Incoming Vermont men’s hockey freshman and Green Mountain State native Caeden Herrington was picked in the 2025 NHL Draft on Saturday, June 28.
Herrington was nabbed in the fourth round, the 120th player selected overall, by the LA Kings. The 6-foot-2, 205 defenseman hails from Manchester, Vermont, was expected to hear his name called during this weekend’s draft, based on The Athletic’s mock draft.
Herrington and the Catamounts are set to begin full team workouts at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse on July 14.
Herrington attended Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester before moving on to The Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where he graduated from in 2024. This past year, Herrington played for the Lincoln Stars, a Tier 1 junior program in the United States Hockey League. For the Stars, he tallied 16 goals, 18 assists, 67 penalty minutes and a plus-18 rating in 56 games played.
Herrington’s 16 goals led USHL defenseman during the regular season. He also had 17 of his 34 points on Lincoln’s power play.
“For all intents and purposes, Caeden was a rookie this year, but he was able to step right in and make an impact right away,” Lincoln head coach Rocky Russo said in NHL draft profile story posted on USHL.com earlier this month. “He played top-pair minutes for us, he played on our power play and he was one of our leaders, and I think that tells you the type of mature personality he has. And he was a guy that the other guys could look to and know what they were gonna get.”
According to Corey Pronman of The Athletic, Herrington is an “attack-first defenseman who’s a strong skater with good hands who loves to rush pucks up ice.” Pronman also noted Herrington could play in the NHL if he develops the tools necessary to be a two-day defender.
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