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USHL Draft: 33 MN Players Selected in Phase I Draft

By Tony Scott, 05/05/15, 12:00AM CDT

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Lincoln selects Ryan Poehling with the number 1 pick in the USHL Futures Draft


Freshman Lucas McGregor fires a shot for Centennial last Winter

The United States Hockey League (USHL) held its Phase I Futures Draft Monday night. The sixteen team league had 10 Rounds of selections. Prior to the draft, the US National Development team selected 20 of the top US born '99 players. In addition to those 20, a handful opted out of the USHL into the Canadian Hockey League. What was left over after those 20+, were then tendered by clubs in lieu of choosing a player in that spot during Monday's Draft. If a team tenders a player, they must play that player the following season at least 55% percent of the games he is healthy. Some teams chose both players prior to the draft, while others built for the future.


Chase Hartje, second round pick of the Des Moines Buccaneers

Lakeville's Ryan Poehling was selected first overall by the Lincoln Stars setting up the most long awaited trade talk since the 1991 NHL Draft and trade of Eric Lindros. Lindros said prior to the draft that he wouldn't want to play in Quebec. Poehling was likely hoping to be drafted by Green Bay number 2 and play with his brothers. Both Lincoln and Poehling said the right things publicly about the draft, but anyone remotely close to either situation knows a trade will someday occur between the two clubs to reunite the threesome in Green Bay.

Five of the first 12 picks of the Draft were Minnesota players and nine of the first 32, including 3 Freshmen (Clay Phillips - Edina, Mike Anderson - Hill Murray and Chase Hartje - Bemidji). 

The '99 class was a very strong class of Minnesota players, landing three members the US National team and twenty percent of the Phase I portion of the USHL draft.
Rank Player City/Team Position Chosen Team
1 Ryan Poehling Lakeville (North) Forward First Round Lincoln
2 Matt Anderson Shakopee (Holy Family) Defense First Round Green Bay
3 Clayton Phillips Edina Defense First Round Fargo
4 Isaac Johnson Anoka Forward Third Round Des Moines
5 Connor Mayer Champlin (Benilde St. Margarets) Defense Second Round Sioux City
6 Marko Reifenberger Hastings (Hill Murray) Forward First Round Bloomington
7 Jack Harris Prior Lake Defense Third Round Bloomington
8 Jack Olsen Lakeville (South) Defense Fourth Round Fargo
9 Sammy Walker Edina Forward Third Round Lincoln
10 Grant Anderson Wayzata Defense Third Round Green Bay
11 Lucas McGregor Centennial Forward Sixth Round Des Moines
12 Jake Begley Mahtomedi (Hill Murray) Goalie Fifth Round Cedar Rapids
13 Josh Ess Lakeville (South) Defense Fourth Round Cedar Rapids
14 Zach Stejskal Grand Rapids Goalie Not Taken
15 Ben Copeland Edina Forward Second Round Waterloo
16 Luke LaMaster Duluth (East) Defense Eighth Round Chicago
17 Cory Checco Rochester (John Marshall) Forward Fourth Round Sioux Falls
Player City/Team Class Comments
Zach Stejskal Grand Rapids 2018 Has bypassed HP Process and played Bantams..likely best '99 Goalie in MN
Nolan Sullivan Eden Prairie 2017 Division I Body, great knack for the game - has bright future
Tyler Watkins Hermantown 2018 Great speed - hard worker - will be household name in two years
Noah Ganske Bloomington Jefferson 2017 Great Hands - Hard Worker - Has 6 foot 3 Frame - Great IQ
Garrett Worth Duluth East 2018 Where he lacks size, makes up for it with big game scoring ability
Ryan Bischel Benilde St. Margarets 2017 Logs big minutes for BSM - his great technique will land him in USHL
Peter Tabor Edina 2018 Size, Skill and Ferocious hits will catch the eye of Junior Hockey Scouts
Colin Hans Anoka 2017 Great skill for a big D Man
Lewis Crosby Edina 2018 Attend a game that matters, you will find Crosby everywhere - some team will notice

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