USHL Chicago Steel

Steel Players Highlight NHL Central Scouting Watch List

Published on October 20, 2021 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
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GENEVA, ILLINOIS - The NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Watch List for the 2022 NHL Draft, released Tuesday, includes eight current Chicago Steel players, the most among independent USHL clubs.

"We're grateful for NHL Central Scouting's recognition of so many of our players' hard work and talent," said Steel General Manager Mike Garman. "This acknowledgement is just the beginning for these players and we're excited to watch them, as well as other Steel players not listed, transform into professionals during their time with us and beyond."

The players listed by NHL Central Scouting on the current Steel roster are as follows (alphabetical):

'B' Rating - Nick Moldenhauer

Forward

5'10'' 171 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: Has Not Played (inj.)

'B' Rating - Zam Plante

Forward

5'10'' 166 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 8 Games Played, 3 Points (1G, 2A)

'C' Rating - Andon Cerbone

Forward

5'9'' 146 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 8 Games Played, 5 Points (1G, 4A)

'C' Rating - Michael Emerson

Forward

6'1'' 190 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 7 Games Played, 2 Points (1G, 1A)

'C' Rating - Lukas Gustafsson

Defenseman

5'10'' 188 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 6 Games Played, 3 Points (2G, 1A)

'C' Rating - Jack Harvey

Forward

5'10'' 176 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 8 Games Played, 8 Points (5G, 3A)

'C' Rating - Gibson Homer

Goaltender

6'5'' 209 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 4 Games Played, 2-0-2-0, 3.17 GAA, .909 SV%

'C' Rating - Jake Livanavage

Defenseman

5'9'' 160 lbs.

2021-2022 Stats: 8 Games Played, 6 Points (6A)

The players with Chicago Steel ties listed by NHL Central Scouting are as follows:

'B' Rating - Quinn Finley

Forward

6'0'' 186 lbs.

Steel Ties: 2021 Clark Cup Champion with the Chicago Steel after being selected in the 2020-2021 USHL Dispersal Draft

Current Team: Madison Capitols (USHL) - player rights reverted to Madison following 2020-2021 season

2021-2022 Stats: 7 Games Played, 6 Points (3G, 3A)

The full NHL Central Scouting 2021-2022 Preliminary Watch List can be accessed here.

The Steel are coming off the heels of the two most successful NHL Drafts in franchise history with a total of eight players with Chicago ties selected in both the 2020 and 2021 NHL Drafts. In both years, the Steel had the most draft picks of any independent junior team in the world.

In total, the United States Hockey League has 68 current players named on the preliminary list.

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