Tuesday afternoon, Carter Sanderson, Pierre native and former Oahe Capital would hear his name get called in the fourth round and 51st pick of the USHL draft to the Muskegon Lumberjacks…
The USHL is the premier junior league in the United States standing at the Tier I level. The NAHL with the Aberdeen Wings is considered Tier II with the NA3HL with the Badlands Sabres as a Tier III level.
Sanderson was the first American born 2007 birth year player taken in the Phase II Draft. The Phase I Draft, which was held on Monday was for those players born only in 2008. Sanderson led the Sioux Falls Power with 36 goals and 37 assists which were team highs in goals and points with being second in assists. Sanderson he was very excited and a lot of emotions with being drafted…
While Muskegon was the team to draft Sanderson, he says he didn’t know he was a player they had on their radar…
Sanderson says it’s surreal moment…
Sanderson was the second South Dakotan drafted in the Phase II Draft with Landon Fandel who played for the Bismarck Bobcats in the NAHL taken prior in the draft. Sanderson will head to the team camp this summer working for a spot on the team to then play in the USHL starting next season. You can listen to the full interview with Sanderson below.
