2016-17 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Boys Hockey Team

The 2016-17 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Boys Hockey team was selected based on past performance, level of competition and strength of schedule.

Returning ALL-USA Player of the Year Casey Mittelstadt of Eden Prairie leads a strong Minnesota contingent of 12 players, which also includes teammates from two schools, Grand Rapids and St. Paul Academy & Summit School. Massachusetts has three honorees, while New Hampshire, New Jersey and North Dakota have one apiece.

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Click through the slideshow below to meet the players.

Casey Carreau School: Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.) Position: Right Wing Year: Senior Height: 5-9 College: Boston College Noteworthy: The returning MVP of the Independent School League, Carreau scored 34 goals and dished out 37 assists in 31 games, leading the Tigers to the New England Prep School Large School tournament. Photo: Dave Arnold Photography

Braden Costello School: Red River (Grand Forks, N.D.) Position: Left Wing Year: Junior Height: 6-1 College: Uncommitted Noteworthy: Costello was the leading scorer (27 goals, 25 assists) a year ago for Red River, which completed a perfect 27-0 season with a state championship. The Roughriders were the first team in the state to complete an unbeaten season in 49 years. Photo: Jesse Trelstad, Grand Forks Herald

Jeremy Davidson School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Faribault, Minn.) Position: Right Wing Year: Junior Height: 5-10 College: Massachusetts Noteworthy: A member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the Five Nations Tournament in August, Davidson scored 17 goals and passed for 28 assists a year ago, leading Shattuck-St. Mary’s Under-16 team to the USA Hockey U16 Tier 1 national championship. Photo: Paul Swenson Photography

Gavin Hain School: Grand Rapids (Minn.) Position: Center/wing Year: Junior Height: 6-0 College: North Dakota Noteworthy: Hain picked up seven points in four games with the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the Five Nations Tournament in August. For Grand Rapids, he tallied 18 goals and 24 assists, leading the Thunderhawks to the Minnesota Class AA state semifinals. Photo: Kelly Klatt

John Malone School: Delbarton (Morristown, N.J.) Position: Center Year: Sophomore Height: 6-0 College: Cornell Noteworthy: One of two rising sophomores on the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the Five Nations Tournament in August, Malone helped Delbarton to the 2015-16 New Jersey Non-Public state title with eight goals and 14 assists. Photo: Vicki Malone

Dev McCabe School: St. Paul Academy & Summit School (St. Paul, Minn.) Position: Center Year: Junior Height: 5-10 College: Minnesota-Duluth Noteworthy: McCabe tied for the team lead in scoring at the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in August with four goals and six assists in four games. For St. Paul, McCabe recorded 16 goals and 25 assists, including seven playoff goals to lead the Spartans to their first Minnesota Class A state tournament appearance. Photo: Bruce Kluckhohn

Blake McLaughlin School: Grand Rapids (Minn.) Position: Center Year: Junior Height: 6-0 College: Minnesota Noteworthy: McLaughlin scored a tournament-high six goals for the United States at the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in August. More of a facilitator for the Thunderhawks, McLaughlin dished out 25 assists a year ago, leading Grand Rapids to the Minnesota Class AA state semifinals. Photo: Kelly Klatt

Casey Mittelstadt School: Eden Prairie (Minn.) Position: Center Year: Senior Height: 6-1 College: Minnesota Noteworthy: The returning American Family Insurance ALL-USA Player of the Year, Mittelstadt is ranked as the No. 6 prospect for the 2017 NHL draft by Hockeyprospect.com. He tallied 33 goals and 47 assists a year ago, leading Eden Prairie to the Minnesota Class AA state title game and followed that up this summer by being named MVP of the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in September. Photo: Tim Kruse