The NCAA Hockey Tournament is set to feature a number of notable players, including Gavin McKenna from Penn State, Western Michigan, Michigan, and Minnesota-Duluth. Other notable players include top 2026 NHL entry draft prospect Ivar Stenberg from Sweden, and Gavin McKenna, who is expected to be drafted in the top two out of Sweden. Despite these appearances, the Beanpot bracketeers, Northeastern, Harvard, Boston, and Boston College all missed the cut. McKenna, a Canadian prospect, has scored 51 points and is considered the most compelling prospect in hockey. Stavroff, a 21-year-old goal-scorer for the Capitals' development camp, was drafted 3 times this year.