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Bauer NIT 2009 results

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Sunday, November 8th, 2009
New Hope Arena

Championship
Minnesota Red 10, Shattuck-St. Mary's 3 |Box|
MR: Brock Nelson (Warroad) Hat Trick (GWG), 1 assist
MR: Max Gaede (Woodbury) 2 goals, 1 assist
MR: Christian Isackson (St. Thomas Academy) 2 goals
MR: Garrett Hendrickson (Virginia/MIB) 1 goal, 1 assist
MR: Willie Corrin (International Falls) 1 goal, Brandon Wahlin (White Br Lk) 1 sh en goal
MR: Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) 18 saves on 18 shots | Win
MR: Dan Harper (Blaine) 18 saves on 21 shots
SSM: Kenny Gillespie 1 goal, Brad Robbins 1 goal, Jimmy Mullins 1 goal
SSM: Peter Taber 19 saves on 25 shots
SSM: A.T. Terenzio 6 saves on 9 shots

Third Place
Minnesota White 4, MHDL U18 White 3 |Box|
MW: Justin Holl (Minnetonka) GWG | 4:31 into OT
MW: Connor Reilly (Academy of Holy Angels) 2 powerplay goals
MW: Andrew Prochno (Minnetonka) 1 goal
MW: Alex Fons (Hopkins) 24 MIN, 15 saves on 16 shots | Win
MW: Jacob Meyers (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 12 saves on 14 shots
MHDL: Steven Hibbard 2 goals, Patrick Brown 1 pp goal
MHDL: Zach Cisek 20 saves on 22 shots
MHDL: Alan Gaglio 44 saves on 46 shots
Game Notes: This game was plagued with 107 penalty minutes, 63 in the 2nd period. Both coaches, Joe Dziedzic (MW) & Scott Lock (MHDL), received 10 minute unsportsmanlike conduct misconduct penalties.

Fifth Place
Dallas Jr. Stars 3, Culver Academy 2 |Box|
DJS: Tanner Karty GWG | ppg scored at 8:30 in the 3rd period
DJS: Garrett Cox 1 goal, Tyler Hope 1 pp goal
DJS: Mitch Susan 28 saves on 30 shots
CA: Nick Kulmanovsky 82 saves on 85 shots | that's what Pointstreak had
CA: Blake Sayler 1 goal, Joe Barnett 1 goal

Seventh Place
Team Wisconsin 3, Manitoba Prep Selects 2 |Box|
WI: Erik Larabell (Appleton) GWG, 1 assist | ppg scored at 6:26 into the 2nd period
WI: Russell Blaser (Monona Grove) 1 pp goal, Joe Haydock (Stevens Point) 1 goal
WI: Austin Schmid (University School) 33 saves on 35 shots
MPS: Brad Patey 1 goal, 1 assist, Brett Harvie 1 pp goal
MPS: Matt Horta 33 saves on 36 shots

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Semifinals | New Hope Arena

Minnesota Red 5, Minnesota White 1 |Box|
MR: Brett Hebel (Warroad) 1 pp goal, 1 assist
MR: Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) 22 saves on 23 shots
MR: Brock Nelson (Warroad) 1 goal, Adam Krause (Hermantown) GWG 9:05 left in 2nd
MR: Caleb Herbert (Bloom Jefferson) 1 goal, Max Gaede (Woodbury) 1 goal
MW: Brett Patterson (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 1 goal
MW: Jacob Meyers (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 55 saves on 60 shots

Shattuck-St. Mary's 7, MHDL U18 White 1 |Box|
SSM: Jimmy Mullins 2 (1ppg) goals, Daniel Elsner 1 goal, 2 assists
SSM: Peter Taber 28 saves on 29 shots
SSM: Dom Racobaldo GWG, 1 assist | scored at 8:35 into the 2nd period
SSM: Tanner Sorenson 1 goal, 1 assist, Guan Wang 1 goal, Kenny Gillespie 1 goal
MHDL: Austin Hervey 1 goal
MHDL: Zack Cisek 49 MIN, 28 saves on 34 shots | Loss
MHDL: Alan Gaglio 10 MIN, 13 saves on 13 shots

Consolation Semifinals | New Hope Arena

Culver Academy 5, Team Wisconsin 4 |Box|
CA: Max Terhar GWG | scored w/ 4:35 left in the 3rd period
CA: Pierre LeBlanc 2 goals (1ppg)
CA: Scott Snyder 1 shorthanded goal, Alex Feighean 1 goal
CA: Nick Kulmanovsky 38 saves on 42 shots
WI: Max McCormick (Notre Dame Academy) 1 goal, 1 assist
WI: Joe Fiala (Verona) 1 pp goal, 1 assist
WI: Simon Leahy (University School) 1 goal, Joe Haydock (Stevens Point)
WI: Austin Schmid (University School) 38 saves on 43 shots

Dallas Jr. Stars 5, Manitoba Prep Selects 1 |Box|
DJS: Mitch Susan 54 saves on 55 shots
DJS: Derrek Schartz 2 goals
DJS: Greg Johnson GWG, 1 assist | scored at 6:52 into the 2nd period
DJS: Marc Biggs 1 goal, 1 assist, Matt McKinney 1 goal
MPS: Bob Asham 1 goal
MPS: Eric Swar 38 saves on 43 shots

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Quarterfinals | New Hope Arena

MHDL U-18 White 7, Manitoba Prep Selects (Canada) 3 |Box|
MHDL: Patrick Brown Hat Trick (1shg)
MHDL: Jake Downing 1g, Steven Hibbard 1ppg, Kenny Babinski 1g, Chris Hughes 1g
MHDL: Zach Cisek 25 saves on 28 shots
MP: Byron Solvason 2 goals (1ppg), Bob Asham 1ppg
MP: Matt Horta 36 saves on 43 shots

Minnesota Red 5, Team Wisconsin 0 |Box|
MR: Brock Nelson (Warroad) 2 goals
MR: Zach Schroeder (St. Thomas Academy) 2 goals (1ppg)
MR: Christian Isackson (St. Thomas Academy) 1 goal, 1 assist
MR: Caleb Herbert (Bloomington Jefferson) 2 assists
MR: Dan Harper (Blaine) Shutout | 13 saves on 13 shots
WI: Austin Schmid (University School) 37 MIN, 30 saves on 35 shots | Loss
WI: Tony Kujava (Verona) 22 MIN, 23 saves on 23 shots

Minnesota White 7, Culver Academy (IN) 1 |Box|
MW: Archie Skalbeck (Hopkins) Hat Trick (1ppg)
MW: Alex Fons (Hopkins) 27 saves on 28 shots
MW: Max Gardiner (Minnetonka) 1 goal, 3 assists
MW: Cal Decowski (Andover) 1 pp goal, 1 assist
MW: Tyson Fulton (Breck School) 1 goal, Scott Holm (Wayzata) 1 goal
CP: Kyle Trolley 1 goal
CP: Nick Kulmanovsky 42 saves on 49 shots

Shattuck-St. Mary's 8, Dallas Jr. Stars 1 |Box|
SSM: J. P. LaFontaine 1 goal, 2 assists
SSM: Joe Basaraba 1 goal, 1 assist, Justin Lutsch 1 goal, 1 assist
SSM: Jason Clark 1 goal, Jimmy Mullins 1 goal, Tanner Sorenson 1 goal, Josh Little 1 goal
SSM: A. T. Terenzio 27 saves on 28 shots
DJS: Marc Biggs 1 goal
DJS: Andrew Via 24 saves on 32 shots

Bauer NIT semifinal game notes

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:04:00 +0000

By Elite League Media Services

In a rematch of last year's final, Minnesota Red and Shattuck-St. Mary's will meet at 1:30 Sunday in the championship game of the Bauer National Invitation Tournament.

Minnesota Red defeated Minnesota White 5-1, while Shattuck earned the right to defend their crown by beating Michigan 7-1. Minnesota White and Michigan will play for 3rd place at 11:00 a.m.

Minnesota Red 5, Minnesota White 1

Minnesota Red, led by its contingent of northern Minnesota players, defeated Minnesota White 5-1 in Saturday's first semifnal.

Brock Nelson and Brett Hebel of Warroad, along with Adam Knochenmus of Roseau, formed a potent line that dominated much of the game, and Thief River Falls goalie Zane Gothberg stopped 22 shots to lead Red's victory.

Nelson – a University of North Dakota recruit – scored the game's first goal late in the first period, picking up a loose puck in a scramble and sliding a low shot past White goalie Jacob Meyers. Hermantown's Adam Krause – headed for UMD – made the lead 2-0 in the second period, and the Nelson line struck again early in the third period when Hebel tapped in a loose puck on the power play for a 3-0 lead. Caleb Herbert and Max Gaede scored to run the lead to 5-0 before Brett Patterson scored to ruin Gothberg's shutout. White goalie Jacob Myers stopped 55 of 60 shots.

Shattuck-St. Mary's 7, Michigan 1

Shattuck moved into the title game with a decisive win over the all-star team from the Michigan Development Hockey League.

Jimmy Mullins scored a pair of goals, and Daniel Elsner had a goal and two assists to pace Shattuck. Mullins' first goal was a power-play tally, assisted by James Polk and Tanner Sorenson. Shattuck then added three goals in the second period, and built a 7-0 lead in the third period before Austin Hervey scored an unassisted goal for Michigan. Shattuck outshot Michigan 47-29.

In the consolation bracket, Culver Academy lost a 4-1 lead in the third period, but Max Terhar's goal with 4:35 remaining gave Culver a 5-4 win over Wisconsin. Pierre Leblanc had a pair of goals for Culver, who led 4-1 early in the third period before Wisconsin got goals from Simon Leahy, Joe Haydock and Joe Fiala to tie the game.

In the other consolation semifinal, Derrick Schartz scored two goals and goalie Mitch Suson made 54 saves to lead the Dallas Jr. Stars past Manitoba 5-1. Dallas and Culver will play Sunday for the consolation championship, while Manitoba meets Wisconsin in the seventh-place game.

TOURNAMENT NOTES: The victory was Culver's first of the season, evening their record at 1-1. Players from the Dallas Jr. Stars and Culver Academy attended Saaturday night's game between the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars in St. Paul. Max Gardiner of Minnesota White leads the NIT in scoring with four points, while teammate Archie Skalbeck, Minnesota Red's Brock Nelson, Shattuck's Jimmy Mullins and Michigan's Patrick Brown are all tied for the tourney lead with three goals.

Bauer NIT quarterfinal game notes

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +0000

By Elite League Media Services

Minnesota Red will face Minnesota White, and defending champion Shattuck-St. Mary's will face Michigan in Saturday's semifinals of the Bauer National Invitational Tournament at New Hope Arena.

