Category Archives: Junior

Musketeers Forward Commits to Penn State University

David Goodwin

The Sioux City Musketeers announced that forward David Goodwin has committed to play collegiate hockey at Penn State University following his USHL career.

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Riders’ Saracino Becomes Center of Attention

Nick Saracino

He has become the center of attention.

One little position change has allowed Nick Saracino to become one of the United States Hockey League’s better players. Actually, it was more significant than a little position change.

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NHL Central Scouting Names USHL Players on Prelim Rankings

Dakota Mermis

NHL Central Scouting has begun its initial stages of ranking the top draft-eligible prospects in advance of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and on Thursday released their preliminary rankings of players in each of the top North American junior hockey leagues.

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Muskeeers Deal Schmaltz, Acquire Four Players in Blockbuster Trade

David Goodwin

Head Coach and General Manager Brett Larson announced today that the Sioux City Musketeers and Green Bay Gamblers finalized a blockbuster, five player trade that sees star defenseman Jordan Schmaltz dealt to the Gamblers in exchange for forwards David Goodwin and Jake Montgomery and defenseman Dan Molenaar and Andy Ryan.

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Riders Forward Saracino Commits to Providence College

Nick Saracino

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Nick Saracino has committed to play hockey at Providence College following his USHL career.

The second-year USHL forward leads the RoughRiders with 10 points (2g, 8a) through eight games this season.

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Riders Defenseman Amlong Headed to UMass-Lowell

Greg Amlong

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Greg Amlong will play collegiate hockey next season at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

The second-year USHL defenseman was recently named the USHL Defensive Player of the Week after collecting three points (2g, 1a) during a three-game road trip for the RoughRiders.

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Spencer Viele Named 2nd Star Of The Week In NAHL

Spencer Viele

Viele, 19, posted two wins in the Bandits weekend home sweep of the Topeka RoadRunners.  On Friday, the 5’10, 175 lbs. goaltender stopped 23 of 26 Roadrunner shots in a 5-3 win.  The next night, Viele put out his best performance of the year with a 39-save shutout of the RoadRunners.

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Novak Commits To Western Michigan

Kyle Novak

The Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) are pleased to announce that forward Kyle Novak has committed to Western Michigan University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).  Novak is the 3rd player on the Gamblers roster to commit to the Broncos, joining forwards Nolan LaPorte and Sheldon Dries.

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A St. Louis Surprise For Grizzlies

Anthony Bonner

Missouri is the Show Me State and Anthony Bonner has definitely displayed to the Victoria Grizzlies’ hierarchy that he’s worth a longer look.

The St. Louis product, who played Junior C last season in the United States after taking a handful of years off from hockey to concentrate on football, has prolonged his stay as one of 40 remaining candidates with the B.C. Hockey League club.

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St. Louis Bandits – NAHL – Spencer Viele Between The Pipes

Spencer Viele

In goal this season, the Bandits will go with Spencer Viele and Tyler Last between the pipes. Viele is a rookie who played last season for the St. Louis Blues Midget Tier I 18U team and Last comes to the Bandits after spending the entire season along with seeing plenty of shots with Port Huron.

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