It was a good showing for local '10s in the USHL Phase 1 Draft. In all, 25 New Englanders were picked in the 15-round draft on Monday night.
The Waterloo BlackHawks had the first pick and selected Chicago Mission defenseman Evan Miller, who had good showings at the U.S. National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp in March.
Of the 15 first-round picks, 11 were taken up by tenders. So only Waterloo, the Lincoln Stars, Chicago Steel and Dubuque Fighting Saints made first-round picks.
Milton Academy forward Blake Wilichoski (Danvers, Mass.) tendered with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, while St. Mark's defenseman Logan Cotter (Marlboro, Mass.) tendered with the Green Bay Gamblers. Those were the two locals who tendered.
The first local off the board was Cushing forward Owen Frick, taken in the fourth round by the Omaha Lancers. Frick was a standout with the Minuteman Flames in the fall and had 11 points in 33 games with Cushing in prep. Later in the fourth round, Rivers forward Carter Felt (Natick, Mass.), Framingham High forward Colin Walsh (Framingham, Mass.), St. Sebastian's forward Jameson Needham (Woburn, Mass.) and Dexter Southfield forward Austin Wu (Dedham, Mass.) were picked.
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Nobles' Kasen Walsh (Warwick, R.I.) and St. Sebastian's Sam Fishbone (Needham, Mass.) were the first two New England defensemen taken. Mount St. Charles' Mason Stonacek (New Ipswich, N.H.) was taken in the sixth round.
Let's dive into the full slate of New Englanders (and those with connections to the region) picked.
New Englanders chosen in USHL Phase 1 Draft
- Owen Frick, F, Cushing — Omaha (4th round, 46th overall)
- Carter Felt, F, Rivers — Cedar Rapids (4th round, 55th overall)
- Colin Walsh, F, Framingham High — Chicago (4th round, 56th overall)
- Jameson Needham, F, St. Sebastian's — Waterloo (4th round, 57th overall)
- Austin Wu, F, Dexter Southfield — Tri-City (4th round, 60th overall)
- Kasen Walsh, D, Nobles — Muskegon (5th round, 69th overall)
- Sam Fishbone, D, St. Sebastian's — Sioux Falls (5th round, 74th overall)
- Mason Stonacek, D, Mount St. Charles — Dubuque (6th round, 88th overall)
- CJ Sawyer, F, Atlantic Coast Academy — Youngstown (6th round, 89th overall)
- Ryan Porter, D, Dexter Southfield — Sioux Falls (7th round, 95th overall)
- Robert Dekleine, F, Belmont Hill — Sioux City (7th round, 97th overall)
- Nick Ware, D, Belmont Hill — Omaha (8th round, 107th overall)
- Owen Lundin, F, Lawrence Academy — Omaha (8th round, 119th overall)
- Brodie Anderson, D, Cushing — Dubuque (9th round, 133rd overall)
- Michael Barrett, F, Phillips Andover — Madison (10th round, 143rd overall)
- Brendan Martin, D, St. Sebastian's — Sioux City (11th round, 156th overall)
- T.J. Petropoulos, F, Milton Academy — Cedar Rapids (11th round, 159th overall)
- Ethan Machado, F, Cushing — Dubuque (11th round, 162nd overall)
- Jake Donatelli, D, St. George's — Sioux City (13th round, 183rd overall)
- Kuba Pavlik, F, HC Pilsen Wolves — Sioux Falls (14th round, 202nd overall)
- Brayden Hekle, F, Mid Fairfield — Green Bay (14th round, 210th overall)
- Jamie Calla, F, Governor's Academy — Sioux Falls (15th round, 212th overall)
- Tyler Poti, D, Winchendon — Cedar Rapids (15th round, 217th overall)
- Joey St. Laurent, F, North Jersey Avalanche — Sioux City (15th round, 222nd overall)
- Will Torres, G, Rivers — Sioux City (15th round, 229th overall)
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New England connections chosen in USHL Phase 1 Draft
- MJ Campbell, F, Mount St. Charles — Chicago (1st round, 5th overall)
- Yanni Malafis, F, Mid Fairfield — Chicago (4th round, 51st overall)
- AJ Foyt, D, Mount St. Charles — Des Moines (7th round, 96th overall)
- Dylan Rothstein, F, Taft — Fargo (9th round, 131st overall)
- Elias Hopeman, G, Mount St. Charles – Des Moines (11th round, 155th overall)
- Mason Bricker, F, Mount St. Charles — Green Bay (11th round, 161st overall)
- Cruise Armstrong, F, Mount St. Charles — Des Moines (13th round, 194th overall)
- Jett Zimont, F, Mount St. Charles — Muskegon (14th round, 197th overall)
- Thomas Boisvert, F, Mount St. Charles — Green Bay (14th round, 200th overall)
