
Sioux City Musketeers Announce Selections for the USHL Phase II Draft
May 6, 2020 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux City Musketeers News Release
The future of the Musketeers took another step forward today with the USHL Phase II Draft. During this COVID-19 pandemic it was a good time to be able to connect with future Musketeer players & be able to move forward onto the 20-21 season.
"We met our immediate roster needs fulfilling scoring & adding main pieces to our blueline early in the draft," Head Coach Luke Strand said. "We continued to work on gaining experience, depth, competition, & our team identity round by round. I wish we could be together starting tomorrow! It is a huge credit to Andy Johnson, our scouting staff & coaching staff for diving into the layers of player evaluations & preparation."
"Overall, I think our staff is extremely pleased with the way things went today. We were able to add impact pieces between the pipes, on defense & up front," General Manager Andy Johnson said. "We started the day by acquiring another first round pick which gave us three picks in the top 12 today. Getting a premier scorer was our number one priority & we took care of that securing Matteo Costantini. Getting two high-end defensemen in Daniel Laatsch from the NTDP & Mikey Adamson from Dexter really set the stage for an overall outstanding day for us.
"I want to make sure we thank our scouting staff for the countless hours they spend in rinks, in the car & watching film," Johnson continued. "It's a thankless job at times, but these guys pour their hearts and souls into this job. Our staff in Sioux City - Coach Strand, Coach Abalan & Coach Durocher also had a huge hand in navigating the draft today & we appreciate their help in shaping the future of the Musketeers' organization. Special thanks as well to Rich Zaber, Heather Campbell & Bryce Griffin for their work behind the scenes on the business side during a chaotic week as well as our ownership group who goes above & beyond to provide the resources necessary to bring the best talent from around the world to Sioux City."
Musketeers picks for Phase II were as follows:
ROUND 1 - 3rd OVERALL
Player: Matteo Costantini
Hometown: St. Catherines, ON
Birthdate: 8/16/02
Height: 6'0" Weight: 174
Position: C
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 50 36 32 68 20
ROUND 1 - 7th OVERALL
Player: Daniel Laatsch
Hometown: Altoona, WI
Birthdate: 2/13/02
Height: 6'4.75" Weight: 180
Position: LD
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 USNTDP Juniors 15 1 3 4 2
19-20 U.S National U18 36 2 5 7 4
19-20 U.S. National U17 4 0 1 1 0
ROUND 1 - 12th OVERALL
Player: Mikey Adamson
Hometown: Squantum, MA
Birthdate: 8/16/01
Height: 5'10" Weight: 160
Position: LD
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Dexter Southfield School "C" 30 5 25 30 -
19-20 Neponset Valley River Rats U18 18 2 10 12 -
ROUND 3 - 33rd OVERALL
Player: Alexander Tracy
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Birthdate: 5/4/01
Height: 5'11" Weight: 160
Position: G
Catches: L
Year Team GP GAA SVS%
19-20 Johnstown Tomahawks 24 2.12 .935
ROUND 4 - 56th OVERALL
Player: Tabor Heaslip
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Birthdate: 12/17/01
Height: 5'9" Weight: 160
Position: F
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Avon Old Farms School "C" 27 18 24 42 -
19-20 Neponset Valley River Rats U18 26 5 13 18 -
ROUND 4 - 62nd OVERALL
Player: Jackson DeSouza
Hometown: Erie, CO
Birthdate: 3/21/03
Height: 6'1" Weight: 147
Position: RD
Shoots: R
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Okanagan Rockets 36 4 12 16 36
19-20 Kelowna Rockets 4 0 0 0 0
ROUND 6 - 79th OVERALL
Player: Owen Say
Hometown: London, ON
Birthdate: 6/5/01
Height: 5'10.25" Weight: 144
Position: G
Catches: L
Year Team GP GAA SVS%
19-20 Powassan VooDoos 36 1.90 .941
ROUND 7 - 94th OVERALL
Player: Jack Works
Hometown: Yellowknife, NT
Birthdate: 5/23/01
Height: 5'11" Weight: 175
Position: C
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Okotoks Oilers 58 43 49 92 84
ROUND 7 - 100th OVERALL
Player: Matthew Allen
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Birthdate: 5/13/00
Height: 5'10" Weight: 160
Position: F
Shoots: R
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Amarillo Bulls "C" 54 25 32 57 33
ROUND 8 - 109th OVERALL
Player: Sam Deckhut
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Birthdate: 4/2/02
Height: 5'10.5" Weight: 171
Position: C
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Salisbury School 28 5 16 21 -
19-20 Rochester Selects U18 8 1 3 4 0
ROUND 9 - 124th OVERALL
Player: Max Ruoho
Hometown: Madison, WI
Birthdate: 3/5/01
Height: 6'0" Weight: 175
Position: RD
Shoots: R
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 52 1 41 42 80
ROUND 9 - 132nd OVERALL
Player: James Doyle
Hometown: Plainfield, IL
Birthdate: 4/22/02
Height: 6'0.75" Weight: 170
Position: RW
Shoots: R
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Minnesota Magicians 28 6 9 5 30
ROUND 10 - 139th OVERALL
Player: David Nesburg
Hometown: Faribault, MN
Birthdate: 12/21/02
Height: 5'9" Weight: 165
Position: F
Shoots: R
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Shattuck St. Mary's Midget AAA 52 34 35 69 68
ROUND 11 - 154th OVERALL
Player: Maxwell Gutjahr
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Birthdate: 2/1/01
Height: 5'11" Weight: 160
Position: G
Catches: L
Year Team GP GAA SVS%
19-20 Amarillo Bulls 26 1.79 .916
ROUND 12 - 169th OVERALL
Player: Brett Roloson
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Birthdate: 12/29/00
Height: 6'1" Weight: 170
Position: F
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Powell River Kings 33 13 13 26 10
19-20 Merritt Centennials "A" 19 7 9 16 10
ROUND 13 - 184th OVERALL
Player: Tomi Leppanen
Hometown: Heinola, Finland
Birthdate: 4/7/03
Height: 6'0" Weight: 190
Position: LD
Shoots: L
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Pelicans U18 32 5 11 16 46
19-20 Pelicans U20 6 1 0 1 0
ROUND 14 - 199th OVERALL
Player: Nolan Hayes
Hometown: Milton, MA
Birthdate: 8/14/02
Height: 5'11.5" Weight: 166
Position: RD
Shoots: R
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 Cushing Academy 34 10 20 30 43
19-20 Boston Jr. Eagles 18U 2 0 0 0 0
ROUND 15 - 214th OVERALL
Player: Daniil Chechelev
Hometown: Khabarovsk, Russia
Birthdate: 2/23/01
Height: 6'3" Weight: 190
Position: G
Catches: R
Year Team GP GAA SVS%
29-20 Russkie Vityazi Chekhov 49 2.20 .922
ROUND 16 - 229th OVERALL
Player: Jan-Kasper Bergman
Hometown: Turku, Finland
Birthdate: 8/6/04
Position: D
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
19-20 TUTO Hockey U18 13 1 2 3 6
19-20 Assat U16 11 2 3 5 29
19-20 Assat U16 2 1 3 4 0
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