Starting in April with the NA3HL Draft and concluding in June with the two NAHL drafts, California and Nevada hockey players were selected in several junior hockey drafts this year.

NA3HL Entry Draft – April 30

CA
2nd round, 46th overall – Ben Dickson, F, Golden State Elite Eagles 18U, Long Beach Sharks
2nd round, 48th overall – Carter Lehmann, F, Lake Tahoe Lakers (USPHL), El Paso Rhinos
2nd round, 50th overall – Jackson Dougherty, F, San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U, New Jersey Titans
3rd round, 79th overall – Luke Svircic, F, San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U, Austin Ice Bats
3rd round, 103rd overall – Cedric Hume, D, San Diego Saints 18U, Atlanta Capitals
4th round, 143rd overall – Michiel Leenders, F, St. John Bosco HS, Sheridan Hawks
4th round, 151st overall – Matthew Anderson, F, Rose City Pats 18U, New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings

NV
4th round, 149th overall – Jacob Brumm, G, Henderson Force (USPHL), Willmar WarHawks

USHL Draft (Phase I) – May 5

CA
1st round, 12th overall – Ethan Sung, F, Pasadena, Shattuck-St. Mary’s 16U, Sioux Falls Stampede
3rd round, 43rd overall – Drew Larioza, F, San Jose, Culver Academy 16U, Dubuque Fighting Saints
4th round, 46th overall – Enzo DiDomenicantonio, F, Los Angeles, Honeybaked 15U, Lincoln Stars
5th round, 72nd overall – Trevin Vargo, F, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Waterloo Black Hawks
6th round, 88th overall – Leland Dulac, D, Lawndale, Seacoast Performance Academy 15U, Dubuque Fighting Saints
8th round, 109th overall – Hunter Kapen, F, Santa Monica, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Green Bay Gamblers
9th round, 123rd overall – Kaeden Tate, G, Huntington Beach, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Des Moines Buccaneers
9th round, 128th overall – Hudson Welsome, D, Mission Viejo, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Sioux City Musketeers
10th round, 143rd overall – Jordan Tran, F, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Sioux City Musketeers
10th round, 147th overall – Cole Hajt, F, El Segundo, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Sioux Falls Stampede
12th round, 180th overall – Daniel Greenbaum, F, Anaheim, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Lincoln Stars
14th round, 209th overall – Jaemin Park, F, San Jose, Shattuck-St. Mary’s 15U, Lincoln Stars

USHL Draft (Phase II) – May 6

CA
1st round, 3rd overall – Nolan Caffey, F, Belmont, Shattuck-St. Mary’s Prep, Des Moines Buccaneers
4th round, 59th overall – Thomas Corneillie, D, Los Gatos, Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL), Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
4th round, 60th overall – Owen Crudale, G, San Diego, Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL), Dubuque Fighting Saints
6th round, 103rd overall – Harout Arutyunyan, F, Los Angeles, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U, Lincoln Stars
7th round, 117th overall – Duke Gentzler, F, Redondo Beach, Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL), Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
7th round, 124th overall – Jake Stuart, F, Manhattan Beach, U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team, Muskegon Lumberjacks
9th round, 145th overall – Trace Frieden, F, Los Angeles, Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL), Des Moines Buccaneers
11th round, 184th overall – Niko Julian, F, West Hills, Okanagan 16U, Sioux Falls Stampede
13th round, 205th overall – Max Holland, D, Mission Viejo, Culver Academy Prep, Des Moines Buccaneers
14th round, 232nd overall – Isaiah Castro-Villegas, D, San Jose, North Iowa Bulls (NAHL), Lincoln Stars
15th round, 240th overall – Lucas Cilan Hjorth Jensen, F, Frontier LA Selects 18U, Sioux City Musketeers

NV
7th round, 127th overall – Joc Bukovec, F, Vegas Jr. Golden Knights 16U, Omaha Lancers
13th round, 208th overall – Jackson Lackas, F, Las Vegas, Chippewa Steel (NAHL), Tri-City Storm

