SAGINAW, Mich (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – During a press conference held at the Saginaw Spirit offices on Tuesday, Saginaw Spirit General Manager Dave Drinkill announced the commitment of 2017 first round pick in the 2017 U-17 Priority Selection Nicholas Porco to an OHL Standard Player Agreement. “Nicholas is a big building block in this organization
Kearney, Neb (Courtesy Tri-City Storm) – The Tri-City Storm picked forward Tyler Ward with the seventh overall pick and goaltender Filip Larsson with the eighth overall selection in the 2017 USHL Phase II Draft on Tuesday. Ward is committed to the 2017 NCAA National Champion Denver. Larsson was selected in the 6th round of the
Defenseman Joel Edmunson gave the St. Louis Blues a small consolation, shattering the shutout bid of Pekka Rinne with under four minutes to play, but a 2-1 defeat at Bridgestone Arena to the host Nashville Predators has the Blues on the brink of elimination Tuesday (May 2, 2017). The lone remaining Midwest based National Hockey
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
Kearney, Neb (Courtesy Tri-City Storm). – The Tri-City Storm used its first-round pick on Minnesota commit Mike Koster and added 11 players in the 2017 USHL Phase I Draft Monday (May 1, 2017). Tri-City selected six forwards, four defensemen and one goalie. Phase I of the USHL Draft is a 10-round selection and teams pick
FARGO, ND (Courtesy Fargo Force) – The Fargo Force selected Josh Nodler eleventh overall in the first round in Phase 1 of the 2017 USHL Draft on Monday night. Through ten rounds, the coaching staff drafted a total of nine players: five forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender. Nodler, a forward out of Oak Park,
