Before becoming the darling of Montreal fans, Cole Caufield was the rain and shine in the United States. On Wednesday, one of the marks he set was overtaken by a promising forward.
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If you don’t know Cole Eiserman’s name, he should be familiar to you for the next few years. The 16-year-old native of Newburyport, Mass., is seen as a top 10 prospect eligible for the 2024 National Hockey League draft.
The right-winger hit the target three times in a duel against the Muskegon Lumberjacks to set a new record for most goals in a season for the U17 team of the American development program. He hit the target 57 times in just 52 duels.
Caufield had raised many eyes by flashing the red light 54 times in 2017-18, himself beating the previous mark set by Phil Kessel.
Aside from Eiserman, forwards Macklin Celebrini, Berkly Catton and Ivan Demidov, along with defenders Aron Kiviharju and Artyom Levshunov, are among the hottest prospects available to Bettman Tour rosters in 2024.