NHL Prospect Roundup: Hage, Wyttenbach highlight early standouts from the NCAA

Oct 19, 2026, 2:23 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Steven Ellis,

Two NHL prospects on Tyler Kuehl’s list of top Hobey Baker candidates have been off to electric starts, with Michael Hage and Ethan Wyttenbach living up to expectations early. This is the time of year when a lot of the top college programs get their footing against some of the weaker schools. That will change as the season wears on, but that’s partly why we’ve seen some inflated offensive numbers already. Still, the cream always rises to the top, and there have been plenty of high-end prospects making names for themselves so far.

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