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MINNESOTA'S BEST D-men rule the day heading into NHL draft ... pages 28-29

IN THIS ISSUE JACK BLATHERWICK

Risk-taking should not ignore science ... pg. 6

KEVIN HARTZELL COVID is concerning for junior hockey ... pg. 13

2020-21 Tournament Calendar

DAN BAUER

From grit to greatness ... pg. 17

ST. PAUL’S MCDONAGH HOISTS STANLEY CUP ... pg. 27

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Matt Dumba named recipient of 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy The National Hockey League Foundation will donate $25,000 between Athletes Committed to Educating Students and the Hockey Diversity Alliance

by MINNESOTA WILD

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The National Hockey League (NHL) announced Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba is the recipient of the 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.

As the recipient of the 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, the National Hockey League Foundation will donate $25,000 between Athletes Committed to Educating Students (ACES) and the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA).

Dumba’s charitable aspirations grew in earnest during the 2019-20 season as he contributed his time, money and effort to a number of community initiatives. The 26-year-old joined forces with six other current and former NHL players to help form the HDA. The alliance’s mission is to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey. One of the HDA’s goals is to promote diversity at all levels of the game, using community outreach and engagement with youth, that will hopefully make the game more accessible and more affordable for more people. On June 18 he launched a fundraiser to support the Lake Street Council and their initiative to Rebuild Lake

Street at rebuildminnesota.com. The fundraiser also helps Canadians facing discrimination by supporting ActionDignity. Matt pledged to match all donations up to $100,000. In addition, the Minnesota Wild and the NHL each donated $50,000 to Dumba’s initiative to help rebuild Lake Street.

Dumba is in his fourth season as the Wild’s ambassador for ACES serving as an e-mentor to youth, and providing Wild suites for ACES students and families to attend games. This season, he donated $5,000 to ACES during Give to the Max Day and made an additional donation on March 23 to more than 60 ACES families that have been impact-

ed by the COVID-19 quarantine to help provide immediate and basic needs. The blueliner reflected on his 2019 trip to Australia and announced via his Instagram that he would donate $100 for every point the Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) scored in their game on Jan. 7 to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to help combat the fires and to care for the victims. The Timberwolves fell to the Memphis Grizzlies, 119-112, and Matt donated $11,200 to the cause.

Other notable charity causes Dumba contributed to this season included a surprise trip to Minnesota for his family friends, Melanie and Brian Biccum, for the Wild’s Hockey Fights Cancer

Awareness Night as Melanie was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2019. Dumba also adopted his dog, Winona, during the COVID-19 quarantine from Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue, a Minnesota organization the Wild has partnered with as part of their Adopt-A-Dog program.

Dumba becomes the fourth player in team history to win a voted-on NHL Award, joining Jason Zucker, the 2019 King Clancy Memorial Trophy recipient, Devan Dubnyk , the 2015 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy recipient and Josh Harding, the 2013 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy recipient. Zucker was also a finalist for the 2018 King Clancy Memorial Trophy.

Henrik Lundqvist and P.K. Subban were the other finalists for the 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy. A committee of senior NHL executives led by Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly selected the winner.

The trophy was presented in 1988 by the National Hockey League Board of Governors in honor of Frank “King” Clancy, a beloved figure in the NHL for decades as a player, referee, coach, manager and goodwill ambassador. A three-time Stanley Cup champion and 1958 inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Clancy was voted as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players during the League’s Centennial Celebration in 2017.

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Inside Minnesota Hockey www.minnesotahockey.org

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.

Tryout tips from a state champion

by STEVE MANN A 10U or 12U tryout isn’t quite on the same level as a State Tournament championship game in an 18,000-seat National Hockey League arena, but it’s not lacking in pressure either.

In some cases, especially for younger kids who don’t have as much tryout experience, the stress may contribute to a disappointing performance. At times, the build-up of butterflies in the stomach can be overwhelming.

As the head coach of Edina High School’s girls hockey team, Sami Reber has guided players through many tension-filled moments – namely, four straight Class AA State Title games, three of which culminated with championships. And as a former Edina and Harvard player, she has tryout experience through the eyes of a player, coach and evaluator.

With youth hockey tryout season officially upon us, Reber suggests players prepare for evaluations just as they would for any other game.

“It’s important not to overthink it too much because then you will start to get in your own head,” said Reber, who’s served as an assistant coach at Harvard and the University of Minnesota Duluth. “I try to remind players to go out there and have fun, stay loose and

Sami Reber, head coach of Edina High School’s girls hockey team, has tryout experience through the eyes of a player, coach and evaluator. trust yourself.”

Parents aren’t immune to the anxiety and some find themselves riding an emotional rollercoaster of their own during the week of tryouts. Sometimes, moms and dads inadvertently project their own nervousness or expectations on to their kids.

“It is so important to show endless amounts of support to your children

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during tryout week,” said Reber. “These kids already put so much pressure on themselves that the last thing they need is more pressure from their parents. Encourage them to work hard and have fun and that no matter what happens in the end, you will be there for them.”

Reber shared the following tips to help kids (and their parents) succeed at their hockey tryouts:

PRE-TRYOUTS • Set smart sleeping habits: During tryouts your body is running off of a lot of adrenaline, so it is imperative to get plenty of sleep leading up to tryouts in order to prevent your body from “crashing” at the completion of tryouts. It will also benefit you to perform and compete at your best ability being well-rested throughout the tryout week.

• Stick with your nutrition routine: Every person and what works for their bodies to perform at the highest level is different, so I recommend sticking to your normal routine. If players change up their nutrition right before a nerve-wracking week, it could have negative effects on their performance.

Do what you have always done and trust it.

• Get organized the night before: Make sure to have your times and locations all squared away, double check all equipment is packed, drink lots of water, eat a good dinner and get some sleep!

DURING TRYOUTS • Be ready for the basics: A lot of tryouts consist of basic skill work such as skating, shooting and passing. I also

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Minnesota Hockey Recreation League opens for 12th season

Minnesota Hockey and its live streaming partner, MNHockey.Tv, have announced the broadcast schedule for youth and girls Tier I playoffs this fall.

MNHockey.Tv will provide live broadcasts with play-by-play during the CCM HP Tier I League Playoffs and Minnesota District Tier I Playoffs. A full schedule of dates, locations and age groups is below.

October 2-4: Tier 1 League Playoffs for Girls 14, Youth 14 and Youth 15 October 10-11: Tier 1 District Playoffs for Girls 14, Youth 14 and Youth 15 October 31: Youth 16 Tier I District Playoff Games can be accessed via the Minnesotahockey.org website or by visiting www. mnhockey.tv/tier-1-hockey. A weekend pass will be $24.95 and a single game view will be $9.95.

MNHockey.Tv specializes in live streaming, video production, tournament management and content creation. Since 2006, MNHockey.Tv created and streamed games for MyFoxHockey.com, Let’s Play Hockey and the Catholic Sports Network.

The Minnesota Hockey Recreation League (“Rec League”), presented by Hiway Federal Credit Union® (“Hiway”), announced the opening of registration for the 2020-21 season. The Rec League offers players in the greater metro area a low cost, low commitment hockey alternative.

The Rec League has grown from 71 players to more than 600 players over its first 11 seasons. For the upcoming season, the Rec League will offer five levels of play (10 & Under, 12 & Under, 14 & Under, 16 & Under and 18 & Under).

“The Minnesota Hockey Recreation League offers an incredible opportunity for young players to continue play-

ing our great game at a level and time commitment that fits their desires,” stated Steve Oleheiser, Minnesota Hockey President. “We’re very grateful for the outstanding support Hiway provides this program, and we’re excited to partner with them as we look to keep building on the league’s success.”

The Rec League offers a unique approach to organized hockey, featuring a shorter season and an average of two events per week which allows players to pursue other sports and activities

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Risk-taking should not ignore science

by JACK BLATHERWICK

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Kevin Hartzell wrote in Let’s Play Hockey (Aug. 27, 2020) encouraging readers to ‘Let them play.’ Ignore the risk (at all ages, presumably) of getting sick from COVID-19. Why? Kevin offered three reasons: (1) young people have a very low probability of getting sick, even if they do contract the virus. (2) We are getting too soft as a nation, not taking enough risks.

(3) A two-goal lead in a hockey game is worse than a one-goal lead. (Huh???)

I have to admit, this ‘risk’ thing and the connection between two-goal leads and the virus escape my aging brain.

I agree that kids can play hockey, but the risk of serious illness should be informed by scientific data. No question, children and young adults are less likely than old folks to suffer illness or death if they contract the virus. However, there have been some bad outcomes from COVID-19 among this young population. A (small) number have suffered organ damage (heart, lungs, liver, brain, etc).

An important fact not mentioned in Kevin’s column is this: children and young adults are good carriers of the virus – just as effective as older people.

In a hockey game, players might be in-

It is not possible to avoid breathing the exhaled air from teammates when everyone is inhaling-exhaling eight times the air as at rest. Players should test as they do in professional and college sports. haling and exhaling eight times as much air as at rest. So, when they sit shoulder-to-shoulder in the players’ box and dressing room, they are ‘super-exposed’ to aerosol virus from others who could be carrying it.

Next, they’d bring it home, or to school and friends. This has already created hot spots around the country. Young people carried it from bars, parties, churches, and teams to ignite a devastating crisis at local hospitals. Two-hun-

dred thousand people have died so far, if not the young people who partied.

Consider an analogy to the risk-taking question. Suppose you want to dive off a 30-foot cliff. It’s a little scary, but if you know what’s under the surface of the water you might decide it’s an acceptable risk. However, it’s insanity if you don’t know how deep the water is.

Risk-taking when the downside is unknown or when epidemiologists say it’s unwise – that’s not learning the val-

ue of taking risks to be better athletes or more patriotic citizens. That’s dumb.

When teams play games and encourage known risks, why not make players test for the virus periodically?

The NCAA is doing this, as do all the professional leagues. Shouldn’t we expect this leadership from our governing bodies: USA Hockey, MN Hockey, and the High School League?

Wild signs defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year contract extension Brodin ranks third in plus/minus rating, fourth in blocked shots and assists and fifth in scoring in franchise history amongst team defenseman

by MINNESOTA WILD

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42,000,000 million contract extension ($6,000,000 average annual value) that begins with the 2021-22 season and goes through 2027-28.

Brodin, 27, tallied 28 points (2-

26=28), a plus-15 rating, 24 penalty minutes (PIM) and 112 blocked shots in 69 games with Minnesota in 201920, setting set career highs in points and assists. He led the team in blocked shots and shorthanded points (2), ranked second in plus/minus rating and fourth in assists. The 6-foot-1, 194-pound native of Karlstad, Sweden, blocked a career-high seven shots at Edmonton (Feb. 21) and tied his career best with a plus-4 rating at Detroit (Feb. 27). Brodin recorded two assists at Tampa (Dec. 5) to become the sixth defenseman in team

history to reach 100 assists. He played in his 500th career NHL game vs. St. Louis (Nov. 2) to become the fourth defenseman in franchise history (seventh player overall) to reach the milestone. Brodin has played in 171 consecutive games for the Wild, the longest active streak on the team.

He owns 146 points (30-116=146), a plus-47 rating, 162 PIM and 890 blocked shots in 555 career NHL games during eight seasons with Minnesota.

Brodin ranks third in plus/minus rating, fourth in blocked shots and assists

and fifth in scoring in franchise history amongst team defenseman. He notched two assists, a plus-1 rating and ranked second on the team in TOI/game (23:48) during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Brodin has recorded 10 points (1-9=10) in 48 career playoff contests with the Wild. He ranks T-1st in games played, second in blocked shots and third in assists in franchise history amongst team defensemen in the postseason.

Minnesota selected Brodin in the first round (10th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

TRYOUT TIPS

Hockey is so important to the kids and parents, and that’s great to see. We can’t lose sight that it is just a sport though and tryouts are just a snapshot in time.

If players don’t make the team they had hoped for, they need to try and stay positive and not give up on their dreams.

• Look for learning opportunities: I always encourage kids to focus on the certain lessons these situations have taught them and to continue to work hard for future opportunities that may come in hockey and in life.

• Celebrate success: (If they have a good tryout and make the team) players should absolutely be proud of this accomplishment, and they should use this goal as a stepping-stone to strive to achieve their next goals.

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incorporate quite a bit of scrimmaging so that we can get a sense of how kids compare in game-like situations.

• Know what coaches look for: Good attitude and body language, hard-working, taking it seriously and not goofing around, and having fun while also competing to the best of their ability.

• Listen up: Listening is very important as this is extremely telling of the type of player both on and off the ice that someone is.

POST-TRYOUTS • Stay positive no matter what:

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throughout the winter. In addition, the Rec League emphasizes teaching basic hockey skills, promoting sportsmanship and providing a no-check environment that fosters a love of hockey.

Practices and games are set to start

in early January, will run for approximately 10 weeks and conclude with an end of the year festival in mid-March.

Participants have the opportunity to request to play with friends and family, and no ice sessions are held on Wednesday nights or Sunday mornings.

For more information on the Rec League or to register for the upcoming season, visit www.minnesotahockey. org/recleague.

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NAHL releases 2020-21 regular season schedule Regular season begins Friday, Oct. 9 as 23 teams take to the ice this season

DALLAS, Texas – The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the release of the 2020-21 regular season schedule.

Celebrating its 46th season in 2020-21, the NAHL is the oldest and largest junior hockey league of its kind in the United States and one of only two USA Hockey-certified leagues that operate under the non pay-toplay model. During the 2019-20 season, the NAHL set yet another all-time single-season record of 361 NCAA commitments during one season, including a record number of 249 NCAA Division 1 commitments, further reinforcing that when it comes to players entering the league without a commitment, but earning one while they are playing in the league, there is no one better at it than the NAHL. “What we are experiencing in 2020 is truly unprecedented and it has left each and every one of us with a new appreciation for the game that we love. We are thrilled to be back and now have a schedule to move forward with. Each and every one of our teams and owners are to be commended for the way they are navigating through this difficult period. The NAHL and its member clubs will continue to utilize the latest information available in order to provide the safest environment as possible for all of the players, coaches, staff,

billet families and fans,” stated NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld. “We look to continue to raise the bar and provide more opportunity for the development and advancement of our players.”

For full schedule go to www.nahl.com.

The regular season will commence on Oct. 9, 2020 and end on April 25, 2021.

The NAHL Showcase, the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, and the NAHL Robertson Cup Championship, will all take place this season and dates will be announced in the near future.

2020-21 NAHL Divisional Alignment: Central Division (6): Aberdeen Wings, Austin Bruins, Bismarck Bobcats, Minnesota Wilderness, Minot Minotauros, St. Cloud Norsemen East Division (6): Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, Johnstown Tomahawks, Maine Nordiques, Maryland Black Bears, New Jersey Titans, Northeast Generals Midwest Division (5): Chippewa Steel, Fairbanks Ice Dogs, Janesville Jets, Kenai River Brown Bears, Minnesota Magicians South Division (6): Amarillo Bulls, Lone Star Brahmas, New Mexico Ice Wolves, Odessa Jackalopes, Shreveport Mudbugs, Wichita Falls Warriors

Former NAHL coach Vellucci named Assistant for NHL’s Penguins

Mike Vellucci led the Compuware Ambassadors to four Robertson Cup titles and was named the Executive of the Year twice in 1994-95 and again in 1998-99, and also earned NAHL Coach of the Year honors during the 1997-98 season.

The NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins have named former NAHL head coach Mike Vellucci as an assistant coach, joining head coach Mike Sullivan‘s staff.

Vellucci, 54, spent the 2019-20 season as head coach and general manager of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins, guiding them to a record of 29-263-5. Eight of Vellucci’s players saw action with Pittsburgh during the year.

Vellucci won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach in 2018-19, leading the Charlotte Checkers to the best regular-season record in the league and later a Calder Cup championship. The Checkers’ 51-17-7-1 record (.724) was the 10th-best in AHL history, and the team led the league in penalty killing while ranking second in goals allowed and fifth in goals scored.

Vellucci was instrumental in developing prospects for the Hurricanes, who reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2019 for the first time in a decade; 13 different Checkers players earned recalls to Carolina during the 2018-19 season.

In two seasons with Charlotte, Vellucci guided the team to a record of 97-43-8-4. The Checkers reached the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs in 2018 before winning the title in 2019.

