NAHL Entry DraftWednesday, May 26th, 2010
1:00 PM Central Time
1:00 PM Central Time
I am going to follow today's 2010 NAHL Entry Draft for, at least, the first three rounds and provide relevant information on the players as I am able to. You can also follow the selections live on Twitter (www.twitter.com/nahlhockey)
The NAHL (North American Hockey League) is a Junior A, Tier II hockey league. There were 19 teams in the league in 2009-2010. There will be 26 in 2010-2011 with six new expansion teams along with some other teams relocating. The divisional alignments for next season have yet to be determined.
The expansion teams include: Aberdeen (SD) Wings, Amarillo (TX) (Nickname TBD), Austin (MN) Bruins, Chicago (IL) Hitmen, Dawson Creek (BC, CN) Rage, Fresno (CA) Monsters, and the New Mexico Mustangs.
Marquette (MI) is relocating to Flint (MI) and will be named the Michigan Warriors.
Northern Iowa is relocating to Onalaska (WI) and will be named the Coulee Region Chill.
Albert Lea (MN) has a franchise status that has yet to be determined. The league had to take over the team during the season last year and they currently do not have any buyers for the team. I am going to assume that Albert Lea will be removed from the league. They are not among the 25 other teams that are drafting today.
ABE: Aberdeen | ALA: Alaska | ALE: Alexandria | ALP: Alpena | AMA: Amarillo
AUS: Austin | BIS: Bismarck | CHI: Chicago | CR: Coulee Region | DC: Dawson Creek
FAI: Fairbanks | FRE: Fresno | JAN: Janesville | KR: Kenai River | MIC: Michigan
MC: Motor City | NM: New Mexico | OWA: Owatonna | SPR: Springfield | SL: St. Louis
TEX: Texas | TOP: Topeka | TC: Traverse City | WEN: Wenatchee | WF: Wichita Falls
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Former Team | Info |
| 1 | DC | Tyson McCullum | F | Cariboo Cougars BC Major Midget League | 6'4", 170 lbs 39 games 34pts, 12g, 22a |
| 2 | AUS | Mike Fazio | F | Dubuque Thunderbirds CSHL | 5'11", 185 lbs 55 games 56 pts, 22g, 34a |
| 3 | CHI | Kyle Washer | G | Sarnia GOJHL | 5'11", 160 lbs 28 games 11-10-2 3.14 GAA, .913 Save % |
| 4 | FRE | Peter Megariotis | G | Fresno WSHL | 6'2", 200 lbs 29 games 10-3-1 1.98 GAA, .926 Save % |
| 5 | NM | Zack Cisek | G | Detroit Catholic Central High School Michigan | 5'10", 160 lbs |
| 6 | ABE | Stephen Ginand | D | New England Huskies EJHL | 6'1", 175 lbs 20 games 6pts, 0g, 6a |
| 7 | KR | Bryan Watt | F | Pittsburgh Hornets T1EHL | 5'11", 180 lbs 70 games 52pts, 24g, 28a |
| 8 | BIS | Nick Romanick | D | Fargo Force USHL | 6'3", 212 lbs 36 games 6pts, 2g, 4a |
| 9 | WF | Teemu Tiitinen | F | Dallas Stars AAA T1EHL | 5'11", 170 lbs 48 games 38pts, 22g, 16a |
| 10 | AMA | Dan Desalvo | F | Team Illinois T1EHL | 5'8", 155 lbs 48 games 48pts, 23g, 25a |
| 11 | ALP | Joey Sanchez | F | Chicago Mission T1EHL | 46 games 15pts, 4g, 11a |
| 12 | SPR | Matt Zay | F | New York Jr. Bobcats AJHL | 6'0", 170 lbs 40 games 45pts, 21g, 24a |
