Updated statistics on SCSU recruits, area players playing junior hockey

 

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

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.

Buonincontri returned to the lineup on Sunday with a goal and an assist in a game at Kemptville. He had been out of the lineup since breaking the talus bone in his ankle in a game Oct. 19.

 

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM
Smiths Falls	20	16	14	30	28

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Coulee Region	42	10	16	26	16	-1

Lindgren leads the USHL in wins (23), is 7th in GAA (2.79) and tied for 3rd in games played (35). 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	35	23-9-2-2	2.79	.899

 

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-40). Among USHL defensemen, he is tied for 6th in assists (20), tied for 9th in points (23) and tied for 5th in power-play assists (10).

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Dubuque	42	3	20	23	20	+40

  

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM	+/-
Fairbanks	42	10	12	22	6	-6
Indiana	4	0	1	1	0	Even

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	39	10	14	24	20	-6

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	40	13	15	28	24	+4

He had 2 assists and was a plus-2 in a 4-1 win over Youngstown on Saturday.

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	36	1	9	10	53	+9

 

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PM
Toronto	47	28	32	60	56

 

 

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	58	6	10	16	25	+1

  

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	14	3	5	8	14	-3
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	34	11	21	32	26

 

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	43	17	9	26	101	-7

 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	30	6	8	14	20	+27

 

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	29	8	12	20	39	+8

 

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	26	5	8	13	31	+4

HIGH SCHOOL

Jacob Benson, 17, 5-10, 185, F, Grand Forks Red River High School (N.D.). Benson is a junior for the Roughriders.

He is 3rd in the state in goals (30) and 5th in scoring (56 points).

His USHL rights are owned by the Dubuque Fighting Saints.

Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Red River	24	30	26	56

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	25	5	19	24	22	+18

 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.

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. He had 7 assists in 4 NAPHL playoff games.

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).