Phantoms Center Austin Cangelosi Named to Roster for USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

"Austin embodies everything we want our organization's players to be," head coach and general manager Anthony Noreen said. "It's also a great chance for him to showcase what he is as a player and why he deserves to be looked at by NHL scouts."

Cangelosi, 18, is in his second season in the USHL and is among the league's most dynamic offensive players. The 5-foot-7, 170-pound center leads the Phantoms with 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) through 24 games this season and serves as one of the team's captains.

A native of Estero, Fla., Cangelosi racked up 29-30-59 in 54 games in 2011-12 and was named to the 2012 USHL All-Rookie Team. In addition to being selected to the USHL/NHL Top Prospects game for the second straight season, he has also twice been chosen to represent Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge. He is slated to attend Boston College next fall.

The 2013 USHL/NHL Top Prospects game is set to take place Wednesday, Jan. 23 at L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Mich. It is the second season for the event, which will showcase many of the top players in the USHL who are eligible for the 2013 NHL Draft.

The selection process was completed in cooperation with USHL General Managers, NHL scouts and team personnel, and NHL Central Scouting.

All 16 USHL Member Clubs have at least one player selected to participate in the event.

"The second USHL/NHL Top Prospects game promises to be an outstanding showcase of talent that USHL teams continue to develop for the next levels of hockey," said USHL president and commissioner Skip Prince. "With so many of our young stars on the NHL watch list, and with the full attention of the National Hockey League, it promises to be a great night of hockey in Muskegon, and something all USHL fans should be anxious to see."

The 40 players chosen will now be divided into two teams for the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, the makeup of which will be announced at a later date. [See following page for entire roster.]

The 2013 NHL Draft is scheduled to take place in June at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. - home of the NHL's New Jersey Devils. A total of 28 players who spent the 2011-12 season in the USHL were selected in the 2012 NHL Draft, including a record six players in the first round.

2013 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Roster

Forwards

Austin Cangelosi - Youngstown Phantoms

Thomas Ebbing - Chicago Steel

Christian Heil - Chicago Steel

Luke Voltin - Des Moines Buccaneers

Peter Quenneville - Dubuque Fighting Saints

John Stevens - Dubuque Fighting Saints

Gabe Guertler - Fargo Force

Brendan Harms - Fargo Force

Alex Kile - Green Bay Gamblers

Luke Johnson - Lincoln Stars

Ross Olsson - Lincoln Stars

Vinni Lettieri - Lincoln Stars

Cam Darcy - Muskegon Lumberjacks

Frederik Tiffels - Muskegon Lumberjacks

Drew Melanson - Omaha Lancers

Jake Guentzel - Sioux City Musketeers

Conor McGlynn - Sioux City Musketeers

Jake Montgomery - Sioux City Musketeers

Jason Cotton - Tri-City Storm

Garrett Gamez - Tri-City Storm

Trevor Moore - Tri-City Storm

John Hayden - Team USA

Taylor Cammarata - Waterloo Black Hawks

Justin Kloos - Waterloo Black Hawks

Defensemen

Ian Brady - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Michael Downing - Dubuque Fighting Saints

Jordan Gross - Green Bay Gamblers

Gustav Olofsson - Green Bay Gamblers

Rinat Valiev - Indiana Ice

Justin Woods - Lincoln Stars

Michael Brodzinski - Muskegon Lumberjacks

Ben Storm - Muskegon Lumberjacks

Tucker Poolman - Omaha Lancers

Blake Heinrich - Sioux City Musketeers

Ryan Ivey - Tri-City Storm

Ian McCoshen - Waterloo Black Hawks

Goaltenders

Arthur Brey - Dubuque Fighting Saints

Charlie Lindgren - Sioux Falls Stampede

Eamon McAdam - Waterloo Black Hawks

Cal Petersen - Waterloo Black Hawks

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United States Hockey League Stories from January 2, 2013

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