USHL Alumni Headline 2018 NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2018 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
More than 250 USHL alumni have earned the chance to play for a college hockey national championship with their respective schools this season. But these alumni are also notable in higher levels than the USHL and NCAA. More than 80% of NHL Draft picks playing in the tournament previously played in the USHL, four coaches spent time spent time behind the bench in the nation's only Tier 1 junior hockey league and nominees for both the Hobey Baker Award and Mike Richter Award laced up their skates in the USHL prior to their time in college hockey.
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14 of the 16 teams in the NCAA Tournament have at least one former Clark Cup champion on their roster, and all 17 USHL teams have at least one alum featured in the final 16 teams.
The West Regional will take place Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, home of the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede. 19 former members of the Stampede will once again take to the ice in the city they called home during their junior hockey career.
The Frozen Four is set to take place April 5 and 7 in St. Paul, MN.
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