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2015 CCM/USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAMEFirst Niagara CeNter • BuFFalo, New York • thursdaY, sept. 24, 2015

• ThefourthannualCCM/USAHockeyAll-AmericanProspectsGamefeatures42 topAmerican-bornplayerseligibleforthe2016NHLEntryDraft.• Some150NHLscoutsareinattendanceattonight’sgame.• Twenty-twoplayersintonight’sgameappearonthe2015-16NHLCentralScouting FuturesList,whichhighlightsplayersthathavepotentialtobeselectedinthefirst threeroundsofthedraft.

NCAA HOCKEYTwenty-six players are verbally committed to NCAAprograms.Additionally, defensemanCharlie McAvoyis a freshman at Boston University, while forwardsLuke KuninandTage Thompson arefirst-yearplay-ersattheUniversityofWisconsinandtheUniversityofConnecticut,respectively.

UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUEThirty-three players have developmental roots in theUSHL.As the top junior league in theUnitedStates,theUSHLpreparesplayersforNCAADivisionIhockeyaswellascareersintheNHL.

USA HOCKEY’S NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAtotalof19playersintheAAPGhaveplayedorcurrent-lyplayforUSAHockey’sNationalTeamDevelopmentPrograminPlymouth,Michigan.Thefull-timeprogramiscomposedoftwosquads,theU.S.NationalUnder-18andUnder-17Teams,whichcompeteintheUSHL,whilealsofacinginternationalandcollegiatecompetition.

YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSThirteenoftheplayersattheAAPGhaveparticipatedintheToyota/USAHockeyNationalChampionships.Ad-ditionally,twoplayershaveclaimedanationalchampi-onship. Mitch EliothelpedHoneybakedclaimthe2013USAHockeyTierIYouthNationalChampionshipatthe14andUnderlevel. Ayear later,Ryan LindgrenandShattuckSt.Marywon the 2014 USA Hockey 18 and Under NationalChampionship.

WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY 2016OnMonday,USAHockey announced thatJohn Tor-torella (Boston,Mass.),who ranks first on theNHL’sall-timewins list amongAmerican-born coaches,willserveasheadcoachofTeamUSAforthe2016WorldCupofHockey. TheU.S.managementgroupforthe2016WorldCupofHockeyincludesDean Lombardi (Ludlow,Mass./L.A.Kings)asgeneralmanager;Paul Holmgren (St.Paul,Minn./PhiladelphiaFlyers)asassistantgeneralmanag-er;Brian Burke (Edina,Minn./CalgaryFlames)asse-nior advisor; and Jim Johannson (ColoradoSprings,Colo./USAHockey)asdirectorofhockeyoperations.

THREE FINALISTS NAMED FOR 2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPUSAHockeyannouncedonSept. 15 that it hasnar-rowedthecandidatecitiesvyingtohostthe2018Inter-nationalIceHockeyFederationWorldJuniorChampi-onshiptoBuffalo,NewYork;Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania;and St. Louis, Missouri. Officials from USA Hockeyconducted theirofficialsitevisit inBuffaloearlier thisweekandwillvisittheothertwofinalistsitesinOcto-ber.Afinaldecisionisexpectedbytheendoftheyear.

USA HOCKEY ARENAUSA Hockey’s National Team Development Programwill embark on its inaugural season at USA HockeyArena inPlymouth,Michigan.Theseasonwill include37homegames,includingtheU.S.NationalUnder-18Team’shomeopeneronOct.9,and theU.S.Nation-alUnder-17Team’sdebuttheweekendofOct.16-17.Ticketsareonsalenowonlineatusahockeyarena.com.

Michigan..........................11Minnesota.........................8NewYork...........................7Illinois................................4Missouri.............................3Florida...............................2

Massachusetts..................2Connecticut.......................1Maryland...........................1NorthCarolina...................1Ohio..................................1Washington.......................1

2015 AAPG PLAYERS BY STATE LAST YEAR’S DRAFTFifty-fiveAmericanswerechosenat the2015NHLEntryDraft,includingsevenfirst-roundselectionsand26playersfromlastyear’sAAPG.Itmarkedthemostfirst-roundselec-tionssince2010(11)andthefirsttimeinNHLEntryDrafthistorythatthreeNCAAplayerswereselectedinthetop-10.

TONIGHT’S GAME USA HOCKEY HAPPENINGS

2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game Notes

HEAD COACH DEREK PLANTE

DerekPlante,whowasdraftedoutofhighschoolbytheBuffaloSabresinthe1989NHLEntryDraft,returnstoBuf-faloasaheadcoachfortheCCM/USAHockeyAll-Ameri-canProspectsGame.

