The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Ruopp recently completed his fourth season with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he established career highs for games played (65), assists (15), points (16), penalty minutes (132) and rating (+11). Ruopp was scoreless in four playoff games.
Brossoit was 37-8-7 as a member of the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL.
Budish scored 14 goals and 22 assists (36 points) in 40 games as a senior at the University of Minnesota.
Trouba had 12 goals and 17 assists (29 points) in 37 games as a freshman at the University of Michigan.
Pedan of the Guelph Strom, has 14 goals and 30 assists (44 points) in 60 games as a defenseman in the OHL this season.
The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Coreau, 21, started all 38 games for NMU (CCHA) this year and finished 15-19-4, with a 2.70 goals-against average and .919 save percentage.
This season, Irwin has played in 26 games with the Sharks, registering nine points (five goals, four assists) and four penalty minutes.
Graovac was 10th in OHL with 38 goals this year.
Hillen is in his sixth NHL season and his first in Washington. Hillen is a solid stay-at-home defenseman meaning he is not fantasy relevant. He has just seven points in 65 games over the last two seasons.
Higgins has recorded 29 goals and 33 assists in 120 games since coming over from Florida in the 2010-11 season.
Schmidt had nine goals and 23 assists in 40 games as a Junior at the University of Minnesota.
MacIntyre is 10-3-3 with a 1.85 GAA and .931 SV% with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL this season.
Schaller had eight goals and 15 assists in 38 games as a member of Providence College this season. He scored 29 goals and 39 assists in 131 games in four years at Providence.
Letestu who was set to be a UFA at the end of the season has nine goals and 11 assists in 34 games this season.
Crombeen was set to become a UFA at the end of this season.
Lee just finished up his junior year at the University of Notre Dame. He had 20 goals and 18 assists in 41 games this season. He totaled 61 goals and 55 assists (116 points) in 125 games at Notre Dame. It is unlikely that he will play for the Isles tonight, but tomorrow is a possibility.
Smid is in his seventh season in the NHL, all of which have been spent in Edmonton. He has 10 goals and 52 assists in 443 games. He is a solid stay at home defenseman who is much more valuable to the Oilers than he is to your fantasy team.
In 22 games this season, Visnovsky has three goals and six assists. Visnovsky was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and widely speculated as a player that could have been moved before the NHL trade deadline.
Allen (23) is 6-foot-1-inch, 210 lbs., from UMass-Amherst. Allen had five goals, 14 assists, 53 PIM in 33 games this season.
The highly sought after 6-foot-3-inch two-way defenseman DeKeyser has decided to stay in Michigan and sign with the Red Wings. It is believed that most of the teams in the NHL tried to sign him but he ultimately signed with Detroit. He registered two goals and 13 assists in 35 games as a member of the Western Michigan Broncos this season. He is likely going to be given a shot with the Red Wings, if he produces he could become a fantasy relevant defenseman.
Some of the top NHL free agents available this summer are Mitch Marner, Mikko Rantanen, Aaron Ekblad, Nikolaj Ehlers, John Tavares, Brock Boeser, Brad Marchand and Linus Ullmark.
This offseason will bring a stacked crop of free agents to the market that will shape the landscape of the 2025-26 NHL season. Not only will the final landing spots for each of the top 2025 NHL free agents shake up the framework of the league, but will also have major implications on the upcoming fantasy hockey season. Be sure to stay in the know in regard to the latest free agency updates with our NHL player news.
On July 1st, 2025, at 12 PM EST, the 2025 NHL free agency period officially opens. While some players will have all but signed the dotted line up to this point, nothing can become official until noon on Canada Day.