DUBUQUE, IA — The Dubuque Fighting Saints have announced their season opening 25-man roster in conjunction with the USHL. The Saints entered training camp with 31 players and were required to get down to a 25-player protected list by 12:00 p.m. CT on Monday.
The Saints 25-man protected list can be seen below:
| # |
FIRST |
LAST |
POSITION |
HEIGHT |
WEIGHT |
DOB |
SHOT |
HOMETOWN |
COLLEGE COMMITMENT |
| 2 |
Lucas |
St. Louis |
D |
5'10 |
163 |
3/30/2005 |
R |
Old Greenwich, CT |
Harvard |
| 3 |
Jayden |
Jubenvill |
D |
6'0 |
187 |
6/19/2003 |
L |
Gilbert Plains, MAN |
|
| 4 |
Max |
Burkholder |
D |
5'8 |
176 |
8/8/2003 |
R |
Chaska, MN |
Colorado College |
| 5 |
Owen |
Michaels |
F |
6'0 |
179 |
5/1/2002 |
R |
Detroit, MI |
University of Massachusets |
| 6 |
Ryan |
St. Louis |
F |
5'10 |
170 |
6/13/2003 |
L |
Burlington, VT |
Northeastern |
| 7 |
Caelum |
Dick |
D |
5'10 |
183 |
11/21/2003 |
R |
Sherwood Park, ALB |
Denver University |
| 8 |
Trevor |
Taulien |
D |
6'5 |
212 |
4/14/2003 |
R |
Crystal Lake, MN |
Ferris State |
| 9 |
Shawn |
O'Donnell |
F |
6'0 |
170 |
6/21/2003 |
L |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Umass Lowell |
| 10 |
Evan |
Brown |
F |
5'9 |
161 |
10/14/2003 |
R |
Little Silver, NJ |
|
| 11 |
Tyler |
DesRochers |
D |
6'0 |
176 |
4/2/2003 |
R |
Howell, NJ |
|
| 13 |
Jake |
Sondreal |
F |
5'11 |
163 |
2/19/2004 |
L |
Woodbridge, ONT |
|
| 15 |
Noah |
Powell |
F |
6'0 |
201 |
2/2/2005 |
R |
Northbrook, IL |
|
| 16 |
Max |
Montes |
F |
5'8 |
159 |
9/1/2003 |
L |
Waukesha, WI |
St. Cloud State University |
| 17 |
Cole |
Helm |
F |
5'11 |
192 |
7/17/2003 |
L |
Dallas, TX |
|
| 18 |
Mikey |
Burchill |
F |
5'10 |
150 |
4/29/2005 |
R |
Mundelein, IL |
University of Massachusets |
| 19 |
Jacob |
Jeannette |
F |
6'1 |
203 |
12/13/2002 |
L |
Duluth, MN |
|
| 20 |
Gavin |
Cornforth |
F |
5'9 |
154 |
12/15/2006 |
R |
Boston, MA |
|
| 21 |
Oliver |
Moberg |
F |
6'3 |
201 |
2/23/2003 |
L |
Bromma, SWE |
|
| 22 |
Theo |
Wallberg |
D |
6'5 |
203 |
12/4/2003 |
L |
Stockholm, SWE |
Ohio State |
| 25 |
Fisher |
Scott |
D |
6'1 |
179 |
10/27/2004 |
L |
Carbondale, CO |
Colorado College |
| 26 |
Riley |
Stuart |
F |
6'2 |
201 |
1/17/2002 |
R |
Phoenix, AZ |
Arizona State |
| 27 |
James |
Reeder |
F |
5'9 |
163 |
10/6/2005 |
R |
Glenview, IL |
Denver University |
| 29 |
Nils |
Juntorp |
F |
6'1 |
194 |
11/23/2003 |
R |
Ulricehamn, SWE |
|
| 30 |
Marcus |
Brännman |
G |
6'0 |
170 |
4/6/2003 |
L |
Bromma, SWE |
|
| 31 |
Paxton |
Geisel |
G |
6'1 |
187 |
1/18/2004 |
L |
Estevan, SASK |
Denver University |
To become compliant, the Saints transferred Luke Malbouf (D) and Michael Barron (F) to the affiliate list, released Gunnar Thoreson (F), Colby Woogk (D) and Ethan Dahlmeir (G), and traded William Renfrew (F). Forward Gavin Cornforth was added to the 25-man roster from the Saints affiliate list. Renfrew was dealt to Muskegon for a draft pick in the 2023 Phase II draft.
The final 25-man roster features 15 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goalies. Returning from last years roster are nine Saints, seven of which played in three or more games. Max Montes leads the way for returning forwards with 32 points from a year ago. He's joined by Riley Stuart, Shawn O'Donnell, Michael Burchill, and Cole Helm. On the blue-line, Max Burkholder returns to Dubuque for a third season, while Lucas St. Louis and Fisher Scott, both of whom played in two games each last year for the Saints, make up the familiar faces.
Paxton Geisel figures to be the leading goaltender for the Saints this season. Geisel is coming off a suberb rookie campaign where he was named to the USHL All-Rookie team and earned 25 wins. In tandem with him, Marcus Brännman is the other goaltender on the Saints 25-man roster. Brännman is coming off a pair of strong preseason appearances stopping 53 of 55 shots on goal in 104 minutes of play.
Brännamn is joined by a trio of fellow Swedes. Nils Juntorp and Oliver Moberg both made the 25-man roster as apart of the 15 forwards, while Theo Wallberg represents the country on the back end.
The Fighting Saints open the regular season this Saturday in the Dick's Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic in Pittsburgh, PA. Dubuque with square off with Western a pair of Western Conference foes starting with Des Moines at 11:00 a.m. CT on Saturday. Then on Sunday, the Saints duel with the Omaha Lancers at 4:30 p.m. CT.
You can listen to the action on the Saints official radio partner Eagle 102.3 or watch the action live on FloHockey. The Saints home opener is set for Friday, November 4th at 7:05 p.m. vs. Madison. Tickets are available
online.