Minnesota White beat Culver Academy 7-1, while Minnesota Red topped Wisconsin 5-0. In the lower bracket, Shattuck topped the Dallas Jr. Stars 8-1, while Michigan defeated Manitoba 7-3.

Minnesota Red and White will face off at 1:00 p.m., while Shattuck and Michigan will meet at 3:30. The tournament championship game is Sunday at 1:30.

Minnesota White 7, Culver Academy 1

Archie Skalbeck of Hopkins scored three goals as Minnesota White defeated Culver Academy. Skalbeck's first goal broke a 1-1 tie in the first period and gave Minnesota White the lead for good. Max Gardiner of Minnetonka – who had a goal and three points – had scored earlier to tie the game after Culver's Kyle Trolley opened the scoring at the 5:00 mark.

Gardiner set up Skalbeck's second goal late in the second period, and Skalbeck completed his hat trick just 2:54 into the final period. Cal Dalcowski had a goal and an assists for Minnesota White, and goalie Alex Fons stopped 27 of 28 shots.

Shattuck-St. Mary's 8, Dallas Jr. Stars 1

Defending NIT champion Shattuck-St. Mary's rolled to an 8-1 victory over the Dallas Jr. Stars in their quarterfinal win. Eight different players scored for Shattuck, who led 2-0 after one period, and 7-0 after the second period.

J.P. Lafontaine scored Shattuck's first goal, and assisted on two others. Justin Lutsch had a goal and an assist, and Anthony Greco had a pair of assists. Shattuck out-shot the Jr. Stars 32-28.

Minnesota Red 5, Wisconsin 0

Brock Nelson and Zach Schroeder each scored two goals in a 5-0 Minnesota Red victory over Wisconsin.

Nelson, who plays for Warroad high school and is headed for the University of North Dakota, scored just 58 seconds into the game, then added a second-period goal, assisted by Christian Isackson, who had scored the second goal of the game. Schroeder's two goals came just 2:37 apart in a second-period barrage that saw Red outshoot Wisconsin 22-0, en route to a 53-13 shot advantage.

Michigan Development Hockey League 7, Manitoba Prep 3

Patrick Brown's hat trick led the all-star team from the Michigan Development Hockey League to a 7-3 win over an all-star team from Manitoba prep schools.

Brown had a pair of first-period goals as Michigan raced to a 5-0 lead, then completed his hat trick in the third period after Manitoba had cut the lead to 6-2. Kenny Babinski had a goal and assist for Michigan, while Evan Moore and Zakerie Thompson each had two assists.

TOURNAMENT NOTES: More than 50 scouts and college coaches attended Friday's games, including NHL Central Scouting director E. J. McGuire, who flew in from Toronto for the weekend. Also with him are Peter Sullivan and Christian Bordeleau from Central Scouting. There are 17 players in the tournament who had committed to Division I college programs.

Fox Sports North: Minnesota high school hockey television schedule released

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:38:00 +0000

From FoxSportsNorth.com

Fox Sports North is proud to announce our High School Hockey Night 2009-10 broadcast schedule. The 24-game slate is highlighted by our 4th Annual Hockey Day Minnesota lineup on Jan. 23.

All games will include 15-minute FSN Live pre- and postgame shows, except Jan. 21, which will have a 30-minute pregame show only. Anthony LaPanta will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the series with hockey insider Kevin Gorg providing analysis.

Date	Day	Time	Game
Dec. 1	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Edina at Burnsville
Dec. 3	Thursday	7 p.m.	St. Francis at East Ridge
Dec. 8	Tuesday	8 p.m.	Benilde-St. Margaret's at Hill-Murray
Dec. 10	Thursday	6 p.m.	Girls: Roseville at Stillwater
Dec. 10	Thursday	8:30 p.m.	Roseville at Stillwater
Dec. 15	Tuesday	8 p.m.	White Bear Lake at Hill-Murray
Dec. 21	Monday	7:30 p.m.	Minnetonka at Blaine
Dec. 28	Monday	12:30 p.m.	Holy Angels vs. Minnetonka (Schwan Cup)
Dec. 28	Monday	3 p.m.	St. Thomas Academy vs. White Bear Lake (Schwan Cup)
Jan. 4	Monday	7:30 p.m.	Centennial at Elk River
Jan. 5	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Mahtomedi at Totino-Grace
Jan. 7	Thursday	6 p.m.	Cloquet vs. Duluth Denfeld
Jan. 7	Thursday	8:30 p.m.	Blaine vs. Duluth East
Jan. 12	Tuesday	7:30 p.m.	Woodbury at White Bear Lake
Jan. 18	Monday	6 p.m.	Girls: Rogers at Buffalo
Jan. 18	Monday	8:30 p.m.	Rogers at Buffalo
Jan. 19	Tuesday	7:30 p.m.	Bloomington Jefferson at Eden Prairie
Jan. 21	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Holy Angels at Hill-Murray
Jan. 23	Saturday	10 a.m.	Hopkins vs. Duluth Marshall (Hockey Day Minnesota)
Jan. 23	Saturday	1 p.m.	Eden Prairie vs. Hermantown (Hockey Day Minnesota)
Jan. 23	Saturday	11 p.m.*	Girls: Duluth vs. Hermantown (Hockey Day Minnesota)
Jan. 25	Monday	7:30 p.m.	Tartan at St. Thomas Academy
Jan. 29	Friday	7 p.m.	Moorhead at Benilde-St. Margaret's
Jan. 30	Saturday	6 p.m.	Bloomington Jefferson at Apple Valley

FYI: Per Anthony LaPanta, there still may be a few more games added. This list, as of 11/5, is what FSN has locked in.

Poll Result (11/05/09): Section 1A & 2A: Who is your pick to win this Section?

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:37:00 +0000

Poll Result (11/05/09): Section 1A: Who is your pick to win this Section?

Albert Lea	4 (4%)
Austin	1 (1%)
Faribault	8 (9%)
La Crescent	2 (2%)
Mankato East/Loyola	3 (3%)
Mankato West	5 (6%)
New Prague	9 (10%)
Northfield	0 (0%)
Red Wing	26 (31%)
Rochester Lourdes	23 (27%)
Waseca	2 (2%)

Votes: 83

Poll Result (11/05/09): Section 2A: Who is your pick to win this Section?

Blake School	7 (7%)
Breck School	67 (76%)
Delano/Rockford	5 (5%)
Holy Family Catholic	2 (2%)
Mound-Westonka	5 (5%)
Orono	1 (1%)
Providence Academy	0 (0%)
Richfield	0 (0%)
St. Louis Park	0 (0%)
Waconia	1 (1%)

Votes: 88

Bauer National Invitational Tourney set for this weekend

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:52:00 +0000

NIT Field Features 17 D-I Signees, 29 on NHL Scout List

New Hope, Minn. – Teams from five states and Canada make up an exciting field for the Bauer National Invitational Hockey tournament November 6-8 at New Hope Arena.

Defending champion Shattuck-St. Mary’s leads a field of eight teams that include two Minnesota squads (Red and White, made up of players from the just-completed Upper Midwest High School Elite League), Culver Academy of Indiana, Team Wisconsin, an all-star team from the Michigan Developmental Hockey League, the Dallas Jr. Stars and an all-star team from a prep school league in Manitoba.

There are four future University of Minnesota Gophers and four future University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs on tournament rosters. Also in the field are players who will go to player for MSU-Mankato, St. Cloud State, the University of Wisconsin, the University of North Dakota, Princeton, Cornell, Miami of Ohio and the Air Force Academy. In addition to these 17 players, another dozen players are on the “Players to watch” list recently produced by the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Service.

“Every year the NIT brings the stars of tomorrow to New Hope for three days of great hockey,” said John Russo, founder and commissioner of the Elite League. “This year we have an especially impressive group of players from all over North America.”

First-round games being played on Friday include:

5:15 p.m. – Minnesota White vs. Culver Academy, North Rink
5:45 p.m. – Shattuck-St. Mary’s vs. Dallas Jr. Stars, South Rink
7:45 p.m. – Minnesota Red vs. Team Wisconsin, North Rink
8:15 pm. – Michigan Developmental Hockey League vs. Manitoba Prep

The semifinals will be at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the championship game scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Last year’s NIT featured seven players who were selected in the NHL Entry Draft this past June. Scouts and coaches from more than 100 NHL teams, colleges and junior programs have registered to attend the tournament.

The Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League is a non-profit hockey league designed to provide high-level competition supplementing the regular high school hockey season. For more information visit the league’s website at www.hselitehockey.com.

Minnesota rosters for Bauer's NIT selected

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000

Here are the Minnesota roster selections for this weekend's 2009 Bauer National Invitational to be held at the New Hope Arena from November 6th - 8th:

Minnesota Red

No	Name	School	YIS	POS	College
1	Zane Gothberg	Thief River Falls	12	G	North Dakota
2	Joe Faust	Bloomington Jefferson	12	D	Princeton
3	Danny Ray	Grand Forks Central (ND)	12	D
4	Willie Corrin	International Falls	12	D
5	Andrew Welinski	Duluth East	11	D
6	Brett Stern	Centennial	12	D
7	Chris Casto	Hill-Murray	12	D
8	Caleb Herbert	Bloomington Jefferson	12	F	Minnesota-Duluth
9	Justin Crandall	St. Thomas Academy	12	F	Minnesota-Duluth
10	Christian Isackson	St. Thomas Academy	12	F	Minnesota
11	Zach Schroeder	St. Thomas Academy	11	F
12	Max Gaede	Woodbury	12	F	MSU-Mankato
13	Brock Nelson	Warroad	12	F	North Dakota
14	Brett Hebel	Warroad	12	F
15	Adam Knochenmus	Roseau	12	F
16	Shane Omdahl	Roseau	11	F
17	Adam Krause	Hermantown	12	F	Minnesota-Duluth
18	Garrett Hendrickson	Virginia/MIB	11	F
19	Brandon Wahlin	White Bear Lake	11	F
30	Dan Harper	Blaine	12	G
	Paul LaDue	Grand Forks Central (ND)	11	F
	Tyler Larson	Moorhead	12	F
	Ryan O'Shea	Eastview	12	G

Head Coach: Pat Guyer
Assistant Coach: Sean Toomey
Assistant Coach: Patrick Williams

