July issue of Let's Play Hockey

Volume XLVI • Number 25 • Issue 1241

July 12, 2018

Photos by Nick Wosika, Mike Thill, & Michael Ainsworth

FEELING A DRAFT K’Andre Miller of Hopkins leads list of 10 Minnesotans drafted pages 20-25

IN THIS ISSUE JACK BLATHERWICK

MARK LICHTENFELD

KIM MCCULLOUGH

PETE WAGGONER

ANDY NESS

HOCKEY DAY 2019 MATCH-UPS ... pg. 16 THE YEAR IN HOCKEY ... pg. 19

Improving skating speed ... pg. 4 The weakest skill in girls’ players ... pg. 6 Getting a deep knee bend ... pg. 7

Officially Speaking: Beer leagues ... pg. 8 Remembering Larry Hendrickson ... pg. 14

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Six keys to improve skating speed & efficiency

By Jack Blatherwick Let’s Play Hockey Columnist

Every year, some players dominate in the regular season, but not in the playoffs when the pace is faster. The difference is efficient high-end speed, and it’s highly trainable.

1. Longer skating strides = wider strides strides. At high speeds, you cannot lengthen your stride straight backward because your feet would have to be impossibly quick. Instead, push hard to the side (hip abduction). This is the major source of skating power and efficiency at high speed, yet it is ignored in most weight rooms. Because your skate blade is not perpendicular to the angle of force, this propels you forward, in the same way a sailboat tacks crosswind much faster than the wind. At the end of each stride, you are pushing backward (hip extension) because you’re moving past the ice. You also rotate your hips to prepare for the next stride. Off-ice exercises for hip abduction-rotation-extension include side-to-side jumps, Russian Box jumps, resisted lunge walks and slide board.

2. For acceleration, nothing compares to short off-ice sprints. Explode as fast as you can for 5-30 meters then walk back to the starting line for recovery.

Lean forward to 45 degrees like Usain Bolt.

Extend your body in a straight line (SLX) so your leg force passes through your center of mass efficiently. On the other hand, bending forward (pike position) is an inefficient use of force, whether sprinting or skating.

Efficiency must be part of your speed training, not just strength, strength and more strength.

3. Less equipment means faster sk ating practice skating practice. Today’s shoulder pads are so heavy they look like they’re designed for football. Hockey pants (breezers) have too much padding and restrict the width and length of the stride. Speedskating coaches would never burden skaters with restrictive pants. Keep in mind that all repetitions result in permanent changes

Evgeny Kuznetsov (above), Tom Wilson and Nate Schmidt are three players who excelled in the Stanley Cup Playoffs partly because of their speed (verified by our tests three straight years).

to the brain and spinal cord (the CNS), so don’t practice slow, restricted strides every day at a young age when learning is greatest.

Get a pair of scissors to remove unnecessary padding. Slit the inseam to allow greater range of motion. Keep in mind that manufacturers are protecting their company from lawsuits, not just protecting your body.

Include some “skating improvement days,” without breezers and shoulder pads.

Your feet will move faster, and stride widthlength will increase.

4. Strength workouts must incorporate explosive movement of your body w strength alone. body,, no nott just slo slow Sprints plus weighted and unweighted jumps (one- and two-legged) should be inserted into each workout. Traditional weight training is part of the process at older ages, but if you don’t add explosive movement to train the Central Nervous System (CNS) for speed, weight training is too limited by itself. Why? 1) The heavier the lift, the slower your body moves. 2) Every lift includes deceleration in the last part of the movement, at precisely the point where the skating stride requires maximum accelera-

tion tion. 3) Traditional weight training ignores the key to skating power: hip abduction-rotation-extension. 4) The range of motion in

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all barbell lifts is restricted to one plan e; plane yet no sport – certainly not skating – is restricted to one plane.

5. Practice skating on your own own.

Whether you take lessons or not, you must get thousands of repetitions on your own, just as golfers practice by the hour after each lesson. Add dryland skating workouts when you come off the ice. There is no speedskating coach in the world who would teach skating without dryland training.

6. On the ice, every repetition must be done with 1 00 per cent q uality 100 percent quality uality,, so rest intervals are critical. Even endurance training must be fast, with perfect execution to build speed and efficient mechanics. Never skate with poor mechanics and slow feet, which is inevitable if you do endurance skating drills past the point of lactic acid buildup and temporary fatigue (about 6-10 seconds depending on the intensity).

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Minnesota Hockey, an affiliate of USA Hockey, is the governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Minnesota and the premier developer of hockey players in the state.

With over 67,000 registered players and coaches, it is the largest state governing body for amateur hockey in the United States.

Darby Hendrickson’s stickhandling secrets

By Jessi Pierce

Most of the spring and summer months should be spent on golf courses, lakes, ball fields and any other non-ice surface. But for kids who get the itch and want to sprinkle in some stickhandling skill development, there are plenty of good ways – and tools – to do just that.

“Use a golf ball, tennis balls are great, really whatever you can move at the end of your stick,” Minnesota Wild assistant coach and hockey dad Darby Hendrickson said.

“Different sporting goods stores have slicker balls. There’s a lot of ways you can do it.

They even have weighted balls and pucks to use not only work on quickness and strength too.

“Whatever you use, use it. One is not better than the other, and they all help improve your stickhandling.”

Here are some other offseason stickhandling tips from the former NHLer, Gopher and Mr. Hockey.

Play Pickup Grab your buddies, a ball and some sticks and hit the pavement. After all, nothing fuels development like enjoying the time

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you’re putting in.

“When I was a kid, during the spring when the ice melted, we’d play street hockey or try to sneak on the tennis courts and play roller hockey,” Hendrickson recalled of his Richfield days. “We played because we loved to, and so you could get that confidence with your hands when stickhandling.

Once you have that, it really just spreads to your overall game and your feel for the game.”

Challenge YYour our self ourself “Stickhandling is one of those things

where you want to be quick, have big wide pulls, so you might lose (the ball or puck) but that’s how you get better,” Hendrickson said. “You can try going onehanded, and you can stickhandle behind your back, sometimes two hands, sometimes a long reach with your top hand, just mixing it up in a variation. But know you’re going to lose the puck or ball, and that’s OK. Just get better and don’t be afraid of that while you’re stickhandling.”

Try those different and new moves you’ve seen on TV. Don’t be afraid of losing the handle. The pros do it all the time.

Heads Up Darby’s most important – and most overlooked – aspect of stickhandling, is keep-

ing your head up.

“The most important thing I would emphasize when working on your stickhandling is doing it with your head up,” Hendrickson said. “So many kids will stare at the ball or stare at the puck, and I think it’s one of the things in our game, to be able to have that skill and have that peripheral vision to play with your head up and not look at the puck, it’s so important to have that skill.”

Consistency is Key Consistency is not only important in your game, it’s important in your work ethic. Ten minutes a day or one hour a week, if you put in time and effort, improvement is bound to come.

“It’s like any type of workout, it’s about consistency,” said Hendrickson. “To me, it’s dedication. As a kid, girl or boy, if they are passionate about the game, they just find time to carve that out and stay consistent.

It might be for a minute a day, some days you might be having fun and it’s for 20 minutes, but I just think being consistent is most important.”

For more specific stickhandling drills, visit www.usahockey.com/stickhandling.

Core strength tips & myths

Hockey players, from Mini-Mites to the pros, are constantly looking for ways to improve their game. Whether it’s skating faster, shooting harder or being stronger on the puck, developing a solid core can provide the foundation players need to take their skill set and overall athleticism to the next level.

As the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Scott Caulfield knows a thing or two about athlete development. Caulfield works closely with national governing bodies such as the U.S. Anti-Doping Association, United States Olympic Committee, and USA Hockey. He also spent four years as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Colorado College men’s hockey program.

Caulfield helped clarify some misunderstandings about the core itself and offered some age-appropriate training recommendations for young skaters looking to improve their overall core strength.

Minnesota Hockey: First, what ex-

actly is the core?

Scott Caulfield: The core is located between the shoulders and the hips. It’s basically all of those muscles that need to work together to provide optimal function for athletes.

Minnesota Hockey: So it’s more than just having a six-pack?

Caulfield: The term “core” has been misconstrued by some who think it’s just a six-pack or the abdominal muscles. But if that’s all you focused on you’d have one over-developed area and, as a result, other under-developed areas. You’d have tight muscles in one part of the body, and loose muscles in another. In a dynamic sport like hockey, where you need to change direction, slow down, speed up and maneuver your body on the ice, it’s important to develop the full core.

Minnesota Hockey: Are there specific movements on the ice that will improve with training and a betterdeveloped core?

Caulfield: If you have a stronger core, your shots may be more powerful and your ability to move laterally and change direc-

Improve your game this fall!

Minnesota Hockey announced today the schedule of its 2018 fall skill development clinics. This series of skill sessions are designed to supplement the player development initiatives provided by our community based associations and ensure Minnesota continues to be a leader in the development of all players.

Starting in late August, Minnesota Hockey will offer skill sessions focused on body contact, defensive skills, goalie skills and

scoring skills. In addition, several skill sessions will be offered specifically for girls.

Each of the practices will led by professional coaches who will design sessions that emphasize long term athlete development and maximize the number of high quality repetitions each player receives.

For clinic details, including descriptions, schedules and how to register, visit www.minnesotahockey.org/ playerdevelopment.

tion quickly may be better. Anyone who hasn’t been trained and then starts training with a professional is definitely going to see an improvement.

Minnesota Hockey: When training, is it better to focus on the parts of

the core separat ind e cises separately ely,, or ffind exxer ercises ely and activities that work them all at once?

Caulf ield: Ideally, movements that are Caulfield: Continued on page 30

Minnesota Hockey announces 2018 Hockey Director Conference Minnesota Hockey has announced it will host a Hockey Director Conference on September 7-9 at the Comfort Inn in Plymouth, MN and the Plymouth Ice Center. The conference, which is designed for hockey directors and player development leaders in youth hockey associations, will provide indepth training on the techniques and principles that guide world class hockey development programs.

Participants will learn how to best structure their association and offer the most efficient and effective practices for player development through presentations, group discussions and on-ice demonstrations.

Adoption of the principles will lead to enhanced skill mastery, growth and retention and players having more fun.

“Minnesota Hockey is excited to offer the Hockey Director Conference in September to our association Hockey Directors who provide the leadership and guidance for our associations to provide the best player skill development for all of their players,” said Dave Margenau, Minnesota Hockey President. “The conference is a unique opportunity for our hockey skill development leaders to learn from experts as to what others are doing in the world based on the science

of athlete development and learn from each other as to what other Minnesota associations are doing.”

The conference will feature local and national presenters, including members of USA Hockey’s American Development Model regional manager team.

“This conference will be a great opportunity for hockey directors from throughout the state to gain a better understanding of the underlying concepts of ADM and how to apply them to decisions and programs for their association,” said John Perry, Vice President of Hockey Operations for Minnesota Hockey. “In addition, we know the player development leaders who attend will also use what they learn to lead and provide training to coaches at all levels in their association. We’re absolutely thrilled to offer this event in Minnesota and are grateful for USA Hockey’s support of it.”

The Hockey Director Conference will also serve as a USA Hockey High Performance Coaching Education Program clinic. Attendees will receive a one level upgrade for CEP certification up to a Level 4.

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The No. 1 weakest skill in girls’ hockey players

By Kim McCullough

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If you had to guess what the No. 1 weakest skill is of girls’ hockey players, what would it be?

Last summer, I was sitting in a classroom alongside elite level coaches from all over Canada, listening to a presentation given by a national expert in skill development of female players. One of the coaches asked the presenter what he thought was the single biggest skill deficiency in female players. And I thought to myself, it’s got to be shooting, or the mental game, or the ability to see and use open ice. But that’s not what he said. Without hesitation, he said “giving and receiving passes.”

And when I really thought about it, it totally made sense. I can picture myself out on the ice telling my players to “pass it like they mean it.” I also remember going to my first national team tryout and being blown away at how quick, hard and accurately the best players in the country passed the puck.

As I run eight weeks of skills camps this summer, I will pay extra attention to the passing skills of the incoming players. I’ll make it a primary focus of the week to teach them how to give and receive passes effectively. Most players can pass, but very very few of them are able to make and receive effective passes on both their forehand and backhand while moving. They can get the puck in the general vicinity of their target, but they don’t move the puck with authority.

Giving and receiving passes effectively is a skill that should be practiced by players during the summer.

Quite often, girls try to push the puck and place it on their teammates stick, instead of sweeping it and snapping their passes.

One of the main reasons for this is that when they start the passing motion, the puck is already in front of them. This causes them to “flick” the puck and push it towards the receiver.

Girls must get comfortable starting the passing motion from behind their body. The challenge is that when the puck is behind you, you can’t see it. Players who don’t have high level stickhandling and passing skills will be very uncomfortable having the puck outside their field of view while it’s on their

stick. This is a skill that can be practiced off the ice and must be constantly reinforced on the ice.

Similarly, girls tend to stop the puck out in front of them when they receive a pass. This usually leads to the puck bouncing off their stick, instead of being cushioned and caught to the side of the body. When players receive the puck out in front of them, they have no choice but to push a weak pass to the next receiver, or to have to stickhandle the puck to get it into a proper passing position – which is ineffective because it wastes time.

When players cushion and catch the puck out to the side of their body, and allow the

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puck to move outside their field of view, they can immediately sweep and snap the puck again for a quick and hard pass. Again, this is a skill that must be taught explicitly and practiced constantly.

With the start of the season still a few months away for most teams, these passing and receiving skills will have to be practiced by players on an individual basis for the rest of the summer. This can be done very simply out on the driveway with a stick and stickhandling ball. Remember: All the little details count and any extra time you devote to developing your individual skills this summer will pay off once the season starts in September.

To take your stickhandling and shooting skills to the next level in time for the start of training camp, check out our Total Female Hockey Elite Shooting and Stickhandling Video Series. It’s a 16-video series that you can follow along with to make sure your puck skills are ready for the start of the season. You can find all the information here: http://totalfemalehockey.com/ products/elite_shooting_stickhandling.

Kim McCullough, MSc, YCS, is the Founder & Director of Total Female Hockey and is an expert in the development of aspiring young hockey players. Kim’s player development websites give coaches and parents of young players access to programs, articles and advice on how to help their players take their game to the next level safely and effectively.

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A deep knee bend

By Andy Ness As an athlete, we are all given certain gifts that we can contribute to the game of hockey. Some of us are genetically faster, bigger and stronger than other skaters. Being an athlete, genetics is something that is out of our control; we have to do the best with what we have been given.

One of the most important areas in skating is a deep knee bend. This is a skill no matter what size, strength or speed an athlete is, he/she can get better at. The skater is in control of whether or not they stand straight up and down or are able to have flexible, soft knees in a deep knee bend position.

The first thing that we have to understand is that getting into the right position is more than just knee bend. Along with a solid knee bend, we also want a good forward flex in the ankles, as well as sinking our butt down into the ice. We are trying to lower our center of gravity and get comfortable skating in that position.

Why is knee bend so important? You may always hear coaches yelling “bend your knees” or “get lower.” This is very sound advice. First, everything starts from a solid base. The skater should feel like he/she is

attached to the ice like a magnet. The lower the knee bend the more stable a skater is.

This is one area in which smaller skaters are able to survive as the skater is able to absorb hits and have more stability on their skates the lower their center of gravity is.

Secondly, we would like as much extension as possible. As we know, all pushes in skating are out and on an edge. As we get lower to the ice, our leg extension will get longer, covering more ice and getting a bigger push.

To show this to kids, I have them stand up with no knee bend and have them extend their leg out. The skaters will notice that their skate does not get much extension at all. I will then have them bend their knees to 90 degrees and extend their leg

out as far as they can. The skater will be amazed as to how far their leg can actually extend out and how much more extension they are able to achieve with a good knee bend and ankle flex.

Finally, all of our power comes from a low knee bend. I will have the kids stand straight up and down and tell them to jump as high as they can. When they do this, they notice they do not get very far off the ice, maybe a couple of inches. I will then have the skaters get to 90 degrees and jump. They will immediately notice that they are able to “explode” up and generate all of their power when jumping. This is a good way to explain to young kids why it is so critical to constantly try to stay down in a low powerful position.

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What can we do and how can we get stronger in this position? I will add a weight vest with older skaters and work just technique.

This will help force them down in the position I want them to get in as well as overloading their muscles to build strength at 90 degrees. This is a good burn and a lot of work, and if done correctly and consistently, will be a great way for skaters to get comfortable in this position. If this becomes their new comfort zone, anything they do above 90 degrees will be much easier because they have trained for a lower center of gravity.

One way I like to help younger skaters is to take pictures or film them as they are skating. We can get immediate feedback and show them the difference between how low they think they are as opposed to how low they actually are. Videos and pictures do not lie and all skaters are usually shocked to see how much room there actually is for improvement. Regardless of a skater’s natural abilities, this is a skill that can be improved with consistent quality repetition.

Andy Ness is the head skating and skill coach for the Minnesota Wild. He has also been an assistant skating instructor for the New Jersey Devils, the University of Minnesota men’s and women’s hockey teams and the U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team.

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Officially Speaking: Beer leagues

As the hockey community is currently suffering through the eye of the offseason, there really isn’t much news to disseminate to OS’s faithful readers, which makes this the perfect time to cover the important question that absolutely needs to be asked throughout the United States.

You know, the honest discussion that we Americans have been avoiding for decades.

It’s time for an intellectual discussion about beer leagues.

“What?” you holler in collective unison.

“That’s all your column ever covers.”

No, no. It’s time to dig deeper. The way only OS can do.

Look, last month I was in the middle of a referees’ meeting and the prevailing topic wasn’t rules, ice conditions or even payment.

As always, the overarching concern was men’s league.

Guess what? OS is sick of it. Seriously. It’s time to move on. Like we tell coaches and parents. Quit complaining.

Yes, this means all of you – OS’s faithful readers and veteran Level 3 comrades throughout the land.

The fact is, beer league is beer league.

You don’t want guys berating you? Don’t do beer league.

You don’t want midnight drunkards on ice? Avoid adult league.

No one is forcing us to do butcher league.

But the fact is, there is always a healthy contingent that will go out there and do the games. And that’s crucial. Because in fact, adult league represents a substantial cut of all USA Hockey teams and games played.

Adult league is part and parcel of the growth of hockey in the country.

“You’re selling us out, OS!” No, I’m helping you.

Look, I get that adult league often includes goons, lumberjacks and many times, the absolute worst of society.

But we can manipulate that to our advantage. All it takes is the right attitude. The correct sense of humor.

When I do hatchet league, I often perceive it as a contest of wills. Half of these guys are literally out there not to score a goal, but rather, to score debate points by trying to one-up the official.

To combat this, the referee needs to utilize knowledge of the rules, argumentative methodology and the power of the crest.

Meaning, set the guy up for debating failure, then have a laugh, and if the jerk still won’t let go, give him the Rule 601 progression.

Let me give you some examples of what always works well for OS.

leagues. Listen here, all of us veteran Level 3s. Beer league is what it is. Yup, it makes great fodder for this column. But let’s stop wasting time complaining about it. And more importantly, if you elect to do these games, adjust your attitude and utilize your experience to make the best of what often becomes an untenable late night experience.

Mark Lichtenfeld

Situation 1 1. Canadian men’s tournament. Drunk guy from Saskatchewan runs his trap because official waves off alleged goal that hits bottom of cross bar and shoots back out to the slot.

“You guys are brutal,” jaws the gappedtooth hoser, “Maybe, but no one travels out here for the officiating,” I respond.

The guy hesitates, sounds off a semi-

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Situation 2 2. Local butcher “B” league.

Same guy always complains. An absolute jerk. This time, he bellyaches over a holding penalty.

“You always make the wrong call,” he jaws, loping toward the penalty box.

“Yeah, but I’m consistent,” I retort.

The guy literally smiles. “I’ll give you that,” he says.

I swear, I’ve never had a problem with this individual for the past three months.

Think utilizing humor is wrong? Then check out page 36 of the USA Hockey ADVANCED officiating manual: “Injecting humor into a contest correctly can be an effective communication skill. Many experienced officials have mastered this skill and enhanced their acceptability.”

Attitude. Patience. Psychological skills.

That’s how to negotiate beer league and have fun doing it too. And that’s where veteran officiating skills come into play. Experience is paramount.

So referees everywhere, let’s stop complaining about men’s league. We know what we’re in for and no one forces us to do it.

But rest assured, we make the right calls.

And when things get dicey, OS is always here to expose the insanity.

Yup, us veteran Level 3s make excellent calls. But here’s the worst call ever observed

by OS: Game 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final.

Las Vegas player cross-checks a Capitals defender in the back, right in front of the crease. The Knights forward then receives a pass and scores unimpeded while Capitals guy is down. And no one calls it.

How is it even possible that two professional referees earning over 5-digits combined for one game, miss a brutal crosscheck in the slot which subsequently results in a game-changing goal in the Stanley Cup Final? Performances like this in front of a national television audience give all of us veteran officials a bad rap. When beer league guys and low-level JV coaches witness such alleged incompetence, it’s quickly guilt by association for all of us USA Hockey officials.

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the front of the net, NOT THE PLAY. (See page 27, USA Hockey BASIC Officiating Manual).

Back to our honest discussion about adult

Minnesota-Grown Champions Area players who won 2017-18 league titles

Pro NHL Washington Capitals

Players Travis Boyd (Hopkins), Shane Gersich (Chaska), Matt Niskanen (Virginia), T.J. Oshie (Warroad)

AHL Toronto Marlies

Player Justin Holl (Tonka Bay)

Liiga (Finland) Kärpät

Player Teemu Kivihalme (Burnsville)

Swedish Hockey League Växjö Lakers HC

Player Ben Youds (Brooklyn Park)

National Women’s Hockey League Metropolitan Riveters

Player Hillary Crowe (Eden Prairie)

Elite Women’s Hockey League Vienna Sabres

Players Laura Bowman (Minneapolis), Hillary Crowe (Eden Prairie)

College NCAA Division I Men Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Players Joey Anderson (Roseville), Matt Anderson (Shakopee), Mikey Anderson (Roseville), Kobe Bender (Cloquet), Peter Krieger (Oakdale), Karson Kuhlman (Esko), Nick McCormack (Ramsey), Scott Perunovich (Hibbing), Avery Peterson (Grand Rapids), Louie Roehl (Eden Prairie), Kobe Roth (Warroad), Dylan Samberg (Hermantown), Hunter Shepard (Cohasset), Nick Swaney (Lakeville), Jared Thomas (Hermantown), Riley Tufte (Blaine), Nick Wolff (Eagan)

NCAA Division I Women Clarkson Golden Knights

Players Jenna Brenneman (Eagan), Taylor Turnquist (Blaine)

NCAA Division III Women Norwich Cadets

Player Sophie McGovern (Hermantown)

ACHA Division 2 Men Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Player Drake Stimpson (Brooklyn Park)

ACHA Division 1 Women Liberty Lady Flames

Player Lauren McDonald (Rochester)

Juniors BCHL Wenatchee Wild

Player Seth Eisele (Stillwater)

MJHL Steinbach Pistons

Players Austin Heidemann (Maple Grove), Jack Johnson (Bemidji), Jaret Lalli (Bemidji), Alec Severson (Roseau), Brady Tatro (Bemidji)

NAHL Shreveport Mudbugs

Players Andrew Erwin (Eden Prairie), Jacob Holmers (Plymouth), Jack Jaunich (White Bear Lake), Nikolai Jenson (Cold Spring)

SIJHL Dryden Ice Dogs

Players Tristan Knott (Red Lake Falls), Eric Stout (Brainerd)

USHL Fargo Force

Players Ryan Bischel (Medina), Connor Mayer (Champlin), Spencer Meier (Sartell), Ben Meyers (Delano), John Schuldt (Minnetonka), Mark Senden (Medina), Robbie Stucker (St. Paul), Blaine Warnert (Chaska)

USPHL Premier Hampton Roads Whalers

Players Matt Hanchon (Bemidji ), Brandon Leitz (Savage)

WSHL El Paso Rhinos

Player Nicholas Hames (St. Louis Park)

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Da Beauty League set for third season

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4-on-4 league featuring many NHL and college players takes place July & August at Braemar Arena

NHL Stars and Premier Amateurs The six Beauty League teams are led by captains Brock Boeser, Dustin Byfuglien, Erik Haula, Jake Guentzel, Anders Lee and the MVP from last year’s season, Alex Goligoski. Da Beauty League will again cap off the season with a charity jersey auction where fans can have the chance to bid on their favorite Beauty League star’s jerseys.

Over a dozen top NCAA players will also strap on the skates with the big boys.

Da Beauty League will feature premier coaches including some former NHL stars.

Each coach will lead a team through the

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Da Beauty League announced the schedule for its 2018 season which kick off Wednesday, July 11. Da Beauty League will continue to feature fast 4-on-4 action.

Games are played every Wednesday in July and Monday and Wednesday in August. All games will be played at Braemar Arena in Edina. The season will conclude with the playoff semifinals on August 20 and the championship game on August 22.

Da Beauty League includes three games consecutively each night starting at 5:30 p.m., with the final game ending around 9:30 p.m. The games will consist of two 23-minute running halves. Da Beauty League’s 2017 season was capped by a historic championship victory by RBC with the presentation of the John Scott Cup. The Cup, like the man himself, is a big mug of prestige. Beyond being the Commissioner of Da Beauty League, Scott is well known for his prowess as an NHL enforcer and the 2016 NHL All-Star MVP. Scott is a true beauty and the inspiration for Da Beauty League logo.

regular season and pursue trades to earn their respective team the John Scott Cup. “Now that the winter season champs have been determined, it’s time to come and watch Da Boys chase and compete for the second best trophy in sports, da John Scott Cup,” said Ben Hankinson of Da Beauty League.

Sponsors Da Beauty League also announced the six-team sponsors: BIC Corporation, RBC Wealth Management, Tradition Companies, TRIA Orthopedic Center, Velocity Training Center and Walser Automotive. Our beauties will be dressed in their sponsor jerseys and ready to hit the

ice to compete for da John Scott Cup! Charities A key element of the annual league is the continued commitment to serve the community.

The 2018 official charity partners are: • United Heroes League, an organization that seeks to keep military kids healthy and active through sports while their parents are serving the nation.

• Shine A Ligh7, a foundation focused on improving the quality of life for youth by distributing funds to non-profit organizations who share the mission in improving the lives of children while promoting their social emotional and behavior health.

• Herb Brooks Foundation, a foundation that seeks to grow the game and to produce more American players with world-

class skills. The foundation advocates for the sport while focusing on youth development.

As official partners, all organizations will receive additional exposure of their good work and a platform to promote their key objectives. Many of the participating athletes work throughout the year in support of the three organizations.

Force Multiply, Inc. of Minneapolis, led by founder Lou Raiola, will manage the official charity partners. Force Multiply is the strategic advisor for Community Relations & Social Responsibility for the League.

Tickets Entry to each night’s slate of games is $10 per person with kids 10 and under being admitted for free. Season passes can be purchased for just $60; all tickets will be available for purchase at the door. The website for Da Beauty League is www.dabeautyleague.com. There, fans can find updates, rosters, stats, schedule, and more information regarding Da Beauty League.