WHL U.S. Priority Draft – May 8

CA
1st round, 9th overall – Drew McDevitt, F, Tustin, California Goldrush 14U, Kelowna Rockets
1st round, 11th overall – Riley Wolkove, F, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Jr. Kings 14U, Tri-City Americans
1st round, 15th overall – Collin Kim, D, Azusa, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 14U, Kamloops Blazers
2nd round, 33rd overall – Chase Gill, D, Seal Beach, California Goldrush 14U, Kamloops Blazers
2nd round, 39th overall – Ryan Lee, F, Cypress, Los Angeles Jr. Kings 14U, Kelowna Rockets

WHL Prospects Draft – May 8

CA
6th round, 137th overall – Adam Benassaya, F, Manhattan Beach, Shattuck-St. Mary’s 14U, Medicine Hat Tigers
10th round, 219th overall – Stellan Gasseau, F, Long Beach, Chicago Reapers 14U, Portland Winterhawks
10th round, 225th overall – Peter Budaj, F, Lake Forest, California Goldrush 14U, Tri-City Americans
10th round, 228th overall – Jack Urtel, G, Irvine, California Goldrush 14U, Calgary Hitmen

NCDC Draft (Phase I) – May 15

CA
2nd round, 21st overall – Grayson Turk, D, Chino, Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 16U, Grand Junction River Hawks
2nd round, 26th overall – Mattias Allan, F, San Clemente, Boston Hockey Academy 16U, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2nd round, 37th overall – Wesley Ryoo, F, San Diego, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U, Jersey Hitmen
3rd round, 43rd overall – Aidan Yu, F, Baldwin Park, Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy U17 Prep, Pueblo Bulls
7th round, 128th overall – Tanner Penn, D, Mission Viejo, Los Angeles Jr. Kings 15U, West Chester Wolves

NCDC Draft (Phase II) – May 15

CA
1st round, 17th overall – Harrison Kramer, F, Redlands, New England Wolves (EHL), Islanders Hockey Club
4th round, 80th overall – Jayden Dean, F, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U, Boston Jr. Bruins
5th round, 130th overall – Eli Heinze, F, Santa Barbara, Governor’s Academy, South Shore Kings
10th round, 253rd overall – Brady Craik, F, Yorba Linda, Winkler Flyers (MJHL), Utah Outliers
11th round, 284th overall – Nolan-James Mix, F, San Jose, Wisconsin Woodsmen (NA3HL), Idaho Falls Spud Kings
24th round, 607th overall – Cody Betsch, F, Temecula, Northwood School, Boston Dogs
25th round, 633rd overall – Kevin Betsch, D, Temecula, Northwood School, Boston Dogs
29th round, 729th overall – Zach Cooper, F, Los Gatos, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U, Grand Junction River Hawks

NAHL Futures Draft – June 10

CA
2nd round, 57th overall – Tanner Penn, D, Mission Viejo, Los Angeles Jr. Kings 15U, Corpus Christi IceRays
2nd round, 61st overall – Hudson Welsome, D, Mission Viejo, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 15U, Anchorage Wolverines

NAHL Entry Draft – June 11

CA
1st round, 5th overall – Brady Craik, F, Yorba Linda, Winkler Flyers (MJHL), Watertown Shamrocks
1st round. 15th overall – Clarke Nehmens, D, Chino Hills, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Fairbanks Ice Dogs
3rd round, 76th overall – Quentin Bourne, D, Torrance, Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL), Anchorage Wolverines
4th round, 116th overall – Miles Roberts, G, Costa Mesa, Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL), Rochester Jr. Americans
7th round, 218th overall – Ethan Woolcott, F, Irvine, South Shore Kings (USPHL), El Paso Rhinos
7th round, 222nd overall – Eli Heinze, F, Santa Barbara, Governor’s Academy, Johnstown Tomahawks
7th round, 232nd overall – Bravery Esplin, F, Encinitas, Idaho Falls Spud Kings (NCDC), Minot Minotauros
10th round, 310th overall – Justin Obrochta, F, Garden Grove, Utah Outliers (NCDC), Watertown Shamrocks

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— Compiled by Matt Mackinder

(June 11, 2025)