[Canada 02]

https://www.nhl.com/news/ncaa-colleg...pathway-to-nhl

Thirteen of the first 15 picks of the 2025 draft were CHL players. Of that group, seven have signed NHL deals and three have chosen the NCAA route.

Now all eyes are on 18-year-old forward Michael Misa (Saginaw, OHL), who was selected by the San Jose Sharks with the No. 2 pick this year. Could he decide to follow older brother Luke, 19, and play NCAA hockey this season?

Also unsigned are forward Caleb Desnoyers (Moncton, QMJHL), chosen No. 4 by the Utah Mammoth, and forward Jack Nesbitt (Windsor, OHL), selected by the Flyers at No. 12.

Could some or all of them sign before training camps open next month and stay in the CHL, if they're not in the NHL? Or could more choose the NCAA option?

"It's definitely something I've got to figure out with my agent, what San Jose wants me to do," Michael Misa said during the World Junior Summer Showcase in July. "It's kind of up to them and up to me to make that decision."

Penn State still has one forward roster spot open. So does BU.