Live streaming every night Da Beauty League fans unable to make it to each night can watch all three games live online at DaBeautyLeague.com! DBL’s Pete Waggoner will provide play-by-play and special guests will provide insight and analysis.

Da Beauty League was formed in the fall of 2015. It was created for the Twin Cities elite players to hone their skills prior to the regular season. Fans are sure to be treated to exciting end-to-end 4 on 4 hockey. More information can be found at Da Beauty League’s website at www.dabeautyleague.com, Twitter @dabeautyleague, Facebook: Da Beauty League, Snapchat Dabeauty_league and Instagram @dabeautyleague_official.

2018 Da Beauty League pro player list Player Stu Bickel Nick Bjugstad Brock Boeser Zach Bogosian Justin Braun Chris Butler Dustin Byfuglien Erik Condra Jake Gardiner Shane Gersich Alex Goligoski Jake Guentzel Erik Haula Seth Helgeson Matt Hendricks Justin Kloos Anders Lee Vinni Lettieri Charlie Lindgren Paul Martin Ryan McDonagh Casey Mittelstadt Brock Nelson Aaron Ness Tyler Pitlick Nate Prosser Kyle Rau Matt Read Mike Reilly Jordan Schroeder Brady Skjei Alex Stalock James van Riemsdyk

Pos. D F F D D D D F D F D F F D F F F F G D D F F D F D F F D F D G F

2017-18 Team San Diego Florida Vancouver Buffalo San Jose St. Louis Winnipeg Syracuse Toronto Washington Arizona Pittsburgh Vegas Bridgeport Winnipeg Minnesota N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Montreal San Jose Tampa Bay Buffalo N.Y. Islanders Washington Dallas Minnesota Minnesota Philadelphia Montreal Chicago N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Toronto

League AHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL AHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL AHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL

Hometown Chanhassen, Minn.

Blaine, Minn.

Burnsville, Minn.

Massena, N.Y. Vadnais Heights, Minn.

St. Louis, Mo. Roseau, Minn.

Trenton, Mich.

Minnetonka, Minn.

Chaska, Minn.

Grand Rapids, Minn.

Woodbury, Minn.

Pori, Finland Faribault, Minn.

Blaine, Minn.

Lakeville, Minn.

Edina, Minn.

Excelsior, Minn.

Lakeville, Minn.

Elk River, Minn.

St. Paul, Minn.

Eden Prairie, Minn.

Warroad, Minn.

Roseau, Minn.

Centerville, Minn.

Elk River, Minn.

Eden Prairie, Minn.

Ilderton, Ont. Chanhassen, Minn.

Prior Lake, Minn.

Lakeville, Minn.

South St. Paul, Minn.

Middletown, N.J.

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NHL Free Agent Tracker Minnesotans/Wild

Player F Travis Boyd F J.T. Brown F Pat Cannone D Chris Casto D Taylor Chorney F Matt Cullen D Matt Dumba F Tyler Ennis F Eric Fehr F Steven Fogarty F Kurtis Gabriel F Adam Gilmour D Alex Grant G Andrew Hammond F Matt Hendricks D Justin Holl F Joseph LaBate D Dylan Labbe F Mike Liambas D Viktor Loov F Mario Lucia G Alex Lyon D Jamie McBain G Steve Michalek F Zack Mitchell F Brock Nelson D Zach Palmquist D Tucker Poolman D Kyle Quincey D Greg Pateryn D Ethan Prow D Nick Seeler D Brady Skjei G Niklas Svedberg G Adam Vay D Tommy Vannelli D Andy Welinski G Adam Wilcox F Daniel Winnik D Eddie Wittchow F Jason Zucker

From Washington Anaheim Minnesota Vegas Columbus Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota San Jose N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Colorado Winnipeg Toronto Vancouver Minnesota Anaheim Minnesota New Jersey Philadelphia Tampa Bay Minnesota Minnesota N.Y. Islanders Minnesota Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Pittsburgh Minnesota N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Minnesota St. Louis Anaheim Buffalo Minnesota Florida Minnesota

To Washington Minnesota

Pittsburgh Toronto Minnesota N.Y. Rangers New Jersey KHL Minnesota Minnesota Toronto Minnesota KHL Philadelphia Austria

Minnesota Minnesota Sweden Russia Buffalo Finland bold indicates Minnesota native

Coaching Carousel:

Upper Midwest coaching changes High School Boys School Bloomington Jefferson Burnsville Cambridge-Isanti Chisago Lakes Cretin-Derham Hall Dodge County East Grand Forks Hopkins Lakeville South New Prague North St. Paul Red Wing St. Louis Park St. Paul Academy Totino-Grace Virginia/MIB Waconia Worthington

2017-18 Coach Jeff Lindquist Janne Kivihalme Chris Sylvester Cale Arhart (interim) Jim O’Neill Chris Ernest Scott Koberinski Cory Peterson A.J. Bucchino Chris Lonke Nate Peasley Bob Rajanen/Anthony Boser Colin Hohman Matt Funk Brian Murphy Reed Larson Patrick Lenton Paul Olsen

2018-19 Coach Mike Terwilliger Steve Beaulieu Jared Ziebarth Cale Arhart Matt Funk Nick Worden Tyler Palmiscno Dave Bakken Janne Kivihalme Cory Lonke Rick Hill Tony Casci Andy Sackrison

2017-18 Coach Casey Reierson Mark Nordvall Gretchen Norby Sean Storie Jim Enright Tom Kulenkamp Chris Erickson Joe Mohelsky Keith Radloff/Steve Persian Dan Paur Scott Haley Amanda Monkman Nick Thibault Nate Mauer

2018-19 Coach Michael Johnson

Adam Sharratt Cale Finseth Andy Mair

High School Girls School Bemidji Buffalo Detroit Lakes Duluth Marshall East Grand Forks East Ridge Hopkins/Park Moose Lake Orono Owatonna Red Wing River Lakes St. Cloud Icebreakers St. Paul United

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Signed, sealed & delivered

Area players who have signed pro contracts Player Joey Anderson Johnny Austin Kyle Bauman Michael Bitzer Will Borgen Alec Brandup Bo Brauer Daniel Brickley Leon Bristedt Dani Cameranesi Sean Campbell Tim Davison Zach Doerring Sam Donovan Mikey Essimont Gerry Fitzgerald Leo Fitzgerald Myles Fitzgerald Chris Forney Trent Frederic Shane Gersich Jack Glover Neal Goff Ben Greiner Jordan Gross Nathan Harris Kyle Hayton Jessica Healey Blake Hillman Jake Horton Cameron Hughes Cam Johnson Steve Johnson Russell Jordan Alexis Joyce Claudia Kepler Jared Kolquist Zeb Knutson Karson Kuhlman Connor LaCouvee Conor Lemirande Ryan Lindgren Jake Linhart Johno May Mitch McLain Max Milosek Casey Mittelstadt T.J. Moore Spencer Naas Matt Nelson Willem Nong-Lambert Trevor Olson Blair Parent Judd Peterson Bo Pieper Austin Poganski Jake Randolph Caitlin Reilly Mitch Reinke Audra Richards Carter Struthers C.J. Suess Mike Szmatula Jared Thomas Matt Ustaski Tyler Vesel Ryan Wagner Zach Whitecloud Brandon Wildung Blake Winiecki Christian Wolanin Colton Wolter

Pos. F D F G D D F D F F D D F F F F F F D F F D D F D D G D D F F G D F D F D F F G F D D F F G F F F D F F F F F F F F D F D F F F F F F D G F D F

Player Alec Baer

Pos. F

Class So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

College Team Minnesota Duluth Connecticut Bemidji State Bemidji State St. Cloud State Norwich Notre Dame Minnesota State Minnesota Minnesota St. Norbert Wisconsin Concordia Brown St. Cloud State Bemidji State Bemidji State Bemidji State UMass Lowell Wisconsin North Dakota Minnesota Western Michigan Hobart Notre Dame UW-Stevens Point Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth Denver Harvard Wisconsin North Dakota Minnesota Hamline Bemidji State Wisconsin Merrimack Minnesota State Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Miami Minnesota Wisconsin American Int’l Bowling Green UW-Stevens Point Minnesota Holy Cross Connecticut Princeton UW-Stevens Point North Dakota Providence St. Cloud State Quinnipiac North Dakota Omaha Minnesota Michigan Tech Maine Bemidji State Minnesota State Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin Omaha Wisconsin Bemidji State Mercyhurst St. Cloud State North Dakota UW-Eau Claire

Pro Team New Jersey (NHL) Laval (AHL) Ontario (AHL) Idaho (ECHL) Buffalo (NHL) Norfolk (ECHL) South Carolina (ECHL) Los Angeles (NHL) Rögle (Sweden) Buffalo (NWHL) Fort Wayne (ECHL) South Carolina (ECHL) Åmåls (SWE) Connecticut (NWHL) Los Angeles (NHL) Iowa (AHL) South Carolina (ECHL) Ferencvárosi (Hungary) San Diego (AHL) Boston (NHL) Washington (NHL) Jacksonville (ECHL) San Antonio (AHL) Cergy (France) Arizona (NHL) Huntsville (SPHL) Milwaukee (AHL) HV71 (Sweden) Chicago (NHL) Manchester (ECHL) Boston (NHL) Binghamton (AHL) Ontario (AHL) Fort Wayne (ECHL) HV71 (Sweden) HV71 (Sweden) Manchester (ECHL) Milwaukee (AHL) Boston (NHL) Florida (ECHL) South Carolina (ECHL) N.Y. Rangers (NHL) Cincinnati (ECHL) Greenville (ECHL) Iowa (AHL) Macon (SPHL) Buffalo (NHL) Norfolk (ECHL) Cleveland (AHL) Gap (France) Rapid City (ECHL) South Carolina (ECHL) Vienna (Austria) Rochester (AHL) Adirondack (ECHL) San Antonio (AHL) Worcester (ECHL) Vienna (Austria) St. Louis (NHL) Metropolitan (NWHL) Greenville (ECHL) Winnipeg (NHL) Adirondack (ECHL) San Antonio (AHL) Jacksonville (ECHL) Bakersfield (AHL) Chicago (AHL) Vegas (NHL) Utah (ECHL) Florida (ECHL) Ottawa (NHL) Mississippi (SPHL)

Hometown Roseville St. Louis Park Apopka, FL Moorhead Moorhead Rochester Edina Sandy, UT Stockholm, SWE Plymouth East Lansing, MI Green Bay, WI Chanhassen New Brighton Littleton, CO Port Alberni, BC Port Alberni, BC Port Alberni, BC Thief River Falls St. Louis, MO Chaska Golden Valley Stillwater Faribault Maple Grove Fowlerville, MI Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Elk River Oakdale Edmonton, AB Troy, MI Excelsior Aurora, IL Lakeville Verona, WI Hermantown Sioux Falls, SD Esko Qualicum Beach, BC Janesville, WI Minneapolis Brookfield, WI Mahtomedi Baxter Lapeer, MI Eden Prairie Edina St. Louis Park Edina Urbandale, IA Duluth Blaine Duluth Roseville St. Cloud Duluth Chanhassen Stillwater Maplewood Weyburn, SK Forest Lake Commerce Twp, MI Hermantown Glenview, IL Rochester Park Ridge, IL Brandon, MB Minneota Lakeville Quebec, QC Anchorage, AK

Junior Team Kootenay (WHL)

Pro Team Rapid City (ECHL)

Hometown St. Louis Park

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College Men School Bethel Minnesota St. Cloud State

2017-18 Coach Charlie Burggraf Don Lucia Bob Motzko

2018-19 Coach Chris McKelvie Bob Motzko Brett Larson

2017-18 Coach Jason Gregoire Jennifer Kranz

2018-19 Coach

College Women School Concordia (MN) Saint Benedict

Nick Thibault

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Battle States 2018, presented by Northland Hockey Group

Who would win if NHL teams were organized with players representing their home state/region? We are in the midst of a PS4 simulation to find out. in the NHL. With a little help from the Red and White, former Badger Brian Elliott joined the squad to go with the AHL’s Troy Grosenick. Also, former Badger Luke Kunin is on the squad at defense. This team has some explosive power in Joe Pavelski and Phil Kessel and also one of the best defensemen in the league in Ryan Suter.

By Dave Druk Northland Hockey Group The dog days of summer have begun. But hockey is still on my mind. Last September, Let’s Play Hockey’s Kevin Kurtt wondered what would happen if you created a 3-on-3 league with NHL players representing their home state, province or country. I decided to see if it would be possible to create a similar league – in a 5-on-5 format – in the PS4 video game NHL 18. After a lot of work organizing the teams and adding them one by one, I was able to make an impressive nine teams of American-born players. Is Minnesota really the “State of Hockey?”

The rules are easy. Put the teams against each other and then let the PS4 take over and play the games. The games are simulated on the screen and stats are kept. Every team will play each other twice for an 18-game season. The top six will make the playoffs with the top two teams getting a bye. There also will be an All-Star Game.

The nine teams competing in Northland Hockey Group’s “Battle States”: • Illisouri – This team is made up primarily of players born in Illinois, but has four from Missouri as well. Young gun Clayton Keller leads the way for this squad.

• Massachusetts – One of the great

states that begin with the letter M. Jack Eichel is the key to this teawm • Michigan – All teams need a good goalie and this state has one of the best in Connor Hellebuyck.

• Minnesota – The squad has many NHL captains and former captains on it including David Backes, Ryan McDonagh, Zach Parise and Blake Wheeler.

• New York – A very solid lineup led by the great Patrick Kane • Northeast USA – This team has all northeast states other than Massachusetts and New York. Shattenkirk leads the team defensively, while Bobby Ryan and Johnny

Gaudreau lead the offense. With a twotime Stanley Cup Champion in goal in Jonathan Quick, this team could win it all.

• Southeast USA – This team has players from the Southeast and also Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. It will be led by its great defensive players in Seth Jones, Shayne Gotisbehere and Jack Johnson.

• West USA – Auston Matthews from California leads the way for the West. Other threats are two players born in Washington in T.J. Oshie and Tyler Johnson.

• Wisconsin – Wisconsin was the only team that didn’t have a goalie from its state

The first two weeks are completed in Battle States 2018. Most of the games have been competitive. In the early going, the only two undefeated teams are Michigan and Team West. Every team has won at least one game. There have been four overtime games out of the 18 played with two going to a shootout. Illisouri was in both of the shootouts, going 1-1 in. Michigan won a game in overtime and in a shootout. The wildest game so far saw Minnesota trailing Massachusetts 6-0 in the first period. Minnesota scored six unanswered goals and was able to tie it up with the goalie pulled in the final minute. However, Massachusetts ruined the day by scoring a goal with 10 seconds left to win it 7-6. There has only been one shutout so far – Michigan beating the South 2-0 with Hellebuyck recording the shutout. Brandan Saad from Southeast USA has the only hat trick in the league so far.

Battle States 2018 Results • Standings • Leaders Week 1 Illisouri 4, Massachusetts 3 Michigan 3, Minnesota 2 New England 2, New York 1 West 4, Southeast 2 Wisconsin 4, Illisouri 3 (SO)

Week 3 Massachusetts 7, Minnesota 6 Michigan 4, Illisouri 3 (SO) New York 8, Southeast 5 West 6, Northeast 5 Wisconsin 6, Massachusetts 4

Week 2 Michigan 3, Massachusetts 1 Minnesota 4, New York 1 Southeast 3, New England 2 West 4, Wisconsin 3 (OT)

Week 4 Minnesota 3, Illisouri 1 Michigan 4, New England 3 (OT) West 2, New York 1 Southeast 6, Wisconsin 1

Team Michigan West Wisconsin Minnesota Southeast Illisouri Northeast New York Massachusetts

W 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Standings

L 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 3

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OTL 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0

Pts 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2

GF 15 16 14 14 16 11 12 11 15

GA 9 11 17 12 15 14 14 13 21

Goals

Name Brandon Saad Justin Abdelkader Tyler Johnson Max Pacioretty Zach Parise Nick Schmaltz

Assists

Name Vincent Trocheck Dustin Byfuglien Connor Carrick Nic Kerdiles Tyler Myers Jaccob Slavin Zach Werenski Blake Wheeler

Team Southeast Michigan West Northeast Minnesota Wisconsin

Goals 4 3 3 3 3 3

Team Southeast Minnesota Illisouri Wisconsin Southeast West Michigan Minnesota

Assists 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Points

Name Zach Parise Vincent Trocheck Dustin Byfuglien Connor Carrick Christian Dvorak Ryan Kesler Max Pacioretty Brandon Saad Jaccob Slavin

Team Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Illisouri Illisouri Michigan Northeast Southeast West

Goals-Against Average Name Connor Hellebuyck Ben Bishop Alex Stalock

Save Percentage Name Connor Hellebuyck Ben Bishop Craig Anderson

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Team Michigan West Minnesota

Team Michigan West Illisouri

Points 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 GAA 2.16 2.69 3.00 SV% .924 .901 .895

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www.letsplayhockey.com Team Illisouri

P G G D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F

NAME Craig Anderson Al Montoya Connor Carrick Josh Manson Scott Mayfield Dakota Mermis John Moore Mike Reilly Chris Wideman J.T. Compher Christian Dvorak Ryan Dzingel Christian Fischer John Hayden Vince Hinostroza Clayton Keller Nick Lappin Adam Lowry Patrick Maroon Stefan Matteau Tommy Wingels

NHL TEAM Ottawa Edmonton Toronto Anaheim N.Y. Islanders Arizona New Jersey Montreal Ottawa Colorado Arizona Ottawa Arizona Chicago Chicago Arizona New Jersey Winnipeg New Jersey Vegas Boston

Team Massachusetts P G G D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F

NAME Mike Condon Cory Schneider John Carlson Matt Grzelcyk Noah Hanifin David Warsofsky Keith Yandle Brian Boyle Connor Brickley Paul Carey Charlie Coyle Jack Eichel Brian Gibbons Jimmy Hayes Kevin Hayes Chris Kreider Kevin Rooney Conor Sheary Frank Vatrano Jimmy Vesey Chris Wagner Colin White

Team Michigan P G G D D

NAME Connor Hellebuyck Ryan Miller Ian Cole Andy Greene

NHL TEAM Ottawa New Jersey Washington Boston Carolina Colorado Florida New Jersey Florida N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Buffalo New Jersey New Jersey N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Rangers New Jersey Pittsburgh Florida N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Ottawa

NHL TEAM Winnipeg Anaheim Columbus New Jersey

STATE Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Missouri Illinois Illinois Illinois Missouri Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Missouri Missouri Illinois Illinois

D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F

Torey Krug Alec Martinez Jordan Oesterle Jeff Petry Jacob Trouba Zachary Werenski Justin Abdelkader David Booth Kyle Connor Andrew Copp Austin Czarnik Alex DeBrincat Luke Glendening Ryan Kesler Dylan Larkin Tyler Motte Bryan Rust Austin Watson

Team Minnesota P G G D D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F

NAME Charlie Lindgren Alex Stalock Dustin Byfuglien Justin Faulk Jake Gardiner Alex Goligoski Erik Johnson Nick Leddy Ryan McDonagh Matt Niskanen David Backes Nick Bjugstad Brock Boeser J.T. Brown Jake Guentzel Anders Lee Brock Nelson Kyle Okposo Zach Parise Tyler Pitlick Derek Stepan Blake Wheeler

Team New York P G G D D D D D F F

NAME Jim Howard Keith Kinkaid Zach Bogosian Adam Clendening Charlie McAvoy Brett Pesce Steve Santini Dustin Brown Ryan Callahan

F F F F F F F F F F F

Boston Los Angeles Chicago Montreal Winnipeg Columbus Detroit Detroit Winnipeg Winnipeg Boston Chicago Detroit Anaheim Detroit Vancouver Pittsburgh Nashville

NHL TEAM Montreal Minnesota Winnipeg Carolina Toronto Arizona Colorado N.Y. Islanders N.Y Rangers Washington Boston Florida Vancouver Anaheim Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Islanders Buffalo Minnesota Dallas Arizona Winnipeg

NHL TEAM Detroit New Jersey Buffalo Arizona Boston Carolina New Jersey Los Angeles Tampa Bay

Marcus Foligno Nick Foligno Alex Iafallo Patrick Kane Kevin Labanc Kyle Palmieri Shane Prince Lee Stempniak Brandon Sutter Alex Tuch Miles Wood

Team Northeast

CITY Lakeville St. Paul Minneapolis St. Paul Deephaven Grand Rapids

Bloomington Eden Prairie St. Paul Virginia Blaine Minneapolis Burnsville Burnsville Woodbury Edina Warroad St. Paul Bloomington Minneapolis Hastings Plymouth

P G G D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F

NAME Casey DeSmith Jonathan Quick Anthony Deangelo Brian Dumoulin Ron Hainsey Ben Lovejoy Joakim Ryan Kevin Shattenkirk Trevor van Riemsdyk

Noel Acciari Kenny Agostino Cam Atkinson Nick Bonino Kyle Criscuolo Adam Erne Johnny Gaudreau Max Pacioretty Bobby Ryan Tim Schaller James van Riemsdyk

Colin Wilson

Team Southeast

P G G D D D D D D D D D F F F F F

NAME Scott Darling John Gibson Jakob Chychrun

Shayne Gostisbehere

Stephen Johns Jack Johnson Seth Jones Jaycob Megna Jon Merrill Connor Murphy Tyler Myers Jared Boll Blake Coleman Nic Dowd Ryan Hartman Garnet Hathaway

F F F F F F

Minnesota Columbus Los Angeles Chicago San Jose New Jersey N.Y. Islanders Carolina Vancouver Vegas New Jersey

NHL TEAM Pittsburgh Los Angeles N.Y. Rangers Pittsburgh Toronto New Jersey San Jose N.Y. Rangers Carolina Boston Boston Columbus Nashville Buffalo Tampa Calgary Montreal Ottawa Boston Toronto Colorado

NHL TEAM Carolina Anaheim Arizona Philadelphia Dallas Columbus Columbus Anaheim Vegas Chicago Winnipeg Anaheim New Jersey Vancouver Nashville Calgary

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Boston New York New Jersey Winnipeg Chicago Florida

Ohio Ohio Texas Ohio

NAME Ben Bishop

NHL TEAM Dallas

Brandon Carlo Paul LaDue Ian McCoshen Kevan Miller Brooks Orpik Jaccob Slavin Sean Couturier Brandon Dubinsky Rocco Grimaldi Tyler Johnson Trevor Lewis Auston Matthews Matthew Nieto T.J. Oshie Chad Ruhwedel Derek Ryan Nick Shore Nate Thompson Matthew Tkachuk Jason Zucker

Boston Los Angeles Florida Boston Washington Carolina Philadelphia Columbus Colorado Tampa Bay Los Angeles Toronto Colorado Washington Pittsburgh Carolina Calgary Los Angeles Calgary Minnesota

STATE Colorado N.D. Colorado N.D. California California California Colorado Arizona Alaska California Washington Utah California California Washington California Washington Colorado Alaska Arizona California

NHL TEAM Philadelphia AHL New Jersey AHL Minnesota Buffalo St. Louis Minnesota Boston Buffalo Montreal Anaheim Pittsburgh Ottawa San Jose Chicago Arizona KHL Nashville New Jersey

STATE Ontario Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Illinois Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin

Team West

STATE N.H. Conn.

N.J. Maine Conn.

N.H. N.J. Conn.

N.J. R.I N.J. Conn.

Conn.

N.J. Conn.

N.J. Conn.

N.J. N.H. N.J. Conn.

Virginia

Pennsylvania

Florida Florida

Pennsylvania

Indiana Texas Florida Oklahoma Ohio Texas N.C. Texas Alabama S.C. Florida

P G G D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F F F

Jean-Philippe Lamoureux

Team Wisconsin

P G G D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F

NAME Brian Elliott Troy Grosenick Will Butcher Michael Kapla Luke Kunin Jake McCabe Jordan Schmaltz Ryan Suter Anders Bjork Hudson Fasching Alex Galchenyuk Nicolas Kerdiles Phil Kessel Max McCormick Joe Pavelski Nick Schmaltz Mike Sislo Jack Skille Craig Smith Drew Stafford

Austria

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

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Minnesota hockey legend Larry Hendrickson leaves a legacy that will carry on with future generations

By Pete Waggoner Let’s Play Hockey “Larger than life, with energy, with his giant biceps, giant Chesapeakes and giant trunks. He was like a fictional movie character,” Danny Hendrickson said of his father, Larry, who passed away on June 15 from complications of amyloidosis.

The words passion, integrity, faith, love, innovator and commitment are consistent in every person’s words who had the pleasure of working with or knowing Larry.

He made an impact, not only in the hockey world, but in teaching, business, family and friends, leaving an indelible mark with all.

“He wanted to change the world,” his oldest daughter Christine said. “He never talked about it in that way. He didn’t need that much attention or credit, he did it. He did it in multiple careers as a teacher, coach, minister, disc jockey, entrepreneurial owner, as a foundation leader with the Herb Brooks Foundation, which he loved, and then with the Hendrickson Foundation.”

Early years Hendrickson went to Washburn High School where he played hockey and football. He was a member of the Washburn hockey teams that went to back-to-back state tournaments in his junior and senior years in 1959 and 1960, and was inducted into the Washburn Hall of Fame.

It was at Ramsey Page Junior High in Minneapolis that Hendrickson met Jane Hagen who would become his wife. “We met in seventh grade and he thought I was cute enough to trip me when I was handing out some music books,” Jane recalled. “We were buddies all through the years, but it wasn’t until our senior year that I looked at him and I said, well ya know, he is looking pretty good here, and we started going out our senior year.”

Jane wound up getting her teaching degree and had a contract with Minneapolis Public Schools while Larry continued his education at the University of Minnesota with the goal of teaching and coaching. He wound up getting his master’s degree from St. Thomas.

Dick Bouchard would become a key component in Larry’s professional life after they met in the late 1960s. Bouchard had played some professional hockey including with the St. Paul Saints of the International Hockey League and the St. Paul Rangers of the Central Professional Hockey League.

Bouchard held the head coaching position at Richfield High School and Larry joined him in 1968 to serve as his assistant.

Eventually, Larry took over the head coaching reins as Bouchard moved on to Apple Valley High School. Hendrickson’s 1976 team that featured Steve Christoff went to the state tournament and lost in the championship game to Grand Rapids 4-3.

Larry and Jane started their family in the early 1970s and had four kids, Christine, Darby, Danny and Julie. Their childhoods

constant and it lives in those closest to him – his family and friends.

“He wasn’t afraid of much,” Darby said.

“He had a spiritual side that was unique. He could be that macho and tough guy that would work out in the weight room and have the big strong arms. He just had that balance part of him where as much as you viewed him as bigger than life, he wasn’t God either.

He didn’t act that way. He had his own God he believed in that was a good balance for him.”

Larry Hendrickson made an impact with countless members of the hockey community, both in Minnesota and beyond.

were filled with love and compassion from their mother and father, with each parent providing the unique ability to fill in the blanks for each other.

“The beauty of a marriage, you bump off of each other and one doesn’t do one thing,” Jane said. “It is constantly changing. One fills it up and then the other. That is the beauty of having two parents because you work together. What one is not able to do at the time, the other one was able to fill in and vice versa.”

The Hendrickson family is a direct reflection of Larry and Jane as they all carry a love for people with a blend of compassion and passion that is reflected in them.

