The Dubuque Fighting Saints selected 15 players in the USHL Phase I Draft on Monday.
The Saints’ 2026 Phase I Draft Class was led by Nikolai Zhukov in the first round. Zhukov is a 6-2 defenseman out of Proctor, Minnesota. The choice kicked off a draft in which the Saints used 5 of their 15 picks on defensemen.
Dubuque’s top-forward selected was Malone Cooney, a two-way forward from the Chicago Mission’s 15U AAA squad.
The Fighting Saints will complete the 2026 USHL Draft Process on Tuesday with the Phase II Draft.