PlanteplayedeightseasonsintheNHL,suitingupfortheBuffaloSabres(1993-99),DallasStars(1998-2000),ChicagoBlackhawks(1999-2000)andPhiladelphiaFlyers(2000-01).Amemberofthe1999StanleyCupchampionDallasStars,Planteamassed248points(96-152)in450NHLcareergamesbeforespendinganothersevensea-sonsplayingprofessionallyinEuropeandJapan.

Internationally,PlanterepresentedtheU.S.attheInterna-tionalIceHockeyFederationMen’sWorldChampionshiponsixoccasions,helpingTeamUSAclaimbronzemedalsatthe1996and2004events.HealsoplayedfortheU.S.atthe1991IIHFWorldJuniorChampionship.

TheCloquet,Minnesota,nativestarredwiththeUniversityofMinnesotaDuluthforfouryearsandfinishedhiscolle-giatecareerwith219pointsin138outings,whichistiedforsecondall-timeinteamhistory.Asaseniorin1992-93,PlantewasnamedaHobeyBakerMemorialAwardfinalist,afirstteamAll-AmericanandWCHAPlayeroftheYear.

InductedintotheUMDAthleticHallofFamein2009,Plan-tespentfiveseasons(2010-15)asanassistantcoachforhisalmamater,wherehehelpedguidetheBulldogstotheirfirst-everNCAADivisionInationalchampionshipin2011.ThispastAugust,heservedasheadcoachfortheU.S.Under-18SelectTeamattheIvanHlinkaMemorialTourna-ment,apositionhealsoheldin2014.

PlanteandhiswifeKrisihavethreesons:Zam,MaxandVictor.

College Committed

–Univ.ofMinnesota(BigTen)

CornellUniv.(ECACHockey)MichiganStateUniv.(BigTen)BostonUniv.(HEA)BostonCollege(HEA)WesternMich.Univ.(NCHC)NotcommittedUniv.ofMinnesota(BigTen)

BostonUniv.(HEA)–Univ.ofMinnesota(BigTen)WesternMichiganUniv.(NCHC)BostonUniv.(HEA)Univ.ofWisconsin(BigTen)––MiamiUniv.(NCHC)Univ.ofConnecticut(HEA)NortheasternUniv.(HEA)–

2015-16 Team

Tri-CityAmericans(WHL)MadisonCapitols(USHL)

MuskegonLumberjacks(USHL)MuskegonLumberjacks(USHL)BostonUniv.(HEA)YoungstownPhantoms(USHL)CedarRapidsRoughRiders(USHL)U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18Team

U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamLondonKnights(OHL)WaterlooBlackHawks(USHL)U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamLondonKnights(OHL)ErieOtters(OHL)DubuqueFightingSaints(USHL)Univ.ofConnecticut(HEA)CedarRapidsRoughRiders(USHL)WindsorSpitfires(OHL)

Hometown

BlackDiamond,Wash.Lakeville,Minn.

Chicago,Ill.GrossePointe,Mich.LongBeach,N.Y.Hingham,Mass.Troy,Mich.Potsdam,N.Y.Minneapolis,Minn.

Edina,Minn.Rochester,Mich.Edina,Minn.Macomb,Mich.Swansea,Ill.St.Louis,Mo.HuntingtonWoods,Mich.FarmingtonHills,Mich.Skokie,Ill.OysterBay,N.Y.Lynnfield,Mass.Raleigh,N.C.

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Birthdate

9/24/971/28/98

6/18/982/6/9812/21/977/29/981/6/984/27/982/11/98

6/10/982/17/986/13/984/27/987/29/982/11/988/6/9812/18/971/22/9810/30/9712/31/973/5/98

No

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185170

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6-06-0

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6-16-25-116-75-106-26-05-76-36-56-26-6

Name

EvanSarthou*RyanEdquist

AlexGreenMitchEliotCharlieMcAvoy*LukeMcInnisDerekDaschkeJ.D.Greenway*RyanLindgren*

KiefferBellows*MaxJones*GarrettWaitKeenanSuthersClaytonKeller*TrentFredericDrakeRymshaAlexDeBrincat*WillieKnierim*TageThompson*MattFilipe*LoganBrown*

GOALTENDERS (2)

DEFENSEMEN (7)

FORWARDS (12)

*appears on the 2015-16 NHL Central Scouting Futures list

HeadCoach:DerekPlanteAssistantCoach:DantonCole

GoalieCoach:KevinReiterBlue Jersey

TEAM PLANTE ROSTER



HEAD COACH JEREMY ROENICK

InductedintotheU.S.HockeyHallofFamein2010,JeremyRoenickwasoneofhockey’stopAmerican-bornplayersonboththeprofessionalandinternationalstage.HeisservingasaheadcoachattheCCM/USAHockeyAll-AmericanProspectsGameforthefirsttime.

