2018-19 USA TODAY Preseason Boys Hockey Team
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2018-19 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Boys Hockey Team
By: USA TODAY High School Sports | November 13, 2018
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"The 2018-19 American Family Insurance ALL-USA preseason boys hockey team was selected based on past performance, level of competition and strength of schedule. Bobby Brink, a junior forward from Minnetonka (Minn.) was a Third Team selection last spring and is the only returnee from the 2017-18 ALL-USA team. He is one of 12 Minnesota skaters on the preseason team. Massachusetts is next with five selections, including a pair of teammates from (Brookline, Mass.) Dexter Southfield in John Farinacci and Derek Mullahy. Wisconsin has two picks, while Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York all have one."
Blake Biondi
School: Hermantown (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Height: 6-0
College: Minnesota-Duluth
Noteworthy: Biondi, the team captain, was the leading scorer for the United States at the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Slovakia over the summer. For Hermantown last season, he scored 30 goals as the Hawks skated to a third-place finish in the Minnesota Class A state tournament.
Bobby Brink
School: Minnetonka (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Height: 5-10
College: Denver
Noteworthy: The only returning member of the 2017-18 ALL-USA Postseason Team, Brink tallied 21 goals and 35 assists a year ago for the Minnesota Class AA state champions and was named Third Team All-State by the Associated Press.
Ryder Donovan
School: Duluth East (Duluth, Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-4
College: North Dakota
Noteworthy: Donovan dished out 48 assists a year ago to lead Duluth East to a runner-up finish in the Minnesota Class AA state tournament. Donovan participated in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in September and NHL Central Scouting rates him as an early-round pick in next year’s draft.
John Farinacci
School: Dexter Southfield (Brookline, Mass.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Harvard
Noteworthy: Farinacci was the captain of Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Canada in August and shared the team lead in scoring. He tallied 53 points a year ago for Dexter Southfield to earn All-New England honors.
Aaron Huglen
School: Roseau (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 5-11
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: Huglen scored a pair of goals for Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in August, and the next month he participated in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in his home state. He scored 23 goals a year ago for Roseau.
Jack Jensen
School: Eden Prairie (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-3
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: An ALL-USA Preseason Team selection for a second straight year, Jensen is one of the top power forwards in the state and earned All-Metro honors a year ago after picking up 20 goals and 18 assists for the Eagles.
Jackson Jutting
School: Prior Lake (Savage, Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
College: Colorado College
Noteworthy: Jutting skated with Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in August, potting a pair of goals in five games. Last year for Prior Lake, Jutting scored 24 goals and dished out 17 assists.
Arlo Merritt
School: Kimball Union (Meriden, N.H.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-3
College: Ohio State
Noteworthy: Merritt earned a B rating from NHL Central Scouting, targeting the forward as an early-round pick in the 2019 draft. Merritt scored 18 goals last winter for Kimball Union, which won the New England Open Division tournament title.
Garrett Pinoniemi
School: Holy Family Catholic (Victoria, Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Height: 5-11
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: Eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft, Pinoniemi earned a spot in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in Minneapolis in September. As a sophomore for Holy Family, Pinoniemi tallied 14 goals and 35 assists and was a plus-32 on the ice.
Jake Boltmann
School: Edina (Minn.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Junior
Height: 6-1
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: An ALL-USA Preseason Team member for a second straight year, Boltmann leads an experienced Edina defense this winter. Last year, Boltmann dished out 15 assists as the Hornets finished third in the Minnesota Class AA state tournament.
Braden Doyle
School: Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
College: Boston University
Noteworthy: A strong stay-at-home defender, Doyle skated in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in September. A year ago, he was the defensive MVP for the New England Small Division champions.
Mike Koster
School: Chaska (Minn.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 5-11
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: A member of Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in August, Koster is a two-time All-Conference pick for Chaska. He tallied 14 goals and 41 points a year ago for the Hawks.
Jackson LaCombe
School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Faribault, Minn.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 6-2
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: Smooth with the stick, LaCombe recorded 44 assists a year ago for Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Over the summer, he suited up for Team USA at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Canada.
Jayden Struble
School: St. Sebastian’s (Needham, Mass.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Northeastern
Noteworthy: A participant in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in September, Struble is projected as an early-round draft pick in the 2019 draft by NHL Central Scouting. He picked up 12 goals and 18 assists a year ago for the Arrows.
Cade Webber
School: Rivers (Weston, Mass.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 6-6
College: Boston University
Noteworthy: An All-Independent School League selection a year ago, Webber led Rivers to a 27-2-2 record and the semifinals of the New England Open Division tournament. NHL Central Scouting rates Webber as a mid-round pick in the 2019 draft.
A.J. Cohen
School: Hudson (Wisc.)
Position: Goalie
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Cohen was a Wisconsin First Team All-State selection as a junior, going 26-0-1 between the pipes with a 94.4 save percentage and a 1.05 goals against average. He recorded nine shutouts to lead the Raiders to the state title.
Ben Fritsinger
School: Andover (Minn.)
Position: Goalie
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Fritsinger is one of the main reasons the Minneapolis Star Tribune lists Andover as one of the favorites heading into the 2018-19 season. Fritsinger went 18-4 a year ago with a 1.87 goals against average and a 92.6 save percentage for the Huskies, who lost the eventual state runner-up in the sectional final.
Derek Mullahy
School: Dexter Southfield (Brookline, Mass.)
Position: Goalie
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Harvard
Noteworthy: Mullahy was one of two goalies for Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Canada over the summer. Last year for Dexter, he led the team to a 21-5-2 record with a 92.6 save percentage.
