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2013 CCM/USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME CONSOL ENERGY CENTER • PITTSBURGH, PA. • THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 2013 • The second annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game features 40 top American- born players eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. • Since the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, Americans have repreented 23% of players picked in the first two rounds. Between 1984-98, just 12% of first and second rounders were from the U.S. • All-time, six Americans have been drafted first overall. 2014 NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Rankings of Players in 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game CSS Rank Name Hometown 2013-14 Team (League) College Commitment A Blake Clarke Wildwood, Mo. North Bay (OHL) A Chase De Leo La Mirada, Calif. Portland (WHL) A Dylan Larkin Waterford, Mich. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Michigan A Sonny Milano Massapequa, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Notre Dame A Nick Schmaltz Verona, Wis. Green Bay (USHL) University of North Dakota B Anders Bjork Mequon, Wis. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Notre Dame B Ryan Collins Bloomington, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Minnesota B Tony DeAngelo Philadelphia, Pa. Sarnia (OHL) B Ryan Donato Scituate, Mass. Dexter School (Mass.) B Jack Dougherty Cottage Grove, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team B Shane Eiserman West Newbury, Mass. Dubuque (USHL) University of New Hampshire B Jack Glover Golden Valley, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Minnesota B Aaron Haydon Plymouth, Mich. Niagara (OHL) B Ryan Hitchcock Manhasset, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team Yale University B Josh Jacobs Macomb, Mich. Indiana (USHL) Michigan State University B Kevin Labanc Staten Island, N.Y. Barrie (OHL) B Ryan MacInnis St. Louis, Mo. Kitchener (OHL) B Seamus Malone Naperville, Ill. Dubuque (USHL) University of Wisconsin B Ryan Mantha Clarkston, Mich. Sioux City (USHL) University of North Dakota B Jack Ramsey Minnetonka, Minn. Penticton (BCHL) University of Minnesota B Alex Tuch Baldwinsville, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team Boston College C Louie Belpedio Skokie, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team Miami University C Nathan Billitier Spencerport, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Notre Dame C Jared Fiegl Parker, Colo. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Denver C Shane Gersich Chaska, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of North Dakota C Keegan Iverson St. Louis Park, Minn. Portland (WHL) C Dylan Pavelek Marysville, Mich. U.S. National Under-18 Team Ohio State University C Tyler Sheehy Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville (Minn.) High School C Nolan Stevens Manhattan Beach, Calif. U.S. National Under-18 Team C Michael Turner Chicago, Ill. Cushing Academy (Mass.) C Hunter Warner Eden Prairie, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) Minnesota St. University C Joe Wegwerth Brewster, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team University of Notre Dame Goalies A Thatcher Demko San Diego, Calif. Boston College (HEA) Boston College A Alex Nedeljkovic Parma, Ohio Plymouth (OHL) B Ed Minney Wind Gap, Pa. U.S. National Under-18 Team Michigan State University B Blake Weyrick Ojai, Calif. U.S. National Under-18 Team A Rating -- Indicates a 1st round candidate B Rating -- Indicates a 2nd/3rd round candidate C Rating – Indicates a 4th/5th/6th round candidate 2013 CCM/USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME NOTES NCAA HOCKEY HEAD COACH MARK JOHNSON Twenty-four players are verbally com- HEAD COACH JOE MULLEN mitted to NCAA programs, while six others have yet to select a school. Ad- ditionally, goalie Thatcher Demko is a freshman at Boston College. UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE Thirty-three players have developmen- tal roots in the USHL. As the top junior league in the United States, the USHL Mark Johnson, who helped lead the prepares players for NCAA Division I 1980 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal, Joe Mullen, one of the most-accom- hockey as well as careers in the NHL. returns to the city where his professional plished American players in National Hock- career began three decades ago to serve ey League history, returns to Pittsburgh as USA HOCKEY’S NATIONAL TEAM as a head coach for the 2013 CCM/USA a head coach for the 2013 CCM/USA Hock- DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Hockey All-American Prospects Game. ey All-American Prospects Game. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins A total of 24 players in the AAPG have Mullen spent six seasons with the Pen- in the fourth round of the 1977 NHL Entry played or currently play for USA Hock- guins (1990-95, 1996-97) and was a key Draft, Johnson spent the first three seasons ey’s National Team Development Pro- component of Pittsburgh’s back-to-back of his professional career in Pittsburgh, gram in Ann Arbor, Mich. The full-time Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and registering 23-62--85 totals in 136 games. program is composed of two squads, 1992. During his time as a Penguin, Mul- Next, Johnson played for Minnesota, Hart- the U.S. National Under-18 and Un- len played in 379 games and recorded 153 ford, St. Louis and New Jersey. During his der-17 Teams, which compete in the 11-year, 669-game career in the NHL, John- goals and 172 assists for 325 points. He also USHL, while also facing international son tallied 203 goals and 305 assists, and spent time in the Pittsburgh organization and collegiate competition. played in the 1984 NHL All-Star Game. as a coach, serving as an assistant with the Internationally, the Minneapolis, Penguins from 2000-06, as well as a stint FAMILY TIES Minn., native skated for the U.S. at 12 ma- as head coach of the American Hockey jor international tournaments. As part of Five players have National Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team, Johnson re- League ties within their family, includ- during part the 2005-06 season. corded a team-best 11 points (5-6). He also ing Ryan Donato (son of Ted Donato), Mullen became the first American to wore the USA sweater at eight IIHF Men’s Ryan MacInnis (son of Al MacIn- record 500 career goals and 1,000 career World Championships (1978-79, 1981-82, nis), Ryan Mantha (nephew of Moe points in the NHL. During his 17-year NHL 1985-87, 1990) and three Canada Cups Mantha), Jack Ramsey (son of Mike career, Mullen tallied 502 goals and 561 as- (1981, 1984, 1987). Ramsey) and Nolan Stevens (son of Johnson has also represented the U.S. sists in 1,062 games. He was a three-time John Stevens). as a coach. Beginning in 2006-07, he was NHL All-Star and two-time recipient of the Also, Nick Schmaltz is the brother of the head coach of the U.S. Women’s Na- Lady Bing Trophy. Besides the Penguins, Jordan Schmaltz, who was a first-round tional Team for four seasons, culminating Mullen skated for the St. Louis Blues, Bos- pick of the St. Louis Blues in 2012. with a silver-medal showing at the 2010 ton Bruins and Calgary Flames, winning a Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989. He also directed Team USA to a gold medal INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Internationally, Mullen wore the Team at the 2009 IIHF Women’s World Champi- Four players, including forwards Shane USA jersey at the 1979 International Ice onship and to a silver medal at the 2007 Eiserman and Kevin Labanc; and Hockey Federation Men’s World Cham- IIHF Women’s Under-18 World Champion- goaltenders Thatcher Demko and pionship and three Canada Cups (1984, ship. Additionally, he served as an assistant Blake Weyrick, won the silver medal at 1987, 1991). coach for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the 2013 International Ice Hockey Fed- 2000 and 2002. Currently, the New York, N.Y., native is eration Men’s World Under-18 Champi- The University of Wisconsin alumnus in his seventh season as an assistant coach onship. has won four NCAA women’s national with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. In 2006- Seven players -- Jack Dougherty, championships (2006-07, 2009, 2011) as 07, he was an assistant coach for the AHL’s Aaron Haydon, Keegan Iverson, head coach of the Badgers’ women’s ice Philadelphia Phantoms. hockey team, a role he’s held since 2002. Ryan Mantha, Alex Nedeljkovic, Nick Mullen, who ranks fifth in all-time scor- From 1996-2002, Johnson was an assistant Schmaltz and Blake Weyrick helped ing among U.S.-born players, was inducted coach for the Wisconsin men’s ice hockey Team USA finish second at the 2013 into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998 team. Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Johnson was inducted into the U.S. and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. Also, Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and received he received the Lester Patrick Trophy in the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2011. 1995. 2 2013 CCM/USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME NOTES 2013 AAPG PLAYERS BY STATE THIS IS USA HOCKEY Minnesota ............................................8 Massachusetts ....................................2 USA Hockey provides the foundation for the sport of New York ...............................................6 Missouri .................................................2 ice hockey in America; helps young people become Michigan ...............................................5 Pennsylvania .......................................2 leaders, even Olympic heroes; and connects the game at every level while promoting a lifelong love California ..............................................4 Colorado ...............................................1 of the sport. Illinois .....................................................4 New Hampshire .................................1 USA Hockey’s primary emphasis is on the support Wisconsin .............................................3 Ohio ........................................................1 and development of grassroots hockey programs. In January 2009, the organization launched the American Development Model, which - for the fi rst time ever - provides associations nationwide with a KEYSTONE STATE HOCKEY blueprint for optimal athlete development.

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