SelectedeighthoverallbytheChicagoBlackhawksinthe1988NHLEntryDraft,Roenickenjoyeda20-yearNHLcareerspentwithfiveteams,includingtheChicagoBlack-hawks(1988-96),PhoenixCoyotes(1996-2001,2006-07),PhiladelphiaFlyers(2001-04),LosAngelesKings(2005-06)andSanJoseSharks(2007-09).Intotal,thenine-timeNHLAll-Staramassed513goalsand703assistsin1,363

games.His513goalsand1,216pointsbothrankfourthinNHLhistoryamongAmericans.

Internationally,theBostonnativerepresentedtheU.S.onsixoccasions,includingtwiceasamemberoftheU.S.OlympicMen’sIceHockeyTeam.In2002,RoenickhelpedTeamUSAearnasilvermedalatthe2002OlympicWin-terGamesinSaltLakeCity,Utah.Atwo-timememberoftheU.S.NationalJuniorTeam,his25careerpointsinIIHFWorldJuniorChampionshipplay(currentlysecondall-timeinU.S.history)stoodasarecordfor21yearsbeforebeingsurpassedin2010.Altogether,Roenickrecorded48points(23-25)in41gameswhilewearingaTeamUSAsweater.Currently,RoenickisastudioanalystforNBCSportsGroup’sNHLcoverageonNHLLive,NBCSN’spre-gameandpost-gameshow.InadditiontohisregularroleonNHLLive,Roenickhasservedasamen’sandwomen’sOlympichockeystudioanalystforNBCatthe2010OlympicWinterGamesinVancouver,BritishColumbia,andthe2014OlympicWinterGamesinSochi,Russia.

RoenickandhiswifeTracyaretheparentsofsonBrettanddaughterBrandi.

College Committed

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BostonUniv.(HEA)Univ.ofMichigan(BigTen)BostonCollege(HEA)Univ.ofMinnesota(BigTen)HarvardUniv.(ECACHockey)Univ.ofNotreDame(HEA)–

Univ.ofMichigan(BigTen)BostonCollege(HEA)Univ.ofMichigan(BigTen)Univ.ofMinnesotaDuluth(NCHC)–Univ.ofMinnesotaDuluth(NCHC)–Univ.ofWisconsin(BigTen)Univ.ofMichigan(BigTen)Univ.ofNorthDakota(NCHC)––

2015-16 Team

LondonKnights(OHL)NiagaraIceDogs(OHL)

U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamWaterlooBlackHawks(USHL)U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamGreenBayGamblers(USHL)LondonKnights(OHL)

U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamU.S.NationalUnder-18TeamSaultSte.MarieGreyhounds(OHL)FargoForce(USHL)LondonKnights(OHL)Univ.ofWisconsin(BigTen)U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamBloomingtonThunder(USHL)WindsorSpitfires(OHL)SaultSte.MarieGreyhounds(OHL)

Hometown

Chesterfield,Mo.Buffalo,N.Y.

Ridgefield,Conn.Williamsville,N.Y.AnnArbor,Mich.InverGroveHeights,Minn.Jericho,N.Y.Parkland,Fla.Ortonville,Mich.

Northbrook,Ill.Bethesda,Md.BloomfieldHills,Mich.Roseville,Minn.Lapeer,Mich.HamLake,Minn.St.Louis,Mo.Chesterfield,Mo.Bradenton,Fla.GrandRapids,Minn.Dewitt,N.Y.NorthOlmsted,Ohio

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Birthdate

9/18/979/14/98

4/10/983/10/981/21/986/19/982/17/983/17/983/25/98

2/25/987/24/986/20/986/19/983/5/984/10/9812/10/9712/4/971/21/981/2/989/23/974/14/98

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2345678

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6-16-4

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6-25-115-105-116-26-46-16-06-06-46-26-5

Name

TylerParsons*StephenDhillon

ChadKrys*GriffinLuce*MichaelCampoliSamRossini*AdamFoxAndrewPeeke*BenGleason

JamesSanchezGrahamMcPheeWillLockwoodJoeyAnderson*JackKopackaRileyTufte*MatthewTkachuk*LukeKunin*NickPastujovMitchellMattson*LukeKirwanTimGettinger

GOALTENDERS (2)

DEFENSEMEN (7)

FORWARDS (12)

*appears on the 2015-16 NHL Central Scouting Futures list

TEAM ROENICK ROSTER


HeadCoach:DerekPlanteAssistantCoach:ChrisLuongo

GoalieCoach:KevinReiterWhite Jersey


U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM FAMILY TIESTwoplayershavefamilymemberswhorepresentedtheUnitedStatesinOlympiccompetition.Luke McInnis’father, Marty, andMatthew Tkachuk’s father, Keith,wereteammatesforthe1992U.S.OlympicMen’sIceHockeyTeam.McInniswasalsoamemberofthe1991,1996and1997U.S.Men’sNationalTeams.Tkachuk,whorepresentedtheU.S.inthreeotherOlympicWinterGames(1998,2002,2006),earnedasilvermedalatthe2002OlympicWinterGames inSalt LakeCity,Utah,andhelpedtheU.S.winthe1996WorldCupofHockey.

