48 Minnesotans were selected in Phase I and Phase II of the USHL draft on May 4-5. A total of 55 players who have participated on youth or high school teams in Minnesota were selected
There were 18 Minnesotans selected in Phase I of the USHL draft, as well as three more who have spent time playing on teams in Minnesota. An additional 30 Minnesotans and four players from Minnesota-based teams were chosen in Phase II.
All 48 Minnesotans chosen have participated in the CCM High Performance programs, and over half (25) of them have played in the CCM HP Fall Tier I Leagues.
A complete list of the players, hometown and previous teams are below.
The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the only USA Hockey sanctioned Tier I junior hockey league in the country and is a key component of the player development process in the U.S. Phase I of the USHL draft was limited to players born in 2004. All players whose rights aren’t held by a USHL team were eligible for Phase II of the draft.
Phase | Rd | Rk | Player | USHL Team | B.Y. | Hometown | Last Team | Tier I Team |
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PI | 1 | 12 | Zam Plante | Chicago | 2004 | Hermantown, MN | Hermantown | |
PI | 2 | 17 | Jimmy Clark | Sioux City | 2004 | Edina, MN | Edina HS | Lakers |
PI | 3 | 42 | Trey Ausmus | Madison | 2004 | East Grand Forks, MN | East Grand Forks HS | |
PI | 4 | 48 | Casy Laylin | Chicago | 2004 | St. Michael, MN | St. Michael/Albertville HS | Polars |
PI | 5 | 62 | Dylan Godbout | Sioux City | 2004 | Woodbury, MN | Hill-Murray HS | Moose |
PI | 5 | 64 | Nick Baer | Des Moines | 2004 | Minnetonka, MN | Minnetonka HS | |
PI | 5 | 73 | Gavin O'Connell | Waterloo | 2004 | Wayzata, MN | Wayzata HS | Walleye |
PI | 5 | 74 | Jake Sondreal | Dubuque | 2004 | Woodbury, MN | Cretin/Derham Hall HS | Moose |
PI | 6 | 78 | Eric Pohlkamp | Cedar Rapids | 2004 | Baxter, MN | Brainerd HS | Blue Ox |
PI | 6 | 79 | Reed Kluender | Des Moines | 2004 | South St. Paul, MN | South St. Paul HS | Moose |
PI | 6 | 83 | Tanner Ludtke | Lincoln | 2004 | Elko, MN | Lakeville South HS | |
PI | 6 | 85 | August Falloon | Tri-City | 2004 | St. Cloud, MN | St. Cloud Co-op HS | |
PI | 6 | 89 | Zach Sondreal | Dubuque | 2004 | Woodbury, MN | Cretin/Derham Hall HS | |
PI | 7 | 91 | Tristan Sarsland | Madison | 2004 | Wayzata, MN | Benilde-St. Margaret's HS | |
PI | 7 | 93 | Carson Reed | Cedar Rapids | 2004 | Warroad, MN | Warroad HS | Blue Ox |
PI | 7 | 96 | Finn Loftus | Sioux City | 2004 | Blaine, MN | Blaine HS | |
PI | 7 | 103 | Will Schumacher | Waterloo | 2004 | Prior Lake, MN | Prior Lake HS | Lakers |
PI | 10 | 136 | Landen Gunderson | Madison | 2004 | Plymouth, MN | Maple Grove HS | Walleye |
PII | 1 | 1 | Owen Gallatin | Madison | 2002 | Hugo, MN | USA U18 | |
PII | 1 | 6 | Adam Eisele | Youngstown | 2001 | Lake Elmo, MN | Fairbanks (NAHL) | |
PII | 1 | 13 | Charlie Glockner | Waterloo | 2000 | Minnetonka, MN | Amarillo (NAHL) | |
PII | 2 | 19 | Adam Flammang | Cedar Rapids | 2001 | St. Michael, MN | St. Michael/Albertville HS | Polars/Blue Ox |
PII | 2 | 22 | William Hillman | Youngstown | 2000 | Blaine, MN | Bismarck (NAHL) | |
