- 2013 D Thomas Welsh. His top-seeded Salisbury Prep was stunned in the Stuart/Corkery Tournament (the New England prep championship) semifinals by Lawrence Academy.
- 2012 D Luke Juha. Juha played on the gold medal winning Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge. His Vernon Vipers, though, were 30-27-3 and missed the BCHL playoffs for the first time since 2000-2001, thanks in part to Juha's absence for most of the season due to injury.
- 2014 D Bo Pellah. The youthful Langley Rivermen also missed the BCHL playoffs at 19-35-6, although Pellah led the team's blueliners in scoring.
- 2014 D Kevin Kerr. Team Comcast missed the AYHL playoffs and then lost out to the North Jersey Avalanche for the Atlantic District bid to USA Hockey nationals on March 17th and 18th. Meanwhile Kerr's prep team, Holy Ghost, lost to La Salle College High School for the Flyers Cup title on March 14th.
Forward
Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6'3", 195 pounds
Anchorage, AK
Class of 2012
DOB 10/22/1991
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 vs. Tri-City W 4-0 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/10 at Cedar Rapids W 4-3 1 1 2 0 [box score]
3/16 vs. Sioux Falls W 4-3 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/18 vs. Fargo L 0-1 0 0 0 0 [box score]
In addition to his two regulation points, Bailey provided the shootout winner against Cedar Rapids...Omaha remains in first place in the Western Conference at 33-17-3 and has clinched a playoff berth.
Forward
Tri-City Storm (USHL)
6'2", 195 pounds
Las Vegas, NV
Class of 2012
DOB 12/11/1991
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 at Omaha L 0-4 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/16 vs. Fargo W 5-1 0 2 2 0 [box score]
3/17 vs. Fargo W 2-1 0 0 0 2 [box score]
For the second consecutive season, injuries on the Storm's blueline have forced Brooks to move to defense...his reaction: "All I want to do is win. Sometimes you can’t control the situation and you have to adjust. That’s just part of life."
Related stories:
Tri-City looks to rebound with pivotal homestand (Kearney Hub)
Center/Left Wing
Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6'2", 175 pounds
Minnetonka, MN
Class of 2012
DOB 5/7/1992
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 vs. Green Bay L 2-3 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/10 vs. Sioux City L 0-3 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/15 vs. Team USA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/16 at Cedar Rapids W 3-2 - - - - [box score]
3/17 at Waterloo L 3-8 0 0 0 0 [box score]
Dubuque is 30-18-4, good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference and join Bailey's Lancers as the only USHL teams with a Penn State commit to have clinched a playoff spot.
Center
Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
6'0", 175 pounds
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Class of 2012
DOB 2/14/1991
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/8 vs. Drayton Valley W 6-2 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/10 at Drayton Valley W 6-5 1 1 2 2 [box score]
3/12 at Drayton Valley W 7-4 1 2 3 0 [box score]
Thanks largely to Glen's six points, the Saints finished polishing off the Thunder in four straight... they will now play the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in the North Division final (the AJHL semifinals) beginning on Friday.
David GoodwinCenter
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
5'9", 187 pounds
St. Louis, MO
Class of 2012
DOB 2/27/1992
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 at Waterloo W 7-2 0 2 2 5 [box score]
3/10 at Dubuque W 3-0 0 1 1 0 [box score]
3/16 vs. Lincoln L 2-4 1 0 1 0 [box score]
3/17 vs. Sioux Falls W 1-0 0 0 0 0 [box score]
It more or less takes a 1-0 shootout win (including a misfire in the skills competition) to keep Goodwin off the scoresheet these days.
Reed LinakerCenter
Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
5'9", 165 pounds
Edmonton, AB
Class of 2012
DOB 11/4/1991
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/7 vs. Calgary Canucks W 3-2 - - - - [box score]
3/9 at Calgary Canucks W 4-3 - - - - [box score]
3/10 at Calgary Canucks W 4-3 - - - - [box score]
Brooks, the South Division's top seed, joined Spruce Grove in sweeping their second-round series; they will face the Olds Grizzlies in the South Division final starting Friday...Linaker (knee) has been sidelined since early December.
Forward
Penticton Vees (BCHL)
6'1", 205 pounds
North Vancouver, BC
Class of 2012
DOB 4/23/1993
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 at Prince George W 8-5 0 1 1 0 [box score]
3/10 at Prince George L 2-5 1 0 1 0 [box score]
3/16 vs. Chilliwack W 6-1 0 0 0 7 [box score]
3/17 vs. Chilliwack L 2-3 0 1 1 0 [box score]
3/19 at Chilliwack W 3-1 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/20 at Chilliwack L 1-3 0 0 0 0 [box score]
Despite Loik's first-period goal, the Vees' historic 42-game winning streak was snapped in the final game of the regular season...prior to that defeat, Penticton last lost when Joe Paterno was still a head coach (November 5th, to be specific)...despite a 54-4-2 regular season record, David Thompson's Chiefs are making the Vees earn their way through the Interior Conference semifinals...Loik was second star of Penticton's Game 2 overtime loss.
Defenseman
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5'11", 185 pounds
St. Louis, MO
Class of 2012
DOB 1/28/1991
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 at Cedar Rapids L 3-5 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/10 at Waterloo L 2-6 0 1 1 0 [box score]
3/16 at Omaha L 3-4 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/17 at Sioux City L 0-1 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/18 vs. Des Moines W 2-1 0 0 0 0 [box score]
Lordo's Stampede team showed no signs of climbing out of last place, as a five game winless streak preceded the win over Des Moines.