NHL FAMILY TIESEleven players have NHL ties within their family, in-cludingMitch Eliot(sonofDarrenEliot),Ben Gleason (cousin of Tim Gleason), Griffin Luce (son of ScottLuce; grandson of Don Luce), Kieffer Bellows (sonofBrianBellows),Logan Brown (sonofJeffBrown),Max Jones (sonofBrad Jones),Luke McInnis (sonofMartyMcInnis),Graham McPhee (son of GeorgeMcPhee), Drake Rymsha (son of Andrew Rymsha),Tage Thompson (sonofBrentThompson) andMat-thew Tkachuk (sonofKeithTkachuk;cousinofTomFitzgeraldaswellasJimmyandKevinHayes).

AAPG ALUMNI TIESTwoplayersarerelatedtoAAPGalumni. J.D. Green-way’sbrother,Jordan,participatedinlastyear’sAAPG.Matthew Tkachuk’scousin,Casey,participatedinlastyear’s game while Casey’s older brother, Ryan, wasvoted Most Outstanding Player of the Game at the2012AAPG.

NCAA HOCKEY TIESFifteenplayershavecurrentorformerfamilymemberswithNCAAhockeyties. Five players –Tim Gettinger,J.D. Greenway,Jack Kopacka, Ryan LindgrenandDrake Rymsha –havebrotherswithcollegehockeyexperience.GrantGettingerspentfourseasons(2011-15)asadefensemanatMercy-hurstUniversity;JordanGreenwayisafreshmanforwardatBostonUniversity;JonathanKopackaisasophomoredefensemanfortheAirForceAcademy;CharlieLindgrenisajuniorgoaltenderatSt.CloudStateUniversity;andRiverRymshaisasophomoreatDartmouthUniversity. Eleven players –Joey Anderson,Mitch Eliot,Matt Filipe, Max Jones, Chad Krys, Ryan Lindgren, Will Lockwood, Luke McInnis, Graham McPhee, Drake Rymsha and Matthew Tkachuk – have fathers whoplayedcollegehockey.GerryAndersonskated forTheCollege of St. Scholastica (1987-88); Darren Eliot wasagoaltenderatCornellUniversity(1979-83);PaulFilipeplayed defense at Northeastern University (1978-82);Marty McInnis skated for Boston College (1988-91);GeorgeMcPheewonthe1982HobeyBakerAwardwhileatBowlingGreenStateUniversity(1978-82);andAndrewRymshaskatedatWesternMichiganUniversity(1986-90). BradJones(1983-87),BobLindgren(1985-86)andJoeLockwood(1984-88)allplayedfortheUniversityofMich-iganandwere teammatesduring the1985-86season.MarkKrys(1987-91)andKeithTkachuk(1990-91)bothplayedforBostonUniversity,wheretheyspentthe1990-91seasonasteammates. Additionally,MartyMcInnis, is an assistant coach atBostonCollege.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCETwenty-fiveplayershaverepresentedtheU.S.internationally,

includingsevenwhohavecompetedatanInternationalIceHockeyFederationevent.IIHFUnder-18Men’s

WorldChampionship(7)ClaytonKeller(2015-gold)ChadKrys(2015-gold)LukeKunin(2015-gold)CharlieMcAvoy(2015-gold)EvanSarthou(2015-gold)KeenanThompson(2015-gold)MatthewTkachuk(2015-gold)

IvanHlinkaMemorialCup(12)StephenDhillon(2015)MitchEliot(2015)MattFilipe(2014-3rd)TimGettinger(2015)BenGleason(2015)WillieKnierim(2015)AndrewPeeke(2015)SamRossini(2015)DrakeRymsha(2015)EvanSarthou(2014-3rd)RilyeTufte(2015)GarrettWait(2015)

FiveNationsCup(13)KiefferBellows(2014-2nd)DerekDaschke(2014-2nd)RyanEdquist(2014-2nd)TimGettinger(2014-2nd)WillieKnierim(2014-2nd)JackKopacka(2014-2nd)MitchellMattson(2014-2nd)LukeMcInnis(2014-2nd)AndrewPeeke(2014-2nd)SamRossini(2014-2nd)KeenanSuthers(2014-2nd)RileyTufte(2014-2nd)GarrettWait(2014-2nd)



