USHL At The NCAA Frozen Four
Published on April 8, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
49 USHL alumni are competing in the NCAA Frozen Four which makes up 47% of the total players in the tournament:
Miami University (17)
Carter Camper - Lincoln Stars
Pat Cannone - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Joe Hartman - Indiana Ice
Garrett Kennedy - Indiana Ice
Vincent LoVerde - Waterloo Black Hawks
Andy Miele - Chicago Steel, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Jarod Palmer - Tri-City Storm
Cody Reichard - Indiana Ice
Cameron Schilling - Indiana Ice
Steve Spinell - Fargo Force
Gary Steffes - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Patrick Tiesling - Sioux Falls Stampede
Matt Tomassoni - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Trent Vogelhuber - Des Moines Buccaneers
Will Weber - Chicago Steel
Chris Wideman - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Tommy Wingels - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
University of Wisconsin (14)
Brett Bennett - Indiana Ice
Aaron Bendickson - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Des Moines Buccaneers, Indiana Ice
Andy Bohmbach - Waterloo Black Hawks
Michael Davies - Lincoln Stars
Sean Dolan - Chicago Steel, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Indiana Ice
Ben Grotting - Lincoln Stars
Scott Gudmandson - Omaha Lancers
Patrick Johnson - Lincoln Stars
Ryan Little - Green Bay Gamblers
Keegan Meuer - Waterloo Black Hawks
John Mitchell - Green Bay Gamblers, Indiana Ice, Tri-City Storm
Craig Smith - Waterloo Black Hawks
Eric Springer - Sioux Falls Stampede
Podge Turnbull - Waterloo Black Hawks
Boston College (10)
Barry Almeida - Omaha Lancers
Paul Carey - Indiana Ice
Tommy Cross - Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets
Jimmy Hayes - Lincoln Stars
Parker Milner - Waterloo Black Hawks
Pat Mullane - Omaha Lancers
Philip Samuelsson - Chicago Steel
Carl Sneep - Lincoln Stars
Patrick Wey - Waterloo Black Hawks
Steven Whitney - Omaha Lancers
RIT (8)
Shane Madolora - Omaha Lancers
Taylor McReynolds - Green Bay Gamblers
Sean Murphy - Waterloo Black Hawks, Green Bay Gamblers
Cameron Burt - Green Bay Gamblers
Jeff Smith - Tri-City Storm
Mike Janda - Chicago Steel
Chris Saracino - Green Bay Gamblers
Jared DeMichiel - Chicago Steel, Indiana Ice
Notes
- Eight of the players competing in the Frozen Four have won the Clark Cup as USHL playoff champions: Garrett Kennedy (Indiana, 2009), Joe Hartman (Indiana, 2009), Brett Bennett (Indiana, 2009), Barry Almeida (Omaha, 2008), Shane Madolora (Omaha, 2008), Patrick Tiesling (Sioux Falls, 2007), Aaron Bendickson (Des Moines, 2006), and Gary Steffes (Cedar Rapids, 2005).
- Boston College sophomore forward Barry Almeida scored in overtime of Game Five of the 2008 Clark Cup Finals to give the Omaha Lancers a 3-2 series win over the Waterloo Black Hawks. It was the second straight game of the series that Almeida scored the game-winning goal. RIT freshman Shane Madolora was the backup goaltender for Omaha that night while Wisconsin freshman forward Craig Smith was on the Waterloo team.
- 19 players competing in the Frozen Four were named to the USHL All-Star Game during their careers.
- Wisconsin teammates Brett Bennett and Craig Smith were both named First Team All-USHL last season. Nine former All-USHL players are competing in the Frozen Four:
First Team All-USHL
Brett Bennett, 2008-09
Craig Smith, 2008-09
Barry Almeida, 2007-08
Second Team All-USHL
Paul Carey, 2007-08
Eric Springer, 2007-08
Carter Camper, 2006-07
Mike Davies, 2005-06
USHL All-Rookie Team
Paul Carey, 2007-08
Podge Turnbull, 2006-07
Brett Bennett
- Indiana, 2008-09
- Wisconsin assistant Kevin Patrick will be the head coach for the Muskegon (Michigan) Lumberjacks when they play their inaugural USHL season in 2010-11.
- RIT assistant Dave Insalaco was on the coaching staff for the Green Bay Gamblers during the 2007- 08 season.
- RIT head coach Wayne Wilson is the father of current Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Stu Wilson.
- 227 players in the USHL during the 2009-10 season have commitments to NCAA Division I schools. 23 of those are committed to attend one of the Frozen Four finalists following their USHL careers:
Wisconsin - 12
Miami - 8
Boston College - 2
RIT - 1
23 USHL alumni have signed NHL contracts this spring following the conclusion of their collegiate seasons. 16 of those were free agent signings and 7 were NHL Draft selections.
United States Hockey League Stories from April 8, 2010
- U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team Downs Belarus, 13-2 - U.S. National Team
- Ice Playoffs Continue Friday And Saturday - Indiana Ice
- Force Back At Home For Games 2 & 3 - Fargo Force
- USHL At The NCAA Frozen Four - USHL
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