2020 BIOSTEEL ALL-AMERICAN GAME TEAM USA HOCKEY ARENA PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN TEAM GOMEZ MONDAY, JAN. 20 | 7 P.M. ET KNUBLE 2020 BIOSTEEL ALL-AMERICAN GAME AT A GLANCE ROSTER DETAILS The 2020 BioSteel All-American Game features 43 of the top U.S.-born players eligible STATES REPRESENTED: 20 for the 2020 NHL Draft. Over 200 NHL scouts are expected to be in attendance. Of the 43 players playing tonight, 31 appear on the 2019-20 NHL Central Scouting Mid- Michigan .................................................5 Season Rankings list, which was released on Jan. 12, 2020 and highlights players that California ............................................... 4 have potential to be selected in the 2020 NHL draft. Of those 31 players, 15 appear in Massachusetts .......................................4 the top-50 of the Mid-Season Rankings. New York ............................................... 4 The 43 players participating in tonight's game hail from 20 different states. Michigan Wisconsin .............................................. 4 leads the way with five representatives, followed by California, Massachusetts, New Illinois......................................................3 York and Wisconsin with four each. Minnesota .............................................. 3 Connecticut ...........................................2 TIDBITS SURROUNDING THE GAME New Jersey ............................................ 2 Texas ..................................................... 2 Alaska ....................................................1 Tonight's game will be broadcast on NHL Network with Stephen Nelson handling play- Colorado ................................................ 1 by-play duties along with longtime color commentator Craig Button and NHL Network’s Georgia .................................................. 1 Lauren Gardner as the rinkside reporter ... BioSteel Co-Founders Mike Cammalleri Indiana ................................................... 1 and John Celenza will take part in the ceremonial opening puck drop and will present Iowa ..................................................... 1 the trophy to the game's Most Valuable Player. Cammalleri played three seasons at Montana ................................................ 1 the University of Michigan (1999-2002). Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2001 North Dakota ......................................... 1 NHL Draft, Cammalleri enjoyed a 15-year career in the league, appearing in 906 games New Hampshire ..................................... 1 and tallying 642 career points (294-348) ... To date, alumni have gone on to become Ohio ..................................................... 1 Calder Trophy Finalists, NHL All-Stars, earn NHL All-Star Game MVP honors and win the Stanley Cup. Currently, 63 alumni have already made their NHL debuts. For more Rhode Island...........................................1 on alumni of this event, see page 8 ... Among those in attendance tonight are USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey operations and U.S. Hockey Hall of TEAM GOMEZ Fame member, John Vanbiesbrouck; USA Hockey's executive director Pat Kelleher Average Height ..................................6'0" president and commissioner of the United States Hockey League, Tom Garrity, among Average Weight ...........................187 lbs. others. TEAM KNUBLE Average Height ..................................6'0" AMERICANS AT THE 2019 NHL DRAFT Average Weight ...........................178 lbs. Overall, 59 American players from 17 different states heard their name called in Vancouver at the 2019 NHL Draft, including New Jersey Devils first-overall selection Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla.). Hughes became the eighth American all-time to be taken first overall and the fifth player from USA Hockey's National Team Development GAME OFFICIALS Program to be selected with the first pick. Referees: For the first time in NHL Draft history, seven of the first 15 selections were American while eight American selections came directly from the NTDP, doubling the NHL Draft Jake Jackson Andover, Minn. record of players to be taken from a single team in the opening round. In total, 18 of the Steve Sailor Sewell, N.J. first 50 NHL selections were Americans, the most of any nation. To date, 188 alumni Linesmen: have been drafted. For a list of drafted players, see pages 6 and 7. Neil Fredrickson Lake Elmo, Minn. Kilian McNamara Lantana, Fla. NEW YEAR, NEW FORMAT All four officials are products of USA Hockey’s Officiating Development Program The BioSteel All-American Game takes the place of both the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game and the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. The game is a joint effort MEDIA INFORMATION between USA Hockey, the USHL and NHL. The game features the top American players eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft and this Media Contact Jennifer Greene season, for the first time, the format has players from the U.S. National Under-18 Team [email protected] 207.712.9809 of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program -- Team Knuble, taking on the top draft-eligible American-born players from the USHL, the lone Tier I junior league in the United States -- Team Gomez. 