UPCOMING EVENTS• Sept. 29 - As part of the “Kraft Hockeyville USA”contest,JohnstownWarMemorialArena inJohnstown,Pennsylvania,willhostthePittsburghPenguinsandTam-paBayLightninginanNHLpre-seasongame.• Oct. 10-11 – International Ice Hockey Federation World Girls’ HockeyWeekend is a global opportunityforgirlstotryouthockeyasanewsport.Thousandsofparticipantstookpartintheeditionsin2011,2012,2013and2014.•Nov.7-USA Hockey’s Try Hockey For Free Day,pre-sentedbyKraftHeinz,willtakeplacenationwideonSat-urday,Nov. 7. It is the first of two national TryHockeyForFreeDayswiththeothercomingonFeb.20duringHockeyWeekend Across America, presented by CCM.TryHockeyForFreeDay,supportedbytheNHLanditsmemberclubs,amongmanyothers,isdesignedtopro-videyouthhockeyassociationsandlocalicehockeyrinksanationalplatformtointroducenewkidstothesport.•Nov.19-22-ThesixthannualUSA Hockey Sled Clas-sic,presentedby theNHL,willbehostedby theFlori-daPanthersandFloridaSledHockeyAssociationattheFloridaPanthersIceDen,theofficialpracticefacilityoftheFloridaPanthers,inCoralSprings,Florida.•Dec.17-The2015 U.S. Hockey Hall of FameinductionceremonywilltakeplaceinBostonwithRon DeGregorio,Chris Drury,Angela RuggieroandMatthew Schneiderbeingformallyenshrinedamongthe immortals inAmer-icanhockey.Additionally,Bob CorkerandJeremy Ja-cobswill receive theLesterPatrickTrophywhileEmile FranciswillbehonoredastherecipientoftheprestigiousWayneGretzky International Award. For ticket informa-tion,visitushockeyhalloffame.com.

EMPIRE STATE OF HOCKEYOf the 240 American players who skated in the NHLduringthe2014-15season,29werefromNewYork.Thatrankedthirdamongallstates,trailingMichigan(40)andMinnesota(39). ThestateofNewYorkhad81playersontherostersofNCAADivisionImen’sicehockeyprogramsin2014-15,fourthbehindMinnesota,MichiganandMassachusetts.NewYorkishometo10NCAADivisionImen’shockeyprograms,tiedwithMassachusettsforthemost. NewYorkhad48,580hockeyplayersduringthe2014-15season,whichrankedfourth-highestintheU.S.Min-nesota(55,450),Michigan(50,602)andMassachusetts(49,591)heldthetopthreespots.

SABRES CONNECTIONS Seven currentmembers of the Buffalo Sabres haverepresentedtheUnitedStatesininternationalplay. Zach BogosianrepresentedtheU.S.atthe2009In-ternationalIceHockeyFederationMen’sWorldChampi-onshipinSwitzerland. Jerry D’Amigo skated on threemedal-winningU.S.nationalteams.Inadditiontoclaiminggoldmedalswiththe2009U.S.Men’sNationalUnder-18Teamand2010U.S. National Junior Team, D’Amigo earned a silvermedalwiththe2011U.S.NationalJuniorTeam. Jack Eichel, selected secondoverall by theSabresinthe2015NHLEntryDraft,helpedTeamUSAearnabronzemedal at the 2015 IIHFMen’sWorld Champi-onship.Captainofthe2015U.S.NationalJuniorTeam,Eichel also skated for the 2014 U.S. National JuniorTeamandearnedgold (2014)andsilver (2013)medalswiththeU.S.Men’sNationalUnder-18Team. Brian Gionta, one of six American captains in theNHL,hasworn theUSAcrestat five tournaments, in-cludingthe2006OlympicWinterGamesinTorino,Italy.Additionally,heplayedforthe1998and1999U.S.Na-tionalJuniorTeamand2000,2001and2005U.S.Men’sNationalTeams. David LegwandhasrepresentedtheU.S.onsixocca-sions, includingtwoU.S.NationalJuniorTeams(1998,1999)andfourU.S.Men’sNationalTeams(1999,2000,2001and2005). Sean Malone,whoplayed in the inauguralAAPG in2012, helped theU.S.Men’s National Under-18 Teamearnasilvermedalin2013. Jake McCabewascaptainofthe2013U.S.Nation-al JuniorTeam thatwongold inRussia. Inaddition toalsoclaiminggoldwiththe2011U.S.NationalUnder-18Team,heskatedonthe2014U.S.Men’sNationalTeam.

USA HOCKEY IN BUFFALO This is the second consecutive year and third timeoverall that theCCM/USAHockey All-American Pros-pects Game has taken place at First Niagara Center.Last year, TeamGrier defeated TeamOlczyk, 6-3. OnSept.29,2012,TeamMcClanahanbeatTeamHousley,5-2,intheinauguralevent. Internationally,BuffaloandUSAHockeyhaverecent-lycollaboratedonthreemajorevents,allofwhichhaveseenU.S.medal-winningperformance. Thispast Jan-uary,theIIHFUnder-18Women’sWorldChampionshiptookplaceatHARBORCENTER,wheretheU.S.defeat-edCanada,3-2, toclaimTeamUSA’sfirstgoldmedalintheeventsince2011.InApril,theHARBORCENTERheld the 2015 IPC Sled HockeyWorld Championshipthatculminatedina3-0gold-medalvictoryfortheU.S.overCanada.




