Fri. 6/22/18
57 Former Prep Players in NHL in '17-18
At Christmas, we made a list of former prep players who had appeared in one or more NHL games in the 2017-18 season.
There were 48 former prep players on that list, which was restricted to NEPSIHA schools and NEPSIHA affiliates. But, over the remainder of the season, it grew to 57 as nine players, each of whom is denoted below with an asterisk, joined the ranks.
Thirteen of the former players were first round NHL draft picks. Twelve were undrafted.
If a player's school and date are in parentheses, that indicates the player left prep school at that time, generally for the NTDP, USHL, Major Junior, etc.
Prep players in NHL, by round:
Round 1: 13
Round 2: 6
Round 3: 8
Round 4: 7
Round 5: 6
Round 6: 3
Round 7: 3
Undrafted: 12
Cushing, with five former players in the NHL, is the most-represented school, followed by Deerfield, Belmont Hill, Nobles, Thayer, Salisbury, all with four. St. Sebastian's, Andover, Avon, and Tabor each have three. And there are a dozen other schools that sent either one or two.
So, as the NHL draft gets underway tonight in Dallas, keep in mind that there are almost as many former prep players who were undrafted as there are first round picks. And, we should point out, all of those undrafted former players graduated from prep school and went on to college where, if I'm not mistaken, completed four years.
Anaheim
Kevin Roy, F, (Deerfield '11) -- Round 4
Jaycob Megna, D, (Tabor '09) -- Round 7
Arizona -- None
Boston
Kevan Miller, D, Berkshire '07 -- Undrafted
Noel Acciari, F, Kent '11 -- Undrafted
Matt Grzelcyk, D, (Belmont Hill '10) -- Round 3
*Ryan Donato, F, Dexter ’15 – Round 2
Buffalo
Zach Bogosian, D, (Cushing '06) -- Round 1
Kyle Criscuolo, F, Choate '11 – Undrafted
Danny O’Regan, F, St. Sebastian’s ’12 – Round 5
Calgary
Jon Gillies, G, (Salisbury '10) -- Round 3
Mark Jankowski, F, Stanstead '12 -- Round 1
Garnet Hathaway, F, Andover '10 -- Undrafted
Carolina
Noah Hanifin, D, (St. Sebastian's '13) -- Round 1
*Warren Foegele, F, St. Andrew’s College ’14 – Round 3
Chicago
John Hayden, F, (Brunswick '11) -- Round 3
*Dylan Sikura, F, (St. Andrew’s College ’14) – Round 6
Colorado
Matt Nieto, F, (Salisbury '08) -- Round 2
AJ Greer, F, Kimball Union '14 -- Round 2
*David Warsofsky, D, (Cushing ’07) – Round 4
Columbus
Cam Atkinson, F, Avon '08 -- Round 6
Dallas – None
Detroit
Luke Glendening, F, Hotchkiss '08 – Undrafted
Edmonton
Brad Malone, F, (Cushing '06) -- Round 4
Florida
Keith Yandle, D, Cushing '05 -- Round 4
*Connor Brickley, F, (Belmont Hill ’09) – Round 2
Los Angeles
Torrey Mitchell, F, Hotchkiss '04 -- Round 4
Jonathan Quick, G, Avon '05 -- Round 3
Minnesota
Charlie Coyle, F, (Thayer '09) -- Round 1
Ryan Suter, D, (Culver Academy '01) -- Round 1
Montreal
Max Pacioretty, F, (Taft '06) -- Round 1
Nashville
Nick Bonino, F, Avon '07 -- Round 6
New Jersey
Brian Boyle, F, St. Sebastian's '03 -- Round 1
Brian Gibbons, F, Thayer '06/Salisbury '07 -- Undrafted
Miles Wood, F, Nobles '15 -- Round 4
Jimmy Hayes, F, (Nobles '06) -- Round 2
Ben Lovejoy, D, Deerfield '02 -- Undrafted
Cory Schneider, G, Andover '04 -- Round 1
*Kevin Rooney, F, Berkshire ’12 -- Undrafted
New York Islanders – None
New York Rangers
Chris Kreider, F, Andover '09 -- Round 1
Kevin Shattenkirk, D, (Brunswick '05) -- Round 1
Kevin Hayes, F, Nobles '10 -- Round 1
Jimmy Vesey, F, (Belmont Hill '11) -- Round 3
Paul Carey, F, Salisbury '07 -- Round 5
Boo Nieves, F, Kent '12 -- Round 2
*Rob O’Gara, D, Milton ’12 – Round 5
Ottawa
Mike Condon, G, Belmont Hill '09 – Undrafted
*Colin White, F, (Nobles ’13) – Round 1
Philadelphia
Shayne Gostisbehere, D, South Kent '11 -- Round 3
Will O'Neill, D, (Tabor '06) -- Round 7
Pittsburgh
Conor Sheary, F, Cushing '10 – Undrafted
*Casey DeSmith, G, (Deerfield ’09) -- Undrafted
St. Louis
Wade Megan, F, South Kent '09 -- Round 5
San Jose -- None
Tampa Bay
Alex Killorn, Deerfield '08 -- Round 3
Toronto -- none
Vancouver
Nic Dowd, F, Culver Academy -- Round 7
Alex Biega, D, Salisbury '06 -- Round 5
Jayson Megna, F, Tabor '09 – Undrafted
*Adam Gaudette, F, (Thayer ’14) – Round 5
Vegas – None
Washington
Brooks Orpik, D, Thayer '98 -- Round 1
Winnipeg -- None
Note: South Kent School (Gostisbehere, Megan) was a former NEPSIHA school.
Fri. 6/15/18
42 Selected for U.S. World Junior Showcase
USA Hockey has released its initial roster for the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase, a week-long event running from July 28th to August 4th in Kamloops, B.C. The showcase will feature Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States taking part in 11 games.
Of the 42 players, there are six returnees from the squad that won bronze at the 2018 WJC in Buffalo, NY: forwards Josh Norris, Ryan Poehling, and Brady Tkachuk; and defensemen Mikey Anderson, Quinn Hughes, and Dylan Samberg.
Twelve states will be represented at the camp: Michigan (10), Minnesota (8), Massachusetts (6), Illinois (4), Florida (3), New Jersey (3), Connecticut (2), New York (2), California (1), Missouri (1), Ohio (1), and Pennsylvania (1).
John Vanbiesbrouck is the U.S. general manager. The head coach is Mike Hastings. He will be assisted by David Lassonde, Steve Miller and Scott Sandelin. Guest coaches at camp will be Chris Clark and Pat Mikesch.
The 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, BC.
2018 World Junior Summer Showcase Roster
Thurs. 6/13/18
ECC Futures On Tap for This Weekend
The East Coast Futures Tournament is on for this weekend (June 15th-17th) at the Icenter in Salem, NH and and the Valley Forum in Haverhill, Mass.
Started five years ago by Peter Alden, the tournament is an invitation team showcase event. Each team will play a minimum of four games. There will be a U19 ('99-'02) division, a 16U ('02-'03) division, and a 14U ('04) division.
The program, with all rosters and schedules, can be found here:
2018 ECC Futures Tournament Program Book
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