(Photo By David Romuald)
Shane Gersich was the first overall pick in the 2012 USHL Futures Draft on Tuesday night. The Holy Family Catholic star averaged almost three points a game last season scoring 60 points in 21 games. Edina High School had four players drafted, including Dylan Malmquist who was selected in the first round by Muskegon. Malmquist had an outstanding freshman season scoring 49 points in 30 games. Waterloo, Muskegon, and Lincoln each selected three Minnesota Prospects.
| Round/Pick | Team | Player | Position | Stats |
| 1/1 | Omaha | Shane Gersich (Holy Family HS) | F | 21-30-30-60 |
| 1/10 | Muskegon | Dylan Malmquist (Edina HS) | RW | 30-26-23-49 |
| 1/13 | Lincoln | Ryan Norman (Shattuck St. Mary’s U-16) | LW | 54-33-28-61 |
| 2/6 | Muskegon | Chase Phelps (Shattuck St. Mary’s U-16 | LW | 54-19-34-53 |
| 3/13 | Lincoln | Tyler Nanne (Edina HS) | C/D | 30-7-15-22 |
| 4/14 | Waterloo | Andrew Zerban (Elk River HS) | RW | 24-22-7-29 |
| 5/1 | Omaha | Jake Cass (Stillwater HS) | D | 27-5-13-18 |
| 5/2 | Waterloo | Alex Copa (Blaine HS) | D | 28-0-12-12 |
| 5/3 | Tri-City | Travis Brown (Rogers HS) | D | 28-6-17-23 |
| 5/13 | Lincoln | Jack Walker (Edina HS) | D | 29-2-12-14 |
| 5/15 | Des Moines | Jake Wahlin (White Bear Lake HS) | C | 26-15-30-45 |
| 6/6 | Muskegon | John Peterson (Holy Family HS) | RW | 26-22-41-63 |
| 6/8 | Cedar Rapids | Mitch Reinke (Stillwater HS) | D | 23-2-10-12 |
| 6/12 | Sioux City | Cullen Munson (Edina HS) | C | 30-3-4-7 |
| 6/13 | Tri-City | Jake Kielly (Eden Prairie Bantam A) | G | N/A |
| 6/14 | Waterloo | Michael Sauer (Bemidji HS) | C | 27-7-9-16 |
-Leading up to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, we will be releasing our top 20 Minnesota prospects on the 20th of each month.
Top 20 Minnesota Prospects: April Edition
1. Brady Skjei- Defenseman, US Under-18, USHL
2. Zach Stepan- Forward, Shattuck St. Mary’s, MN-HIGH
3. John Draeger- Defenseman, Shattuck St. Mary’s, MN-HIGH
4. Jake Bischoff- Defenseman, Grand Rapids, MN-HIGH
5. Will Merchant – Forward, Eagan, MN-HIGH
6. Cody Corbett – Edmonton, WHL
7. AJ Michaelson- Forward, Waterloo, USHL
8. Justin Kloos – Forward, Lakeville South, MN-HIGH
9. Jake Montgomery- Forward, Shattuck St. Mary’s, MN-HIGH
10. Grant Besse- Forward, Benilde St. Margaret’s, MN-HIGH
11. Adam Johnson- Forward, Hibbing, MN-HIGH
12. Dom Toninato- Forward, Duluth East, MN-HIGH
13. Trevor Olson- Forward, Duluth East, MN-HIGH
14. Collin Olson- Goalie, US Under-18, USHL
15. Eli May, Defenseman, Eagan, MN-HIGH
16. Grant Opperman- Forward, Breck, MN-HIGH
17. Austyn Young, Forward, Sioux Falls, USHL
18. Sam Wolfe, Defenseman, Eagan, MN-HIGH
19. Charlie Sampair, Forward, Hill-Murray, MN-HIGH
20. Jake Randolph- Forward, Duluth East, MN-HIGH
Just Missing: Nate Arentz, Forward, Fargo (USHL); Drew Aspinwall, Defenseman, Maple Grove (MN-HIGH); Erik Baskin, Forward, Minnetonka (MN-HIGH) Michael Bitzer, Goalie, Moorhead (MN-HIGH); Max Coatta, Forward, Minnetonka (MN-HIGH); Jake Horton, Defenseman, Benilde St. Margaret’s (MN-HIGH); Charlie Lindgren, Goalie, Sioux Falls (MN-HIGH); Louie Nanne, Forward, Edina (MN-HIGH); Kyle Osterberg, Forward, US Under-18 (USHL); Judd Peterson, Forward, Duluth Marshall (MN-HIGH); Eric Schurhamer, Defenseman, St. Thomas (MN-HIGH); Jared Thomas, Forward, Hermantown (MN-HIGH)
-Minnesota Prospects that that have been eligible for past drafts but were not selected. One Minnesota product was selected as an “overager” in the 2011 NHL Draft; Patrick Daly of Benilde St. Margaret’s (New Jersey 7/189).
