All-USHL Teams Announced

The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced its first, second and third teams All-USHL on Wednesday morning, headlined by several players expected to hear their names called at the 2016 NHL Draft June 24-25 in Buffalo, NY. The All-USHL teams were voted on by league GMs.

Members of the three All-USHL teams hail from the United States, Canada, Germany, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden. All 18 players to make one of the three teams are committed to play Division I college hockey.

Penn State led the way with three commits being honored. Ohio State, Vermont and Western Michigan were each represented twice. Hockey East has six recruits, including four on the first team. The Big Ten also had six recruits followed by the NCHC with four and the WCHA with two.

First Team

Forward: Rem Pitlick, Muskegon Lumberjacks (Minnesota)

Forward: Ross Colton, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (Vermont)

Forward: Cameron Morrison, Youngstown Phantoms (Notre Dame)

Defense: Jack Ahcan, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (St. Cloud State)

Defense: Jeremy Davies, Bloomington Thunder (Northeastern)

Goaltender: Adam Huska, Green Bay Gamblers (UConn/New York Rangers)

Second Team

Forward: Tanner Laczynski, Lincoln Stars (Ohio State)

Forward: Denis Smirnov, Fargo Force (Penn State)

Forward: Nathan Sucese, Dubuque Fighting Saints (Penn State)

Defense: Mattias Goransson, Tri-City Storm (UMass Lowell)

Defense: Trevor Hamilton, Lincoln Stars (Penn State)

Goaltender: Ben Blacker, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (Western Michigan)

Third Team

Forward: Parker Tuomie, Sioux Falls Stampede (Minnesota State)

Forward: Ludvig Hoff, Lincoln Stars (North Dakota)

Forward: Sam McCormick, Waterloo Black Hawks (Ohio State)

Defense: Cam Lee, Green Bay Gamblers (Western Michigan)

Defense: Keegan Ford, Dubuque Fighting Saints (Michigan Tech)

Goaltender: Stefanos Lekkas, Sioux Falls Stampede (Vermont)