COLTEN ST.CLAIR
INVITED TO THE USA HOCKEY
NATIONAL TRAINING DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION CAMP
Breakdown By Districts
(US Hockey Report – 3/14/08)
If you are wondering where the ‘92s invited to next week’s NTDP Evaluation Camp are coming from, we’ve broken it down by district.
To us, it further illustrates the changing demographics of hockey in the U.S.. As you see, there are a total of 11 players from the Pacific and Rocky Mountain Districts - specifically, the Los Angeles Basin (4), Las Vegas (1), Greater Phoenix (2), Dallas (3), and Denver (1). That’s more than the New York-New England-Mass-Atlantic districts combined.
We’re not saying this is a good or bad thing. We’re just pointing out changes that are the inevitable result of a population shift away from the Northeast. The fact that these so-called non-traditional hockey areas are also home to NHL teams has helped them grow the numbers. The rinks, and youth hockey programs, followed the money, popping up in the suburbs of these cities. It’s all paying off now, as is evident in the steadily-growing number of serious prospects.
Michigan: 10 (Accettura, Campbell, Gravel, Gunn, Knight, Merrill, Rust, Sinelli, Watson, Yanakeff)
Minnesota: 8 (Bjugstad, Forbort, Gardiner, Isackson, Marshall, McMorrow, Pauluk, Rubbelke)
Rocky Mountain: 6 (Fallon, Hargrove, McMinimy, Moffatt, Shore, St. Clair)
Pacific: 5 (Balisy, Etem, Nieto, Sooth, Zucker)
Central: 4 (Carruth, Mersch, Simonelli, Tynan)
New York: 4 (Clendening, Iles, Lane, Tiefenwerth)
Massachusetts: 3 (Arnold, Brickley, Reardon)
Mid-Am: 3 (Johns, Lippincott, Saad)
Atlantic: 2 (Carroccio, Clare)
New England: 1 (Russo)
Southeastern: 1 (Tinordi)