North Andover, MA - The Islanders Hockey Club (IHC) spent countless hours preparing for the first ever entry draft for the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) and walked away extremely pleased with the results. Twelve players were selected including 9 forwards, 2 defensemen, and 1 goalie. There were 2-97’s, 2-98’s, 4-99’s, and 4-2000’s taken by the IHC. The players hail from all over the world from Laguna Beach, CA to Stockholm, Sweden to right here in Massachusetts.
Up front the IHC selected William Fallstrom (Minnesota), Cal LeClair. Tyler Levine, Hunter McCoy, Craig Needham (Maine), Jack Nisbet, Luke Radetic, Connor Sweeney (UNH), and Devan Tongue.
On the blueline the defending Dineen Cup Champions chose Thomas Craft and Christian Felton.
The lone goaltender taken by the Islanders Hockey Club was Connor Hopkins (Yale).
During the upcoming weeks leading to the IHC Invite Camp scheduled for June 8-11 at Merrimack College, we will feature each player selected with a story on our website.
Below is the list of players selected by your defending champions:
Name |
Position |
DoB |
Ht/Wt |
16-17 Team |
Hometown |
Thomas Craft |
Defense |
2.15.99 |
6'5/210 |
Deerfield Academy |
Hamden, CT |
William Fallstrom |
Forward |
2.3.98 |
5'11/180 |
Djurgardens IF J20 |
Stockholm, SWE |
Christian Felton |
Defense |
2.4.00 |
5'11/165 |
Skipjacks U18 |
Medina, OH |
Connor Hopkins |
Goalie |
3.9.00 |
6'0/200 |
Belmont Hill |
Malden, MA |
Cal LeClair |
Forward |
2.24.98 |
5'10/172 |
Westminster |
Haverford, PA |
Tyler Levine |
Forward |
10.1.97 |
5'10/180 |
Okotooks Oilers |
Laguna Beach, CA |
Hunter McCoy |
Forward |
8.1.00 |
5'11/180 |
Phillips Exeter Academy |
Newburyport, MA |
Craig Needham |
Forward |
3.31.99 |
5'10/170 |
Lawrence Academy |
Medford, MA |
Jack Nisbet |
Forward |
3.3.99 |
5'11/180 |
Dexter School |
Scituate, MA |
Luke Radetic |
Forward |
7.14.97 |
5'10/175 |
Kenai River Brown Bears |
Chesterfield, MO |
Connor Sweeney |
Forward |
5.5.00 |
6'1/176 |
Pingree School |
North Andover, MA |
Devan Tongue |
Forward |
12.31.99 |
6'2/185 |
Northfield Mt Herman |
Hampden, MA |
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