2017 Sioux Falls, SD USHL.COM @USHL | /USHLHOCKEY USHL.COM 1 2017 USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME NOTES ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GOLDEN BOYS Eight players in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game played in the 12 players in the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects played for head coach USA Hockey/CCM All-American Prospects Game earlier this season in Jay Varady (Sioux City Musketeers/Team West) at the 2016 World Philadelphia, PA. Brannon McManus (Chicago Steel/Team East) led all Junior A Challenge where Team USA won a gold medal: players in the game with three points, while Cayden Primeau (Lincoln Stars/Team West) led all goaltenders by stopping 17 of 19 shots in the 2016 WJAC Player Stats win. Alex Limoges 5 points (2-3–5) 2016 USA Hockey/CCM All-American Prospects Game Stats Zach Solow 4 points (2-2–4) Nick Swaney 4 points (2-2–4) Brannon McManus 3 points (1-2–3), +2 rating Brannon McManus 2 points (2-0–2) Mick Messner 1 point (0-1–1), +1 rating Mick Messner 2 points (1-1–2) Scooter Brickey 1 point (0-1–1), E rating Clayton Phillips 2 points (1-1–2) Mikey Anderson 0 points (0-0–0), +1 rating Isaac Johnson 1 point (1-0–1) Ben Mirageas 0 points (0-0–0), E rating Matt Hellickson (C) 1 point (0-1–1) Clayton Phillips 0 points (0-0–0), -3 rating Paul Washe 1 point (0-1–1) Mikey Anderson 0 points (0-0–0) Cayden Primeau Win, stopped 17 of 19 shots Keith Petruzzelli Loss, stopped 11 of 14 shots Cayden Primeau 4-0-0-0, 0.75 GAA, .966 sv% Dayton Rasmussen 1-0-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .960 sv% SECOND YEAR PLAYERS SPECIAL GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE Two players in the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game played in last All 17 USHL teams are represented by an owner or director at the year’s event. Jack Adams (Fargo Force/Team West) and John Leonard USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Scouts from all 30 NHL teams are (Green Bay Gamblers/Team East) will be competing in their second Top scheduled to attend the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Hockey Prospects Game. (Chicago Steel/Team East) was Tanner Lacznyski Hall of Fame and U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member Pat LaFontaine is the only player in last year’s game to play in his second Top Prospects scheduled to attend the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in addition to Game and went on to be selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2016 Monday’s schedule of events. Minnesota Wild defenseman and Madison NHL Draft. Laczynski currently leads Ohio State University in scoring (22 Capitols owner Ryan Suter is scheduled to attend the USHL/NHL Top points in 15 games) and won a gold medal with Team USA at the World Prospects Game. The Capitols will have two players participating in Junior Championship. the game including Madison, WI native and former Madison Capitols AAA player Mick Messner (Madison Capitols/Team East). Messner is WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF? also committed to the University of Wisconsin. Minnesota Wild Chief Operating Officer Matt Majka is attending the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and was a guest speaker at the Monday luncheon. Wade Allison (Tri-City Storm/Team West) became the first player in USHL history to win both a USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game MVP and the Clark Cup Final MVP. Allison went on to be a second round pick of SCHEDULE OF EVENTS the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2016 NHL Draft and is currently second in All times Central Standard Time (CST) scoring for Western Michigan University (15 points in 18 games). Sunday: 4:00 pm - Players arrive for equipment fitting courtesy of CCM Hockey CLARK CUP CHAMPIONS 7:30 pm - Media availability for players and coaches Four players in the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game won the Clark Monday: Cup with the Tri-City Storm last season. 10:00 am - NHL Central Scouting heights & weights Team West 11:00 am - NHL Central Scouting heights & weights Team East 2016 Clark Cup Playoffs Player Stats 12:00 pm - Team West on-ice testing conducted by HockeyTech 1:30 pm - Team East on-ice testing conducted by HockeyTech Alex Limoges 14 points (5-9–14), +9 rating, 3 GWG 2:00 pm - Press conference at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Walker Duehr 4 points (1-3–4), E rating 7:00 pm - USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game welcome reception (invite-only) Paul Washe 1 point (0-1–1), +1 rating Tuesday: Dayton Rasmussen Did not play 9:00 am - Team East morning skate (media availability following) 10:00 am - Team West morning skate (media availability following) 12:00 pm - USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game luncheon (ticketed event) RANDOM STAT 6:30 pm - USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Skills Competition 7:05 pm - USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game There is no correlation between