Injur viv or aith Injuryy scare, sur surviv vivor or,, ffaith A neck injury while playing men’s senior hockey nearly ended Larry’s life in his late 20’s. If Jack Blatherwick and a few others had not been on the scene, Hendrickson may have suffered a different fate as they prevented him from getting up which was a fine line between paralysis and death.

“He was given last rites and at the time of

that accident, no one had ever survived that type of neck break,” Danny said. “He wore a body cast and halo for nine months. After he got out, it was a driving force for him to really get into lifting and to push his body to see how strong he could get.”

According to Jane, Larry had gone through nearly 30 procedures and surgeries on his body throughout his life, even surviving colon cancer about 10 years ago. “He had almost 30 events in his life that he overcame,” Jane recalled. “Surgeries on his knees, surgeries on his hands. I think he said he had nine hand surgeries.”

To Larry, he always viewed life as a series of curveballs and it was how people dealt with them that made a difference. It was after the 1976 season with Richfield that inspired Hendrickson to go to seminary school. He was thankful for the opportunity to be a part of that Richfield team and was devoted to his work with Young Life and his faith. His decision to attend seminary school also saw him turn down an opportunity to coach with his friend Herb Brooks at the University of Minnesota. His faith was a

The Hendrickson family

Maximizing potential Larry was known as a coach who could be firm, demanding and also draw the very best out of his players no matter their role or skill level on a team, treating everyone with the same passion and care. “He gave players ownership and the sense that they were important,” Danny said. “It wasn’t about him, it was about each player reaching his potential. He had a way to make people who played on the top line and people that didn’t play a ton feel that everyone was important.”

It went beyond hockey and into business and teaching as well. “He was so broad,” Darby said. “He believed in people. Whether it was a friendship thing or a player thing, that belief he had empowered people to believe they could be better. He was a history teacher at Richfield where people just loved his classes. One of the people said they became a teacher because of him.

I thought that was really neat. Someone I had never met came up to me and shared that. He had an impact in his way and he made people better.”

Mike MacMillan is currently the USA Hockey Coach-in-Chief, but he was the head coach at Buffalo High School prior to that.

As a friend and assistant coach, MacMillan looked to Larry’s passion to teach through innovation and reach players of all age levels in a unique way.

“He wanted to get better and he learned daily, as did my staff and I from him,” MacMillan said. “His knowledge of the game was amazing and the perspective he gave to our staff and players was very important.

He actually may have been his best as our player development director which at the time was cutting edge. His ability to impact and motivate 8-year-olds to 18-year-olds was a gift. His infectious love of the game came through to those he coached.”

Erik Westrum played for Larry at Apple Valley High School in the mid-1990s and was a member of the 1996 state championship team.

Erik recalled what made Larry special as a coach: “A lot of people talk about his will to win, a tough guy. The kind-hearted man he was, the leadership he provided the other coaches on our team, it didn’t matter if you were a fourth line JV guy or you were an allstate goaltender, he spent equal amount of time with guys. He took guys out to lunch in groups of two or three and mentored them.”

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Never a dull moment Larry opened his house to his friends and players where it became commonplace to have different people coming over to the house. He set up a weight room in the garage and for the Hendrickson family, welcoming others to their home was a way of life.

“Never a dull moment,” Jane said. “We constantly had assistant coaches and players living with us. We had hockey players from Slovakia. We had coaches, teachercoaches living in our house. We both loved it and everybody he brought to our humble abode was absolutely a quality person with the right values, doing what they did for the improvement of the young people and their skills. I think this is what the kids saw and they seemed to be marching to the same drum.”

For Julie, who is the youngest in the family, her first exposure to life at the Hendrickson household was when she was just under a month old in November of 1979. The 1980 U.S. Olympic Team was hosted by the Hendricksons and it featured a turkey dinner prepared by Jane.

“It was an exciting life,” Julie said. “There were a lot of different influences, but hockey was one that you couldn’t get away from. If you go in our garage, there’s pictures of Larry and having the 1980 Olympic Team over to lift weights. We have kind of a museum over at the house that started as long as I can remember.”

According to Danny, coaching was a big part of Larry’s life and he never paused for an opportunity when it presented itself. “He saw one of my buddies that was wearing a shirt that said Big Team - Little Me,” Danny said, “And he said, ‘That is absolutely silly.

It’s Big Team - Big Me.’ If you can understand that you are not more important than the team and that you are as important as the team, then the team is going to reach its potential. Thinking you were small is not a

J.P Parise, Herb Brooks and Larry Hendrickson

way that he coached. He tried to coach people to think that they were big.”

Giving back After coaching at Richfield High School, Hendrickson went on to help his good friend Herb Brooks prepare for the 1980 Olympics.

He was the strength and conditioning coach for the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota North Stars. He coached at Apple Valley High School and in 1981 guided his team to the state tournament. He would return to Apple Valley after working with the Gophers and North Stars to lead his team to the state title in 1996. That included their instant classic five-overtime win over Duluth East. He coached at Benilde-St. Margaret’s, helping the program transition from Class A to AA hockey and went on to assist MacMillan at Buffalo. He was inducted into the Minnesota High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2010.

Larry consistently gave to others, a theme that was as large as the muscles he built on not only himself, but others. The heart that he had and the character he shared has been on display and continues through his work. He worked with the Herb Brooks Foundation and then was approached by MacMillan to look into a new endeavor.

“At the time, he was in transition and wasn’t sure what was next, and I felt he needed something,” MacMillan said. “The timing was right in that I had just come back from USA Hockey sled development camp and had worked with his friend and mine, Jeff Sauer, and met some great athletes. It was eye-opening for me and thought he should take a look at the possibility of what could be done to help athletes in Minnesota.

We at the time were not producing sled players at the national level and it didn’t seem right to me. Minnesota was hosting the National Disabled Festival and it was a great opportunity to meet athletes that truly truly loved the game. So he called and said he wanted to create a foundation. I remember he was with Brooks Foundation at the time. We met and formed a board and now how many years later we have a robust living foundation helping hundreds of disabled athletes in Minnesota!”

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Match-ups set for Hockey Day Minnesota 2019

FOX Sports North, in conjunction with the Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Hockey and the Bemidji Organizing Committee, announced the date and schedule for the 13th Annual Hockey Day Minnesota (HDM) presented by Wells Fargo on July 1 in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statue in Bemidji. The telecast event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 19, and includes a full day of hockey programming beginning at 9 a.m.

“Bemidji is raising the bar for Hockey Day Minnesota 2019 to be another spectacular celebration for the game we love,” said Minnesota Wild President Matt Majka. “We look forward to sharing these exciting matchups and experience with hockey fans throughout the State of Hockey.”

“Bemidji and our entire region are excited to host Hockey Day Minnesota 2019 and it’s been incredible to see the amount of local support we’ve received since it was announced in January,” said Brian Bissonette, Marketing Lead of the Bemidji Local Organizing Committee. “Our hockey roots run deep, from our long-established youth and high school programs through Division I programs at Bemidji State University and we can’t wait to showcase that history and all of what the first city on the Mississippi has to offer.”

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Lake Bemidji’s south shore. The outdoor games will feature the first Division I men’s hockey game on the Hockey Day rink when Bemidji State faces conference rival Michigan Tech University on Friday, Jan. 18.

“The bar has been raised every year for this event and we are working to make it even bigger and better,” said Bissonette.

“I’m confident our city, our region, and the State of Hockey will be very proud of Hockey Day Minnesota Bemidji 2019!”

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“It’s remarkable to see how Hockey Day Minnesota continues to grow year after year.

Bemidji has already stepped up in a big way, we’re really looking forward to seeing what new elements they bring to the big day,” said Mike Dimond, Senior Vice President and General Manager for FOX Sports North.

The three-day weekend will kick off on Thursday, Jan. 17 with a girls’ high school hockey match-up between the Bemidji Lumberjacks and Woodbury Royals. FOX Sports North will televise four of the five matchups on Saturday, Jan. 19, beginning with boys’ high school hockey between Minnetonka Skippers and Andover Huskies.

The NHL takes the spotlight during primetime in a match-up featuring the Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at Xcel Energy Center.

Hockey Day Minnesota was originated in 2007 by the Minnesota Wild to celebrate the game that has made Minnesota the State of Hockey. It is produced in partnership with FOX Sports North, Minnesota Hockey and the respective local community that serves as host each year. Previous locations include Baudette Bay (2007, 2008), Phalen Park (2009), Hermantown (2010), Moorhead (2011), Minnetonka (2012), Grand Rapids (2013), Elk River (2014), Saint Paul (2015), Duluth (2016), Stillwater (2017) and St. Cloud (2018). For more information, visit www.wild.com/ hockeyday.

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Minnesota Whitecaps join NWHL for 2018-19 Women’s professional league’s fifth team to play at St. Paul’s TRIA Rink

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On May 15, the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) announced the acquisition of the Minnesota Whitecaps at a press conference held at Herbie’s on the Park in St. Paul. The Minnesota Whitecaps join the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, and the Metropolitan Riveters as the NWHL’s fifth, and first expansion team. The Minnesota Whitecaps will begin play in 2018-19, the fourth season since the league’s formation in 2015.

In her address to the media, League Founder and Commissioner Dani Rylan described the significance of the addition of the Minnesota Whitecaps to the NWHL, “Minnesota is an essential part of women’s hockey in North America. When you consider all of the talented players in this area and the passion this community has for the game, the Whitecaps are going to be incredible on and off the ice. The women’s hockey players of Minnesota are among the best in the world at what they do and now they'll have an opportunity to play professionally.

After all, the young girls of this state should be able to dream as big as their brothers.

Having Minnesota in the NWHL expands our national footprint and grows our game in so many ways. This is a monumental step for the NWHL.” Rylan was joined by NWHL Deputy Commissioner and Director of Player Development Hayley Moore, Governor Mark Dayton, and Minnesota Whitecaps’ co-captain Winny Brodt Brown for the announcement of the expansion organization. Several current and former members of the Minnesota Whitecaps were also in attendance for one

The Minnesota Whitecaps open the 2018-19 season in St. Paul on Oct. 6-7 vs. the Metropolitan Riveters.

of the most significant moments in Minnesota sports history.

In an interview following the press conference, Brown expressed her excitement for the club’s new era, “On behalf of my teammates and everyone in the Whitecaps organization, I want to say that this is an incredible moment for women’s hockey in Minnesota, and we’re truly excited to become a member club in the NWHL. We are deter-

mined to have a women's professional team that the hockey fans of Minnesota can be proud of.

I’m looking forward to hitting the ice with my teammates and being able to play for the Isobel Cup!” The Whitecaps will play their debut NWHL season at TRIA Rink, the new, state-of-the-art satellite arena of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. TRIA Rink was the site of the NWHL All-Star Game in February.

“It’s an amazing, state-of-the-art facility.,” Rylan said. “It’s right in downtown St. Paul, and we think the affiliation to the rink with the Minnesota Wild and TRIA is incredibly important for the growth of the Whitecaps.”

The Whitecaps will open the 2018-19 season with a pair of games in St. Paul on Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7, against the defending Isobel Cup champion Metropolitan Riveters. The Whitecaps feature 2018 Team USA Olympic gold medalists Hannah Brandt and Lee Stecklein, along with reigning NWHL Goaltender of the Year Amanda Leveille. All three starred at the University of Minnesota. The Riveters are led by Team USA Olympic gold medalist Amanda Kessel and the 2018 Isobel Cup Playoffs MVP, goaltender Katie Fitzgerald from St. Cloud State University.

Season tickets for the Whitecaps’ inaugural NWHL season are on sale now at NWHL.zone.

Season tickets for the Whitecaps’ 8 regular season games are just $150 for general admission seating. In addition, for the first time ever, the NWHL is offering a Premier Package for $250 that guarantees fans center-ice seats for all Whitecaps’ games at TRIA during the season.

Besides savings on tickets, Whitecaps’ season account holders receive front-of-theline access to enter games and to participate in the post-game autograph sessions with Whitecaps’ players after all home games; a private meet-and-greet event; and exclusive discounts on merchandise at the arena.

2018 USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game coming to St. Paul Top American prospects eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft to showcase talents on Sept. 19 To date, 127 alumni of the All-American Prospects Game have been drafted in the NHL, including 30 first-round selections and 46 players who have already made NHL debuts. Standouts Jack Eichel (Buffalo Sabres), Noah Hanifin (Carolina Hurricanes), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), Seth Jones (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) are among the current NHL starts that have played in the game previously. In addition, last year’s most valuable player, Brady Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo.), is considered among the top American prospect eligible for the 2018 NHL Draft that will take place June 22-23 in Dallas.

The 2018 USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which features the top 40 American-born prospects eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft, will be hosted by the Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy Center on Wed., Sept. 19.

The seventh annual contest, which will be staged in Minnesota for the very first time, is set for a 7 p.m. faceoff.

“We look forward to bringing this event to Minnesota,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director for USA Hockey. “The game is a terrific showcase of American hockey and fans will get an early look at players they will soon see in the NHL. This year’s game is also likely to include Jack Hughes, who most scouts today project as the top pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.”

“On behalf of the Wild organization, we’re thrilled to host the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game,” said Matt Majka, president of the Minnesota Wild. “We’re

sure fans will enjoy this unique opportunity to see the future stars of the NHL all on one sheet of ice.”

Six AAPG alumni have been drafted by the Minnesota Wild, including current Wild players Louie Belpedio (Skokie, Ill.), Jordan Greenway (Canton, N.Y.) and Luke Kunin (Chesterfield, Mo.).

In total, 23 Minnesota natives have participated in an All-American Prospects Game. Six of those Minnesotans went on to become first-round NHL selections, including Eden Prairie’s Casey Mittelstadt (2017, Buffalo Sabres, 8th overall), Edina’s Kieffer Bellows (2016, N.Y. Islanders, 19th overall), Burnsville’s Brock Boeser (2014, Vancouver Canucks, 23rd overall), Ham Lake’s Riley Tufte (2016, Dallas Stars, 25th overall) and Lakeville natives Ryan Poehling (2017, Montreal Canadiens, 25th overall) and Jake Oettinger (2017, Dallas Stars, 26th overall).

Tickets are be available at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office or online at ticketmaster.com.

Notes:The final rosters for the All-American Prospects Game will be named in August … Previous coaches for the All-American Prospects Game include Phil Housley and Rob McClanahan in 2012; Mark Johnson and Joe Mullen in 2013; Mike Grier and Eddie Olczyk in 2014; Derek Plante and Jeremy Roenick in 2015; Mark Howe and John LeClair in 2016 and Chris Chelios and Brian Leetch last year ... Previous host sites for the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game include Buffalo, New York (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017), Pittsburgh (2013) and Philadelphia (2016).

Minnesota Wild Development Camp set for July 10-15 The Minnesota Wild will hold a development camp for team prospects July 10-15 at Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild coaches and staff members will lead the on-ice sessions. Players will participate in daily skating, strength and conditioning sessions, as well as off-ice topics including sports psychology, social media training and nutrition education.

The Wild’s 2018 Development Camp will feature two scrimmages that are free and open to the public at Xcel Energy Center.

Open scrimmages will occur on Thursday, July 12 at 2:30 p.m., and on Sunday, July 15 at 5 p.m. Each scrimmage will feature two, 30-minute running time halves. Gate

1 will open to the public 30 minutes prior to the start of each scrimmage.

A total of 43 players are scheduled to attend this year’s Development Camp, including 20 selected by Minnesota in the NHL Entry Draft. Players scheduled to attend include: Louie Belpedio, Kaapo Kahkonen, Brennan Menell, Dmitry Sokolov, along with all eight players selected in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft: Filip Johansson (first round), Jack McBain (third round), Alexander Khovanov (third round), Connor Dewar (third round), Simon Johansson (fifth round), Damien Giroux (fifth round), Shawn Boudrias (sixth round) and Sam Hentges (seventh round).

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Top Scorer Connor McDavid, EDM (41-67--108)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Blake Wheeler, WPG (23-68--91)

Top Scoring Defenseman John Carlson, WSH (15-53--68)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Carter Hutton, STL (2.09)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Carter Hutton, STL (.931)

Runner-Up Texas Stars

Top Scorer Chris Terry, LAV (32-39--71

Top Scoring Minnesotan Travis Morin, TEX (10-51--61)

Top Scoring Defenseman Top Goaltender (GAA) Jacob MacDonald, BNG (20-35--55) Garret Sparks, TOR (1.79)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Garret Sparks, TOR (.936)

Runner-Up Florida Everblades

Top Scorer Top Scoring Minnesotan Shawn Szydlowski, FTW (31-48--79) Ryan Walters, UT (29-34--63)

Top Scoring Defenseman Matt Register, COL (17-48--65)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Joe Cannata, COL (.931) John Muse, REA (.931)

American Hockey League Champion Toronto Marlies

The ECHL Champion Colorado Eagles

Top Goaltender (GAA) Parker Milner (1.86)

Southern Professional Hockey League Champion Huntsville Havoc

Runner-Up Peoria Rivermen

Top Scorer Berkley Scott, KNX (26-44--70)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Berkley Scott, KNX (26-44--70)

Top Scoring Defenseman Top Goaltender (GAA) Dave Pszenyczny, PEO (7-43--50) Tomas Sholl, EVN (2.53)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Tomas Sholl, EVN (.917) Brad Barone, RNK (.917)

Top Scorer Tyler Gjurich, WAT (56-40--96)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Justin Brausen, DVL (34-27--61)

Top Scoring Defenseman Josh Colten, PH (10-37--47)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Top Goaltender (SV%) Michael Santaguida, PH (2.24) Michael Santaguida, PH (.938)

Top Scorer Alexa Gruschow, MET (9-13--22)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Corinne Buie, BUF (4-6--10)

Top Scoring Defenseman Courtney Burke, MET (2-17--19)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Katie Fitzgerald, MET (1.86)

Top Scorer * Adam Gaudette, NE (30-30--60)

Top Scoring Minnesotan C.J. Suess, MSUM (22-21--43)

Top Scoring Defenseman Philip Beaulieu, NMU (11-31--42)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Top Goaltender (SV%) Matthew Galajda, COR (1.51) Cale Morris, ND (.944) Colton Point, COL (.944)

Top Scorer * Daryl Watts, BC (42-40--82)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Alex Brolsma, FP (17-15--32)

Top Scoring Defenseman Toni Ann Miano, BC (18-25--43)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Maddie Scavatto, SA (0.99)

Top Scorer * Brady Fleurent, UNE (16-35--51)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Top Scoring Defenseman Brett Gravelle, UST (14-16--30) Dalton Carter, UTICA (11-28--39) Johnny Panvica, UST (14-16--30)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Top Goaltender (SV%) Evan Buitenhuis, HAM (1.28) Evan Buitenhuis, HAM (.954)

Top Scorer * Amanda Conway, NOR (34-25--59)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Bre Simon, HAM (31-25--56)

Top Scoring Defenseman Kelly O’Sullivan, ADR (7-23--30)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Top Goaltender (SV%) Brooke Wolejko, PLATT (0.95) Brooke Wolejko, PLATT (.962)

Top Scoring Defenseman Graham Lillibridge, CHI (4-41--45)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Filip Larsson, TC (1.65)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Filip Larsson, TC (.941)

Top Scoring Defenseman

Travis Kothenbeutel, AUS (24-43--67) Erik Gotz, MNW (8-39--47)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Mitchell Gibson, LOS (1.59)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Mitchell Gibson, LOS (.935)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Logan Nelson, ALX (38-47--85)

Top Scoring Defenseman Mason Stewart, YEL (13-66--79)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Top Goaltender (SV%) Brady Anderson, BNG (1.38) Drew Scites, GFL (.949)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Jory McWilliams, TB (47-49--96)

Top Scoring Defenseman Oskari Halme, MNB (26-34--60)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Bronson Moore, MNM (1.23)

Top Scoring Minnesotan Eric Stout, DRY (30-37--67)

Top Scoring Defenseman Joe Newhouse, TB (7-40--47)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Top Goaltender (SV%) Jacob Gnidziejko, DRY (2.38) Bailey Schmitz, TRF (.927)

Top Scoring Defenseman Mike Koster, Chaska (14-41--55)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Atticus Kelly, STA (1.32)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Ben Garrity, Rosemount (.944)

Top Scoring Defenseman Erin Fjelsted, Mayo (20-26--46)

Top Goaltender (GAA) Kiana Flaig, Roseau (1.03)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Josie Bothun, Forest Lake (.951)

Federal Hockey League Champion Watertown Wolves

Runner-Up Port Huron Prowlers

National Women’s Hockey League Champion Runner-Up Metropolitan Riveters Buffalo Beauts

Top Goaltender (SV%) Katie Fitzgerald, MET (.920)

COLLEGE NCAA Division I Men Champion Minnesota Duluth

Runner-Up Notre Dame

NCAA Division I Women Champion Clarkson

Runner-Up Colgate

Top Goaltender (SV%) Shea Tiley, CLARK (.945)

NCAA Division III Men Champion St. Norbert

Runner-Up Salve Regina

NCAA Division III Women Champion Norwich

Runner-Up Elmira

JUNIOR United States Hockey League Champion Fargo Force

Runner-Up Top Scorer Top Scoring Minnesotan Youngstown Phantoms Anthony Del Gaizo, MUS (40-32--72) Jackson Cates, WAT (33-30--63)

North American Hockey League Champion Runner-Up Shreveport Mudbugs Minot Minotauros

Top Scorer Jakov Novak, JNE (32-41--73)

Top Scoring Minnesotan

North American 3 Hockey League Champion Metro Jets

Runner-Up St. Louis Jr. Blues

Top Scorer Brad Becker, BNG (53-63--116)

U.S. Premier Hockey League – Premier Division Champion Hampton Roads

Runner-Up Charlotte Rush

Top Scorer Jory McWilliams, TB (47-49--96)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Bronson Moore, MNM (.952)

Superior International Junior Hockey League Champion Dryden Ice Dogs

Runner-Up

Top Scorer

Thunder Bay North Stars Jacen Bracko, DRY (48-33--81)

HIGH SCHOOL Minnesota State High School League – Boys Class AA Champion Minnetonka

Runner-Up Duluth East

Top Scorer Reese Kaehler, St. Francis (26-36--62)

Minnesota State High School League – Girls Class AA Champion Edina

Runner-Up Centennial

Top Scorer Gabbie Hughes, Centennial (36-32--68)

Minnesota State High School League – Boys Class A Champion Orono

Runner-Up Alexandria

Top Scorer Luke Krause, Lake of the Woods (30-41--71

Top Scoring Defenseman Top Goaltender (GAA) Nathan Poolman, LOW (27-25--52) Devin Peterson, SSS (1.61)

Top Goaltender (SV%) Jack Branby, St. Paul HP (.936)

Top Scoring Defenseman

Top Goaltender (SV%) Quinn Kuntz, Warroad (.966)

Minnesota State High School League – Girls Class A Champion Breck

Runner-Up Warroad

Top Scorer Ali Beltz, New Ulm (62-32--94)

Top Goaltender (GAA)

Jayde Pederson, Waseca (29-13--42) Quinn Kuntz, Warroad (0.67)

YOUTH Minnesota Hockey Champions Junior Gold A Edina 19U Wayzata

Junior Gold B St. Thomas Academy

16 & Under Stillwater Red

Bantam AA Bantam A Osseo/Maple Grove Edina

Bantam B1 Edina White

PeeWee AA Woodbury

15U A Edina Green

15U B Champlin Park/Coon Rapids

12U A Andover

* Statistics include 2016-17 postseason games. Compiled by Kevin Kurtt. For changes or additions, e-mail editor@letsplayhockey.com.

PeeWee A Warroad

PeeWee B1 Edina Green 12U B Stillwater Red

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A total of 10 Minnesota natives were selected at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, continuing the state's proud tradition of developing NHL-caliber players

By Kevin Kurtt Let’s Play Hockey Editor When the New York Rangers selected U.S. National Under-18 Team defenseman K'Andre Miller of Hopkins, Minn., with the 22nd overall pick of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, a notable streak continued. For 50 straight years now, a Minnesotan has heard his name called at the NHL Draft. In all, 10 Minnesota natives were selected in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in Dallas.

Historically, Minnesota has been well-represented in the NHL Draft, from the firstever drafted Minnesotan (Wally Olds by Detroit in 1969) to the first-ever firstrounder (Mike Ramsey by Buffalo in 1979) to the first-ever No. 1 overall pick (Erik Johnson by St. Louis in 2006). In all, 691 Minnesota natives, including 39 first-round picks, have been selected in the NHL Entry and Amateur Drafts.

Recent draftees from Minnesota Minnesota has obviously been a hockey hotbed for many years now, but only recently has the State of Hockey seen the sheer

Looking ahead Minnesota looks to continue its streak of first round picks in 2019 as U.S. Under-18 Team defenseman Drew Helleson (Farmington), Edina High School defenseman Ben Brinkman and North Branch High School forward Brady Meyer are projected to be possible first round selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

U.S. National Under-18 Team defenseman K’Andre Miller (Hopkins, Minn.) was drafted in the first round by the New York Rangers. Photo: Nick Wosika

numbers of players taken, both in the first round and in the draft overall. In fact, the last 15 NHL Drafts have seen a significant increase in the number of Minnesotans that have heard their name called by an NHL

Minnesotans in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 7 7

Pick 22 45 79 108 116 174 183 184 194 210

Player K’Andre Miller Scott Perunovich Blake McLaughlin Demetrios Koumontzis

Jack Perbix Gavin Hain Cole Koepke Jared Moe Luke Loheit Sam Hentges

Pos. D D LW LW RW C LW G RW C

Drafted By N.Y. Rangers St. Louis Anaheim Calgary Anaheim Philadelphia Tampa Bay Winnipeg Ottawa Minnesota

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team

Note Hopkins native/UW commit Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) Hibbing native Chicago (USHL) Grand Rapids native/UM commit Edina HS Arizona State commit Elk River HS Notre Dame commit U.S. Under-18 Team Grand Rapids native/UND commit Sioux City (USHL) Hermantown native/UMD commit Waterloo (USHL) New Prague native/UM commit Minnetonka HS Minnesota Duluth commit Tri-City (USHL) Fridley native/SCSU commit

Minnesotans in the NHL Draft Year 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Minnesotans 10 17 11 7 15 15 9 15 18

First Round Picks 1 (22 (K’Andre Miller) 3 (8 Casey Mittelstadt, 25 Ryan Poehling, 26 Jake Oettinger) 2 (19 Kieffer Bellows, 25 Riley Tufte) 1 (23 Brock Boeser) 0 0 1 (28 Brady Skjei) 0 3 (15 Derek Forbort, 19 Nick Bjugstad, 30 Brock Nelson)

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

13 11 17 17 18 16 14 9 11 14

2 1 3 4 4 2 3 1 0 1

1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

8 7 10 10 5 5 13 9 21 23

1 (16 David Tanabe) 0 0 1 (7 Erik Rasmussen) 0 0 0 0 0 0

1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970

3 16 13 12 21 24 5 5 6 2

1 (11 Mike Ramsey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980

19 17 24 19 16 21 24 30 18 13

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963

3 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(16 Nick Leddy, 22 Jordan Schroeder) (17 Jake Gardiner) (12 Ryan McDonagh, 25 Patrick White, 29 James O’Brien) (1 Erik Johnson, 7 Kyle Okposo, 8 Peter Mueller, 20 David Fischer) (9 Brian Lee, 24 T.J. Oshie, 27 Joe Finley, 28 Matt Niskanen) (5 Blake Wheeler, 12 A.J. Thelen) (17 Zach Parise, 21 Mark Stuart, 29 Patrick Eaves) (11 Keith Ballard) (30 Jeff Taffe)

(7 Doug Zmolek)

(16 George Pelawa) (16 Tom Chorske)

(6 Phil Housley)

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For example, from 2004-18, 27 Minnesota natives were taken in the first round, including an all-time high of four in 2005 and 2006. In the previous 15 drafts (19892003), only eight players from Minnesota were selected in the first round.

