A total of 19 players with hockey ties to New Jersey and high school hockey were selected in the 2022 USHL Draft.
Ryan Lukko of Colonia takes a shot against Monroe during the Kolodney Cup final hockey match at Woodbridge Community Center on Friday, February 18, 2022.The USHL Draft was held earlier this week and New Jersey was well-represented.
John Carlson, Connor Clifton, Johnny Gaudreau, Eric Robinson, Ross Colton, Anthony DeAngelo, John Leonard, Mattias Samuelsson, Cam Dineen, Kyle Criscuolo and Cayden Primeau are all New Jersey natives that have played in the NHL this season with ties to the league.The Phase I Draft, which was held on Monday, consists of U-17 players, meaning a birth year of 2006 or sooner for this 2022 draft.
Another stellar sophomore for the Green Wave last season, D’Alessandro was a Second Team All-Gordon Conference and Third Team All-Non-Public winner. He found the back of the net four times and collected six assists for 10 points. But more importantly, he and Brown were two stalwarts on a Delbarton defense that allowed 1.19 goals per game this season.
Gloucester Catholic's Cole Longacre moves the puck during an ice hockey game against Bergen Catholic at Hollydell Ice Arena, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Joe Warner | For NJ Advance MediaCole Longacre, Gloucester Catholic, D - Drafted 118th overall by Sioux City Musketeers Ridgewood's Tyler Kopff , Johnny Dunphy , and Luke Botti celebrate the go-ahead and eventual game winning goal scored by Dunphy with 6:24 left in the game during the boys ice hockey game between Ridgewood and Indian Hills at Ice House in Hackensack, NJ on 1-25-20. Ridgewood won 4-3 after retiring the jersey of former player, long time assistant coach, and most recently River Dell head coach Steve Jaskot who passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
Evan Brown of Christian Brothers Academy moves the puck past Alex Bosland of Delbarton during the NJSIAA Non-Public boys ice hockey state championship at Prudential Center on 3/7/22.The senior was a monster for Christian Brothers this past winter. He racked up 20 goals and 29 assists and helped lead the Colts to both a Gordon Cup and Non-Public championship. His terrific career ended with 41 goals and 87 assists.