Vellucci began his coaching career in the NAHL with the Compuware Ambassadors from 1993 to 1999, where his teams went 241–82–27 in the regular season and captured two USA Hockey Junior A National Championships in 1994 and 1999. The Ambassadors also captured two NAHL regular season titles and four Robertson Cups during his tenure.

Vellucci was named the NAHL’s Executive of the Year twice in 1994-95 and again in 1998-99, and also earned NAHL Coach of the Year honors during the 1997-98 season.

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Stanley Cup Final has plenty of NAHL flavor

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was the NAHL Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and again in 200708.

The 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final is set and no matter who wins to hoist the Cup this year, there will be an NAHL flavor.

Six players or coaches with NAHL ties will faceoff in the final series as the Eastern Conference Champion Tampa Bay Lightning face the Western Conference Champion Dallas Stars.

Tampa Bay has three members of the team with NAHL ties. They include head coach Jon Cooper, forward Pat Maroon, and defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk.

Cooper began his NAHL coaching career with the Texarkana Bandits in the 2003-04 season. He coached in the NAHL a total of five seasons with Texarkana and St. Louis. In 2004-05 and again in 2007-08, he was honored as the NAHL Coach of the Year.

Maroon played for Coach Cooper in the NAHL during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. During his first NAHL season in Texarkana, Maroon recorded 60 points in 57 games and was named to the NAHL’s All-Rookie Team. The Bandits moved to St. Louis the following year, when they won the first of back-to-back Robertson Cup National Championship titles. Their first of those titles came in 2007 when the Bandits defeated the Mahoning Valley Phantoms 8-4 on May 6, 2007 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Maroon, who was the league’s MVP that season with 95 points in 57 games played, recorded an astounding 23 points in just 12 playoff games on the way to the title, which included a hat-trick and an assist in the Championship game. Maroon’s 23 points still stands as the NAHL record for most points in a single post-season.

Shattenkirk played in 42 career NAHL games with the National Team Development Program from 200507. He recorded 28 career NAHL points from the blueline.

The Dallas Stars also have three members with NAHL ties. They include goaltender Ben Bishop, defenseman Stephen Johns, and forward Joe Pavleski.

Bishop played as an 18-year-old in the NAHL during the 2004-05 season for the Texas Tornado.

During that season, he led the Tornado to their second of three straight Robertson Cup Championships. He also led the NAHL in wins that season with 35, ranked 2nd in goals against average (1.93) and was 3rd in save percentage (92%). He was also named to the 2004-05 NAHL All-Rookie Team that season.

Johns played in the NAHL during the 2008-09 season for the National Development Team Program, recording eight points in 31 career NAHL games.

While Pavelski didn’t play in the NAHL, he has been a Co-Owner of the Janesville Jets since the team’s inception in 2009.

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NAHL alum Montoya expands hockey’s reach in Hispanic community Montoya believes if young Hispanic players get to try hockey, they’ll fall in love just as he did

by HEATHER RULE

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Al Montoya, the first Cuban American to play in the NHL, says he was also the first native Spanish speaker in the 100-year history of the league.

Montoya finds both facts amazing, but also believes members of the Hispanic community would fall in love with the game as he did while growing up in Chicago. That is as long as they’re given the opportunity to try the sport.

“I realized the weight of what being the first Cuban American was the day I got drafted,” Montoya said. “You’re not representing yourself anymore. You’re representing the community. And I embraced it.”

He spent 15 years in professional hockey as a goaltender, but it’s also his family history that results in Montoya speaking with such pride.

Montoya’s mother was born and raised in Cuba. His grandparents fled Cuba and from the Castro regime in 1963 for the United States. They went from being landowners in Cuba to Montoya’s grandfather “selling strawberries on the side of the road and working at McDonald’s,” Montoya shared.

It’s the work ethic from his grandparents, and his mother working as a doctor, that has rubbed off on Montoya, now 35 years old. He recalls his grandfather telling him how grateful he was for the United States, the place that gave him his freedom.

“One of the prouder moments of my life is standing on that blue line or that red line, looking up at our flag and knowing the sacrifices that they made to give me that opportunity of freedom,” Montoya said. “They passed it down to me. I can’t say enough about it.”

Raised by his single mother and his grandparents along with three brothers, Montoya followed his older brother in playing hockey. Montoya started out as a skater, taking up hockey at 3 years old.

He began hockey as a forward, but the next year, his team didn’t have a goalie.

He remembers playing in a house league before that, where the goaltender bag cycled between teammates, allowing everyone a shot to try the position.

That second year of mites, “I took that bag, and I never gave it back,” Montoya said.

He eventually ended up with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program at 16 years old. In 2004, he was part of the U.S. National Junior Team that went undefeated (6-0-0) to win the first-ever International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship gold medal for the United States. Montoya was named Best Goaltender and named to the All-Star Team.

He called that 2004 team, which included Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, “one of the best teams ever produced by USA Hockey.”

“This is our chance to make this statement and be the first team to ever win, the first U.S. team to win a gold medal,” Montoya said. “Once that American flag

Montoya at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship.

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is going up, and you know you won it, and you’re surrounded by your brothers, your family, your teammates. It’s really a moment I’ll never forget.”

He played for the University of Michigan when he was 17 years old and went 86-29-8 there across three seasons.

The New York Rangers drafted him sixth overall in 2004. That’s when he realized the platform he had as the first Cuban American NHL player. He also played in Puerto Rico, gave interviews in Spanish (his first language growing up) and even had a sandwich named after him at the Carnegie Deli.

He made his NHL debut April 1, 2009, with the Phoenix Coyotes, coached at the time by Wayne Gretzky. Montoya earned a 23-save shutout in a 3-0 victory over Colorado at the Pepsi Center. He couldn’t have scripted it any better.

“Getting that chance to live that ultimate dream that first game is a moment that will always be close to my heart,” Montoya said.

He ended up playing 168 games in the NHL (67-49-24 with a 2.65 GAA and .908 save percentage) across nine seasons with Phoenix, the New York Islanders, Winnipeg, Florida, Montreal and Edmonton through the 2017-18 season.

His grandparents died in 2008 and didn’t get a chance to see him play in the NHL, but they watched him at the University of Michigan and saw him get drafted.

“They got to watch me play which was, now that I think about it, makes my heart whole,” Montoya said.

A year into retirement from hockey, Montoya spent time with his family and took “a spiritual, emotional trip” to Cuba last summer. He was the first in his family to return since 1963. Montoya has appreciated this time in retirement.

“It’s given me the time to be intentional about the next phase of my life, and that’s dedicating my second career to my passions, which are hockey and the Hispanic community,” Montoya said.

His goal is to grow hockey by incorporating Latinos into the conversation around the sport. Recently, he was a panelist for USA Hockey’s Let’s Grow Forward webinar. This focused on different ways the Hispanic community is already joining the larger hockey family and, even more importantly, discussed ways to get them further involved. During the webinar, Montoya and fellow panelist, Robert

Al Montoya played the 2000-01 season in the NAHL as a 15-year-old. After 10 seasons in the NHL, he is now looking to expand his reach and love for the game to the Hispanic community.

Torres, talked about their work together.

Montoya has partnered with Torres’ organization Parents for Peace and Justice, a Hispanic community in Montoya’s Chicago hometown. Montoya is also part of the NHL’s Player Inclusion Committee.

Montoya sees a grassroots effort taking shape, bringing hockey to Hispanic communities that maybe cannot afford to play hockey or don’t immediately gravitate toward the sport. Hockey isn’t the first sport Hispanics reach out to, Montoya added. In Cuba, there was no ice; kids play baseball or box, he said.

Still, he believes with the celebratory nature of Hispanic culture and how everyone loves to come together that there’s no reason that Hispanics shouldn’t be passionate about hockey as well, he said.

“I know they love speed, I know they love action,” Montoya said. “And by doing that and by starting at the grassroots level, you’ll check all the boxes at the end of the day with fan inclusion and marketing players. The game will continue to grow.”

He’s making it a goal to get out and interact with youth, so he can get them involved in hockey at more of a grassroots level. Or maybe his role will also be working at the NHL level to help put fans in the seats. He’d love for the “fantastic” game of hockey and the “fantastic” Hispanic community to be blended together.

Montoya’s outreach is local with the Hispanic community, but he’s also had conversations with NHL general managers and presidents. It’s all about finding a home for his vision and getting to work right away.

“It started out as an idea, and I’ve had a year to grow this thing and grow this thing,” Montoya said. “I’m looking forward to finally putting it all together.”

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The forgotten team

by CHRIS MIDDLEBROOK When you enter Don Roberts Ice Rink in Lund Arena at Gustavus Adolphus College you will see banners on the east end commemorating the MIAC and league playoff titles won by Gustavus men’s hockey over the years. What you won’t see is the banner celebrating the 1977 National Championship. This is because even as Gustavus scored a goal with 30 seconds left in the 3rd period of the championship game to beat St. Scholastica 3-2, the goal was disallowed because the referee lost sight of the puck.

The 1976-77 Gustavus team were national champions. And then they weren’t.

Here is the story of that team and their season.

In the winter of 1936-37 Gustavus Adolphus College formed their first men’s varsity hockey team. They proceeded to lose all five of their games.

Over the next almost three decades they did not win a single MIAC conference championship. Some of the years there was not enough student interest to form a team. So, naturally for the 1964-65 season Gustavus hired a coach who had never played hockey and was unable to ice skate with any efficiency, Don Roberts.

Coach Roberts was definitely a Gustavus man. A 1956 graduate, he had played varsity football, basketball and baseball.

After a stint in the Marine Corp, where he rose to the rank of Captain, Roberts returned to Gustavus in 1959 and was immediately appointed head wrestling coach. In 1961 he also became head football coach. Why not hockey coach, too?

In his first season as Gustavus hockey coach, the team finished with an 0-14 record. For the 1965-66 season, there

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were no expectations of success. This made Gustavus’ 16-2 record and first MIAC hockey championship all the more stunning. For Coach Roberts and Gustavus hockey, however, it was only the beginning. Over the next 10 seasons, 1966-67 to 1975-76, Gustavus won an additional nine MIAC hockey championships. In 1968, when the first NAIA national championships began, Gustavus was one of the four teams competing.

They continued to be a perennial con-

tender through the 1976 national tourney, finishing runner-up in 1972 and 1975.

Gustavus’ record from 1965-66 to 197576 was 199 wins, 49 losses and 1 tie. But no national titles.

In the fall of 1976, another season of major success was expected. Eighteen

lettermen returned from a team that had finished 23-4, won the MIAC title and finished third in the national tournament.

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Officially Speaking: The question every veteran official has Why does USA Hockey have to make things so difficult?

It’s the question every veteran hockey official asks.

In fact, most of the complaints communicated to OS are not about parents, player or coaches.

They’re about USA Hockey.

Recent case in point – the online seminar process. Specifically, Level 4.

Okay, all of you veteran zebras, you remember back to last June, right?

You know, when in the middle of the shutdown, USA Hockey and its affiliates start flooding our inboxes with advice to take the downtime to register early for the 2020-21 season.

Not that anyone was even sure there was going to be a season.

Well to show support, OS did in fact register in early July and basically finished all the online requirements, including the Safe Sport shakedown by the 9th of the month. OS knew there would be seminars eventually and figured it would be great getting the junk out of the way.

Fast-forward to September. Suddenly, the local organizations are advising that there will be no Level 4 skating test and Level 4 seminars will be online like the rest of them. This was not advertised back in June and since there’s never a certainty there will be a Level 4 seminar in OS’s neck of the cactus, OS

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After adding in transferring players and the usual high numbers of talented freshmen and players from the previous year’s JV, there was a total of 85 candidates for the 1976-77 team. The motivation of all was, of course, the desire to skate wearing the gold and black jersey with the 3 Crowns logo. Being a varsity hockey player at Gustavus also came with significant prestige within the student body.

The 1976-77 season presented an additional major attraction and motivation.

In December, the team would travel to Sweden for two weeks to compete in four games against Swedish teams and would also be visiting Oslo and Copenhagen.

Two weeks of tryouts began, including scrimmages against Mankato State and intrasquad games between players initially assigned to the varsity and JV. When the ice chips had cleared and the annual alumni game took place, Coach Roberts had picked his team which would begin the season and then travel to Sweden to compete.

The Gusties opened the regular season with two victories in the annual Thanksgiving tourney, 5-2 over Stout and 4-2 over St. Scholastica. The victories kept coming, 8-1 Hamline, 8-2 River Falls and an 11-4 thumping of St. Marys.

On Dec. 18, 1976, the entire Gustavus team, together with a number of family members and supporters, boarded a plane in Minneapolis for the direct overnight flight to Stockholm. None of the players had ever been overseas.

Some had never before been on a plane.

After arriving at Arlanda Airport the next morning, the team boarded a bus for the three hour ride to Karlstad where they would meet Swedish junior champion Farjestads and senior team Grums.

On Dec. 20, Gustavus beat Farjestads 12-5 and on Dec. 22 they beat Grums 6-5. Then they headed back to Stockholm for two games against first division club Gota. Gustavus won both, 8-5 and 7-4.

They returned to St. Peter with an undefeated 9-0 record, together with a powerful chemistry and bond within the team.

Back in the United States, the victories continued – 6-0 St. Johns, 6-2 Augsburg, 10-9 St. Thomas and 18-2 St. Marys. The undefeated season came to an end with a 6-3 loss to Augsburg on

signed up for Level 3. sponding to OS’s request withNow at the advanced age in minutes. But USA Hockey of seasoned officials like OS, simply will not change an passing the skating test is reaapplication once submitted sonably difficult. For most based upon a long-standing of the guys, they don’t sweat policy. Pretty much what I the skating test, rather, it’s the was expecting.

Officially closed book they fear. But not Even an appeal to OS’s for guys like OS. In fact, OS SPEAKING District RIC didn’t help. The has never failed the Level 4 guy’s hands are tied and all he

by MARK closed book, and normally recould do was provide the same LICHTENFELD ceives the highest score in the weasel excuse. respective seminar.

Look, there’s a reason Naturally, the sudden change of why everyone beefs about USA Hockprotocol didn’t sit well for OS. Basicaley. If the organization is so big that it ly, the guys who signed up early (per cannot handle individual requests based USA Hockey’s request) are suddenly upon its own alteration of registration punished for doing the right thing while rules, then it should be broken up. Like guys that still haven’t even registered AT&T. Or Standard Oil. for USA Hockey as of September can In any other “business,” the persuddenly register for Level 4 without sons signing up early usually receive fear of the skating test. (And the refs the best treatment. But not here. Sure, that register this late are normally the it may be a pain to manually override same people scrounging around for some computer code, but it should be completed open book tests from other done for those requesting it. guys).

It should be done because USA So OS wrote a gentle letter to Hockey changed the rules. Once the USA Hockey, requesting a procedure Level 4 requirements were changed, for guys like us to switch registration every single eligible official should to Level 4. OS reminded USA Hockey have been given the option to switch that OS has registered for 31 years-infrom 3 to 4. Or, no one should have a-row and hopefully some simple acbeen allowed to register for Level 4 uncommodation could be devised. less they were at Level 4 last year.

Not happening.

It’s no surprise. USA Hockey and Credit is due to USA Hockey for reits affiliates simply act like they’re too

big to deal with others’ problems. Guys in Illinois are complaining that the local affiliate in the Land of Lincoln is not pressing the governor to get the kids back on ice. Teams are forming to travel to other states. Adult leagues are dropping USA Hockey because they don’t want to deal with the red tape.

Colorado Springs changes registration requirements in the middle of sign-up season. What’s USA Hockey missing here?

Customer service. That’s what it’s all about.

It’s something USA Hockey needs to take seriously.

Postscript musings: Hey you parents, coaches, players and managers.

Don’t look for better officiating from USA Hockey officials this season.

See, there is no closed-book test due to Zoom seminars and therefore, there is no incentive to study the rulebook.

(That’s not USA Hockey’s fault). Further, the new “closed-book” is simply a 3-hour timed open book test and reports are already coming in to OS that once again, the answers are being given out at the seminar. Just pay the shakedown fees and get a crest.

Jan. 25, then two more victories over St. Olaf, 8-2, and River Falls, 10-2. Next on the schedule for the 15-1 Gusties was a two game away series against D1 Northern Michigan, whose entire roster consisted of 20- and 21-year-old freshmen straight out of Canadian junior hockey.

Within a couple of years they would be in the NCAA championship game.

Five thousand spectators filled the stands for a game that turned into a gladiator contest with 20 penalties called.

