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2018 USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME TEAM XCEL ENERGY CENTER SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA TEAM LEOPOLD WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 | 7 P.M. CT LANGENBRUNNER 2018 AAPG AT A GLANCE ROSTER DETAILS The seventh annual USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game features 42 of the best U.S.-born players eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft. Some 130 NHL scouts are expected STATES REPRESENTED: 17 to be in attendance. Of the 42 players playing tonight, 40 appear on the 2018-19 NHL Minnesota..........................................10 Central Scouting Pre-Season Futures List, which highlights players that have potential New York.................................................7 to be selected in the first three rounds of the draft. Illinois...............................................4 Among the 42 players are an event-record 10 Minnesotans. Additionally, Team Leopold Massachusetts........................................3 forward Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla.) is the projected number one pick in the upcoming California..............................................2 NHL Draft. Last season at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, he Florida............................................2 registered a U17-record 116 points, including 40 goals and NTDP-record 76 assists, Pennsylvania..........................................2 in 60 games. His point total was one point shy of tying Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Texas.............................................2 Ariz.) for the most-ever by an NTDP player in a single season. As an under-ager at Wisconsin........................................2 the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship, Hughes earned tournament MVP honors while also being named Best Forward and a member of the Media All-Star Team. Alaska............................................1 Connecticut..........................................1 Iowa............................................1 TIDBITS SURROUNDING THE GAME Michigan........................................1 New Jersey.............................................1 Tonight's game will be streamed on HockeyTV with NHL Network's Steve Nelson North Dakota...........................................1 handling play-by-play duties and Brian Lawton, the first-ever U.S. player be chosen first Rhode Island...........................................1 overall in an NHL Draft (1983), providing color commentary ... 1960 U.S. Olympic Men's Virginia.........................................1 Ice Hockey Team gold medalists Jack McCartan (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Dick Meredith (South Bend, Ind.) will take part in the ceremonial opening faceoff while Mike "Lefty" LEAGUES REPRESENTED: 5 Curran (International Falls, Minn.), who helped the U.S. capture the silver medal at the USHL*..............................................31 1972 Olympic Winter Games, will present the trophy to the game's most valuable player USHS*................................................8 ... To date, AAPG alums have gone on to become Calder Trophy Finalists, NHL All-Stars, earn NHL All-Star Game MVP honors and win the Stanley Cup. Entering the 2018-19 OHL........................................................2 season, 41 AAPG alums have already made their NHL debuts. For more on AAPG alums, WHL..................................................2 see page 9 ... Among those in attendance tonight are Hockey Hall of Fame member NCAA................................................1 Lou Nanne; USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey operations and U.S. *two players will skate both USHL/USHS Hockey Hall of Fame member, John Vanbiesbrouck; president and commissioner of the United States Hockey League, Tom Garrity; president and commissioner of the North American Hockey League, Mark Frankenfeld, among others. TEAM LEOPOLD TEAM LANGENBRUNNER Avg HT: 6’0” (183) Avg HT: 6’0” (183) AMERICANS AT THE 2018 NHL DRAFT Avg WT: 176 (80) Avg WT: 174 (79) Overall, 52 American players from 17 different states heard their name called in Dallas GAME OFFICIALS at the 2018 NHL Draft. Six American first-round selections were made, including Minnetonka, Minn., native K’Andre Miller. Additionally, four Americans were taken in the second round followed by nine in the third, a record 14 in the fourth, six in the fifth Referees: and sixth rounds and seven in the seventh round. Andrew Bruggeman North Mankato, Minn. The 2018 NHL Draft also saw a record-tying 28 AAPG alums drafted, including Brady Sean MacFarlane Otis Orchards, Wash. Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.), MVP of last year’s AAPG, who was the first American taken Linesmen: when he was selected fourth overall by the Ottawa Senators. Also among the selections Patrick Richardson Syracuse, N.Y. was Quinn Hughes (Orlando, Fla.), the older brother of Jack Hughes, who was taken Kevin Briganti Newington, Conn. by the Vancouver Canucks seventh overall. To date, 155 AAPG alumni have been drafted. For a list of AAPG drafted players, see pages 7 and 8. All four officials are products of USA Hockey’s Officiating Development Program STATE OF HOCKEY TIES MEDIA INFORMATION Tabbed the 'State of Hockey', Minnesota led all U.S. states with 57,634 USA Hockey registered players in the 2017-18 season. Additionally, among USA Hockey's 12 districts, Minnesota ranked second behind the Central District (78,348) with 69,605 Event Jon Gomez players, coaches and officials. [email protected] 973.723.5744 Of the 272 Americans who skated in the NHL last year, 54 were from Minnesota, the most Team Leopold Sydney Blackman of any state. Entering the 2018-19 season, four of the 24-filled NHL captaincy positions are held by Americans, including Minnesotan Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Jets). Additionally, [email protected] 623.826.0432 Minnesotan Ryan McDonagh (Tampa Bay Lightning) spent four seasons as captain of the Team Langenbrunner Chris Krenn New York Rangers before a trade last season. For more on Minnesota, see page 4. [email protected] 813.210.3376 1 AllAmericanProspectsGame.com 1 2018 USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME Team Leopold vs. Team Langenbrunner • Sept. 19 • Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minn. TEAM LEOPOLD ROSTER Head Coach: Jordan Leopold Assistant Coach: Dan Hinote NO. NAME HT WT BIRTHDATE S/C HOMETOWN 2018-19 TEAM (LEAGUE) NCAA COMMITMENT (LEAGUE) GOALTENDERS (2) 1 Cameron Rowe* 6-1 185 06/01/2001 L Wilmette, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC) 30 Dustin Wolf 6-0 150 04/16/2001 L Tustin, Calif. Everett Silvertips (WHL) -- DEFENSEMEN (7) 2 Cam York* 5-11 165 01/05/2001 L Anaheim Hills, Calif. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA) 3 Henry Thrun* 6-1 183 03/12/2001 L Southborough, Mass. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC Hockey) 4 Drew Helleson* 6-2 168 03/26/2001 R Farmington, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA) 5 Ben Brinkman* 6-1 181 10/04/2000 L Edina, Minn. University of Minnesota (Big Ten) -- 6 Cade Webber* 6-5 194 01/05/2001 L Meadville, Pa. The Rivers School (USHS) Boston University (HEA) 7 Braden Doyle* 5-10 165 08/24/2001 L Lynnfield, Mass. Lawrence Academy (USHS) Boston University (HEA) 8 Ethan Frisch* 5-11 174 10/29/2000 R Moorhead, Minn. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) University of North Dakota (NCHC) FORWARDS (12) 9 Michael Gildon* 6-0 183 06/21/2001 L Plano, Texas U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Ohio State University (Big Ten) 10 Ryder Donovan* 6-4 185 10/04/2000 R Duluth, Minn. Duluth East High (USHS) University of North Dakota (NCHC) 11 Ryan Drkulec* 6-4 172 09/22/2000 L Frisco, Texas Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Uncommitted 12 Trevor Janicke* 5-10 185 12/25/2000 R Maple Grove, Minn. Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) University of Notre Dame (Big Ten) 14 Cole Caufield* 5-6 154 01/02/2001 R Stevens Point, Wis. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Wisconsin (Big Ten) 15 Shane Pinto* 6-2 185 11/12/2000 R Franklin Square, N.Y. Lincoln Stars (USHL) University of North Dakota (NCHC) 16 Robert Mastrosimone* 5-10 170 01/24/2001 L East Islip, N.Y. Chicago Steel (USHL) Boston University (HEA) 17 John Beecher* 6-2 201 04/05/2001 L Elmira, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Michigan (Big Ten) 19 Austen Swankler* 5-11 157 08/21/2001 L Irwin, Pa. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) University of Michigan (Big Ten) 20 Luke Toporowski* 5-10 174 04/12/2001 L Bettendorf, Iowa Spokane Chiefs (WHL) -- 21 Jack Hughes* 5-10 166 05/14/2001 L Orlando, Fla. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Uncommitted 22 Danny Weight* 5-11 187 05/01/2001 L Lattingtown, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA) *Appears on 2018-19 NHL Central Scouting Pre-Season Futures List JORDAN LEOPOLD U.S. Olympian (2006) NCAA National Champion, Hobey Baker Award Recipient (2002) Jordan Leopold, a native of Golden Valley, Minn., and occasions, including one Olympic Winter Games University of Minnesota product who enjoyed a 12- (2006), four IIHF World Championships (2002, 2003, year NHL career before retiring as a member of the 2005, 2008) and twice at the IIHF World Junior Minnesota Wild in 2015, is serving as a head coach Championship (1999-2000). for the seventh annual USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. Leopold, who was a member of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program during its Selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second inaugural season (1997-98), played four seasons at round (44th overall) in the 1999 NHL Draft, Leopold the University of Minnesota (1998-2002). He capped registered 214 career points (67-147) over stints his career in a Gopher uniform by winning the Hobey with the Calgary Flames (2002-06, 2009), Colorado Baker Memorial Award his senior season (one of Avalanche (2006-09), Florida Panthers (2009-10), only seven defensemen to do so) and assisting on Pittsburgh Penguins (2010), Buffalo Sabres (2010-13), the game-winning goal in overtime to help Minnesota St. Louis Blues (2012-15), Columbus Blue Jackets capture the 2002 NCAA national championship. (2015) and Minnesota Wild (2015). Internationally, Leopold skated for Team USA on seven different 2 AllAmericanProspectsGame.com 2 2018 USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME Team Leopold vs.