Inside BU’s Rising Star Tynan Lawrence, the Tense Malhotra-Desnoyers Rivalry, and Secret Olympic Prospects for 2026
How has the changing development landscape (college eligibility opening up to CHL, etc.) impacted what you do? How hard is it to evaluate leagues like the USHL or BCHL now that they’re not the only way for a college-bound prospect to keep their eligibility? — Michael F.
In the first half of the season, anecdotally, I thought I was going to be watching the USHL less than I actually did. They lost some players to the CHL for sure, but I’ve still watched a lot of Muskegon (Lawrence, obviously, but also Rudolfs Berzkalns) and Youngstown (Jack Hextall and Evan Jardine are the draft-eligible focus there), some Des Moines (Blake Zielinski) and some Green Bay (Landon Hafele), as well as a bunch of drafted prospects more recently for my pool rankings. Tri-City and Chicago also have some notable players for 2027. I still have a lot of time for the level of that league. It’s a challenging, competitive league that is hard to score in.
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