The final was 6-6 but three Gustie players were injured and out for the next evening. The second game ended 7-4 as Northern Michigan scored three power play goals in the final 10 minutes. The intense games and the entire experience brought the players even closer as a team.

It took the Gusties one game, a 6-1 loss to St. Thomas, to recover from their injuries. They then ran the table in their final six games leading up to the National tourney: 6-3 St. John’s, 7-2 St. Olaf, 3-2 Mankato State, 8-5 and 5-2 Concordia, and 11-2 Hamline. The Gusties were MIAC champions again and had a final regular season record of 21-3-1.

The 1977 NAIA national tourney was in Superior, Wisc. In the quarterfinals, Gustavus steamrolled a big and aggressive Ferris State team 10-3. Their semifinal opponent was MIAC rival and co-champion Augsburg. Down 3-1 in the second period, the Gusties scored 4 straight goals to win 5-3. They were in the national championship game.

The Gustavus players and coaches were ready. This was their year. The national championship was not only their destiny, it would also be a culmination of 12 years of excellence and accomplishment for Gustavus hockey. Their opponent? Archrival St. Scholastica.

The heart of the rivalry was more than two teams vying for supremacy.

A look at the rosters helps explain. St. Scholastica drew its players from Canada and the north shore of Lake Superior.

Gustavus, in contrast, consisted primarily of players from the metro area, including four from Minneapolis high schools.

On Feb. 27, 1977, these two teams met on the ice for the National Championship. Refereeing the game were two officials from the Iron Range – Grand Rapids and Roseau. In the stands were 400 Gustavus students and alumni. The game was televised by a Duluth station.

A radio broadcast was sent over the airways all the way to the Gustavus campus in St. Peter.

At 16:58 of the first period St. Scho-

tant Coach Mike Kemp, the team manager and the sports information director.

Only Coach Roberts has passed, but not before a Hall of Fame career and receiving the John McInnes Award from the American Hockey Coaches Association and the Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award. The only thing missing from his extraordinary coaching career at Gustavus is a national championship.

The 1976-77 Gustavus team knows there shouldn’t be.

For many years Coach Roberts ran a Christian summer hockey camp in Grand Rapids. One of the players from the 1976-77 team volunteered as a coach. He and Coach Roberts were at a local tavern when the referee who had lost sight of the puck was also there. He spoke to Coach Roberts and apologized for blowing the call and costing Coach Roberts, his players and Gustavus the National Championship. Coach Roberts, who taught his teams to both win and lose with dignity, thanked the referee for saying this and then proceeded to drink a beer with him.

Don Roberts was not just a Hall of Famer as a hockey coach, he was also as a person. In 2016 the entire St. Scholastica team of 1976-77 was inducted into St. Scholastica’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Even the referee who lost sight of the puck in the 1977 national championship game, but also had a decades long career as an outstanding referee, is a Hall of Fame member. The Gustavus men’s hockey team of 1976-77, however, and the national championship they won, but then didn’t, has been forgotten. They shouldn’t be.

lastica scored and was up 1-0 at the intermission. Shots 13-10, St. Scholastica. In the second period, Gustavus scored twice to take a 2-1 lead after two periods. Shots in the second period, Gustavus 20, St. Scholastica 15.

During the third period, in the final 30 seconds of the game, an improbable – even unbelievable – ending and dismantling of a game and a journey, of a destiny that drives home the reality that in a contest between glorious destiny and cruel fate, fate will sometimes prevail.

Gustavus dominated the 3rd period, outshooting St. Scholastica 18-10. But St. Scholastica scored with less than 5 minutes remaining to tie the score 2-2.

At 17:44 a St. Scholastica player was penalized 2 minutes for tripping. With just over 30 seconds left in the game and Gustavus on the power play, there was a scramble in front of the St. Scholastica net. Steve Hansen shot and the puck went under the goalie and came out one foot from the goal line. It was never covered by the goalie, and it never came to a stop. Gustie Jim Williams shot it into the open net. He scored the national championship winning goal. On the ice and on the bench the Gustavus players erupted in celebration. They won the national championship and achieved their destiny.

BUT WAIT! The referee had lost sight of the puck and had blown his whistle just as Williams was shooting the puck into the open net. The referee disallowed the goal. There were no timeouts in hockey in 1977. Direct off the subsequent face-off, St. Scholastica went down the ice and scored with 20 seconds remaining. In the span of 10 seconds, Gustavus had gone from national champion to instead a stunning defeat, without question ranking first in the annals of Gustavus athletics and likely first even in college hockey.

After the game, Coach Roberts watched the replay of the disallowed goal. It clearly showed the puck was never covered and never came to a stop before Jim Williams shot it into the St. Scholastica goal. He responded to the referee explaining he lost sight of the puck with, “It was a judgment call and the referee said he didn’t see the puck, so he didn’t. But it certainly decided the national championship.”

More than 43 years have passed since that game. In these four plus decades, Gustavus has yet to win a national title in hockey.

All the players from the 1976-77 team are still here, together with Assis-

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The 1976-77 Gustavus Men’s Hockey Team

Head Coach: Don Roberts Asst. Coach: Mike Kemp Team Manager: Ray Lewis Sports Information Director: Bob Greenberg Goalies: Brad Austin, Steve Kittay Defense: Brice Edwards, Captain; Brian Parr, Captain; Mark Weber; Dan Horecka; Steve Howells; Chris Middlebrook Forwards: Tom Lindsey, Craig Miller, Steve Hansen, Mike Cody, Jim Williams, Chris Halden, Warren Loken, Stu McCormick, Paul Rutt, Dave Kunz, Doug Coombe, Brad Perlich, Tim Bohan, Dave Gunderson

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Richfield’s Lynn Olson to receive 2020 Lester Patrick Trophy

by MINNESOTA HOCKEY ST. PAUL, Minn. – Richfield native Lynn Olson, a longtime advocate for girls and women’s hockey at all levels, will receive the 2020 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The National Hockey League announced Olson as the recipient of the award, which is one of the most prestigious in hockey.

Olson becomes the fourth consecutive Minnesota native to be honored with the award, following Dr. Jack Blatherwick (2019), Jim Johansson (2018) and Peter Lindberg (2017).

“It is difficult to imagine that there is anyone whose body of work better fits the description of ‘outstanding service to hockey in the United States,’ than Lynn Olson,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “Her passion for our game, her determination that it be as available and welcoming to girls and women as to boys and men, and her relentless pursuit of that goal have been transformative. That Minnesota truly has become, for everyone, the State of Hockey, is a credit to Lynn Olson and we are delighted to present the prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy to such a deserving recipient.”

In 1980, after playing broomball for years, Lynn joined a women’s hockey team and continued to play for 20 years. The Minnesota Women’s Hockey League (now WHAM) was comprised of 12 teams in two divisions. In

Lynn Olson is the recipient of the 2020 Lester Patrick Trophy, an award given for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

1984, Lynn, who worked as a Paralegal, was asked to draft Articles, Bylaws and Operating Rules for WHAM. They elected her President and in 1985 she met with the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA, later renamed Minnesota Hockey) and requested the association be accepted as an affiliate.

In 1986, MAHA accepted WHAM and Lynn was elected Women’s Hockey Director, a position she held until 2007.

WHAM hosted the USA Hockey Girls & Women’s National Championships in 1988. In order to provide teams from MN in the 15U and 19U age classifications, Lynn started the

Minnesota Thoroughbred girls hockey organization in 1987. Lynn was elected in 1989 to the position of Girls/Women’s Section Director, the first woman on the USA Hockey Board of Directors.

She represented the girls/women from Minnkota District (MN, ND and SD) on the Section until 2010.

In 1990, as Girls/Women’s Director, she assisted USA Hockey in the establishment of development camp programs for females and was Camp Director for USA Hockey Girls’ Development Camps for the first two years. Lynn organized the girls’ camp evaluation process in 1990 for Minnkota and ran the development program for over 12 years. Lynn served as GM from 1990-1994 for the USA Hockey Women’s National Team which won three silver medals in the IIHF Women’s World Championships in Canada, Finland and Lake Placid.

After many years of promoting girls’ hockey at the youth level, Lynn began attending MN State High School League meetings and speaking at high schools. The MSHSL sanctioned girl’s hockey as a varsity sport in 1994. Lynn was elected as the Executive Secretary of the MN Girls’ High School Hockey Coaches Assn. and held that position from 1994-1997. The Academy of Holy Angels, attended by her daughters, Lisa and Becky, agreed to start a girls’ hockey program. Lynn was hired as the first Head Coach and the AHA team participated in the first sanctioned girls’ game in MSHSL history. AHA would go on

to win the Girls’ Class A Championship 10 years later and her daughters would head to St. Cloud State University and play on the Division I hockey team as co-captains.

In 1992 Lynn received the President’s Award from Minnesota Hockey for her work in developing girls/ women’s programs in the state. In 2001 Lynn was recognized as a Special Merit Award Winner by the National Girls and Women in Sports-Minnesota. The Award is presented to individuals who exemplify the highest levels of commitment to breaking barriers for girls and women in sport. In 2013, she was honored with Minnesota Hockey’s Don Clark Award, given to an individual who over a period of many years has been dedicated to the grassroots growth and development of youth hockey in Minnesota.

“Lynn Olson is without peer when it comes to determination and work ethic in championing girls and women’s hockey,” said Minnesota Hockey president, Steve Oleheiser. “Minnesota Hockey is a better organization due to her contributions, and girls and women’s hockey in Minnesota is the best it has ever been thanks to Lynn Olson.”

Minnesota Hockey, a USA Hockey affiliate, is the governing body of youth hockey in Minnesota. With over 70,000 registered players and coaches, it is the largest state governing body for hockey in the United States.

College Hockey report French Inks Deal with Adirondack of ECHL MANKATO, Minn. – The Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL have announced that they have signed former Minnesota State forward Josh French to a standard player contract for the 2020-21 season.

Located in Glen Falls, N.Y., the Thunder are a minor league affiliate of National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils.

A Woodbury, Minn., native, French completed his college career with 149 games played and totaled 14 goals and 23 assists for 37 points, along with 165 shots on goal, a +25 rating and 79 blocked shots. One of the top defensive players in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, French registered 877 face-off wins over the course of his four years with the MavJosh French ericks.

A three-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete and a three-time WCHA All-Academic honoree during his Maverick men’s hockey career, French helped lead Minnesota State to three WCHA regular-season championships, one WCHA postseason tournament championship and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances.

Besides French, seven other players off last year’s team have signed professional contracts: Marc Michaelis (Vancouver/NHL), Connor Mackey (Calgary/NHL), Charlie Gerard (Colorado/AHL), Parker Tuomie (Berlin/DEL), Ian Scheid (Colorado/AHL), Nick Rivera (Adirondack/ECHL) and Edwin Hookenson (Utah/ECHL).

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Gophers All-American, NHL vet Paul Martin joins ‘U’ MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Gopher Hockey head coach Bob Motzko has announced that Minnesota All-America alum and 14-year NHL veteran Paul Martin has joined the Maroon & Gold as an undergraduate assistant.

A native of Elk River, Minn., Martin will assist the Gophers on and off the ice as part of the Gopher Grad Program while finishing his bachelor’s degree at the University of Minnesota.

“Guys like Paul Martin don’t come around very often, so the fact we are getting him for a second tour of duty is really exciting for our program,” Motzko, who coached Martin during his collegiate career with the Gophers, said. “Between his experience and accomplishments as a hockey player and his leadership and involvement with the Shine A Ligh7 Foundation, we know that Paul can help our current players develop in nearly every way imaginable.”

Martin was a three-year letter winner for the Maroon & Gold while recording 97 points (20 goals, 77 assists) in 127 career games at Minnesota. The defenseman, who was an all-conference selection in each of his three seasons of college hockey, helped the Gophers to three-straight NCAA tournament appearances including back-to-back national championships in 2002 and 2003.

Martin, who also won the Broadmoor Trophy with Minnesota in 2003 as WCHA playoff champions, was a Second Team All-American in 2003 while also earning his second-straight Second Team All-WCHA accolade. The defenseman was also named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2001. Martin remains 15th in Gopher Hockey history among defensemen with 97 points while he is 12th among defensemen with 77 assists.

A second round selection (62nd overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Martin went on to play 14 seasons in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks with 870 regular-season appearances and 320 career points (50 goals, 270 assists). Moreover, the defenseman led his teams to the playoff in each of his 14 seasons with 122 Stanley Cup playoff games and 46 playoff points (6 goals, 40 assists). With the exception of a short AHL stint in his final season on the ice and one season in Switzerland during the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Martin played his entire professional career in the NHL before retiring in 2018.

On the international stage, Martin was named to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team three times in his career (2006, 2010, 2014). Prior to joining the Gophers, Martin closed out his prep career at Elk River High School and was named the Mr. Hockey Award winner in 2000 as the top senior high school boy’s hockey player in the state of Minnesota.

Off the ice, Martin created the Shine A Ligh7 Foundation in 2017. The Shine A Ligh7 Foundation is a non-profit organization which raises awareness and reduces the stigma for those affected by bullying, depression, and mental health issues.

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COVID is concerning for junior hockey

by KEVIN HARTZELL

Let’s Play Hockey Columnist

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting a lot of things. And it’s affecting hockey in ways that are unhealthy to say the least. Young kids need to be out there for exercise, for being with friends, and a whole lot more.

We are also soon to experience the economic impact created by many COVID policies. Some leagues, like our high school league and even NCAA colleges, which draws much of its financial support from the taxpayer, may be least affected. But those leagues that draw their money mostly from fans, like Junior hockey and pro-hockey, may be greatly affected.

I am a bit fearful for the potential fall-out with Junior hockey. Like it or not, the vast majority of elite players will pass through Junior hockey. Junior hockey sustains their franchises with financial support from their fans and their marketing partners who are advertising their wares to those fans.

These revenue streams are being severely compromised and for many franchises are already creating severe hardships. Some Junior franchises have already made the decision to sit this season out.

To make a longer story short, there will be at least short term, and I suspect also long term, a reduced number of development opportunities for players across America, and this will include our Minnesota hockey players.

Many if not most Junior hockey franchises make little to no profit.

Breaking even for many is their financial goal, while providing opportunity for players and some awesome entertainment for their respective communities. Many franchises teeter on fi-

nancial sustainability. It is a scary time for many franchises. I don’t pretend to know what the future will bring, but I am concerned.

This got me to thinking about one of my personal favorite articles I have written. I actually had the whole article appear to me during a five-mile run. I was running by myself, and really the article wrote itself. I just needed to get to my computer and allow it to come out of my fingers. The article had to do with our long-time debate in Minnesota about the merits of elite players leaving Minnesota high school early for juniors.

The article was about all of us contemplating two very similar in stature, smallish forwards, Johnny Gaudreau (who went on to win the Hobey Baker and is today an NHL All-Star), and Kyle Rau, who won a Mr. Minnesota Hockey award for best high school player in the state of Minnesota. Kyle also played for me in Sioux Falls before becoming a good Gopher hockey player and a sometimes NHL player, playing mostly in the minors.

Gaudreau was at each step along the way, playing up to higher levels of play, entering Junior hockey at the age of 16. Rau on the other hand, stayed back with his high school friends throughout his high school career. Gaudreau has unquestionably achieved greater heights.

The question I raised then, and will raise again now, is what would have happened had they changed places. What if Gaudreau remained at the competitive level of Minnesota high school until he was a high school graduate at 18, while Rau was the one taking the higher challenge of Junior hockey at the age of 16?

I do not know the answer nor does anyone else, which is why it is an in-

triguing question. I do know that the adolescent brain is a wonder in its ability to learn much about those things that hold interest to that particular person. The adolescent brain will also, in effect, prune away those areas that are lacking in interest. To say there is no enhancement, no greater advancement of skills and knowledge of a greater test (if one is capable of handling the test well) I will never believe that. If that were true, we could just leave elite players on the JV and say that they will improve just as much…or give our top students the same curriculum and exams.

Anyway, that was the theme of the article. I got a couple uncommonly critical emails from high school coaches. I said to some of them….so your elite player would improve just as much if he never advanced off the JV? The article was not meant back then, nor now, to make the argument one way or the other for staying in high school or leaving for Juniors. I always believed Rau followed his heart and

did exactly what he wanted to do by remaining in high school. I supported his decision 100 percent just as I would have had his decision been to eagerly leave high school early for juniors. All that said, I will believe until my dying day, that had those two switched places, things would have changed in the development of both. To not believe this is to not believe that high levels of competition, tougher curriculum, and exams, have the ability to advance one’s skills and understanding.

