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May 13, 2009 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux City Musketeers News Release


The United States Hockey League completed an expansion draft on Monday, as 10 players currently on the roster or affiliate list of the League's 12 USHL Member Clubs were selected by the League's new Youngstown, Ohio entry, which will commence play next season.

The procedure implemented by the Commissioner's Office adhered to prior USHL expansion drafts. Each current USHL Member Club submitted a protected list of (up to) 23 players on its active roster or affiliate list. Current USHL teams were allowed to protect a maximum of eight "veteran" players - that is, players who had played in 10 or more games during the 2008-09 season. Veterans still enrolled in high school were automatically protected by their respective Member Clubs, in order to insure stability and scholastic continuity for the League's younger players.

Per expansion draft rules, no USHL teams lose more than one player in the expansion draft.

Players selected in the 2009 Expansion Draft:

(Alphabetical listing and previous team)

Jack Callahan (F) - Lincoln Stars (affiliate list)

Jefferson Dahl (F) - Green Bay Gamblers

David Donnellan (D) - Tri-City Storm

Brett Gensler (F) - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Taylor Holstrom (F) - Omaha Lancers

Matt Lindblad (F) - Chicago Steel

Doug Marshall (D) - Sioux Falls Stampede (affiliate list)

Nick Mattson (D) - Des Moines Buccaneers (affiliate list)

J.T. Osborn (F) - Indiana Ice (affiliate list)

Tom Serratore (F) - Sioux City Musketeers

FUTURES DRAFT

Each team was allowed to draft 5 players with 1993 birth dates. The futures draft was instituted a few years ago as a way of stocking a team for the future. These players will be added to each team's affiliate list and can be moved to their active rosters at any time. These players are protected for three years at which time they need to be added to the roster, traded, or dropped. Draft order is done via lottery and reverses every other round.

The Musketeers won the sixth selection spot, and drafted the following players:

Round 1, 6th overall, Jordan Schmaltz (10/8/1993 - 6'2" 170), Defense, Mission U-16. Jordan is committed to the Wisconsin Badgers for 2011. A freshman in High School, Jordan played for the Chicago Mission U16. He played 51 games and had 14goals with 41 assists for 55 points.

Round 2, 21st overall, Brett Curran (2-19-1993 - 6'0" 200), Defense, CYA. As a underage this year, Brett played for the CYA U18 team where he compiled a 2-9-11 line in 45 games.

Round 3, 32nd overall, Ben Bahe (1/10/1993 - 5'9" 150), Forward, Hill Murray HS. As a sophomore, Ben played regularly for the Hill Murray Pioneers. He posted 11-16-27 in 28 games.

Round 4, 47th overall, Blake Roubos (4/17/1993 - 5'8" 150), Forward, Culver Academy. Blake was a big part of the Culver U16 team this past season. He was a regular in all situations and he had 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 38 games.

Round 5, 58th overall, Travis Walsh (6/4/1993 - 5'10" 170), Defense, Capital Center Pride. Travis patrolled the blue line for the Capital Center Pride this past season.

USHL ENTRY DRAFT - TODAY, 1:00pm Central Time

The USHL entry draft is the biggest day of the year for many young players around the country. It can be followed live at at http://www.ushldraft.com/. Find all the answers to you questions about how the draft works at http://www.ushl.com/draft/faq-entry.cfm. The order is determined as follows:

Exisiting USHL teams that did not make the playoffs, in order of the number of pionts acquired during the past season. After the non playoff teams the expansion team, Youngstown picks. Then the playoff teams in reverse order of their finish during the regular season. The order reverses every other round.

1. Tri-City Storm

2. Des Moines Buccaneers

3. Sioux City Musketeers

4. Chicago Steel

5. Youngstown

6. Sioux Falls Stampede

7. Fargo Force

8. Omaha Lancers

9. Waterloo Black Hawks

10. Lincoln Stars

11. Indiana Ice

12. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

13. Green Bay Gamblers

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