Boys U16 Hockey
The Shattuck St. Mary’s Boys U16 hockey team competes in a rigorous seven-month schedule, averaging 50-65 games a season, with tournament play throughout the United States and Canada. The program has won three USA Hockey Tier I National Championships. Former players have gone on to play for their respective youth and senior level national teams, and over 500 players have suited up for college or junior level programs.
Student-athletes are on the ice five to seven days per week and each participates in a year-round strength and conditioning program. Players have access to two NHL regulation-sized arenas and a 3v3 ice rink, a 10,500 sq. foot weight training and conditioning facility, video room for team and individual analysis, as well as an athletic training room providing advanced aquatic therapy and full-time athletic training staff.
Schedule and Results
Record: 14-0
*All Home Games Streaming on SSMhockeyTV.com
Roster
2026-27 Boys U16 Hockey Roster
| No. | Name | Position | Birth Date | Grad. Year | Height | Weight | Shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Cullen | Goaltender | 03/01/2010 | 2028 | 6'7" | 188 | L |
| 4 | Duncan Torre | Defense | 03/24/2010 | 2028 | 6'0" | 179 | R |
| 6 | Will Johnston | Defense | 03/29/2010 | 2028 | 6'1" | 176 | L |
| 7 | Malone Cooney | Forward | 04/09/2010 | 2028 | 5'9" | 162 | L |
| 8 | Bo Skelton | Forward | 02/03/2010 | 2028 | 5'11" | 150 | R |
| 9 | Braden Hekle | Forward | 06/08/2010 | 2028 | 5'9" | 174 | R |
| 10 |
Connor O'Gara |
Forward | 02/15/2010 | 2028 |
5'9" |
150 | L |
| 11 | Landon Jackson | Defense | 05/14/2010 | 2028 | 5'11" | 168 | R |
| 12 | Adam Benassaya | Forward | 05/12/2010 | 2028 | 6'0" | 170 | R |
| 13 | Easton Anders | Forward | 04/16/2011 | 2029 | 5'7" | 145 | L |
| 14 | Tripp Wroblewski | Forward | 01/23/2010 | 2028 | 5'8" | 141 | L |
| 15 | William Scioletti | Defense | 10/20/2011 | 2029 | 5'9" | 146 | R |
| 16 | Gabe Tomasek | Forward | 01/21/2011 | 2029 | 6'6"" | 192 | L |
| 17 | Max Suter | Forward | 12/12/2010 | 2029 | 6'0" | 138 | R |
| 18 | Jackson Liao | Forward | 01/11/2011 | 2029 | 5'10" | 154 | R |
| 19 | Cody Paul | Forward | 01/08/2011 | 2028 | 5'11" | 179 | L |
| 20 | William Sproule | Defense | 01/06/2010 | 2028 | 6'2"" | 195 | L |
| 21 | Cash Gray | Forward | 07/22/2010 | 2029 | 5'8" | 166 | L |
| 22 | Rocco Albanese | Forward | 12/27/2010 | 2029 | 5'11" | 164 | R |
| 23 | Mick Miniscalco | Defense | 05/30/2010 | 2028 | 5'9" | 148 | L |
| 35 | Westin Rehm | Goaltender | 09/27/2010 | 2028 | 6'1"" | 169 | L |
Team Statistics
2026-27 Boys U16 Hockey Stats
| # | Name | Pos. | GR | Shot | DOB | Height | Weight | Home Town | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Cullen | G | 2028 | L | 3/1/10 | 6'7 | 188 | Faribault, MN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Duncan Torre | D | 2028 | R | 3/24/10 | 6'0 | 179 | Ladera Ranch, CA | 10 | 1 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | Will Johnston | D | 2028 | L | 3/29/10 | 6'1 | 176 | Chicago, IL | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | ||||
| 7 | Malone Cooney | F | 2028 | L | 4/9/10 | 5'9 | 162 | Park Ridge, IL | 10 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | Bo Skelton | F | 2028 | R | 2/3/10 | 5'11 | 150 | Minnetonka, MN | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Brayden Hekle | F | 2028 | R | 6/8/10 | 5'11 | 173 | Wilton, CT | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | Connor O'Gara | F | 2028 | L | 2/15/10 | 5'9 | 150 | Chicago, IL | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| 11 | Landon Jackson | D | 2028 | R | 5/14/10 | 5'11 | 168 | Phoenix, AZ | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | Adam Benassaya | F | 2028 | R | 5/12/10 | 6'0 | 170 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | Easton Anders | F | 2029 | L | 4/16/11 | 5'7 | 145 | Chanhassen, MN | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | Tripp Wroblewski | F | 2028 | L | 1/23/10 | 5'8 | 141 | Menasha, WI | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | William Scioletti | D | 2029 | R | 10/20/11 | 5'9 | 146 | West Point, NY | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| 16 | Gabe Tomasek | F | 2029 | L | 1/21/11 | 6'6 | 192 | Zurich, SUI | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |||||
| 17 | Max Suter | F | 2029 | R | 12/12/10 | 6'0 | 138 | Phoenix, AZ | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||
| 18 | Jackson Liao | F | 2029 | R | 1/11/11 | 5'10 | 154 | Wellesley, MA | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 12 | ||||
| 19 | Cody Paul | F | 2028 | L | 1/8/11 | 5'11 | 166 | Monument, CO | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |||||