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SETH JONES 2013 NHL Draft

1st round, 4th overallNashville Predators

DYLAN LARKIN 2014 NHL Draft

1st round, 15th overallDetroit Red Wings

JACK EICHEL 2015 NHL Draft

1st round, 2nd overallBuffalo Sabres

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SEVEN FIRST-ROUND PICKS Jack Eichel (2nd ovr.) Noah Hanifin (5th ovr.)

Zach Werenski (8th ovr.) Kyle Connor (17th ovr.) Colin White (21st ovr.)

Brock Boeser (23rd ovr.) Jack Roslovic (25th ovr.)

FIVE FIRST-ROUND PICKS Dylan Larkin (15th ovr.) Sonny Milano (16th ovr.)

Alex Tuch (18th ovr.) Anthony DeAngelo (19th ovr.)

Nick Schmaltz (20th ovr.)

THREE FIRST-ROUND PICKS Seth Jones (4th ovr.)

Mike McCarron (25th ovr.) Ryan Hartman (30th ovr.)

Rob McClanahan Phil HousleyCELEBRITY COACHESMark Johnson Joe Mullen

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Nowinitsfourthyear,theCCM/USAHockeyAll-AmericanProspectsGameprovidesthebestU.S.playerseligiblefornextyear’sNHLEntryDrafttheopportunitytoshow-casetheirskillsonanationalstage.Todate,74alumnihavebeendraftedintheNHL,including15first-roundselections.

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CCM/USA HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAMENHL DRAFT HISTORY

FIRST ROUND (15)JackEichel(BUF,2015,2nd)SethJones(NSH,2013,4th)NoahHanifin(CAR,2015,5th)ZachWerenski(CBJ,2015,8th)DylanLarkin(DET,2014,15th)SonnyMilano(CBJ,2014,16th)KyleConnor(WPG,2015,17th)AlexTuch(MIN,2014,18th)AnthonyDeAngelo(TB,2014,19th)NickSchmaltz(CHI,2014,20th)ColinWhite(OTT,2015,21st)BrockBoeser(VAN,2015,23rd)MikeMcCarron(MTL,2013,25th)JackRoslovic(WPG,2015,25th)RyanHartman(CHI,2013,30th)

SECOND ROUND (15)IanMcCoshen(FLA,2013,31st)ChristianFischer(ARZ,2015,32nd)JTCompher(BUF,2013,35th)ThatcherDemko(VAN,2014,36th)AlexNedeljkovic(CAR,2014,37th)BrandonCarlo(BOS,2015,37th)PaulBittner(CBJ,2015,38th)JoshJacobs(NJ,2014,43rd)SteveSantini(NJ,2013,42nd)RyanMacInnis(ARZ,2014,43rd)RyanCollins(CBJ,2014,47th)JordanGreenway(MIN,2015,50th)JackDougherty(NSH,2014,51st)RyanDonato(2014,BOS,56th)JeremyBracco(TOR,2015,61st)

THIRD ROUND (13)DennisYan(TB,2015,64th)JackGlover(WPG,2014,69th)EamonMcAdam(NYI,2013,70th)TaylorCammarata(NYI,2013,76th)ErikFoley(WPG,2015,78th)LouieBelpedio(MIN,2014,80th)BrentGates(ANA,2015,80th)BrendanWarren(ARZ,2015,81st)JimmyLodge(WPG,2013,84th)ColeCassels(VAN,2013,85th)KeeganIverson(NYR,2014,8th)TomNovak(NSH,2015,85th)KeatonThompson(ANA,2013,87th)

FOURTH ROUND (10)ShaneEiserman(OTT,2014,100th)RyanMantha(NYR,2014,104th)CalebJones(EDM,2015,117th)HudsonFasching(LA,2013,118th)RyanFitzgerald(BOS,2013,120th)TylerMotte(CHI,2013,121st)EvanCowley(FLA,2013,92nd)JoeWegwerth(FLA,2014,97th)MikeDowning(FLA,2013,97th)ChaseDeLeo(WPG,2014,99th)

FIFTH ROUND (11)WillButcher(COL,2013,123rd)CalPetersen(BUF,2013,129th)KarchBachman(FLA,2015,132nd)JosephCecconi(DAL,2015,133rd)LukeJohnson(CHI,2013,134th)ShaneGersich(WSH,2014,134th)ChasePearson(DET,2015,140th)AndersBjork(BOS,2014,146th)LukeOpilka(STL,2015,146th)TroyTerry(ANA,2015,148th)GageAusmus(SJ,2013,151st)