PII | 2 | 23 | Charlie Strobel | Waterloo | 2001 | Stillwater, MN | Hill-Murray HS | |
PII | 2 | 25 | Joshua Eernisse | Tri-City | 2001 | Eagan, MN | Eastview HS | Moose |
PII | 2 | 29 | Kyler Kleven | Waterloo | 2000 | Moorhead, MN | Minot (NAHL) | |
PII | 3 | 35 | Killian Kiecker-Olson | Des Moines | 2001 | Andover, MN | Chippewa (NAHL) | |
PII | 4 | 54 | Will Traeger | Lincoln | 2002 | Mendota Heights, MN | Shattuck-St. Mary's | |
PII | 5 | 64 | Easton Young | Muskegon | 2003 | Eveleth, MN | Grand Rapids HS | Blue Ox |
PII | 5 | 71 | Jackson Hallum | Green Bay | 2002 | Eagan, MN | St. Thomas Academy HS | Moose |
PII | 5 | 73 | Gunnar Johnson | Omaha | 2001 | Edina, MN | Edina HS | Lakers |
PII | 5 | 74 | Mitchell Wolfe | Des Moines | 2002 | Andover, MN | Andover HS | Green Giants |
PII | 5 | 75 | Cooper Wylie | Waterloo | 2001 | Stillwater, MN | Stillwater Area HS | |
PII | 7 | 99 | Christian Miller | Madison | 2001 | Grand Rapids, MN | Greenway/Nash-Kee HS | |
PII | 10 | 139 | David Nesburg | Sioux City | 2002 | Faribault, MN | Shattuck-St. Mary's | |
PII | 11 | 159 | Nick Sajevic | Lincoln | 2003 | Shoreview, MN | Gentry Academy | |
PII | 11 | 163 | Zach Reim | Omaha | 2003 | North Oaks, MN | Gentry Academy | |
PII | 12 | 174 | Hunter Jones | Sioux Falls | 2002 | Andover, MN | Andover HS | Green Giants |
PII | 12 | 179 | Brett Chorske | Fargo | 2001 | Edina, MN | Wenatchee (NAHL) | Lakers |
PII | 13 | 189 | Cal Thomas | Sioux Falls | 2003 | Maple Grove, MN | Maple Grove HS | Walleye |
PII | 13 | 192 | Mason Wheeler | Tri-City | 2001 | Lakeville, MN | Rosemount HS | |
PII | 13 | 195 | Garrett Schifsky | Waterloo | 2003 | Andover, MN | Andover HS | Green Giants |
PII | 14 | 204 | Mack Motzko | Sioux Falls | 2001 | St. Cloud, MN | St. Cloud Cathedral HS | Polars |
PII | 14 | 209 | Jakob Stender | Fargo | 2002 | Alexandria, MN | NorthStar Christian Acad. | Blue Ox |
PII | 14 | 210 | Gavyn Thoreson | Waterloo | 2004 | Andover, MN | Andover | Green Giants |
PII | 14 | 212 | Jacob Rude | Chicago | 2003 | Anoka, MN | Sioux Falls | Green Giants |
PII | 15 | 225 | Tucker Ness | Waterloo | 2002 | Wayzata, MN | Wayzata HS | Green Giants |
PII | 17 | 247 | Luke Kron | Muskegon | 2002 | Andover, MN | Andover HS |
Phase | Rd | Rk | Player | USHL Team | B.Y. | Hometown | Last Team | MN Team |
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PI | 8 | 114 | Stepan Kuznetsov | Green Bay | 2004 | Biloxi, MS | New Jersey Rockets HC | Wayzata |
PI | 2 | 22 | Jaksen Panzer | Sioux Falls | 2004 | Grand Forks, ND | East Grand Forks HS | East Grand Forks |
PI | 4 | 56 | Daimon Gardner | Omaha | 2004 | Winnipeg, MB | Rink H.A. | Warroad |
PII | 13 | 197 | Jordan Brisson | Chicago | 2003 | Manhattan Beach, CA | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
PII | 6 | 82 | Benjamin Strinden | Muskegon | 2002 | Fargo, ND | NorthStar Christian Acad. | NorthStar Christian Acad. |
PII | 7 | 101 | Will Staring | Green Bay | 2003 | Springfield, VA | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
PII | 4 | 50 | Remington Keopple | Des Moines | 2002 | Hudson, WI | Hill-Murray HS | Hill-Murray HS |