A St. Paul native and forward for the Universityof Minnesota from 1978-82, Kevin Hartzell coached in the USHL from 1983-89 with the St. Paul Vulcans and from 2005-12 with the Sioux Falls Stampede. He was the head coach of Lillehammer in Norway’s GET-Ligaen from 2012-14. His columns have appeared in Let’s Play Hockey since the late 1980s. His book “Leading From the Ice” is available at amazon.com.

Misconceptions of moving up

by TOUCHPOINT MEDIA As we approach the new season, it’s not uncommon for parents of top youth hockey players to wonder if they should move up an age group.

It makes sense. The player may stand out among teammates and score lots of goals. There’s a concern they are not being challenged enough; not developing to their full potential. Or maybe it would give them a chance to play with an older sibling.

But Roger Grillo, an Apple Valley native and coach with more than 20 years of experience at the high school and collegiate levels, urges caution.

“There’s this misconception in my opinion that at younger ages, competition drives development, and I think that’s a huge mistake a lot of parents make,” said Grillo, an ADM Regional Manager for USA Hockey. “If my kid is struggling and everybody else is a little bit older, a little bit faster, a little bit stronger, that’s going to force them to reach back and become better.

“But at the younger ages, you have to be really careful with that.”

Confidence is king What’s wrong with being a top player?

“You want your child to be in the top-third of the team if they can,” Grillo said. “Confidence is king. Just having that positive, creative and productive environment culture on a daily basis is critical.

“I see so many people that are trying to rush development. You can’t! As a buddy of mine says, you can’t speed farm. If you speed farm, you’re going to

have a bad crop. You can’t speed development. There is a process to this, and that process is age-specific. There are age-appropriate steps in development.”

At the younger ages – 8U, 10U, 12U – it’s up to the adults to make these decisions.

“When they’re younger, it’s really moms, dads and coaches that are in charge of the development process,” Grillo said. “So we have to be really cognizant of putting a kid in the deep end when they’re not ready for the deep end just because we think it’s going to make them a better swimmer. A lot of the kids end up drowning – and then they don’t want to go back to the pool.”

The ripest environment What does the ripest environment for development look like?

“They’re touching the puck more, they’re scoring more, they’re having more success and feeling good about themselves,” Grillo said. “They’re having fun with their friends and classmates.

They can’t wait to come back to the rink.

That just accentuates everything in development. It really sets the stage for a love of the game and all the other benefits that come from that.

“I tell people all the time, there’s a reason why there are no honors classes in elementary schools. At the end of the day, we’re just trying to build the base for our young athletes. There’s going to come a time when there are honors classes. There’s going to come a time when playing against and with better players is important. But it’s not at the younger stages of the youth development model.

To me, that isn’t until around 14-15 years old, where a kid really has passion and really understands what their responsi-

bility is in the development process.”

A social leap As a longtime coaching instructor, talent evaluator and development guru, Grillo points out that in much of the country, age groups are restricted to a single birth year. In Minnesota, we have age levels spanning two birth years (6U, 10U, 12U and 14U).

The two-year gap makes the decision to play up an even more drastic one.

“So now you’re sticking a kid up a two-year window. That’s a whole different discussion. Now, you’re really ramping up all that other stuff in a possible negative way,” Grillo said. “There’s

even more to consider in that two-year window model. They’re not with their friends. They’re not with the same age group. They’re not with their classmates and teammates from other sports.

“The social aspect of sport is so critical, and we’re seeing that now with COVID. What kids are really missing is the interaction with their friends. Sometimes, we as the adults get over our skis a little bit, and we focus on what we think is going to make a kid better. And then we miss the ultimate goal: to have your kid play the sport for the rest of their life and feel good about themselves.”

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Richter Award winner Hellebuyck wins Vezina trophy

Little Falls Association needs your help

by BRYAN ZOLLMAN

Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets won the Vezina Trophy as the best goalie in the NHL, becoming the first Mike Richter Award winner to win the award.

The Mike Richter Award, presented

by Let’s Play Hockey, is awarded to the nation’s top NCAA goaltender. Hellebuyck was the first winner of the award in 2014 when he played for Mass-Lowell. Other winners include Zane McIntyre (North Dakota/2015), Thatcher Demko (Boston College/2016), Tanner Jaillet (Denver/2017), Cale Morris (Notre Dame/2018), Cayden Prime (Northeastern/2019) and Jeremy Swayman (Maine/2020).

Hellebuyck is also the first goalie in Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise history to win the award. He fin-

ished second in Vezina voting 2017-18.

This year he edged out Boston’s Tuuska Task with 123 votes to Rasks’ 99. Hellebuyck received 19 first place votes to Rask’s 10.

Hellebuyck led the league in shutouts with six and was second in wins with 31. His .922 save percentage was seventh in the league. He finished the season 31-21-5 with a 2.57 goals-against average.

Hellebuyck led NHL goalies in shots faced (1,796) and saves (1,656), and was tied for first in games played.

After going 44-11-9 with a 2.36 GAA and .924 save percentage in 201718, Hellebuyck was 34-23-3 with a 2.90 GAA and .913 save percentage last season.

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The Little Falls Hockey Association is in dire need of financial assistance following the embezzlement of more than $90,000 by a former treasurer. The Little Falls Association is headed by Carmen Johnson, who said the association is down to $13,000 in their account and is looking for ways to raise money to keep hockey affordable for families in the small rural town located south of Brainerd.

The association was saving money to add another sheet of ice to serve their growing association. But now that has been put on hold. They were also looking at putting a roof over their outdoor sheet of ice and adding a cooling system to help keep it frozen during warmer weather. Those projects are now not just on hold, but may not be feasible in the near future due to the loss of funds.

“We have a lot of improvements we would like to do and were planning for it, but then COVID hit and then we found out that our treasurer stole that money,” said Johnson.

The association uses funds for general operations, but also has a scholarship program that helps introduce kids to hockey for families that otherwise can’t afford it.

The association is in the process of setting up a donation page on Facebook to help rebuild their financial situation.

Donate through Venmo by sending a donation to @littlefalls-YouthHockey.

Checks can also be mailed to LFYH, PO Box 91, Little Falls, MN 56345.

Johnson said the association has also set up a Venmo account to make it easy for supporters to send money electronically.

She has already seen the hockey community respond.

“We have gotten emails from six different associations who are going to send us checks,” she said. “And we have had more than a dozen donations via Venmo.”

She also said the association is taking measures to help prevent another potential situation where a board member could steal funds.

“These jobs are all voluntary and when in a small community you tend to trust people,” she said. “But we are taking measures to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

To help get Little Falls back on their feet, you can donate through Venmo by sending a donation to @littlefalls-YouthHockey. Checks can also be mailed to LFYH, PO Box 91, Little Falls, MN 56345.

Wear a mouth guard in youth hockey

by JEFF LAMB, PT, SCS; AYNSLEY M SMITH, RN, PhD; DAVID A KRAUSE, PT, DSc.; LOGAN BREUER, BSc.; and MICHAEL J STUART, MD. First generation mouth guards in the 1930s were worn exclusively by boxers to protect the mouth, teeth and jaw. Today, mouth guards are worn by many athletes playing a variety of sports to protect them from orofacial injuries as well as concussions.

Mouth guards reduce the risk and severity of orofacial injuries, but it is also hypothesized that a well-fit mouth guard may help prevent concussions. A recent study of youth hockey players reported that off the shelf mouth guards were associated with 69 percent lower odds of concussion.1 Another study of 195 collegiate athletes in contact/collision sports other than ice hockey suggested mouth guard use may offer benefit in preventing sports related concussions (SRC).2 The available evidence supports the use of a mouth guard for all youth hockey players. USA Hockey Rule 304 states that “All players, including goalkeepers, in the 12 and under through youth 18 and under (including high school) age classifications are required to wear a colored (non-clear) internal mouthpiece that covers all remaining teeth of one jaw, customarily the upper. It is strongly recommended, that in all age classifications, every player should wear a mouthpiece form fitted by a dentist.”

Despite strong recommendations and this clearly stated rule, mouth guard compliance is poor and rule enforcement is inconsistent. Our unpublished survey of high school hockey players revealed that only 50 percent of players wear a mouth guard during games.

NCCA athletic trainers (ATCs) were asked about mouth guard compliance and perceived efficacy in their collegiate athletes.3 Ninety-three percent of the

94 ATC respondents valued the mouth guard’s role in the prevention of injury.

However, only 63 percent of the players consistently wore a mouth guard during games. The NCAA and USA Hockey mouth guard requirement at these levels of participation may not be adequately emphasized by coaches, parents and athletic trainers (ATCs) or consistently penalized by game officials.

What are the barriers that contribute to this lack of mouth guard compliance? PeeWee hockey players (aged 9-12 years) were asked why they chose not to wear mouth guards.4 • 43% said that having a “mouth guard in place makes talking and communicating difficult” • 27% said “a mouth guard is not comfortable” • 23% said “wearing a mouth guard makes breathing difficult” • 12% said “a mouth guard did not fit correctly” These legitimate concerns can be addressed by choosing a custom, well-fit mouth guard as recommended by USA Hockey. The mouth guard should securely cover the teeth of the upper jaw in order to minimize issues related to comfort, breathing, and communication. Ideally, a form fit mouth guard from a dentist should be worn, but off-the-shelf options molded at home have improved tremendously in recent years.

Enhancing mouth guard compliance in youth hockey begins with education.

The decreased risk and severity of orofacial injuries and a possible role in the prevention of concussion should be communicated to all players, parents and coaches. Officials should enforce Rule 304 despite the challenges to determine if all players are wearing a mouth guard.

USA Hockey’s rule stipulates that the mouth guard must be colored and not be clear. One strategy to ensure compliance is to assemble all the players on the blue line for a brief equipment check prior to each game.

The consequences for violating rule

304 include: “For the first violation of this rule, the team shall be issued a warning. A misconduct penalty for an equipment violation shall be assessed to any player or goalkeeper on that team for a subsequent violation during that game.”

Increasing the penalty for non-compliance would most certainly increase mouth guard use. For example, a 10-minute misconduct for the player and a 2-minute bench minor for the violating team, announced at the start of the game would get the attention of most any youth player or coach. Officials would be invited/encouraged to spot check as necessary during stoppages of play. A player complaining to an official about a call would provide an easy opportunity for the official to check mouth guard compliance.

A violation occurring during the game could be penalized by a 10-minute misconduct and a 2-minute bench minor.

The benefits of wearing a mouth guard in youth hockey are far too great

to be overlooked. All hockey stakeholders much collaborate and strive for 100 percent compliance through education, prioritization, and rule enforcement.

REFERENCES 1. Chisholm DA, Black AM, Palacios-Derflingher L, et al. Mouthguard use in youth ice hockey and the risk of concussion: nested case-control study of 315 cases. Br J Sports Med. 2020;54(14):866-870. doi:10.1136/ bjsports-2019-101011 2. Ono Y, Tanaka Y, Sako K, Tanaka M, Fujimoto J. Association between Sports-Related Concussion and Mouthguard Use among College Sports Players: A Case-Control Study Based on Propensity Score Matching. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(12):4493. Published 2020 Jun 22.

3. Hawn KL, Visser MF, Sexton PJ. Enforcement of Mouthguard Use and Athlete Compliance in National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Collegiate Ice Hockey Competition. J Athl Train.

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4. Raaii F, Vaidya N, Vaidya K, et al. Patterns of mouthguard utilization among atom and pee wee minor ice hockey players: a pilot study. Clin J Sport Med. 2011;21(4):320-324. doi:10.1097/ JSM.0b013e31821f5cd7

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The USPHL’s Midwest West Division has proven to be one of the most competitive top to bottom over previous seasons. The nine-team group may see some disparity in the standings but it seems every season to produce nine teams that can all defeat each other over the course of the season.

Following is a look at the teams in alphabetical order heading into the 2020-21 season.

Dells Ducks The Ducks’ 10th season promises to be an exciting one with a new identity for the Wisconsin squad.

Shaun Falzone, who coached the team in its inaugural season, has returned and enters 2020-21 as the Head Coach and Co-Owner of the team. Now based in the Dallas area, Falzone brings with him a core of young Texas players that he hopes will gel with the seven returning players and others from across North America.

As of training camp, the Ducks have just two aging out (‘00s) in returning defenseman Cody Long and returning forward Luke Marks. They will be looked to for leadership this season along with fellow returners, forwards Adam Brown, Ethan Koval, Ben Scruton and Jerame Kennedy and defenseman John Urgo.

Meanwhile, three solid goaltenders, including Isaac Hyde, who played last season with the Lansing Wolves, are expected to bring a strong work ethic and a healthy battle in practice and games, competing for a spot between the pipes.

Hudson Havoc Havoc Head Coach Brett Wall saw his team reach the National Championship tournament last season and is looking to stay at the top level.

“We are excited about returning a core group that includes captain Caleb Dusek, Chatham University commit Evan Mitchell, along with key veterans like Drake Barnish and Brendan Walk,” said Coach Wall.

“The new group joining the Havoc this season looks very promising with players like P.J. Noonan, Harvey Dove, and Scott Jiskra looking to make an instant impact for the Havoc up front.”

Minnesota Blue Ox Head Coach Jay Witta will be back for a fourth season as Head Coach with the Minnesota Blue Ox, facing a new challenge this season.

The 2020-21 Blue Ox team will be the youngest in four years with just seven returners. The Ox will have 18 new players joining this season’s squad.

Goaltending will be a strong suit for the Blue Ox with both starters back from last season’s successful campaign. Vinny Castelletti (an NCDC New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs Draft Pick) and Ethan Haglund give the Blue Ox a nice dual combo of experience on the back end.

The Ox will be led by three-year Ox centerman Captain Alec Skradski (‘00).

Also back is four-year USPHL veteran Zach Earl (‘00), power forward Jayce Hopia (‘00) and winger Colton Avery from Spooner, Wis. The only returning D-man is Peter Keese (‘03).

“Newcomers are plentiful,” said Witta. “[They are] fast, skilled, scrappy, big, and small. The Ox will boast its biggest team in four years with 13 players over six feet - and nine over 6’1” and 190 pounds.”

Minnesota Moose Head Coach Jon Jonasson said his team, which made its third straight trip to the National Championships last season, still has some unfinished business.

“With Nationals ending abruptly last season due to COVID, our returners have had a chip on their shoulder to finish what we started,” said Coach Jonasson in a written report.

“We brought in players that have high levels of character, a drive to win, and are determined to play NCAA hockey,” said the coach who will have key returners in Jonah Bergstrom, Cody Carlson, Tristan Avoletta, Ike Frankel, Hunter Barto, Austin Stephens, Alex Church, Riley Kress, Logan Lake and Nick Eddens.

high school and finished last season as one of our best defensemen,” said Walby. “Ben has been named captain along with veteran defenseman Ryan Wolf, who played in Canada’s SIJHL last season and brings us his experience, leadership and a complete package as a player.

“We’re also very excited to have rookie goaltender and Thornhill, Ont., native Alexander Falkenhagen join us this season. Alexander was a standout last year at The Hill Academy and should bring stability to our goaltending position.”

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Jonah Bergstrom, Minnesota Moose.

“Despite the adversity we had to deal with, right when Nationals were over, and the season ended our staff began recruiting immediately in late March for the 2020-21 season,” added Jonasson. “We kept the optimistic approach that our season will begin without a hitch and recruited as we normally would.

“We believe as an organization that there is another National Tournament team that we have brought back to Blaine, Minn., and hope to make our fourth trip in a row to fight for a League Title,” added Jonasson. “Thankfully the USPHL has done an outstanding job making sure we are able to have a season and give these players a chance to chase their dreams of playing NCAA hockey in the midst of a pandemic.”

Minnesota Mullets Mullets Head Coach Chris Walby took a serious run at the Division title, keeping a close-knit group of ‘99’s together – many of them for a third straight season with the team. They ended up missing out on a berth at Nationals but Walby has a good feeling about this season’s team as well.

“We’re very excited about the season and this new group of players,” said Walby in a written report. “We have several (15) players from last season moving on to college and instead of rebuilding, we like to refer to it as reloading.”

Among the leaders this season will be fourth-year junior Ben Borreson.