| 13 | TEX | Alec Thieda | D | Peterborough CCHL | 5'11", 180 lbs 50 games 32pts, 2g, 30a |
| 14 | MC | Brennan Knoblock | G | Pickering | Couchiching CCHL | 6'3", 185 lbs 8-11-1 4.87 GAA, .865 Save % |
| 15 | AMA | Dan Sherer | F | Milwaukee Jr. Admirals NAPHL (2010-2011) | 5'11", 180 lbs 64 games 61pts, 34g, 27a |
| 16 | FAI | Garrett Orhn | D | Des Moines USHL | 5'11", 165 lbs 36 games 5pts, 0g, 5a |
| 17 | FAI | Alexander Jensen | F | Waterloo USHL | 6'0", 196 lbs 40 games 10pts, 2g, 8a |
| 18 | OWA | Joseph (J. P.) Graveline | D | St. Thomas Academy High School Minnesota | 5'11" 28 games 8pts, 1g, 7a |
| 19 | FAI | Connor Frick | D | Des Moines USHL | 5'10", 175 lbs 34 games 7pts, 1g, 6a |
| 20 | TC | Kenny Babinski | F | Midland High School Michigan | 5'10", 159 lbs 41 goals |
| 21 | MIC | Joey Suleskey | D | Rochester United High School Michigan | 24 games 27pts, 11g, 16a |
| 22 | CR | Martin Gruse | F | Trenton High School Michigan | 5'10", 195 lbs 32 games 48pts, 16g, 32a |
| 23 | BIS | Charlie Mosey | F | Burnsville High School Minnesota | 5'11", 170 lbs 25 games 27pts, 17g, 10a |
| 24 | AMA | Adam Mendoza | F | Greenway High School Minnesota | 22 games 61pts, 42g, 19a |
| 25 | WEN | Evan Schmidbauer | F | San Diego Gulls WSHL | 47 games 61pts, 29g, 32a |
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Former Team | Info |
| 26 | DC | Dakota Mason | F | Edmonton Boston Pizza SSAC AMHL | 6'1", 170 lbs 33 games 51pts, 25g, 26a |
| 27 | AUS | Bryan Felice | D | Hebron Academy Prep School Maine | 6'5", 225 lbs 30 games 27pts, 2g, 25a |
| 28 | CHI | Mark Ellis | F | Albert Lea | Janesville NAHL | 6'2", 180 lbs 31 games 10pts, 6g, 4a |
| 29 | FRE | Thomas Freeman | F | Fresno WSHL | 5'11", 170 lbs 51 games 86pts, 27g, 59a |
| 30 | NM | Michael Matthes | D | Columbus Jr. Blue Jackets T1EHL | 6'3", 200 lbs 47 games 3pts, 0g, 3a |
| 31 | ABE | Cody Williams | F | Russell Stover T1EHL | 48 games 37pts, 13g, 24a |
| 32 | KR | Zack Capozza | F | Team Maryland NAPHL | 6'1", 190 lbs 91 games 57pts, 28g, 29a |
| 33 | CR | Nathan Trannel | F | Onalaska High School Wisconsin | 6'0", 165 lbs 19 games 35pts, 18g, 17a |
| 34 | ALP | Marc Biggs | F | Dallas Stars AAA T1EHL | 6'4", 185 lbs 47 games 21pts, 10g, 11a |
| 35 | AMA | Tim O'Brien | F | Chicago Young Americans T1EHL | 5'11", 163 lbs 48 games 51pts, 18g, 33a |
| 36 | ALP | Robbie Hall | D | Chicago Mission T1EHL | 5'10", 175 lbs 31 games 18pts, 6g, 12a |
| 37 | JAN | David Russ | D | Dubuque Thunderbirds CSHL | 6'2", 185 lbs 36 games 11pts, 6g, 5a |
| 38 | FAI | John Stampohar | F | Fargo USHL | 6'4", 207 lbs 47 games 9pts, 5g, 4a |
| 39 | AMA | Mitch Rogge | F | Eden Prairie High School Minnesota | 28 games 56pts, 24g, 32a |
| 40 | SPR | Chris Sitler | F | Belle Tire T1EHL | 5'5", 160 lbs 49 games 63pts, 28g, 35a |
| 41 | ALE | Chase Loken | D | Eden Prairie High School Minnesota | 28 games 18pts, 4g, 14a |
| 42 | JAN | Alex Temby | D | Colorado Thunderbirds T1EHL | 6'0", 190 lbs 46 games 22pts, 5g, 17a |