| 20 | William Sproule | D | 2028 | L | 1/6/10 | 6'2 | 195 | Park Ridge, NJ | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| 21 | Cash Gray | F | 2029 | L | 7/22/10 | 5'8 | 166 | Stillwater, MN | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||||
| 22 | Rocco Albanese | F | 2029 | R | 12/27/10 | 5'11 | 164 | St. Louis, MO | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | Mick Miniscalco | D | 2028 | L | 5/30/10 | 5'9 | 148 | Chicago, IL | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| 35 | Westin Rehm | G | 2029 | L | 9/27/10 | 6'1 | 169 | Moorhead, MN | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Goalies | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos. | GR | Shot | DOB | Height | Weight | Home Town | GPI | MINS | W | L | T | GAA | SV% | SO | Assists |
| 1 | Aidan Cullen | G | 2028 | L | 3/1/10 | 6'7 | 188 | Faribault, MN | 5 | 291 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 | 94.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Westin Rehm | G | 2029 | L | 9/27/10 | 6'1 | 169 | Moorhead, MN | 5 | 300 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 86.6% | 0 | 1 |
| # | Name | Total Shots | Saves | TGA | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Aidan Cullen | 67 | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 35 | Westin Rehm | 67 | 58 | 9 |
Coaches
Rich Metro, Boys U16 Head Coach
Email: rich.metro@s-sm.org
Phone: 507-333-1576
Rich Metro, a native of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., joined the Shattuck St. Mary's coaching staff in the fall of 2018.
Metro has more than 20 years of combined collegiate and professional hockey experience. Prior to joining SSM, Metro was an assistant coach at Lake Superior State University from 2014-2018, where he was the team’s offensive and recruiting coordinator. Also during this time, he served as the Director of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association bantam camps and LSSU summer hockey camps. This was his second assistant coach role at LSSU, having previously served from 2007-2011. In between his time at LSSU, Metro gained valuable head coach experience in France while coaching Les Ours de Villard de Lans, League Magnus professional hockey team, from 2011-2014. He earned multiple “Coach of the Year” honors from various French publications.
As a professional hockey player, Metro played Les Ours de Villard from 2001-2007, where he earned the title of French National Champion as well as the leading scorer and won two Championship titles.
After winning two national championships with Sault Michigan Hockey Association teams, Metro played for the Soo Hawks and Marquette Electricians AAA midget teams, and the Waterloo Blackhawks of the United States Hockey League. He would play collegiate hockey at Northern Michigan University. While at NMU, Metro was recognized as the Wildcats' Rookie of the Year and served two seasons (1997-99) as a team co-captain. He concluded his four-year (1995-99) career at NMU with 59 points (24-35--59) in 148 games played, which included a career single-season high 20 points (11-9--20) in 34 1997-98 outings.
Metro played at NMU for coach Rick Comley. Metro's positive attitude and leadership helped guide the 1998-99 Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament his senior year after winning only seven games his freshman year in 1995-96.
Kevin Murdock, Boys U16 Associate Head Coach
Email: kevin.murdock@s-sm.org
Kevin Murdock was hired in the summer of 2026 after spending the past three years as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin. During his time in Madison, the Badgers made the national tournament twice, including the national championship game during the 2025-2026 season.
Prior to Wisconsin, Murdock was an assistant coach at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Along with five seasons in junior hockey as both a head coach with the Kenai River Brown Bears of the NAHL and associate head coach with the North Iowa Bulls in the NAHL and Na3HL.
Murdock played four years at Shattuck St. Mary’s as a goaltender before spending three seasons with the USHL's Lincoln Stars, where he led the league in save percentage and goals-against average in the 2008-09 season and was named 2nd Team All USHL. He then traveled the NCAA route, with a stop at Minnesota State for a season, before spending three seasons at Lake Superior State. While at LSSU, Murdock posted a .930 save percentage in 23 games during the 2012-13, which stands tied for second in school annals, while his .915 career save percentage shares third-best in school history.
Murdock also played professionally in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets and Tulsa Oilers, as well as in the SPHL with the Fayetteville FireAntz.
A Lake Superior State graduate with a bachelor's degree in parks and recreation, Murdock is married to his wife, Ashley, and has a son, Carter.