“Ben started with us as a senior in

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Rochester Vipers The Rochester Vipers enter their third year in the USPHL Premier with high expectations.

Todd McIlrath and Bob Montrose will man the bench this season, and are excited to get the season started.

The Vipers will have four captains this season that include veteran players from across several Tier-2 and Tier-3 leagues, including Zach Hoffman, Judson McGrath, Nick Fritz and D.J. Girardi.

The younger players on the Vipers will learn a lot from the experiences, mindsets and leadership coming from this season’s captains.

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From grit to greatness

by DAN BAUER The athletic experience is in my estimation unparalleled in its value and the extent of its impact. John Wooden’s legendary pyramid is perhaps the best example of the scope and significance of the character that can be developed. I will debate anyone on the merits of athletics under the guise of a well-trained coach. I often show my parents his pyramid and ask them, is there any trait listed that you don’t want your kids to possess? I have always considered their silence as agreement.

I have often wondered if I had to rate the importance of each character trait, which would I rank at the top?

There are many fantastic traits to choose from and you could likely argue the top spot for any of them. However, after five decades of coaching, my most valuable trait would be “grit”. In psychology, grit is a positive, non-cognitive trait based on an individual’s perseverance of effort combined with the passion for a particular long-term goal or end state. The dictionary definition is courage and resolve, strength of character. Quite simply, it’s the ability to maintain your passion and poise through adversity. In contrast to those considered academically gifted who breeze through cognitive testing, athletics will with all certainty, at some point humble you and drag you to the bottom. It will test your grit and require you to persevere through unexpected hard times.

I have witnessed grit first hand in players of all different skill levels finding their way through slumps, demotions, injuries and evaporating confidence – athletes struggling to find meaningful playing time, others who suddenly can’t score, make a routine putt or find their role on the team. Failure and adversity are the saddlebags every athlete must carry. There is no escaping them, only finding the grit to persevere through them. Soon enough young athletes discover their athletic experience is a dress rehearsal for life.

I like to believe that grit, like most character traits, is something we pass on to our children. Acquiring grit is depen-

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Rum River Mallards Following a breakout year (26-171), the Rum River Mallards are looking to repeat their on-ice success with a revamped roster.

Heading into his first full year behind the bench for the Mallards, Head Coach Triston Jensen has high expectations.

“It has been a tough offseason with the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has given many coaches like myself time to see the true character and dedication of these players.”

dent upon hardship and disappointment.

It would be impossible to understand it without feeling the discomfort that fuels it. As a parent witnessing the struggle, your most difficult task is not stepping in and trying to fix it. Regrettably, this is where many parents fail in using this opportunity for their children to learn an invaluable lesson. Too often the solution offered up is to walk away instead of fight through it. The subtle difference between offering sympathy and sorrow, and offering empathy and the encouragement to persist is the key to developing grit.

My most recent bout with grit came with my youngest daughter and her journey as a UW-Eau Claire Blugold on the women’s hockey team. Even as a veteran coach and someone who has experienced first-hand so many “rose colored glasses” parents, I know it is virtually impossible for me to see my daughters through a perfect lens. At times I was completely convinced that Emily was not getting the same chances as her twin sister and was getting unfairly benched. There were many times when I disagreed with her coach’s decisions.

I felt he missed opportunities to build confidence in Emily the way he did with her sister. I even drafted a letter or two during her freshman and sophomore years but could never convince myself to send them. Deep down I knew better

and understood these are not decisions I can challenge because I don’t have the same information the coach has. Perhaps I wrote them more for therapeutic reasons, knowing deep down I would never actually send them. It was still hard to watch it happen, but in fact it helped me be a better coach because I was able to see it from a parent’s viewpoint. That dual perspective offers great insight.

While I indeed benefited from her struggle, it was Emily that gained the most. There were plenty of texts and tears through the four years, but as parents we did our best to stand back, offer support, making it clear the solutions lay within her. If we don’t teach our kids to fight through adversity, they will be ill-prepared to deal with it later in their life when you won’t be around to fix it.

Emily now sees more clearly the value of the struggle and how it turned her into a better hockey player and a better person. When you are immersed in the battle you often can’t see the end reward. It is your passion and your grit that drives you forward and never allows you to quit.

As her sister went on to become the second All-Time Leading Scorer in Blugold history, Emily earned her stripes making what her coach calls “the hard plays that don’t show up on any stat sheets.” Her teammates voted her the “Blugold Award” as the team’s unsung

Led by third-year returning captain Derek Becklin, goaltender Austin Bartell and a plethora of new faces, the Mallards are flying high in pursuit of their first USPHL Nationals berth.

Rum River took the ice Sept. 25-26 on the road against the Rochester Vipers and Minnesota Moose before returning home for the 2020 Home Opening Weekend, hosting the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings.

the 2020-21 season,” said Adamek in a written report. “We spent a lot of time this off-season making calls and watching film on potential athletes for our team. We have brought in many new faces with only a few returning players.

“We look for an expanded role with Goaltender Josh Brown and forwards Seva Bannikov and Connor Lee. With a new D corps, we are excited to see what we can do on the back end.

“Our priority has been to bring in good personalities first, and active competitors second.

Steele County Blades Nick Adamek is back for another season behind the bench for the Steele County Blades and after a somewhat substantial move from out of the playoffs in 2019, the Blades jumped to seventh in the Midwest West standings last season and now look to continue on the road up.

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hero. Strand tabs it as “the biggest honor of our hockey family.” Her success story will help future Blugolds.

“In the end her success was earned by her hard work, dedication and positive attitude,” said Strand. “It taught me a number of lessons. Her hard work and perseverance is definitely an example I will always use going forward for as long as I coach.”

Both of my daughters will be better people because of their Blugold experience. There were so many learning experiences through their four years, adding to their rolodex of life lessons. They were fortunate to have a great coach, not a perfect coach, but one who taught the right lessons when the game laid them out in front of him. He coaches his players in all three dimensions: the physical, mental and most importantly, the heart.

Through their great accomplishments and heart-breaking losses, he taught them to accept responsibility, be humble and never give up. Coach Erik Strand was a tremendous role model of unlimited energy, enthusiastic attitude and transparent passion. He demonstrated first-hand how successful people attack their job and their life.

From the outside it might appear that we participate in athletics for the trophies and the championships. While they provide necessary motivation, it is the character we develop through athletics that is the everlasting reward. As coaches when we learn to see past the shiny trophies and look into the hearts of our players, that is when we truly become the coaches that can change people’s lives.

Grit may waver, but it will never quit. It may become disheartened but will never lose its optimistic outlook. It may even fall down but will always get back up. Grit is the antidote to the struggle that often seems insurmountable.

From grit rises greatness.

Dan Bauer is a free-lance writer, retired teacher and hockey coach in Wausau, Wis. You can contact him at drbauer13@gmail.com

Rapids.

“Right now, we have nine 20-yearolds on our opening day roster. Last year we had three at the end of the season. We are usually one of the younger teams.

We feel we are probably the strongest we’ve ever been in net, starting the year, with all our goalies.”

Headlining that group is Kyle McNair, a Tier-2 starter in Northern Ontario last season, and Riley Allen, a late NCDC cut.

“Up front we bring a top line with fourth year player and second year captain, Cole Creger; with Logan Harris and Nathan Bottles on the wings.”

Other significant returners are third-year players Max Moore and Kyle Smith, and Quarters has added some veteran leadership up front with Luke Hartge and Jeff Rebmann in from other junior leagues with Reece McDonald another returner up front.

Jordan Stear and Roger Schoenike are both returning vets on the blue line along with some other top defensemen added in: Kyle Nestepny, Logan Radtke and Trenton Skaggs.

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WCHA Women’s League to delay start of 2020-21 Season Return to play plan with a modified schedule currently under review

a new start date, addresses the diverse guidelines our member institutions are operating under and recognizes today’s ever-evolving medical and safety environments.

“This decision comes as our member institutions, which have only recently seen students return to campus, are concentrating on fulfilling their educational mission in the current landscape. Their success in tracking and meeting those challenges, coupled with rapid advances in COVID-19 testing, provide new data that inform our efforts. The League office and membership are working tirelessly to develop protocols allowing us to safely drop the puck on our season. We look forward to announcing a start date as soon as it is reasonable to do so.”

In addition to the return to play plan, WCHA staff are finalizing the 2020-21 league schedule options and details re-

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garding the 2021 WCHA Final Faceoff.

Full details on the new schedule will be announced later this fall.

About the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women’s League The Women’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will mark its 22nd season in 2020-21. The nation’s premier women’s hockey conference, WCHA member institutions have won a record 17 national championships since the league’s inception in 1999 (including 16 of a possible 19 NCAA titles), while producing seven Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winners, 105 All-Americans

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and numerous Olympic and national team members. The seven-team, NCAA Division I conference consists of: Bemidji State University (Beavers), the University of Minnesota (Golden Gophers), the University of Minnesota Duluth (Bulldogs), Minnesota State University (Mavericks), The Ohio State University (Buckeyes), St. Cloud State University (Huskies) and the University of Wisconsin (Badgers). The WCHA will grow to eight members with the addition of the University of St. Thomas (Tommies) beginning with the 2021-22 season. For more information, visit wcha.com.

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Women’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will delay the start of its 2020-21 season, WCHA Women’s League Commissioner Jennifer Flowers announced earlier this month.

The move comes following approval by the Women’s League Board of Directors.

“From day one, our discussions have centered around providing our student-athletes safe, meaningful competition opportunities,” Flowers said. “While our desire was to begin the season as scheduled, our Board and the leadership at our member institutions recognize that is not an option given the current climate.

“Our primary focus continues to be the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes, coaches, support staffs, officials and fans. We are actively engaged in the crafting and implementation of a return to play model that includes

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WCHA Men’s League to delay start of season

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will delay the start of its 2020-21 season, WCHA Men’s League Commissioner Bill Robertson announced.

“We continue to engage in thorough evaluation and discussion of various options for safely opening the 2020-21 season, both nationally and within the WCHA, as the health and safety of everyone associated with our league is our top priority.” Robertson said. “There was a strong desire to open the season as scheduled on October 3, but that is not possible given the realities we are facing.

While we are still finalizing plans for our season at this point, we owe it to our student-athletes, coaches, officials and great fans to acknowledge the fact we will not begin play on time.”

With 10 teams in five states, WCHA member institutions are currently operating under multiple state, local, university system, institutional and NCAA COVID-19 mandates. Delaying the start

of the season will provide league and member administrators the opportunity to continue detailed discussions regarding the implementation of a return to play plan that addresses the diverse guidelines all WCHA institutions must adhere to and recognizes the rapidly-evolving medical and safety environments that exist today.

The new 2020-21 league schedule and details regarding non-league play and the WCHA postseason tournament will be announced later this fall.

About the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Men’s League The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, among the most historic, tradition-rich and successful conferences in all of collegiate athletics, will mark its 69th season of men’s competition in 2020-21. The 10-team NCAA Division I conference consists of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (Chargers), the University of Alaska Anchorage (Seawolves), the University of Alaska (Nanooks), Bemidji State University (Bea-

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vers), Bowling Green State University (Falcons), Ferris State University (Bulldogs), Lake Superior State University (Lakers), Michigan Technological Uni-

versity (Huskies), Minnesota State University (Mavericks) and Northern Michigan University (Wildcats). For more information, visit wcha.com.

Former WCHA Associate Commissioner Doug Spencer named 2020 Otto Breitenbach Award Winner Long-time league publicist honored for his service BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Former Western Collegiate Hockey Association Associate Commissioner Doug Spencer has been chosen by the league’s 10 member institutions as the 2020 recipient of the WCHA Otto Breitenbach Distinguished Service Award.

“We want to congratulate Doug on receiving the prestigious Otto Breitenbach Award,” WCHA Men’s League Commissioner Bill Robertson said. Doug’s devotion to both the Men’s and Women’s WCHA during his long and distinguished career was highlighted by his passion for the league, which was second to none.”

Spencer dutifully served to communicate and promote the innumerable stories and events that defined college hockey’s most historic and successful conference for 32 years, first as the Assistant Sports Information Director at the University of Wisconsin (1982-1990) and as the WCHA Associate Commissioner of Public Relations (1986-2014).

“I am both humbled and truly honored to have been chosen to receive the WCHA’s Otto Breitenbach Distinguished Service Award,” Spencer said. “There were so many special moments over my four decades with the league it’s impossible to mention them all. But I was fortunate to have worked with many, many legendary coaches, commissioners, referees and administrators. The WCHA, in my opinion, is the best college hockey league in history. And I will always be extremely proud to have been a part of it.”

During a tenure that spanned men’s commissioners Otto Breitenbach and Bruce McLeod and women’s commissioner Sara Martin, Spencer coordinated public and media information needs, assisted in the general administration of the annual WCHA Final Five, produced numerous publications for both the men’s

and women’s leagues, issued regular press releases and statistics, and maintained the WCHA’s record books.

“As someone who worked with Doug throughout his time with the WCHA, I saw his dedication to the league first-hand,” WCHA Supervisor of Officials Greg Shepherd said. “Doug worked tirelessly to promote our league and our student-athletes during a time when the WCHA enjoyed some of its greatest success. There was no one better at his job.”

Spencer oversaw the initial development and management of the league’s first website and its long-running radio show, “This Week in the WCHA.” He directed promotional efforts associated with the WCHA’s 50th Anniversary celebration in 2001-02, including coordinating production of a five-disk DVD series that covered each of the league’s first five decades, a “Top 50 Players in 50 Years” unveiling, a 50-year reunion and reception for league alumni, and all logos, banners and merchandise. Spencer also traveled to Switzerland and Norway with WCHA all-star teams and assisted in hosting international touring teams from Russia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Spencer’s distinguished career with both the men’s and women’s WCHA included publicity efforts surrounding 25 NCAA championship teams, multiple Hobey Baker Memorial Award and Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winners, and hundreds of All-Americans and Olympians.

Spencer, who also served as the Publicity and Publications Director for the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (now USA Hockey) from 1979-1982, was honored by the American Hockey Coaches Association in 2015 as the recipient of the annual Jim Fullerton Award.

The Breitenbach Award is presented by the WCHA’s 10 member institutions to individuals who have rendered extraordinary service to the Association. Spencer is the 42nd recipient of the award. Among the previous winners are

head coaches Herb Brooks, Bob Johnson, John Mariucci and John MacInnes and former commissioners Bruce McLeod, Burt Smith and the award’s namesake, Otto Breitenbach. Spencer is the second former WCHA publicist to be honored, joining Bob Reid, who served the league from 1953-74.

Breitenbach served as the WCHA’s second commissioner from 1983-1994, an era that saw the league produce three

national championships (North Dakota- 1987, Wisconsin- 1990 and Northern Michigan- 1991) and five Hobey Baker winners. Breitenbach was oversaw the return of Michigan Tech to the WCHA along with the addition of Northern Michigan, St. Cloud State and Alaska Anchorage. He was also instrumental in the development of the WCHA Final Five postseason tournament.

WCHA Otto Breitenbach Distinguished Service Award Winners

Name Murray Armstrong Amo Bessone Otto Breitenbach Herb Brooks Jerry Carle Thomas Clifford Rick Comley Jack Fuzak Gino Gasparini Robert Geary Paul Giel Bob Gilray Laura Halldorson Vic Heyliger Bob Johnson Ross Johnson Ted Kearly Carol LaBelle Ehrhardt John MacInnes John Mariucci Leonard Marti Bob Martin Joel Maturi Bruce McLeod Butch Mosseau Bob Olson Marcus Plant Bob Reid Frank Remington Al Renfrew Ralph Romano George Schubert Max Schultze Mike Sertich Burt Smith Charles Smith Doug Spencer Robert Stein Terry Toy Ray Werner Doug Woog Rick Yeo

Position(s) Institution(s) Coach Denver Coach Michigan State Commissioner WCHA Coach Minnesota Athletic Director Colorado College President North Dakota Coach/Athletic Director Northern Michigan Faculty Representative Michigan State Coach/Athletic Director North Dakota Executive Secretary/Athletic Director WCHA/Minnesota Athletic Director Minnesota Referee WCHA Coach Minnesota Coach Michigan Coach Colorado College/Wisconsin Faculty Representative/Executive Secretary Michigan Tech/WCHA Athletic Director Michigan Tech Associate Commissioner WCHA Coach Michigan Tech Coach Michigan Tech Athletic Director North Dakota Broadcaster Denver Athletic Director Wisconsin/Denver/Minnesota Commissioner WCHA Referee WCHA Broadcaster Michigan Tech Faculty Representative Michigan Publicity & Statistics WCHA Faculty Representative Wisconsin Coach Michigan/Michigan Tech/North Dakota Athletic Director Minnesota Duluth Faculty Representative North Dakota Faculty Representative Minnesota Coach Minnesota Duluth/Michigan Tech Commissioner WCHA Coach Notre Dame Associate Commissioner WCHA Faculty Representative Minnesota Faculty Representative Denver Faculty Representative Colorado College Coach Minnesota Athletic Director/Coach Michigan Tech

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USA Hockey to hold tryout for 2020-21 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Men’s and Women’s Development Teams will be selected by a committee

– NOTEBOOK – Host sites announced for 2022 USA Hockey National Championships Ten different cities in six states will crown champions nationwide

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Hockey announced the 2022 USA Hockey National Championships host sites. Ten different cities in six states will crown champions nationwide, stretching from Kalamazoo, Mich., to Mansfield, Texas.

