USHL Tri-City Storm

Storm Pick Limoges in First Round of Phase 2 Draft

Published on May 5, 2015 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release


Tri-City Storm Draftee Alex Limoges
Tri-City Storm Draftee Alex Limoges
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KEARNEY, Neb. - The Tri-City Storm selected 20 players on Tuesday in Phase Two of the 2015 USHL Draft, led by first round selection Alex Limoges of the Selects Academy U18 team.

Tri-City now has 45 names on its Initial Protected List for the 2015-16 USHL season.

Limoges, who hails from Winchester, Va., is coming off a big year in which he scored 20 goals and 39 assists in 28 games. The Storm are hoping he'll play as a center on one of their top lines next season. The forward is committed to play collegiately at Cornell University.

After Limoges, the team had no pick until two in the fifth round, when they selected forwards Nico Sturm and Brendan Miller.

Sturm's season is still going, as he is suiting up in the playoffs for the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). A native of Augsburg, Germany Sturm had 41 points in 53 regular season games this year on 11 goals and 30 assists. During the postseason, the forward has six goals and four assists in 10 contests.

Miller spent his year with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres under-18 team. A native of North Tonawanda, N.Y., Miller scored 14 goals and 10 assists in 32 games.

In the sixth round, Tri-City bulked up on defense, selecting blueliners James Gobetz and Robbie Roche.

This is the second consecutive Phase Two draft that the Storm have selected Gobetz, as he was a 12th round pick in 2014. The defenseman got close to making the 2014-15 squad, but was one of the final cuts before the final roster was finalized.

Roche just finished his second season with the Walpole Express of the EHL, and is a native of Wachusett, Mass. The defenseman had 10 points in 33 contests this year.

In total, Tri-City selected 13 forwards, five defenseman and two goaltenders.

All selected players still have to go through the team's tryout camp, which will take place June 15-21 in Las Vegas.

The full list of players drafted today is below. It is also viewable on stormhockey.com.

Tri-City Storm 2015 USHL Phase Two Draft Selections

1st Round: Alex Limoges - Forward - Winchester, VA - Selects Academy

5th Round: Nico Sturmi - Forward - Augsburg, Germany - Austin Bruins

5th Round: Brendan Miller - Forward - North Tonawanda, NY - Buffalo Jr. Sabres

6th Round: James Gobetz - Defense - St. James, NY - Salisbury PS

6th Round: Robbie Roche - Defense - Wachusset, MA - Walpole Express

7th Round: Ben Taylor - Forward - North Falmouth, MA - Tabor Academy PS

8th Round: Bobby Kaiser - Forward - Detroit Honeybaked

8th Round: Justin Dixson - Forward - Sunnyville, CA - Anaheim Jr. Ducks

9th Round: Jack Hoey - Forward - Fairfield, CT - Choate Rosemary PS

11th Round: Joseph Matthews - Defense - Columbia, IL - St. Louis Blues AAA

12th Round: Jonathan Davidsson - Sweden - Djurgardens IF Jr. 18

13th Round: Nathan Clurman - Defense - Culver Academy U16

14th Round: Josiah Slavin - Forward - Erie, CO - Colorado Thunderbirds

15th Round: Ben Thomas - Forward - Ashburnham, MA - Winchendon PS

16th Round: Justin Robbins - Goalie - Alpine, NJ - North Jersey Avalanche

17th Round: Seamus Donohue - Defense - North Oaks, MN - St. Thomas Academy HS

18th Round: Cole Chatham - Forward - Belleville, IL - St. Louis Blues AAA

19th Round: Trevor Bishop - Forward - Rochester Hills, MI - Oakland Jr. Grizzlies

20th Round: Anthony Grimaldi - Forward - Plymouth, MI - Detroit Victory Honda

21st Round: Cam Burggrabe - Goalie - Canton, MI - Detroit Little Caesars

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