Updated statistics for SCSU recruits, area players playing junior hockey

The statistics are through Tuesday 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 and St. Cloud State recruit Brendan Harris’ numbers playing for the 16AAA California Titans.

 

SCSU RECRUITS

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

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Coulee Region	31	6	13	19	16	Even

 

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. 

Earlier this week, he was named USHL Goalie of the Week for the third time this season. Lindgren leads the USHL in wins (18), 3rd in GAA (2.38) and tied for 5th in save percentage (.914). Lindgren has been picked to play in the USHL’s Top Prospects Game, which will be played Jan. 23 in Muskegon, Mich.

Team	GP	W-L-SOL-SO	GAA	Save%
Sioux Falls	25	18-5-1-2	2.38	.914

 

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 is second in the USHL in plus/minus (plus-29).

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Dubuque	30	2	16	18	14	+29

 

Patrick Newell, 17, 5-9, 150, F, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Newell is in his first season with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL. He played last season for the L.A. Junior Kings 16-and-under AAA team.

 

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Fairbanks	34	8	11	19	4	-4

 

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	29	7	13	20	16	-2

 

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	29	8	12	20	22	-1

 

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 has been picked to play in the USHL’s Top Prospects Game, which will be played Jan. 23 in Muskegon, Mich.

 

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Muskegon	25	0	5	5	30	Even

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM
Toronto	37	21	30	51	48

 

AREA PLAYERS

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	43	5	5	10	15	+7

 

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	3	0	0	0	4	Even
Jamestown	22	1	2	3	8	+6

 

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	22	9	11	20	14

 

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	32	15	6	21	80	-1

TIER III

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	20	4	5	9	4	+21

 

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	21	5	11	16	20	+6

 

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	18	4	7	11	10	+4

HIGH SCHOOL

Jimmy Schuldt, 17, 5-11, 195, D, Minnetonka High School. Schuldt is a senior for the Skippers.

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Minnetonka	14	4	12	16	8	+7

 16AAA Midgets

Brendan Harris, 16, 5-7, 140, F, LasVegas. Harris is playing for the California Titans, who play in the North American Prospects Hockey League. Harris’ junior rights are owned by the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL.

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Calif. Titans	36	21	44	65	16	+64

If you know of other players not listed, please send me an email (mhatten@stcloudtimes.com).