GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North
Dakota Head Men’s Hockey Coach Dave Hakstol announced today the addition of six
newcomers for the 2012-13 season. The incoming class includes National Letter of Intent signees Drake
Caggiula, Bryn Chyzyk, Zane Gothberg, Coltyn Sanderson and Jordan Schmaltz, as well as Alabama-Huntsville
transfer Clarke Saunders. The position breakdown includes three
forwards, two goalies and one defensemen.
“This incoming class of young men will bring solid
skill packages into our program at the forward, defense, and goaltending
positions for the 2012-13 season,” said Hakstol. “Adding this group to an
extremely solid core of returning veterans creates a roster with ability and
depth at all three positions.”
National Letter of Intent Signees:
Name: Drake Caggiula Ht: 5-10 Wt: 161
Pos: F Hometown: Pickering, Ontario
Spent the past two seasons with the Stouffville
Spirit of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) …
Scored 10 goals and 24 assists 25 in games in 2011-12 … Led Stouffville to OJHL
regular season and playoff titles and a berth in the Dudley Hewitt Central
Canada Junior A Championship final … Was named most valuable player of the OJHL
playoffs after racking up a league-leading 17 goals and 37 points in 23 games …
Named OJHL 1st Team All-Prospect for the second straight season … Won a silver
medal playing for Team Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge … Began the
season with Des Moines of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and
had one goal and one assist in four games … Played in 48 games with Stouffville
in 2010-11 and collected 22 goals and 23 assists … Added two goals and six
assists in eight playoff games … Draft eligible in 2012 … Ranked 185th
among North American skaters in the final 2012 NHL Central Scouting Bureau draft
rankings … Last name is pronounced Ka-ZHEW-la.
Name: Bryn Chyzyk Ht: 5-11 Wt: 181
Pos: F Hometown: Virden, Manitoba
Spent the 2011-12 season with the Fargo Force of the USHL … Collected 28 goals and 21 assists
in 57 games … Tied for the team lead in goals and tied for eighth in the USHL
goal-scoring race … Was a teammate of fellow UND recruit Zane Gothberg … Spent
the 2010-11 season with the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL)
and was named the league’s rookie of the year … Scored 22 goals and 49 assists
in 62 games and earned MJHL All-Rookie Team honors … Played in the
2011 MJHL All-Star Game and notched three assists … Added a goal and six
assists in 13 playoff games … Last name is pronounced CHIZ-ick.
Name: Zane Gothberg Ht: 6-2 Wt: 190
Pos: G Hometown: Thief River Falls, Minn.
Spent the past two seasons with the Fargo Force of
the United States Hockey League (USHL) … Named co-recipient of USHL’s 2011-12
Goaltender of the Year award … Went 26-14-4 and led the USHL in save percentage
(.921) and shutouts (7), while ranking second in goals against average (2.22) …
Set franchise records in all four categories and was named Fargo’s Most
Valuable Player … Was a teammate of fellow UND recruit Bryn Chyzyk … Went
14-8-0 with a 2.23 goals against average and a .908 save percentage, along with
two shutouts, in 2010-11 … Won a bronze medal with the United States at the 2011 World Junior A
Challenge, posting a 0.50 GAA and .979 SV% in two games … Won gold with the
U.S. at the 2010 World Junior A
Challenge, recording a 2.05 GAA and .929 SV% in four games … Spent the
2009-10 season with Thief River Falls High School and won the Frank Brimsek
Award as the top senior goaltender in the state of Minnesota … Also earned
first-team all-state honors after posting a 1.81 GAA, .925 SV% and three
shutouts in 27 games … Was an all-state honorable mention as a junior …
Selected by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (165th overall) of
the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Name: Coltyn Sanderson Ht: 6-1 Wt:
185 Pos: F Hometown: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Spent the past two seasons with the Weyburn Red
Wings of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
(SJHL) … Served as team captain in 2011-12 and amassed 81 points (32 goals, 49
assists) in 57 games … Finished fourth in the SJHL scoring race … Added nine
goals and nine assists in 17 playoff games and led Weyburn to the Sherwood
Conference championship … Weyburn’s nominee for SJHL Player of the Year …
Received four team honors: Barber Motors Award (Most Valuable Forward), NSWB
Community Service Award, Marcel Labelle Memorial Award (Red Wing Displaying
Dedication) and the President’s Ring … Played in 57 games in 2010-11 and had 19
goals and 29 assists for 48 points … Spent the 2009-10 season with the
Assiniboia Southern Rebels of the Prairie Junior Hockey League and collected 35
points (19 goals, 16 assists) in 37 games.
Name: Jordan Schmaltz Ht: 6-2 Wt: 175
Pos: D Hometown: Verona, Wis.
Tied for second among USHL defensemen in 2011-12
with 41 points (10 goals, 31 assists) in 55 games … Spent the majority of the
season with the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers, collecting seven goals and 28
assists in 46 games … Led the Gamblers to the USHL’s Anderson Cup with a 47-9-4
record … Added two goals and five assists in 11 playoff games … Began the
season with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, where he scored three goals and
three assists in nine games … Participated in the 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects
Game … Spent the 2010-11 season with Sioux City and led USHL defensemen in
points (44), goals (11) and assists (31) in 53 games … Earned USHL First
All-Star Team and USHL All-Rookie Team honors … Was a five-time USHL Defenseman
of the Week as a rookie … Won a bronze medal with the United States at the 2011
World Junior A Challenge … Won gold with the U.S. at the 2010 World Under-17
Hockey Challenge … Draft eligible in 2012 … Ranked 34th among North
American skaters in the final 2012 NHL Central Scouting Bureau draft rankings …
Father, Mike, lettered in football at UND from 1988 to 1990 … Uncles, Marc
Schmaltz (1988-91) and Monte Schmaltz (1992-93), also lettered in football at
UND.
Transfer:
Name: Clarke Saunders Ht: 6-3 Wt: 200
Pos: G Hometown: Brockville, Ontario
Spent the previous two seasons at the University of
Alabama-Huntsville … Posted a .903 save percentage in 46 career games for a UAH
team that went 6-54-3 over the past two years … Appeared in 27 games (26
starts) in 2011-12 and averaged an NCAA-leading 34 saves per game … Posted a
.906 save percentage for a UAH team that went 2-28-1 … Appeared in 19 games as
a freshman in 2010-11 and went 4-14-0 with a 3.80 goals against average and an
.898 save percentage … Spent the previous four seasons with the Brockville
Braves of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) … Set a Brockville team
record for wins in two of his last three seasons with the club … Went 31-7-1
with a 2.31 GAA and .915 SV% in 2009-10, ranking second in the CCHL in wins and
GAA.
The Fighting Sioux (26-13-3, 16-11-1 WCHA) won
their league-record third straight Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA Final Five
champions and earned the No. 1 seed for the NCAA West Region Tournament, where
UND advanced to its sixth regional championship game in eight years under Hakstol.
