Thayer’s Gavin Fitzpatrick among top local USHL Phase I Draft prospects

The USHL Phase I Draft gets underway tonight. Phase I is for prospects born in 2002 who have not been tendered or signed to a NTDP contract. Phase II is for prospects born between 1998 and 2002 and will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

The USHL Draft is unlike the NHL Draft in the fact that league organizations have to be conscious of the likelihood of prospects eventually reporting. For example, when Youngstown picked Thayer Academy center Jay O’Brien, it seemed like a great pick on paper. However, he stayed at prep school and will go straight to Providence so it was basically a wasted pick.

Most ‘02s picked in Phase I won’t play in the USHL for a year or two, if at all, so projection is an important factor. The following are rankings of the top 60 American prospects for the 2018 USHL Phase I Draft. Prospects who've been selected for the NTDP or are signed to major junior contracts are excluded. After the top 60 Americans, there are a list of top prospects from New England.

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USHL Phase I Draft Rankings

1. Casey Roepke

• Team Wisconsin 16U, 5/2/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-11/150 (NCAA: Wisconsin)

2. Jackson Kunz

• Grand Forks Red River HS, 8/13/02, Forward, Left Shot, 6-0/180 (NCAA: North Dakota)

3. Blake Biondi

• Hermantown HS, 4/24/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-11/174 (NCAA: Minnesota Duluth)

4. Mitchell Smith

• Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U, 9/15/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-9/163 (NCAA: Michigan)

5. Jack Smith

• St. Cloud Cathedral HS, 7/6/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/170 (NCAA: Minnesota Duluth)

6. Aidan Campbell

• Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 15U, 8/22/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 6-3/172

7. Jack Williams

• Selects Academy 15U, 3/3/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-10/150 (NCAA: Northeastern)

8. Brandon Chabrier

• LI Gulls 16U, 7/19/02, Defense, Right Shot, 5-11/150 (NCAA: Northeastern)

9. Zach Michaelis

• Elk River HS, 5/30/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-11/180 (NCAA: Omaha)

10. John Waldron

• Chicago Fury 16U, 11/13/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-10/154

11. Avery Winslow

• Notre Dame Hounds, 8/24/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-11/170

12. John Opilka

• St. Louis Blues 16U, 9/26/02, Defense, Left Shot, 6-1/180

13. Noah Tussey

• Stillwater HS, 6/18/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/161 (NCAA: Minnesota)

14. Jason Siedem

• Avon Old Farms, 10/17/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-11/150 (NCAA: Boston College)

15. Dylan Robinson

• Toronto Jr. Canadians 16U, 7/2/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-11/150

16. Jake Ratzlaff

• Rousemount HS, 6/23/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-2/190 (NCAA: Minnesota)

17. Matt Coronato

• LI Gulls 16U, 11/14/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-9/172 (NCAA: Harvard)

18. Kiernan Draper

• Little Caesars 15U, 2/19/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-10/160

19. Nate Hanley

• PAL Islanders 16U, 5/30/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-11/165 (NCAA: Northeastern)

20. Cole Vallese

• NJ Colonials 16U, 2/15/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-9/150 (NCAA: Providence)

21. Grant Riley

• Rochester Coalition 15U, 8/28/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 6-2/160

22. Jarod Crespo

• North Jersey Avalanche 16U, 4/30/02, Defense, Right Shot, 5-11/183 (NCAA: Penn State)

23. Cade Lemmer

• Team Wisconsin 16U, 1/18/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-9/170

24. Ryan Kirwan

• Avon Old Farms, 2/27/02, Forward, Left Shot, 6-1/185 (NCAA: Penn State)

25. Declan McDonnell

• Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U, 2/25/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-9/175

26. Tiernan Shoudy

• Little Caesars 16U, 3/15/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-9/157 (NCAA: Michigan State)

27. Jackson Kocur

• Honeybaked 16U, 1/9/02, Forward, Left Shot, 6-3/202

28. Michael Cameron

• Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 16U, 7/24/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-9/161 (NCAA: RPI)

29. Joe Miller

• Blake School, 9/15/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-7/130 (NCAA: Minnesota)

30. Ryan Mulrenin

• Wayzata HS, 4/9/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-9/150

31. Carter Mazur

• Little Caesars 15U, 3/28/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-8/141 (NCAA: Michigan State)

32. Sasha Teleguine

• Thayer, 9/17/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/160 (NCAA: Northeastern)

33. Nick DeSantis

• Selects Academy 15U, 5/2/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-6/141 (NCAA: Miami)

34. Tim Lovell, Jr.

• Boston Advantage 15U, 2/8/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-2/110

35. Mackie Samoskevich

• Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U, 11/5/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-9/150

36. Tanner Kelly

• Little Caesars 15U, 5/11/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-7/130 (NCAA: Michigan State)

37. Dane Dowiak

• Pittsburgh Penguins 16U, 3/27/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/165 (NCAA: Penn State)

38. Victor Czerneckianair

• Selects Academy 15U, 2/17/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/165 (NCAA: Quinnipiac)

39. Victor Mancini

• Compuware 16U, 5/26/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-1/190

40. DJ Hart

• NJ Colonials 16U, 2/23/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-0/160 (NCAA: Ohio State)

41. Jackson Nieuwendyk

• Dallas Stars Elite 16U, 9/4/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-9/150

42. Christian Jimenez

• Taft, 3/15/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-10/187 (NCAA: Harvard)

43. Matthew Basgall

• Chicago Mission 16U, 8/16/02, Defense, Right Shot, 5-9/179

44. Xavier Medina

• Honeybaked 16U, 1/20/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 5-10/163