1.) Logan Nelson, Forward, Victoria (WHL)
2.) Jay Dickman, Forward, St. Paul Johnson (MN-HIGH)
3.) Alex Lyon, Goalie, Omaha (USHL)
4.) Christian Horn, Forward, Benilde St. Margaret’s (MN-HIGH)
5.) Michael Zajac, Forward, Eagan (MN-HIGH)
6.) Matt McNeeley, Goalie, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7.) Ethan Prow, Defenseman, Des Moines (USHL)
8.) Neal Goff, Defenseman, Fargo (USHL)
9.) Dan Molenaar, Defenseman, Sioux City (USHL)
10.) Sam Rothstein, Forward, Minnetonka (MN-HIGH)
21 Minnesota Prospects have been named in the NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings.
SKATERS
| 19 | SKJEI, BRADY | USA U-18 | USHL | 6′ 2.75″ | D | |
| 53 | STEPAN, ZACHARY | SHATTUCK-ST.MARYS | HIGH-MN | 6′ 0.0″ | 166 | C |
| 73 | NELSON, LOGAN | VICTORIA | WHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 180 | C |
| 82 | JOHNSON, ADAM | HIBBING HS | HIGH-MN | 5′ 10.5″ | 150 | LW |
| 87 | MICHAELSON, AJ | WATERLOO | USHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 192 | C |
| 105 | MONTGOMERY, JACOB | SHATTUCK-ST.MARYS | HIGH-MN | 6′ 1.0″ | 191 | LW |
| 106 | DRAEGER, JOHN | SHATTUCK-ST.MARYS | HIGH-MN | 6′ 1.75″ | 186 | D |
| 117 | CORBETT, CODY | EDMONTON | WHL | 6′ 0.25″ | 205 | D |
| 130 | MERCHANT, WILL | EAGAN | HIGH-MN | 6′ 0.5″ | 172 | LW |
| 147 | BISCHOFF, JAKE | GRAND RAPIDS | HIGH-MN | 5′ 11.5″ | 178 | D |
| 149 | TONINATO, DOMINIC | DULUTH EAST | HIGH-MN | 6′ 0.5″ | 165 | C |
| 173 | KLOOS, JUSTIN | LAKEVILLE SOUTH | HIGH-MN | 5′ 9.0″ | 177 | C |
| 187 | BESSE, GRANT | BENILDE-ST.MARGARET’S | HIGH-MN | 5′ 9.25″ | 170 | RW |
| 188 | NANNE, LOUIS | EDINA HIGH | HIGH-MN | 5′ 10.0″ | 162 | LW |
| 191 | OPPERMAN, GRANT | BRECK HIGH | HIGH-MN | 5′ 11.5″ | 180 | RW |
| 203 | DICKMAN, JAY | ST. PAUL JOHNSON | HIGH-MN | 6′ 5.0″ | 240 | C/LW |
| 206 | WOLFE, SAM | EAGAN | HIGH-MN | 6′ 1.0″ | 180 | D |
| 207 | MAY, ELI | EAGAN | HIGH-MN | 6′ 1.0″ | 190 | D |
GOALIES
| 21 | OLSON, COLLIN | USA U-18 | USHL | 6′ 3.5″ | 197 |
| 23 | LYON, ALEX | OMAHA | USHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 215 |
| 30 | LINDGREN, CHARLIE | SIOUX FALLS | USHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 181 |
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