The USHL held its two-part draft this past week – Phase I and Phase II – as teams look to stock their rosters for upcoming seasons.

Phase I of the draft is ten rounds of “futures” age players only, which are Under-17 players for next year’s season (2005 birth year players only for the 2021 draft).

Phase II of the draft is open to players of all ages eligible to play junior hockey and are not currently protected by another USHL team. Teams will fill their roster to a total of 45 players on this date, and this includes players that were previously on a team’s affiliate list.

The total number of players that a team will draft will vary depending on the number of affiliate players a team may have. All veteran roster players from the 2020-21 season are automatically protected by their current team, separate from the list of 45 players.

Teams will have their tryouts in June and July. Teams will typically have 60-80 players at their training camps. By July 10, teams must be down to a 30-man protected and 18-man affiliate list. Undrafted players have the opportunity to go to any team’s camp and make the team as a tryout player.

Before the season starts, teams will be required to have their team rosters cut down to 23 players and teams are allowed to carry an 18-man affiliate list of players.

California players were aplenty during the two-day draft.

PHASE I

2nd round (21st overall) – Hunter Anderson, F, Hermosa Beach, Des Moines Buccaneers

3rd round (34th overall) – Francois DeVilliers, D, Irvine, Lincoln Stars
3rd round (40th overall) – Miles Roberts, G, Costa Mesa, Chicago Steel
3rd round (45th overall) – Jason Zaccari, D, Santa Ana, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

4th round (52nd overall) – Christian Kim, F, Torrance, Tri-City Storm

5th round (70th overall) – Philippe Blais-Savoie, D, San Jose, Tri-City Storm

7th round (91st overall) – Ty Henricks, F, Mission Viejo, Youngstown Phantoms
7th round (92nd overall) – Lenny Greenberg, D, El Segundo, Sioux Falls Stampede

8th round (109th overall) – Shaun Rios, F, San Jose, Lincoln Stars

9th round (123rd overall) – Brenden Fields, F, Ladera Ranch, Tri-City Storm

PHASE II

2nd round (17th overall) – Samuel Harris, F, Carlsbad, Sioux Falls Stampede
2nd round (23rd overall) – Leyton Stenman, D, Los Gatos, Sioux City Musketeers

3rd round (33rd overall) – Reese Laubach, F, San Jose, Youngstown Phantoms

5th round (73rd overall) – Oliver Stumpel, F, Torrance, Green Bay Gamblers

8th round (121st overall) – Tyler Shea, G, Stevenson Ranch, Madison Capitols

9th round (124th overall) – Paul Minnehan, F, Cypress, Sioux Falls Stampede – pictured
9th round (136th overall) – Connor Thue, D, Manhattan Beach, Madison Capitols

11th round (160th overall) – Christopher Alexander, F, Santa Clarita, Sioux City Musketeers
11th round (166th overall) – Tyler Krivtsov, G, Santa Clarita, Madison Capitols

14th round (204th overall) – Lukas McCloskey, D, Irvine, Fargo Force

15th round (220th overall) – Rohan Anand, F, Los Angeles, Sioux City Musketeers

16th round (231st overall) – Joseph Sweeney, D, San Jose, Lincoln Stars

(May 29, 2021)