Murtagh registered 53 points in 56 games for the NTDP during the 2024-25 campaign. He added six points in seven games as the USA captured a bronze medal at the 2024-25 IIHF U18 World Championships. Murtagh may get the chance to play alongside Flyers prospect Owen McLaughlin, a seventh-round selection by the Flyers in 2021.

Selected at 40th overall, Jack Murtagh is now a member of the Philadelphia Flyers .

Murtagh plays an uncomplicated game and—in an especially weak year for the NTDP—that was enough to make him a first rounder in our last ranking. Murtagh is a straight-lines puck carrier and shooter who plays with a lot of pace and intensity. With his profile, Murtagh could likely find his way into an NHL bottom six. .

Final Rankings – His ceiling might not blow anyone away, but thanks to Murtagh’s tools—namely his swift release and his powerful stride—and his workmanlike approach, he should have a strong NHL career and could work his way into the first round. A highly projectable middle-six forechecker, net-driver and finisher.—