2021 BioSteel All-American Game Team USHL Roster Announced
03/18/2021, 2:45pm CDT
By USHL
22-Man Roster Features a Trio of NHL Central Scouting A-Rated Skaters
The United States Hockey League (USHL), in conjunction with USA Hockey, announced Thursday the USHL roster for the 2021 BioSteel All-American Game scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on April 7 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.
The USHL roster features 22 players representing 10 of the USHL’s Member Clubs. For the second-straight year, the roster will go head-to-head with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-18 Team, which is one of the USHL’s 16 Member Clubs. The game, which will be broadcast live on NHL Network, is a showcase of the best 2021 NHL Draft-eligible players currently playing in the United States. The team will be coached by Green Bay Gamblers Head Coach
Pat Mikesch, Fargo Force Head Coach
Pierre-Paul Lamoureux and Chicago Steel Associate Head Coach
Mike Garman.
This season’s USHL roster features three players who were named an A-rated skater on NHL Central Scouting’s most recent rankings, including Chicago Steel forwards
Matthew Coronato and
Mackie Samoskevich, as well as Sioux Falls Stampede forward
Cole Sillinger. Coronato is currently second in USHL scoring with 66 points (36-30-66) in 39 games, trailing only his teammate
Sean Farrell who was selected in the 4th Round of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens after playing in the 2020 BioSteel All-American Game. Samoskevich currently has 29 points (11-18-29) in 25 games for the Steel while Sillinger is second in scoring on the Stampede with 34 points (17-17-34) in 21 games this season.
Coronato and Samoskevich make up two of the five roster spots for Chicago Steel skaters (
Ryan Ufko,
Josh Doan,
Jack Harvey), which leads the way for the USHL teams, while the Sioux City Musketeers (
Shai Buium,
Daniel Laatsch,
Bennett Schimek) and Tri-City Storm (
Matthew Knies,
Carter Mazur,
Hunter Strand) each have three players selected.
Among the 22 players on the USHL roster, 14 were rated by NHL Central Scouting on the service’s latest rankings ahead of the 2021 NHL Draft. While three were given “A” ratings, six earned “B” ratings including Ufko, Buium, Knies and Strand as well as Fargo Force defenseman
Jack Peart and Force forward
Tristan Broz. Another five players had a “C” rating, including Doan, Laatsch and Schimek, as well as Muskegon Lumberjacks forward
Cameron Berg and Dubuque Fighting Saints forward
Connor Kurth. ...
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