38 Minnesotans selected in Phase One of the USHL Draft

Minnesota prospects were selected early and often in Phase One of the USHL draft, having 38 picked, and 39 if you count Tri-Cities tender of Shakopee’s Cooper Simpson. The Chicago Steel selected Gentry Academy standout Ryder Betzold with the second pick of the draft. Betzold’s selection is the earliest a Minnesotan has gone since William Whitelaw was selected First overall by Youngstown in 2021. Fargo led the way by selecting Six Minnesotans, while Waterloo did not select a single Minnesotan.

Last year there were 29 Minnesotans selected in Phase One.

Round.Pick	USHL Team	Player	Hometown
1.2	Chicago	Ryder Betzold	Farmington
1.6	Sioux City	Max Anderson	White Bear Lake
1.11	Lincoln	Jacob Rombach	Blaine
2.16	Madison	Mason Moe	Eden Prairie
2.19	Muskegon	Sam Spehar	Edina
2.29	Chicago	Caden Campion	St. Paul
2.30	Fargo	Malachi McKinnon	Falcon Heights
3.34	Muskegon	Gavin Katz	Dellwood
3.35	Des Moines	Landon Cottingham	Woodbury
3.37	Tri-City	Mason Jenson	Rogers
3.40	Tri-City	Owen Chartier	Excelsior
3.41	Muskegon	Kyle Heger	Eagan
3.44	Chicago	Blake Vanek	Stillwater
4.48	Sioux Falls	Mason Kraft	Moorhead
4.49	Muskegon	Danny Klaers	Minnetonka
5.63	Sioux Falls	Finn De St. Hubert	Hopkins
5.71	Lincoln	KJ Sauer	Andover
5.73	Omaha	Brady Krey	Albertville
5.75	Fargo	Mason West	Edina
6.78	Sioux Falls	Sam Schulte	North Oaks
6.79	Tri-City	Bode Laylin	St. Michael
6.83	Dubuque	Brandon Mickelson	Moorhead
6.90	Fargo	Parker Deschene	Otsego
7.91	Madison	Nolen Geerdes	Rogers
7.101	Lincoln	Poul Andersen	St. Louis Park
7.105	Fargo	Lewis Majkozak	New, Hope
8.110	Des Moines	Aiden Grossklaus	Woodbury
8.111	Sioux City	Will Distad	White Bear Lake
8.112	Cedar Rapids	Mason Minor	Plymouth
8.119	Sioux Falls	Holden Pajor	Minnetonka
8.120	Fargo	Gavin Kor	Rochester
9.124	Muskegon	Nick Koering	Eden Prairie
9.127	Cedar Rapids	Henry Peteron	Hermantown
9.129	Green Bay	Jack Kultgen	Shakopee
9.130	Tri-City	Josh Toll	Rosemount
10.136	Madison	Bryce Wiitala	Excelsior
10.137	Omaha	Carson Steinhoff	Shakopee
10.148	Fargo	Jake Faith	Shakopee