Minnesota White

No	Name	School	YIS	POS	College
1	Jacob Meyers	Benilde-St. Margaret's	12	G
2	Andrew Prochno	Minnetonka	12	D	St. Cloud State
3	Dan Molenaar	Eden Prairie	11	D
4	Justin Holl	Minnetonka	12	D	Minnesota
5	Troy Hesketh	Minnetonka	12	D	Wisconsin
6	Danny Fick	Forest Lake	12	D
7	James Hansen	Osseo	12	D
8	Archie Skalbeck	Hopkins	12	F
9	Max Gardiner	Minnetonka	12	F	Minnesota
10	Charlie Taft	Edina	12	F
11	Michael Morin	Breck School	12	F
12	Mitch Rogge	Eden Prairie	12	F
13	Tyler Heinonen	Delano/Rockford	11	F
14	Cal Decowski	Andover	12	F
15	Tyson Fulton	Breck School	12	F
16	Brett Patterson	Benilde-St. Margaret's	12	F
17	Scott Holm	Wayzata	12	F
18	Connor Reilly	Academy of Holy Angels	12	F	Minnesota
19	Max Birkinbine	White Bear Lake	11	F
30	Alex Fons	Hopkins	12	G
	Patrick Daly	Benilde-St. Margaret's	11	F
	Brandon Zurn	Mahtomedi	12	F
	Chad Hennum	Elk River/Zimmerman	12	G

Head Coach: Joe Dziedzic
Assistant Coach: Reed Larson
Assistant Coach: Chris McAlpine

Minnesotans in the 2009-2010 American Hockey League (AHL)

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Name	AHL Team	Pos	DOB	High School (Home)
Chad Anderson	Hamilton Bulldogs	D	06/16/82	Chisago Lakes
Luke Beaverson	Rochester Americans	D	12/11/84	White Bear Lake
Brandon Bochenski	Norfolk Admirals	RW	04/04/82	Blaine
Trevor Bruess	Hershey Bears	LW	01/06/86	Academy of Holy Angels
Andrew Conboy	Hamilton Bulldogs	LW	05/16/88	Rosemount
Brian Connelly	Rockford Icehogs	D	06/10/86	Bloomington Jefferson
Mark Cullen	Rockford Icehogs	C	10/28/78	Moorhead
John Curry	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	G	02/27/84	Breck School
Sean Curry	Adirondack Phantoms	D	04/29/82	Burnsville
Ben Eaves \| Retired 11/2	Milwaukee Admirals	C	03/27/82	Shattuck-SM (Faribault)
Joe Fallon	Rockford Icehogs	G	02/01/85	Bemidji
Zack Fitzgerald	Albany River Rats	D	05/16/85	Duluth East
Jeff Frazee	Lowell Devils	G	05/13/87	Academy of Holy Angels
Trevor Frischmon	Syracuse Crunch	C	08/05/81	Blaine
Bryce Lampman	Peoria Rivermen	D	08/31/82	Rochester John Marshall
Brian Lee	Binghamton Senators	D	03/26/87	Moorhead
Mike Lundin	Norfolk Admirals	D	09/24/84	Apple Valley
David Marshall	Lake Erie Monsters	RW	03/14/85	Buffalo
Jamie McBain	Albany River Rats	D	02/25/88	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Faribault)
Travis Morin	Texas Stars	C	01/09/84	Osseo
Jim O'Brien	Binghamton Senators	C	01/29/89	USNTDP (Maplewood)
Mark Parrish	Norfolk Admirals	RW	02/02/77	Bloomington Jefferson
Derek Peltier	Lake Erie Monsters	D	03/14/85	Robbinsdale Armstrong
Johnny Pohl	Chicago Wolves	C	06/29/79	Red Wing
Chad Rau	Houston Aeros	C	01/18/87	Eden Prairie
Michael Sauer	Hartford Wolf Pack	D	08/07/87	St. Cloud Tech
Marty Sertich	Lake Erie Monsters	C	10/13/82	Roseville
Wyatt Smith	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	C	02/13/77	Warroad
Alex Stalock	Worcester Sharks	G	07/28/87	South St. Paul
Ryan Stoa	Lake Erie Monsters	LW	04/13/87	Bloomington Kennedy
Colin Stuart	Abbotsford Heat	LW	07/08/82	Rochester Lourdes
Brandon Svendsen	Binghamton Senators	F	04/11/85	Roseville
Jeff Taffe	Rochester Americans	C	02/19/81	Hastings
Jake Taylor	Springfield Falcons	D	08/01/83	Rochester
Mark Van Guilder	Milwaukee Admirals	D	01/17/84	Roseville
Steve Wagner	Peoria Rivermen	D	03/06/84	Grand Rapids
Clay Wilson	Rochester Americans	D	04/05/83	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
J.T. Wyman	Hamilton Bulldogs	D	02/27/86	Blake School

Is this list missing a Minnesotan? Email me!

**Note: The list consists of former Minnesota high school hockey players, even if they played just one year, or they attended Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep or the USNTDP AND called Minnesota home.

Minnesotans in the 2009-2010 East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Name	ECHL Team	Pos	DOB	High School (Home)
R.J. Anderson	Johnstown Chiefs	D	07/16/86	Centennial
Adam Berkhoel	Wheeling Nailers	G	03/31/84	Stillwater
Stu Bickel	Bakersfield Condors	D	10/02/86	Eden Prairie
Andrew Carroll	Charlotte Checkers	LW	05/07/85	Roseville
Reid Cashman	Cincinnati Cyclones	D	03/14/83	Red Wing
Joe Finley	South Carolina Stingrays	D	06/29/87	Edina
Michael Forney	Gwinnett Gladiators	F	05/14/88	Thief River Falls
Jon Francisco	Ontario Reign	C	02/13/81	Hermantown
Blake Friesen	Kalamazoo Wings	D	06/04/85	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Ben Gordon	Reading Royals	F	01/31/85	International Falls
Tyler Hirsch \| Released 11/5	Johnstown Chiefs	F	01/04/84	Shattuck-SM (Bloomington)
Mike Howe	Ontario Reign	RW	09/05/84	St. Cloud Apollo
Josh Johnson	Gwinnett Gladiators	G	01/25/84	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Brian Kaufman	Gwinnett Gladiators	F	02/25/84	Hill-Murray
Nick Kemp	Bakersfield Condors	RW	01/05/86	Hermantown
Brian Kilburg	Ontario Reign	D	05/10/84	Cretin-Derham Hall
Jimmy Kilpatrick	Cincinnati Cyclones	F	01/27/85	Academy of Holy Angels
Dan Knapp	Ontario Reign	D	08/04/82	Hermantown
Johann Kroll	South Carolina Stingrays	D	02/23/84	Wayzata
Charlie Kronschnabel	Reading Royals	RW	02/08/83	Cretin-Derham Hall
Tom May	Utah Grizzlies	F	04/24/85	Eagan
Jim McKenzie	Johnstown Chiefs	RW	06/10/84	Hill-Murray
Josh Meyers	Utah Grizzlies	D	12/07/85	Alexandria
Tom Morrow	Kalamazoo Wings	D	10/21/83	Hill-Murray
Jordan Parise	Wheeling Nailers	G	09/19/82	Shattuck-SM (Faribault)
Alec Richards	Toledo Walleye	G	06/29/87	Breck School
Dan Sexton	Bakersfield Condors	F	04/29/87	Apple Valley
Aaron Slattengren	Charlotte Checkers	RW	12/28/81	Proctor
John Swanson	Idaho Steelheads	LW	08/13/85	St. Cloud Tech
Weston Tardy	Idaho Steelheads	D	07/28/83	Duluth East
Mike Taylor	Charlotte Checkers	C	02/12/86	Maple Grove
A.J. Thelen	Florida Everblades	D	03/11/86	USNTDP (Savage)
John Wessbecker	Trenton Devils	D	09/15/86	Blake School
Mike Zacharias	Ontario Reign	G	05/21/85	Robbinsdale Armstrong

Is this list missing a Minnesotan? Email me!

**Note: The list consists of former Minnesota high school hockey players, even if they played just one year, or they attended Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep or the USNTDP AND called Minnesota home.

Minnesotans in the 2009-2010 Central Hockey League (CHL)

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Name	CHL Team	Pos	DOB	High School
Tysen Dowzak	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	D	03/08/88	Fergus Falls
Derek Eastman	Tulsa Oilers	D	01/24/80	St. Paul Johnson
Luke Erickson	Rapid City Rush	F	12/24/82	Roseau
Sean Erickson	Tulsa Oilers	D	02/06/84	Eden Prairie
Garrett Gruenke	Odessa Jackalopes	D	10/13/83	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Joel Hanson	Wichita Thunder	RW	06/20/83	Elk River
Jay Hardwick	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	D	11/06/79	Warroad
Jim Henkemeyer	Rapid City Rush	D	02/10/85	St. Cloud Apollo
James Jernberg	Amarillo Gorillas	D	01/05/81	St. Cloud Tech
Nick Klaren \| Released	Laredo Bucks	D	06/12/84	North St. Paul
RJ Linder	Tulsa Oilers	D	11/09/83	St. Cloud Tech
Jake Obermeyer	Amarillo Gorillas	D	01/09/85	Chaska
Jake Riddle	Tulsa Oilers	LW	04/22/83	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Tom Sawatske	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	D	01/12/84	Duluth East
Scott Thauwald	Arizona Sundogs	F	10/26/84	Rochester Mayo
Brad Thompson	Wichita Thunder	C	06/11/81	St. Louis Park
Dan Welch	Texas Brahmas	RW	02/23/81	Hastings

Is this list missing a Minnesotan? Email me!

**Note: The list consists of former Minnesota high school hockey players, even if they played just one year, or they attended Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep or the USNTDP AND called Minnesota home.

Upper Midwest High School Elite League News & Notes: Week 8 Playoffs

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

www.hselitehockey.com

Team Southeast Claims Elite League Playoff Title

NEW HOPE, Minn. – An amazing third-period comeback and a dramatic overtime goal gave Team Southeast the playoff championship of the Upper Midwest High School Elite League Sunday.

Justin Crandall’s backhand goal at 2:46 of overtime gave Southeast a 6-5 victory over Team Southwest just minutes after it looked as though Southwest would win the tournament.

Southeast trailed 5-2 with less than three minutes remaining in regulation when Zach Schroeder’s goal cut the margin to 5-3 and put some life into Team Southeast.

“We told them to just keep working, and they’re a talented bunch of kids,” said Southeast Coach Sean Toomey. “All you can do is keep putting pucks on net and see what happens.”

Caleb Herbert scored for Southeast just 32 seconds after Schroeder’s goal to cut the margin to 5-4. With 1:13 left, Joe Faust scored to tie a game that earlier had looked like it would be a blowout for Southwest.

Mike Morin and David Jarrett scored in the first period for Southwest, and when Charlie Taft scored just 1:48 into the second period, Team Southwest had a 3-0 lead. Chris Fischer scored for Southeast to make it 3-1, but Morin’s second goal of the game, a power-play tally at 8:46 of the third period, reestablished a three-goal margin for Southwest at 4-1.

