Arthur Brey
Position:G
Height:6'0
Weight:155
SC:L
DOB:2/12/1994
Hometown:Yorba Linda, CA
Previous Team: Orange County (NAPHL)
Bio: First season with Fighting Saints...walked on to tryout camp with Dubuque and made final roster...with Orange County of North American Prospects Hockey League in 2011-12 where he was 3-2-3 with 1.94 GAA, .940 SV% ...named U18 All-PHL First Team in 2011-12.
Jeff Taylor
Position:D
Height:6'0
Weight:170
SC:L
DOB:04/13/1994
Hometown:Clifton Park, NY
Previous Team: Albany Academy
Bio: First year with Fighting Saints...committed to Union College...Previously played with Albany Academy in Albany, NY where he was co-captain
Kyle McKenzie
Position:D
Height:6'0
Weight:185
SC:L
DOB:1/19/1993
Hometown:Philadelphia, PA
Previous Team: Dubuque
Bio: Starting second full season in Dubuque...Alternate Captain...In 2011-12 played in 57 games for Dubuque registering 7 assists...Played four games for the Saints in 2010-11, and spent the remainder of the season with the Dallas Stars Midget Major Program … Contributed 16 points in his 39 games in Dallas … Selected by the Saints in the third round of the Entry Draft in 2011...committed to Providence College.
Mike Downing
Position:D
Height:6'3
Weight:194
SC:L
DOB:5/19/1995
Hometown:Canton, MI
Previous Team: Dubuque
Bio: Scored 4 goals, 10 assists last year in rookie season...was youngest player on Fighting Saints roster...committed to University of Michigan...captain of Team USA at 2012 Ivan Hlinka Tourney...named to 2012 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game...named "A List" skater by NHL Central Scouting for 2013 Draft...younger brother of Jake Downing, who plays for Sioux Falls
Matt Benning
Position:D
Height:6' 0
Weight:203
SC:R
DOB:5/25/1994
Hometown:St. Albert, AB
Previous Team: Spruce Grove(AJHL)
Bio: First season with Dubuque...Drafted 86th overall by Dubuque in 2012 USHL Draft...6th round selection of the Boston Bruins in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft...played for Spruce Grove Saints of AJHL past two seasons, scoring 21 points in 87 games...Father Brian played over 500 NHL games..Uncle Jim played over 600 NHL games and is an Asst. GM with the Boston Bruins...committed to Northeastern.
Brandon Carlson
Position:D
Height:6' 2
Weight:215
SC:L
DOB:6/15/1992
Hometown:Huntington Beach, CA
Previous Team: Lincoln Stars
Bio: Veteran can play forward or defense...Alternate Captain..spent 2011-12 with Lincoln, scoring 11 assists in 50 games...split time with Fairbanks (NAHL) and Fargo in 2010-11...won the Robinson Cup with Fairbanks in 2011...was with Des Moines and Fargo in 2009-10...137 games of USHL experience and a leader in the locker room.
Keegan Ford
Position:D
Height:5' 9
Weight:180
SC:L
DOB:5/30/1996
Hometown:Waunakee, WI
Previous Team: Waunakee HS
Bio: First season with Dubuque...signed to a tender by the Fighting Saints on March 1, 2012...Committed to University of Wisconsin...previously played at Waunakee High School, where he tallied 74 points in 27 games as a sophomore...brother Jason is on the Fighting Saints' affilate list...father Pat played hockey at Wisconsin from 1984-88, and was an assistant coach at UW from 1994-2002.
Joseph Manno
Position:F
Height:6'0
Weight:180
SC:R
DOB:12/23/1992
Hometown:Montreal, Quebec
Previous Team: Northeastern University
Bio: Joined the Fighting Saints from Northeastern University in December, 2012...In first season at Northeastern in 2011-12 Manno played 32 scoring two goals and five assists...played South Kent School in 2010-11, and scored 43 points, notching 16 goals and 37 assists
Seamus Malone
Position:F
Height:5'10
Weight:160
SC:L
DOB:5/6/1996
Hometown:Naperville, IL
Previous Team: Chicago Mission U-16
Bio: Rookie with Fighting Saints...Signed to a tender by Dubuque...committed to University of Wisconsin...previously with Chicago Mission, where he scored 13 goals and 20 assists for 33 points in only 28 games in 2011-12...tallied 5 points in 2 games at USHL Fall Classic
Frankie DiChiara
Position:F
Height:6' 1
Weight:218
SC:L
DOB:9/22/1993
Hometown:Ronkonkoma, NY
Previous Team: St. Louis (NAHL)
Bio: First season with Dubuque...Drafted by Fighting Saints in the 2nd round, 26th overall in the 2012 USHL Draft...played for St. Louis in the NAHL in 2011-12, scoring 30 goals, 28 assists for 51 points..was with Long Island Royals in 2010-11 where he scored 102 points
Eric Freschi
Position:F
Height:5'11
Weight:192
SC:R
DOB:3/22/1993
Hometown:Bloomington, MN
Previous Team: Dubuque
Bio: In 2011-12 played 51 games for Dubuque, scoring 12 goals and adding 7 assists for 19 points...Previously played for Bloomington-Jefferson High School's team...Made the Fighting Saints out of training camp, after he was invited to camp as an undrafted player...committed to Cornell.
Mike Szmatula
Position:F
Height:5'10
Weight:183
SC:L
DOB:8/10/1992
Hometown:Commerce Twp, MI
Previous Team: Summerside (MJAHL)
Bio: Enters first season in Dubuque...Alternate Captain...was league MVP in the Maritime Junior Hockey League in 2012-13 for Summerside...scored 36 goals and 51 assists for 87 points in 52 games in 2012-13 for Summerside...spent 2010-11 in NAHL with Traverse City, scoring 33 points...committed to Northeastern.
