Maniscalco tops Fighting Saints’ Phase II Draft list.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Courtesy Dubuque Fighting Saints) — Phase II of the USHL Draft came to a close on Tuesday afternoon with the Dubuque Fighting Saints staff selecting 23 players from all over the world. This year’s Phase II class included 10 defensemen, and 13 forwards.

The class was headlined by defenseman Josh Maniscalco, who spent the last two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, and is committed to Arizona State University. Maniscalco was selected 13^th overall in this part of the draft.

The Fighting Saints’ talent assessment staff, led by Director of Player Personnel Kalle Larsson, and Assistant Director of Player Personnel Colby Drost, compiled a list of players to target in this vital half of the draft that turned into 15 Americans, three Canadians, and five Europeans.

FIGHTING SAINTS PHASE II SELECTIONS

ROUND 1: D Josh Maniscalco (Perkiomenville, Pa.) – 13^th overall

ROUND 4: D Jonatan Asplund (Stockholm, Sweden) – 62^nd overall

ROUND 5: F Adam Tisdale (Cochrane, Alberta) – 66^th overall

ROUND 5: F Samuel Fagemo (Göteborg, Sweden) – 69^th overall

ROUND 6: D Jordan Wishman (Des Moines, Iowa) – 95^th overall

ROUND 6: F Matias Maccelli (Turku, Finland) – 99^th overall

ROUND 7: F Filip Zadina (Czech Republic) – 102^nd overall

ROUND 7: F Jan Kern (Czech Republic) – 111^th overall

ROUND 7: D Roman Kinal (Waterford, Mich.) – 112^th overall

ROUND 8: D Jackson Decker (Algonquin, Ill.) – 128^th overall

ROUND 9: F Carter Turnbull (Nanaimo, B.C.) – 144^th overall

ROUND 10: F Matthew Brown (Wood Ridge, N.J.) – 160^th overall

ROUND 11: D Jake Gresh (Avon, Conn.) – 176^th overall

ROUND 12: F Bauer Neudecker (St. Louis Park, Minn.) – 192^nd overall

ROUND 13: F Cameron Buhl (South St. Paul, Minn.) – 208^th overall

ROUND 14: D Kyle Looft (Mankato, Minn.) – 224^th overall

ROUND 15: F Taylor Schneider (Lakeville, Minn.) – 240^th overall

ROUND 16: F Bryce Misley (Calgary, Alberta) – 256^th overall

ROUND 17: D Hugh Anderson (Green Bay, Wis.) – 272^nd overall

ROUND 18: F Jake Transit (Royal Oak, Mich.) – 288^th overall

ROUND 19: D Jack McCool (West Roxbury, Mass.) – 304^th overall

ROUND 20: F Brett Roloson (Newport Beach, Calif.) – 320^th overall

ROUND 21: D Cameron Boudreau (Salem, N.H.) – 336^th overall

Tuesday concluded the draft process, and attention immediately reverts back to the Eastern Conference Final between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Chicago Steel, which continues on Friday at the Mystique Community Ice Center.