SIXTH ROUND (7)AaronHaydon(DAL,2014,154th)SeanMalone(BUF,2013,159th)QuentinShore(OTT,2013,168th)KevinLabanc(SJ,2014,171st)NickBoka(MIN,2015,171st)StevenRuggiero(ANA,2015,178th)AnthonyLouis(CHI,2013,181st)

SEVENTH ROUND (3)JaredFiegl(ARZ,2014,191st)RyanBednard(FLA,2015,206th)JackRamsey(CHI,2014,208th)

NHL TEAMAnaheimDucksArizonaCoyotesBostonBruinsBuffaloSabresCarolinaHurricanesChicagoBlackhawksColoradoAvalancheColumbusBlueJacketsDallasStarsDetroitRedWingsEdmontonOilersFloridaPanthersLosAngelesKingsMinnesotaWild

NUMBER OF PLAYERS44442614221614

NHL TEAMMontrealCanadiensNashvillePredatorsNewJerseyDevilsNewYorkIslandersNewYorkRangersOttawaSenatorsSanJoseSharksSt.LouisBluesTampaBayLightningTorontoMapleLeafsVancouverCanucksWashingtonCapitalsWinnipegJets

NUMBER OF PLAYERS1322232121316

BREAKDOWN BY NHL TEAM

ALL-TIME DRAFT LIST (74)

2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects GameTeam Plante Line Chart

First Niagara Center • Buffalo, New York • Thursday, September 24, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. ET

LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING

LEFT DEFENSE RIGHT DEFENSE GOALTENDERS

TEAM STAFF

Head CoaCH: Derek Planteasst. CoaCH: Danton Cole

*Italics represents NCAA Division I college verbal commitment *Lineupsubjecttochangewithoutnotice

21 Filipe, Matt

Lynnfield,Mass.6-2•20212/31/97 CedarRapidsRoughRiders(USHL)

Northeastern Univ. (HEA)LeftShot

(fuh-LEEP,MAT)

20 tHoMpson, tage

OysterBay,N.Y.6-5•18510/30/97 Univ.ofConnecticut(HEA)RightShot

(TAWM-suhn,TAYGE)

19 KnieriM, Willie

Skokie,Ill.6-3•2131/22/98 DubuqueFightingSaints(USHL)

Miami Univ. (NCHC)RightShot

(NEAR-ehm,WIHL-yuhm)

18 deBrinCat, alex

FarmingtonHills,Mich.5-7•16112/18/97 ErieOtters(OHL)RightShot

(deh-BREEN-kit,Al-ehx)

17 ryMsHa, draKe

HuntingtonWoods,Mich.6-0•1838/6/98 LondonKnights(OHL)

RightShot

(RIGHM-sha,DRAYK)

16 FrederiC, trent

St.Louis,Mo.6-2•2052/11/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Univ. of Wisconsin (Big Ten)LeftShot

(FRED-rihk,TRENT)

22 BroWn, logan

Raleigh,N.C.6-6•2233/5/98 WindsorSpitfires(OHL)

LeftShot

(brown,LOH-guhn)

14 Keller, Clayton

Swansea,Ill.5-10•1707/29/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Boston Univ. (HEA)LeftShot

(KEH-luhr,KLAY-tuhn)

12 sutHers, Keenan

Macomb,Mich.6-7•2204/27/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Western Michigan Univ. (NCHC)LeftShot

(suth-uhrs,KEE-nuhn)

11 Wait, garrett

Edina,Minn.5-11•1636/13/98 WaterlooBlackHawks(USHL)

Univ. of Minnesota (Big Ten)LeftShot

(WEIT,GAIR-eht)

10 Jones, Max

Rochester,Minn.6-2•2052/17/98 LondonKnights(OHL)LeftShot

(JOHNZ,MAX)

9 BelloWs, KieFFer

Edina,Minn.6-1•1956/10/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


(BELL-ohws,KEE-fuhr)

5 MCinnis, luKe

Hingham,Mass.5-11•1747/29/98 YoungstownPhantoms(USHL)

Boston College (HEA)LeftShot

(mih-KIH-nihs,LEWK)

6 dasCHKe, dereK

Troy,Mich.6-2•1901/6/98 CedarRapidsRoughRiders(USHL)

Western Michigan Univ. (NCHC)LeftShot

(DASH-kee,DEHR-ihk)

7 greenWay, J.d.Potsdam,N.Y.6-4•205

4/27/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18TeamUncommittedLeftShot

(GREEN-way,JAY-DEE)

8 lindgren, ryan

Minneapolis,Minn.6-0•1982/11/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


lihnd-GRINr,RIGH-uhn)

2 green, alex

Chicago,Ill.6-1•1736/18/98 MuskegonLumberjacks(USHL)

