Nine Europeans selected in the USHL Entry Draft

23 May 2012 | Henrik Lundqvist

The Entry Draft of the United States Hockey League was held yesterday. Nine Europeans were selected. First of them Germany's Frederick Tiffels that was selected by Muskegon Lumberjacks.

USHL is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. Yesterday its Entry Draft was held.

Sioux Falls Stampede was first to pick and they took Tony Calderone of Victory Honda in MWEHL.

The first European player selected in the draft was a German. Frederick Tiffels of Jungadler Mannheim was selected by Muskegon Lumberjacks as number 17.

Here are the selected Europeans:

17

Frederick Tiffels (Muskegon Lumberjacks)
27

Luca Frigo (Omaha Lancers)
239

Mattias Söderqvist (Indiana Ice)
269

Sebastian Weberg (Indiana Ice)
275

Philip Lehr (Tri-City Storm)
285

Adam Winborg (Green Bay Gamblers)
287

Niklas Folin (Muskegon Lumberjacks)
308

Victor Björkung (Fargo Force)
312

Leon Bristedt (Omaha Lancers)

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