Goaltender
Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6'2", 180 pounds
Perkasie, PA
Class of 2013
DOB 9/24/1994
Date Opponent Score SA GA Sv% GAA
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3/9 vs. Sioux City L 2-7 -- - --- --- [box score]
3/10 vs. Sioux Falls W 6-2 19 2 .895 2.00 [box score]
3/16 vs. Youngstown W 6-5 26 5 .808 4.72 [box score]
3/17 vs. Dubuque W 8-3 -- - --- --- [box score]
McAdam has worked his way back into splitting starts with Stephon Williams...he followed up a solid outing against Sioux Falls with an overtime win over Youngstown...in the win over the Stampede, McAdam outdueled former goaltending partner Jay Williams... "Getting a win against an old team mate like Jay was pretty nice," he said. "I think we both had jitters before the game but I believe we had the advantage because we knew more about Jay than they knew about us.”
Related stories:
Waterloo Black Hawks beat Stampede, 6-2 (wcfcourier.com)
Jonathan MilleyRight Wing
Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL)
6'4", 220 pounds
Ottawa, ON
Class of 2012
DOB 5/8/1991
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/7 at Ottawa L 1-5 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/9 at Gloucester L 3-7 1 1 2 4 [box score]
3/13 at Brockville W 4-2 2 0 2 0 [box score]
3/15 vs. Brockville W 6-2 1 2 3 0 [box score]
3/16 at Brockville W 3-2 0 1 1 0 [box score]
3/18 vs. Brockville L 3-4 0 3 3 2 [box score]
3/20 at Brockville W 4-1 1 0 1 2 [box score]
With Milley back in the fold and playing well, the Lumber Kings finished 32-24-6, good for sixth place in the league and a date with third-seeded Brockville in the first round of the playoffs...Milley then entered full-on beast mode with 10 points in five games as Pembroke upset the Braves and advanced to the CCHL semifinals.
Related stories:
Braves bow 4-2 in series opener (recorder.ca)
Right Wing
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6'5", 200 pounds
Plainwell, MI
Class of 2012 or 2013
DOB 6/22/1993
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 vs. Fargo L 0-4 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/10 vs. Fargo L 3-5 0 1 1 8 [box score]
3/17 at Lincoln L 2-5 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/18 at Sioux Falls L 1-2 0 0 0 2 [box score]
Saar has now played an equal number of games this season with Chicago and Des Moines, 23...before his trade from the Steel he had eight goals, and since his trade he has just two.
Matt SkoffGoalie
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
6'0", 186 pounds
McKees Rocks, PA
Class of 2012
DOB 7/23/1991
Date Opponent Score SA GA Sv% GAA
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3/9 at Waterloo W 7-2 27 2 .926 2.00 [box score]
3/10 at Dubuque W 3-0 25 0 1.00 0.00 [box score]
3/16 vs. Lincoln L 2-4 34 4 .882 4.14 [box score]
3/17 vs. Sioux Falls W 1-0 28 0 1.00 0.00 [box score]
Skoff had a stellar two weeks, tying league leader Zane Gothberg (a Boston Bruins draft pick and a North Dakota commit) with his fourth and fifth shutouts of the season...the second was particularly tough since it required him to surive overtime and four shootout attempts unscathed.
Related stories:
Skoff, Musketeers blank Dubuque (Sioux City Journal)
David ThompsonDefenseman
Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
6'2", 187 pounds
Glen Mills, PA
Class of 2013
DOB 5/19/1992
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 at Coquitlam T 6-6 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/10 vs. Westside W 5-2 0 1 1 2 [box score]
3/11 vs. Trail W 5-2 0 1 1 0 [box score]
3/16 at Penticton L 1-6 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/17 at Penticton W 3-2 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/19 vs. Penticton L 1-3 0 1 1 2 [box score]
3/20 vs. Penticton W 3-1 0 0 0 2 [box score]
The Chiefs finished a solid regular season 33-22-5, good for fourth place and the final playoff spot in the Interior Conference...Thompson's 30 points during the regular season (9-21) were tops among blueliners and his 67 penalty minutes were two off of the team lead...he was given the Chiefs' team award for best defenseman this season and was also third star of Chilliwack's most recent game - a 3-1 win over the highly-favored Penticton Vees that stunningly tied their playoff series at two games apiece.
Related stories:
Chiefs hand out awards (Chilliwack Times)
Defenseman
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6'0", 190 pounds
Lansdale, PA
Class of 2012
DOB 6/3/1992
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/9 vs. Fargo L 0-4 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/10 vs. Fargo L 3-5 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/17 at Lincoln L 2-5 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/18 at Sioux Falls L 1-2 0 0 0 0 [box score]
The Buccaneers are still only two points out of the final Western Conference playoff spot (presently held by Brooks' Storm, but their present five-game skid must stop for that to remain the case.
Defenseman
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
6'2", 195 pounds
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Class of 2012
DOB 5/26/1994
Date Opponent Score G A Pts PIM
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3/7 at Team USA L 3-4 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/9 vs. Chicago L 1-3 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/10 vs. Lincoln L 2-5 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/15 vs. Green Bay L 1-2 0 0 0 2 [box score]
3/16 at Indiana L 0-4 0 0 0 0 [box score]
3/17 vs. Team USA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 [box score]
The Jacks, like Des Moines, seem to be fading out of the USHL playoff picture as well, although Muskegon's prospects are much more bleak at 11 points out with nine games to play.
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