USA TODAY High School Sports is unveiling the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Boys Ice Hockey Team for 2015-16. Players were selected based on performance, level of competition and strength of schedule.
The team has nine forwards, six defensemen and three goalies. Nine players were selected from schools in Minnesota, four in Connecticut and three in New Hampshire.
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Jake Begley (Photo: Chris Juhn, Minnesota Hockey Hub)
Jake Begley
School: Hill-Murray (Maplewood, Minn.)
Year: Junior
Height: 5-11
Noteworthy: Begley burst onto the scene as a sophomore last winter by posting a microscopic 1.57 goals-against average to go with a .919 save percentage. He was invited to try out for USA Hockey’s prestigious National Team Development Program last spring and has attended USA Hockey Select camps the past two summers.
Trevin Kozlowski
School: The Gunnery (Washington, Conn.)
Year: Senior
Height: 6-4
Noteworthy: Kozlowski was a fortress last winter, posting a goals-against average of 1.96 to go with a .925 save percentage to help the Highlanders to the New England Prep open division semifinals. Originally from California, Kozlowski will stick on the east coast and play his college hockey at Army.
Ryan Ferland
School: St. Mark’s (Southborough, Mass.)
Year: Senior
Height: 6-0
Noteworthy: Ferland led St. Mark’s to last year’s New England Prep small schools championship with a ridiculous 31-save performance in a 3-1 win over a massively talented Westminster (Simsbury, Conn.) team. He posted a 2.17 goals-against average and .915 save percentage for the season, and he performed well at this summer’s USA Hockey Select 17 camp in Williamsville, N.Y.