USA Hockey has conducted the country’s ice hockey National Championship tournaments since 1938, with teams from all across the United States crowned champions across various classifications. As part of USA Hockey Nationals, more than 4,000 players compete for American hockey top honors at youth, girl’s, women’s, sled, high school and adult levels.

2022 USA Hockey National Championship locations and dates

High School......................................Mansfield, Texas..........March 24-March 28, 2022 Youth Tier I 14U................................ Chicago, Illinois...............March 30-April 4, 2022 Youth Tier I 15O............................. Plymouth, Michigan............March 30-April 4, 2022 Youth Tier I 16U, 18U....................Rochester, Michigan............March 30-April 4, 2022 Youth Tier II 14U...........................Kalamazoo, Michigan...........March 31-April 4, 2022 Youth Tier II 16U................................ Troy, Michigan................March 31-April 4, 2022 Youth Tier II 18U...............................Irvine, California..............March 31-April 4, 2022 Girls Tier I 14U, 16U, 19U......... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania........March 31-April 4, 2022 Girls Tier II 14U, 16U, 19U......West Chester, Pennsylvania.....March 31-April 4, 2022 Senior Women’s........................ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania........March 31-April 4, 2022 Sled................................................ St. Louis, Missouri............... April 7-April 10, 2022 Adult Men’s................................................ TBD.....................................................TBD Adult Women’s.......................................... TBD.....................................................TBD

Membership Relief Fund launched to help kids return to the rink Fundraising campaign will support families in need COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The USA Hockey Foundation has launched a new initiative – the Membership Relief Fund – to assist families who are facing financial hardship by covering the cost of their child’s USA Hockey membership for the 2020-21 season. The goal of this campaign is to help at least 5,000 youth players back to the ice.

“The benefits of playing hockey are numerous and contribute to social, mental and physical well-being,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director of The USA Hockey Foundation and USA Hockey. “Unfortunately, the pandemic has led to financial stress for many families and through the Membership Relief Fund we’re looking to help provide support to those families in need.

“And to those who can contribute to the Membership Relief Fund, we’re most grateful for your support. As we know, the hockey family always rallies to help those in need.”

Grants can be applied for by visiting www.usahockeyfoundation.com through Sunday, Nov. 15, and will be distributed on a rolling basis.

To make a donation, which is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, please go to www.usahockeyfoundation.com.

NOTES: The USA Hockey Foundation is the non-profit philanthropic arm of USA Hockey. The Foundation provides long-range financial support for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of hockey in the United States. Donations to The USA Hockey Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law.

USA Hockey announced that the 2020-21 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team will be selected following a closed training camp Nov. 4-7 in Madison, Wis. The training camp will consist of 22 players participating on an invitation-only basis. The 17-player roster will be selected at the conclusion of the training camp. The five players who are not selected will be offered a spot on the U.S. Men’s Development Sled Hockey Team.

“While of course it’s disappointing that we cannot come together for our usual open camp, this decision was made in the best interest of everyone involved,” said Dan Brennan, director of sled hockey for USA Hockey and general manager of the 2020-21 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. “We understand this is an incredibly difficult time for people and we want to ensure a safe environment for our athletes so they can all continue to train and compete this season.”

Following the conclusion of the National Team training camp, the 17-player rosters for the U.S. Men’s National Development Sled Hockey Team and the U.S. Women’s National Development Sled Hockey Team will be selected by the National Office Sled Hockey Committee no later than Nov. 10, 2020.

Dates and location are all subject to change as the landscape regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic changes.

David Lassonde named National Goaltending Coach for USA Hockey Will support USA Hockey international teams, National Team Development Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – David Lassonde (Durham, N.H.), with more than 30 years of experience, has been named national goaltending coach for USA Hockey. Lassonde will support USA Hockey’s international teams as well its National Team Development Program and also be involved in the organization’s overall goaltending development efforts.

“We are thrilled to have David join our staff,” said John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. “He brings significant expertise through his varied experiences and we look forward to the positive impact he’ll make in our overall efforts to advance goaltending in our country.”

Over his 32-year NCAA Division I men’s hockey coaching career that has included stops at the Dartmouth University, University of Denver, University of New Hampshire, Miami University, and University of Wisconsin, Lassonde’s resume includes 20 trips to the NCAA Tournament with five appearances in the Frozen Four, three conference tournament titles and six regular-season championships. Lassonde played collegiately for two seasons (1981-83) as a goaltender for Providence College.

He has coached numerous All-American goaltenders over that time, including the likes of Ty Conklin, Mike Ayers, Sam Brittain and Kevin Regan.

On the international stage, Lassonde has served as an assistant coach for USA Hockey seven times, including helping the U.S. win the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship and a silver medal at the 2019 event. In addition, Lassonde also helped lead the U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team to the championship of the 2015 Five Nations Cup, and the U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team to a second-place finish at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Lassonde also worked with Team USA at the World Deaf Ice Hockey Championships, winning a gold medal in 2017.

Lassonde has served as a mentor at USA Hockey Player Development Camps since 1990, and has worked as an instructor for USA Hockey’s Warren Strelow National Goalie Program since 2007.

“I’m excited to be part of moving forward the significant efforts USA Hockey has in place in advancing goaltending in our country, including those around our national teams,” said Lassonde. “I’ve been in and around USA Hockey my entire career and the continued push to be better is one of the great characteristics of what is a world-leading organization.”

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39 Players named to 2021 U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp Camp set for USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich., from Oct. 8-13

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– USA Hockey has invited 39 players to its 2021 U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp that will be held from Oct. 8-13 in Plymouth, Mich., at USA Hockey Arena. The camp is part of the evaluation process in selecting the U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Dec. 25, 2020, through Jan. 5, 2021, in

Edmonton, Alberta.

The camp will be closed to the public, including fans, scouts and media.

“We’re excited to bring together our top players as we prepare for the upcoming World Junior Championship,” said John Vanbiesbrouck, general manager of the U.S. National Junior Team and assistant executive director of hockey operations at USA Hockey. “We’ve worked with our medical professionals to put

protocols in place to help in successfully running our camp and I know our players are excited about the chance to overcome all of the obstacles and challenge for a gold medal.”

The United States enters the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship seeking its fifth medal in six years after earning a record four-consecutive medals: gold in 2017, silver in 2019, and bronze in both 2018 and 2016.

NOTES: Nate Leaman (Providence, Rhode Island) is the head coach of the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team with Ted Donato (Cambridge, Mass.), Kris Mayotte (Ann Arbor, Mich.), and Steve Miller (Columbus, Ohio) serving as assistant coaches, and Theresa Feaster (Providence, R.I.) as video coach.

2020 NJEC Roster

GOALTENDERS (4) NAME................................... HT (CM).......... WT (KG).........BIRTHDATE...........S/C..................HOMETOWN........................ MOST RECENT TEAM (LEAGUE).......................NHL RIGHTS (NHL DRAFT) Drew Commesso .................6-2 (187) ..........180 (82) .........2002-07-19 .............L ..................Norwell, Mass. .....................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Spencer Knight* ...................6-3 (191) ..........194 (88) .........2001-04-19 .............L .................. Darien, Conn. ........................... Boston College (Hockey East) ......................... FLA (‘19 1st rd., 13th overall) Logan Stein .........................6-2 (187) ..........210 (95) .........2001-04-26 .............L .................. Suwanee, Ga. ..........................Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) .................................. 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Dustin Wolf* .........................6-0 (183) ..........161 (73) .........2001-04-16 .............L ....................Gilroy, Calif. .................................Everett Silvertips (WHL) ...........................CGY (‘19 7th rd., 214th overall) DEFENSEMEN (14) NAME................................... HT (CM).......... WT (KG).........BIRTHDATE...........S/C..................HOMETOWN........................ MOST RECENT TEAM (LEAGUE).......................NHL RIGHTS (NHL DRAFT) Brock Faber .........................6-0 (182) ..........193 (88) .........2002-08-22 .............R ..............Maple Grove, Minn. .................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Domenick Fensore ..............5-7 (170) ..........151 (68) .........2001-09-07 .............L ................ Thornwood, N.Y. ...................... Boston University (Hockey East) ......................CAR (‘19 3rd rd., 90th overall) Drew Helleson .....................6-2 (187) ..........191 (87) .........2001-03-26 .............R ...............Farmington, Minn. ....................... Boston College (Hockey East) ....................... COL (‘19 2nd rd., 47th overall) Ryan Johnson ......................6-1 (184) ..........175 (79) .........2001-07-24 .............L ....................Irvine, Calif. ..........................University of Minnesota (Big Ten) .......................BUF (‘19 1st rd., 31st overall) Jackson LaCombe ...............6-2 (187) ..........190 (86) .........2001-01-09 .............L .............. Eden Prairie, Minn. ....................University of Minnesota (Big Ten) ..................... ANA (‘19 2nd rd., 39th overall) Case McCarthy ....................6-1 (184) ..........198 (90) .........2001-01-09 .............R ............ Clarence Center, N.Y. .................. Boston University (Hockey East) .....................NJD (‘19 4th rd., 118th overall) Mitchell Miller ......................5-10 (178) .........181 (82) .........2001-12-20 .............R ..................Sylvania, Ohio .................................Tri-City Storm (USHL) ........................................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Jake Sanderson ...................6-2 (186) ..........186 (84) .........2002-07-08 .............L .................Whitefish, Mont. ....................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Hunter Skinner .....................6-2 (186) ..........187 (84) .........2001-04-29 .............R .................Pinckney, Mich. ............................... London Knights (OHL) ............................ NYR (‘19 4th rd., 112th overall) Jayden Struble .....................6-0 (182) ..........205 (93) .........2001-09-08 .............L ................Cumberland, R.I. ..........................Northeastern (Hockey East) ..........................MTL (‘19 2nd rd., 46th overall) Henry Thrun .........................6-2 (186) ..........195 (88) .........2001-03-12 .............L ............ Southborough, Mass. ................................ Harvard (ECAC) ..................................ANA (‘19 4th rd., 101st overall) Alex Vlasic ...........................6-6 (198) ..........199 (90) .........2001-06-05 .............L ....................Wilmette, Ill. .......................... Boston University (Hockey East) ...................... CHI (‘19 2nd rd., 43rd overall) Marshall Warren ................. 5-11 (180) .........163 (74) .........2001-04-20 .............L .............. Laurel Hollow, N.Y. ....................... Boston College (Hockey East) ....................... MIN (‘19 6th rd., 166th overall) Cam York* ........................... 5-11 (180) .........174 (79) .........2001-01-05 .............L ................. Anaheim, Calif. ........................University of Michigan (Big Ten) .........................PHI (‘19 1st rd., 14th overall) FORWARDS (21) NAME................................... HT (CM).......... WT (KG).........BIRTHDATE...........S/C..................HOMETOWN........................ MOST RECENT TEAM (LEAGUE).......................NHL RIGHTS (NHL DRAFT) John Beecher* .....................6-3 (191) ..........209 (95) .........2001-04-05 .............L .................... Elmira, N.Y. ...........................University of Michigan (Big Ten) ....................... BOS (‘19 1st rd., 30th overall) Matthew Beniers ..................6-1 (184) ..........168 (76) ......... 2002-11-05 .............L ................ Hingham, Mass. ....................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2021 NHL Draft Eligible Brett Berard .........................5-9 (175) ..........152 (69) .........2002-09-09 .............L .............East Greenwich, R.I. ................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Matthew Boldy .....................6-2 (187) ..........194 (88) .........2001-04-05 .............L ....................Millis, Mass. ............................ Boston College (Hockey East) ......................... MIN (‘19 1st rd., 12th overall) Thomas Bordeleau .............5-10 (176) .........179 (81) .........2002-01-03 .............L ................. Houston, Texas ....................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Bobby Brink* ........................5-8 (173) ..........165 (75) .........2001-07-08 .............R ...............Minnetonka, Minn. ........................ University of Denver (NCHC) ..........................PHI (‘19 2nd rd., 34th overall) Brendan Brisson ................. 5-11 (180) .........177 (80) .........2001-10-22 .............L .......... Manhattan Beach, Calif. ........................ Chicago Steel (USHL) ........................................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Cole Caufield* ......................5-7 (170) ..........163 (74) .........2001-01-02 .............R ..............Stevens Point, Wis. ....................University of Wisconsin (Big Ten) .......................MTL (‘19 1st rd., 15th overall) Sam Colangelo ....................6-2 (187) ..........205 (93) .........2001-12-26 .............R ............... Stoneham, Mass. .............................. Chicago Steel (USHL) ........................................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible John Farinacci .....................6-0 (182) ..........185 (84) .........2001-02-14 .............R ................. Red Bank, N.J. .............................Harvard University (ECAC) ........................... ARI (‘19 3rd rd., 76th overall) Sean Farrell .........................5-9 (175) ..........175 (79) ......... 2001-11-02 .............L ................Hopkinton, Mass. .............................. Chicago Steel (USHL) ........................................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Michael Gildon .....................6-2 (187) ..........196 (89) .........2001-06-21 .............L ................... Plano, Texas ...........................Ohio State University (Big Ten) ................................. 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Owen Lindmark ...................6-0 (182) ..........192 (87) .........2001-05-17 .............R ...................Naperville, Ill. .........................University of Wisconsin (Big Ten) ..................... FLA (‘19 5th rd., 137th overall) Robert Mastrosimone .........5-10 (176) .........170 (77) .........2001-01-24 .............L ..................East Islip, N.Y. ........................ Boston University (Hockey East) ..................... DET (‘19 2nd rd., 54th overall) Patrick Moynihan ................ 5-11 (180) .........185 (84) .........2001-01-23 .............R ....................Millis, Mass. .........................Providence College (Hockey East) ....................NJD (‘19 6th rd., 158th overall) Josh Nodler ........................ 5-11 (180) .........191 (87) .........2001-04-27 .............R .................Oak Park, Mich. ..................... Michigan State University (Big Ten) ..................CGY (‘19 5th rd., 150th overall) Dylan Peterson ....................6-4 (193) ..........192 (87) .........2002-01-08 .............R ................. Roseville, Calif. ....................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Landon Slaggert ..................6-0 (182) ..........182 (83) .........2002-06-25 .............L ................ South Bend, Ind. ...................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Sam Stange .........................6-1 (184) ..........200 (91) .........2001-04-20 .............R .................Eau Claire, Wis. ......................... Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) .................................. 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Lukas Svejkovsky ................5-9 (175) ..........158 (72) ......... 2001-11-28 .............R ............ Point Roberts, Wash. ........................Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) .................................... 2020 NHL Draft Eligible Luke Tuch ............................6-2 (187) ..........203 (92) .........2002-03-07 .............L ...............Baldwinsville, N.Y. ..................U.S National Under-18 Team (NTDP) ............................ 2020 NHL Draft Eligible *2020 U.S. National Junior Team member

Three Gophers invited MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A trio of Gopher Hockey defenseman are among 39 players invited to the upcoming 2021 U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp, USA Hockey announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Sophomores Jackson LaCombe and Ryan Johnson along with incoming freshman Brock Faber will represent the Maroon & Gold at the event, which is scheduled for Oct. 8-13 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The three Minnesotans were originally invited to USA Hockey’s World Junior Summer Showcase over the summer – an event that was eventually canceled due to COVID-19 public health concerns.

The U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp will assist in selecting the U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship – slated to run Dec. 25, 2020, through Jan. 5, 2021, in Edmonton and Red Deer Alberta.

