NCAA.com | February 13, 2015 BC's Hanifin emerges as top draft prospect Share Boston College freshman defenseman Noah Hanifin didn't hesitate when asked if freshman forward Jack Eichel of rival Boston University would be able to beat him wide in a one-on-one situation. The question certainly has merit since Hanifin and Eichel have seen a lot of each other over the years. They were teammates for the United States Under-18 National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., teammates for the United States National Junior Team at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, and are now opponents in Hockey East. The fact the question was even posed to Hanifin is telling enough to how talented a player he is, considering Eichel is regarded as a generational star, a virtual lock as a projected top-two pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. Read the complete story at NHL.com Colleges with the most NHL 1st-round draft picks, all time Since the first NHL Draft in 1963, there have been 185 college hockey players selected from 28 NCAA Division I programs. READ MORE Charlotte North and Jared Bernhardt win 2021 Tewaaraton Award Boston College attacker Charlotte North and University of Maryland attackman Jared Bernhardt are the women’s and men’s winners of the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the top female and top male college lacrosse players in the United States. READ MORE 2021 ACC softball preview: Florida State leads deep conference Here's our 2021 ACC softball preview, including why Florida State is the favorite to win the conference title. READ MORE