Cullen shines in Chipotle game – Lets Play Hockey


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PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Team Blue, led by two-point performances from Will Tomko (Venetia, Pa./Sioux City Musketeers) and Brody George (Johnstown, Pa./U.S. National Under-18 Team), defeated Team White, 5-4, in the 2026 Chipotle All-American Game at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The annual contest features top NHL Draft prospects from the U.S. National Under-18 Team of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, and other teams in the United States Hockey League, the nation’s only Tier 1 junior hockey league.
Wyatt Cullen (Moorhead, Minn./ U.S. National Under-18 Team) of Team White, who tallied two goals and one assist, was named Player of the Game, while Dayne Beuker (Portland, Ore./U.S. National Under-18 Team) tied Cullen for the most points in the contest with a goal and two assists.
Team White netminder Tobias Trejbal (Most, Czechia/Youngstown Phantoms) made a series of stellar saves 1:31 into the opening frame, denying the Blue squad on multiple net-front chances.
Ryan Cameron (Berwyn, Pa./Cedar Rapids RoughRiders) came up large on the other end, as the Team Blue goaltender denied a short-handed breakaway opportunity at 10:31.
Despite 22 combined shots through the first 20 minutes, the game remained scoreless.

A turnover in Team Blue’s defensive zone led to a shortened breakaway opportunity for Cullen who buried the chance through Cameron’s five-hole to give Team White a 1-0 lead at 7:39 of the middle frame.
Team Blue found the back of the net at 11:00, as Tomko deflected a shot from the point off the stick of Logan Lutner (Maple Grove, Minn./U.S. National Under-18 Team) home to knot the game up, 1-1.
AJ Garcia (Romeoville, Ill./U.S. National Under-18 Team) struck for Team Blue with 7:36 remaining, as he wristed a turnaround shot from faceoff circle into the top left corner of the net to give his team a 2-1 advantage.
Cullen netted his second of the night at 14:20, chipping the puck into the right corner of the net left on a shorthanded breakaway to tie the game at 2-2.
George regained the lead for Team Blue just 27 seconds later on the power play, as he corralled a pass from Jack Hextall (Rolling Meadows, Ill./Youngstown Phantoms) and capitalized on the ensuing breakaway.

Team White found an equalizer with 1:18 to play, as Beuker received a feed from Cullen and wristed a shot home to send the game into the second intermission tied, 3-3.
Late in the third period, AJ Francisco (Hermantown, Minn./U.S. National Under-18 Team) found a driving Jamie Glance (Statham, N.H./U.S. National Under-18 Team) in the slot, who put the puck home to break the tie.
Cooper Soller (Los Angeles, Calif./Sioux Falls Stampede) added an empty-net goal to give Team Blue a 5-3 lead.
Team White cut the lead to one late on a wrist shot from Beuker, but were unable to overcome the deficit, with Team Blue coming out victorious, 5-4.
NOTES: Wyatt Cullen was named Player of the Game … Team Blue outshot Team White, 31-27 … For more information on the Chipotle All-American Game, click here.


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