Chaminade Red Devils Hockey

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The Sioux City Musketeers made five selections in the 2012 United States Hockey League (USHL) Futures Draft. This year's draft was made up of 1996 born players.

The Musketeers used two picks in the first round to draft forward Nick Magyar with the 4th overall pick while opting for defenseman Robert Nardella with the 8th overall pick.

The 6'2" Magyar recorded 94 points (42g, 52a) in 59 games played for the Cleveland Barons U16 while the gifted rearguard Nardella notched 17 points (5g, 12a) in 29 games played for Chicago Mission midget minor.

"I'm very pleased with the way the draft unfolded," said Head Coach and General Manager Brett Larson. "We got two high end kids at two different positions in the first round and then supplemented Magyar and Nardella with some really exciting talent. The staff did a great job."

The organization also selected Selects Academy forward Joseph Snively in the 4th round, St. Louis Blues midget minor defenseman Bradley Johnson in the 5th round, before rounding out the draft with Edina Minnesota High School power forward Cullen Munson in the 6th round.

Sioux City also has 1996 born Belle Tire defenseman Ryan Mantha in the fold after the Musketeers tendered the 6'4" blueliner last week.

Magyar and Nardella were the prizes of the draft with the Musketeers having two first round Futures picks for the first time in franchise history.

"Nick Magyar is a big, skilled forward who is great down low in the offensive zone," said Musketeers Assistant Coach Mark Abalan. "He takes the puck to the net as well as any player at that level."

The 5'7" Nardella, whose father Bob was an elite scorer for the Des Moines Buccaneers, was one of two defenseman chosen by Sioux City.

"Bobby has unreal smarts and is unbelievably poised with the puck," said Assistant Coach Keith Paulsen. "In our opinion he was the smartest defenseman in the draft and the best decision maker."

The Musketeers will further booster the pipeline when Sioux City participates in the 2012 Main USHL Draft on May 22nd.

2012 Musketeers Futures Draft Picks Bios

Ryan Magyar - 1st Round - 4th Overall
Position: Left Wing/Center
Shoots: Right
Hometown: Mentor, OH
HT: 6'1"
WT: 174 lbs
Previous Team: Cleveland Barons U16 (Tier 1 Elite)
College Commitment: Ohio State

Bobby Nardella - 1st Round - 8th Overall
Position: Left Defenseman
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Melrose Park, IL
HT: 5'7"
WT: 140 lbs
Previous Team: Chicago Mission Midget Minor (HPHL)
College Commitment: None

Joseph Snively - 4th Round - 57th Overall
Position: Left Wing
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Herndon, VA
HT: 5'7"
WT: 140 lbs
Previous Team: Selects Academy (CT-HS)
College Commitment: None

Bradley Johnson - 5th Round - 65th Overall
Position: Right Defenseman
Shoots: Right
Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
HT: 5'9"
WT: 160 lbs
Previous Team: St. Louis Blues Midget Minor (Tier 1 Elite)
College Commitment: None

Cullen Munson - 6th Round - 87th Overall
Position: Center
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Edina, MN
HT: 5'11"
WT: 172 lbs
Previous Team: Edina (MN-HS)
College Commitment: None

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A pair of timely goals and some stout defense late pushed  perennial Mid-States hockey power CBC back into a familiar place on Saturday night at Hardees Ice Plex in Chesterfield.

CBC freshman forward Drew Croghan scored an early goal and then provided a third period goal and Cadets defense made a two-goal lead stand up in the final period as CBC defeated Mid-States Metro division foe Chaminade 4-2 in game two of their Challenge Cup semifinal series to clinch a 2-0 series victory.

CBC (24-3-1), who handled Chaminade 5-1, two days earlier, will make a return trip to the Challenge Cup championship game March 7 at 8 p.m. at ScottTrade Center against St. Louis University High.

The Cadets will be seeking their 12th championship in school history.

“I didn’t think we played really well the first half of the game,” CBC coach John Jost said. “Once we scored those two goals, we kind of got back on our heels for some reason and they (Chaminade) played with desperation.”

Croghan put CBC ahead just 3:10 into the action with his first goal of the game making it 1-0. Then just a minute later, Glen Ryan scored off an assist from Croghan for a 2-0 Cadets lead.

Late in the first period Chaminade (14-8-5) broke through on CBC goalie Joe O’Brien as Tommy Daniels scored on a beautiful breakaway at the 1:30 mark of the period making it 2-1.

“I think that huge goal by Tommy Daniels in the first period really got the guys up,” Chaminade coach Matt Hrubes said.”They saw it go to a 2-1 game and the whole complexity of the game changes what we do as coaches on both sides.”

With 3:32 left in the second period, the Red Devils drew even at 2-2 on a power play goal by Andrew Dower.

That momentum was short-lived for the Chaminade, however, as Matt Sieckhaus found the back of the net with a goal giving the Cadets a 3-2 lead heading into the third period.

It took less than a minute for Croghan to put his final stamp on the game as he scored a rush to the net off an assist from Sieckhaus and William Scherer giving CBC needed space between them and the Red Devils.

“I was going down with Matt Sieckhaus and passed it over to him and it wound up hitting the stick and went through the five-hole,” Croghan. “It was pretty lucky but I’ll take it.”

Chaminade continued to get chances in the third period but O’Brien and the CBC defense settled in and did not break.

“They kind of got a soft goal to start the third period and I think it changed the way we play and we had to play more defense,” Hrubes said. “We just just couldn’t get one by Joey O’Brien, one of the toughest goalies in the league and you know, hat’s off to him.”

Saturday was also the last game for Hrubes as Chaminade’s head coach after 16 seasons behind the bench.

“It’s time to let somebody else handle the reins for a while,” Hrubes. “I’m going to step aside and stay within the organization and on the board and help put the right person in place to get them to where we want to be.”

NOTES: CBC lost the Challenge Cup championship game to Francis Howell Central last year.

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