the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 10:00 pm (approximately) - post-game media availability and Clark Cup Playoffs. However, the losing conference in the USHL/ NHL Top Prospects Game has gone on to win the Clark Cup three out of MEDIA CONTACT: Aaron Westendorf | Director, Communications four times. (512) 422-7752 | [email protected] USHL.COM 2 2017 USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME NOTES ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY USHL TEAM ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY NCAA COMMITMENT Total USHL Team Total School 5 Green Bay Gamblers 3 Boston University 5 Tri-City Storm 3 University of Minnesota Duluth 4 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 2 Providence College 3 Chicago Steel 2 University of Denver 3 Fargo Force 2 University of Massachusetts Amherst 3 Muskegon Lumberjacks 2 University of Minnesota 3 Sioux Falls Stampede 1 Boston College 3 Waterloo Black Hawks 1 Western Michigan University 2 Des Moines Buccaneers 1 Cornell University 2 Madison Capitols 1 Ferris State University 2 Youngstown Phantoms 1 Michigan State University 1 Bloomington Thunder 1 Ohio State University 1 Dubuque Fighting Saints 1 University of New Hampshire 1 Lincoln Stars 1 Quinnipiac University 1 Omaha Lancers 1 Union College 1 Sioux City Musketeers 1 University of Connecticut 1 University of Maine ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE Total State 1 University of Notre Dame 6 Massachusetts 1 University of Wisconsin 6 Minnesota 1 Yale University 5 Michigan ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY NCAA CONFERENCE 3 Wisconsin Total NCAA Conference 2 California 14 Hockey East 2 New York 7 NCHC 2 Virginia 5 Big Ten Hockey 1 Florida 4 ECAC 1 Illinois 2 WCHA 1 Missouri ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING GRADE 1 New Jersey Total NHL CSS GRADE (11/16/16) 1 Pennsylvania 2 A-rated (1st round candidate) 1 South Dakota 7 B-rated (2nd-3rd round candidate) 26 C-rated (4th-6th round candidate) 5 Not Ranked USHL.COM 3 2017 USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME RECORDS GOALS SHOTS Rank Name Year Team USHL Team Goals Rank Name Year Team USHL Team Shots 1 Ross Colton 2016 East Cedar Rapids 3 1 Robert Carpenter 2015 West Sioux City 7 2 Robbie Baillargeon 2012 East Indiana 2 Chris Wilkie 2015 West Tri-City 7 Kevin Conley 2015 East Youngstown 2 3 Kevin Roy 2012 West Lincoln 6 3 27 players 1 4 Robbie Baillargeon 2012 East Indiana 5 Christian Heil 2013 East Chicago 5 ASSISTS Jake Henderson 2015 West Omaha 5 Rank Name Year Team USHL Team Assists Robert Polesello 2012 East Indiana 5 1 Mike O’Leary 2016 East Dubuque 3 8 Wade Allison 2016 West Tri-City 4 2 Ross Colton 2016 East Cedar Rapids 2 Matt DeBlouw 2012 East Muskegon 4 Adam Gaudette 2015 East Cedar Rapids 2 John Hayden 2013 East Team USA 4 Luke Johnson 2012 West Lincoln 2 Alex Kile 2012 East Green Bay 4 Willie Knierim 2016 East Dubuque 2 John Leonard 2016 East Green Bay 4 Tanner Laczynski 2015 East Chicago 2 Jordan Masters 2012 East Muskegon 4 Nikita Pavlychev 2015 West Des Moines 2 POWER PLAY GOALS 8 35 players 1 Rank Name Year Team USHL Team PPG 1 Alex Kile 2012 East Green Bay 1 POINTS Chris Wilkie 2015 West Tri-City 1 Rank Name Year Team USHL Team Points SHORTHANDED GOALS 1 Ross Colton 2016 East Cedar Rapids 5 Rank Name Year Team USHL Team SHG 2 Mike O’Leary 2016 East Dubuque 4 None 3 Kevin Conley 2015 East Youngstown 3 4 Wade Allison 2016 West Tri-City 2 +/- RATING Rank Name Year Team USHL Team +/- Robbie Baillargeon 2012 East Indiana 2 1 Ross Colton 2016 East Cedar Rapids +5 Cal Burke 2015 East Cedar Rapids 2 Mike O’Leary 2016 East Dubuque +5 Austin Farley 2012 West Fargo 2 3 Derek Daschke 2016 East Muskegon +4 Jakob Forsbacka- 2015 West Omaha 2 Karlsson Willie Knierim 2016 East Dubuque +4 Adam Gaudette 2015 East Cedar Rapids 2 5 Kevin Conley 2016 East Youngstown +3 Jake Henderson 2015 West Omaha 2 Matt Kiersted 2016 East Chicago +3 Luke Johnson 2012 West Lincoln 2 Tanner Laczynski 2015 East Chicago +3 Willie Knierim 2016 East Dubuque 2 Chase Pearson 2015 East Youngstown +3 Jeff Kubiak 2012 East Chicago 2 9 10 players +2 Tanner Laczynski 2015 East Chicago 2 A.J. Michaelson 2012 West Waterloo 2 Nikita Pavlychev 2015 West Des Moines 2 Chase Pearson 2015 East Youngstown 2 Nicholas Schilkey 2012 East Green Bay 2 USHL.COM 4 2017 USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME RECORDS PENALTY MINUTES SAVE PERCENTAGE Rank Name Year Team USHL Team PIM Rank Name Year Team USHL Team sv% 1 Michael Boyle 2016 West Sioux City 15 1 Chris Birdsall 2015 West Youngstown 1.000 Willie Knierim 2016 East Dubuque 15 Ryan Larkin 2015 East Cedar Rapids 1.000 3 Michael Downing 2013 East Dubuque 7 Eamon McAdam 2013 West Waterloo 1.000 4 John Hayden 2013 East Team USA 5 Cale Morris 2016 East Waterloo 1.000 Luke Johnson 2013 West Lincoln 5 Alex 2013 East Chicago 1.000 Sakellaropoulos Miles Woods 2013 West Lincoln 5 6 Cal Petersen 2013 West Waterloo .952 7 Zach Berzolla 2016 East Muskegon 2 7 Jon Gillies 2012 East Indiana .909 Ian Brady 2012 West Cedar Rapids 2 8 Peyton Jones 2016 West Lincoln .882 Dennis Gilbert Jr.