by Dan Sullivan posted 05/12/2009 WYH Midget Minor 16U defenseman Dylan Howatt has begun to catch the eye of National Scouts.
Within a two week span, the Fairport freshman was invited to participate in the 2009 USHL Showcase in Chicago, and was also selected to participate in the 2009 USA Hockey National Festival!
The United States Hockey League (USHL) is America's only Tier I Junior league and averages over 20 players drafted into the NHL and over 160 players offered scholarships to play NCAA Division I hockey each year. He will be eligible for the USHL Futures draft in May of 2010, and the Entry draft in 2011.
This will be Howatt's 2nd invitation to the USA Hockey National Festival, he was also selected last season. In 2009 Howatt was identified as one of the top 6 defeneman in New York State and is the only '94 from a Rochester area team to be chosen. In July, he will participate in week long event with the best '94 players in the United States.
From USA Hockey: "The goal is to attract the best players, in their specific age group, to the USA Hockey National program. The purpose of the Festival is to identify, train, educate and evaluate our best athletes. Individuals are selected by Districts to attend the week-long event. During this week, our players are evaluated by our national scouting program, college and junior recruiters and professional scouts. The competition gives each player the opportunity to measure themselves against others his age, gain knowledge about his/her development and to be exposed to outstanding coaching.
2009-2010 will mark Howatt's 4th season with the Webster Youth Hockey '93 team.
