Auston Matthews, a 17-year-old American hockey prodigy from Arizona, is likely to be the #1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. He has been referred to as "the next Jack Eichel" since seemingly before Eichel ever set foot at Boston University. So the questions naturally followed: would Matthews follow Eichel's path to the NCAA, or would he go down the more well-trodden route for top draft prospects of heading to the Canadian Hockey League?
The Everett Silvertips own Matthews' rights in the WHL, while Matthews listed BC, BU, North Dakota, Michigan, Denver and Wisconsin as potential college destinations.