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USHL sets NCAA commit record

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Adam Huska - Photo Courtesy of USHL

Adam Huska – Photo Courtesy of USHL

Green Bay Gamblers goaltender Adam Huska has committed to play college hockey at the University of Connecticut following his USHL career.  The announcement gave the USHL 380 college commits playing in the 2015-16 season, a new all-time record.

The Zvolen, Slovakia native is in his first full season in the USHL, and he’s taken the league by storm.  He is first among all goalies with a .933 save percentage and a 1.80 goals against average.  He’s fourth in the league with 22 wins, and has won USHL Goaltender of the Week twice this season.  Huska was a 7th round pick (184th overall) of the New York Rangers in the 2015 NHL Draft.

Before joining the Gamblers, Huska spent four seasons with HKM Zvolen in Slovakia, and he also played for the Slovakian U17 and U18 teams, including two appearances in the Under-18 World Championships.

With the help of Huska, Green Bay is currently third in the Eastern Conference and has clinched a spot in the 2016 Clark Cup Playoffs.

Huska now gives the Gamblers 21 NCAA Division 1 commits on their roster.

USHL Fall Classic to be hosted by Green Bay and Sioux City

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The United States Hockey League (USHL) opens its preseason showcase this September in two different cities.

For the second straight year, the preseason showcase is being played in two regional sites.  The USHL Fall Classic East will be hosted by the Green Bay Gamblers on September 15-17 and USHL Fall Classic West is being hosted by the Sioux City Musketeers on September 18th and 19th.

The USHL Fall Classic annually is the most highly-scouted event in hockey as hundreds of scouts, coaches, and personnel from both NHL teams and NCAA programs attend to evaluate the next wave of USHL talent.

The Green Bay Gamblers are hosting the preseason event for the first time with nine games being played over three days at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

The event includes USHL expansion newcomers Madison and Bloomington.  A total of eight teams from the Eastern Conference plus the Waterloo Black Hawks are participating in the USHL Fall Classic East.

Mikesch named 7th Gamblers head coach (Video)

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The Green Bay Gamblers didn’t have to look very long or far for their next head coach after DerekLalonde left to take the Toledo job in the East

Pat Mikesch

Pat Mikesch

Coast Hockey League last week.

After serving three seasons as associate head coach and director of player personnel under Derek Lalonde, Pat Mikesch has been named the new head coach of the Gamblers.

Mikesch spent the last ten years developing as an assistant, the last three in Green Bay and the previous seven as an assistant at his alma mater, Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.  On the international level, Mikesch led the United States U-17 team to three straight gold medals at the Five Nations Cup (2011, 2012 & 2013).  In Mikesch’s three years behind the bench at the Five Nations Cup, the U.S. team was a perfect 15-0.

At Michigan Tech, Mikesch was a four-year member of the Huskies hockey team.  He helped them to three WCHA Final Fives in four years.  Mikesch is one of the most decorated players to ever adorn the Huskies jersey, as he [Read more…]

USHL’s Capitols looking for new GM & Coach

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Before coaching a single game for the expansion USHL Madison Capitols, Steve Miller has resigned as the team’s head coach and General Manager duties for personal reasons.

Miller’s departure leaves two weeks after the organization took part in the USHL Draft.

Miller played for the Capitols in their first USHL go-around.  A replacement is expected to be named in the next week.

Gamblers earn playoff spot on final day of regular season

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The Green Bay Gamblers are headed to the USHL playoffs for a sixth consecutive year after beating Muskegon 4-3.  The Gamblers pulled ahead of the Lumberjacks for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot in both teams’ regular season finale.

Matthew Weis scored a pair of goals, including the game winner on the power play.

Weis is the only remaining player from the Gamblers 2012 Clark Cup championship team.  He now has 23 goals this season.

Green Bay will face the Indiana Ice in the Eastern Conference semifinals.  The best-of-five series starts with games at Indiana on Friday and Saturday.

Gamblers LaLonde to head U.S. Junior Select Team

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Green Bay Gamblers head coach Derek Lalonde has been named head coach for the

Derek LaLonde

Derek LaLonde

U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete in the 2013 World Junior A Challenge next month in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

The World Junior A Challenge is a six-team international tournament featuring the United States, Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland, and two teams from Canada.  The U.S. team is annually made up of USHL players and has dominated the tournament, winning it four of the last five years.

Lalonde is currently in his third season behind the bench for the Gamblers and already has the team off to a 3-1-2 start.  During his first season in the League, LaLonde led the Gamblers to a team record 47 wins on the way to capturing the Anderson Cup for best regular season finish.  The 98 points earned in the standings established a new USHL record.  LaLonde then guided the team to the Clark Cup title in the playoffs.

 

Gamblers’ Rutledge earns USHL honor

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The United States Hockey League (USHL) has named Green Bay Gamblers goaltender

Jared Rutledge / Photo courtesy of USANTDP.com

Jared Rutledge / Photo courtesy of USANTDP.com

Jared Rutledge as the Reebok USHL Goaltender of the Week.

Back for his second stint in the USHL, Rutledge backstopped the Gamblers to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Steel on Friday night.  The Skokie, Illinois native recorded a 1.00 goals-against average as he turned aside 39 of 40 shots he saw to register a .975 save percentage.

The 19-year-old Rutledge comes to Green Bay after spending last season at the University of Michigan.  Previously, he spent two seasons in the USHL with Team USA and recorded a 15-11-2 record with a 2.63 GAA and a .911 save percentage.

 

USHL starts 2-day draft today

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The United State Hockey League (USHL) kicks off the 2013 draft today.  The League’s 15-teams are looking for the next wave of talent to fill rosters for the 2013-14 season and beyond.  The 16th team in the league, the U.S. National Development Program (Team USA), doesn’t participate in the league’s draft process.

Phase 1 of the draft starts later today, an 8-round process that allows teams to select players from the 1997 birth year.  It’s a process that has teams drafting players who are traditionally not ready to play in the USHL the following season, but will continue to develop at lower levels of hockey in preparation for USHL play in future seasons. [Read more…]

Gamblers season comes to an end

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The Green Bay Gamblers saw their season come to an end, falling to the Youngstown Phantoms 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Covelli Center.

The Gamblers were eliminated from the best-of-5 series in four games.  Green Bay was bounced from the playoffs in the opening round for the first time in five seasons and will not be in the Clark Cup Finals for the first time since 2009.

Defenseman Christian Wolanin scored the only goal in the loss for the Gamblers.

Tony Kujava suffered the loss, stopping 20 of 22 shots for the game.

Youngstown will face the winner of the series between Dubuque and Muskegon in the Eastern Conference finals.

 

Gamblers win USHL Playoff opener

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The Green Bay Gamblers opened the USHL Clark Cup playoffs by winning game 1

Tony Kujava

Tony Kujava

of their best-of-5 series against Youngstown 3-1 at the Resch Center in Green Bay last night.

Kevin Irwin scored a pair of first-period goals to lead the Gamblers, who are attempting to become the first team in the Tier 1 era to win back-to-back Clark Cup titles.

Tony Kujava was solid in-goal for the Gamblers.  The Green Bay native stopped 27 of 28 shots he faced in his playoff debut.

Green Bay and Youngstown are back in action tonight.  Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals face off at 7:05pm at the Resch Center.