USHL Sends 361 Players to NHL Development Camps
July 13, 2022 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The United States Hockey League (USHL) has 361 players in total across 29 NHL Development Camp rosters his summer. The 361 players includes 210 forwards, 118 defensemen and 33 goaltenders who have come through the USHL, including 81 players from last season's USHL rosters. Both the New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets announced previously they will not host a Development Camp this summer and the Toronto Maple Leafs Development Camp roster has not been released.
Among the 361 players with USHL ties, 220 of the players have been selected in the NHL Draft, including 55 of the 57 USHL ties from the 2022 NHL Draft.
The Boston Bruins lead the Camps with 22 USHL ties in attendance with the Chicago Blackhawks following with 18 and the Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals all with 17 players each. The Philadelphia Flyers (16), Vegas Golden Knights (16), New Jersey Devils (15), St. Louis Blues (15), New York Rangers (14), Anaheim Ducks (13), Colorado Avalanche (13), Calgary Flames (12), Pittsburgh Penguins (12) and Los Angeles Kings (11) all have double-digit attendees.
The Development Camp rosters include an additional 12 players who were selected in the 2022 USHL Draft but have not played games in the USHL yet including goaltenders Croix Kochendorfer (Sioux City Musketeers - Calgary Flames) and Owen Millward (Waterloo Black Hawks - San Jose Sharks), defensemen Boston Buckberger (Lincoln Stars - Pittsburgh Penguins), Nolan Joyce (Chicago Steel - San Jose Sharks), Chris Romaine (Omaha Lancers - Colorado Avalanche), Jack Sparkes (Lincoln Stars - Los Angeles Kings) and Theo Wallberg (Dubuque Fighting Saints - Ottawa Senators), forwards Tyson Dyck (Youngstown Phantoms - Ottawa Senators), James Fisher (Youngstown Phantoms - Columbus Blue Jackets), Barrett Hall (Green Bay Gamblers - Seattle Kraken), Nils Juntorp (Dubuque Fighting Saints - Chicago Blackhawks) and Billy Norcross (Omaha Lancers - Calgary Flames).
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