Gopher Hockey has a proud history

at the IIHF World Junior Championship with the University of Minnesota being represented at 41 of the previous 44 events dating back to the inaugural tournament in 1977.

A native of Eden Prairie, Minn., LaCombe was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team with 13 points (three goals, 10 Brock Faber Jackson LaCombe Ryan Johnson Bobby Brink assists) in his first season with the University of Minnesota. of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. tive had one goal and one assist in five He led all Big Ten freshmen defensemA native of Maple Grove, Minn., games. In his freshman season at DU, en with 61 blocks and finished second Faber is a top defensive prospect eligi- Brink was a unanimous selection for the among the group in scoring for the sea- ble for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft after NCHC All-Rookie Team and named a fison. The Anaheim Ducks selected La- developing with the USA Hockey Na- nalist for NCHC Rookie of the Year. He Combe in the second round (39th over- tional Team Development Program in finished second in NCHC rookie scoring all) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Plymouth, Mich. The 2019-20 campaign with 11 goals and 13 assists in 28 games.

A native of Irvine, Calif., Johnson marked Faber’s second with USA Hock- On the power play, Brink paced conferpicked up eight assists in his first cam- ey and his first full season as a member ence freshmen with 13 power-play points paign with the Maroon & Gold, tying for of the U.S. National Under-18 Team. on six goals and seven assists. Brink had third among Big Ten rookie defensemen 77 shots, the second-most among NCHC while his 57 blocked shots were second Minnetonka’s Brink also added freshmen, and finished the regular season only to LaCombe among conference Bobby Brink represented the U.S. at with a +1 rating. He was selected 34th rookies. The Buffalo Sabres selected the 2020 IIHF World Junior Champion- overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the Johnson in the first round (31st overall) ship, where the Minnetonka, Minn., na- 2019 NHL Draft.

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U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2020 announced

Dean Blais, Tony Granato, Jenny Potter and Jerry York to be enshrined

Dean Blais

Tony Granato

Jenny Potter

Jerry York

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Dean Blais, Tony Granato, Jenny Potter and Jerry York will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2020, it was announced by USA Hockey.

“The Class of 2020 is an extraordinary group whose remarkable contributions to our game will be felt for generations to come,” said Jim Smith, president of USA Hockey. “As fans, we’ve had the great pleasure of watching them play or guide teams to championships at all levels of the game. We are thrilled to welcome Dean, Tony, Jenny and Jerry to the list of immortals who have so positively impacted our sport.”

a 146-133-30 mark at UNO and is the school’s all-time winningest coach.

In his 18-year run as a college head coach, Blais finished with a record of 407246-84 with 14 winning seasons.

Blais also thrived as a high school coach. In his two-year stint (1989-91) as head coach for the storied Roseau High School boys hockey program, he led the Rams to the Minnesota State High School League championship in 1990, a year he was honored as the state’s hockey coach of the year. The following season he guided the team to conference and regional championships. He moved to serve as athletic director and head boys hockey coach in his hometown of International Falls for two years (1992-94) where he led the Broncos to a conference title in 1993. His first-ever head-coaching job was a threeyear stint (1977-80) leading the Minot (N.D.) High School boys hockey program where he coached conference champions and state tournament participants in both 1979 and 1980.

Serving as an assistant coach for one season (1976-77) for the University of Minnesota men’s ice hockey team was Blais’ first-ever coaching stop and his career also included three years with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets (2004-07) and two seasons as general manager and head coach for the USHL’s Fargo (N.D.) Force, where he guided the team to the Clark Cup Final in 2009 and was named the USHL Coach of the Year.

On the international stage, Blais led the U.S. to its first-ever gold medal on Canadian soil in the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, and also served as head coach for U.S. entries in the World Junior Championship in 1994 and 2012, and was an assistant coach for Team USA in the event in both 1988 and 1989. In addition, he served as an assistant coach for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and the 2000 U.S. Men’s National Team.

As a player, Blais spent four seasons (1969-73) as a forward at the University of Minnesota and helped the Golden Gophers capture the 1970 WCHA regular-season championship, before earning the league’s playoff crown the following season and advancing to the NCAA title game. He averaged better than a point a game in his collegiate career, finishing with 139 points (56G, 83A) in 124 games.

Following his senior campaign, he was selected to play for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the 1973 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Blais then spent the next three years (1973-76) with the Chicago Blackhawks minor league team in Dallas before embarking on his coaching career.

tinued to make positive contributions to hockey as a coach at the NHL, collegiate and international levels.

Granato played 13 seasons (19882001) in the NHL for three different teams, highlighted by four 30-goal seasons; helping the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993; and scoring 36 goals in his first campaign (198889) with the New York Rangers, a club record for goals by a rookie that still stands today.

Granato put up 220 points in a prolific four-year (1983-87) collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin, where he stands today fourth all-time in school history in points and third in goals (100).

He was a two-time All-American for the Badgers and a finalist for the 1987 Hobey Baker Memorial Award following his 73-point senior season. A member of the UW Athletics Hall of Fame, Granato was named team MVP as a senior and also earned WCHA Student Athlete of the Year honors.

Following his college career, Granato spent the 1987-88 season with the U.S. Men’s National Team and ultimately represented the U.S. in the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, one of seven times he donned the red, white and blue as a player on the international stage.

His NHL debut came in 1988-89 with the New York Rangers where he made an immediate impact. Granato was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team after leading the Rangers in goals with 36 and contributing 63 points in total. In 1990, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings where his prolific goal scoring was key in L.A.’s run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993. In January of 1996 he suffered a serious head injury that would require surgery, causing speculation he would not play again.

Granato, however, defied the odds and returned to the ice in 1996-97 after being traded to San Jose, and not only earned the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy that season, but played in the NHL All-Star Game in front of his hometown fans in San Jose. He retired following the 200001 season having played in 774 NHL regular-season games with 492 points, including 248 goals and 244 assists. He also played in 79 playoff games and contributed 43 points (16G, 27A).

During his playing career, in addition to being named to the 1988 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, Granato also played for Team USA in the 1991 Canada Cup; in three IIHF Men’s World Championships (1985, 1986, 1987) and in two IIHF World Junior Championships (1983, 1984).

Following retirement, Granato worked in the media for a brief time, but ultimately was called to coaching. He spent 13 seasons in the NHL as a head or assistant coach with 12 of those campaigns including winning records. Grana-

to’s career included six seasons (2002-04; 05-09) behind the Colorado Avalanche bench, highlighted by two stints as head coach (02-04; 08-09) during which time he led the Avalanche to a 102-78-17 record, including a Northwest Division title in 2003 and two appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He went on to serve as an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins for five seasons (2009-14) where he helped the Penguins to playoff appearances in all five campaigns and at least 101 points in all but the lockout-shortened season of 2012-13. After two seasons as an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings (2014-16), Granato was named head men’s ice hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin, a position he continues in today. He was named the 2017 Big Ten Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Memorial Award that year as national coach of the year.

Granato has twice been involved at the highest levels of international hockey on the coaching front, serving as head coach of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and an assistant coach for the 2014 squad.

ABOUT DEAN BLAIS In a hockey life spanning some six decades, Dean Blais (International Falls, Minn.) cut a wide trail of lofty accomplishments through every level of the game.

He is one of America’s most accomplished coaches, with his 40-year career behind the bench highlighted by leading teams to signature moments at the high school, junior and collegiate levels as well as on the international stage. While perhaps lesser known, his playing days included championships at the University of Minnesota, a brief stint in professional hockey and selection to the 1973 U.S. Men’s National Team.

Blais is perhaps most widely associated as a coach for the University of North Dakota, where he spent 19 seasons and is a member of the UND Athletics Hall of Fame. He was head coach of the Fighting Sioux program for 10 seasons (19942004) where he led UND to two NCAA titles (1997, 2000); seven NCAA tournament appearances, including three Frozen Fours; four Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season titles and two WCHA playoff championships. In his 10 seasons, Blais finished with a 262-115-33 record. And during his nine campaigns (1980-89) as an assistant coach with UND, he helped the team to a pair of national titles (1982, 1987) and a third-place finish in the 1984 NCAA Championship.

He earned the Spencer Penrose Award as the top men’s collegiate coach on two occasions (1997, 2001) and was three times named WCHA Coach of the Year (1997, 1999, 2001).

While at UND, Blais also played a major role in the development of the Ralph Engelstad Arena that opened in 2001 and is still regarded as one of the best hockey arenas in the world.

Blais concluded his coaching career with an eight-year stint as head coach of the University of Nebraska Omaha men’s ice hockey team where he led the program to its first-ever NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 2015 and two NCAA Tournament berths overall. He finished with

ABOUT TONY GRANATO Tony Granato (Downers Grove, Ill.) not only had an exceptional playing career, but since his playing days has con-

ABOUT JENNY POTTER Jenny Potter (Edina, Minn.), a 14time medalist on the international stage whose U.S. Women’s National Team career spanned 15 seasons, is one of the most decorated players in the history of women’s ice hockey in the United States.

Highlighting her career were four appearances in the Olympic Winter Games, including helping Team USA to a gold medal at the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. She is one of only three U.S. women’s players to compete in four Olympics.

Further, her 32 career points (11G, 21A) in Olympic competition are tops in U.S. history and second in the overall Olympic record books.

Potter began her career with the U.S. Women’s National Team Program in 1997 during the lead-up to her first Olympics in 1998, where at 19 years-old, she contributed five points (2G, 3A) in helping the U.S. earn the first-ever gold medal awarded in women’s hockey in the Olympics.

Just a year later, Potter led the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship with 12 points (5G, 7A) in five games, earning her the Directorate Award for best forward and a spot on the Media All-Star Team. She played a key role in helping the U.S. capture its first-ever gold medal in the IIHF Women’s World Championships in 2005 as she registered six points (2G, 4A) in five games.

During the U.S. gold medal run at the 2008 IIHF Women’s World Championship, she was named one of Team USA’s

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American Special Hockey Association unveils new strategic plan, launches alliance with National Hockey League ASHA to increase its impact on children and adults with special needs The American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) – which serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the sport of hockey – announced a five-year strategic plan to increase its reach and impact on children and adults across the U.S. In conjunction with that plan, ASHA also unveiled a new logo; launched a redesigned www.specialhockey.org, and named new Board of Directors and strengthened its relationship with the National Hockey League (NHL) to support inclusion efforts across the sport.

These advancements represent the spirit, diversity and authenticity of all ASHA athletes, families, and volunteers.

The strategic plan focuses on five key areas: • Engagement: Expand ASHA’s reach and awareness to showcase the value of special hockey

•Programming: Deliver scalable programming to help ASHA teams continue to succeed/grow •Operations: Strengthen ASHA’s infrastructure through innovative resources and technology •Expansion: Grow responsibly by consistently delivering ASHA’s mission and purpose •Capital: Build revenue to achieve mission, increase outreach and sustain program quality “Special hockey is the purest form of the game,” said Jen O’Brien, ASHA Executive Director. “Our athletes embody the hope and optimism the sport brings to people around the world. Today, ASHA

takes several critical steps forward in helping to make the game more diverse, accessible, and inclusive for all who believe that hockey knows no boundaries.”

“It’s important that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the same opportunities to access the game of hockey as everyone else,” said Kim Davis, NHL Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs.

“Our enhanced relationship with ASHA will continue to lift up the voices of its athletes, families and volunteers who love hockey as much as we do.”

About ASHA The American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities through the sport of hockey. ASHA provides an environment of learning, mutual respect and a sense of community to thousands of athletes and families across the U.S. With over 100 member programs and more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and other volunteers, ASHA has as many participants as all other types of disabled hockey – combined. ASHA is a key supportive partner to the National Hockey League (NHL) and their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Contact: Jon Lavis, Assistant Executive Director, jon@specialhockey. org 973-908-0197

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tion. She helped the Bulldogs to the 2003 NCAA Division I national championship, a year in which the team also earned both the WCHA regular-season and playoff titles. She averaged over two points a game in her three-year UMD career, finishing with a school-record 256 points (108G, 148A) in 102 games played. Potter was inducted into the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.

Potter also played professionally, including four seasons with the Minnesota Whitecaps (2006-09/10-11) and one year with the Boston Blades (2014-15). She helped the Whitecaps win the Western Women’s Hockey League championship in 2008-09, a year in which she tallied 36 points (16G, 20A) in 19 games and earned league MVP honors.

Upon her retirement as a player, Potter went on to coach nine years of high school hockey in Minnesota, and served as head coach for two seasons at Trinity College and one season at Ohio State University.

She continues to share her love and passion for the sport today, serving as a member of USA Hockey’s board of directors; as president and head coach of the Northeast Wisconsin Hockey Association; and as chief executive officer of Potter Performance Group/Jenny Potter Hockey.

NCAA Frozen Four appearances. He is the NCAA’s all-time leader in NCAA Tournament wins.

In addition, York’s teams have also seized 11 Hockey East regular-season titles and nine Hockey East Tournament titles.

Over the course of his BC coaching career, York has guided his teams to winning records in 22 of his 26 seasons to date, including in 22 of the past 23 campaigns. He has coached two Hobey Baker Award winners and 18 NHL first round draft picks.

York’s coaching career began with two seasons (1968-70) as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Boston College, before moving to Clarkson University where he spent two campaigns as an assistant men’s ice hockey coach before taking over as head coach of the Golden Knights in 1972 as the youngest head coach in the nation at age 26. In his seven seasons as the bench boss for Clarkson, he led the team to six ECAC playoffs and claimed the 1977 ECAC regular-season title.

On April 10, 1979, York took over as the men’s hockey head coach of Bowling Green State University where he spent the next 15 years. His term with the Falcons included an NCAA title in 1984, two Hobey Baker Award winners, six NCAA tournament berths, four CCHA regular-season titles, and a CCHA tournament title.

York had an exceptional playing career at Boston College where he was a three-year letterman (1964-67) for the Eagles. He led BC to the 1965 Beanpot title and an NCAA runner-up finish. In his final campaign as team captain, York helped the Eagles to a 19-8 record and earned All-America First Team laurels. He was also named team MVP, a member of the All-New England team, and received the Walter Brown Award, which is presented annually to the best American-born col-

lege hockey player in New England. York concluded his college career with 134 points (64G, 70A) in 81 games played.

The highly-decorated York has earned numerous honors over his career. Among the many highlights, he is enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame (2019), Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame (2003) and Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame (1982); was honored with the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2010; and earned the Spencer Penrose Award as the NCAA Division I Coach of the Year in 1977. He is the only coach in the history of NCAA hockey to win 1,000 or more games and one of just three coaches in NCAA history to lead two different schools to NCAA titles.

continued from page 22 top three players and ranked second on the team with seven points. Potter went on to also help the U.S. to gold medals at the world championship in 2009 and 2011.

All total, her 10 medals in world championship play are tied for the most-ever by a U.S. Women’s National Team player.

In her other Olympic appearances, Potter recorded seven points (1G, 6A) in helping the U.S. to a silver medal in the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and had nine points (2G, 7A) in a bronze medal effort at the 2006 Torino Games. In her final Olympic appearance at the 2010 Vancouver Games, she had a team-leading six goals and her 11 points co-led the squad in helping the U.S. to a silver medal. She was named to the Media All-Star Team and later that season earned honors as USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year.

Potter, who also participated in 10 Three/Four Nations Cups during her time with the U.S. Women’s National Team, finished her career with 237 points (101G, 136A) in 204 games played.

The mastery she displayed on the international stage transitioned with ease from her prolific collegiate career, which included recognition as an All-American in each of her four campaigns. Potter played one season with the University of Minnesota (1998-99) before finishing her final three years with the University of Minnesota Duluth (1999-00/2002-04).

The two-time WCHA Player of the Year was a three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and also a three-time All-WCHA First Team selec-

ABOUT JERRY YORK The winningest coach in college hockey history, Jerry York (Watertown, Mass.) continues today to leave an impact on American hockey that will positively affect the game for generations to come.

