Hockey roundup: Michigan State lands top-15 NHL prospect Ethan Belchetz

Michigan State hockey landed another top NHL prospect on Tuesday. Ethan Belchetz, a 6-foot-5 power forward with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and projected top-15 draft pick for the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo on June 26-27, announced his commitment to the Spartans on Instagram Tuesday morning. View this post on Instagram "Excited and honored to announce my commitment to play NCAA Division I hockey at Michigan State University," Belchetz posted on Instagram.

"Huge thank you to my family, coaches, teammates, trainers, and everyone who has supported me throughout this journey and helped me get to this point. "Grateful for the opportunity and excited for what’s next. " Belchetz had 17 goals and 38 points in 56 games as a rookie with the Spitfires in 2023-2024 and was leading the team with 34 goals this year when he suffered a broken left clavicle during practice in March.

He did not play again for the club and finished with 59 points in 57 games. The Spartans had already added 6-foot-2 defenseman Chase Reid of the OHL Soo Greyhounds. He's projected to go as high as No.

2 overall to the San Jose Sharks. Reid had 18 goals and 48 points in 45 games with the Greyhounds this year. Sabres tie series with Canadiens Zach Benson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period of a 3-2 win for the visiting Buffalo Sabres against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Tuesday.