St. Cloud State recruit Daniel Tedesco plays for the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
The statistics are through Monday and are for area players playing in Tier I and Tier II junior hockey. There are also stats for three area players playing for the Granite City Lumberjacks in the Tier III NA3HL. At the end of the junior statistics, there are statistics for St. Cloud State recruit Jimmy Schuldt’s statistics at Minnetonka High School, St. Cloud State recruit Jacob Benson’s statistics at Grand Forks Red River High School (N.D.) and St. Cloud State recruit Brendan Harris’ numbers playing for the 16AAA California Titans.
SCSU RECRUITS
St. Cloud State recruit Michael Buonincontri
Michael Buonincontri, Age 18, 6-1, 202, F, Montreal. Buonincontri is playing for the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Canada Hockey League for the second straight season. He is likely out for the rest of the season after breaking the talus bone in his ankle.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | |
| Smiths Falls | 17 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 22 |
St. Cloud State recruit Garrett Hendrickson
Garrett Hendrickson, 20, 6-1, 175, F, Virginia. Hendrickson is playing for the Coulee Region Chill of the North American Hockey League. He played last season in the British Columbia Hockey League.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Coulee Region | 40 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | -4 |
SCSU recruit Charlie Lindgren
Charlie Lindgren, 19, 6-1, 181, G, Lakeville. Lindgren is playing in his second season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League.
Lindgren leads the USHL in wins (21), is 8th in GAA (2.86) and tied for 6th in games played (32). Lindgren played in the USHL’s Top Prospects Game on Jan. 23 in Muskegon, Mich. He stopped 13 of 15 shots in 30-plus minutes of the game.
| Team | GP | W-L-SOL-SO | GAA | Save% |
| Sioux Falls | 32 | 21-8-2-2 | 2.86 | .896 |
SCSU recruit Niklas Nevalainen
Niklas Nevalainen, 19, 5-8, 170, Nakkila, Finland. Nevalainen is in his first season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL. He played the better part of the last two seasons for the Assat U20 team in the Jr. A SM-liiga junior league in Finland.
He leads the USHL in plus/minus (plus-38). Among USHL defensemen, he is tied for 5th in assists (19), tied for 9th in points (22) and tied for 6th in power-play assists (9).
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Dubuque | 39 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 18 | +38 |
St. Cloud State recruit Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell, 17, 5-9, 150, F, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Newell was in his first season with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL before being traded to the Indiana Ice of the USHL on Feb. 6.
He played last season for the L.A. Junior Kings 16-and-under AAA team.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Fairbanks | 42 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | -6 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 |
St. Cloud State recruit Judd Peterson.
Judd Peterson, 19, 6-0, 184, F, Duluth. Peterson is in his first season playing for the Cedar Rapids Roughriders of the USHL. He played last season for Duluth Marshall High School.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Cedar Rapids | 38 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 20 | -5 |
SCSU recruit Ryan Papa
Ryan Papa, 19, 5-7, 170, F, Prospect Heights, Ill. Papa is in his second season with the Waterloo Blackhawks of the USHL.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Waterloo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24 | +6 |
St. Cloud State recruit Ben Storm
Ben Storm, 18, 6-6, 213, D, Laurium, Mich. Storm is in his first season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL. He played last season for Calumet High School (Mich.).
Storm played in the USHL’s Top Prospects Game on Jan. 23 in Muskegon, Mich., and had an assist.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Muskegon | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 51 | +7 |
St. Cloud State recruit Daniel Tedesco.
Daniel Tedesco, 19, 5-10, 185, F, Maple, Ontario. Tedesco is in his second season with the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Tedesco is tied for 18th in the OJHL in scoring (56 points) and tied for 21sr in goals (25).
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | |
| Toronto | 44 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 54 |
Windsor’s Chris Marchese, centre, gets checked into the Sarnia goaltender, Brodie Barrick, left, by Sting defenceman, Craig Duininck as the Windsor Spitfires host the Sarnia Sting at the WFCU Centre earlier this season. Photo by The Windsor Star
AREA PLAYERS
Craig Duininck of St. Cloud
Craig Duininck, 19, 6-1, 190, D, St. Cloud. Duininck is in his second season with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Sarnia | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | +4 |
Mitch Hall of St. Cloud
Mitch Hall, 19, 5-10, 175, D, St. Cloud. Hall is with the Johnstown Tomahawaks of the NAHL. He began the season with the Jamestown Ironmen of the NAHL. He played last season for the New England Jr. Huskies of the EJHL.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Johnstown | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -2 |
| Jamestown | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | +6 |
Matt Hansen of St. Cloud
Matt Hansen, 19, 5-10, 165, F, St. Cloud. Hansen started the season with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL before joining the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the British Columbia Hockey League. He spent the bulk of last season with the Austin Bruins of the NAHL. He has committed to Colorado College.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Omaha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Alberni Valley | 31 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 24 |
Brandon Reinholz of St. Cloud
Brandon Reinholz, 19, 6-1, 180, F, St. Cloud. Reinholz is in his first season with the Johnstown Tomahawks of the NAHL. He played last season for the New England Jr. Huskies of the EJHL.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Johnstown | 41 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 97 | -6 |
TIER III
Mitchell Gwost of Sauk Rapids
Mitchell Gwost, 18, 5-10, 185, D, Sauk Rapids. Gwost is in his first season playing for the Granite City Lumberjacks of the NA3HL.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Granite City | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +26 |
Alex Koopmeiners of St. Cloud
Alex Koopmeiners, 20, 5-11, 175, F, St. Cloud. Koopmeiners is in his first season playing for the Granite City Lumberjacks of the NA3HL.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Granite City | 27 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | +7 |
Blake Phenow of Sauk Rapids
Blake Phenow, 18, 6-0, 190, F, Sauk Rapids. Phenow is in his first season playing for the Granite City Lumberjacks of the NA3HL.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Granite City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | +2 |
HIGH SCHOOL
SCSU recruit Jacob Benson
Jacob Benson, 17, 5-10, 185, F, Grand Forks Red River High School (N.D.). Benson is a junior for the Roughriders.
He is 4th in the state in goals (26) and tied for 5th in scoring (47 points).
His USHL rights are owned by the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | ||
| Red River | 21 | 26 | 21 | 47 |
St. Cloud State recruit Jimmy Schuldt
Jimmy Schuldt, 17, 5-11, 195, D, Minnetonka High School. Schuldt is a senior for the Skippers.
His USHL rights are owned by the Omaha Lancers.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Minnetonka | 23 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 22 | +15 |
16AAA Midgets
St. Cloud State recruit Brendan Harris
Brendan Harris, 16, 5-7, 140, F, LasVegas. Harris is playing for the California Titans, who play in the North American Prospects Hockey League.
His NAHL rights are owned by the Bismarck Bobcats.
His overall statistics have not been updated in a while. In all games, he is listed as having played 41 games with 23 goals, 51 assists, 20 penalty minutes and is a plus-24. His statistics listed are in North American Prospects Hockey League.
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Calif. Titans | 20 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 10 |
If you know of other players not listed, please send me an email (mhatten@stcloudtimes.com).
