The Hockey News: American Pipeline

There are more moves in the USHL to share in this week's edition of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Mike Stephens and Sydney Wolf.

- Sydney analyzes five trades, including Madison selling another player in the beginning of a rebuild and some interesting moves in Omaha to acquire Haden Kruse.

- Everyone talks about Adam Fantilli, but Gavin Brindley has been quietly really good. How promising is this 2023 NHL draft-eligible right winger?

- Speaking of Fantilli, the Hockey Commissioners Association announced the watch list for the Tim Taylor Award for the rookie of the year. Who's up against Fantilli to win the honor?

- Lleyton Roed of Bemidji State is the player to watch this week. The undrafted freshman leads the team in points with 22 in 28.

- The Minnesota Wild are the team of the week, with six NCAA prospects and Nate Benoit in the USHL. Brock Faber is one of the players to watch after he was acquired in the trade that sent Kevin Fiala to Los Angeles.

- Much more.

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On this week's episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Sydney Wolf and Jacob Stoller filling in for Mike Stephens:

- There were some big trades in the USHL over the past couple of weeks. Sydney dives into the biggest ones, including Muskegon going into selling mode, with Jake Richard, Tyler Dunbar and Owen Mehlenbacher going to new clubs.

- The Youngstown Phantoms added Slovakian world juniors members Pavol Funtek and Martin Misiak, while a previous Slovakian U-20 member Libor Nemec now plays for Omaha.

- The NCAA notes highlight a couple of freshmen, including Cade Mason lighting it up for Long Island defenseman and Ben Steeves of Minn.-Duluth showing tons of potential with 16 goals and 20 points in 24 games. Goalie Ryan Bischel also gets a shoutout after having his best season so far and stopping 55 of 59 shots in last weekend's sweep versus Wisconsin.

- Some goalies start to emerge in college, the juniors and high school. Sydney discusses the performances of Simon Latkoczy with Omaha, Victor Ostman's 52-save shutout for Maine, high-schooler Will Ingemann with Wayzata and Jacob Fowler of Youngstown.

- The Dallas Stars have four NCAA players and one USHL prospect in their system. forward Ayrton Martino of Clarkson (third-round pick in 2021) and George Fegaras of USHL Muskegon (third-round pick in 2022) are the top drafted Stars prospects in the American Pipeline, and both show promise.

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On this episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Sydney Wolf and Mike Stephens:

- Who are the most notable NCAA and USHL players on the NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings?

- Zachary Morin was a potential top pick in the upcoming QMJHL draft, but he tendered with USHL Youngstown, which means he's more likely going down the NCAA route. How significant is this, and what can Morin bring to the league?

- Tristan Broz may finally be fitting his footing in the NCAA. A second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, he had four goals in one game and a six-point weekend last week.

- Who are the favorites for the Hobey Baker Award for top player and Mike Richter Award for top goalie in the NCAA?

- The transfer portal is starting back up, and quite a few Ivy League players have already put their names in the mix.

- Who are the Colorado Avalanche's prospects in the American Pipeline? Sydney and Mike go through the names, including Sean Behrens, Matthew Stienburg, and Cale's brother, Taylor Makar.

- And more, including new arenas and Kaidan Mbereko losing some teeth.

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On this week's episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Sydney Wolf and Mike Stephens:

- Team USA came out of the world juniors with a bronze medal. Who were the players who stood out in the tournament from the American Pipeline? They also touch on the U-18 women's worlds as the USA and Canada received byes to the semifinal.

- There's a ton of commitment news as teams prepare for the future. Sydney gives the rundown on that.

- Cole Eiserman became the 18th U-17 player to hit 30-plus goals in a season. He joins previous milestone hitters, such as Cole Caufield, Jack Hughes, Phil Kessel and Patrick Kane.

- What NCAA teams are on the bubble to start 2023? Who would be on the cusp of making the playoffs?

- The Chicago Blackhawks drafted 16 players from the American pipeline in recent years. What's most intriguing about each prospect?