A.J. Reid scored for Southeast to cut the margin to 4-2, but when Taft scored an unassisted goal at 12:24, Southwest led 5-2 and looked to have things under control.

After Southeast’s three-goal outburst sent the game to overtime, a Southwest penalty led to a power-play goal by Crandall, assisted by Herbert and Max Gaede.

The two teams had finished 1-2 in the Elite League regular season, with Southeast edging Southwest by one point in the standings.

Seeded 1-2 for the league playoffs, both clubs won both Friday and Saturday games to reach the finals. Southeast opened with a 12-0 blitz of the Omaha Lancers behind a five-point game from St. Thomas Academy’s Christian Isackson, who had a pure hat trick in the second period to go along with two assists. In the semifinals, Southeast topped Team Northeast 5-1, with Herbert and Crandall each recording a goal and assist.

Southwest had a tougher road to the finals, coming from behind in the quarterfinals to beat Wisconsin 3-2. After falling behind 2-1 late in the second period, Zach Knight’s power-play goal tied the score at 2-2, and Tyler Dietzer scored the game-winner with just 38 seconds left in regulation. The goal spoiled a strong effort by Wisconsin goalie Austin Schmid, who stopped 37 of 40 shots. In the semifinals, Southwest scored three third-period goals to break a 1-1 tie with Team Northwest. Chad Hennum, Andrew Prochno and Archie Skalbeck all scored – Skalbeck’s goal was his second of the game – to put Southwest in the championship game.

In the tournament’s third-place game, Brandon Zurn and Connor Reilly each had a goal and an assist to lead Team Northeast to a 6-5 win over Team Northwest. Team Great Plains defeated Wisconsin 7-2 in the 5th-place game as Brett Hebel scored a pair of goals.

After the tournament, 40 Elite League players were notified of their selection to either Team Minnesota Red or Team Minnesota White, which will compete in this weekend’s Bauer National Invitational Tournament. The NIT takes place Friday through Sunday at New Hope Arena, and in addition to the two Minnesota squads, the field includes defending champion Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Wisconsin, the Dallas Jr. Stars, the Michigan Developmental Hockey League all-stars, Culver Academy of Indiana and an all-star team from the Manitoba Prep School league. For Minnesota Red and Minnesota White rosters, along with more information on the Bauer NIT, visit www.hselitehockey.com.

2009 Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League Playoffs | Results

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

www.hselitehockey.com

Elite League Playoffs

Congratulations to Team Southeast on winning the Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League playoffs championship. They also won the regular season championship by finishing at the top of the Elite League standings with a 15-5-1 record.

Sunday, November 1st, 2009
New Hope Arena (seedings in parentheses)

Championship: Southeast (1) 6, Southwest (2) 5 OT |Box|
SE: Justin Crandall (St. Thomas Academy) GWG in overtime, 2 assists
SE: Joe Faust (Bloomington Jefferson) 1g, 2a
SE: Caleb Herbert (Bloomington Jefferson) 1g, 1a
SE: C Fischer (Apple Valley) 1g, AJ Reid (St. Thomas) 1g, Z Schroeder (St. Thomas) 1g
SE: Ryan O'Shea (Eastview) 34 saves on 39 shots
SW: Mike Morin (Breck School) 2 goals (1 ppg)
SW: Charlie Taft (Edina) 2 unassisted goals, David Jarrett (Edina) 1 goal
SW: Jacob Meyers (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 48 saves on 54 shots
Game Notes: Southwest had a 5-2 lead with 2:56 left in the third period. Southeast scored three goals in the last 2:56 to tie the game and force overtime. Joe Faust scored the game-tying goal with just 1:13 remaining on the clock. Per Pointstreak.com, it does not state when the goal was scored in overtime.

Third Place: Northeast (5) 6, Northwest (3) 5 |Box|
NE: Connor Reilly (Academy of Holy Angels) 1 goal, 1 assist
NE: Brandon Zurn (Mahtomedi) 1 goal, 1 assist
NE: Tony Larson (Blaine) 1 goal, Jake Erickson (Chaska) 1 goal
NE: Chris Casto (Hill-Murray) 1 pp goal, Riley Colvard (Centennial) 1 goal
NE: John Russell (Breck School) 30 MIN, 13 saves on 15 shots
NE: Jim Kruger (Minnetonka) 30 MIN, 21 saves on 24 shots | Win
NW: Brett Patterson (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 1 goal, 2 assists
NW: Christian Horn (Benilde-SM) 1 goal, 1 assist, Gavin Tufte (Blaine) 1 goal, 1 assist
NW: Andrew Pitts (North Metro) 1 goal, Pat Steinhauser (Benilde-SM) 1 goal
NW: Andrew Ford (Eden Prairie) 30 MIN, 14 saves on 16 shots | Loss
NW: Dan Harper (Blaine) 30 MIN, 21 saves on 25 shots

Fifth Place: Great Plains (4) 7, Wisconsin (2) 2 |Box|
GP: Brett Hebel (Warroad) 2 goal
GP: Adam Knochenmus (Roseau) 1g, 2a, Jake Useldinger (East Grand Forks) 1g, 2a
GP: Brock Nelson (Warroad) 1 goal, 1 assist
GP: Shane Omdahl (Roseau) 1 goal, Jake LaDouceur (G. F. Red River(ND)) 1 goal
GP: Braden Rahman (Moorhead) 3 assists
GP: Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) 30:10 MIN, 11 saves on 11 shots | Win
GP: Logan Marks (Moorhead) 29:50 MIN, 18 saves on 20 shots
WI: Brian Berger (Arrowhead) 1 goal, Erik Larabell (Appleton United) 1 pp goal
WI: Tony Kujava (Verona) 20 MIN, 8 saves on 11 shots | Loss
WI: Austin Schmid (University School) 29:50 MIN, 18 saves on 20 shots

Seventh Place: North (6) 5, Omaha Jr. Lancers (8) 3 |Box|
North: Garrett Hendrickson (Virginia/MIB) 1 shorthanded goal, 1 assist
North: Willie Corrin (International Falls) 1 shorthanded goal
North: A Plaine (Sartell-SS) 1g, A Welinski (Duluth E) 1ppg, J Paulseth (Duluth E) 1ppg
North: Nick Maiers (St. Cloud Cathedral) 29:26 MIN, 14 saves on 14 shots
North: Tommy Burke (Academy of Holy Angels) 30:34 MIN, 17 saves on 20 shots | Win
OJL: Ian McGilvrey 1 sh goal, 1 assist, Seth Blair 1 goal, Evan Shockley 1 pp goal
OJL: Kyle Scorcia 44 saves on 49 shots
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Semifinals (seedings in parentheses) - New Hope Arena

Southeast (1) 5, Northeast (5) 1 |Box|
SE: Ryan O'Shea (Eastview) 30 saves on 31 shots
SE: Justin Crandall (St. Thomas Academy) 1 goal 1 assist
SE: Caleb Herbert (Bloomington Jefferson) 1 goal, 1 assist
SE: S Madigan (Burnsville) 1g, J LaBate (Holy Angels) 1g, C Isackson (St. Thomas Ac) 1g
NE: Ben Bahe (Hill-Murray) 1 goal
NE: Jim Kruger (Minnetonka) 43 saves on 48 shots

Southwest (2) 4, Northwest (3) 2 |Box|
SW: Alex Fons (Hopkins) 42 saves on 44 shots
SW: Archie Skalbeck (Hopkins) 2 goals (1 ppg)
SW: Chad Hennum (Elk River) 1 goal, Andrew Prochno (Minnetonka) 1 pp goal
NW: Ryan Jaremko (Elk River) 1 goal, James Hansen (Osseo) 1 goal
NW: Dan Harper (Blaine) 25 saves on 29 shots
PP: Southwest 2 for 8 | Northwest 1 for 6

Consolation Semifinals

Great Plains (4) 6, Omaha Jr. Lancers (8) 1 |Box|
GP: Logan Marks (Moorhead) 33 saves on 34 shots
GP: Jake LaDouceur (G. F. Red River (ND)) 2 goals, 1 assist
GP: Braden Rahmen (Moorhead) 2 goals
GP: Brock Nelson (Warroad) 1g, 1a, Adam Knochenmus (Roseau) 1g, 1a
OJL: Tanner Czyz 1 goal
OJL: Kyle Scorcia 38 saves on 44 shots

Wisconsin (7) 5, North (6) 2 |Box|
WI: Tony Kujava (Verona) 40 saves on 42 shots
WI: Nate Trannel (Onalaska) 2 goals
WI: Cody Dixon (University School) 1g, 1a, Max McCormick (Notre Dame Ac) 1eng, 1a
WI: Brian Berger (Arrowhead) 1 goal
North: Josh Archibald (Brainerd/P/P) 1 sh goal, Cullen Hurley (Holy Angels) 1 sh goal
North: Nick Maiers (St. Cloud Cathedral) 34 saves on 38 shots
Game Notes: North was 0 for 5 on the powerplay but they had two shorthanded goals.
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Friday, October 30th, 2009

Quarterfinals (seedings in parentheses) - New Hope Arena

Southeast (1) 12, Omaha Jr. Lancers (8) 0 |Box|
SE: Christian Isackson (St. Thomas Academy) Pure Hat Trick (2nd period), 2 assists
SE: AJ Reid (St. Thomas Acad.) 2 goals, Taylor Fleming (St. Thomas Acad.) 2 goals (1 pp)
SE: Justin Crandall (St. Thomas Academy) 1g, 2a, Joe Faust (Bloom. Jefferson) 1g, 1a
SE: T Barbato (Cretin-DH) 1g, M Zajac (Eagan) 1g, Q Buckellew (Moorhead) 1ppg
SE: Chris Fischer (Apple Valley) 5 assists, Patrick Daly (Benilde-SM) 3 assists
SE: Ryan O'Shea (Eastview) 29:46 MIN, 14 saves on 14 shots | Win
SE: Kurt Altrichter (St. Thomas Academy) 30:14 MIN, 12 saves on 12 shots
OJL: Kyle Scorcia 46 saves on 58 shots

Northeast (5) 4, Great Plains (4) 1 |Box|
NE: John Russell (Breck School) 54 saves on 55 shots
NE: Chris Casto (Hill-Murray) 2 goals, 1 assist
NE: Ben Bahe (Hill-Murray) 1 goal, 1 assist, Riley Colvard (Centennial) 1 goal
GP: Jake LaDouceur (G. F. Red River (ND)) 1 goal
GP: Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) 23 saves on 27 shots

Southwest (2) 3, Wisconsin (7) 2 |Box|
SW: Tyler Dietzler (Bloomington Jefferson) GWG: 38 seconds left in the game
SW: Jacob Meyers (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 30 saves on 32 shots
SW: Archie Skalbeck (Hopkins) 1 goal, 1 assist, Zach Knight (Bloom Jefferson) 1 goal
WI: Max McCormick (Notre Dame Acad.) 1g, 1a, Simon Leahy (University School) 1g, 1a
WI: Austin Schmid 37 saves on 40 shots

Northwest (3) 6, North (6) 3 |Box|
NW: Brett Patterson (Benilde-SM) 2 goals (1ppg), 1 assist
NW: Tyson Fulton (Breck School) 1 shorthanded goal, 1 assist
NW: P Steinhauser (Benilde-SM) 1g, S Holm (Wayzata), 1g, C Horn (Benilde-SM) 1g
NW: Andrew Ford (Eden Prairie) 28 saves on 31 shots
North: Adam Krause (Hermantown) 2 goals, Jesse Nemgar (Bemidji) 1 goal
North: Tommy Burke (Academy of Holy Angels) 34 saves on 40 shots

Poll 200: Who is your early, early, EARLY favorite to win Class A in 2010?

