NEPSAC, high school hockey players in 2016 NHL Draft
By Staff Report
Jun 24, 2016, 12:00am
Riley Tufte of Blaine (Minn.) is selected in the 1st Round (25th overall) by Dallas. Kimball Union (NH) has its sixth player in three years drafted when Ben Finkelstein goes in the 7th Round to Florida.
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BUFFALO - NEPSAC and high school hockey players involved in the 2016 NHL Draft on Friday (Round 1) and Saturday (Rounds 2-7) at the First Niagara Center. Profiles and pictures of some of the picks, as well as other top prep candidates, below:
Preview the 2017 Draft2016 High School Selections
First Round
25 - Dallas,
Riley Tufte, LW, Blaine (Minn.)Second RoundNone
Third Round
67 - Calgary,
Matt Filipe, LW, Malden Catholic, Mass. (Cedar Rapids, USHL)
73 - New Jersey,
Joe Anderson, RW, Hill-Murray, Minn (USNDP, USHL)
86 - Buffalo,
Casey Fitzgerald, RD, Malden Catholic (Boston College)
Fourth Round104 - Carolina,
Max Zimmer, LW, Wayzata, Minn. (Chicago, USHL)
118 - Tampa Bay,
Ross Colton, C, Taft School, Conn. (Cedar Rapids, USHL)
Fifth Round124 - Montreal,
Casey Staum, Hill-Murray (Maplewood, Minn.)126 - Calgary,
Mitch Mattson, Grand Rapids (Minn.)138 - Nashville,
Partick Harper, C, Avon Old Farms (Conn.)Sixth Round161 - Colorado,
Nate Clurman, D, Culver Academy (Ind.).Seventh Round195 - Florida,
Ben Finkelstein, D, Kimball Union (Meriden, NH)
Other undrafted prep prospects:Griffin Luce, Salisbury School (USNDP, USHL);
Gustaf Westlund, Gunnery (Washington, Conn.);
Kevin O'Neil, Albany Academy (NY);
Marshall Rifai, Hotchkiss (Lakeville, Conn.);
Jamie Armstrong, Avon Old Farms (Conn.); Adam Karashik, Avon Old Farms (Conn.); Matt Ladd, Avon Old Farms (Conn.); Greg Printz,
South Kent (Conn.) U18;
Jack MacNab, Culver Academy (Ind); Vito Bavaro, Brooks (North Andover, Mass.).Matt Dillon, Cushing (Ashburnham, Mass.); Carter Long,
South Kent (Conn.) U18;
Jacob Kamps, Cushing (Ashburnham, Mass.);
Ty Amonte, Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.);
Brian Matthews, Belmont Hill (Mass.);
Jack McCool, St. Sebastian's (Needham, Mass); Taggart Corriveau, Westminster School (Simsbury, Conn.).
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Matt Filipe of Cedar Rapids (USHL) led Malden Catholic, Mass., to the MIAA Super 8 Final in 2014-15 before moving onto junior hockey. Malden Catholic also produced U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member Keith Tkachuk, whose son, Matt, was the sixth overall pick on Friday night.
Photo by Dave Arnold
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Former Taft School star Ross Colton of Cedar Rapids (USHL) was born in Robbinsville, N.J. He went to Tampa Bay in the fourth round, and is signed with Vermont. Taft also produced Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty.
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Patrick Harper of Avon Old Farms (Conn.) was selected in the fifth round (138 overall) by Nashville.
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Ben Finkelstein, drafted in the seventh round by Florida, played on Kimball Union's 2014 NEPSAC championship team. His former prep school has had six players drafted over the past three seasons. Finkelstein is committed to St. Lawrence.
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Defenseman Griffin Luce left Salisbury (Conn.) for the United States National Team Development Program after helping the Crimson Knights win the NEPSAC Elite 8 title in 2014. His grandfather, Don Luce, was a 1966 draft pick of the New York Rangers.
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Marshall Rifai, Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, Conn.), is from Beaconsville, Que., and a Harvard pledge.
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Center Kevin O'Neil, Albany Academy, is a New York Capital Region product and Yale commit.
Photo by David Newman
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U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Tony Amonte is the coach of Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.). He was a fourth-round pick of the New York Rangers in 1988 out of Thayer and played 17 NHL seasons. His son, Ty, also of Thayer, was eligible for the 2016 draft.
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Forward Ty Amonte, Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.). His younger brother, Tristan, also plays for his dad at Thayer. Ty Amonte, a BU commit, will play for Penticton of the BCHL in 2016-17.
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Jamie Armstrong, Avon Old Farms (Conn.), is a Warwick, RI, native.
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Taggart Corriveau, Westminster (Simsbury, Conn.), was passed over in the 2015 draft but remained eligible for 2016. His father, Yvon, was drafted 19th overall by the Washington Capitals in 1985.
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Defenseman Jack McCool, St. Sebastian's (Needham, Mass.)
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Defenseman Brian Matthews, Belmont Hill (Mass.)
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Vito Bavaro, Brooks School (North Andover, Mass.)
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Matt Ladd, Avon Old Farms (Conn.)
Photo by David Newman
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Jim Stout is the CBS MaxPreps Media Manager for the Eastern
U.S. He may be reached at jim.stout@cbsi.com or @MaxPrepsPR
