The American Hockey League (AHL) has announced that Scott Morrow, a defenseman for the Hurricanes, and Bradly Nadeau, a forward, have been named to the AHL Top Prospects Team. This recognition is determined by the league’s hockey operations department in collaboration with AHL general managers. It highlights three forwards, two defensemen, and one goaltender who are projected to be future NHL stars. Notably, this is the first instance where two players from the same organization have been acknowledged as members of the AHL’s Top Prospects Team within a single season.
Scott Morrow, aged 22, recorded 13 goals and 26 assists in 52 games for the Chicago Wolves during his debut professional season in 2024-25 after spending three years at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Drafted by Carolina in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Morrow participated in 14 regular-season games with the Hurricanes this season. He achieved one goal and five assists while averaging nearly 16 minutes on ice per game. The Darien, Connecticut native also made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut last month during Carolina’s series against Florida.
Bradly Nadeau is one of only five players in AHL history to achieve a 30-goal season before turning 20. He led all AHL rookies with 32 goals and was second with 58 points over 64 games for Chicago. This earned him a spot on the 2024-25 AHL All-Rookie Team. Nadeau also received Hockey East All-Rookie honors and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a freshman at the University of Maine last season. In addition to his performance in two NHL games with Carolina where he added an assist, he represented Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship and scored two goals. The St-François-de-Madawaska native was selected by the Hurricanes as their first-round pick (30th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft.
To be eligible for selection to the AHL Top Prospects Team, skaters must have been no older than 22 on opening day of regular season play and must have played at least 36 regular-season games in AHL but not more than 30 NHL regular-season games during 2023-24. Goaltenders must be under age of twenty-three when season began having played minimum twenty-five matches without exceeding twenty appearances within National Hockey League schedule.
