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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 22nd, 2011
2010-11 USHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Chicago, IL The United States Hockey League today announced the
2010-11 USHL All-Rookie Team asdetermined by a vote of League
coaches and general managers.
The USHL All-Rookie Team recognizes first-year USHL players that
were not classified as Junior Aveterans upon playing in the League
this season. The honorees include; Dubuque Fighting
Saintsgoaltender Matt Morris, defensemen Jordan Schmaltz of the
Sioux City Musketeers and Ben Marshall ofthe Omaha Lancers, along
with forwards John Gaudreau of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, Jimmy
Mullin ofthe Fargo Force, and Daniil Tarasov of the Indiana
Ice.
"These young men may be called 'rookies,' but they're USHL
veterans now," said USHL Commissioner
Skip Prince, "and their poise and talents absolutely stood out
in a year where the overall quality of playand player in the USHL
was never better. It's not a coincidence that every team this group
played formade the Clark Cup Playoffs. Congratulations from all of
us on an award hard-earned and well-deserved."
All six of the players were also named to the midseason CCM
All-Star Teams.
Matt Morris (G), Dubuque Fighting SaintsThe 17-year-old native
of Ridgewood, New Jersey posted a 23-8-4 record in helping the
Saints finish first inthe Western Conference. His 23 victories tied
for the fourth highest total in the USHL and he was secondamong
League goaltenders with a 2.17 goals-against-average. Morris posted
a .921 save percentage andearned four shutouts. Over his first 10
games in the USHL, he compiled an 8-0-1 record which included
three shutouts. He is committed to play collegiately at the
University of Maine following his USHL career.
Jordan Schmaltz (D), Sioux City MusketeersThe defenseman from
Verona, Wisconsin led all USHL defensemen in scoring with 44 points
(13g, 31a) in53 regular season games. Five times this season the
17-year-old was named CCM Defensive Player of theWeek. Schmaltz
finished the regular season riding a 10-game point streak (6g,
14a), helping theMusketeers to a 9-1-0 record over that stretch and
earning a playoff berth for the first time since 2008. It isthe
fifth time in the last six seasons that a member of the Musketeers
has been named to the USHL All-Rookie Team. Schmaltz is committed
to the University of North Dakota following his USHL career.
Ben Marshall (D), Omaha LancersThe 18-year-old was sixth among
USHL defensemen in scoring with 33 points (11g, 22a) in 56 games.
Fiveof his goals were game-winners which were the most among USHL
defensemen and tied for sixth overall in
the League. Marshall finished the regular season tied for 10th
in the USHL with a plus-20 rating and wassecond among defensemen
with 142 shots on goal. The native of Stillwater, Minnesota is
committed to playcollegiate hockey at the University of Minnesota.
He is also a 2010 NHL Entry Draft selection of the DetroitRed Wings
(201st overall).
John Gaudreau (F), Dubuque Fighting SaintsThe rookie forward
played all 60 regular season games and scored 36 goals, the second
highest total in theUSHL. He was fourth overall in League scoring
with 72 points (36g, 36a) and had the third most game-winning goals
(7). The 17-year-old from Carneys Point, New Jersey led the USHL
with 15 power play goalsand had the best shooting percentage in the
League (.234). Twice during the regular season, Gaudreaucompiled
five-game goal scoring streaks. He is committed to play college
hockey at Northeastern Universityfollowing his USHL career.
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Jimmy Mullin (F), Fargo ForceThe 19-year-old led the Force in
scoring and was seventh in the USHL with 60 points (23g, 37a) in
52regular season games. He was fourth overall in the League with a
plus-29 rating. Mullin equaled a teamrecord for points in a game
when he collected five (1g, 4a) in the 6-2 win vs. Sioux City on
December 3rd,2010. On three occasions this season, he earned honors
as the CCM Offensive Player of the Week. TheCincinnati, Ohio native
is committed to continue his hockey career at Miami University.
Mullin was selectedby the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round
(118th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Daniil Tarasov (F), Indiana IceThe Moscow, Russia native led the
entire USHL with 37 goals and was second overall in scoring with
75points (37g, 38a) in 57 games. His plus-34 rating was also the
second highest mark in the League. The 19-year-old was third in the
League in shots on goals (217) and tied for the USHL lead scoring
eight game-winning goals. Tarasov recorded seven multi-goal games
this season, including a hat trick on January 22ndvs. Chicago. The
forward finished the regular season riding an eight-game point
streak in which hecollected 13 points (8g, 5a).
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the USHL celebrates its
ninth season as the nation's only Tier I juniorhockey league in
2010-11. With over 250 players this season already committed to
NCAA Division I schoolsand 18 NHL Entry Draft picks currently on
League rosters, the USHL is the nation's foremost producer of
junior hockey talent. For more information, visit us on the web
atwww.USHL.com.
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