Category Archives: Tier 1 – USHL

Rebuilt Gamblers ready for season

Grant Frederic

“We’re a more experienced team, definitely bigger and (more) physical,” said Gamblers second-year defenseman Grant Frederic, who is one of three players remaining from last year’s opening-game roster.

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Scouts to get measure of draft prospects at AAPG

Luke Kunin

Tkachuk, the son of former NHL player Keith Tkachuk, will play for Team Roenick. The 6-1, 195-pound left wing had 38 goals and 96 points in 65 games with the NTDP U-18 team last season. He also had a tournament-high 10 assists in seven games for the U.S. at the 2015 IIHF World U-18 Championship.

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NHL Dads Lead the Way For Top American Prospects

Matthew Tkachuk

“There’s really not any negatives about that,” said Matthew Tkachuk, who plays forward for the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights alongside Max Jones. “I do hear people comparing, ‘You’re like him,’ or, ‘You don’t play like him,’ and that is kind of a challenge, but overall it’s just been great having a guy like that around, a guy who’s been through it, who knows the game.”

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Bellows, Tkachuk named to All-American Game roster

Matthew Tkachuk

Tkachuk, a 6-foot, 188-pound left wing, will play for London of the Ontario Hockey League this season. Playing with the NTDP last season, Tkachuk had 38 goals and 96 points in 65 games.

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Tkachuk well positioned to follow in father’s footsteps

Matthew Tkachuk

Had Matthew Tkachuk been named after his father, he’d be going through life as Keith Tkachuk Jr. While that’s not the case, you’d be well within your rights to call Matthew Keith Tkachuk 2.0.

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Hawks Secure Michael Davies

Mike Davies

In 2014/15, Davies spent his first season in the league, appearing in 52 of 60 regular season games.  The 5-8, 158-pound St. Louis native notched four goals and ten assists.  With a +10 plus/minus differential, Davies ranked third among Dubuque defensemen.  He appeared in four of the Saints’ postseason contests with a +2 mark.  Davies is committed to Ohio State University.

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U17’s Luke Martin Learned Competitiveness From His Family

Luke Martin

Growing up as the youngest of Stan and Jenny Martin’s four competitive kids, Luke Martin had no shortage of challenges as a kid.

“No matter what we played, it was always a competition,” the St. Louis native said. “We were always betting something or having fun with it.”

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Musketeers begin process of assembling team though draft

Jay Varady

“We look for a player with a hockey IQ, a player who can think the game,” said Varady. “We look for players who can skate and play our pressure style.

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Lancers add 27 players during USHL draft

James Long

The Omaha Lancers selected 12 forwards, 12 defensemen and three goalies the Phase I and II United States Hockey League drafts that finished Tuesday.

James Long selected in Phase I.

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Steel Goaltender Commits to Western Michigan University

Trevor Gorsuch

Chicago Steel goaltender Trevor Gorsuch announced that he has committed to play college hockey at Western Michigan beginning next season.

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