Thursday, July 24, 2008

Monday, July 21, 2008

USA Select 17 Team

Unlike the Select 18 Team, some of these kids will be participating in the NTDP program this coming season. All of these players participated in the Select 16 camp and are 1992 birthyears...

G - Andrew Iles - Salisbury Prep
G - Ryan McKay - Team Illinois
D - Derek Forbort - Duluth East HS
D - Aaron Harstad - Stevens Point HS
D - Eric Preston - Little Caesar's
D - Zach Rall - Alaska All Stars
D - Trace Stralhe - Alaska North Stars
F - Austin Czarnik - Belle Tire
F - Brent Darnell - Detroit Catholic Central HS
F - Max Edson - LA Selects
F - Christian Isackson - St. Thomas Academy
F - Colin Markinson - New Jersey Devils AAA
F - Michael Parks - St. Louis Blues AAA
F - Brendan Woods - Hershey Bears AAA

USA Select 18 Team

Considering all of the players (save one) from last year's Select 18 team have either committed to college or gone to Major Juniors, there's a good chance these players will be receiving some increase recruiting attention. All players participated in the Select 17 camp and are 1991 birth years...

G - John Cullen - Maksymum
G - Casey DeSmith - Berwick Academy
D - Brian Dumoulin - NH Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
D - Eamonn McDermott - Cleveland Barons AAA
D - Brendan Rempel - Avon Old Farms
F - Shane Berschbach - Little Caesar's
F - Caleb Herbert - Bloomington-Jefferson HS
F - Sean Little - Madison Capitals AAA
F - Christopher McCarthy - Berkshire Prep

Monday, July 14, 2008

Select 17 Player Development Camp

Displayed in decending order based on points, here are the top 20 uncommitted forwards and top 8 uncommitted defensemen from the 2008 USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp. All players were born in 1991.

Forwards
1. Josef Pontasch - Belle Tire
2. Beau Bennett - LA Kings AAA
3. Christopher McCarthy - Berkshire Prep
4. Blake Coleman - Dallas Jr. Stars

6. Stephen Obarzanek - Little Caesar's
7. Tyler Brikler - Lincoln (USHL)
8. Jake Goldberg - Berkshire Prep
9. Brad Robbins - Shattuck St. Mary's Prep
10. Kyle Beattie - PF Chang's
11. Shane Berschbach - Little Caesar's
12. Michael Borge - Hotchkiss Prep
13. Michael Pereira - South Kent
14. Sean Little - Fond du Lac HS
15. Kit Sitterley - Culver Academy
16. Stefan Demopolous - Avon Old Farms
17. Joel Kern - TPH Thunder
18. Tyler Voigt - Rochester Lourdes HS
19. Soren Jonzzon - San Jose Sharks AAA
20. David Valek - USNTDP

Defensemen
1. Dan Furlong - Governor's Academy
2. Brendan Rempel - Avon Old Farms
3. Nathan Baumbick - Cleveland Barons
4. Lane Mahoney -
5. Colin Shea - Boston Jr. Bruins
6. Max Hartner - Colorado Thunderbirds
7. J.R. Lafferty - New Jersey Rockets
8. Aaron Ave - PF Chang's