DUBUQUE, IA – NHL Central Scouting announced its final list of top players for the 2025 NHL Draft this week with four current Saints players represented on the list. Dubuque players featured on the watch list are defensemen Sean Barnhill, Edison Engle and Dryden Allen along with forward Gavin Cornforth.
Sean Barnhill finished the season with 12 points and a plus-8 rating for the Fighting Saints, while Engle had 17 points as a fixture on the power-play since his acquisition midseason. Allen scored 15 points this season with a plus-3 rating. Cornforth led the Fighting Saints with 27 goals and 54 points, both career-highs for the third-year player.
Dubuque will meet host Madison Friday night in Game 1 in the best of 5 Eastern Conference semi-finals of the Clark Cup Playoffs. Last night Madison advanced with a series sweep of Green Bay.