Thursday, January 21, 2010

Five other MN Pulse playes make USHL All-Star Team

  • Nick Mattson is in his first season with Indiana after playing for Team USA's development program during his high school years. Mattson did play for Chaska his freshman season before leaving for Ann Arbor. He is a 6'1, 190 pound defenseman who has four goals and four assists. Mattson is going to play for the University of North Dakota.
  • Nick Jensen is another talented MN defenseman making the USHL All-Star Team. Jensen plays for Green Bay and was already drafted by Detroit. Jensen played his sophomore season for Rogers before going to Green Bay where he has now played in 80 games the past two seasons. Jensen has yet to score this year but does have 12 assists and a very high plus/minus at +16.
  • Anders Lee went down in state history as one of the better athletes in the last decade. The 6'2", 216 pound forward from Edina has 18 goals and 18 assists in 34 games this year for the Gamblers. Lee is going to play college hockey at Notre Dame.
  • Ryan Furne plays with Lee and Jensen in Green Bay, but Furne has to be one of just a few guys to play in the USHL All-Star game and not have a college commitment. Furne has 13 goals and 14 assists. The former Tartan and Hill-Murray star has proven himself to be a scorer wherever he plays.
  • Tyler Barnes is in his second full season in the USHL and has put together a good one scoring 19 goals and 22 assists in 33 games. The former Burnsville star is taking his speed and play-making abilities to Wisconsin next year.

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