Fighting Saints claim Hale 13th Overall

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Courtesy Dubuque Fighting Saints) — The Dubuque Fighting Saints hockey staff made 10 selections in Phase I of the USHL Draft, including six forwards and four defensemen.

The entire draft class consisted of 2001 birth dates.

“I think we got some good players that we targeted,” said Kalle Larsson, the Saints’ director of player personnel. “We’re really excited about our picks, and we look forward to seeing them in Main Camp in June.”

“There’s a lot of work that goes into these few hours at the draft, and the scouting staff has done a great job of getting us the information that we needed to make informed selections in Phase I.”

The 2017 draft class is headlined by Minnesota product Jake Hale, a forward who notched 20 goals in 24 games at Minneapolis High School. He is committed to the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

FIGHTING SAINTS SELECTIONS

ROUND 1: F Jake Hale (Minneapolis, Minn.) – 13^th overall
ROUND 2: D Braden Doyle (Lynnfield, Mass.) – 29^th overall
ROUND 3: F Jacob Badal (Flushing, Mich.) – 45^th overall
ROUND 4: F Ty Jackson (Oakville, Ontario) – 61^st overall
ROUND 6: D Davis Pennington (Saline, Mich.) – 93^rd overall
ROUND 7: F Braden Lindstrom (Wyandotte, Mich.) – 101^st overall
ROUND 7: F Killian Kiecker-Olson (Andover, Minn.) – 109^th overall
ROUND 8: D Michael Feenstra (Grand Haven, Mich.) – 125^th overall
ROUND 9: D Ian Pierce (New York, N.Y.) – 141^st overall
ROUND 10: F Mason McCormick (Verona, Wis.) – 157^th overall

Phase II of the USHL Draft starts Tuesday, May 2 at 8:00 a.m. Follow along pick-by-pick by following the Fighting Saints’ Twitter account (@fightingsaints).