalie rank: #3
Overall rank: #13Goalie rank: #3
Overall rank: #13Goalie rank: #3
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
A .933 save percentage and 2.04 goals-against average in 21 18U AAA games anchor Mason’s record. He joins Carolina’s current 18U AAA roster.
View scouting report →Skater rank: #11Forward rank: #10
Overall rank: #14Skater rank: #11
Overall rank: #14Skater rank: #11Forward rank: #10
Overall rank: #14Skater rank: #11Forward rank: #10
Overall rank: #14Forward rank: #10
Overall rank: #14Skater rank: #11Forward rank: #10
Queen City Royals
Twenty-nine points in 45 16U AAA games last season establish a scoring base for his current 18U AAA roster place.
View scouting report →Skater rank: #12Forward rank: #11
Overall rank: #15Skater rank: #12
Overall rank: #15Skater rank: #12Forward rank: #11
Overall rank: #15Skater rank: #12Forward rank: #11
Overall rank: #15Forward rank: #11
Overall rank: #15Skater rank: #12Forward rank: #11
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Forty-seven points in 47 16U AA games, plus AAA appearances, give him a clear offensive baseline. Next look: playmaking and pace against AAA opponents.
View scouting report →Skater rank: #17Defenseman rank: #2
Overall rank: #20Skater rank: #17
Overall rank: #20Skater rank: #17Defenseman rank: #2
Overall rank: #20Skater rank: #17Defenseman rank: #2
Overall rank: #20Defenseman rank: #2
Overall rank: #20Skater rank: #17Defenseman rank: #2
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Twenty-two points in 42 18U AAA games last season. He has four points in eight games in the early current schedule.
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.