Kubiak and Caito Added to USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Published on January 24, 2012 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
Chicago, IL - The United States Hockey League today announced that Chicago Steel forward Jeff Kubiak and Dubuque Fighting Saints defenseman Matt Caito have been added to the roster for Team East at the 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. They replace Dubuque Fighting Saints forward Zemgus Girgensons and defenseman Mike Matheson who are unable to participate due to injury.
Kubiak has collected 11 points (3g, 8a) in 31 games for the Steel, including two goals over his last four contests. The 6-3, 205-pound native of Tinley Park, Illinois native turned 18 years old last week. He was selected by the Steel in the 2011 USHL Entry Draft.
Caito has appeared in all 33 games for the Saints this season and leads the team's defensemen in scoring with 14 points (3g, 11a). The 18-year-old is tops on his team with a plus-10 rating. Caito is a 5-11, 180-pound blueliner native of Coto de Caza, California. He was selected by the Saints in the first round (13th overall) of the 2011 USHL Entry Draft.
The 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which is the first of its kind for the USHL, will showcase many of the top USHL players eligible for the 2012 NHL Draft. A total of 30 players selected are in their first year of eligibility for the NHL Draft. Seven of the players are draft-eligible for the second time this year. In addition, the USHL will showcase three players who are eligible to be drafted by NHL teams in 2013.
A live broadcast of the game will be available for free through the USHL's exclusive online broadcast partner, FASTHockey. Viewers can watch the game live via multiple formats - the USHL's Facebook page, through a previously established FASTHockey account, or Roku users can watch the game on the platform's USHL channel. To view the USHL free game broadcast, fans must first register and create a free account on FASTHockey http://ushl.fasthockey.com.
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