From 1989-2003, a total of 178 Minnesota natives were drafted, while from 200418, 209 Minnesotans were drafted. Noteworthy in those numbers is the fact that from 1984 to 1994, the draft consisted of 11 or 12 rounds, from 1995 to 2004 the draft was nine rounds and from 2005 to today the draft has been seven rounds.

First-round success In 15 of the last 19 years, a Minnesotan has been drafted in the first round. Since 2000, a Minnesotan has gone in the first round in all but four drafts (2001, 2011, 2013, 2014).

Since 2004, Minnesota can claim one top overall pick (Johnson), two top-five picks (Blake Wheeler in 2004, Johnson in 2006) and six top-10 picks (Wheeler in 2004; Brian Lee in 2005; Johnson, Kyle Okposo and Peter Mueller in 2006; Casey Mittelstadt in 2017).

Minnesota natives taken in the first round in the last 15 NHL Drafts have historically chosen to continue their development in the college ranks, especially at Big Ten and NCHC schools (formerly WCHA schools). Of the 27 first round Minnesotans since 2004, 11 went to the University of Minnesota, six to North Dakota, three to Wisconsin, two to Minnesota Duluth, and one each attended Michigan State and St. Cloud State. Only three first rounders from Minnesota left the Big Ten/NCHC – Peter Mueller (Everett Silvertips of the WHL), and Kieffer Bellows and Jake Oettinger (Boston University).

Minnesota Draft success stories Minnesota’s prevalence in the NHL Draft has translated into success on the ice. Nine Minnesota natives who were drafted went on to earn a spot in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, including all three 1979 draftees (Ramsey, Dave Christian, Neal Broten). Ten Minnesotan draftees were on the 1980 Miracle on Ice team, while 24 Minnesotans who have heard their name called at the NHL Draft have their name inscribed on Lord Stanley’s Cup (33 times).

College hockey at the Draft The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw a total of 67 current or future collegiate hockey players, including seven first-round selections.

Boston University, Denver, North Dakota, Providence and Wisconsin each had four representatives selected to lead all schools.

Nine players who spent 2017-18 in the NCAA ranks were selected, led by first-round selections Brady Tkachuk (Boston University) and Quinn Hughes (Michigan). The NCHC ended the draft with 15 players chosen, followed by the Big Ten with 12.

More than half of all Division I programs – 32 of 60 – had at least one representative selected. Almost all of the NHL teams – 27 of 31 – selected at least one player who was in college or is headed to school.

Junior hockey at the Draft The USHL had its strongest-ever showing at the 2018 NHL Draft, as 57 players with USHL ties were selected. The 57 players chosen set a new USHL record, shattering the previous mark of 51 set at the 2014 NHL Draft. Forty-five of those 57 players skated in the USHL during the 2017-18 season, also setting a league record, breaking the previous mark of 40 set last year at the 2017 NHL Draft. The USHL also led all junior leagues in the world with the 45 players who played in the league last season, at least 10 more than any other junior league in the world.

Nine players that play or have previously played in the NAHL were taken in the 2018 NHL Draft. It is the most players taken with NAHL experience since the 2010 NHL Draft when the NAHL had 16 players with NAHL experience selected, which included those from the U.S. National Team Development Program team when they were members of the league until 2009.

Americans at the Draft It may be impossible to pin down a sole reason for the increase of Minnesotans hearing their name called at the NHL Draft, but as a whole, American hockey has seen much more prosperity in recent years. The success of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program has played a major role in the development of NHL-caliber American hockey players, as has the increase in opportunities for year-round, highlevel hockey that have become available across the nation.

In the 2018 NHL Draft, 52 Americans were selected, representing 18 states. Six Americans were chosen in the first round with Tkachuk the first U.S. player off the board at No. 4. Sixteen players with ties to the National Team Development Program were selected.

Go to pages 22-25 for the all-time list of Minnesotans selected in the NHL Draft

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• 19 percent of the Americans drafted in this year’s NHL Draft hail from the state of Minnesota (10/52).

• Miller became the third ever Hopkins native taken in an NHL Draft after Ron Saatzer to St. Louis in 1985 (11th round) and Travis Boyd to Washington in 2011 (6th round).

• Draft selections by birthplace: Canada 73 United States 52 Sweden 30 Russia 20 Finland 16 Czech Republic 11 (Minnesota 10) Slovakia 5 Switzerland 4 Belarus 2 Germany 2 Norway 1 United Kingdom 1 • Draft selections by position: Defenseman 70 Center 63 Left wing 25 Right wing 30 Goaltender 29 • Draft selections by league: OHL 35 Sweden 31 USHL 24 QMJHL 23 WHL 20 Russia 15 Finland 14 USNTDP 12 BCHL 7 Czech Republic 7 Hockey East 3 HS - Massachusetts 3 HS - Minnesota 3 NCHC 3 AJHL 2 HS - New Hampshire 2 NAHL 2 OJHL 2 Switzerland 2 Big Ten 1 ECAC 1 England 1 HS - Connecticut 1 HS - Wisconsin 1 MJHL 1 WCHA 1 • 10 Minnesota natives were selected in the 2018 NHL Draft. All 10 played for a MSHSL team, including four who played through their senior season (Koumontzis, Koepke, Loheit, Hentges). To date, Jack Perbix has played through his junior season at Elk River HS.

• Scott Perunovich became the 15th ever Hibbing native taken in an NHL Draft and first since Kelly Fairchild went to Los Angeles in 1991 (7th round).

• Blake McLaughlin and Gavin Hain became the 27th and 28th ever Grand Rapids natives taken in an NHL Draft and first since Mitchell Mattson to Calgary in 2016 (5th round).

Minnesota Duluth defenseman Scott Perunovich (Hibbing, Minn.) was drafted in the second round by St. Louis.

• With Calgary’s fourth-round selection of Demetrios Koumontzis, an Edina native has now been taken in eight straight NHL Drafts (2011-18).

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• 691 Minnesota natives have now been selected all-time in the NHL Draft, including 39 in the first round.

• A Minnesota native has been selected in every NHL Draft since 1969.

• Since 2000, a Minnesota native has been selected in the first round in all but four drafts (2001, 2011, 2013, 2014).

• Since 1980, a MSHSL player has been drafted in all but two NHL Drafts – 1996, 2003.

• A Minnesotan from the U.S. Under-18 Team has been selected in 12 of the last 14 NHL Drafts (2009, 2015).

• A Minnesotan from the USHL (not including USNTDP players) has been selected in 18 of the last 19 NHL Drafts (2012).

• 67 current or future NCAA players representing 32 schools were selected in the 2018 NHL Draft, including seven first-round picks. For the fourth year in a row, multiple current college players were selected in the first round.

• 27 of the 31 NHL teams (Columbus, Dallas, New Jersey, Toronto) selected a current or future college hockey player.

Chicago Steel (USHL) forward Blake McLaughlin (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was drafted in the third round by Anaheim.

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• A goalie from Minnesota has now been drafted in three straight NHL Drafts – Jared Moe in 2018, Jake Oettinger in 2017 and Peter Thome in 2016.

Moe became the 47th goalie from Minnesota to be selected in an NHL Draft.

• Koumontzis became the 56th Edina native to be taken all-time in the NHL Draft.

• Jack Perbix became the sixth ever Elk River native taken in an NHL Draft after Nick Perbix (his brother) and Benton Maass in 2017, Blake Hillman in 2016, Paul Martin in 2000 and Dan Hinote in 1996.

• A University of Minnesota player or commit has been selected in 17 consecutive NHL Drafts. 2001 was the last Draft without a Gophers draftee. Since 1969, a Gopher player or commit has been selected in all but two NHL Drafts – 1970, 2001

• Jack Perbix’s brother, Nick, was drafted 169th by Tampa Bay in last year’s NHL Draft.

• A University of Wisconsin player or commit has been selected in 21 consecutive NHL Drafts. 1997 was the last Draft without a Badgers draftee. Since 1969, a Gopher player or commit has been selected in all but three NHL Drafts – 1969, 1983, 1997

• Cole Koepke became the fourth ever Hermantown native taken in an NHL Draft ( 1989 Ryan O’Leary, 1983 Darin Illikainen, 2007 Dylan Samberg).

• Since 1970, a Minnesota Duluth player or commit has been selected in all but six NHL Drafts -- 1973, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2014.

• At No. 22, K’Andre Miller became the highest-drafted defenseman from Minnesota since Derek Forbort went 15th overall to Los Angeles in 2010.

• Jared Moe became the second ever New Prague native taken in an NHL Draft after Seth Ambroz went to Columbus in 2011 (5th round).

• Luke Loheit became the 15th ever Minnetonka native taken in an NHL Draft and first since Tommy Vannelli went to St. Louis in 2013 (2nd round).

• Sam Hentges became the second ever Fridley native taken in an NHL Draft and first since Josh Langfeld went to Ottawa in 1997 (3rd round).

• 144 of the 217 players selected were 60 feet or taller. There were eight players under 5-9 taken in the entire draft.

Elk River High School forward Jack Perbix was drafted in the fourth round by Anaheim.

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2018 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 7 7

Pick 22 45 79 108 116 174 183 184 194 210

Player Pos. K’Andre Miller D Scott Perunovich D Blake McLaughlin LW Demetrios Koumontzis LW Jack Perbix RW Gavin Hain C Cole Koepke LW Jared Moe G Luke Loheit RW Sam Hentges C

Drafted By N.Y. Rangers St. Louis Anaheim Calgary Anaheim Philadelphia Tampa Bay Winnipeg Ottawa Minnesota

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) Chicago (USHL) Edina HS Elk River HS U.S. Under-18 Team Sioux City (USHL) Waterloo (USHL) Minnetonka HS Tri-City (USHL)

Hometown Hopkins Hibbing Grand Rapids Edina Elk River Grand Rapids Hermantown New Prague Minnetonka Fridley

Drafted By Buffalo Montreal Dallas Winnipeg Nashville Pittsburgh San Jose Los Angeles Philadelphia Tampa Bay Washington Colorado Tampa Bay Minnesota Columbus New Jersey Chicago

Drafted From Eden Prairie HS St. Cloud State (NCAA) Boston University (NCAA) Hermantown HS U.S. Under-18 Team Fargo (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Waterloo (USHL) Stillwater Area HS Elk River HS Elk River HS Eden Prairie HS Edina HS Waterloo (USHL) St. Thomas Academy Sioux City (USHL) Lakeville South HS

Hometown Eden Prairie Lakeville Lakeville Hermantown Edina Edina Prior Lake Roseville Stillwater Elk River Elk River Eden Prairie Edina Lakeville St. Paul St. Louis Park Burnsville

Drafted By N.Y. Islanders Dallas Boston New Jersey Nashville Carolina Montreal Calgary Toronto Columbus Chicago

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team Blaine HS U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team Muskegon (USHL) Chicago (USHL) Hill-Murray HS Grand Rapids HS Victoria (WHL) Aberdeen (NAHL) Denver (NCAA)

Hometown Edina Ham Lake Minneapolis Roseville Plymouth Medina Falcon Heights Grand Rapids Edina Minneapolis Elk River

Drafted By Vancouver Columbus Nashville Buffalo Tampa Bay Boston Minnesota

Drafted From Waterloo (USHL) Portland (WHL) Waterloo (USHL) Moorhead HS Sioux City (USHL) Mahtomedi HS Lakeville North HS

Hometown Burnsville Crookston St. Paul Moorhead Edina Mahtomedi Lakeville

Drafted By Columbus Nashville Winnipeg N.Y. Rangers St. Louis Los Angeles Winnipeg Washington Detroit Chicago N.Y. Rangers Florida Edmonton Washington Chicago

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team Portland (WHL) Tri-City (USHL) Omaha (USHL) Sioux Falls (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Wenatchee (NAHL) Eden Prairie HS Edina HS Edina HS Omaha (USHL) Eden Prairie HS Penticton (BCHL)

Hometown Bloomington Cottage Grove Golden Valley St. Louis Park St. Cloud Excelsior Forest Lake Chaska Andover Eden Prairie Edina Edina Rochester Eden Prairie Chanhassen

Drafted By Florida Buffalo St. Louis N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh Los Angeles Winnipeg Nashville San Jose Washington Anaheim Los Angeles San Jose Minnesota San Jose

Drafted From Waterloo (USHL) Edina HS Minnetonka HS Waterloo (USHL) Sioux City (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Omaha (USHL) Burnsville HS Muskegon (USHL) Sioux City (USHL) Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS St. Cloud State U.S. Under-18 Team Grand Rapids HS Sioux City (USHL)

Hometown Faribault Edina Minnetonka Plymouth Woodbury Apple Valley East Grand Forks Burnsville Ham Lake Cambridge Plymouth Ham Lake East Grand Forks Grand Rapids Maplewood

Drafted By N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Nashville Toronto Buffalo Carolina N.Y. Islanders Minnesota Buffalo

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Duluth East HS Victoria (WHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Grand Rapids HS Edina HS Duluth Marshall HS

Hometown Lakeville Faribault Hastings Duluth Rogers Apple Valley Grand Rapids Edina Duluth

2017 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7

Pick 8 25 26 43 61 93 102 103 137 169 182 187 200 209 210 214 215

Player Pos. Casey Mittelstadt C Ryan Poehling C Jake Oettinger G Dylan Samberg D Grant Mismash C Clayton Phillips D Scott Reedy C Mikey Anderson D Noah Cates LW Nick Perbix D Benton Maass D Nicky Leivermann D Sammy Walker C Nick Swaney RW Robbie Stucker D Matt Hellickson D Josh Ess D

2016 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6

Pick 19 25 49 73 76 104 124 126 152 155 173

Player Kieffer Bellows Riley Tufte Ryan Lindgren Joey Anderson Rem Pitllick Max Zimmer Casey Staum Mitchell Mattson Jack Walker Peter Thome Blake Hillman

Pos. LW LW D RW C LW D C D G D

2015 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 3 4 5 7 7

Pick 23 38 85 92 150 195 204

Player Brock Boeser Paul Bittner Tommy Novak Will Borgen Ryan Zuhlsdorf Jack Becker Jack Sadek

Pos. RW LW C D D C D

2014 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7

Pick 47 51 69 85 110 120 129 134 136 141 142 143 153 159 208

Player Ryan Collins Jack Dougherty Jack Glover Keegan Iverson Austin Poganski Steve Johnson C.J. Franklin Shane Gersich Chase Perry Luc Snuggerud Tyler Nanne Miguel Fidler Tyler Vesel Steven Spinner Jack Ramsey

Pos. D D D C RW D LW C G D D LW C RW RW

2013 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7

Pick 31 38 47 76 77 118 127 140 141 144 147 148 151 167 201

Player Ian McCoshen Connor Hurley Tommy Vannelli Taylor Cammarata Jake Guentzel Hudson Fasching Tucker Poolman Teemu Kivihalme Michael Brodzinski Blake Heinrich Grant Besse Jonny Brodzinski Gage Ausmus Avery Peterson Jake Jackson

Pos. D C D C/LW C RW D D D D RW C D C C

2012 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7

Pick 28 68 112 126 133 159 185 188 204

Player Brady Skjei John Draeger Zach Stepan Dom Toninato Logan Nelson Collin Olson Jake Bischoff Louie Nanne Judd Peterson

Pos. D D C C C G D LW C/RW

2011 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 3

Pick Player 60 Mario Lucia 72 Steven Fogarty

Pos. LW C

Drafted By Minnesota N.Y. Rangers

Drafted From Wayzata HS Edina HS

Hometown Plymouth Edina

3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7

83 91 98 101 128 130 131 154 174 177 178 189 203

Andy Welinski Kyle Rau Mike Reilly Joseph Labate Seth Ambroz Tony Cameranesi Nick Seeler Ed Wittchow Josh Archibald Travis Boyd Adam Wilcox Patrick Daly Max Everson

D C D C RW C D D F C G D D

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Green Bay (USHL) Eden Prairie HS Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Academy of Holy Angels Omaha (USHL) Wayzata HS Eden Prairie HS Burnsville HS Brainerd HS U.S. Under-18 Team Green Bay (USHL) Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS Edina HS

Duluth Eden Prairie Chanhassen Eagan New Prague Wayzata Eden Prairie Burnsville Brainerd Hopkins South St. Paul Victoria Edina

Drafted By Los Angeles Florida N.Y. Islanders Edmonton Carolina Carolina Chicago St. Louis N.Y. Islanders San Jose New Jersey Washington Atlanta Boston Chicago Chicago Detroit Buffalo

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team Blaine HS Warroad HS Minnesota State (NCAA) U.S. Under-18 Team Cretin-Derham Hall HS Minnetonka HS Minnetonka HS Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Woodbury HS Bloomington Jefferson HS Bloomington Jefferson HS Detroit Lakes HS Thief River Falls HS Indiana (USHL) Portland (WHL) Mahtomedi HS St. Thomas Academy

Hometown Duluth Blaine Warroad Centerville South St. Paul St. Paul Minnetonka Minnetonka Eden Prairie Woodbury Bloomington Bloomington Detroit Lakes Thief River Falls Chanhassen Shorewood Mahtomedi Pine City

Drafted By Minnesota Vancouver Nashville Pittsburgh Florida Edmonton Chicago Phoenix Nashville New Jersey Detroit N.Y. Islanders St. Louis

Drafted From Eden Prairie HS Minnesota (NCAA) Edina HS Little Falls HS Fargo (USHL) Minnetonka HS Totino-Grace HS Fargo (USHL) Roseau HS Sioux City (USHL) Green Bay (USHL) Edina HS Duluth East HS

Hometown Eden Prairie Prior Lake Edina Little Falls Maple Grove Chanhassen Arden Hills Roseau Roseau Faribault Rogers Edina Duluth

Drafted By Anaheim N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Montreal Buffalo Buffalo Calgary Columbus Nashville Chicago Anaheim

Drafted From Minnetonka HS Roseau HS Shattuck-St. Mary’s School U.S. Under-18 Team Eastview HS Cloquet HS Waterloo (USHL) Brainerd HS Rensselaer (NCAA) Edina HS U.S. Under-18 Team

Hometown Minnetonka Roseau Hastings Eden Prairie Apple Valley Cloquet Apple Valley Brainerd Moorhead Edina Woodbury

Drafted By Montreal Vancouver Ottawa Dallas New Jersey Columbus Nashville St. Louis Colorado Ottawa Florida Montreal Montreal Vancouver Washington Montreal San Jose

Drafted From Cretin-Derham Hall HS Grand Rapids HS Minnesota (NCAA) Virginia HS U.S. Under-18 Team White Bear Lake HS Notre Dame (NCAA) U.S. Under-18 Team Cedar Rapids (USHL) Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Waterloo (USHL) Grand Rapids HS Omaha (USHL) Academy of Holy Angels Hill-Murray HS Virginia HS Massachusetts (NCAA)

Hometown Arden Hills Grand Rapids Maplewood Virginia North Oaks White Bear Lake Edina Duluth Plymouth Plymouth Moorhead Grand Rapids Burnsville Mound Stillwater Virginia Vadnais Heights

Drafted By St. Louis N.Y. Islanders Phoenix Montreal Pittsburgh Carolina Atlanta Colorado Calgary Minnesota St. Louis Atlanta Nashville Calgary Detroit Minnesota San Jose

Drafted From U.S. Under-18 Team Des Moines (USHL) Everett (WHL) Apple Valley HS Brainerd HS U.S. Under-18 Team Thief River Falls HS U.S. Under-18 Team Warroad HS Apple Valley HS St. Louis Park HS Sioux Falls (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Breck School Burnsville HS Cretin-Derham Hall HS Academy of Holy Angels

Hometown Bloomington St. Paul Bloomington Apple Valley Brainerd Faribault Thief River Falls Apple Valley Warroad Apple Valley St. Louis Park Rochester Lino Lakes Brooklyn Park Burnsville St. Paul Prior Lake

Drafted By Ottawa St. Louis Washington Dallas Colorado

Drafted From Moorhead HS Warroad HS Sioux Falls (USHL) Virginia HS U.S. Under-18 Team

Hometown Moorhead Warroad Edina Virginia Bloomington

2010 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7

Pick 15 19 30 31 37 53 54 74 82 88 114 142 160 165 180 191 201 203

Player Derek Forbort Nick Bjugstad Brock Nelson Tyler Pitlick Justin Faulk Mark Alt Justin Holl Max Gardiner Jason Clark Max Gaede Joe Faust Caleb Herbert Tanner Lane Zane Gothberg Nick Mattson Mac Carruth Ben Marshall Christian Isackson

Pos. D C C C D D D C C/LW RW D C C G D G D RW

2009 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7

Pick 16 22 41 63 67 71 89 91 110 114 150 152 202

Player Pos. Nick Leddy D Jordan Schroeder C Zach Budish RW Ben Hanowski RW Josh Birkholz RW Troy Hesketh D Daniel Delisle C/LW Michael Lee G Nick Oliver C/LW Seth Helgeson D Nick Jensen D Anders Lee C Max Tardy C

2008 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 7 7

Pick 17 40 51 56 81 101 108 118 166 192 208

Player Jake Gardiner Aaron Ness Derek Stepan Danny Kristo Corey Fienhage Justin Jokinen Nick Larson Drew Olson Jeff Foss Joe Gleason Nick Pryor

Pos. D D C RW D RW LW D D D D

2007 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7

Pick 12 25 29 50 57 68 81 96 113 120 131 133 142 176 185 192 201

Player Ryan McDonagh Patrick White Jim O’Brien Nico Sacchetti Mike Hoeffel Jake Hansen Ryan Thang Cade Fairchild Kent Patterson Ben Blood John Lee Joe Stejskal Andrew Conboy Taylor Matson Nick Larson Scott Kishel Justin Braun

Pos. D C C C F F LW D G D D D LW C C D D

2006 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7

Pick 1 7 8 20 32 63 80 81 89 102 124 135 176 179 191 192 203

Player Erik Johnson Kyle Okposo Peter Mueller David Fischer Carl Sneep Jamie McBain Michael Forney Mike Carman Aaron Marvin Kyle Medvec Andy Sackrison Alex Kangas Ryan Flynn Jordan Fulton Nick Oslund Chris Hickey Jay Barriball

Pos. D RW C D D D LW C F D F G RW C RW C F

2005 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 1 1 2

Pick 9 24 27 28 34

Player Brian Lee T.J. Oshie Joe Finley Matt Niskanen Ryan Stoa

Pos. D C D D C

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36 38 40 58 61 86 97 112 167 193 206 225 228

Taylor Chorney Jeff Frazee Michael Sauer Nathan Hagemo Michael Gergen Robby Dee Chris VandeVelde Alex Stalock Joe Fallon Tony Lucia Josh Meyers John Wessbecker Chad Rau

D G D D F F C G G LW D D C

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Edmonton New Jersey N.Y. Rangers Carolina Pittsburgh Edmonton Edmonton San Jose Chicago San Jose Los Angeles Tampa Bay Toronto

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School U.S. Under-18 Team Portland (WHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Breck School Moorhead HS Cedar Rapids (USHL) Vermont (NCAA) Wayzata HS Sioux City (USHL) Blake School Des Moines (USHL

Hastings Burnsville Sartell Edina Hastings Plymouth Moorhead South St. Paul Bemidji Plymouth Alexandria Victoria Eden Prairie

Drafted By Phoenix Minnesota Pittsburgh Carolina Pittsburgh Montreal Philadelphia Tampa Bay Ottawa Columbus Colorado Pittsburgh Columbus Phoenix Washington Florida

Drafted From Breck School Michigan State (NCAA) Grand Rapids HS St. Cloud State (NCAA) Moorhead HS Blake School Centennial HS Maine (NCAA) Sioux Falls (USHL) Blake School Cedar Rapids (USHL) Brainerd HS White Bear Lake HS Blake School Minnesota State (NCAA) Green Bay (USHL)

Hometown Plymouth Savage Grand Rapids Minneapolis Moorhead Wayzata Lino Lakes Apple Valley Woodbury Eden Prairie Plymouth Brainerd White Bear Lake Chanhassen Brooklyn Park Vadnais Heights

Drafted By New Jersey Boston Ottawa Tampa Bay St. Louis St. Louis Atlanta Buffalo Los Angeles Dallas Carolina Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders Chicago

Drafted From North Dakota (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Boston College (NCAA) Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Lincoln (USHL) Seattle (WHL) Sioux Falls (USHL) Des Moines (USHL) Salmon Arm (BCHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Des Moines (USHL St. Cloud State (NCAA) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA) Prince George (WHL)

Hometown Faribault Rochester Faribault Minneapolis Spring Lake Park Duluth Mendota Heights Afton Faribault Coleraine New Ulm Maple Grove Eagan Roseau

Drafted By Buffalo New Jersey Minnesota Colorado Pittsburgh Tampa Bay N.Y. Rangers San Jose Vancouver

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Chicago (USHL) Greenway HS Cedar Rapids (USHL) Green Bay (USHL) Topeka (USHL) St. Cloud State (NCAA)

Hometown Baudette St. Paul Eden Prairie Bloomington Coleraine Edina Rochester Farmington Detroit Lakes

Drafted By Columbus N.Y. Rangers Pittsburgh Atlanta Phoenix Edmonton Boston Carolina Ottawa Minnesota N.Y. Islanders

Drafted From Minnesota State (NCAA) Omaha (USHL) Boston College (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Des Moines (USHL) Breck School Waterloo (USHL) Tri-City (WHL) Lincoln (USHL) Seattle (WHL) Des Moines (USHL)

Hometown Brooklyn Park Rochester Faribault Rochester Roseau Detroit Lakes Eden Prairie Burnsville Blaine Minneapolis Blaine

Drafted By St. Louis New Jersey New Jersey Colorado Ottawa St. Louis Nashville Nashville Nashville Florida Chicago Edmonton Chicago Los Angeles

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Elk River HS Spokane (WHL) Fargo-Moorhead (USHL) Des Moines (USHL) Blaine HS Colorado College (NCAA) Twin Cities (USHL) Omaha (USHL) Omaha (USHL) Colorado College (NCAA) Twin Cities (USHL) Minnesota

Hometown Hastings Bemidji Elk River Sartell Roseau Minneapolis Blaine Rochester St. Paul Roseau Buffalo Moorhead St. Paul Hastings

Drafted By Carolina Anaheim Edmonton Calgary N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh New Jersey Anaheim

Drafted From Wisconsin (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Wisconsin (NCAA) Greenway HS Minnesota (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Air Force (NCAA)

Hometown White Bear Lake Plymouth Bovey Sartell Coleraine Bloomington Edina St. Paul