- And more.

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On this episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Sydney Wolf and Mike Stephens:

- The World Jr. A Challenge precedes the World Junior Championship, and the United States are off to a respectable start in Cornwall, Ont. Who's impressing the most as the USA are 2-1 with one more preliminary game to go?

- John Waldron of the Miami University RedHawks is the player to watch in the NCAA. The 6-foot-1, 20-year-old freshman is following up last year's 45 points in 51 games in the USHL with 11 points in 14 matches in 2022-23.

- Should Quinnipiac be the No. 1 team in the polls? They're 14-1-3 compared to the other top teams who have around five losses now.

- The Arizona Coyotes have seven NCAA prospects and three USHL players in their organization. Will it be the American Pipeline that fuels the Coyotes out of their rebuild in a few years' time?

- And more.

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On this week's episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Mike Stephens and Sydney Wolf:

- World Junior Championship rosters are starting to roll out. The invitees from the American Pipeline are truly intriguing to list, including Luke Hughes, Logan Cooley and more.

- Eric Pohlkamp is the player to watch for this week. The defenseman from Minnesota already passed his 18 points last year in the USHL, currently having 20 points in 19 games for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

- The Merrimack College Warriors are a wagon this year with 12 wins and four losses, going 8-2-0 in the conference.

- The Washington Capitals are the team profiled this week, with four NCAA prospects developing their game.

- And more.

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On the latest episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline with Sydney Wolf and Mike Stephens breaking down all the latest news in the NCAA and USHL:

- They take a look at the major commitments from up-and-coming USHL stars.

- Lane Hutson's had a fiery-hot start for Boston University as a freshman defender. How does this compare to a certain former NCAA defenseman named Adam Fox?

- Ryan McAllister's also had an impressive freshman debut.

- They evaluate each Pittsburgh Penguins prospect currently in the American Pipeline.

- And more.

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This week on The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Mike Stephens and Sydney Wolf:

- Michigan State is the team to watch for this week. They are second in the Big Ten Conference behind Minnesota.

- Has Logan Cooley lived up to the hype as a third-overall pick early on in his development?

- Kyle Kukkonen of Michigan Tech is the player to watch this week. The center has 11 points in 13 games in his first NCAA season.

- The Philadelphia Flyers have eight prospects in the NCAA right now and one player, left winger Alex Bump, who's in the USHL.

- And more.

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This week on The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Mike Stephens and Sydney Wolf:

- Why isn't Penn State higher in the NCAA men's hockey polls? Sydney argues that they should be higher than sixth place after going 10-2 to start the season and splitting wins against No. 1 teams.

- Is it time to hit the panic button for Minnesota Duluth fans? The Bulldogs are unranked for the first time since 2016 despite having plenty of talent.

- Who are the players to watch for Team USA at the 2022 World Junior A Challenge in Cornwall, Ont. from Dec. 11 to 18?

- An update on the University of Michigan and defenseman Steven Holtz, who was hospitalized and we hope gets better.

- The New York Rangers are the NHL team profile of the week. Brett Berard's point-per-game pace helps him stand out among the other Rangers prospects in the NCAA.

- The college team to watch is the RIT Tigers, who are 10-2 overall. Dustin Manz of American International College is the player to watch as he leads the country in faceoff wins and has 12 points in 14 games.

- And more.

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On this week's episode with Mike Stephens and Sydney Wolf:

- There were many impressive performers in NCAA, USHL and Team USA action this past week, including Cole Eiserman and James Hagens at the World U-17s.

- The player to watch this week is Colorado College's Noah Laba, who has 10 points in 10 games as a freshman. Laba was drafted by the New York Islanders in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL draft.

- The Islanders are also the NHL team profile of the week, with seven prospects in the American Pipeline.

- Merrimack College swept Boston College last weekend for the first time since 1997 as they slowly move up the ranks.

- Much more NCAA and USHL news, including games to watch and notable decommits.

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