By: USA TODAY High School Sports | November 13, 2018
https://usatodayhss.com/2018/2018-19-am ... ockey-team
"The 2018-19 American Family Insurance ALL-USA preseason boys hockey team was selected based on past performance, level of competition and strength of schedule. Bobby Brink, a junior forward from Minnetonka (Minn.) was a Third Team selection last spring and is the only returnee from the 2017-18 ALL-USA team. He is one of 12 Minnesota skaters on the preseason team. Massachusetts is next with five selections, including a pair of teammates from (Brookline, Mass.) Dexter Southfield in John Farinacci and Derek Mullahy. Wisconsin has two picks, while Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York all have one."
Blake Biondi
School: Hermantown (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Height: 6-0
College: Minnesota-Duluth
Noteworthy: Biondi, the team captain, was the leading scorer for the United States at the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Slovakia over the summer. For Hermantown last season, he scored 30 goals as the Hawks skated to a third-place finish in the Minnesota Class A state tournament.
Bobby Brink
School: Minnetonka (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Height: 5-10
College: Denver
Noteworthy: The only returning member of the 2017-18 ALL-USA Postseason Team, Brink tallied 21 goals and 35 assists a year ago for the Minnesota Class AA state champions and was named Third Team All-State by the Associated Press.
Ryder Donovan
School: Duluth East (Duluth, Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-4
College: North Dakota
Noteworthy: Donovan dished out 48 assists a year ago to lead Duluth East to a runner-up finish in the Minnesota Class AA state tournament. Donovan participated in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in September and NHL Central Scouting rates him as an early-round pick in next year’s draft.
John Farinacci
School: Dexter Southfield (Brookline, Mass.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Harvard
Noteworthy: Farinacci was the captain of Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Canada in August and shared the team lead in scoring. He tallied 53 points a year ago for Dexter Southfield to earn All-New England honors.
Aaron Huglen
School: Roseau (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 5-11
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: Huglen scored a pair of goals for Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in August, and the next month he participated in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in his home state. He scored 23 goals a year ago for Roseau.
Jack Jensen
School: Eden Prairie (Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-3
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: An ALL-USA Preseason Team selection for a second straight year, Jensen is one of the top power forwards in the state and earned All-Metro honors a year ago after picking up 20 goals and 18 assists for the Eagles.
Jackson Jutting
School: Prior Lake (Savage, Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
College: Colorado College
Noteworthy: Jutting skated with Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in August, potting a pair of goals in five games. Last year for Prior Lake, Jutting scored 24 goals and dished out 17 assists.
Arlo Merritt
School: Kimball Union (Meriden, N.H.)
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Height: 6-3
College: Ohio State
Noteworthy: Merritt earned a B rating from NHL Central Scouting, targeting the forward as an early-round pick in the 2019 draft. Merritt scored 18 goals last winter for Kimball Union, which won the New England Open Division tournament title.
Garrett Pinoniemi
School: Holy Family Catholic (Victoria, Minn.)
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Height: 5-11
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: Eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft, Pinoniemi earned a spot in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in Minneapolis in September. As a sophomore for Holy Family, Pinoniemi tallied 14 goals and 35 assists and was a plus-32 on the ice.
Jake Boltmann
School: Edina (Minn.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Junior
Height: 6-1
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: An ALL-USA Preseason Team member for a second straight year, Boltmann leads an experienced Edina defense this winter. Last year, Boltmann dished out 15 assists as the Hornets finished third in the Minnesota Class AA state tournament.
Braden Doyle
School: Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
College: Boston University
Noteworthy: A strong stay-at-home defender, Doyle skated in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in September. A year ago, he was the defensive MVP for the New England Small Division champions.
Mike Koster
School: Chaska (Minn.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 5-11
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: A member of Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in August, Koster is a two-time All-Conference pick for Chaska. He tallied 14 goals and 41 points a year ago for the Hawks.
Jackson LaCombe
School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Faribault, Minn.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 6-2
College: Minnesota
Noteworthy: Smooth with the stick, LaCombe recorded 44 assists a year ago for Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Over the summer, he suited up for Team USA at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Canada.
Jayden Struble
School: St. Sebastian’s (Needham, Mass.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Northeastern
Noteworthy: A participant in the CCM All-American Prospects Game in September, Struble is projected as an early-round draft pick in the 2019 draft by NHL Central Scouting. He picked up 12 goals and 18 assists a year ago for the Arrows.
Cade Webber
School: Rivers (Weston, Mass.)
Position: Defenseman
Year: Senior
Height: 6-6
College: Boston University
Noteworthy: An All-Independent School League selection a year ago, Webber led Rivers to a 27-2-2 record and the semifinals of the New England Open Division tournament. NHL Central Scouting rates Webber as a mid-round pick in the 2019 draft.
A.J. Cohen
School: Hudson (Wisc.)
Position: Goalie
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Cohen was a Wisconsin First Team All-State selection as a junior, going 26-0-1 between the pipes with a 94.4 save percentage and a 1.05 goals against average. He recorded nine shutouts to lead the Raiders to the state title.
Ben Fritsinger
School: Andover (Minn.)
Position: Goalie
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Uncommitted
Noteworthy: Fritsinger is one of the main reasons the Minneapolis Star Tribune lists Andover as one of the favorites heading into the 2018-19 season. Fritsinger went 18-4 a year ago with a 1.87 goals against average and a 92.6 save percentage for the Huskies, who lost the eventual state runner-up in the sectional final.
Derek Mullahy
School: Dexter Southfield (Brookline, Mass.)
Position: Goalie
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
College: Harvard
Noteworthy: Mullahy was one of two goalies for Team USA at the Under-18 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Canada over the summer. Last year for Dexter, he led the team to a 21-5-2 record with a 92.6 save percentage.