USHL Dispersal Draft Results

The USHL held their Dispersal Draft for the Indiana Ice today. Here are the results:

Round 1

Fargo Force – Denis Smirnov (F)

Des Moines Buccaneers (from Youngstown) – Jacob Pritchard (F)

Tri-City Storm – Patrick Newell (F)

Youngstown Phantoms (from Des Moines) – Vasili Kolias (D)

Lincoln Stars – Troy Terry (F)

Chicago Steel – Zach Osburn (D)

Muskegon Lumberjacks – Ryan Mantha (D)

Madison Capitols – Mitch Hults (F)

Bloomington Thunder – Vince Pedrie (D)

Green Bay Gamblers – Jason Pawloski (G)

Dubuque Fighting Saints – Roy Radke (F)

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – Ben Blacker (G)

Sioux Falls Stampede – Shane Sellar (F)

Sioux City Musketeers – Sam Kurker (F)

Omaha Lancers – Bradley Johnson (D)

Sioux City Musketeers (from Waterloo) – Jacob Wilson (D)

Round 2

Fargo Force – Mitch Slattery (F)

Youngstown Phantoms – Michael Ederer (F)

Tri-City Storm – Karl El-Mir (F)

Des Moines Buccaneers – Vaughan Ahrens (G)

Lincoln Stars – Tyler Augustinsen (F)

Chicago Steel – Nick Kunin (F)

Muskegon Lumberjacks – Nick Azar (D)

Madison Capitols – Chris Martenet (D)

Bloomington Thunder – Adam Marsh (F)

Green Bay Gamblers – Josh Jacobs (D)

Dubuque Fighting Saints – Matt Roy (D)

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – Tim Shoup (D)

Sioux Falls Stampede – Alex Talcott (F)

Sioux City Musketeers – Dwyer Tschantz (F)

Omaha Lancers – Brian Pinho (F)

Waterloo Black Hawks – Michael Turner (F)

Round 3

Fargo Force – Tyler Pham (F)

Youngstown Phantoms – Scott Conway (F)

Tri-City Storm – Austin Kosack (D)

Des Moines Buccaneers – Aidan Muir (F)

Lincoln Stars – Joe Sullivan (F)

Chicago Steel – Tyler Andrew (F)

Muskegon Lumberjacks – Jason Salvaggio (F)

Madison Capitols – Hayden Stewart (G)

Here's a few notes on the draft:

-Every player, even those headed off to college had to be selected, largely for league administrative purposes. Every player from Josh Jacobs downward is expected to head off to college next year and will be placed on that teams college list(with the exception of Michael Turner, who will play in the OHL next year).

-There was a bit of a surprise when Denis Smirnov was drafted first overall by Fargo. The Force were rumored to be interested in some other players with that first pick, but those players weren't interested in playing in Fargo. Smirnov was rumored to not be interested in playing in Fargo either, so it will be interesting to see if he reports, and what happens with the CHL Import Draft.

-The Force also took Mitch Slattery with their second pick. If Fargo can get both Smirnov and Slattery in their lineup next season, it should be a quick rebuild for a Force team that was brutal last year.