45. Aidan Thompson

• Colorado Thunderbirds 16U, 2/18/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-11/140

46. Blake Mesenberg

• Shattuck St. Mary’s, 6/5/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-11/163

47. Spencer Evans

• PAL Islanders 16U, 4/29/03, Defense, Left Shot, 6-4/194

48. Hunter Longhi

• St. Louis Blues 16U, Forward, Left Shot, 5-8/154 (NCAA: Harvard)

49. Jakub Teply

• Taft, 6/19/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/180

50. Scott Morrow

• Shattuck St. Mary’s, 11/1/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-1/180

51. Cole Oravitz

• Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 16U, 8/13/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-1/170

52. Kyle Aucoin

• Chicago Mission 16U, 7/2/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-10/154

53. Anthony Cipollone

• Loomis Chaffee, 5/14/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-7/154 (NCAA: Vermont)

54. Alex Servagno

• Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 16U, 6/16/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-7/154 (NCAA: Ohio State)

55. Matthew Knies

• Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U, 10/17/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-11/165

56. Levi Gho

• Culver, 2/5/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 6-3/160

57. Liam O’Gwen

• NJ Hitmen 16U, 1/19/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 6-1/170

58. Kyle Smolen

• Chicago Young Americans 16U, 6/18/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-10/155

59. Nick Williams

• Edina, 9/21/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-10/155 (NCAA: Minnesota)

60. Daniel Juzych

• Honeybaked 16U, 3/28/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-11/162

 

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USHL Phase I Draft (New England Prospects)

1. Jack Williams

• Selects Academy 15U, 3/3/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-10/150 (NCAA: Northeastern)

2. Sasha Teleguine

• Thayer, 9/17/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/160 (NCAA: Northeastern)

3. Tim Lovell, Jr.

• Boston Advantage 15U, 2/8/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-2/110

4. Mackie Samoskevich

• Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U, 11/5/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-9/150

5. Victor Czerneckianair

• Selects Academy 15U, 2/17/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/165 (NCAA: Quinnipiac)

6. DJ Hart

• NJ Colonials 16U, 2/23/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-0/160 (NCAA: Ohio State)

7. Jakub Teply

• Taft, 6/19/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/180

8. Scott Morrow

• Shattuck St. Mary’s, 11/1/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-1/180

9. Stephen Davis

• Boston Advantage 15U, 1/1/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-0/185 (NCAA: Boston College)

10. Owen Fowler

• Central Catholic, 6/4/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/180

11. Ryan Corcoran

• Boston Advantage, 4/4/02, Forward, Left Shot, 5-10/145

12. Thomas Messineo

• St. Sebastian’s, 5/2/02, Defense, Left Shot, 5-9/172

13. Connor Bradford

• Boston Advantage 15U, 8/23/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 5-11/170

14. Ryan MacDermott

• St. Sebastian’s, 1/27/02, Defense, Right Shot, 6-1/170

15. Gavin Fitzpatrick

• Thayer, 1/9/02, Goaltender, Catches Left, 6-1/165

16. Matt MacDonald

• Boston Advantage 15U, 1/1/02, Forward, Right Shot, 6-0/160

17. Riley Duran

• Malden Catholic, 1/25/02, Forward, Right Shot, 6-1/165

18. Tucker Hartmann

• St. Mark’s, 4/4/02, Defense, Right Shot, 5-10/165

19. David Sacco

• St. John’s Prep, 1/1/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-10/160

20. Phil Tresca

• Rivers, 4/10/02, Forward, Right Shot, 5-9/165

21. Ben Steeves

• NH Jr. Monarchs 16U, Forward, Right Shot, 5-7/135

22. Cody Sealey

• Cushing, 11/2/02, Defense, Right Shot, 5-10/155

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Honorable Mention (Alphabetical Order)

• Tommy Aitken
  Selects Academy 15U, 8/30/02, Goaltender, Catches Left
• Riley Bezeau
  South Shore Kings 16U, 5/4/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Kyle Furey
  Malden Catholic, 2/5/02, Defense, Right Shot
• Colin Graf
  Junior Bruins 16U, 9/21/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Jake Hewitt
  Cushing, 5/31/02, Forward, Left Shot
• Joseph Kramer
  BC High, 8/8/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Peter Kramer
  BC High, 8/8/02, Forward, Left Shot
• Mason Kucenski
  Junior Bruins 16U, 4/8/02, Goaltender, Catches Left
• Zander Lizotte
  Berwick, 2/20/02, Defense, Left Shot
• Cam Lowe
  Junior Bruins 16U, 2/28/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Ryan O’Halloran
  Burlington HS, 1/1/02, Forward, Left Shot
• Ryan McGuire
  Belmont Hill, 7/27/02, Forward, Left Shot
• Colin Oppelt
  South Shore Kings 16U, 6/21/02, Defense, Left Shot
• Alex Ramsay
  Berwick, 4/14/02, Goaltender, Catches Left
• Will Rinaldi
  Selects Academy 15U, 1/14/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Patrick Somerville
  Arlington Catholic, 1/1/02, Forward, Right Shot
• James Tepper
  Shrewsbury HS, 2/20/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Jake Waterman
  South Shore Kings 16U, 2/9/02, Forward, Left Shot
• Dhillon Wilde
  St. John’s Shrewsbury, 7/10/02, Forward, Right Shot
• Carson Whitman
  Junior Bruins 16U, 6/4/02, Forward, Right Shot