1 BioSteelAllAmericanGame.com 1 2020 BIOSTEEL ALL-AMERICAN GAME Team Gomez vs. Team Knuble • Jan. 20 • USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Mich. TEAM GOMEZ ROSTER NO. NAME HT WT BIRTHDATE S/C HOMETOWN 2018-19 TEAM (LEAGUE) NCAA COMMITMENT (LEAGUE) GOALTENDERS (2) 1 Logan Stein* 6-2 210 04/26/2001 L Suwanee, Ga. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Ferris State University (WCHA) 30 Aidan McCarthy 6-1 165 07/30/2001 L Novi, Mich. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) -- DEFENSEMEN (6) 2 Mason Lohrei 6-4 200 01/17/2001 L Verona, Wis. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Ohio State University (Big Ten) 4 Alex Gagne 6-3 196 08/12/2002 L Bedford, N.H. Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) University of New Hampshire (HEA) 5 Hank Kempf* 6-1 183 04/15/2002 L Chicago, Ill. Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Cornell University (ECAC) 6 Mitchell Miller* 5-10 181 12/20/2001 R Sylvania, Ohio Tri-City Storm (USHL) University of North Dakota (NCHC) 7 Luke Reid* 6-0 190 09/26/2001 R Geneva, Ill. Chicago Steel (USHL) -- 8 Noah Ellis* 6-1 194 02/01/2002 R Urbandale, Iowa Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) University of Massachusetts (HEA) FORWARDS (12) 9 Ryder Rolston* 6-1 167 10/31/2001 R Birmingham, Mich. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) University of Notre Dame (Big Ten) 10 Alex Laferriere* 5-11 174 10/28/2001 R Chatham, N.J. Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC) 11 Sam Colangelo* 6-2 205 12/26/2001 R Stoneham, Mass. Chicago Steel (USHL) Northeastern University (HEA) 12 Nick Capone 6-2 211 12/17/2001 L East Haven, Conn. Tri-City Storm (USHL) University of Connecticut (HEA) 14 Brendan Brisson* 5-11 177 10/22/2001 L Manhattan Beach, Calif. Chicago Steel (USHL) University of Michigan (Big Ten) 15 Wyatt Schingoethe* 5-10 201 08/03/2002 L Algonquin, Ill. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) University of Denver (NCHC) 16 Trevor Kuntar* 6-0 202 06/20/2001 L Williamsville, N.Y. Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC) 17 Ryan Beck 5-9 185 08/25/2002 L Linden, Mich. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) University of Denver (NCHC) 18 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine* 5-9 174 09/16/2000 L East Greenwich, R.I. Chicago Steel (USHL) Northeastern University (HEA) 19 Sean Farrell 5-9 175 11/02/2001 L Hopkinton, Mass. Chicago Steel (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC) 20 Alex Gaffney 5-7 158 06/25/2002 R West Orange, N.J. Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC) 21 Carson Bantle* 6-5 200 01/22/2002 L Onalaska, Wis. Madison Capitols (USHL) Michigan Tech University (WCHA) *Appears on 2019-20 NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings List TEAM GOMEZ STAFF Head Coach: .................................................. Scott Gomez Assistant Coach: ............................................Scott Owens Assistant Coach: ......................................... Mike Hamilton Eqipment Manager: ...........................................Pat Dooley Athletic Trainer: .................................... Dennis MacDonald SCOTT GOMEZ U.S. Olympian (2006) Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion (2000, 2003), Calder Memorial Trophy Recipient (2000) Scott Gomez, a native of Anchorage, Alaska who Gomez racked up 756 career points (181-575) in captured two Stanley Cups (2000, 2003), is serving 1,079 NHL appearances. A veteran playoff contender, as an honorary head coach for the 2020 BioSteel All- Gomez tallied 29 goals and 72 assists for 101 points American Game. in 149 playoff appearances. Following his playing career, Gomez spent two seasons as an assistant Drafted by the Devils in the first round (27th overall) coach with the New York Islanders (2017-19). of the 1998 NHL Draft, Gomez skated 16 seasons in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils (1999-2007, Along with playing for the 2006 U.S. Olympic Men's 2014-15), New York Rangers (2007-09), Montreal Ice Hockey Team, Gomez also represented the U.S. Canadiens (2009-12), San Jose Sharks (2012-13), on the international stage in two IIHF World Junior Florida Panthers (2013-14), St. Louis Blues (2015-16) Championships (1998, 1999), and played for Team and Ottawa Senators (2015-16). During his tenure, USA in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. 2 BioSteelAllAmericanGame.com 2 2020 BIOSTEEL ALL-AMERICAN GAME Team Gomez vs. Team Knuble • Jan. 20 • USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Mich. TEAM KNUBLE ROSTER NO. NAME HT WT BIRTHDATE S/C HOMETOWN CURRENT TEAM (LEAGUE) NCAA COMMITMENT (LEAGUE) GOALTENDERS (2) 1 Drew Commesso* 6-2 180 07/19/2002 L Norwell, Mass. U.S. National