By @MichaelCaples –
Today marks Day 1 of the USHL Draft, as the top junior league in the U.S. conducts Phase One of their annual selection process. The top ’99 birth-year players are hearing their names called today, and MiHockey is watching for all the Michigan natives and the Muskegon Lumberjacks’ selections (in italics).
First Round
No. 3 – Des Moines – Wyatt Bongiovanni – Honeybaked
First round, 3rd pick: @bucshockey select Wyatt Bongiovanni (@Wyattbongi_13) from HoneyBaked #USHLDraft pic.twitter.com/KUL8jQMHw6
— USHL (@USHL) May 4, 2015
No. 4 – Fargo – Thomas Miller – Victory Honda
First Round, 4th pick: @FargoForce select Thomas Miller from @VictoryHondaAAA #USHLDraft pic.twitter.com/aFtRLohwKH — USHL (@USHL) May 4, 2015
No. 10 – Muskegon – Graham Lillibridge – Chicago Mission (tendered player)
No. 13 – Cedar Rapids – Liam Walsh – Victory Honda
Second Round
No. 2 – Lincoln – Logan Cockerill – Belle Tire
No. 10 – Muskegon – Andy Nedeljkovic – Victory Honda
The Jacks have selected (F) Andy Nedeljkovic (Victory Honda) with their 2nd round Phase I pick (26th overall) #USHLDraft #MittenPride
— Muskegon Lumberjacks (@MuskegonJacks) May 4, 2015
No. 11 – Omaha – Luke Boka – Victory Honda
Third Round
No. 5 – Lincoln – Christopher Cameron – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
No. 15 – Muskegon – Giovanni Carabelli – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
Fourth Round
No. 1 – Green Bay – Nolan Baldrica – Belle Tire
No. 11 – Omaha – Drew Hunter – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
No. 14 – Tri-City – Brenden Stanko – Belle Tire
Fifth Round
No. 3 – Des Moines – Cam Babiak – Honeybaked
No. 10 – Muskegon – Matt Allen – Selects Academy
No. 14 – Tri-City – Blake Kryska – Belle Tire
No. 15 – Youngstown – Chris Trouba – Compuware
Sixth Round
No. 4 – Muskegon – Scooter Brickey – Little Caesars
No. 8 – Bloomington – Patrick Smyth – Compuware
No. 10 – Muskegon – Hayden Rowan – Honeybaked
No. 15 – Sioux City – Robert Welsher – Belle Tire
Seventh Round
No. 2 – Green Bay – Hugh Anderson – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
No. 10 – Muskegon – Alex Lycett – Cranbrook Kingswood
Eighth Round
No. 2 – Green Bay – Cade Robinson – Victory Honda
No. 10 – Muskegon – Marc Del Gaizo
Ninth round
No. 10 – Muskegon – Keith Petruzzelli
No. 12 – Dubuque – Matthew Miller – Victory Honda
Tenth Round
No. 3 – Des Moines – Nick Donofrio – Compuware
No 10 – Muskegon – Hunter Canestra
No. 13 – Cedar Rapids – Chase Danol – Victory Honda
No. 14 – Tri-City – Ron Attard – Victory Honda
No. 15 – Sioux City – Justin Freeman – Belle Tire