Drafted By Phoenix Nashville Washington Phoenix Pittsburgh

Drafted From Robbinsdale Armstrong HS North Iowa (USHL) Maple Grove HS Minnesota (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA)

Hometown Plymouth Sartell Maple Grove Apple Valley Bloomington

2004 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9

Pick 5 12 61 69 85 100 101 102 141 167 184 194 233 261 263 283

Player Blake Wheeler A.J. Thelen Alex Goligoski Casey Borer Brian Gifford J.T. Wyman R.J. Anderson Mike Lundin Jim McKenzie Rob Page Derek Peltier Chris Peluso Matt Greer Will Engasser Travis Morin Luke Beaverson

Pos. RW D D D C RW D D RW D D D F LW C D

2003 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 8 8 8

Pick 17 21 29 41 62 88 136 150 152 165 230 232 238 245

Player Zach Parise Mark Stuart Patrick Eaves Matt Smaby David Backes Zack Fitzgerald Mike Vannelli Tom Morrow Brady Murray Gino Guyer Jamie Hoffmann Joe Jensen Cody Blanshan Dustin Byfuglien

Pos. C D F D F D D D C C C C D D

2002 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 9

Pick 11 53 72 129 136 170 177 217 278

Player Keith Ballard Barry Tallackson Mike Erickson Tom Gilbert Andy Sertich P.J. Atherton Jake Taylor Tim Conboy Matt Gens

Pos. D RW RW D LW D D D D

2001 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9

Pick 38 113 131 135 148 154 179 211 223 239 260

Player Tim Jackman Bryce Lampman Ben Eaves Colin Stuart David Klema Jake Brenk Andrew Alberts Sean Curry Brandon Bochenski Jake Riddle Bryan Perez

Pos. RW D C C C C D D RW LW F

2000 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8

Pick 30 57 62 88 122 129 131 137 154 190 193 211 240 245

Player Jeff Taffe Matt DeMarchi Paul Martin Kurt Sauer Derrick Byfuglien Troy Riddle Matt Hendricks Mike Stuart Matt Koalska Josh Olson Joey Martin Joe Cullen Adam Berkhoel Dan Welch

Pos. C D D D D F C D C LW D F G RW

1999 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 9

Pick 16 44 81 135 140 176 214 258

Player David Tanabe Jordan Leopold Adam Hauser Matt Doman Adam Johnson Doug Meyer Chris Hartsburg Brian Gornick

Pos. D D G RW D LW RW C

1998 NHL Entry Draft Rd 3 4 5 7 9

Pick 73 88 125 187 244

Player Pat O’Leary Kent Sauer Erik Wendell Erik Westrum Toby Petersen

Pos. C D C C C

9 9

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Matt Hussey John Pohl

C C

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Avon Old Farms HS Red Wing HS

Wayzata Red Wing

Drafted By Boston Carolina Pittsburgh Ottawa Colorado San Jose Anaheim Los Angeles Florida Phoenix

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) North Dakota (NCAA) North Iowa (USHL) Lincoln (USHL) Grand Rapids HS Notre Dame (NCAA) North Iowa (USHL) North Iowa (USHL) Twin Cities (USHL) Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Bloomington Edina Alexandria Fridley Grand Rapids Faribault Cloquet Alexandria Inver Grove Heights Thief River Falls

Drafted By Buffalo Anaheim New Jersey Colorado Edmonton Colorado Washington Colorado Toronto Washington

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) St. Cloud State (NCAA) Twin Cities (USHL) St. Cloud State (NCAA) Notre Dame (NCAA) Kelowna (WHL) Northern Michigan (NCAA) Army (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown St. Louis Park Moorhead Bloomington Bloomington Minneapolis Roseville Wadena Elk River Anoka Bloomington

Drafted By San Jose N.Y. Rangers San Jose Chicago Washington

Drafted From White Bear Lake HS Des Moines (USHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Omaha (USHL)

Hometown White Bear Lake Bloomington Moorhead Edina Cottage Grove

Drafted By Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers Pittsburgh

Drafted From Duluth East HS Burlington (OPJHL) Seattle (WHL) Park Center HS Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Duluth St. Paul Wayzata Brooklyn Park Woodbury

Drafted By Philadelphia

Drafted From Harvard (NCAA)

Hometown Grand Rapids

Drafted By Dallas Buffalo Calgary Dallas Quebec Philadelphia Anaheim Washington Dallas Ottawa Pittsburgh Dallas Quebec

Drafted From Cloquet HS Phillips Academy Omaha (USHL) Cloquet HS Bloomington Jefferson HS Bloomington Jefferson HS Osseo HS St. Paul (USHL) Burnsville HS Bemidji HS Wayzata HS Bloomington Jefferson HS St. Paul (USHL)

Hometown Cloquet Rochester Minnetonka Cloquet Bloomington Bloomington Maple Grove Richfield Burnsville Bemidji Wayzata Bloomington Ham Lake

Drafted By Florida

Drafted From Maine (NCAA)

Hometown Birchdale

Drafted By Quebec New Jersey Pittsburgh Hartford Pittsburgh Minnesota Minnesota Edmonton St. Louis

Drafted From St. Paul (USHL) Bloomington Jefferson HS Duluth East HS Edina HS White Bear Lake HS Blaine HS Roseville HS St. Louis Park HS Duluth East HS

Hometown Edina Bloomington Duluth Edina White Bear Lake Blaine Roseville St. Louis Park Duluth

Drafted By Toronto

Drafted From St. Thomas (NCAA)

Hometown Stillwater

Drafted By Pittsburgh New Jersey Pittsburgh Calgary Calgary St. Louis N.Y. Rangers Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Boston St. Louis San Jose Philadelphia Minnesota New Jersey St. Louis Quebec Pittsburgh Montreal St. Louis

Drafted From Duluth East HS Richfield HS Virginia HS Anoka HS Roseau HS Minnetonka HS Bloomington Kennedy HS Grand Rapids HS Warroad HS Robbinsdale Armstrong HS Park HS St. Paul (USHL) Waterloo (USHL) Robbinsdale Armstrong HS St. Paul (USHL) Anoka HS Osseo HS Omaha (USHL) Greenway HS Rochester (USHL) Duluth East HS

Hometown Duluth Richfield Virginia Anoka Roseau Minnetonka Edina Hibbing Bemidji Plymouth Cottage Grove Mound Warroad Plymouth Minneapolis Ramsey Minneapolis St. Paul Grand Rapids Princeton Duluth

1997 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 2 2 3 5 7 7 8 8 9

Pick 27 28 44 66 133 163 181 193 211 233

Player Ben Clymer Brad DeFauw Brian Gaffaney Josh Langfeld Aaron Miskovich Joe Dusbabek Mat Snesrud Jay Kopischke Doug Schueller Wyatt Smith

Pos. RW LW C RW C RW D LW D C

1996 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7

Pick 7 35 41 79 114 134 153 167 178 180

Player Erik Rasmussen Matt Cullen Josh DeWolf Mark Parrish Brian Urick Luke Curtin A.J. Van Bruggen Dan Hinote Reggie Berg Mike Anderson

Pos. C C D RW RW LW RW C C RW

1995 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 7 8 8 9

Pick 38 169 194 201 225

Player Pos. Peter Roed C Jeff Heil G Ryan Kraft LW Casey Hankinson LW Scott Swanson D

1994 NHL Entry Draft Rd 5 6 7 8 9

Pick 128 142 180 208 232

Player Clint Johnson Jason Stewart Drew Palmer Craig Anderson Jason Godbout

Pos. LW C D D D

1994 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Pick Player 10 Kirk Nielsen

Pos. RW

1993 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 11 11

Pick 35 64 70 136 137 140 160 173 191 209 234 269 283

Player Jamie Langenbrunner

Ethan Philpott Dan Tompkins Rick Mrozik Nick Checco Mike Crowley Matt Peterson Dan Hendrickson Rob Lurtsema Toby Kvalevog Tim Harberts Cory Peterson John Hillman

Pos. RW RW LW D LW D C C LW G C D LW

1993 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Pick Player 4 Chris Imes

Pos. D

1992 NHL Entry Draft Rd 5 6 8 9 9 10 11 11 11

Pick 100 138 187 201 211 226 250 253 259

Player Pos. Charlie Wasley D Dan Trebil D Fran Bussey LW Greg Zwakman D Brian Bonin C Jeff Romfo RW Jeff Moen G Brian Rasmussen RW Wade Salzman G

1992 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Pick Player 5 Nick Wohlers

Pos. D

1991 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11

Pick 38 77 82 85 107 109 147 152 155 161 172 175 177 182 184 187 197 200 214 237 241

Player Pos. Rusty Fitzgerald C Brad Willner D Joe Tamminen LW Steve Magnusson C Jerome Butler G Jeff Callinan G John Rushin C Kelly Fairchild C Dean Grillo C Eric Johnson RW Jay Moser RW Chris Kenady RW Corwin Saurdiff G Jim Bode RW Derek Herlofsky G Dan Reimann D Jed Fiebelkorn RW Paul Koch D Chris Tok D P.J. Lepler D Kevin Rappana D

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1991 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1 1

Pick Player 4 Jim Bonner 14 Dan O’Shea

Pos. D F

Drafted By N.Y. Islanders Minnesota

Drafted From Michigan Tech (NCAA) St. Cloud State (NCAA)

Hometown Grand Rapids St. Cloud

Pick 29 33 35 48 61 69 73 79 87 90 117 137 160 167 168 171 176 193 207 213 223 235 236

Player Chris Gotziaman Craig Johnson Mike Muller Dan Plante Joe Dziedzic Jeff Nielsen Darby Hendrickson Chris Tucker Tony Burns Chris Marinucci Kurt Miller Chris McAlpine Todd Hedlund Shawn Murray John Gruden Tony Gruba Joe Biondi Greg Hanson Mark Kettelhut Brett Larson Brett Lievers Billy Lund Brian Bruininks

Pos. RW LW D RW LW RW C C D C LW D RW G D F C D D D C C D

Drafted By New Jersey St. Louis Winnipeg N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers Toronto Chicago Detroit N.Y. Islanders St. Louis New Jersey N.Y. Rangers Calgary Boston Detroit Minnesota Philadelphia Montreal Detroit N.Y. Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Drafted From Roseau HS Hill-Murray HS Wayzata HS Edina HS Edison HS Grand Rapids HS Richfield HS Bloomington Jefferson Duluth Denfeld HS Grand Rapids HS Rochester (USHL) Roseville HS Roseau HS Hill-Murray HS Waterloo (USHL) Hill-Murray HS Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) Bloomington Kennedy HS Duluth East HS Duluth Denfeld HS Wayzata HS Roseau HS Colorado College (NCAA)

Hometown Roseau St. Paul Edina Edina Minneapolis Grand Rapids Richfield Bloomington Duluth Grand Rapids Bemidji Roseville Roseau St. Paul Virginia St. Paul Warroad Bloomington Duluth Duluth Wayzata Roseau Wayzata

Rd 1

Pick Player 23 Shane McFarlane

Pos. C

Drafted By Buffalo

Drafted From North Dakota (NCAA)

Hometown Warroad

1989 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 12

Pick 7 58 71 82 84 86 91 100 103 128 142 161 192 193 205 214 217 232

Player Doug Zmolek John Brill Brett Hauer Trent Klatt Ryan O’Leary Jace Reed Bryan Schoen Tom Nevers Tom Newman Jon Larson Pat Schafhauser Derek Plante Justin Tomberlin Joe Larson Greg Hagen Brad Podiak Tom Pederson Noel Rahn

Pos. D LW D RW C D G F G D D C C F RW C D C

Drafted By Minnesota Pittsburgh Vancouver Washington Calgary N.Y. Islanders Minnesota Pittsburgh Los Angeles N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh Buffalo Toronto Winnipeg Pittsburgh Winnipeg Minnesota Quebec

Drafted From Rochester John Marshall HS Grand Rapids HS Richfield HS Osseo HS Hermantown HS Grand Rapids HS Minnetonka HS Edina HS Blaine HS Roseau HS Hill-Murray HS Cloquet HS Greenway HS Minnetonka HS Hill-Murray HS Wayzata HS Minnesota (NCAA) Edina HS

Hometown Rochester Grand Rapids Richfield Robbinsdale Hermantown Grand Rapids Minnetonka Edina Blaine Roseau St. Paul Cloquet Grand Rapids Apple Valley St. Paul Plymouth Bloomington Edina

Drafted By Winnipeg Winnipeg

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Edina White Bear Lake

Drafted By Minnesota Los Angeles New Jersey Chicago St. Louis Edmonton Montreal Minnesota N.Y Islanders Chicago N.Y. Islanders Boston Calgary St. Louis Minnesota Pittsburgh St. Louis N.Y. Islanders

Drafted From Greenway HS Rochester John Marshall HS Warroad HS Roseville HS Edina HS Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) Duluth East HS Robbinsdale Armstrong HS St. Cloud State (NCAA) Edina HS St. Thomas (NCAA) Grand Rapids HS St. Paul (USHL) North St. Paul HS Minnesota (NCAA) St. Cloud Apollo HS Spring Lake Park HS Osseo HS

Hometown Nashwauk Rochester Warroad Roseville Edina Rochester Duluth Crystal Blaine Edina St. Paul Grand Rapids Roseville North St. Paul Anoka St. Cloud Spring Lake Park Brooklyn Park

Drafted By St. Louis

Drafted From Notre Dame (NCAA)

Hometown Winona

Drafted By Vancouver Montreal Vancouver Los Angeles Winnipeg Winnipeg New Jersey Toronto Winnipeg Quebec Winnipeg Quebec N.Y. Islanders Montreal Chicago N.Y. Rangers Winnipeg Calgary Minnesota St. Louis Detroit Edmonton

Drafted From Hibbing HS Greenway HS Hill-Murray HS Duluth Denfeld HS Greenway HS Duluth East HS Edina HS Richfield HS Hill-Murray HS Minnetonka HS Harvard (NCAA) Northfield HS Bloomington Jefferson HS St. Paul Academy Burnsville HS Tartan HS White Bear Lake HS Wisconsin (NCAA) Warroad HS Warroad HS Hill-Murray HS Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Hibbing Bemidji St. Paul Duluth Coleraine Duluth Edina Richfield Minneapolis Excelsior Anoka Northfield Bloomington St. Paul Burnsville St. Paul White Bear Lake St. Paul Warroad Warroad St. Paul Hastings

1989 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1 1

Pick Player 4 Peter Hankinson 9 Jon Anderson

Pos. C LW

1988 NHL Entry Draft Rd 4 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11

Pick 64 133 138 155 156 166 167 169 173 176 184 186 189 198 211 214 219 226

Player Jeff Stolp Jeff Kruesel Chad Erickson Jon Pojar John McCoy Shjon Podein Sean Hill Travis Richards Shorty Forrest Mark Hentges Jeff Blumer Jon Rohloff Brett Petersen Bret Hedican Grant Bischoff Cory Laylin Heath DeBoer Phil Neururer

Pos. G G LW D D D D RW D D D F D D

1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Pick Player 14 Mike McNeill

Pos. LW

1987 NHL Entry Draft Rd 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11

Pick 66 80 87 90 96 100 107 112 121 135 142 156 160 164 176 178 184 187 193 201 221 231

Player Doug Torrel Kris Miller Sean Fabian Mike Vukonich Ken Gernander Darrin Amundson Ben Hankinson Damian Rhodes Joe Harwell Tim Hanus Tod Hartje Jake Enebak Jeff Saterdalen Will Geist Lance Werness Eric Burrill Jim Fernholz Mark Osiecki Larry Olimb David Marvin Craig Quinlan Jeff Pauletti

Pos. RW D D C RW F RW G D F C F RW RW D C D D

Dan Brettschneider Dale Roehl

C

Washington Philadelphia

Burnsville HS Minnetonka HS

Burnsville Minnetonka

Pick Player 2 Dave Snuggerud

Pos. RW

Drafted By Buffalo

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Minnetonka

Drafted By Calgary N.Y. Islanders Calgary Pittsburgh Calgary Los Angeles Calgary N.Y. Islanders Vancouver Hartford Pittsburgh St. Louis Minnesota Chicago Calgary N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Philadelphia N.Y. Islanders

Drafted From Bemidji HS Robbinsdale Armstrong HS Hill-Murray HS Brainerd HS Burnsville HS Duluth Denfeld HS White Bear Lake HS Hill-Murray HS Roseau HS Hibbing HS Hill-Murray HS St. Thomas Academy Denver (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Cretin HS Robbinsdale Cooper HS Fergus Falls HS St. Thomas Academy

Hometown Bemidji Plymouth St. Paul Brainerd Burnsville Duluth White Bear Lake St. Paul Roseau Hibbing St. Paul West St. Paul Duluth Edina Burnsville St. Paul Minneapolis Fergus Falls St. Paul

Drafted By Boston

Drafted From Denver (NCAA)

Hometown New Hope

Drafted By Montreal Montreal Quebec N.Y. Rangers Montreal St. Louis Winnipeg New Jersey Minnesota Detroit Los Angeles Hartford St. Louis New Jersey St. Louis St. Louis

Drafted From Minneapolis Southwest HS Robbsindale Armstrong HS White Bear Lake HS Hastings HS Hastings HS St. Thomas Academy Burnsville HS Burnsville HS Rochester Mayo HS Burnsville HS Hibbing HS Miami (NCAA) Minnetonka HS International Falls HS Hopkins HS Minnetonka HS

Hometown Minneapolis Crystal White Bear Lake Hastings Hastings St. Paul Burnsville Burnsville Rochester Burnsville Hibbing Edina Minnetonka International Falls Hopkins Minnetonka

Drafted By Calgary Edmonton N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Los Angeles Winnipeg N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Quebec New Jersey Minnesota Pittsburgh New Jersey Minnesota Pittsburgh Toronto Chicago Minnesota N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Minnetonka

Drafted From Edina HS Hill-Murray HS Rochester Mayo HS Roseau HS South St. Paul HS Colorado College (NCAA) Minnetonka HS Willmar HS Simley HS Hill-Murray HS St. Paul Johnson HS Hill-Murray HS Greenway HS Stillwater HS Moorhead HS Ohio State (NCAA) Simley HS Edina HS Brady HS Virginia HS Simley HS

Hometown Edina St. Paul Rochester Roseau South St. Paul Rochester Minnetonka Willmar St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul Hibbing Stillwater Moorhead Edina St. Paul Edina West St. Paul Virginia Inver Grove Heights

Drafted By Washington Minnesota Calgary N.Y. Islanders Minnesota Montreal Hartford Los Angeles N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Quebec N.Y. Rangers Minnesota N.Y. Islanders Vancouver Pittsburgh Los Angeles Washington Minnesota Vancouver N.Y. Islanders Montreal Los Angeles Minnesota

Drafted From Thief River Falls HS Cloquet HS Virginia HS Detroit Lakes HS St. Paul Academy Edina HS Silver Bay HS Virginia HS Rosemount HS Hermantown HS East Grand Forks HS St. Cloud Tech HS Cretin HS Cloquet HS Minnetonka HS Cloquet HS White Bear Lake HS Minneapolis Washburn HS Hibbing HS Maine (NCAA) Warroad HS Hibbing HS Roseau HS Edina HS

Hometown Thief River Falls Cloquet Virginia Detroit Lakes St. Paul Edina Silver Bay Virginia Apple Valley Hermantown East Grand Forks St. Cloud St. Paul Cloquet Minnetonka Cloquet White Bear Lake Minneapolis Hibbing Apple Valley Warroad Hibbing Roseau Edina

Drafted By Buffalo Buffalo Montreal Montreal N.Y. Rangers Minnesota

Drafted From South St. Paul HS North St. Paul HS Edina HS Hibbbing HS Cloquet HS Edina HS

Hometown South St. Paul Maplewood Edina Hibbing Cloquet Edina

1986 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 11

Pick 16 38 79 88 100 107 121 122 133 137 151 157 159 161 163 177 180 188 227

Player Pos. George Pelawa RW Dennis Vaske D Tom Quinlan RW Sandy Smith RW Scott Bloom C Robb Stauber G John Parker C Tony Schmalzbauer Jon Helgeson LW Steve Torrel Steve Rohlik LW Randy Skarda D Scott Matthias Marty Nanne RW Mark Olsen D Pat Scanlon Lance Pitlick D Blaine Rude F Dan Beaudette RW

1986 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

1990 NHL Supplemental Draft

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1987 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

1990 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12

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Pos. G

1985 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12

Pick 16 33 78 91 96 100 102 129 153 155 156 173 180 192 222 243

Player Tom Chorske Todd Richards Davis Espe Brad Stepan Tom Sagissor Dan Brooks John Borrell Kevin Schrader Ross Johnson Mike Luckraft John Hyduke Greg Dornbach Jeff Urban Terry Shold Ron Saatzer Dave Jecha

Pos. LW D D LW C D LW G LW

1984 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12

Pick 38 63 70 77 87 93 125 161 162 170 181 189 190 201 210 213 215 222 223 228 242

Player Paul Ranheim Todd Norman Doug Wieck Paul Broten David Grannis Scott Schneider Jim Wilharm Brian Nelson Jyrki Maki Mike Roth Duane Wahlin Steve Hurt Mike Peluso Mike Orn Jim Steen Mike Wurst Bill Brown Tom Terwilliger Tom Lorentz Russ Becker Mike Nightengale

Pos. LW C W RW LW C D C D D RW RW D C C LW F D C D D

1983 NHL Entry Draft Rd 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12

Pick 75 76 77 84 96 98 104 107 113 117 132 133 136 137 150 163 167 175 176 190 217 218 227 236

Player Tim Bergland Brian Durand Bill Claviter Bob Caulfield Rich Geist Dan Wurst Brian Johnson Dave Lundmark Bob Alexander Darin Illikainen Craig Mack Steve Orth Sean Toomey Jim Sprenger John Labatt Marty Ketola Bruce Fishback Dave Cowan Paul Pulis Roger Grillo John Bjorkman Jeff Perpich Chad Johnson Paul Roff

Pos. C C LW RW C D D D D LW D C LW D C RW C LW RW D C D C RW

1982 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 2 2 3 3

Pick 6 26 33 40 57 59

Player Phil Housley Mike Anderson David Maley Scott Sandelin Corey Millen Wally Chapman

Pos. D C LW D C C

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4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12

69 85 96 111 117 122 129 133 151 159 164 168 176 180 185 218 219 226 227 231 239 241 245 250

John DeVoe Scott Brydges Tim Mishler Jeff Parker Ernie Vargas Todd Carlile Jim Johannson Jay Ness Mickey Krampotich Guy Gosselin Paul Miller Todd Okerlund Matt Christensen Tom Ward Pat Michelletti Brian Ahern Rick Erdall Jim Plankers Scott Knutson Pat Goff Pete Smith Stan Bautch Mark Vichorek Bill Brauer

RW D C D C D C D C D D RW C D C LW C D C D G G D D

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Montreal New Jersey Winnipeg Buffalo Montreal Minnesota Hartford Chicago Hartford Winnipeg Minnesota N.Y. Islanders St. Louis Winnipeg Minnesota St. Louis Calgary Buffalo Minnesota N.Y. Islanders St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montreal

Edina HS White Bear Lake Mariner HS East Grand Forks HS White Bear Lake Mariner HS Coon Rapids HS North St. Paul HS Rochester Mayo HS Roseau HS Hibbing HS Rochester John Marshall HS Crookston HS Burnsville HS Aurora-Hoyt Lakes HS Richfield HS Hibbing HS Sibley HS Minnesota (NCAA) Cloquet HS Warroad HS Alexander Ramsey HS Maine (NCAA) Hibbing HS Sioux City (USHL) Edina HS

Edina White Bear Lake East Grand Forks White Bear Lake Coon Rapids St. Paul Rochester Roseau Hibbing Rochester Crookston Burnsville Hoyt Lakes Richfield Hibbing West St. Paul Minneapolis Cloquet Roosevelt Roseville New Hope Hibbing Moose Lake Edina

Drafted By Minnesota Minnesota Washington Minnesota Chicago N.Y. Rangers Calgary Los Angeles Montreal Montreal Winnipeg Hartford N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Montreal Colorado Minnesota Winnipeg

Drafted From Minneapolis Henry HS St. Thomas Academy Grand Rapids HS Grand Rapids HS Northern Michigan (NCAA) Greenway HS Mounds View HS St. Paul Academy Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) Bloomington Jefferson HS St. Mary’s (NCAA) Northern Michigan (NCAA) Anoka HS Minnesota (NCAA) Edina West HS Wisconsin (NCAA) Breck School Irondale HS

Hometown Minneapolis White Bear Lake Grand Rapids Grand Rapids St. Paul Coleraine St. Paul Minneapolis Bloomington Bloomington Minneapolis St. Paul Anoka New Brighton Edina Rochester Mounds View New Brighton

Drafted By Buffalo N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Montreal N.Y. Rangers Minnesota Colorado Winnipeg Washington Winnipeg Minnesota Montreal Buffalo

Drafted From Bloomington Jefferson HS Providence (NCAA) Roseau HS Minnesota (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Michigan Tech (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Warroad HS Aurora-Hoyt Lakes HS Notre Dame (NCAA) Irondale HS

Hometown Bloomington Grand Rapids Roseau Rochester Grand Rapids Crystal Roseau Edina International Falls Warroad Aurora St. Cloud New Brighton

Drafted By Buffalo Winnipeg Minnesota

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) North Dakota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Minneapolis Warroad Roseau

1981 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 2 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11

Pick 33 34 68 76 117 135 141 144 145 166 169 172 177 181 187 192 202 211

Player Tom Hirsch Dave Preuss Tony Kellin Jim Malwitz Bill Schafhauser Mike Guentzel Rick Heppner Peter Sawkins Tom Kurvers Paul Gess Greg Dick Jeff Poeschl Paul Reifenberger Scott Bjugstad Scott Ferguson John Johannson Steve Kudebeh Dave Kirwin

Pos. D RW D C D D D D D LW G G C C D C G D

1980 NHL Entry Draft Rd 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 10

Pick 62 77 79 82 98 100 106 135 152 170 184 187 209

Player Jay North Kurt Kleinendorst Mark Huglen Jeff Teal Scot Kleinendorst David Jensen Aaron Broten Mike Lauen Bruce Raboin Eddie Christian Bob Lakso John Schmidt John Bader

Pos. C C D C D D LW RW D C LW D LW

1979 NHL Entry Draft Rd 1 2 2

Pick 11 40 42

Player Mike Ramsey Dave Christian Neal Broten

Pos. D C C

1978 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2 3 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14

Pick 24 49 87 133 152 154 155 159 164 168 185 189 195 205 212 216

Player Pos. Steve Christoff C Rob McClanahan C Bob Bergloff D Eric Strobel C Paul Joswiak G Kevin Constantine G Mike Seide LW Jeff Jensen LW Glenn Van D Don Lucia D John Sullivan RW Steve Barger RW Jim Olson C Carl Bloomberg G Jeff Mars RW Joe Casey D

Drafted By Minnesota Buffalo Minnesota Buffalo N.Y. Islanders Montreal Minnesota Colorado Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Montreal St. Louis