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:43:00 +0000

I took the first 200 votes on this early, early, EARLY favorite for Class A poll and then closed it. I'll take another poll for the Class A preseason favorite again a week before the season starts in late November.

As of now, per the informal poll, it looks like the Breck School are being favored to repeat in Class AA in 2010.

201 Votes

1. Breck School: 37 votes (18%)
2. Warroad: 29 votes (14%)
3-T. St. Cloud Cathedral: 15 votes (7%)
3-T. St. Thomas Academy: 15 votes (7%)
5. Another Team: 12 votes (5%)
6. Thief River Falls: 11 votes (5%)
7-T. Little Falls: 8 votes (3%)
7-T. Sartell-St. Stephen: 8 votes (3%)
9. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl: 7 votes (3%)
10. South St. Paul: 6 votes (2%)
11-T. Duluth Marshall: 5 votes (2%)
11-T. Mahtomedi: 5 votes (2%)
13-T. Albert Lea: 4 votes (1%)
13-T. Blake School: 4 votes (1%)
13-T. Hermantown: 4 votes (1%)
13-T. New Prague: 4 votes (1%)
13-T. Red Wing: 4 votes (1%)
18-T. Alexandria: 3 votes (1%)
18-T. Fergus Falls: 3 votes (1%)
18-T. Hibbing/Chisholm: 3 votes (1%)
18-T. Rochester Lourdes: 3 votes (1%)
18-T. St. Paul Johnson: 3 votes (1%)
23. International Falls: 2 votes (0%)
24-T. East Grand Forks: 1 vote (0%)
24-T. Mankato West: 1 vote (0%)
24-T. Mound-Westonka: 1 vote (0%)
24-T. New Ulm: 1 vote (0%)
24-T. Orono: 1 vote (0%)
24-T. Rogers: 1 vote (0%)

0 votes: Duluth Denfeld, Hutchinson, Northern Lakes, St. Michael-Albertville

Minnesotans in the 2009-2010 International Hocke League (IHL)

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:32:00 +0000

Name	IHL Team	Pos	DOB	High School
Dan Boeser \| Released	Muskegan Lumberjacks	D	08/14/80	Burnsville
Joel Gasper	Quad City Mallards	C	09/26/83	Crookston
Matt Gens	Muskegon Lumberjacks	D	03/31/83	USNTDP (Baudette)
Tyler Howells	Flint Generals	D	10/20/83	Academy of Holy Angels
Matt Lundin	Muskegon Lumberjacks	G	05/01/86	Apple Valley
Bryan Nathe	Dayton Gems	D	02/08/83	USNTDP (Elk River)
Jake Pence	Flint Generals	D	12/13/83	Owatonna
Nick Pernula	Flint Generals	F	03/28/84	Osseo
Joe VanCulin	Dayton Gems	D	06/12/82	Monticello
Travis Winter \| Released	Dayton Gems	F	08/10/84	St. Cloud Tech
Matt Woodard	Fort Wayne Komets	D	05/12/85	St. Louis Park

Is this list missing a Minnesotan? Email me!

**Note: The list consists of former Minnesota high school hockey players, even if they played just one year, or they attended Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep or the USNTDP AND called Minnesota home.

College Players from Minnesota: 2009-2010 NCAA Division I Master List

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:22:00 +0000

I found 191 players on Division I team rosters that recognize Minnesota as their home state at the start of the 2009-2010 season.

Note: Not all 191 players have played MSHSL high school hockey in Minnesota.

Eight have played for Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep School in Faribault (not in the MSHSL).

Two have played for the United States National Team Development Program.

There also two players that I know were born in Minnesota but either have played in juniors throughout high school or their high school status was unknown. I know Eric Hartzell graduated from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School in South Dakota while playing for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL. I do not know if Hartzell had played for White Bear Lake at all during his early high school career.

Also, a few left high school early to play in the junior leagues.

So, of what I know:

- 179 at least played some Minnesota high school hockey
- 8 played for Shattuck-St. Marys Prep AND originally lived in Minnesota
- 2 played for the United States National Team Development Program
- 2 were at least born in Minnesota but may or may not have played high school hockey

If I am missing someone, I apologize and please bring it to my attention. Thank you.

