BOSTON, MA – July 9, 2024 – The United States Premier Hockey League has had another fantastic summer, both in terms of success at the NHL Entry Draft and the traditional NHL Development Camps that are held in late June and early July each season. This year, with 55 alumni of the USPHL itself and alumni of its member organizations skating at NHL Development Camps, the league surpassed its total of 47 league and organizational alumni last year.
The United States Premier Hockey League’s profile among NHL and professional scouts continues to grow. There have been no less than 20 USPHL alumni that have made the NHL since the USPHL’s 2013-14 inaugural season, plus more than 58 NHL Draft selections of league and organizational alumni. This year, alone, there were eight players with USPHL ties selected in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The league’s top junior level, the National Collegiate Development Conference, has seen 18 NHL Draft selections since its 2017-18 inaugural season.
Points Of Interest About USPHL Alumni In 2024 NHL Development Camps
- Four teams featured four players with USPHL ties at each of their camps – the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers (currently in progress), the Nashville Predators, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the San Jose Sharks.
- A total of 25 NHL teams featured USPHL and its organizations’ alumni on their 2024 Development Camp rosters.
- Twenty-two of the 55 players named to Development Camp rosters were NHL Draft selections, including six of the eight players with USPHL ties selected this year.
- Twenty-one players listed at the 2024 NHL Development Camps were also selected for 2023 NHL Development Camps.
- Collin Graf hit the ice for the San Jose Sharks at Development Camp, following a seven-game string of NHL games with the Sharks to close the 2023-24 season. The former National Champion, All-American and ECAC Hockey Player Of The Year signed as a free agent with San Jose and made his NHL debut on April 6 and registered two assists in his first seven games in the world’s best hockey league. Watch for a special NCDC feature on Collin Graf on Wednesday, July 10!
USPHL At 2024 NHL Development Camps
Players With USPHL Ties At 2024 NHL Development Camps
| NHL Team | Player Name | USPHL Organization | Level(s) | Draft Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | Gleb Veremyev | Rockets Hockey Club | 16U | – |
| Buffalo Sabres | Sean Keohane | South Shore Kings* | – | 2023/6/173 |
| Buffalo Sabres | Simon-Pier Brunet | LV T-Birds | Premier | 2024/4/123 |
| Calgary Flames | Connor Murphy | Jersey Hitmen/Springfield Pics | NCDC/Premier | – |
| Colorado Avalanche | Chris Romaine | South Shore Kings* | – | 2022/6/193 |
| Colorado Avalanche | Mick Frechette | Northern Cyclones* | – | – |
| Colorado Avalanche | Reilly Connors | Connecticut Jr. Rangers | NCDC, 16U | – – – |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | James Fisher | Boston Junior Bruins | 16U | 2022/7/203 |
| Detroit Red Wings | Cy LeClerc | Islanders Hockey Club/Seacoast Spartans* | NCDC | – |
| Detroit Red Wings | Kristoffer Eberly | Northern Cyclones/MJDP | NCDC, Premier | – |
| Edmonton Oilers | Shane LaChance | Boston Junior Bruins/Islanders HC* | NCDC | 2021/6/186 |
| Florida Panthers | Ben Steeves | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | 16U | – |
| Florida Panthers | C.J. Foley | South Shore Kings* | – | – – |
| Florida Panthers | Liam McLinskey | Jersey Hitmen | NCDC, 18U | – |
| Florida Panthers | Tyler Muszelik | Rockets Hockey Club | 16U | 2022/6/189 |
| Los Angeles Kings | Braden Doyle | Boston Junior Bruins | NCDC | 2019/6/157 |
| Los Angeles Kings | Parker Murray | Provo Riverblades | Premier | – |
| Minnesota Wild | Nate Benoit | Northern Cyclones | NCDC, 16U, 16UF | 2021/6/182 |
| Minnesota Wild | Ryan Healey | Boston Advantage | NCDC, 16U | 2022/4/121 |
| Montreal Canadiens | Ben Merrill | Boston Advantage/South Shore Kings* | 16U | 2024/6/166 |
| Montreal Canadiens | Simon Motew | Chicago Cougars | Premier | – |
| Nashville Predators | Caeden Herrington | CP Dynamo | USPHL Youth | – |
| Nashville Predators | Easton Armstrong | Utah Outliers | Premier | – |
| Nashville Predators | T.J. Semptimphelter | Boston Junior Bruins | NCDC | – |
| Nashville Predators | Teddy Stiga | Islanders Hockey Club* | – | 2024/2/55 |
| New York Rangers | Brett Berard | South Shore Kings* | – | 2020/5/134 |
| Ottawa Senators | Blake Montgomery | Rockets Hockey Club | NCDC | 2024/4/117 |
| Ottawa Senators | Nicholas Van Tassell | Rockets Hockey Club | 16U | 2023/7/215 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Hunter McDonald | Rochester Monarchs | NCDC | 2022/6/165 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Jack Page | Rockets Hockey Club | NCDC | – |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Ryan Remick | Jersey Hitmen/Rockets Hockey Club | NCDC/18U | – |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Phip Waugh | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | NCDC | – |
| San Jose Sharks | Cameron Lund | Boston Junior Bruins/South Shore Kings* | NCDC | 2022/2/34 |
| San Jose Sharks | Collin Graf | Boston Junior Bruins | NCDC/18U/16U | – |
| San Jose Sharks | Gregory Japchen | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 18U/NCDC | – |
| San Jose Sharks | Lucas Vanroboys | South Kent Selects Academy | 18U/16U | – |
| Seattle Kraken | David Goyette | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | NCDC | – |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Cooper Flinton | Northern Cyclones* | – | 2021/7/211 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Tristan Allard | Northwood School | 18U | – |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Joe Connor | Northern Cyclones* | – | 2024/7/195 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Warren Clark | South Shore Kings | NCDC | 2023/6/179 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Brendan Fitzgerald | Islanders Hockey Club | 15U, 16U | – |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Cade Webber | Boston Junior Bruins | NCDC | – |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Simon Tassy | Newbridge Academy | 18U | – |
| Utah Hockey Club | Owen Allard | Northwood School | 18U | 2024/4/135 |
| Utah Hockey Club | Sam Lipkin | Rockets Hockey Club | NCDC | 2021/7/223 |
| Utah Hockey Club | Will Gavin | Northern Cyclones/South Shore Kings/Utica Jr. Comets | NCDC | – |
| Vancouver Canucks | Christian Felton | Skipjacks Hockey Club/Boston Junior Bruins* | 18U/16U | – |
| Vancouver Canucks | Jackson Dorrington | Boston Junior Bruins | NCDC | 2022/6/176 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Cade Alami | Jersey Hitmen/Connecticut Jr. Rangers | NCDC/16U | – |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Cameron Whitehead | Utica Jr. Comets | NCDC | 2022/4/128 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Joe Fleming | Northern Cyclones | NCDC | – |
| Washington Capitals | Ayodele Adeniye | Florida Eels | USP3HL | – |
| Winnipeg Jets | Frank Djurasevic | South Kent Selects Academy | 16U | – |
| Winnipeg Jets | Kyle Penney | Boston Junior Bruins* | – | – |
| * = Organizational Alumni |
