California players, connections selected in two-phase USHL draft process during 2022 event
The USHL held its two-day draft in early May, having its teams select 2006 birth years in Phase I and all other eligible birth years (2002-2006) in Phase II.
Many California players and those with ties to the state and Nevada were taken by USHL clubs.
PHASE I
1st round, 3rd overall – Aidan Park (Playa Vista), F, Green Bay Gamblers
1st round, 9th overall – Tory Pitner (El Cerrito), D, Youngstown Phantoms
1st round, 13th overall – Drake Murray (Manhattan Beach), D, Sioux City Musketeers
2nd round, 27th overall – Colin Frank (Ladera Ranch), F, Dubuque Fighting Saints
3rd round, 35th overall – Yoonho (Roy) Chung (Rolling Hills), D, Muskegon Lumberjacks
4th round, 52nd overall – Jack Lackas (Las Vegas), F, Madison Capitols
5th round, 61st overall – Ethan Weber (Manhattan Beach), D, Lincoln Stars
5th round, 70th overall – Tyler McGowan (Irvine), D, Muskegon Lumberjacks
5th round, 75th overall – Ihnat Pazii (Ukraine native, Anaheim Jr. Ice Dogs), F, Tri-City Storm
7th round, 103rd overall – Chase Stefanek (Yorba Linda), F, Sioux City Musketeers
8th round, 108th overall – Tyler Chiovetti (El Segundo), F, Green Bay Gamblers
8th round, 111th overall – Isaiah Yates (San Diego), F, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
8th round, 116th overall – Brendan Dunphy (San Diego), D, Lincoln Stars
9th round, 129th overall – Nathan Larioza (Los Gatos), D, Sioux City Musketeers
9th round, 135th overall – Patrick Fortune (Torrance), F, Dubuque Fighting Saints
PHASE II
2nd round 23rd overall – Paul Minnehan (Cypress), F, Sioux Falls Stampede
3rd round, 34th overall – Owen Millward (Davis), G, Waterloo Black Hawks
10th round, 142nd overall – Calvin Vachon (Redondo Beach), G, Waterloo Black Hawks
15th round, 222nd overall – Brian Morse (Fresno), D, Youngstown Phantoms
16th round, 236th overall – Parker Murray (Los Angeles), F, Omaha Lancers
16th round, 239th overall – Lucas Massie (Claremont), G, Lincoln Stars
19th round, 278th overall – Anthony Yu (Baldwin Park), F, Fargo Force
20th round, 291st overall – Sebastien Brockman (El Segundo), F, Green Bay Gamblers
(June 9, 2022)