L Name	F Name	Year	College	Pos.	Former Team (Home)
Akins	Drew	Sr	Minnesota-Duluth	C	Minnetonka
Ambrosie	Sean	Fr	Connecticut	F	Moorhead
Ammerman	Jon	Jr	St. Cloud State	D	Moorhead
Ambroz	Matt	Sr	Nebraska-Omaha	F	New Prague
Arnt	Ben	Fr	Quinnipiac	F	Oakdale (Born)
Bahnemann	Brandon	Fr	Bentley	F	Rochester Lourdes
Baker	Brendan	Fr	Holy Cross	D	Edina
Barnes	Jack	So	Army	F	Blake School
Barriball	Jay	Sr	Minnesota	F	Academy of Holy Angels
Barta	Brett	Jr	St. Cloud State	D	Moorhead
Becker	Matt	Jr	Air Force	F	Moorhead
Bendickson	Aaron	Sr	Wisconsin	F	Thief River Falls
Bergland	Matt	So	Providence	LW	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Bernier	Mark	Sr	Nebraska-Omaha	D	South St. Paul
Birkholz	Josh	Fr	Minnesota	F	Blake School
Blood	Ben	So	North Dakota	D	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Plymouth)
Boe	Channing	Jr	MSU-Mankato	D	Bemidji
Bordson	Rob	Jr	Minnesota-Duluth	C	Duluth Denfeld
Braun	Justin	Sr	Massachusetts	D	White Bear Lake
Brehm	Joey	Jr	Denver	D	Edina
Brodhag	Brandon	Fr	Merrimack	F	Elk River
Brooke	Brian	Jr	Notre Dame	G	Eden Prairie
Brutlag	Bryan	Jr	RPI	D	Academy of Holy Angels
Budish	Zach	Fr	Minnesota	F	Edina
Canzanello	Nick	Sr	MSU-Mankato	D	Rochester Mayo
Carew	Stephen	Fr	Air Force	F	Benile-St. Margaret's
Carlson	Alex	Fr	Ohio State	F	Farmington
Carlston	Dustin	Jr	Ohio State	G	Forest Lake
Carman	Mike	Sr	Minnesota	F	Academy of Holy Angels
Case	Matt	Sr	Ferris State	D	Maple Grove
Christian	Jorday	So	St. Cloud State	F	Moorhead
Clark	Jay	Jr	Army	G	Lake of the Woods
Clark	John	Fr	Army	D	Lake of the Woods
Connolly	Chris	So	Boston University	F	Duluth Marshall
Connolly	Jack	So	Minnesota-Duluth	C	Duluth Marshall
Cooper	Cameron	So	MSU-Mankato	D	Academy of Holy Angels
Cramer	Ryan	Jr	Bemidji State	F	International Falls
Crandall	Aaron	Fr	Minnesota-Duluth	G	St. Thomas Academy
Crandell	Matt	So	Michigan State	D	St. Cloud Cathedral
Darwitz	Drew	Fr	Alaska-Anchorage	D	Cretin-Derham Hall
Davis	Kurt	Jr	MSU-Mankat0	D	Wayzata
DeBoer	Addison	Sr	Colorado College	F	Spring Lake Park
Dee	Robby	Jr	Maine	F	Breck School
Dee	Tommy	Sr	Bowling Green	F	Maple Grove
DeLisle	Dan	Fr	Minnesota-Duluth	F	Totino-Grace
Doriott	Ricky	So	Michigan Tech	D	Blaine
Dorr	Michael	So	MSU-Mankato	F	Roseville
Echternach	Jesse	Jr	Mercyhurst	F	Bemidji
Eddy	David	Fr	St. Cloud State	F	Woodbury
Ellingson	Reid	So	Northern Michigan	G	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Estoclet	Adam	Jr	Dartmouth	F	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Everson	Marshall	Fr	Harvard	F	Edina
Fairchild	Cade	Jr	Minnesota	D	Duluth East
Festler	Jared	So	St. Cloud State	F	Little Falls
Fienhage	Corey	So	North Dakota	D	Eastview
Fitzen	Justin	So	Alaska-Fairbanks	F	Proctor
Fischer	David	Sr	Minnesota	D	Apple Valley
Fisher	Derek	Sr	Mercyhurst	D	International Falls
Flaherty	Keegan	Fr	Minnesota-Duluth	F	Duluth East
Flynn	Ryan	Sr	Minnesota	F	Centennial
Forgaard	Ryan	Fr	St. Lawrence	D	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Faribault)
Foss	Jeff	Jr	RPI	D	Moorhead
Fox	Phil	Jr	Northern Michigan	F	Stillwater
Fulton	Jordan	Sr	Minnesota-Duluth	F	Breck School
Gardiner	Jake	So	Wisconsin	D	Minnetonka
Gaulrapp	James	Sr	MSU-Mankato	F	Owatonna
Gens	Aaron	So	Alaska-Fairbanks	D	Lake of the Woods
Gifford	Brian	Sr	Denver	F	Moorhead
Gill	Riley	Sr	Western Michigan	G	Northfield
Gleason	Joe	Fr	North Dakota	D	Edina
Godlewski	Matt	Jr	Princeton	D	Elk River
Graffunder	Brandon	Jr	Bentley	D	Totino-Grace
Greiner	Luke	Fr	Harvard	F	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Faribault)
Grun	David	So	Minnesota-Duluth	F	White Bear Lake
Guentzel	Gabe	So	Colorado College	D	Hill-Murray
Guentzel	Ryan	Jr	Notre Dame	F	Hill-Murray
Hanowski	Ben	Fr	St. Cloud State	F	Little Falls
Hansen	Jake	So	Minnesota	F	White Bear Lake
Hansen	Zach	Jr	Quinnipiac	D	White Bear Lake
Hardwick	Kyle	Sr	Bemidji State	D	Warroad
Hardy	Nate	So	St. Cloud State	G	Hermantown
Hartman	Joe	Fr	Miami (OH)	D	St. Cloud Apollo
Hartmann	Matt	Fr	Bemidji State	F	White Bear Lake
Hartzell	Eric	Fr	Quinnipiac	G	White Bear Lake (Born)
Hayes	Eriah	Fr	MSU-Mankato	F	La Crescent
Helgeson	Seth	Fr	Minnesota	D	Faribault
Hendrickson	Jake	Fr	Minnesota-Duluth	F	Burnsville
Hepp	Chris	Jr	St. Cloud State	D	Burnsville
Hess	Willie	Fr	Providence	RW	Centennial
Hill	Ryan	Fr	North Dakota	D	Hermantown
Hjelle	Brady	So	Minnesota-Duluth	G	International Falls
Hoeffel	Mike	Jr	Minnesota	F	Hill-Murray
Howe	Joe	Fr	Colorado College	G	Wayzata
Huttel	Chad	Jr	Minnesota-Duluth	D	Hermantown
Jamnick	Aaron	Fr	Providence	C	Hibbing/Chisholm
Jaskowiak	Nick	So	Yale	D	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Johnson	Brandon	Sr	Air Force	D	Duluth Marshall
Johnson	Taylor	Fr	St. Cloud State	D	White Bear Lake
Johnson	Tyler	Jr	Colorado College	F	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Jokinen	Justin	So	MSU-Mankato	F	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Kangas	Alex	Jr	Minnesota	G	Rochester Century
Kayfes	Ryan	So	Bentley	D	Maple Grove
Kinne	Bob	So	Bemidji State	F	Cretin-Derham Hall
Kirby	Tim	So	Air Force	D	Austin
Kishel	Scott	So	Minnesota-Duluth	D	Virginia/MIB
Kozlak	Scott	Jr	Air Force	F	Duluth Marshall
Kraft	Eric	Fr	Lake Superior St	F	Wayzata
Kramer	Mike	Jr	Princeton	F	St. Paul Como Park
Kremer	Jake	So	Minnesota	G	Eden Prairie
Kristo	Danny	Fr	North Dakota	F	USNTDP (Eden Prairie)
Landman	Tyler	Fr	Providence	C	Roseau
Larson	Nick	Fr	Notre Dame	F	Apple Valley
Larson	Nick	So	Minnesota	F	Hill-Murray
LeBlanc	Drew	So	St. Cloud State	F	Hermantown
Leddy	Nick	Fr	Minnesota	D	Eden Prairie
Lee	Austin	So	MSU-Mankato	G	Bloomington Jefferson
Lee	John	So	Denver	D	Moorhead
Lee	Mike	Fr	St. Cloud State	G	Roseau
Lehrke	Tyler	Sr	Bemidji State	F	Park Rapids Area
Lickteig	Mikael	Fr	Michigan State	F	Little Falls
Lipinski	Matt	So	Northeastern	F	Faribault
Louwerse	Mike	So	MSU-Mankato	F	Blake School
Lucia	Tony	Sr	Minnesota	F	Wayzata
Maloney	Robert	So	Providence	C	Eastview
Martell	Brandon	Fr	Ohio State	D	Elk River
Marvin	Aaron	Jr	St. Cloud State	F	Warroad
Matson	Taylor	So	Minnesota	F	Academy of Holy Angels
McDonagh	Ryan	Jr	Wisconsin	D	Cretin-Derham Hall
McKelvie	Chris	Sr	Bemidji State	F	Irondale
McMillin	Brian	Sr	Colorado College	F	Roseau
Medvec	Kyle	Jr	Vermont	D	Apple Valley
Miller	Joe	So	Minnesota	F	Wayzata
Milo	Justin	Jr	Vermont	F	Edina
Montgomery	Mike	Jr	Minnesota-Duluth	D	Centennial
Mosey	Tony	Jr	St. Cloud State	F	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Prior Lake)
Mueller	Adam	So	MSU-Mankato	F	Roseville
Murphy	Sean	Jr	RIT	F	Owatonna
Murray	Jordy	So	Wisconsin	F	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Faribault)
Ness	Aaron	So	Minnesota	D	Roseau
Nylander	Brett	Sr	Air Force	F	Lake of the Woods
Olimb	Eric	Jr	Nebraska-Omaha	D	Warroad
Olson	Anders	Sr	Bentley	D	Edina
Olson	Andrew	Jr	Connecticut	F	Alexandria
Olson	Drew	Fr	Minnesota-Duluth	D	Brainerd
Oslund	Nick	Jr	St. Cloud State	F	Burnsville
Overman	Matt	Sr	Colorado College	F	Bloomington Jefferson
Palmer	Jerod	Sr	Miami (OH)	F	USNTDP (Fridley
Patterson	Kent	So	Minnesota	G	Blake School
Peckskamp	Ryan	Sr	St. Cloud State	F	Sauk Rapids-Rice
Peltoma	Ryan	Fr	Bowling Green	D	Brainerd
Peluso	Chris	Sr	Bemidji State	D	Brainerd
Peterson	Brett	Jr	MSU-Mankato	F	Elk River
Peterson	Erik	Jr	Bentley	F	Minnetonka
Phillippi	Mike	Jr	Nebraska-Omaha	D	Hill-Murray
Pitlick	Tyler	Fr	MSU-Mankato	F	Centennial
Polacek	Chase	Jr	RPI	F	Academy of Holy Angels
Prosser	Nate	Sr	Colorado College	D	Elk River
Pryor	Nick	Fr	Maine	D	Hill-Murray
Raboin	Garrett	Sr	St. Cloud State	D	Detroit Lakes
Raiola	Anthony	Fr	Massachusetts	D	Minnetonka
Reber	Matt	Jr	Dartmouth	F	Edina
Robert	Jeremy	Jr	Bentley	F	Blake School
Ryan	Mitch	Jr	St. Cloud State	F	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Sacchetti	Nico	So	Minnesota	F	Virginia/MIB
Sackrison	Andrew	Jr	MSU-Mankato	F	St. Louis Park
Schack	Brian	Sr	Minnesota	D	Totino-Grace
Schiller	Joe	So	MSU-Mankato	F	Detroit Lakes
Schmidt	Kyle	Jr	Minnesota-Duluth	F	Hermantown
Schroeder	Jordan	So	Minnesota	F	St. Thomas Academy
Simon	Billy	Fr	Providence	LW	Lakeville South
Skarda	Bryant	So	Army	F	Hill-Murray
Sneep	Carl	Sr	Boston College	D	Brainerd
Stejskal	Joe	Jr	Dartmouth	D	Grand Rapids
Stepan	Derek	So	Wisconsin	F	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Hastings)
Stewart	Jerad	Sr	MSU-Mankato	F	Hastings
Stuart	Alex	Fr	Sacred Heart	D	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Sauk Rapids)
Student	Chris	Fr	Northeastern	D	Benilde-St. Margaret's
Thang	Ryan	Sr	Notre Dame	F	Edina
Thompson	Tyler	So	MSU-Mankato	F	Benilde-St. Margaret's
VandeVelde	Chris	Sr	North Dakota	F	Moorhead
Vargas	Brennan	So	Bowling Green	F	Coon Rapids
Vermeulen	Travis	Sr	St. Lawrence	F	Centennial
Vlaisavljevich	Eli	Sr	Michigan Tech	D	St. Bernard's
Van Bokern	Nick	Jr	Nebraska-Omaha	D	Burnsville
Vossberg	Brandon	Sr	Denver	F	Cretin-Derham Hall
Walters	Dane	Fr	Western Michigan	RW	St. Paul Como Park
Walters	Shea	So	Bemidji State	F	Hibbing/Chisholm
Wehrs	Kevin	Jr	Minnesota	D	Wayzata
White	Patrick	Jr	Minnesota	F	Grand Rapids
Wiley	Jason	Sr	MSU-Mankato	F	Bloomington Kennedy
Youds	Ben	Jr	MSU-Mankato	D	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Maple Grove)

College Players from Minnesota: 2009-2010 Hockey East Association

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:27:00 +0000

There are 10 teams in the Hockey East Association (HEA). Seven teams have a total of 17 players on their rosters that recognize Minnesota as their home state at the start of the 2009-2010 season.

Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Boston University (Boston, MA)
University of Maine (Orono, ME)
University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)
University of Mass-Lowell (Lowell, MA)
Merrimack College (North Andover, MA)
University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)
Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Providence College (Providence, RI)
University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)

L Name	F Name	Former Team (Home)	Pos.	College
Bergland	Matt	Benilde-St. Margaret's	LW	Providence
Braun	Justin	White Bear Lake	D	Massachusetts
Brodhag	Brandon	Elk River	F	Merrimack
Connolly	Chris	Duluth Marshall	F	Boston U
Dee	Robby	Breck School	F	Maine
Hess	Willie	Centennial	RW	Providence
Jamnick	Aaron	Hibbing/Chisholm	C	Providence
Landman	Tyler	Roseau	C	Providence
Lipinski	Matt	Faribault	F	Northeastern
Maloney	Robert	Eastview	C	Providence
Medvec	Kyle	Apple Valley	D	Vermont
Milo	Justin	Edina	F	Vermont
Pryor	Nick	Hill-Murray	D	Maine
Raiola	Anthony	Minnetonka	D	Massachusetts
Simon	Billy	Lakeville South	LW	Providence
Sneep	Carl	Brainerd	D	Boston College
Student	Chris	Benilde-St. Margaret's	D	Northeastern

College Players from Minnesota: 2009-2010 Atlantic Hockey Association

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:00 +0000

There are 10 teams in the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA). Eight teams have a total of 23 players on their rosters that recognize Minnesota as their home state at the start of the 2009-2010 season.

Niagara University (Niagara University (near Buffalo)) and Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA) will be joining the AHA starting the 2010-2011 season.

Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO)
American International College (Springfield, MA)
Army (West Point, NY)
Bentley University (Waltham, MA)
Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
Mercyhurst College (Erie, PA)
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (Rochester, NY)
Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT)

L Name	F Name	Former Team (Home)	Pos.	College
Ambrosie	Sean	Moorhead	F	Connecticut
Bahnemann	Brandon	Rochester Lourdes	F	Bentley
Baker	Brendan	Edina	D	Holy Cross
Barnes	Jack	Blake School	F	Army
Becker	Matt	Moorhead	F	Air Force
Carew	Stephen	Benilde-St. Margaret's	F	Air Force
Clark	Jay	Lake of the Woods	G	Army
Clark	John	Lake of the Woods	D	Army
Echternach	Jesse	Bemidji	F	Mercyhurst
Fisher	Derek	International Falls	D	Mercyhurst
Graffunder	Brandon	Totino-Grace	D	Bentley
Johnson	Brandon	Duluth Marshall	D	Air Force
Kayfes	Ryan	Maple Grove	D	Bentley
Kirby	Tim	Austin	D	Air Force
Kozlak	Scott	Duluth Marshall	F	Air Force
Murphy	Sean	Owatonna	F	RIT
Nylander	Brett	Lake of the Woods	F	Air Force
Olson	Anders	Edina	D	Bentley
Olson	Andrew	Alexandria	F	Connecticut
Peterson	Erik	Minnetonka	F	Bentley
Robert	Jeremy	Blake School	F	Bentley
Skarda	Bryant	Hill-Murray	F	Army
Stuart	Alex	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Sauk Rapids)	D	Sacred Heart

College Players from Minnesota: 2009-2010 College Hockey America Conference

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0000

There are currently 4 teams in the College Hockey America Conference (CHA). The conference will be disbanded after the 2009-2010 season. Only one, Bemidji State, of the four teams had eight players on their roster that recognize Minnesota as their home state at the start of the 2009-2010 season.

Bemidji state will be joining the WCHA starting in 2010-2011. Robert Morris and Niagara will be joining the Atlantic Hockey Association also in 2010-2011. Alabama-Huntsville's future is uncertain. Their application to join the CCHA was rejected leaving them without a conference to play in for next season.

University of Alabama-Huntsville (Huntsville, AL)
Bemidji State (Bemidji, MN)
Niagara University (Niagara University, NY (Near Buffalo))
Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA)

L Name	F Name	Year	Former Team (Home)	Pos.	College
Cramer	Ryan	Jr	International Falls	F	Bemidji State
Hardwick	Kyle	Sr	Warroad	D	Bemidji State
Hartmann	Matt	Fr	White Bear Lake	F	Bemidji State
Kinne	Bob	So	Cretin-Derham Hall	F	Bemidji State
Lehrke	Tyler	Sr	Park Rapids Area	F	Bemidji State
McKelvie	Chris	Sr	Irondale	F	Bemidji State
Peluso	Chris	Sr	Brainerd	D	Bemidji State
Walters	Shea	So	Hibbing/Chisholm	F	Bemidji State

Minnesotans in the 2009-2010 National Hockey League (NHL)

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Name	NHL Team	Pos	DOB	High School (Home)
Andrew Alberts	Carolina Hurricanes	D	06/30/81	Benilde-SM
David Backes	St. Louis Blues	RW	05/01/84	Spring Lake Park
Keith Ballard	Florida Panthers	D	11/26/82	Lake of the Woods
Jason Blake	Toronto Maple Leafs	LW	09/02/73	Moorhead
Dustin Byfuglien	Chicago Blackhawks	RW	03/27/85	Roseau
Ryan Carter	Anaheim Ducks	C	08/03/83	White Bear Lake
Tim Conboy	Carolina Hurricanes	RW	03/22/82	Brainerd
Matt Cullen	Carolina Hurricanes	C	11/02/76	Moorhead
Tom Gilbert	Edmonton Oilers	D	01/10/83	Bloomington Jefferson
Alex Goligoski	Pittsburgh Penquins	D	07/30/85	Grand Rapids
Matt Hendricks	Colorado Avalanche	C	06/17/81	Blaine
Jack Hillen	New York Islanders	D	01/24/86	Holy Angels
Tim Jackman	New York Islanders	RW	11/14/81	Park Center
Erik Johnson	St. Louis Blues	D	03/21/88	Holy Angels
Jamie Langenbrunner	New Jersey Devils	RW	07/24/75	Cloquet/E/C
Jordan Leopold	Florida Panthers	D	08/03/80	Robb. Armstrong
Paul Martin	New Jersey Devils	D	03/05/81	Elk River
Peter Mueller	Phoenix Coyotes	RW	04/14/88	Breck School
Matt Niskanen	Dallas Stars	D	12/06/86	Virginia
Kyle Okposo	New York Islanders	RW	04/16/88	Shattuck-SM (St. Paul)
T. J. Oshie	St. Louis Blues	C	12/23/86	Warroad
Zach Parise	New Jersey Devils	LW	07/28/84	Shattuck-SM (Mpls)
Toby Peterson	Dallas Stars	C	10/27/78	Bloomington Jefferson
Kurt Sauer	Phoenix Coyotes	D	01/16/81	St. Cloud Apollo
Matt Smaby	Tampa Bay Lightning	D	10/14/84	Shattuck-SM (Mpls)
Mark Stuart	Boston Bruins	D	04/27/84	Rochester Lourdes
Blake Wheeler	Boston Bruins	RW	08/31/86	Breck School

Is this list missing a Minnesotan? Email me!

**Note: The list consists of former Minnesota high school hockey players, even if they played just one year, or they attended Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep AND called Minnesota home.

Upper Midwest High School Elite League News & Notes: Week 7

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:15:00 +0000

www.hselitehockey.com

By Elite League Media Services

SOUTHEAST CLAIMS ELITE LEAGUE SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

Team Southeast, led by league-leading scorer Caleb Herbert (Bloomington Jefferson), won the regular-season championship of the Upper Midwest High School Elite League this past weekend in a close race that went down to the final game.

Southeast finished with a 15-5-1 record, good for 31 points, to finish one point ahead of Team Southwest, which finished 15-4-2, for 30 points.

Southeast entered the final weekend with a two-point lead, and they earned a crucial point Wednesday by tying Shattuck-St. Mary’s 2-2 in a game played at Faribault. Michael Zajac of Eagan scored one goal and assisted on another to give Southeast a 2-1 lead of Shattuck late in the game, but Jason Clark’s power-play goal with 23 seconds remaining tied it up for Shattuck. Southeast goalie Ryan O’Shea made 33 saves in the game.

On Saturday, Southeast erupted for six second-period goals in a 9-5 win over Team Northwest. A.J. Reid of St. Thomas scored three goals and added an assists, while Holy Angels’ Joseph LaBate added a pair of goals. Southeast then entered Sunday’s game with Wisconsin needing a win to wrap up the league title, and Zajac pumped in four goals to lead the club to an 8-2 and the championship. Zach Schroeder had two goals for Southeast, and Christian Isackson added a pair of assists.

Team Southwest made a strong run at the league championship, winning their final six games of the season, only to come up one point short. They opened the final weekend with a 4-1 victory over Team Northeast in which goalie Alex Fons made 38 saves. Saturday’s game saw eight different players score in an 8-2 win over Great Plains. On Sunday, they played two hours before Team Southeast, and knew they still had a chance to win or tie for the league title, and responded by beating Team North 5-3, as Archie Skalbeck of Hopkins had a goal and an assist.

Team Northwest earned third place in the league be beating Shattuck 3-2 in their final game. Nick Bjugstad and Scott Holm scored in the second period to give Northwest a 2-0 lead, and after Shattuck’s Tanner Sorenson scored early in the third period, responded for Northwest with the game winner. Goalie Dan Harper of Blaine made 30 saves for the win. Earlier in the weekend Northwest rallied from a 4-2 deficit to tie Wisconsin 4-4 as Christian Horn and Cal Decowski scored third-period goals.

Team Great Plains won two of its final three games to earn fourth place in the league. On Saturday they fell behind team North 2-0, but two goals each by Warroad’s Brock Nelson and Grand Forks’ Casey Purpur led to a 5-2 win. Sunday, Tyler Larson’s goal stood up as the game-winner in a 5-4 victory over Team Northeast.

Team Northeast won one of three games to settle in fifth place. The weekend’s only win was a 10-1 romp over Team North. Connor Reilly (2G, 3A) and Ryan Reilly (1G, 4A) each had five points in the game, while Jake Erickson added a pair of goals.

Garrett Hendrickson of Virginia had a goal and an assist over the weekend to finish as the leading scorer (8G, 14A, 22 points) for Team North, which finished the season 4-15-2. Wisconsin ended the regular season 3-15-3, and was led in scoring by Max McCormick (8-12-20).

NOTES: Caleb Herbert of Team Southeast won the league scoring title. The Bloomington Jefferson senior, who is headed for UMD, had 13 goals and 24 assists for 37 points. He finished three points ahead of Southeast teammate Justin Crandall (13-21-34). Team Southwest’s Archie Skalbeck of Hopkins led the Elite League with 17 goals, one more than Hermantown’s Adam Krause, of Team North. A total of 16 players reached double figures in goals during the 21-game regular season.

Jacob Meyers, a senior at Benilde had both the lowest goals against average (2.55) and highest save percentage (.933) playing for Team Southwest. Blaine’s Dan Harper, playing for Team Northwest, led the league with two shutouts.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s power play succeeded at a 25% rate, converting 22 of 88 opportunities, the best in the league, ahead of Team Northwest’s 21.4%. Team Southeast had the league’s best penalty kill at 87.3%.

The Elite League playoffs begin Friday, October 30 with four quarterfinal games at New Hope Arena. The seminfinals are Saturday and the finals Sunday, also at New Hope. Shattuck-St. Mary’s is committed to another tournament, and their spot in the field will be taken by the Omaha Jr. Lancers, a midget team from Omaha, Nebraska. For exact game times, visit www.hselitehockey.com.