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) RPI (NCAA) Bloomington (US/MWHL) Lake Superior State (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Notre Dame (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Boston College (NCAA) St. Paul (US/MWHL) St. Louis (NCAA) Michigan (NCAA) Boston College (NCAA)

Hometown Richfield St. Paul Bloomington Rochester Mahtomedi International Falls St. Anthony Plymouth West St. Paul Grand Rapids Bloomington Farmington St. Paul Bloomington Duluth Minneapolis

Drafted By Philadelphia Detroit Atlanta Colorado Montreal Montreal Philadelphia Montreal Washington Minnesota Atlanta Philadelphia Montreal

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) North Dakota (NCAA) Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) St. Paul (MWJHL) Colorado College (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Austin (MWJHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)

Hometown St. Paul Minnetonka St. Paul Grand Rapids Bemidji Virginia Mahtomedi Roseville Hibbing Bemidji Bloomington Bloomington Bloomington

Drafted By Detroit Minnesota Philadelphia Montreal Minnesota California

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Notre Dame (NCAA) Mohawk Valley (NAHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Denver (NCAA)

Hometown Minneapolis Bloomington St. Paul Grand Rapids Duluth International Falls

1977 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 13

Pick 35 73 82 92 180 137 139 140 143 145 148 150 177

Player Tom Gorence Jim Korn Curt Christofferson Dan Lempe Bill Himmelright Keith Hendrickson Mike Greeder Mike Reilly Don Micheletti Keith Hanson Tim Harrer Tim Bauer Stan Palmer

Pos. RW D D C D D D RW LW D RW LW D

6 7 7 9 9 11

93 110 115 124 125 128

Dave Delich Jeff Barr John Rothstein Dave Dornseif Bruce Horsch Dan Hoene

C D RW D G RW

Pick 22 39 53 54 75 79

Player Reed Larson Don Jackson Craig Hanmer Bill Baker Phil Verchota Cal Sandbeck

Pos. D D D D LW D

Minnesota Minnesota Chicago St. Louis Montreal St. Louis

Colorado College (NCAA) Michigan State (NCAA) Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Michigan Tech (NCAA) Michigan (NCAA)

Eveleth Bloomington Grand Rapids Edina Red Wing Duluth

Drafted By Pittsburgh Minnesota Detroit Chicago Philadelphia Philadelphia Kansas City Detroit Chicago Los Angeles Montreal Boston Detroit Minnesota Detroit N.Y. Rangers Los Angeles N.Y. Rangers Los Angeles N.Y. Rangers Montreal

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) Michigan Tech (NCAA) Montreal (QMJHL) Wisconsin (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Michigan Tech (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Johnstown (NAHL) Michigan Tech (NCAA) Vermont (NCAA) Wisconsin (NCAA) Notre Dame (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) North Dakota (NCAA) Providence (NCAA) Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL) Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL) Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL)

Hometown Minneapolis Plymouth Burnsville Moorhead St. Paul Brooklyn Center White Bear Lake Virginia Crystal Edina Edina Edina North St. Paul Bemidji Roseville Edina Thief River Falls Edina Warroad Duluth Grand Rapids

Drafted By Minnesota Atlanta Los Angeles Detroit Kansas City California Minnesota Pittsburgh Atlanta California N.Y. Islanders Minnesota Detroit Montreal Philadelphia Boston Boston Philadelphia Philadelphia N.Y. Islanders Minnesota N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Rangers

Drafted From Denver (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL) Wisconsin (NCAA) St. Paul (MWJHL) St. Paul (MWJHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) St. Paul (MWJHL) Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) Fargo-Moorhead (MWJHL) Marquette (USHL) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (MWJHL) St. Cloud (MWJHL) North Dakota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) Wisconsin (NCAA) St. Cloud (MWJHL) Wisconsin (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Minnesota (MWJHL)

Hometown Eveleth St. Paul Bemidji Minneapolis South St. Paul St. Paul Minneapolis Babbitt Proctor St. Paul St. Paul Minneapolis Virginia Hibbing Roseville Warroad International Falls Anoka St. Paul Edina Anoka Minneapolis South St. Paul St. Paul

Drafted By Atlanta Montreal Buffalo Chicago Detroit

Drafted From Wisconsin (NCAA) North Dakota (NCAA) Denver (NCAA) Wisconsin (NCAA) Denver (NCAA)

Hometown Hastings Warroad St. Paul Anoka Roseau

Drafted By Detroit Chicago Montreal Minnesota Detroit

Drafted From Denver (NCAA) Denver (NCAA) Notre Dame (NCAA) Wisconsin (NCAA) Wisconsin (NCAA)

Hometown Edina Grand Rapids Edina Minneapolis Minneapolis

Drafted By Detroit Detroit Chicago Vancouver Toronto Minnesota

Drafted From Team USA North Dakota (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA) Notre Dame (NCAA) Bemidji State (NCAA) Minnesota (NCAA)

Hometown Warroad Roseau International Falls Roseville Roseau Calumet

Drafted By Montreal St. Louis

Drafted From Estevan (WCHL) Wisconsin (NCAA)

Hometown Minneapolis Minneapolis

Drafted By Detroit Chicago St. Louis

Drafted From Minnesota (NCAA) North Dakota (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA)

Hometown Baudette Roseau Hibbing

Drafted By California

Drafted From Fort Frances (TBJHL)

Hometown International Falls

1975 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 13 14 16 16

Pick 31 58 77 97 108 126 128 131 133 141 142 171 176 177 178 184 186 200 207 212 214

Player Russ Anderson Steve Jensen Mike Wong Tom Ulseth Paul Holmgren Dana Decker Joe Baker Steve Carlson Paul Jensen Bill Reber Craig Norwich Kevin Nugent Dave Hanson Earl Sargent Rob Larson John McMorrow Tom Goddard Steve Roberts Bob Fish Tom Funke Don Madson

Pos. D LW C RW RW LW D C D RW D RW D RW D C RW D LW LW C

1974 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 15 17 21 23

Pick 42 46 48 81 92 93 96 98 100 111 112 114 117 123 142 160 175 211 219 221 222 229 241 245

Player Pete LoPresti Dick Spannbauer Gary Sargent John Taft John Shewchuk Tom Sundberg John Sheridan Buzz Schneider Bill Moen Tom Anderson Dave Langevin Dave Heitz Jack Carlson Joe Micheletti Steve Short Pete Roberts Peter Waselovich Brad Morrow Craig Arvidson Dave Otness Jeff Hymanson Mike Dibble Warren Miller Jim Warner

Pos. G D D D C C C LW G D D G LW D LW C G D LW C D G RW RW

1973 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 4 4 7 9 10

Pick 53 56 108 141 155

Player Dean Talafous Alan Hangsleben Bob Young Steve Alley Mitch Brandt

Pos. C D D LW D

1972 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 3 4 5 8 10

Pick 42 61 66 124 150

Player Bob Krieger Tom Peluso Bill Nyrop Bob Lundeen Dave Arundel

Pos. C LW D D D

1971 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2 5 5 7 7 12

Pick 16 58 68 87 93 113

Player Henry Boucha Earl Anderson Dean Blais Bill Green Dale Smedsmo Mike Antonovich

Pos. C RW LW D LW C

1970 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 7 10

Pick Player 93 Bob Fowler 112 Jeff Rotsch

Pos. RW D

1969 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 5 5 7

Pick 57 60 73

Player Pos. Wally Olds D Mike Baumgartner D Bob Collyard C

1967 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2

Pick Player 12 Gary Wood

Pos. D

1963-66 NHL Amateur Drafts No Minnesota natives selected

1976 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2 3 3 3 5 5

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Update Blizzard duo make commitments The Alexandria Blizzard announced the NCAA Division III commitments for two players. Forward Brenden Payne has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Gustavus Adolphus College of the MIAC and forward Josiah Roen has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at Bethel University of the MIAC. “We are very excited as an organization to see Brenden and Josiah move on to two great NCAA Division III schools. Both Brenden and Josiah have been great players on the ice as well as being great people off the ice and in the Alexandria community. We look forward to watching both these fine young men pursue their hockey careers and education,” said Alexandria head coach Jeff Crouse.

Payne, 21, was second in team scoring during the 2017-18 regular season. The native of Plainfield, Ill., had 72 points (33 goals, 39 assists) in 44 regular season

games played and three points in three playoff games.

Payne played in the 2015-16 season in the NAHL with the Brookings Blizzard and then played the 2016-17 season in the NA3HL with Alexandria. In 90 career NA3HL games, Payne recorded 130 career points.

Roen, 20, is also a two-year forward for the Blizzard in the NA3HL. In 43 regular season games during the 2017-18 season, the native of Hugo, Minn., recorded 44 points (28 goals, 16 assists).

Roen played the 2016-17 season with the Blizzard in the NA3HL, recording 23 points in 44 games played. Overall in his NA3HL career, Roen recorded 67 points in 87 career games.

Kreuser commits to Concordia (WI) The New Ulm Steel of the NA3HL announced that forward Luc Kreuser has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at Concordia University-Wisconsin.

“I’m just thankful for the opportunity and very excited to get started,” Kreuser said.

Kreuser, a native of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., played in the NA3HL with the Steel for three seasons, where he played in a total of 150 games and tallied 54 goals and 100

assists. He has been a key player in the Steel’s successful past three seasons, serving this past year as alternate captain.

During the 2017-18 season, Kreuser had 43 points (9 goals, 34 assists) in 44 games played. During the 2016-17 season, he made his NAHL debut with the Northeast Generals.

“I’d like to thank my family and teammates and, of course, the Steel organization for everything they’ve done for me,” Kreuser said.

The 6-0, 165-pound forward ended each season at, or near, the top in scoring, assists and total points for the Steel and was also selected and participated in the 2016 and 2017 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournaments.

Prior to his time with the Steel, Kreuser, 20, played four seasons at Wisconsin Rapids High School.

Fisk commits to Concordia (WI) The Wisconsin Whalers of the NA3HL announced that defenseman Bryce Fisk has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Concordia University in Wisconsin.

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NA3HL.COM @NA3HL NA3HL continue my hockey career at Concordia University of Wisconsin. A huge thanks to my family, coaches, teammates, and billets helping me make this possible,” stated Fisk.

Fisk, 21, just completed his third and final season playing junior hockey in the NA3HL. The native of Brown Deer, Wis., appeared in 39 games for the Whalers during the 2017-18 regular season and recorded six points.

Fisk joined the Whalers in 2015-16.

Overall in three NA3HL seasons, he played in 125 career games and recorded 25 points.

Fisk was also selected to and played in the 2016 and 2017 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournaments.

“I couldn’t be happier for Bryce being able to play for his hometown team he grew up watching. Bryce is a two-time Top Prospects’ player and a two-time team Assistant Captain for us. No one works harder on and off ice to get to where he is. Bryce is a great young man and teammate,” said Whalers head coach Tom McDermott.

Murphy named new Wausau coach The Wausau RiverWolves of the NA3HL announced the hiring of Tom Murphy as their new head coach. Murphy, who is from the greater Detroit area, had been serving as the Director of Operations and Head Instructor for The Hockey Lab since 2015.

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Dates set for 16th annual NAHL Showcase

The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced that the 16th annual NAHL Showcase will take place from Sept. 19-22, 2018, at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn..

All 24 NAHL teams will play four regularseason games at the Showcase, which is one of hockey's most prominent and popular events of the entire season and has become the “Greatest Show on Ice.” One of the things the NAHL does better than any other junior league is seeing their players earn an NCAA opportunity while playing and being showcased in the NAHL. To date, over 300 players have already made NCAA commitments during the 2017-18 season, with close to 75 percent of those being NCAA Division I commitments.

The NAHL Showcase plays a big role in that success, with dozens of players each season earning an NCAA Division I opportunity during and following their participation in the event.

“We know of no other event like this that brings together this many of these kind of scouts and coaches at the same location and same time. Our mission is keep setting the bar higher and higher and events like the NAHL Showcase have become the gold standard for evaluating hockey’s best prospects. It is the Greatest Show on Ice and truly representative of why the NAHL is the League of Opportunity,” said NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld.

The NAHL Showcase attracts over 9,000 people in overall attendance, including more than 350 professional, college and

junior scouts. For scouting purposes, the NAHL Showcase is the premier event of its kind and is a yearly gathering for every NCAA program and NHL team as they get their first look at some of the best and brightest hockey talent North America has to offer.

For more information on the NAHL Showcase, including schedule, ticket prices, hotels, rental cars and arena information, visit nahl.com/showcase All 48 NAHL Showcase games will be broadcast live and in HD through HockeyTV, the official broadcast provider of the NAHL. In addition to all 24 NAHL teams playing in the event, the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) of the United States Hockey League (USHL) will also be sending their Under-17 Team for two exhibition games against NAHL teams on Friday, Sept. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 22.

The Schwan Super Rink is the largest ice arena of its kind in the world. The state-ofthe-art facility, a $21 million project totaling over 300,000 square feet, features eight sheets of ice under one roof. With all its varied amenities and services, the Schwan Super Rink is absolutely unique in the world of ice sport facilities.

It will be the first event of the season for the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL), which will also be played in conjunction with the Showcase. Now entering its 10th anniversary season, the NAPHL is made up of USA Hockey-sanctioned teams that compete in the 18U, 16U and 15U levels. NAPHL teams will compete at the NAHL Showcase from Sept. 20-23.

2017-18 Final Regular Season Standings/Stats Central Division Team GP y Aberdeen 60 x Austin 60 x MN Wilderness 60 x Minot 60 Bismarck 60 Brookings 60

W 39 33 33 28 24 23

L 16 19 21 26 30 30

OTL 4 4 3 4 4 2

SOL 1 4 3 2 2 5

PTS 83 74 72 62 54 53

GF 194 176 184 161 165 169

GA 140 160 181 168 184 211

DIFF 54 16 3 -7 -19 -42

PCT 0.692 0.617 0.600 0.517 0.450 0.442

PIM 931 894 727 839 1186 778

East Division y Philadelphia x New Jersey x W-B/Scranton x Northeast Johnstown

60 60 60 60 60

41 29 30 29 23

15 22 24 26 33

3 7 5 4 2

1 2 1 1 2

86 67 66 63 50

206 203 175 184 142

134 183 196 205 195

72 20 -21 -21 -53

0.717 0.558 0.550 0.525 0.417

922 1163 761 1008 1121

Midwest Division z Fairbanks 60 x Janesville 60 x Springfield 60 x MN Magicians 60 Coulee Region 60 Kenai River 60

45 38 33 28 17 18

8 13 21 24 34 38

4 6 5 5 4 1

3 3 1 3 5 3

97 85 72 64 43 40

223 181 169 164 162 153

125 140 166 183 214 238

98 41 3 -19 -52 -85

0.808 0.708 0.600 0.533 0.358 0.333

713 856 670 789 661 1269

0.742 0.717 0.592 0.533 0.475 0.317

1163 929 1211 1302 1333 1217

South Division y Shreveport 60 41 x Lone Star 60 38 x Odessa 60 33 x Corpus Christi 60 27 Amarillo 60 23 Topeka 60 17 x = clinched playoff position Leading Scorers PLAYER Jakov Novak Travis Kothenbeutel Hunter Wendt Samuel Ruffin Josh Boyer

12 3 4 12 6 4 22 3 2 23 5 5 26 8 3 39 2 2 y = clinched division

TEAM JNE AUS FAI FAI BRK

Save Percentage PLAYER TEAM Mitchell Gibson LOS Chad Veltri COR * bold indicates Minnesota native

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89 191 112 79 86 164 111 53 71 192 163 29 64 160 177 -17 57 166 193 -27 38 128 233 -105 z = regular season champion

P F F F F F

GP 56 56 60 55 50

G 32 24 17 20 25

A 41 43 44 37 28

GPI 43 39

MINS 2496 2268 * More NAHL

W-L-OTL-SOL GAA 26-7-5-4 1.59 21-13-2-2 2.30 stats on nahl.com

PTS 73 67 61 57 53 SV% .935 .930

2017-18 NAHL College Commitments

Aberdeen Wings Jonathan Bendorf Nathan Burke Colton Fletcher Jack Kelly Chris Mammas Zach Noble Jimmy O’Brien Evan Rochowiak Andrew Sinard Nate Smith* Keenan Spillum Joey Strada Gabe Vinal Dalton Weigel

RPI St. Cloud State Oswego St. Norbert SUNY-Canton Michigan Tech Colorado College UMass-Boston Miami Minnesota State Colorado College Arizona State Brown Air Force

Amarillo Bulls Cameron Bartkoski Jason Brancheau Brandon Bussi Marcus Chorney Bray Crowder* Jared Domin Billy Duma Luke Edgerton* Anthony Firriolo Brendan Furry Brendan Michaelian Trevor Miccucci Austin O’Rourke Stephen Rex Brendan Walkom*

Utica Ferris State St. Lawrence Quinnipiac Omaha Adrian Air Force Niagara Colorado College Niagara Robert Morris Buffalo State UMass Lowell Amherst Bentley

Austin Bruins Jacob Berger* Justin Brandt Evan Cholak Riley Doyon Zach Driscoll* Matt Eller George Hansen Travis Kothenbeutel Che Landikusic Kyle Looft* Alex Mella Joseph Mysak Dan Petrick Chase Pilawski Alex Schilling Levi Stauber

Minnesota State Tufts St. Norbert Aurora Bemidji State Adrian Gustavus Adolphus Nebraska Omaha Lake Superior State Bemidji State Northeastern Alaska Anchorage Northeastern Lake Superior State Air Force Michigan Tech

Bismarck Bobcats Tristan Ashbrook* Solag Bakich* Andrew Bellant Tanner Breidenbach George Grannis Grant Johnson Michael Mahan Jared Resseguie Adam Stacho Alex Troumbley Ryan Ullan Tanner Vescio Mitch Walinski

RPI Notre Dame Michigan Tech Concordia Clarkson Northern Michigan St. John’s Denver American Int’l Ohio State Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Air Force

Samuel Ruffin Tanner Schachle Nolan Schaeffer Erkka Vanska Hunter Wendt Noah Wilson

Alaska Alaska Anchorage Robert Morris Holy Cross Ferris State Army

Janesville Jets Joey Abate* Grant Anderson Jake Barczewski* Regan Cavanagh Carter Ekberg Colin Felix Kip Hoffmann Matt Jurusik* Luke LaMaster Robert Lebedeff Brenden MacLaren Ian Malcomson Garrett Nieto Jakov Novak TJ Polglaze Sam Renlund Alec Semandel

Omaha Omaha Canisius Bentley Air Force Massachusetts Robert Morris Michigan Tech Wisconsin Wisconsin Ferris State Northern Michigan Union Bentley Michigan Tech Colorado College Lake Superior State

Johnstown Tomahawks Joey Baez Hunter Carrick Justin Cmunt* Zak Galambos* Roman Kraemer Jack Leavy Donovan Ott Vinnie Purpura Andrew Quetell Toby Sengvongxay

Alabama Huntsville Penn State Mercyhurst Minnesota State Robert Morris Michigan RPI Boston University Army Gustavus Adolphus

Kenai River Brown Bears David Kaplan UW-Superior Cole Stewart* S. New Hampshire Anthony Tzveyn* Aurora Lone Star Brahmas Justin Addamo Emack Bentley Austin Bottrell Blake Evennou* Mitchell Gibson Kyle Hallbauer Steven Ipri Drew Lennon Ture Linden Wyatt Mathews Ryan Orgel Chase Pletzke Jon Russell Jakub Sirota Aidan Spellacy Connor Stuart A.J. Vanderbeck* Jordan Wishman*

Minnesota Magicians Tyler Bump* Matt Denman Ethan DeStefani Brookings Blizzard Zach Dubinsky* Benjamin Beck Maine Calvin Dybicz Cade Borchardt Minnesota State Ethan Haider Josh Boyer Omaha Davis Kirkendall Jimmy Elser New England Dmytro Kobylanskiy Derek Hammer UW-Eau Claire Arturas Laukaitis Connor Koviak UW-Eau Claire Jarrett Lee Logan Nelson* UW-Stout Brenden Payne* Gustavus Adolphus Josh Luedtke Griffin Ness* Blake Pietila Michigan Tech Eric Otto* Parker Revering American Int’l Tino Passarelli Max Sasson Maine Blais Richartz* Taylor Schneider* Bowling Green Isaiah Saville Marek Wazny New Hampshire Bram Scheerer John Schuldt* Corpus Christi Ice Rays Matt Acciaioli Northern Michigan Brendan Skarda Cam Burggrabe Northern Michigan Cole Weaver* Charlie Weiand Jayson DiMizio Trine Jake Garman* Framingham State Minnesota Wilderness Garrett Hallford Trine Garrett Daly Larry Jungwirth Aurora Chase Ellingson* Joey Kubachka Cornell Griffin Loughran* Northern Michigan Eric Gotz Brian Hurley* Brendan Miller Air Force Edward Lindelow Aleksi Peltonen Wisconsin Dylan Mills * Ryan Rosenberg SUNY-Fredonia Alex Truscott Angus Scott Tufts Ben Ward Chris Smith Mercyhurst Garrett Worth Chad Veltri Niagara Coltan Wilkie Colorado College Minot Minotauros Alex Adams Coulee Region Chill Dakota Boutin Trenton Bliss* Michigan Tech Austin Dollimer Nick Bowman RPI Colby Enns Scott Corbett* Miami Aaron Grounds Matt Doran* Alaska Tyler Ebner Gustavus Adolphus Luke Johnson* Grant Loven Brady Ferner* RPI Luke Manning* Matt Hines Augsburg Connor McGinnis Brandon Koch Air Force Spencer Meier* Andy McGlynn UW-Eau Claire Miroslav Mucha Marshal Plunkett Army Ondrej Pavel Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence Jack Robbel Jake Rosenbaum Fairbanks Ice Dogs Nolan Sawchuk Josh Benson Sacred Heart Robert Blueger Lake Superior State Michael Talbot Connor Chilton Aurora New Jersey Titans Daniel Haider Army Maxim Andreev* Caleb Hite Alaska Tyler Antonucci Kyle Mayhew Denver Brad Becker* Luke Orysiuk Bentley

Robert Morris Middlebury Adrian Ferris State Harvard RPI Mercyhurst Alabama Huntsville RPI Aurora Denver Bowling Green Harvard Maine Robert Morris Arizona State Ohio State Michigan State St. Olaf Minnesota Merrimack RPI Michigan State Clarkson St. John’s UW-Stout UW-Stout Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Air Force American Int’l Miami Michigan Tech Omaha Colorado College Omaha Tufts Niagara UW-Eau Claire Bowling Green Alaska Miami Clarkson Maine Niagara Niagara St. Cloud State Arizona State Bemidji State Northern Michigan Augsburg Omaha Ohio State Providence Northern Michigan Air Force Air Force St. Cloud State Lake Superior State Minnesota State Lake Superior State Minnesota Duluth UMass Lowell St. Scholastica Cornell SUNY-Oswego Utica

Holden Biebel Nicholas Boyagian Matthew Cameron Jimmy Dowd, Jr. Chris Garbe Todd Goehring Joey Halstrom Andrew Husted Cam Kuhl Ryan Naumovski Zack Parrott Tate Singleton Ryan Wheeler

St. Mary’s Sacred Heart RPI Penn State Brown Sacred Heart Hobart SUNY-Buffalo State Plattsburgh Niagara Trine Army Connecticut

Northeast Generals Colin Bilek Louis Boudon Brian Chambers Matt Demelis Austin Halpin* Patrick Harrington Justin Jallen Luc Kreuser* Colin McCabe Mike McPherson* Shawn Montgomery Alex O’Dowd* Luke Perunovich Jeff Skinner Matt Wiesner

Army Lake Superior State UMass Lowell Northeastern Colby UMass-Boston Brown Concordia Connecticut College Plymouth State Suffolk Franklin Pierce Providence UMass-Boston Babson

Odessa Jackalopes Lucas Anderson Blake Bride Matt Brown Peyton Frantti Zac Herrmann Eric Huss Petr Miko Noah Pondexter Evan Somoza Ludwig Stenlund*

Nichols Air Force UMass Lowell St. Norbert Niagara Army Nichols Nichols Utica Niagara

Philadelphia Rebels Ben Allen* Eli Billing Bryant Gunn Ryan Patrick Luke Radetic Brandon Stanley Michael Underwood* Kolby Vegara Jensen Zerban Peter Zhong

Alabama Huntsville UW-Stevens Point Amherst Stevenson St. Thomas Niagara Clarkson Massachusetts Air Force Arizona State

Shreveport Mudbugs Jonatan Asplund Ryan Burnett Jack Clement Cam Cook Jake Cox* Kieran Durgan Jordan Fader Zach Faremouth Gueorgui Fedulov Gustavs Grigals Jack Hatton* Jacob Holmers Andrew Lane Shawn O’Malley* Dominick Procopio Jake Transit* Matt Weber

Michigan State SUNY-Geneseo Omaha Niagara S. New Hampshire Air Force UW-Stevens Point Western Michigan Mercyhurst Alaska St. Mary’s Aurora Alaska Anchorage Aurora UMass Lowell Ferris State Bentley

Springfield Jr. Blues Aiden Beck Michael Corson Spencer DenBeste Danny DiGrande* Fletcher Fineman TJ Freidman* Chase Mickelson Jordan Muzzillo Dylan Rauh Nick Schulze Christian Simeone* Ethan Stewart Zach Tyson* Marcus Walter

Canisius Denver Lake Superior State RPI Union Quinnipiac St. Norbert Alaska Aurora Tufts Merrimack Ferris State Hobart Bentley

Topeka RoadRunners Nick Granowicz Lucas Herrmann Joey Moore* Will Schlagenhauf Ryan Snowden*

Michigan Niagara Hamilton Bentley Ohio State

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Jeff Belstrand Penn State Tyrone Bronte Bemidji State Curtis Carlson Nichols Paul Cimilluca Wilkes Justin Engelkes Miami Thomas Farrell Army Anthony Firriolo Army Mike Gelatt Skidmore Steve Holtz* Michigan Greg Japchen Omaha Paul Maust* Mercyhurst Mike Morrissey Colby Jack Olmstead Michigan Reed Robinson Niagara Gabe Temple Michigan Tech NAHL Alumni Adam Goodsir Roman Kinal * NAHL Alumni

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2009 Renegades Gold captures NHG Cup

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2003 St. Cloud Grizzly’s AAA win another championship

The 2009 Renegades Gold team won the NHG Cup American Division Championship. The team came from behind in their last three games and won them all, including being down 3-1 in the championship game.

2007 South Dakota Kings finish third at NHG Cup Pictured: Isaac Baker, Jaden Bull, Kyle Christen, Ben Condon, Caleb Euteneuer, Caleb Fitch, Jack Henderson, Chandler Hendricks, Marcus Hjort, Kyle Longstrom, Nick Matanich, Josh Minkkinen, Liam O’Donnell, Connor Pajari, Drew Schmidt, Owen Sleva, Tanner Simonson.

The 2007 South Dakota Kings defeated the Minnesota Mosquitos 7-1 to claim third place in the Norris Division at the 2018 NHG Cup.

SoDak Solar Bears take first, third at NHG Cup

The 2003 Grizzly’s AAA Hockey team won the Mountain Dew Blast tournament in St. Cloud on May 18-20, doing something few teams ever do – they shut out their opponents all weekend! The Grizzly’s defeated Twin Cities Xtreme 6-0, St Paul Fighting Saints 6-0, Twin Cities Vulcans 12-0, and the Iowa Storm in the championship game at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center 40.