| 43 | OWA | Tommy Burke | G | Acad. of Holy Angels High School Minnesota | 6'0" 11-7-1 2.85 GAA, .911 Save % |
| 44 | ALA | Buzz Tryggeseth | D | Buffalo High School Minnesota | 26 games 19pts, 5g, 14a |
| 45 | TC | Tyler Marble | G | Traverse City NAHL | 6'1", 170 lbs 3-3-0 4.38 GAA, .852 Save % |
| 46 | FAI | Richard Young | F | Youngstown USHL | 6'3", 210 lbs 47 games 8pts, 4g, 4a |
| 47 | CR | Alec Horton | F | Maple Grove High School Minnesota | 5'11", 170 lbs 28 games 37pts, 19g, 18a |
| 48 | FAI | Andrew Schmit | F | Chicago USHL | 6'4", 220 lbs 45 games 8pts, 3g, 5a |
| 49 | TOP | Scott Snyder | F | Culver Academy Prep School Indiana | 5'11", 165 lbs 43 games 38pts, 13g, 25a |
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Former Team | Info |
| 50 | DC | Carter Page | F | Calgary Canucks AJHL | 6'0", 200 lbs 4 games 2pts, 2g, 0a |
| 51 | AUS | Cory Ellis | F | St. Paul Johnson High School Minnesota | 6'3" 27 games 32pts, 13g, 19a |
| 52 | CHI | Andrew Lord | D | Yellowstone Quake NorPac | 5'10", 165 lbs 55 games 31pts, 8g, 23a |
| 53 | NM | Sean McAllister | D | Columbus Jr Blue Jackets T1EHL | 6'0", 185 lbs 48 games 17pts, 3g, 14a |
| 54 | KR | Andrew Huckleby | D | Little Caesars T1EHL | 5'11", 185 lbs 51 games 13pts, 3g, 10a |
| 55 | JAN | Kyle Novak | F | St. Louis Blues AAA T1EHL | 5'9", 160 lbs 48 games 56pts, 28g, 28a |
| 56 | NM | Chris Tracy | F | Philadelphia Jr Flyers T1EHL | 6'2", 193 lbs 18 games 13pts, 9g, 4a |
| 57 | JAN | Colton Rando | F | Dallas Stars AAA T1EHL | 6'0", 160 lbs 48 games 26pts, 12g, 14a |
| 58 | TEX | J. D. Carrabino | D | Youngstown USHL | 6'6", 230 lbs 28 games 1pt, 0g, 1a |
| 59 | JAN | David Chapin | G | Catholic Memorial High School Wisconsin | 15-8-0 2.85 GAA, .880 Save & |
| 60 | TEX | Sam Locke | G | South Kent Prep School Connecticut | 5'10", 160 lbs |
| 61 | MC | Michael Marconi | F | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers T1EHL | 5'9", 160 lbs 48 games 22pts, 12g, 10a |
| 62 | BIS | Trevor Landgraf | F | Gilmore Academy (OH) Prep School MPHL | 5'9", 175 lbs |
| 63 | KR | Brad Schierhorn | F | Belle Tire T1EHL | 54 games 44pts, 22g, 22a |
| 64 | NM | Darren Lapic | F | Russell Stover T1EHL | 48 games 26pts, 15g, 11a Formerly from New Prague |
| 65 | OWA | Mike Shibrowski | G | Colorado College WCHA | 6'2", 175 lbs 2 games 1-0-0 3.20 GAA, .895 Save % |
| 66 | ALA | Tyler Pistone | F | Tri-City USHL | 6'0", 185 lbs 57 games 11pts, 6g, 5a |
| 67 | TC | Zachery Dorer | D | Lansing Capitals NAPHL | 6'0", 170 lbs 24 games 6pts, 3g, 3a |
| 68 | AMA | Will Seeber | D | Team Illinois T1EHL | 6'0", 185 lbs 48 games 16pts, 3g, 13a |
| 69 | WF | Eric Garavagilia | G | Chicago Mission T1EHL | 6'1", 165 lbs 15-4-3 2.35 GAA, .889 Save % |
| 70 | JAN | Joseph Moritz | D | St. Louis Blues AAA T1EHL | 6'2", 180 lbs 48 games 23pts, 8g, 15a |
| 71 | AMA | Mike Erickson | F | Eden Prairie High School Minnesota | 28 games 45pts, 21g, 24a |