Friday’s quarterfinals (seeding in parentheses):

Team Southeast (1) vs. Omaha Jr. Lancers (8) – 5:15 p.m., New Hope North
Team Southwest (2) vs. Team Wisconsin (7) – 5:30 p.m., New Hope South
Team Great Plains (4) vs. Team Northeast (5) – 7:45 p.m., New Hope North
Team Northwest (3) vs. Team North (6) – 8:00 p.m., New Hope South

Upper Midwest Elite League Scoreboard | Sunday, October 25th

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:59:00 +0000

www.hselitehockey.com

Great Plains 5, Northeast 4 |Box|
GP: Shane Omdahl (Roseau) GWG, 1 assist | GWG: 3:29 left in the 3rd period
GP: Kevin Erickson (Roseau) 1 goal, 1 assist
GP: Jake Useldinger (East Grand Forks) 1 pp goal, Paul LaDue (G.F. Central) 1 pp goal
GP: Tyler Larson (Moorhead) 1 goal
GP: Logan Marks (Moorhead) 30 MIN, 23 saves on 25 shots | Win
GP: Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) 30 MIN, 14 saves on 16 shots
NE: Jake Erickson (Chaska/Chanhassen) 2 goals (1 ppg), 1 assist
NE: Connor Reilly (Holy Angels) 1 goal, 2 assists, Ben Bahe (Hill-Murray) 1 goal
NE: John Russell (Breck School) 17 saves on 18 shots | Loss
NE: Jim Kruger (Minnetonka) 14 saves on 18 shots
PP: Great Plains 2 for 4 | Northeast 2 for 5

Northwest 3, Shattuck-St. Mary's 2 |Box|
NW: Dan Harper (Blaine) 30 saves on 32 shots
NW: Andrew Pitts (North Metro) 1 pp goal - GWG
NW: Nick Bjugstad (Blaine) 1 goal, Scott Holm (Wayzata) 1 goal
SSM: Tanner Sorenson 1 goal, Kenny Gillespie 1 goal
SSM: Peter Traber 33 saves on 36 shots
PP: Northwest 1 for 3 | Shattuck-St. Mary's 0 for 3

Southeast 8, Wisconsin 2 |Box|
SE: Michael Zajac (Eagan) 4 goals (1 ppg)
SE: Zach Schroeder (St. Thomas Academy) 2 goals
SE: AJ Reid (St. Thomas Academy) 1 goal, Joe Faust (Bloomington Jefferson) 1 goal
SE: Caleb Herbert (Bl Jefferson) 3 assists, Justin Crandall (St. Thomas Acad) 3 assists
SE: Ryan O'Shea (Eastview) 29:30 MIN, 20 saves on 21 shots | Win
SE: Kurt Altrichter (St. Thomas Academy) 30:30 MIN, 16 saves on 17 shots
WI: Erik Larabell (Appleton United) 1 goal, Brian Berger (Arrowhead) 1 goal
WI: Tony Kujava (Verona) 47 saves on 55 shots
PP: Southeast 1 for 5 | Wisconsin 0 for 6

Southwest 5, North 3 |Box|
SW: Archie Skalbeck (Hopkins) 1 goal, 1 assist
SW: David Jarrett (Edina) 1 pp goal, Tyler Heinonen (Delano/Rockford) 1 goal
SW: Mike Morin (Breck School) 1 pp goal, Charlie Taft (Edina) 1 pp goal
SW: Jacob Meyers (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 30:33 MIN, 17 saves on 19 shots | WIN
SW: Alex Fons (Hopkins) 29:27, 16 saves on 17 shots
North: Garrett Hendrickson (Virginia/MIB) 1 goal, 1 assist
North: Garrett Orhn (Greenway) 1 pp goal, Adam Krause (Hermantown) 1 pp goal
North: Nick Maiers (St. Cloud Cathedral) 38 saves of 43 shots
PP: Southwest 3 for 3 | North 2 for 5

Upper Midwest Elite League Scoreboard | October 21st - 24th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

www.hselitehockey.com

Wednesday, October 21st

Southwest 4, Northeast 1 |Box|
SW: Alex Fons (Hopkins) 38 saves on 39 shots
SW: Mike Morin (Breck School) 1 goal, Charlie Taft (Edina) 1 goal
SW: Archie Skalbeck (Hopkins) 1 pp goal, Zach Knight (Bloomington Jefferson) 1 en goal
NE: James Hughes (Centennial) 1 goal
NE: Jim Kruger (Minnetonka) 30 saves on 33 shots
PP: Southwest 1 for 4 | Northeast 0 for 7
Notes: Southwest outscored Northeast 2-0 in the 1st and 2-0 in the 3rd. This game was originally supposed to be played on Saturday at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo, ND. Per Pointstreak, this game was played at New Hope.

Southeast 2, Shattuck-St. Mary's 2 |Box|
SE: Ryan O'Shea (Eastview) 33 saves on 35 shots
SE: Michael Zajac (Eagan) 1 pp goal, Tony Barbato (Cretin-Derham Hall) 1 goal
SSM: Tanner Sorenson 1 goal, Jason Clark 1 pp goal
SSM: A. T. Terenzio 30 saves on 32 shots
PP: Southeast 1 for 4 | Shattuck-St. Mary's 1 for 6
Notes: Neither team scored in the 3rd period. Shattuck-St. Mary's outshot Southeast in the final period, 10-7.

Saturday, October 24th

Great Plains 5, North 2 |Box|
GP: Brock Nelson (Warroad) 2 goals
GP: Casey Purpur (Grand Forks Central (ND)) 2 goals
GP: Shane Omdahl (Roseau) 1 goal
GP: Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) 22 saves on 24 shots
North: Adam Krause (Hermantown) 1 goal, Kyle Lutzka (Duluth East) 1 goal
PP: Great Plains 0 for 6 | North 0 for 6
Notes: With Great Plains already leading 2-1 in the third period, Brock Nelson scored both of his goals within 16 seconds of each other at 7:19 and 7:35 in.

Northeast 10, North 1 |Box|
NE: Connor Reilly (Academy of Holy Angels) 2 goals (1 pp), 3 assists
NE: Ryan Reilly (Academy of Holy Angels) 1 goal, 4 assists
NE: John Russell (Breck School) 32 saves on 33 shots
NE: Jake Erickson (Chaska/Chanhassen) 2 goals, 1 assist
NE: Brett Stern (Centennial) 1g, 1a, Ben Bahe (Hill-Murray) 1g, 1a
NE: Max Birkinbine (White Bear Lake) 1 goal, Chris Casto (Hill-Murray) 1 goal
NE: James Hughes (Centennial) 1 pp goal
North: Austin Plain (Sartell-St. Stephen) 1 pp goal
North: Tommy Burke (Academy of Holy Angels) 26 saves on 36 shots
PP: Northeast 2 for 5 | North 1 for 6

Shattuck-St. Mary's 7, Wisconsin 1 |Box|
SSM: Joe Basaraba 2 goals (1 sh), 3 assists
SSM: Jason Clark 2 goals, 2 assists
SSM: J. P. LaFontaine 1 goal, 1 assist, Anthony Greco 1 goal, James Polk 1 goal
SSM: A. T. Terenzio 27 saves on 28 shots
WI: Brian Berger (Arrowhead) 1 pp goal
WI: Austin Schmid (University School) 53 saves on 60 shots
PP: Shattuck-St. Mary's 0 for 6 | Wisconsin: 1 for 3

Southeast 9, Northwest 5 |Box|
SE: AJ Reid (St. Thomas Academy) Hat Trick, 1 assist
SE: Joseph LaBate (Academy of Holy Angels) 2 goals, 1 assist
SE: Kurt Altrichter (St. Thomas Academy) 27 saves on 32 shots
NW: Cal Decowski (Andover) 2 goals
NW: Nick Bjugstad (Blaine) 1 goal, 2 assists
NW: Gavin Tufte (Blaine) 1 goal, Ryan Jaremko (Elk River/Zimmerman) 1 pp goal
NW: Andrew Ford (Eden Prairie) 48 saves on 57 shots
PP: Southwest 0 for 2 | Northwest 1 for 6
Notes: Southeast outscored Northwest 6-0 and outshot them 27-7 in the 2nd period.

Southwest 8, Great Plains 2 |Box|
SW: Jacob Meyers (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 30 saves on 32 shots
SW: Thomas Schutt (Minnetonka) 1 pp goal, 2 assists
SW: Tyler Heinonen (Delano/Rockford) 1g, 1a, Mike Morin (Breck School) 1g, 1a
SW: Chad Hennum (Elk River/Zim.) 1g, 1a, Tyler Dietzler (Bloomington Jefferson) 1g, 1a
SW: Charlie Taft (Edina) 1g, Troy Hesketh (Minnetonka) 1g, Max Gardiner (Minnetonka) 1g
GP: Kevin Erickson (Roseau) 1 goal, Braden Rahman (Moorhead) 1 goal
GP: Logan Marks (Moorhead) 52 saves on 58 shots
PP: Southwest 1 for 3 | Great Plains 0 for 2

Wisconsin 4, Northwest 4 |Box|
WI: Tony Kujava (Verona) 52 saves on 56 shots
WI: Max McCormick (Notre Dame Academy) 2 goals
WI: Brian Berger (Arrowhead) 1 goal, 1 assist, Simon Leahy (Unversity School) 1 goal
WI: Derek Knetter (Wausau West) 3 assists
NW: Tyson Fulton (Breck School) 1 sh goal, 1 assist
NW: Cal Decowski (Andover) 1 goal, 1 assist
NW: Scott Holm (Wayzata) 1 goal, Christian Horn (Benilde-SM) 1 goal
NW: Dan Harper (Blaine) 24 saves on 28 shots
PP: Northwest 0 for 3 | Wisconsin 0 for 2
Notes: Wisconsin led 3-0 midway through the 2nd period. Northwest outshot Wisconsin 18-8, 19-11, 19-9 in the three periods respectively, 56 to 28 total.

Poll 200: Who is your early, early, EARLY favorite to win Class AA in 2010?

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:05:00 +0000

I took the first 200 votes on this early, early, EARLY favorite for Class AA poll and then closed it. I'll take another poll for the Class AA preseason favorite again a week before the season starts in late November.

As of now, per the informal poll, it looks like the Eden Prairie Eagles are being favored to repeat in Class AA in 2010.

200 Votes

1. Eden Prairie: 36 votes (18%)
2. Minnetonka: 30 votes (15%)
3. Bloomington Jefferson: 17 votes (8%)
4-tie. Academy of Holy Angels: 16 votes (8%)
4-tie. Another Team: 16 votes (8%)
6-tie. Blaine: 11 votes (5%)
6-tie. Edina: 11 votes (5%)
8. Duluth East: 9 votes (4%)
9. Hill-Murray: 8 votes (4%)
10. Roseau: 7 votes (3%)
11-tie. Cretin-Derham Hall: 5 votes (2%)
11-tie. Wayzata: 5 votes (2%)
11-tie. Woodbury: 5 votes (2%)
14-tie. Andover: 4 votes (2%)
14-tie. Moorhead: 4 votes (2%)
14-tie. St. Francis: 4 votes (2%)
17-tie. Apple Valley: 3 votes (1%)
17-tie. Centennial: 3 votes (1%)
19-tie. Elk River/Zimmerman: 2 votes (1%)
19-tie. White Bear Lake: 2 votes (1%)
21-tie. Benilde-St. Margaret's: 1 vote (0%)
21-tie. Hopkins: 1 vote (0%)
No votes: Lakeville North & Rochester Century

Cal Clutterbuck scores game-winner in overtime for the Wild

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:03:00 +0000

Cal Clutterbuck lays out for the puck, after getting hit in the face with it just prior, to score the game-winning goal for the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. The Wild are still undefeated at home.