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Signing Period Ends
North Dakota recruit Michael Forney was a multi-sport star in high school.
The so-called early-signing period for student athletes has ended. That makes many of the 2006 recruits "official," thanks to their Letters of Intent. But CHN follows the recruits all year long. Just choose your team on the right to see the list of potential future college stars. In the coming weeks, we'll take a look at who the top classes are.
• McKeen's Recruit Watch: Forney• The Great Santorelli (N. Mich. recruit)
• Recent Recruiting News
2008 Draft Watch
Following the NHL Draft is a sport unto itself. Some of the prominent names being mentioned will enter college hockey next season, but others are already there. As the current McKeen's Hockey rankings indicate, college hockey currently has the possible No. 1 and No. 3 overall picks in the 2006 Draft -- Minnesota's Phil Kessel and North Dakota's Jonathan Toews (right) -- which would be the best showing since Rick DiPietro and Danny Heatley went 1-2 in 2000. (See the entire Top 100.)
• Central Scouting Service Preliminary Rankings
• Central Scouting Service Players to Watch
Blue Chips
Nanaimo is off to a hot start in the BCHL, with three prominent college recruits: Colin Greening (Cornell), Craig Gaudet (St. Cloud State) and Kyle Ostrow (Denver).
A closer look at the top 15 prospects for the 2006 NHL Draft, which should be top heavy with Americans, like Erik Johnson at No. 5.