11 #TPHTrained Players Prepare for 2018 NHL Draft
With the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on the horizon, Total Package Hockey would like to acknowledge the following 11 #TPHTrained players who appeared on the NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings back in January:
Bode Wilde… US National Team Development Program… TPH-Detroit Center of Excellence.
Blade Jenkins… Saginaw Spirit… TPH-Detroit Center of Excellence and 8 Week Progression Program.
Drew DeRidder… US National Team Development Program… TPH-Detroit Center of Excellence and 8 Week Progression Program.
Alec Regula… London Knights… TPH-Detroit 8 Week Progression Program and Michigan Hockey Advancement.
Jonathan Gruden… US National Team Development Program… TPH-Detroit 8 Week Progression Program.
Caleb Everett… Saginaw Spirit… TPH-Detroit Center of Excellence and 8 Week Progression Program.
Paul Cotter… Lincoln Stars… TPH-Detroit 8 Week Progression Program.
Renars Krastenbergs… Oshawa Generals… Thunder ‘AAA’.
Cole Krygier… Lincoln Stars… TPH-Detroit Center of Excellence and 8 Week Progression Program.
Christian Krygier… Lincoln Stars… TPH-Detroit Center of Excellence and 8 Week Progression Program.
Ben Schultheis… Minnesota Magicians… Thunder ‘AAA.’
“We’re incredibly proud of these players,” said TPH Director of Player Development Brandon Naurato. “Having worked with almost all of them personally, I can attest to their work ethic, their drive and their determination – they’ve reached this point because they’re willing to put in the work, and they also know that they must maintain that level moving forward.”
All of us within the TPH family would like to wish these 11 young men the very best of luck in the draft, which gets underway Friday evening in Dallas, TX.
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