MiHockey’s 2020 USHL Draft Watch (Phase 2)
The 2020 USHL Draft continues Tuesday afternoon, as Phase 2 – all junior-eligible players – of the two-day selection process begins at 2 p.m. ET. Join MiHockey as we track all of the Michigan names selected, as well as all of the picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks. The ‘Jacks picks will be in italics, Michigan names in bold.
For Phase 1 Draft results – for the 2004 birth-year class – click here.
Note: USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, though competing in the USHL, does not take part in the draft.
Round 1
No. 1 – Madison Capitols – Owen Gallatin – Defenseman – NTDP alum
No. 2 – Tri-City Storm – Hunter Strand – Center – NTDP alum
No. 4 – Des Moines Buccaneers – Tanner Latsch – Forward – NTDP alum, Muskegon native
No. 5 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Christophe Tellier – Forward – Sherbrooke, Quebec – Surrey Eagles
No. 7 – Sioux City Musketeers – Daniel Laatsch – NTDP alum
No. 11 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Davis Pennington – Defenseman – Saline native
Round 2
No. 27 – Omaha Lancers – Noah Carlin – Defenseman – Marine City native
No. 31 – Green Bay Gamblers – Brayden Stannard – Forward – Escanaba native
Round 3
No. 38 – Sioux Falls Stampede – Noah Grannan – Goaltender – NTDP alum
No. 42 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Brett Bliss – Defenseman – Chelmsford, Mass. – Surrey Eagles
No. 43 – Lincoln Stars – Jake Beaune – Defenseman – Livonia native
No. 46 – Madison Capitols – Daniyal Dzhaniyev – Center – NTDP alum
Round 4
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Round 5
No. 64 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Easton Young – Defenseman – Eveleth, Minn. – Grand Rapids High School
No. 68 – Youngstown Phantoms – Jack Mesic – Defenseman – Plymouth native
No. 69 – Sioux Falls Stampede – Daniel Russell – Center – Traverse City native
No. 77 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Jan Skorpik – Goaltender – Hostivice, Czech Republic – Sparta Praha Jr.
Round 6
No. 81 – Omaha Lancers – Cooper Black – Goaltender – Alpena native
No. 82 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Benjamin Strinden – Forward – Fargo, N.D. – NorthStar Christian Academy
Round 7
No. 95 – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – Grant Hindman – Defenseman – Oakland Township native
No. 103 – Green Bay Gamblers – Victor Mancini – Defenseman – Saginaw native
No. 104 – Youngstown Phantoms – Owen Bartoszkiewicz – Goaltender – Northville native
Round 8
No. 114 – Tri-City Storm – Nick Nardecchia – Left Wing – Macomb native
Round 9
No. 126 – Des Moines Buccaneers – Evan Orr – Defenseman – Detroit native
No. 127 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Laker Aldridge – Forward – Lake Orion native
Round 10
No. 142 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Alexander Fendler – Right Wing – St. Louis, Mo. – St. Louis Blues AAA 15’s
No. 152 – Chicago Steel – Matthew Beniers – Hingham, Mass. – NTDP alum
Round 11
No. 157 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Timofey Spitserov – Right Wing – St. Petersburg, Russia – Culver Academy
Round 12
No. 168 – Madison Capitols – Daniel Nekhamiyev – Forward – Ann Arbor native
No. 171 – Des Moines Buccaneers – Hunter McKown – Center – NTDP alum
No. 172 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Thomas Sinclair – Center – Toronto, Ont. – St. Michael’s Buzzers
No. 173 – Youngstown Phantoms – Connor McGrath – Center – Bloomfield
Round 13
No. 183 – Madison Capitols – Jacob Badal – Center/Wing – Flushing native
No. 187 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Owen Carlile – Center – Brighton native
No. 193 – Omaha Lancers – Chris Hedden – Defenseman – Kalamazoo native
Round 14
No. 202 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Cameron Recchi – Center/Wing – Fox Chapel, Pa. – Maryland Black Bears
No. 208 – Omaha Lancers – Owen West – Defenseman – Belle Tire 15O
Round 15
No. 217 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Landon Slaggert – Center – South Bend, Ind. – NTDP alum
No. 223 – Omaha Lancers – Zakary Karpa – Center – NTDP alum
No. 224 – Fargo Force – PJ Forgione – Compuware 15O
Round 16
No. 231 – Des Moines Buccaneers – Braden Rourke – Defenseman – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15O
No. 232 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Brendan Kennette – Defenseman – Tecumseh, Ont. – Burlington Cougars
No. 241 – Dubuque Fighting Saints – Carter Primo Self – Forward – Grand Rapids native
No. 242 – Omaha Lancers – Jakob Karpa – Defenseman – Victory Honda 18U
Round 17
No. 247 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Luke Kron – Center – Andover, Minn. – Andover High School
Round 18
No. 260 – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – Andrew Garby – Defenseman – Canton native
No. 262 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Ryan Vellucci – Right Wing – Little Caesars 18U
Round 19
No. 277 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Anson Thornton – Goaltender – Maple, Ont. – Toronto Titans
Round 20
No. 292 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – John Evans – Right Wing – Surrey, B.C. – West Kelowna Warriors
Round 21
No. 307 – Muskegon Lumberjacks – Aydar Suniev – Forward – Moscow, Russia – Hill Academy
No. 309 – Sioux Falls Stampede – Jacob Thomas – Defenseman – Detroit Country Day
Round 23
No. 339 – Sioux Falls Stampede – Kyle Gaffney – Forward – Detroit Catholic Central