Niklas Nevalainen
Position:D
Height:5'9
Weight:170
SC:L
DOB:6/28/1993
Hometown:Pori, Finland
Previous Team: Assat Pori Jr. A
Bio: Enters his first season in North America as one of Dubuque's three import players...Finnish defenseman has tremendous offensive instincts, scoring 13 goals and 22 assist for 35 points in only 48 games for Assat Pori Jr. A last season...was an alternate captain in 2011-12...played for Finland U17 in the World Hockey Championships during 2009-10...committed to St. Cloud State University.
Shane Sooth
Position:F
Height:6'1
Weight:205
SC:L
DOB: 4/18/1992
Hometown:Canyon Country, CA
Previous Team: Dubuque
Bio: Named Team Captain for 2012-13...In his third season with the Fighting Saints..scored 44 points with 9 goals and 35 assists in 2011-12... A member of the Clark Cup-winning Fighting Saints team with which he totaled 43 points in 60 games.. Alternate captain for 2011-12.. Committed to play collegiate hockey at Northern Michigan University
Peter Quenneville
Position:F
Height:5'11
Weight:176
SC:R
DOB:3/9/1994
Hometown:Edmonton, AB
Previous Team: Sherwood Park (AJHL)
Bio: First season with Fighting Saints...Dubuque's second choice, 13th overall in the first round of the 2012 USHL Draft...played in 2011-12 with Sherwood Park of AJHL where he was the league's MVP...scored 31 goals, 50 assists, for 81 points in 2011-12 finishing third in the league in scoring...AJHL North All-Star in 2011-12
Jarrid Privitera
Position:F
Height:5'5
Weight:150
SC:L
DOB:07/19/1994
Hometown:Old Tappan, NJ
Previous Team: Gunnery Prep
Bio: Comes from The Gunnery Prep School where he played two seasons... last season played 28 games, scoring 16 goals and 22 assists...First season in Dubuque after playing 3 games as an affilate list player in 2011-13, tallying an assist in three games...committed to Boston University when his brother Alexx plays.. Alexx Privitera played in the USHL for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2010-11...also has a brother Griffin who plays for the NJ Avalanche midget team
John Stevens
Position:F
Height:6'2
Weight:180
SC:L
DOB:4/17/1994
Hometown:Manhattan Beach, CA
Previous Team: Salisbury School (NEDI)
Bio: First season with Dubuque after playing two games as an affilate list player in 2011-12...spent two seasons at Salisbury School, scoring 11 goals and 11 assists in 22 games in 2011-12...son of LA Kings assistant coach John Stevens... committed to Northeastern.
Karson Kuhlman
Position:F
Height:5'10
Weight:165
SC:R
DOB:9/26/1995
Hometown:Cloquet, MN
Previous Team: Cloquet Esko Carlton HS
A.J. Fossen
Position:F
Height:5'9
Weight:180
SC:L
DOB:11/14/1993
Hometown:Maple Grove, MN
Previous Team: Chicago Young Americans (AAA)
Bio: First season with Dubuque...previously with the Chicago Young Americans U18 team where in 2011-12 he played 23 games, scoring seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points...played Minnesota High School Hockey previously, and as a junior for Spring Lake Park in 2010-11, Fossen scored 26 goals and added 26 assists for 62 points...committed to Clarkson.
Evan Janssen
Position:F
Height:5'10
Weight:187
SC:L
DOB:3/31/1993
Hometown:Green Bay, WI
Previous Team: Alaska (NAHL)
Bio: First season with the Fighting Saints...selected 101st overall by Dubuque in the 2012 USHL Draft...played 2011-12 with the Alaska Avalanche of the NAHL where he scored 23 goals and added 25 assists for 48 points...played for Green Bay United in 2010-11, scoring 67 points in just 23 games.
Dylan Gambrell
Position:F
Height:5'11
Weight:178
SC:R
DOB:8/26/1996
Hometown:Bonney Lake, WA
Previous Team: Colorado Thunderbirds
Bio: First season with the Fighting Saints... Dubuque's 11th overal selection l in the 2012 USHL Futures Draft...added to the roster at the 2012 USHL Fall Classic...previously was with the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 team...in 2011-12 with the Thunderbirds he played 40 games and scored 21 goals and added 21 assists for 42 points...committed to the University of Denver.
Christian Frey
Position:G
Height:5'10
Weight:185
SC:L
DOB:6/12/1993
Hometown:Arlington, TX
Previous Team: Tri-City (USHL)
Bio: First season with the Fighting Saints after being added to the roster in January…Won his first start with the Fighting Saints making 24 saves in a 5-2 win at Indiana on February 2…Stopped 19 shots in a 5-2 win over Sioux City on February 12…Previously with the Tri-City Storm where he went 2-4-1 in nine games with a 3.73 GAA and .895 SV% in 2012-13…Split time with Tri-City and Des Moines in 2010-11…Played Midget Hockey with Kyle McKenzie for the Dallas Stars Midget Major program…Drafted in the 8th round, 108th overall by the Des Moines Buccaneers in the 2010 USHL Entry Draft.
Phil Boje
Position:D
Height:5'10
Weight:190
SC:L
DOB:4/13/1994
Hometown:Shoreview, MN
Previous Team: Mounds View HS (MN)
Bio: In first season with Dubuque...previously at Mounds View High School in Minnesota...in 2011-12 for Mounds View he played 25 games and scored 7 goals and added 11 assists for 18 points...in 2011, Boje participated in the USA Hockey Select 17 Camp.