This was the last AAA tournament together for these boys, and they rose to the occasion, and went out with a bang! Ben Condon recorded four shutouts in nets for the

Grizzly’s, and the defensive core led by Caleb Euteneuer, Isaac Baker, Liam O’Donnell and Josh Minkkinen, gave their opponents fits all weekend long, shutting down chance after chance. The relentless forecheck was a big factor too, as the Grizzly’s rolled four rested forward lines all weekend long. The Grizzly’s were led in scoring by Caleb Fitch, Caleb Euteneuer, and Marcus Hjort.

This is the third championship by the 2003 Grizzly’s as they end their AAA run of just over six seasons with a combined record of 51-29-4. Congratulations to the Grizzly’s on another championship!

2005 Wisconsin Jr. Chill finishes third at NHG Cup

The 2004 SoDak Solar Bears captured the National Division championship of the 2018 NHG Cup, defeating the Midwest Ice Hogs 3-1 in the title game.

The 2005 Wisconsin Jr. Chill took third place in the the Norris Division of the 2018 NHG Cup, defeating the Iowa Predators 4-3 in the third-place game.

The 2008 SoDak Solar Bears took third place in the National Division of the 2018 NHG Cup, defeating the Twin Cities Blast 9-3 in the third-place game.

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2007 Wisconsin Jr. Chill claims NHG Cup championship

The 2007 Wisconsin Jr. Chill captured the American Division championship of the 2018 NHG Cup, defeating Iron Range Blast 3-1 in the title game.

The 2006 Twin Cities Blast captured the Norris Division championship of the 2018 NHG Cup, defeating Iron Range Blast White 6-4 in the title game.

Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame names 2018 inductees At its Annual Meeting in Wausau, the board of directors of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame has named its inductees for 2018. Selected for induction to the Hall on Sept. 8, in Eagle River are Jerry Swenson from McFarland, and Dan Schachte, from Verona.

The Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1975 and is housed in the Eagle River Arena. The Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame was established to honor outstanding individuals responsible for the development

and success of amateur ice hockey in the State of Wisconsin.

The event in Eagle River includes a golf tournament, banquet and the induction ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 8. All events are open to the public, but ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Questions about tickets can be directed to John Hack at 218-391-2301 or by email to john.hack1967@gmail.com, or to Pat Weber at 715-479-8912.

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multi-joint, multi-muscle group exercises will be best, because those muscles have to work together on the ice as well. Things like squatting, pushing and pulling – the more it involves the total body, the better.

Minnesota Hockey: What are the best ways for kids to improve core strength?

Caulfield: I’d recommend starting with a 10-15 minute warm-up – a variety of different total body exercises designed to increase core temperature and warm up muscles. This can be followed by a group circuit of squats, lunges, pushups and planks, either three sets of 15-20 seconds or three sets of 10-20 repetitions, depending on the exercise. After that, some type of conditioning, change of direction movements, starting and stopping. For example, placing two cones five yards apart, and sprinting and stopping. First once, then twice, then sprint and backpedal, then sprint and shuffle, etc. It’s good to mix things up.

At the 8U level, running short distances and changing direction under control, skipping and shuffling are all things that will help kids in that age group. As players get older,

around the 10U or 12U level, it’s about adding some complexity to fundamental movement patterns and getting used to that.

Things like galloping, different directions of jumps with some progression.

Movements that require a partner, like a wheelbarrow, holding a teammate’s feet as they walk on their hands (for example), or incorporating a competition, like a game of tag, can make training more complex and also more fun. For younger players, it should be more than just doing drills.

Minnesota Hockey: Should young skaters add weight training to their core-training regimen?

Caulfield: For younger players, it doesn’t need to be about adding a bunch of weights or barbells. Some individuals may be ready for some weight training at a younger age.

But that really depends on an individual’s mental and physical ability. Mostly when kids are entering their teen years or middle school is when they’re getting introduced to weights. Before doing any weight training, kids should get input from a certified trainer, someone with experience working with athletes, and have adult supervision.

Ice Cougars U12 Silver wins Independent Classic

Minnesota Ice Cougars U12 Silver took home the championship at the 2018 Independent Classic, defeating Team Wisconsin 3-2 in the title game. Teams from the U.S. and Canada competed in the tournament.

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Swedish teams call Blaine home for a week

By Mary Brickner National Sports Center

If you were on the National Sports Center (NSC) campus in Blaine, Minn., last month, you may have noticed a small army of teenaged boys, traveling in packs and speaking Swedish. The Sweden Warriors U12 and U14 hockey teams called the NSC home to prepare for the USA International Hockey Cup on June 14-17, held annually at the Schwan Super Rink.

The two teams stayed in the dorms on campus, trained at the Super Rink and scrimmaged local teams before taking home the championships in both of their age divisions over the weekend.

The Sweden Warriors aren’t your traditional hockey team. For the most part, this

is the first time that any of these players have been on the same team.

“Sweden is kind of a long country, so there are around 2,000 kilometers between the players,” Martin Zetterberg, head coach of both teams, said. “It was a team put together for this trip.”

Zetterberg has been taking different players to different parts of the world for hockey.

Just a couple weeks prior, he took a group to Moscow for a tournament.

“The Sweden Warriors is just the team name, and we fill it up with different players each tournament,” he said.

When the coach was originally looking for tournament options, the State of Hockey seemed like a good place to start.

“We heard about this tournament and the facility, and it just seemed nice,” Zetterberg

said. “I know Minnesota is the biggest place for hockey in the United States, so we figured it must be a good place to go.”

While both teams skated away with victories, they both agreed that they were hardfought.

“It’s much more physical here with the sticks,” Zetterberg said. “In Sweden, it’s a penalty right away. It’s kind of a fast game.

Everyone competes all the time.”

“It’s a lot harder to play here, and there are better players to play against,” Adrian Zetterberg, Martin’s son and member of the U14 Swedish Warriors, added. “They are very strong.”

As first-time travelers to Minnesota, the teams’ schedules were pretty filled with training, scrimmages and games. But a high-

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light for many was their trip to the University of Minnesota to meet Gopher hockey forward Leon Bristedt, a native of Stockholm, Sweden.

“We got to check out the hockey team and see the locker room, which was really nice for the kids,” Zetterberg said. “They love those guys. They want to play there for sure when they get college-aged.”

The Sweden Warriors hope to return to the State of Hockey soon.

“It’s been really fun for the whole group, the parents and the kids, they all love it,” Zetterberg said. “The weather has been so beautiful – a little bit sticky though.”

Perhaps the return of the Sweden Warriors would be best suited for a Minnesota winter.

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Opening weekend of USA International Hockey Tournament crowns 10 champions in boys’ AAA divisions The opening weekend of the USA International Hockey Tournament at the Schwan Super Rink at the National Sports Center wrapped up June 17, with the crowning of ten champions.

This was the boys’ weekend. The girls edition of the USA International Tournament will be held August 2-5. Fifty boys’ teams competed. Teams represented Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ontario. Two teams even came from Stockholm, Sweden. The Sweden Warriors program travels to international tournaments each summer, and this year they chose the USA International Tournament in the U.S. Both Swedish teams won titles.

Following is a run-down of the championship games.

2009 Open: Miracle Gold defeated Team Walser 9-3 2008 Open: Thunder Bay Selects defeated Yuro Stars 2-1 in OT 200 7 Open: Yuro Stars defeated Team Walser 7-6 2007 2006 Open: Hometown Hockey defeated The Bulldogs 9-1 2006 Invite: Sweden Warriors defeated Miracle Gold in an overtime shootout 5-4 2005 Open: Wisconsin Blue Devils defeated BUC Extreme 6-2 2004 Open: Northern Storm defeated NW Wisconsin Blizzard 5-2 2004 Invite: Sweden Warriors defeated TC Selects 8-4 2003 Open: Bucks AAA defeated Elite Granitemen in an overtime shootout 3-2 18U Open: Ice Edge defeated Rapid Fire 7-2

2009 Open Champion: Miracle Gold

2008 Open Champion: Thunder Bay Selects

2007 Open Champion: Yuro Stars

2006 Open Champion: Hometown Hockey

2006 Invite Champion: Sweden Warriors

2005 Open Champion: Wisconsin Blue Devils

2004 Open Champion: Northern Storm

2004 Invite Champion: Sweden Warriors

2003 Open Champion: Bucks AAA

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All invitational tournaments held in Minnesota must first go through a district tournament coordinator before being sent to the Minnesota Hockey tournament coordinatir, Tim Sweezo, for final approval. The list below is of Minnesota Hockey tournament coordinators for each district.

Please call them if you need information about a certain tournament.

District 1 Tom Mickus (651) 248-3075; District 2 Jake Reinseth (651) 274-9023; District 3 Chad Nicholls (952) 544-0808; District 4 Kris Hohensee (507) 360-6787; District 5 Jeff Carlen (320) 274-3509; District 6 Brad Hewitt (952) 250-6431; District 8 Zac Dockter (612) 735-9703; District 9 Troy Marquardt (507) 384-7386; District 10 Mark Osmondson (612) 747-8308; District 11 Clark Coole (218) 590-0703; District 12 Craig Homula (218) 7445566; District 15 Cyndi Young (218) 731-5899; District 16, Mark Dragich (218) 791-0229; Senior Women, Nancy Wefler (763) 537-7837.

Tournament entrants from outside Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota: Be informed that Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam teams will likely have some players up to six months older than the USA Hockey age guidelines for those classifications. Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota are using a July 1 age cut-off date while USA Hockey is using a January 1 age cut-off date. If you are concerned about this issue, you should contact the tournament director immediately to determine whether or not you should register for the tournament.

JULY 2018 20-22 Alexandria, MN: Alexandria Blizzard Hockeyfest, Boys HS; Contact matt@ alexandriablizzard.com or visit www.alexhockeyfest.com 20-22 Duluth, MN: Northern Exposure, Boys 2001/ 02-2009; Contact Kasey Yoder (651) 432-1840 or kaseyyoder@ gmail.com or visit www.northernexposureaaahockey.com 21 Blaine, MN: 10,000 Lakes HS Festival, Boys & Girls HS, Junior Gold; Contact Rob Loftus (boys) (763) 717-3895 or rloftus@superrink.org or Kristi King (girls) (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/hsfestival

3-5 Twin Cities, MN: Blaze Cup AAA Tournament, Boys 2003-10, Boys U16; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com or visit www.blazehockey.net 9-12 Twin Cities, MN: Rumble at the Rink, Boys Elite 2007-10; Contact Adam Hauser (952) 641-6887 or adamh@mnmadehockey.com or Steve Mularky (612) 701-4140 or stevem@mnmadehockey.com or visit www.mnmadehockeytournaments.com 10-12 Alliston, ON: Novice, Minor Atom, Atom, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, AAA, AA, A, Select; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 10-12 Twin Cities, MN: Breakaway Bash AAA Hockey Tournament; Contact (952) 221-6459 or visit www.breakawayhockey.net 10-12 Twin Cities, MN: Combat Cup, Boys Open 2010/09, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002; Contact Randy at randy@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 16-19 Twin Cities, MN: Easton AAA Cup, Boys 2004-10 Invite, Boys 2004-10 Open, Girls 10U-19U; Contact Eric Knutsen (952) 920-8826 or eric.knutsen@ showcasehockey.com or visit www.showcasehockey.com 17-19 Sioux Falls, SD: Combat Cup, Boys Open 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002; Contact Randy at randy@ northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 17-19 Twin Cities, MN: Combat Cup, Girls Open 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U; Contact Randy at randy@ northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 17-19 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Round-Up AA, Boys 2002-U18, Girls U10-U19; Contact dan@midwesthockey.net or (763) 225-7320 23-26 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Finale AAA Hockey Classic, Boys 2003-09, 16U, 18U, Girls 8U19U; Contact Tim Hawkinson (952) 920-8826 or tim.hawkinson@ showcasehockey.com or visit www.eastonaaa.com 24-26 Duluth, MN: World Cup of Youth Hockey, Squirts, PeeWees; Contact Dave Druk (763) 242-9575 or dave@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 24-26 Stillwater, MN: World Cup of Youth Hockey, Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, 12U Girls; Contact Dave Druk (763) 242-9575 or dave@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 24-26 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Round-Up, Boys 2002-U18, Girls U10-U19; Contact dan@midwesthockey.net or (763) 225-7320

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14-16 Fargo, ND: World Cup of Youth Hockey, Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, 12U Girls; Contact Dave Druk (763) 242-9575 or dave@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 14-16 Sioux Falls, SD: World Cup of Youth Hockey, Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams; Contact Dave Druk (763) 242-9575 or dave@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 21-23 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2009; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 28-30 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2007; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com

OCTOBER 2018 5-7 Blaine, MN: Red Solo Hockey Cup, Men’s B, C, CII & D, Women’s B & C; Contact Eric Besse (763) 717-3210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/redsolocup 5-7 Halton Hills, ON: Best of the Best Hockey Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, AAA, AA; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit weekendhockey.com 26-28 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam B1; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 26-28 Duluth, MN: Heritage Tier 1 Boys Hockey Classic, Boys 16U & 18U; Contact Jerry DeMeo (218) 464-1711 x 102 or jerry@essentiaduluthheritagecenter.com or visit https://www.duluthheritage.com 26-28 Hibbing, MN: Bantam A/AA Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 26-28 Warroad, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com

AUGUST 2018 2-5 Blaine, MN: USA International Hockey Cup, Girls Tier 1 & Tier 2: U10, U12, U14, U16, U19; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/usaihc 2-5 Twin Cities, MN: AAA Hockey Showdown, Boys 2004-10 Invite, Boys 2004-10 Open; Contact Eric Knutsen (952) 920-8826 or eric.knutsen@showcasehockey.com or visit www.showcasehockey.com 3-5 Alexandria, MN: Alexandria Blizzard Hockeyfest, Boys 2003; Contact matt@ alexandriablizzard.com or visit www.alexhockeyfest.com 3-5 Sioux Falls, SD: NHG Cup, Boys Open 2010/09, 2008, 2007, 2006; Contact Randy at randy@ northlandhockeygroup.com or visit aaatournaments.com

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SEPTEMBER 2018 7-9 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2006; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 14-16 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2008; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com

2-4 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 2-4 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Girls 12U B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 2-4 Warroad, MN: Warroad Girls Youth Hockey Tournament, Girls 10U & 12U; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 8-11 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Sniper Classic, Bantam B2 & C, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org

9-11 Barrie, ON: AAA Remembrance/Veteran’s Day Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Midget, U8, U9, U10, U16; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 9-11 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 9-11 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, Bantam A; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 9-11 Duluth, MN: Gales of November, PeeWee AA; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1959 or deyhchockey@gmail.com or visit duluthhockey.com 9-11 Duluth, MN: Tommy Williams Invitational, Bantam AA; Contact Steve Pitoscia (218) 341-5200 or spitoscia@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 9-11 Eden Prairie, MN: Season Premiere Kick Off, Girls 12U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 9-11 Faribault, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 9-11 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 9-11 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee A/AA Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 9-11 Hibbing, MN: Bantam B Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 9-11 Luverne, MN: Big South Conference Showcase Tournament, Bantam; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 9-11 Moorhead, MN: Spud Shootout, PeeWee B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 9-11 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, PeeWee A; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 9-11 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, PeeWee B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 9-11 Spring Lake Park, MN: 36th Annual Panther Classic, PeeWee A & B; Contact Michelle Rice at ricemichelle88@gmail.com or visit www.slpyha.org 9-11 Superior, WI: Mite 1; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 10-11 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt A Jamboree; Contact Brian Dozark (605) 220-4032 or brian.dozark@ sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 16-18 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam A; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 16-18 Blaine, MN: All American Girls; 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B, 15U A; Contact Kristi King (763) 7855649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ allamericanhockey 16-18 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Girls 12U B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 16-18 Duluth, MN: Portman Thanksgiving Tournament, Squirt A & B; Contact Gregg McCall (218) 3102674 or portmanhockey@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com

www.letsplayhockey.com 16-18 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 16-18 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee B Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 16-18 Hopkins, MN: 43rd Annual Thanksgiving Tournament, Girls 12U A, 12U B, 10U A, 10U B; Contact Angie Quale (952) 451-4077 or arquale@comcast.net or visit www.hopkinshockey.com 16-18 Mankato, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 16-18 Mason City, IA: River City Rumble, Bantam/Squirt; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 16-18 Redwood Falls, MN: PeeWee A/B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 16-18 Richmond, MN: Bantam B; Contact Michelle at (952) 484-5479 or riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 16-18 Roseau, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 17-18 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 10U A & B; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 21-25 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 21-25 Burnsville, MN: Scott Benedict Memorial Thanksgiving Classic, Bantam AA & A, PeeWee AA & A, Squirt A; Contact tournaments@burnsvillehockey.com or visit www.blazehockey.com 22-25 Clearwater, FL: Thanksgiving on the Beach; Novice, Squirt Minor/Minor Atom, Squirt/Atom, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 23-24 Lakeville, MN: Turkey Cup, Mite/8U Jamboree; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 23-25 Apple Valley, MN: Big Apple Tournament, Girls 10U A; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@applevalleyhockey.com or visit www.applevalleyhockey.com 23-25 Bemidji, MN: George Pelawa Memorial Tournament, Bantam A/AA; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 7603228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 23-25 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 23-25 Blaine, MN: Super Rink Spectacular, Bantam AA/A, B1 & B2, PeeWee AA/A, B1 & B2, Squirt A, B1 & B2; Visit www.mvihockey.org 23-25 Brooklyn Park, MN: Thanksgiving Pirate Classic, Bantam B1, Squirt B1, B2 & C; Contact Joan Nelson at tournamentdirector@nmyha.com or visit www.nmyha.com 23-25 Champlin, MN: Champlin Park Rebels Thanksgiving Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact cpyhatournament@gmail.com or visit www.cpyha.com 23-25 Chaska & Victoria, MN: 2018 CCHA Brick City Classic, PeeWee C, Squirt B1, Squirt B2 & Squirt C; Contact Beth Johnson (763) 772-4795 or bfjohnson5@gmail.com or visit www.cchockey.org 23-25 Cottage Grove, MN: Turkey Tourney, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 235-0235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 23-25 Duluth, MN: Denfeld Up North, Bantam A & B, PeeWee A & B1; Contact Dave Shea (218) 343-1498 or shea@vikingelectric.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com

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Tournament Calendar 23-25 Eagan, MN: Thanksgiving Shootout, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Jellen (651) 3384422 or Mindy Rutzick (612) 987-4933 or ehatourney@gmail.com or visit www.eaganhockey.com 23-25 Eden Prairie, MN: First Test of the Best, Bantam AA, PeeWee AA; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 23-25 Edina, MN: 14th Annual Tradition Cake Eater Classic, Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B, 15U A & 15U B; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 23-25 Grand Forks, ND: Girls 15U A, 12U A & 10U A; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 23-25 Hopkins, MN: 43rd Annual Thanksgiving Tournament, Bantam A, B1 & B2, PeeWee A, B2 & C, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Angie Quale (952) 451-4077 or arquale@comcast.net or visit www.hopkinshockey.com 23-25 Minneapolis, MN: 44th Annual Minneapolis Cup, Bantam B1, B2 & C, PeeWee B1, B2 & C, Squirt B1, B2 & C; Visit www.mplshockey.com 23-25 Moorhead, MN: Spud Classic, Bantam B2; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 23-25 Roseau, MN: Aaron Broten Bantam B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 23-25 Rosemount, MN: Irish Ice Classic, Girls 10U B; Contact Julie Salak (651) 335-4275 or tournaments@rosemounthockey.org or visit www.rosemounthockey.org 29-2 Bloomington, MN: Bantam Winter Classic, Bantam AA/A, B1, B2 & C; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 29-2 Rosemount, MN: Irish Ice Classic, Squirt C; Contact Julie Salak (651) 335-4275 or tournaments@ rosemounthockey.org or visit www.rosemounthockey.org 29-2 White Bear Lake, MN: Bantam B1 & PeeWee B1; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 30-1 Richmond, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Michelle at (952) 484-5479 or riverlakestourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 30-1 Roseau, MN: Center Ice Club Bantam A-AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 30-1 Somerset, WI: Bantam B1 (WI A) & C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 30-2 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Squirt B2; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 30-2 Brainerd, MN: Bantam B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 30-2 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Girls 10U B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 30-2 Brookings, SD: PeeWee A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 30-2 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede 3x3 Tournament, Squirt A, B1, B2 & C; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 30-2 Crookston, MN: Squirt A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 30-2 Detroit Lakes, MN: Bantam B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 30-2 Duluth, MN: 42nd Annual Spirit of Duluth Hockey Tournament, Junior Gold A, Bantam AA, PeeWee AA; Contact Bill Oswald (218) 721-3073 or woswald@firstam.com or visit www.spiritofduluth.com

30-2 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Face Off, PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 30-2 Fargo, ND: Fargo Faceoff PeeWee Tournament; PeeWee A & B1; Contact Chuck Hale (701) 7993612 or chale@ecisystems.com or visit www.fargoangelshockey.org 30-2 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 30-2 Hastings, MN: Sugar & Spice Girls’ Tournament, Girls 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact tournaments@hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 30-2 Hermantown, MN: Girls 15U A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 30-2 Hermantown, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 30-2 Hibbing, MN: Girls 10U B & 12U B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 30-2 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Bantam B2 & C; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 30-2 Hutchinson, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 30-2 Monticello, MN: Moose Cup, Squirt A, Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 30-2 Moorhead, MN: Hot Potato, Girls 12U B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 30-2 Redwood Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 30-2 River Falls, WI: Jennifer Jenkins Memorial, Squirt A (WI)/Squirt B (MN), Squirt B (WI)/Squirt C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 30-2 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Squirt A; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 30-2 Rogers, MN: Bardown Classic, Squirt B; Contact Jeanette Rodgers (612) 296-3957 or reichertjn@yahoo.com or visit www.rogershockey.com 30-2 South St. Paul, MN: Cowtown Classic, Squirt B & C; Contact Michael Ahern at sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com or visit www.sspyha.pucksystems2.com 30-2 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, Squirt B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 30-2 Thief River Falls, MN: Bantam A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org

DECEMBER 2018 1-2 Fergus Falls, MN: Bantam A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 6-9 Lino Lakes, MN: Centennial Girls Super Chill Tournament, Girls 15U A & B, 12U A & B; Contact Kathy Gould (651) 216-5768 or kgould.cyha@gmail.com or visit www.centennialhockey.org 6-9 West St. Paul, MN: Salute to Hockey, Squirt A & B; Contact Todd Rohrer (612) 860-8390 or todd.rohrer@comcast.net or visit www.sibleyareahockey.org

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7-9 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 10U A & 10U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 7-9 Apple Valley, MN: Lightning Classic, Girls 12U B; Contact (952) 292-1029 or visit www.eastviewhockey.net 7-9 Austin, MN: Girls 12U & 10U; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 7-9 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B1; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 7-9 Brainerd, MN: Battle for the Ax, Bantam AA; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 7-9 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 7-9 Brookings, SD: Bantam A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 7-9 Cottage Grove, MN: Wolfpack Invitational, PeeWee AA & A; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 2350235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 7-9 Crookston, MN: Squirt B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 7-9 Duluth, MN: Glen Avon Head of the Lakes Classic, Bantam B1, PeeWee B1; Contact Brad Orn (612) 963-8700 or born@northshoretitle.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 7-9 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, Squirt B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 7-9 Grand Forks, ND: Girls 15U B, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 7-9 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee B1; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 7-9 Hibbing, MN: Squirt B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 7-9 La Crescent, MN: PeeWee B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 7-9 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, PeeWee A; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 7-9 Lakeville, MN: Ice Cats Classic, Girls 10U B; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 7-9 Little Falls, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 7-9 Mankato, MN: Bantam B; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 7-9 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Lucas Decker Ultimate Showdown, PeeWee B2/C; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 7-9 Moorhead, MN: Spud Shootout, Squirt A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 7-9 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Girls 12U A & 12U B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com

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7-9 New Hope, MN: 8th Annual New Hope Classic, PeeWee B2, Squirt B2 & Squirt C; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 7-9 New Richmond, WI: Joe Swanda Memoria, Squirt B1 (WI A) & B2 (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 7-9 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Owatonna, MN: Girls 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 7-9 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Fire on Ice, Squirt B2 & C; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 7-9 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, PeeWee B; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 7-9 Richmond, MN: PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 7-9 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, PeeWee B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 7-9 Roseau, MN: Neal Broten Squirt B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 7-9 Sauk Rapids, MN: Squirt B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 7-9 Sheboygan, WI: PeeWee B & Squirt C; Contact Megan Schaalma (920) 296-3444 or hockeyvilletourneys@gmail.com or visit www.sheboyganlakershockey.com 7-9 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt B/B1 (SD A) & Squirt B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 7-9 Siren, WI: Junior Gold, WAHA HS B/C; Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 7-9 Somerset, WI: PeeWee B1 (WI A) & Peewee C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 7-9 Superior, WI: Bantam A; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 7-9 Thief River Falls, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 7-9 Willmar, MN: Bantam B1 & B2; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 7-9 Winona, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 8-9 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 8-9 Hermantown, MN: Squirt B; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 8-9 Mason City, IA: Mite Jamboree, Mite A/B; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 8-9 Mitchell, SD: Candy Cup Classic, Squirt A & B; Contact Ryan Mitchell at ryan@mitchelltelecom.net or visit www.mitchellmarlins.com 8-9 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com

Tournament Calendar 8-9 River Falls, WI: Mites Holiday Extravaganza; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 9 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Mini/Mite Jamboree; Contact Nate Gustafson at nwgustaf@hotmail.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 13-16 Anoka, MN: Anoka-Rogers Girls Classic, Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A & 12U B; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 13-16 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Shootout, Squirt A & B1; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 13-16 New Richmond, WI: Ryan Olson Memoria, PeeWee A & B1 (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 13-16 White Bear Lake, MN: Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A & 12U B; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 14-15 Richmond, MN: Girls 10U; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 14-16 Albert Lea, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, PeeWee B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 7601960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 14-16 Apple Valley, MN: Squirt A; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@ applevalleyhockey.com or visit applevalleyhockey.com 14-16 Austin, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 14-16 Bemidji, MN: Squirt C; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 14-16 Brainerd, MN: Squirt A; Contact (218) 8512244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 14-16 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 14-16 Brookings, SD: Junior Gold B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 14-16 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Tournament, Bantam A/AA & B; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 7087701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, PeeWee B2 & Squirt C; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 14-16 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree, Mite Tier 2 & 3; Contact Andrew Berling at mitedirector@ cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 14-16 Crookston, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 14-16 Detroit Lakes, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 14-16 Duluth, MN: Lake Superior Classic, Bantam A, PeeWee A; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1958 or deyhchockey@gmail or com or visit duluthhockey.com 14-16 Faribault, MN: Girls 15U A; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 14-16 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee AA; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 14-16 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments

14-16 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 14-16 Hutchinson, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 14-16 Moorhead, MN: Potato Classic, Bantam B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 14-16 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Girls 10U B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit mayrasports.com 14-16 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, Girls 10U B; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 14-16 Owatonna, MN: Bantam A & PeeWee A; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 14-16 Proctor, MN: Squirt B; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 14-16 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Squirt B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 14-16 Roseau, MN: Paul Broten PeeWee A Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 14-16 Shakopee, MN: Saber Paw Classic, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Jason Young (952) 2929228 or SYHAYoung@gmail.com or visit www.shakopeehockey.com 14-16 Superior, WI: Girls 15U, 14U, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@ sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 14-16 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, Squirt B2; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@ shoresofleechlake.com or visit walkeryouthhockey.com 15 La Crescent, MN: Mite Jamboree; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 15 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@ somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 15-16 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 15-16 Hermantown, MN: Squirt A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 15-16 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 21-23 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 15U; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 21-23 Warroad, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 26-28 Blaine, MN: Schwan Cup Girls, Varsity & JV; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ schwancup 27-29 Bloomington, MN: PeeWee Showdown, PeeWee A, B1, B2 & C; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 27-30 Cambridge, ON: 52nd Annual Hespeler Olympics Hockey Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, Juvenile, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 27-30 Various Michigan cities: OneHockey World Hockey Invite, 58 Divisions from House to AAA, Mites to U18, Boys & Girls; Contact (888) 784-6444 x1000 or info@onehockey.com or visit www.onehockey.com 27-31 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com

www.letsplayhockey.com 27-1 Edina, MN: 50th Annual Tradition Invitational Tournament, Bantam AA, A & B1, PeeWee AA, A & B1; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 28-30 Bemidji, MN: Paul Bunyan International Hockey Tournament, PeeWee A/AA; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 28-30 Brookings, SD: Squirt B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 28-30 Cottage Grove, MN: Year End Bash, Bantam C, PeeWee C; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 2350235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 28-30 Duluth, MN: Duluth Cold Steel on Ice, Bantam B2; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1958 or deyhchockey@gmail or com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 28-30 Eagan, MN: Carter S. Weber Memorial Cup, Bantam B1, PeeWee B1; Contact Mike Jellen (651) 338-4422 or Mindy Rutzick (612) 987-4933 or ehatourney@gmail.com or visit www.eaganhockey.com 28-30 Elk River, MN: Jon Twaddle Memorial Tournament, Bantam B1 & PeeWee B1; Contact Kurt Remick at eryhatournaments@hotmail.com or visit www.elkriverhockey.org 28-30 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B2; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 28-30 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 28-30 Hermantown, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 28-30 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Squirt Extravaganza, Squirt A, B, B2 & C; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 28-30 Moorhead, MN: Golden Potato, Junior Gold B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 28-30 Sioux Falls, SD: Bantam B/B1 (SD A), & Bantam B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 28-30 Superior, WI: Junior Gold B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 29 Apple Valley, MN: South of the River Showdown, Mites; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@applevalleyhockey.com or visit www.applevalleyhockey.com 29-1 Blaine, MN: Schwan Cup Boys, Varsity & JV; Contact Pete Carlson (763) 717-3881 or pcarlson@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ schwancup

JANUARY 2019 3-6 Anoka, MN: PeeWee A-AA, B1 & B2; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 3-6 Blaine, MN: Super Rink Spectacular, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Visit www.mvihockey.org 3-6 Eden Prairie, MN: Border Battle, Junior Gold B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com

www.letsplayhockey.com 3-6 Fargo, ND: SCHEELS Girls International, 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 4-5 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 4-6 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Bantam B & Bantam B2; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 4-6 Bemidji, MN: Girls 12U A & 10U A; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 4-6 Brainerd, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 4-6 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 4-6 Crookston, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 4-6 Detroit Lakes, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 4-6 Hastings, MN: The Big Chill, Bantam A/AA & B; Contact tournaments@hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 4-6 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 4-6 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee A; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 4-6 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, PeeWee A & B2; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit hudsonhockey.com 4-6 Hutchinson, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 4-6 Lakeville, MN: Squirt Showdown, Squirt B; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 4-6 Moorhead, MN: Sweet Potato, Girls 15U; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 4-6 New Richmond, WI: Tiger Winter Classic, PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 4-6 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt C; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Owatonna, MN: Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 4-6 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Freeze, Squirt B1 & B2; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 4-6 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, Girls 12U B; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 4-6 Redwood Falls, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 4-6 Richmond, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com

Tournament Calendar 4-6 Roseau, MN: Stan Ostby Bantam A-AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 4-6 Siren, WI: Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 4-6 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, Bantam B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 4-6 Spring Lake Park, MN: 36th Annual Panther Classic, Squirt A & B; Contact Michelle Rice at ricemichelle88@gmail.com or visit www.slpyha.org 4-6 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Ice Breaker Tournament, Squirt B & C; Visit www.stpaulcapitalshockey.com 4-6 Superior, WI: PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 4-6 Thief River Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 4-6 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, Squirt C; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@ shoresofleechlake.com or visit walkeryouthhockey.com 5-6 Mitchell, SD: Candy Cup Classic, Mite A & B; Contact Ryan Mitchell at ryan@mitchelltelecom.net or visit www.mitchellmarlins.com 5-6 Monticello, MN: Wild Moose Jamboree, Mite A/B/C; Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@ gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 5-6 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 1 Jamboree (crossice); Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 5-6 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 2 Jamboree (full ice); Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 10-13 New Richmond, WI: Kittel/Parin POW/MIA Memorial, Bantam A & C (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 10-13 Shakopee, MN: Saber Paw Classic, Girls 15U B & 12U B; Contact Jason Young (952) 292-9228 or SYHAYoung@gmail.com or visit www.shakopeehockey.com 10-19 Edina, MN: 42nd Annual John E. Reimann Tournament, Junior Gold B & U16; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@ sportscontentmanagement.com or visit edinatourney.com 11-13 Albert Lea, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 12U A & 12U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 11-13 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B1; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 11-13 Bloomington, MN: Spartan Squirt Classic, Squirt A, B & C; Contact bahatourneys@gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 11-13 Brainerd, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 11-13 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 11-13 Brookings, SD: Mite A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 11-13 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, Bantam B2; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 11-13 Cottage Grove, MN: Skating with the Wolves, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 235-0235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com

11-13 Crookston, MN: Bantam B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 11-13 Duluth, MN: DAHA Mid-Winter Classic, Bantam C, PeeWee C; Contact Jason Watt (218) 7288000 or jason@duluthhockey.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 11-13 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, PeeWee B1, PeeWee B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 11-13 Faribault, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 11-13 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 11-13 Hermantown, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 11-13 Hibbing, MN: Bantam A; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 11-13 La Crescent, MN: Bantam B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 11-13 Little Falls, MN: PeeWee A & B2; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 11-13 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, PeeWee A/B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 11-13 Mason City, IA: Collins Tournament, PeeWee/Squirt; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 11-13 Moorhead, MN: Fried Potato, PeeWee A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 11-13 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt A; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@ gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, Squirt C; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 11-13 Proctor, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 11-13 Redwood Falls, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 11-13 Richmond, MN: Squirt C; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 11-13 River Falls, WI: Pony Tail Classic, Girls 10U A (WI)/10U B (MN), 12U A (WI)/12U B (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 11-13 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Bantam AA; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 11-13 Rogers, MN: Bardown Classic, PeeWee A/ AA; Contact Jeanette Rodgers (612) 296-3957 or reichertjn@yahoo.com or visit www.rogershockey.com 11-13 Roseau, MN: Dave Wensloff Squirt A Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 11-13 Sauk Rapids, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 11-13 Sheboygan, WI: PeeWee C & Squirt B; Contact Megan Schaalma (920) 296-3444 or hockeyvilletourneys@gmail.com or visit www.sheboyganlakershockey.com 11-13 Siren, WI: PeeWee C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com

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11-13 Somerset, WI: Squirt B1 (WI A) & Squirt C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 11-13 Superior, WI: PeeWee B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 11-13 Thief River Falls, MN: Girls 10U A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 12-13 Brookings, SD: Termite; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 12-13 Fergus Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 12-13 Moose Lake, MN: Bantam B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 12-13 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mites 3/4; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 17-20 Eden Prairie, MN: Winter Classic, Bantam A & B2; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 17-20 White Bear Lake, MN: Junior Gold A & B; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 17-21 Anoka, MN: Bantam A-AA, B1 & B2; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 18-19 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree, Mite Tier 1, Girls 6U; Contact Andrew Berling at mitedirector@ cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 18-19 Crookston, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 18-20 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Bantam AA/A & PeeWee AA/A; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 18-20 Apple Valley, MN: Play for Patrick Bantam AA Tournament; Contact tournament.coordinator@ eastviewhockey.net or visit www.eastviewhockey.net 18-20 Brainerd, MN: Battle for the Hatchet, Squirt B; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 18-20 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 18-20 Brookings, SD: Girls 14U B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 18-20 Brooklyn Park, MN: January Pirate Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Joan Nelson at tournamentdirector@nmyha.com or visit www.nmyha.com 18-20 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Tournament, Junior Gold; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Detroit Lakes, MN: Squirt A/B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 18-20 Duluth, MN: Girls St. Luke’s Icebreaker Invitational, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Clarke Coole (218) 590-0703 or cooleclarke@ gmail.com or visit www.duluthgirlshockey.com 18-20 Duluth, MN: Portman Skate on the Edge, Squirt B; Visit www.duluthhockey.com

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18-20 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, Bantam B1, Bantam B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 18-20 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee B & B2; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 18-20 Forest Lake, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 18-20 Grand Forks, ND: Squirt A, B1 & B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 18-20 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam AA; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 18-20 Hermantown, MN: Bantam A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 18-20 Hibbing, MN: Bantam B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 18-20 Lino Lakes, MN: Centennial Boys Chill Classic, Junior Gold 16U; Contact Kathy Gould (651) 2165768 or kgould.cyha@gmail.com or visit www.centennialhockey.org 18-20 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Squirt A; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 18-20 Mankato, MN: PeeWee C & Squirt A; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 18-20 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Winter Face-Off Classic, PeeWee A & B1; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 18-20 Moorhead, MN: Bantam AA/A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 18-20 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Squirt B2; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@ yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com 18-20 New Hope, MN: 5th Annual Knockdown at New Hope, Girls 12U A, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 18-20 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@ gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com

Tournament Calendar 18-20 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold A High School Invitational; Contact tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 18-20 Proctor, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 18-20 Richmond, MN: Squirt B; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 18-20 River Falls, WI: PeeWee A (WI)/PeeWee B2 (MN), PeeWee B (WI)/PeeWee C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 18-20 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Bantam B1 & B2; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 18-20 Roseau, MN: Dick Johnson PeeWee AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 18-20 Sauk Rapids, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 18-20 South St. Paul, MN: Cowtown Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Michael Ahern at sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com or visit www.sspyha.pucksystems2.com 18-20 St. Michael-Albertville, MN: Inaugural Luke Letellier Memorial Tournament, Bantam AA & Girls 15U; Contact stmatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.stma.pucksystems2.com 18-20 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Heart Breaker Tournament, Girls 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Visit www.stpaulcapitalshockey.com 18-20 Superior, WI: Bantam B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 18-20 Willmar, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 18-20 Winona, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 18-21 Clearwater, FL: MLK Invitational Hockey Tournament; Squirt/Atom, PeeWee, Bantam, Midget, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com

19 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@ somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 19-20 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mite 2; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 23-27 Bloomington, MN: Girls Cupid Classic, Girls 15U, 12U & 10U; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 23-27 White Bear Lake, MN: Bantam AA & PeeWee AA; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 24-27 Stillwater, MN: 16th Annual Skate for the Roses, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Cari McGlynn (952) 484-7252 or carimcglynn@ yahoo.com or visit www.stillwaterhockey.net 25-27 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 15U A & 15U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 25-27 Austin, MN: Tyler Brady Memorial Tournament; PeeWee A, B & C; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 25-27 Bemidji, MN: Squirt B; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 25-27 Brainerd, MN: Girls 10U B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 25-27 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 25-27 Brookings, SD: Junior Gold A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 25-27 Crookston, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 25-27 Duluth, MN: Portman Skate on the Edge Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Gregg McCall (218) 3102674 or portmanhockey@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 25-27 Elk River, MN: John McLaughlin Upper Midwest Championships, Bantam B2 & PeeWee B2; Contact Kurt Remick at eryhatournaments@hotmail.com or visit www.elkriverhockey.org 25-27 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, Bantam A, PeeWee A; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org

www.letsplayhockey.com 25-27 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, Squirt B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 25-27 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B1; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 25-27 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt B2; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 25-27 Hudson, WI: Raider Cup, Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit hudsonhockey.com 25-27 Hutchinson, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 25-27 La Crescent, MN: Squirt B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 25-27 Lakeville, MN: Panther Classic, PeeWee B2; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 25-27 Little Falls, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 25-27 Minneapolis, MN: Winter Storm, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Rebecca Lee (651) 338-4602 or beccastpaul@yahoo.com or visit www.mplshockey.com 25-27 Monticello, MN: Iceberg Classic, Squirt B1 & C, Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@ gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 25-27 Moorhead, MN: Tater Tot Classic, Squirt B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 25-27 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Bantam N2 & PeeWee B2; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 3905790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com 25-27 New Richmond, WI: Cally Briggs Memoria, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 25-27 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Girls 10U B & 12U B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 25-27 Owatonna, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 25-27 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold Classic, Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org

www.letsplayhockey.com 25-27 Proctor, MN: Bantam A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 25-27 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, Squirt B & C; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 25-27 Redwood Falls, MN: Squirt A/B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 25-27 River Falls, WI: Blackcat Classic, Girls 14U; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 25-27 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Girls 12U A, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 25-27 Roseau, MN: Jon Wensloff PeeWee B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 25-27 Sioux Falls, SD: PeeWee B/B1 (SD A) & PeeWee B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 25-27 St. Louis Park, MN: Bantam A/AA, B & C; Contact Carl Hoikka (763) 477-8934 or carlhoikka@me.com or visit www.slphockey.org 25-27 Thief River Falls, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 25-27 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, PeeWee B2; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@ shoresofleechlake.com or visit walkeryouthhockey.com 25-27 Willmar, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 26-27 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 26-27 Hibbing, MN: Girls 8U/6U Jamboree; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 26-27 Moose Lake, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 26-27 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mite 1; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 27 Winona, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 31-1 White Bear Lake, MN: Squirt A & B1; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com

FEBRUARY 2019 1-3 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt C; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, PeeWee B2 & Squirt A; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 1-3 Austin, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 1-3 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 1-3 Brainerd, MN: Squirt B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 1-3 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B1; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com

Tournament Calendar 1-3 Brookings, SD: Girls 19U A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 1-3 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Girls 3x3 Tournament; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 1-3 Detroit Lakes, MN: Bantam A; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 1-3 Duluth, MN: Zenith City Invitational, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Dave Shea (218) 3431498 or shea@vikingelectric.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 1-3 Fargo, ND: SCHEELS Girls International, 15U; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 1-3 Faribault, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 1-3 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam A & PeeWee A (MN AA); Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 1-3 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 1-3 Hastings, MN: The River Rumble, Bantam C & PeeWee C; Contact tournaments@ hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 1-3 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 1-3 Little Falls, MN: Girls 12U A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 1-3 Luverne, MN: Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 1-3 Mankato, MN: Squirt B2 & C; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 1-3 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Girls Cabin Fever Classic, Girls 10U A & B, 12U A & B; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 1-3 Moorhead, MN: Curly Fry Classic, Girls 10U B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 1-3 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@ gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Oakdale, MN: Tartan Cup, Bantam C, PeeWee C & Squirt C; Contact president@tayha.org or visit www.tayha.org 1-3 Owatonna, MN: Bantam C & PeeWee C; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 1-3 Proctor, MN: Bantam B; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 1-3 Roseau, MN: Girls 10U A; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 1-3 Thief River Falls, MN: Squirt B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 1-3 Willmar, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 1-3 Winona, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 2-3 Moose Lake, MN: Squirt B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com

7-10 Eden Prairie, MN: Prelude to the Playoffs, Girls 15U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 7-10 Edina, MN: 34th Annual Bob O’Connor Tournament, Squirt A, B & C, PeeWee B2 & C, Bantam B2 & C; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 7-10 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 8-10 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 8-10 Brookings, SD: Squirt A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 8-10 Detroit Lakes, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 8-10 Duluth, MN: Twin Ports Junior Gold Tournament, Junior Gold B; Contact Adam Rapp (218) 4280996 or arapp09@yahoo.com or Jason Watt (218) 7288000 or jason@duluthhockey.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 8-10 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 8-10 Hibbing, MN: Mite Jamboree, Half-Ice; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 8-10 Hibbing, MN: Mini-Mite Jamboree, CrossIce; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 8-10 Lakeville, MN: Cougar Classic, Bantam B2; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 8-10 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit luvernehockey.com 8-10 Mason City, IA: J2K Tournament, Bantam/ PeeWee; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 8-10 Moorhead, MN: Hot Potato, Girls 12U A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 8-10 New Hope, MN: 31st Annual Knockdown at New Hope, Bantam A, PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 8-10 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Mite; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 8-10 Proctor, MN: Squirt A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 8-10 River Falls, WI: Bantam B (WI)/Bantam C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 8-10 Siren, WI: Bantam C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 8-10 Thief River Falls, MN: Squirt A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 8-10 Warroad, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 9-10 Hermantown, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Amber Marion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 9-10 Hudson, WI: Raider Girls Half-Ice 8U Jamboree; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com

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14-17 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Madness, Bantam C, PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 14-17 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt B1; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 15-17 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 15-17 Duluth, MN: Congdon Northern MN Blades of Steel, Squirt B; Contact Lynden Medlin (218) 3435030 or aemduluth@yahooo.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 15-17 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 15-17 Hermantown, MN: Mite 1; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 15-17 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, PeeWee B; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 15-17 Moorhead, MN: Mashup, PeeWee B2; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 15-17 River Falls, WI: Bantam A (WI)/Bantam B (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 15-17 Siren, WI: Girls 15U B (WI U14 A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 15-17 Somerset, WI: Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 15-17 Superior, WI: Squirt B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 15-17 Winona, MN: PeeWee C & Squirt C; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 16 Grand Rapids, MN: Mites; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 16 New Richmond, WI: Mite Invitational; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@ nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 16-17 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Bantam A; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 16-17 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Mite Jamboree; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 16-17 Sioux Falls, SD: Mite Falls Freeze Tournament, Mite A & B; Contact Brian Dozark (605) 220-4032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 18 Blaine, MN: The Rush 3v3, Mite A, Mite B, Squirt A, Sauirt B, Girls 8U, Girls 10UA, Girls 10U B; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/therush3v3 21-24 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt A; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 22-24 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Meltdown, Girls 10U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 22-24 Faribault, MN: Squirt C; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 22-24 Hermantown, MN: Mite 2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com

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22-24 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, Squirt B; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 22-24 Moorhead, MN: Curly Fry Classic, Girls 10U A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 22-24 Superior, WI: Mite 2; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit •.sahahockey.com 23-25 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 8U; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com

MARCH 2019 5-7 Blaine, MN: Ironman Adult Tournament, Men’s B, C, CII & D; Contact Eric Besse (763) 7173210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ironmanhockey 8-10 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides Girls Jamboree, 12U & 10U; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 3307110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 15-17 New Richmond, WI: Senior Men’s (no check); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 15-17 River Falls, WI: Mites 3/4 Shamrock Shootout; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 23-25 River Falls, WI: Fat Boys (Old Timers); Contact Doug Black at ddblack@vector1776.com 29-31 Somerset, WI: Spartan Senior Men’s Tournament; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com

APRIL 2019 6-7 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, Advanced Mites, 2010s only; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments

www.letsplayhockey.com 11-14 Twin Cities, MN: 10th Annual Border Battle AAA Tournament, 2004-2010, U16 & U18 Boys, U10U16 Girls; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@nextlevelhockey.net 12-14 Blaine, MN: Stick It To Cancer, Women’s: A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3 & College, YouthL 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U & 19U; Contact Kristi King (763) 7855649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ stickit

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Larry Hendrickson continued from page 15

of the time his health was not want he wanted it to be.

“Most people know about his passion, but his passion was for giving back and to all athletes, not just pros and college,” MacMillan said. “Not just elite, but mites were as important to him as pros. Disabled athletes were more important than all. His eyes lit up around Special, Sled and Warrior players and families.”

Through Hendrickson’s “curveballs” in life, there was a genuine connection to the Hendrickson Foundation and what it stands for.

“He felt he was given a gift and wanted to share it,” MacMillan added. “His family was the most important thing to him from Jane to his kids, and he loved them for what they have become, he was a very proud dad and husband. His love for Jane was special and he talked about her all the time and even needed my

counsel when he screwed up!!”

The Hendrickson Foundation’s motto is “Hockey Changes Lives.” The Foundation supports sled hockey, special hockey, and military hockey in Minnesota. When Larry was aware that he would not survive amyloidosis, he started to turn the reins of the Hendrickson Foundation over to Danny.

Legacy lives on Larry Hendrickson’s legacy lives on through the Hendrickson Foundation, his work with the Herb Brooks Foundation and in every player he touched along the way. Ironically, Erik Westrum is the head coach at Southwest Christian/Richfield and he feels a connection with the history of Richfield and Larry’s impact. Richfield High School hockey is running a co-op with Southwest Christian to keep the program alive. It is something very important to Westrum.

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“The Richfield tradition, with what Larry put into it. Darby and Danny, you go back to all the guys who played there and you can’t have this thing just fold up and shrivel away.

I think for me, it is kind of crazy, it comes full circle. On Thursday, we were sitting at the American Legion right next to the Richfield hockey rink where I am coaching that team and I am literally building a program how my dad and Larry did.”

“Larry was a guy that I shared with everyone in the world around us,” Julie said.

“It’s tough to lose this strong figure that is always there and he has always been consistent and never traveled too much unless it was hockey and you could always

count on him to be at every function.”

“There is only one Herb Brooks in the world,” Danny said. “There is no comparison to Herb Brooks or Wayne Gretzky because they are legends. The one thing I think about Larry is that if you compare him to so many other great people that have done good things in Minnesota hockey, the range of people that he impacted is as wide as any other great Minnesota coach or person.”

Larry Hendrickson takes a back seat to no one as to the impact he had on hockey and the large number of people along the way and it will continue for a long time to come.

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HS BOYS AA FINAL

MINNETONKA Duluth East Edina St. Thomas Academy Holy Family Catholic Wayzata Andover White Bear Lake St. Michael-Albertville Cretin-Derham Hall Centennial Eastview Moorhead Brainerd Duluth Marshall Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lakeville North Hill-Murray Rosemount Elk River/Zimmerman

BANT AM AA BANTAM FINAL

OSSEO/MAPLE GROVE Eden Prairie Minnetonka Wayzata Cloquet Rosemount Centennial Hermantown Grand Rapids Andover Mahtomedi Chaska/Chanhassen Prior Lake/Savage Sibley Lakeville North St. Michael-Albertville Edina White Bear Lake Duluth East Champlin Park

JUNIOR GOLD 16U FINAL

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STILLWATER RED Minnetonka Stillwater Black St.Thomas Academy Eagan Centennial Black Wayzata Lakeville Edina Centennial Red

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HS BOYS A FINAL

ORONO Alexandria Hermantown Mahtomedi Greenway St. Cloud Cathedral Mound Westonka East Grand Forks Sartell-St. Stephen Virginia/MI-B Minneapolis Delano Thief River Falls Monticello Simley Warroad South St. Paul North Branch Mankato East/Loyola Litchfield/D-C

BANT AM A BANTAM FINAL

EDINA Cottage Grove East Grand Forks Osseo/Maple Grove Roseville Sartell St. Paul Capitals Owatonna Little Falls Duluth Denfeld Tartan Minnetonka Delano Warroad Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Armstrong/Cooper Virginia Wayzata Litchfield/D-C Hutchinson

GIRLS 19U FINAL

WAYZATA Osseo/Maple Grove Edina Blaine White Bear Lake

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HS GIRLS AA FINAL

EDINA Centennial Blake Andover Hill-Murray Blaine Maple Grove Wayzata Forest Lake Eagan Eden Prairie Lakeville South Brainerd/Little Falls Roseau Farmington Minnetonka White Bear Lake Mounds View Cretin-Derham Hall Shakopee

BANT AM B1 BANTAM FINAL

EDINA WHITE Osseo/Maple Grove Morris/Benson Moorhead Black Wayzata Minnetonka Lakeville North St. Paul Capitals Forest Lake Hastings Edina Green Crookston Grand Rapids Elk River Waconia Prior Lake/Savage St. Cloud Red Becker Big Lake Owatonna North Shore

GIRLS 15U A FINAL

EDINA GREEN Proctor/Hermantown Minnetonka Black Centennial Alexandria Roseville/St. Paul St. Cloud Woodbury Black Wayzata Blue Edina White

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HS GIRLS A FINAL

BRECK Warroad Alexandria St. Paul United Proctor/Hermantown Red Wing South St. Paul East Grand Forks Thief River Falls New Ulm Delano/Rockford Mahtomedi Duluth Marshall Hutchinson Rochester Lourdes Fergus Falls Orono Hibbing/Chisholm Mound Westonka River Lakes

PEEWEE AA FINAL

WOODBURY Hermantown Moorhead Stillwater Osseo/Maple Grove Chaska/Chanhassen Edina Rosemount Rogers Andover Minnetonka Blaine Duluth East Rochester Champlin Park Mahtomedi Farmington Prior Lake/Savage Eastview Eden Prairie

GIRLS 15U B FINAL

JUNIOR GOLD A FINAL

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EDINA Stillwater White Bear Lake Wayzata St. Louis Park Lakeville Minnetonka Eagan Blaine Eden Prairie

PEEWEE A FINAL

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WARROAD Sartell Alexandria Osseo/Maple Grove Duluth Denfeld Apple Valley Stillwater Chaska/Chanhassen Minneapolis Chisago Lakes Forest Lake Fergus Falls Cottage Grove Delano Luverne East Grand Forks Tartan Sibley Burnsville Coon Rapids

GIRLS 12U A FINAL

CHAMPLIN PARK/CR 1 2 Alexandria 3 Edina 4 Osseo/Maple Grove 5 Shakopee 6 Mankato 7 Roseville/St. Paul 8 Stillwater 9 Mahtomedi 10 Sartell

ANDOVER Edina Eagan/IGH Apple Valley/Burnsville Centennial Proctor/Hermantown Orono/Westonka Warroad Waconia Blaine/SLP

JUNIOR GOLD B FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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ST. THOMAS ACAD. Edina White Elk River Black Minnetonka Blue Duluth Woodbury Prior Lake Navy Edina Green Eastview Burnsville

PEEWEE B1 FINAL

EDINA GREEN Farmington Wayzata Gold Chaska/Chan Gold OMGHA Black Lakeville South Morris/Benson/Silver Lake of the Woods Moorhead Black Stillwater Buffalo Black Edina White Waconia St. Francis-North Branch White Bear Lake Black Pine City Champlin Park Rochester Red St. Cloud Red Winona

GIRLS 12U B FINAL

STILLWATER RED New Ulm/Sleepy Eye Hibbing/Chisholm Eagan/IGH Blue Hutchinson Moose Lake Litchfield/D-C Stillwater Black Armstrong/Cooper Edina White

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