Cornell Univ. (ECAC Hockey)RightShot

(GREEN,AL-ehx)

3 eliot, MitCH

GrossePointe,Mich.6-0•1902/6/98 MuskegonLumberjacks(USHL)

Michigan State Univ. (Big Ten)RightShot

(EH-lee-awt,MIHCH)

4 MCavoy, CHarlie

LongBeach,N.Y.6-0•21112/21/97 BostonUniv.(HEA)RightShot

(MAK-uh-VOY,CHAR-lee)

30 edquist, ryan

Lakeville,Minn.6-0•1701/28/98 MadisonCapitols(USHL)

Univ. of Minnesota (Big Ten)CatchesLeft

(ED-kwist,RIGH-uhn)

1 sartHou, evan

BlackDiamond,Wash.6-0•1859/24/97 Tri-CityAmericans(WHL)

CatchesLeft

(SAR-thoe,EH-vuhn)

2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects GameTeam Roenick Line Chart

First Niagara Center • Buffalo, New York • Thursday, September 24, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. ET

LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING

LEFT DEFENSE RIGHT DEFENSE GOALTENDERS

TEAM STAFF

Head CoaCH: Jeremy roeniCkasst. CoaCH: Chris luongo

*Italics represents NCAA Division I college verbal commitment *Lineupsubjecttochangewithoutnotice

9 sanCHez, JaMes

Northbrook,Ill.6-2•1902/25/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten)LeftShot

(SANCH-ehz,JAYMZ)

10 MCpHee, graHaM

Bethesda,Md.5-11•1727/24/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


(mihck-FEE,GRAY-uhm)

11 loCKWood, Will

BloomfieldHills,Mich.5-10•1726/20/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Univ. of Michigan (Big Ten)RightShot

(LOCK-wood,WIHL-yuhm)

12 anderson, Joey

Roseville,Minn.5-11•1956/19/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)RightShot

(AN-duhr-suhn,JOH-ee)

21 KirWan, luKe

Dewitt,N.Y.6-2•2289/23/97 WindsorSpitfires(OHL)LeftShot

(KUHR-win,LEWK)

20 Mattson, MitCHell

GrandRapids,Minn.6-4•1901/2/98 BloomingtonThunder(USHL)

Univ. of North Dakota (NCHC)LeftShot

(MAT-suhn,MIH-chuhl)

19 pastuJov, niCK

Bradenton,Fla.6-0•1951/21/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


(past-yahv,nihk)

18 Kunin, luKe

Chesterfield,Mo.6-0•19512/4/97 Univ.ofWisconsin(BigTen)

RightShot

(KUH-nihn,LEWK)

14 KopaCKa, JaCK

Lapeer,Mich.6-2•1903/5/98 SaultSte.MarieGreyhounds(OHL)

LeftShot

(KOH-PAK-uh,JAK)

22 gettinger, tiM

NorthOlmsted,Ohio6-5•2164/14/98 SaultSte.MarieGreyhounds(OHL)LeftShot

(GETT-in-jur,tihm)

16 tuFte, riley

HamLake,Minn.6-4•2054/10/98 FargoForce(USHL)

Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)LeftShot

(TUHFT,RIGH-lee)

17 tKaCHuK, MattHeW

St.Louis,Mo.6-1•19612/10/97 LondonKnights(OHL)LeftShot

(kuh-chuhk,MA-thew)

5 rossini, saM

InverGroveHeights,Minn.6-3•1986/19/98 WaterlooBlackHawks(USHL)


(roh-SEE-nee,sam)

4 CaMpoli, MiCHael

AnnArbor,Mich.6-2•1911/21/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


(kam-POH-lee,MIGH-kuhl)

3 luCe, griFFin

Williamsville,N.Y.6-3•2153/10/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


(LOOS,GRIHF-uhn)

2 Krys, CHad

Ridgefield,Conn.5-11•1844/10/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team


(KHRIS,CHAD)

8 gleason, Ben

Ortonville,Mich.6-0•1683/25/98 LondonKnights(OHL)LeftShot

(GLEE-suhn,behn)

7 peeKe, andreW

Parkland,Fla.6-3•2053/17/98 GreenBayGamblers(USHL)

Univ. of Notre Dame (HEA)RightShot

(PEEK,AN-droo)

6 Fox, adaM

Jericho,N.Y.5-10•1832/17/98 U.S.NationalUnder-18Team

Harvard Univ. (ECAC Hockey)RightShot

(FAWX,A-duhm)

30 dHillon, stepHen

Buffalo,N.Y.6-4•1809/14/98 NiagaraIceDogs(OHL)

CatchesLeft

(DIH-luhn,STEE-vuhn)

1 parsons, tyler

Chesterfield,Mich.6-1•1809/18/97 LondonKnights(OHL)

CatchesLeft

(PAHR-suhnz,TIGH-luhr)

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