He enters his 49th season as an NCAA Division I head men’s ice hockey coach in 2020-21 and his 27th campaign guiding the Boston College Eagles, where he has led the program to four NCAA championships (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012), four national runner-up finishes, and 12

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NOTES: The formal announcement of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2020 was done by Eddie Olczyk on NBCSN’s NHL Live. Olczyk was enshrined into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012 ... The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be formally enshrined together with the yet-to-be-named Class of 2021 at a formal Induction Celebration in December of 2021 ... U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductees are chosen on the basis of extraordinary contribution to the sport of hockey in the United States ... The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame was incorporated in 1969 and inducted its first class in 1973 ... The Class of 2020 will be the 48th installed to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

To date, there are 187 enshrined members. For information on the members of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, visit USHockeyHallofFame.com ... The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum, located in Eveleth, Minn., is open daily. For hours of operation and admission prices, visit USHockeyHallMuseum.com or call 800443-7825.

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3View: New Ulm Steel The 3View series will feature an in-depth look into all NA3HL teams in preparation for the 2020-21 season.

3View goes in-depth into each NA3HL team and will include interviews with all the head coaches in the NA3HL, as they provide fans with their expectations and outlook for the 2020-21 season, including taking a look at their potential roster and their strengths as a team for the upcoming season. It will also take a look back on the 2019-20 season and how each team fared and what they accomplished. Best of all, 3View will provide the fans of the NA3HL with an inside look at their favorite team and what to expect.

New Ulm Steel

2019-20 Record: 31-13-3, 65pts (3rd in West Division) 2020 Playoffs: Qualified Head Coach: Zach Stepan 2020-21 Division: West The New Ulm Steel have been steadily – perhaps even quietly – building a West Division contender over the past several seasons.

With two 30-win seasons and two Division Final appearances in the last three years, the Steel have been consistently taking the fight to the perennial powerhouses out West in North Iowa and Granite City, and 2019-20 seemed as good a chance as any to charge towards the West title.

And though the pandemic threw any championship plans away, Head Coach Zach Stepan knows he had something special in New Ulm last year, and looks forward to building an even better campaign in 2020.

“Last year we were able to get to 31 wins, and I feel that any time you hit the 30 win mark, you are able to call it a successful season. Last year we started the first half of the year batting around .500, and that is something we are going to look to change. As incredible as it was going on that huge winning streak the second half of the season, we do not want to have the start like we did last year. If we can hit that 30 mark again and make playoffs, that will be a successful season. However the goal is to win a playoff championship, and to

have that opportunity taken away last year because of COVID-19, especially after the run we made going into playoffs, I know our guys are going to be hungry this season,” he said.

That hunger will have to fuel another impressive run, as the road to playoff success in the West again looks poised to run through the top two teams.

But Stepan’s got high hopes for the Steel, and with a focus on creating a more professional team on and off the ice, it won’t be long before those hopes become annual expectations.

“I will always talk about how good North Iowa and Granite City’s programs are and how professionally they are run.

The goal I would like to achieve before my time is done here is to get this organization to a point where when talking about the West, Granite and North Iowa are not always the talk of the town. We want (the conversation) to include New Ulm’s name down the road. For us to continue to climb that steep mountain, we have to continue to run our organization as professionally as possible. That means we do our jobs here to not only bring in great hockey players on the ice, but to also bring great human beings off the ice and push the envelope that great hockey players are great humans away from the rink.

“That’s the best part about this job,” he said, “cultivating young minds to not only achieve their on-ice goals, but develop them into better human beings off the ice.”

Climbing that “mountain” from an on-ice standpoint will take full team commitment and strong leadership, not just from those wearing letters, but on each line and defensive pairing, to make sure the job gets done each and every time they hop over the boards. And at this level, that means having veteran voices up and down the roster.

“I will definitely have to lean on some players this year. Last year be-

ing my first year, I was blessed to have my first line talent of (Jacob) Halvorson, (Keegan) Bauman, and (Michael) Savelkoul who led the way offensively while we had mostly rookies on the back end and in the net,” said Stepan.

“Now, that changes because I have a great core group of returners/veterans on the back end and in our net. Teddy Lillico and Tommy Broten are going to have to take a big step this year back there while Joey Gimberlin and Corey Stormer are returners on the front end that are going to have to drive the bus for our guys offensively. I also have some new talent coming in that I am extremely excited about – one of those names is Tommy Michelsen from Hill Murray. He has taken a big step this summer and was a pleasure to watch at the Chippewa Steel’s training camp. I am excited to see what these guys are able to bring to the table along with the rest of our squad.”

Though Stepan and the Steel will miss the 2019-20 top line of Halvorson, Bauman and Savelkoul, their departure is a representation of what was a highly successful season in terms of advancement, as six current or former New Ulm players committed to play college hockey, with five going to the NCAA. Advancement, both to college hockey and the NAHL, has long been part of the Steel culture. Between the team’s on-ice success and the already strong partnership with the Chippewa Steel, New Ulm players have a clear path to the next level(s) of hockey.

“Again, I am blessed to be in the position I am in regarding the opportunity to help players advance in our Chippewa Steel program. We have an incredible affiliation with Chippewa being that I initially was an assistant coach for them, and now the Head Coach in New Ulm. To add to that, Carter Foguth (Chippewa Head Coach) and I have a relationship dating back to college

where we played and graduated together from Minnesota State-Mankato. We are constantly in contact with each other regarding players and we work together on scouting players that we both like for the NA3HL so they have a much higher opportunity at getting their shot in the NAHL. Nick Wieben is a great example – I am excited to see how he does at their training camp as he continues his pursuit of making his NAHL debut,” said Stepan.

And it’s not just “Chippewa or bust” for New Ulm skaters looking towards the NAHL; conversely, the team’s reputation as a fine breeding ground for hockey talent enables Steel players to get opportunities with NAHL teams across the country.

“James Spaargaren is another name that I am excited to see this season. Although it is not with Chippewa, Spaargaren made Wichita Falls this summer out of Main Camp. As much as we would love to move our entire team up to Chippewa, we also work with other teams on opportunities for our players and I am glad to see these kids work towards their goals of moving up the Ladder of Development!”

And much like other NA3HL teams, off-ice success means more than just commitments and advancement for New Ulm. Community service is a cornerstone for successful Junior organizations, and the Steel are committed to finding more ways to aid the community.

“Last year our two main community involvement activities were working in a group home and after school programs with other spontaneous activities thrown in the mix. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 restrictions, those options are not on the table at this time. We will continue to monitor this for both the safety of our New Ulm residents, and the safety of our players during this unprecedented time,” said Stepan.

And as the season inches nearer, the Steel will continue to prepare for another run up the standings. With an organization hungry to build off of last season’s victories, the Steel are ready to shift the power balances in the West.

Minnesota Hockey announces rule changes for upcoming season

Changes include age classification adjustments and increased penalties for improper conduct St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors has instituted multiple rule changes for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. Minnesota Hockey enacted rules designed to provide more players the opportunity to play with their classmates, reduce and eliminate discriminatory conduct, reduce fighting and provide a positive environment for players, coaches and spectators.

Age Classifications: As announced in July 2019, Minnesota Hockey is implementing a modification to its age classifications, which will move the starting date of each classification

from July 1 to June 1 (ex: June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2011), starting this season.

In concert with this age classification change, Minnesota Hockey has updated its policy requiring associations to accommodate players with July/August birthdates who request to “play up” to participate with their classmates to also include June birthdates.

Match Penalty for Offensive, Hateful or Discriminatory Conduct: In October 2019, USA Hockey announced it increased the penalty for racial/derogatory slurs of any kind that fall under Playing Rule 601 (e. 3) from a game misconduct to a match penal-

ty. Minnesota Hockey has updated its conduct rule to assess a match penalty for language, gestures or conduct that is offensive, hateful or discriminatory in nature. Officials will also be required to file a game report for any occurrence.

Fighting Penalties: The penalty for fighting will now be a major penalty and a three-game misconduct penalty.

For a second violation, the player will be suspended from all participation for the remainder of the season. This rule, which has been utilized by the Junior Gold High School League, Recreation League and select districts, now applies to all Minnesota Hockey classifications.

Artificial Noisemakers Prohibited: The use of artificial noise makers and devices such as laser pointers that could be detrimental to the players or the conduct of the game are considered abusive conduct and are prohibited at all games.

The Minnesota Hockey Handbook, including all youth rules and regulations, can be found at www.minnesotahockey.org/handbook. Each season Minnesota Hockey highlights changes from the previous season in grey within its handbook.

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Minnesota NHL Players with Birthplace 281 Minnesota born/native players have appeared in the NHL (as of 9-8-2020) LAST, FIRST NAME Acton, Will Ahlin, Rudy Alberts, Andrew Alley, Steve Anderson, Earl Anderson, Joey Anderson, Mikey Anderson, Russ Antonovich, Mike Auge, Les Backes, David Baker, Bill Ballard, Keith Baumgartner, Michael Bellows, Kieffer Bergland, Tim Berkhoel, Adam Bischoff, Jake Bickel, Stu Bjugstad, Nick Bjugstad, Scott Blake, Jason Bochenski, Brandon Boeser, Brock Bonin, Brian Borer, Casey Borgen, William Boucha, Henry Boyd, Travis Braun, Justin Bretto, Joe Brimsek, Frank Brink, Milt Brodzinski, Jonny Broten, Aaron Broten, Neal Broten, Paul Brown, J.T. Butters, Bill Byfuglien, Dustin Carlson, Jack Carlson, Steve Carter, Ryan Casey, Jon Chorske, Tom Christian, Dave Clymer, Ben Collyard, Bob Conboy, Tim Crowley, Mike Cullen, Mark Cullen, Matt Cunningham, Jim Curry, John Dahlquist, Chris Dahlstrom, Cully Defauw, Brad Dill, Bob Dziedzic, Joe Erickson, Bryan Erickson, Chad Fairchild, Cade Fairchild, Kelly Farrell, Mike Faulk, Justin Finley, Joe Fitzgerald, Rusty Fitzgerald, Zack Forbort, Derek Frazee, Jeff Frischmon, Trevor

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LAST, FIRST NAME Gambucci, Gary Gardiner, Jake Gernander, Ken Gersich, Shane Gilbert, Tom Gilbertson, Stan *Goldsworthy, Leroy Goligoski, Alex Gorence, Tom Gosselin, Guy Gruden, John Hangsleben, Al Hankinson, Ben Hankinson, Casey Hanowski, Ben Hanson, Keith Harrer, Tim Hauer, Brett Hauser, Adam Hayek, Peter Hayes, Eriah Heaslip, Mark Heath, Randy Hedican, Bret Helgeson, Seth Henderson, Matt Hendricks, Matt Hendrickson, Darby Hill, Sean Hillen, Jack Hillman, Blake Hirsch, Tom Hoene, Phil Holl, Justin Holmgren, Paul Housley, Phil Jackson, Don Janaszak, Steve Jensen, David Jensen, Joe Jensen, Nick Jensen, Steve Johannson, John Johnson, Adam Johnson, Craig Johnson, Erik Johnson, Jim Johnson, Mark Johnson, Virgil Karakas, Mike Kenady, Chris Klatt, Trent Kleinendorst, Scot Kloos, Justin Koalska, Matt Korn, Jim Kuhlman, Karson Kurvers, Tom LaBate, Joseph Lampman, Bryce Langenbrunner, Jamie Langevin, Dave Langfeld ,Josh Larson, Reed Lauen, Mike LeBlanc, Drew Leddy, Nick Lee, Anders Lee, Brian Lettieri, Vinni Leopold, Jordan

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LAST, FIRST NAME Lindgren, Charlie Lindgren, Ryan Lizotte, Blake LoPresti, Pete LoPresti, Sam Lundin, Mike Lyon, Alex Marinucci, Chris Mariucci, John Martin, Paul Martinson, Steve Mason, Bob McAlpine, Chris McBain, Jamie McCartan, Jack McClanahan, Rob McDonagh, Ryan McElmury, Jim McIntosh, Bruce McIntyre, Zane McNeill, Mike McRae, Phil Menell, Brennan Micheletti, Joe Micheletti, Pat Millen, Corey Miller, Warren Miska, Hunter Mittelstadt, Casey Morin, Travis Motzko, Joe Mrozik, Rick Mueller, Peter Nelson, Brock Nelson, Casey Ness, Aaron Nielsen, Jeff Nielsen, Kirk Niskanen, Matt Norwich, Craig O’Brien, Jim Oettinger, Jake Okerlund, Todd Okposo, Kyle Osiecki, Mark Otto, Joel Palazzari, Aldo Palazzari, Doug Palmer, Jarod Papike, Joe Paradise, Bob Parise, Zach Parker, Jeff Parrish, Mark Pavelich, Mark Pederson, Tom Peltier, Derek Peluso, Mike Petersen, Toby Pionk, Neal Pitlick, Lance Pitlick, Rem Pitlick, Tyler Plante, Derek Podein, Shjon Poehling, Ryan Pohl, John Polich, John Polich, Mike Prosser, Nate Pryor, Chris

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LAST, FIRST NAME Raduns, Nate Ramsey, Mike Rasmussen, Erik Rau, Chad Rau, Kyle Reinke, Mitch Rhodes, Damian Richards, Todd Richards, Travis Rohloff, Jon Rohloff, Todd Romnes, Doc Sabol, Shaun Sandelin, Scott Sargent, Gary Sarner, Craig Sauer, Kurt Sauer, Michael Schaeffer, Paul Schmidt, Clarence Schmidt, Nate Schroeder, Jordan Schuldt, Jimmy Seeler, Nick Sexton, Dan Short, Steve Skarda, Randy Skjei, Brady Smaby, Matt Smedsmo, Dale Smith, Wyatt Sneep, Carl Snuggerud, Dave Stalock, Alex Stauber, Robb Stepan, Derek Stoa, Ryan Stuart, Colin Stuart, Mark Stuart, Mike Suomi, Al Taffe, Jeff Taft, John Talafous, Dean Tanabe, David Teal, Jeff Tennyson, Matt Tinordi, Jarred Toninato, Dominic Toomey, Sean Trebil, Daniel VandeVelde, Chris VanGuilder, Mark Wagner, Steve Warner, Jim Watt, Jim Welinski, Andy Westrum, Erik Wheeler, Blake Wilcox, Adam Williams, Tom Williams, Warren Wilson, Clay Wong, Mike Wyman, J.T. Yackel, Ken Younghans, Tom Zmolek, Doug

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* The FIRST ever MN BORN native to play in NHL was Leroy Goldsworthy (no relation to Bill Goldsworthy) from Two Harbors, Minn., in the 1928-1929 season. Leroy moved to Edmonton, Alberta when he was 3 years old. The FIRST ever MN developed player to play in the NHL was Robert Bob “Red” Hall in the 1925-1926 season. Bob was born in Oak Park, Ill., but grew up in Duluth, Minn., and attended Duluth Central High School from 1915-1917 (freshman - junior H.S. years) before moving with his family to Brooklyn, N.Y., where he graduated.

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Richards wins Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – One of the best to ever play on the Gopher Hockey blue line is now a Stanley Cup champion as All-American alum and former Minnesota captain Todd Richards became the 11th Pride on Ice product to help his team to an NHL playoff championship.

An assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Richards guided the Eastern Conference champions to a 4-2 series win in the Stanley Cup final – culminating with a 2-0 win on Monday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Gopher Hockey’s all-time leading scorer among defensemen will be the 11th University of Minnesota alum to have his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup – joining Mike Polich (1977), Frank Pietrangelo (1991), Bob Johnson (1991, posthumously in 1992), Tom Chorske (1995), Neal Broten (1995), Chris McAlpine (1995), Ben Clymer (2004), Alex Goligoski (2009), Nick Leddy (2013) and Phil Kessel (2016, 2017). Richards is the second ‘U’ alum to win the Stanley Cup as an NHL coach after Johnson.

A native of Crystal, Minn., Richards is in his fourth season with the Lightning in addition to his more than 400 games of NHL head coaching experience in seven seasons between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild.

As a member of the Maroon & Gold, Richards served as team captain as a senior and was a Second Team All-American during the 1988-89 season. His 158 career points and 128 career assists still rank first among Gopher Hockey all-time defensemen (he is tied for fifth among all alums in assists). In his four-years with the Gophers, the team made four-straight NCAA Frozen Four appearances while picking up regular-season conference titles in 1988 and 1989.

On the international stage, Richards served as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team and guided the team to a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in the Czech Republic after serving as an assistant coach for the team in 2010 and 2016. Richards was also an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

Richards was drafted 33rd overall by the Montreal Canadiens at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut in 1990 and skated in eight NHL games with four assists.

Todd Richards, who played high school hockey at RobbinsdaleArmstrong, was a four-year player at the University of Minnesota where he served as captain his senior year in 1988-89. He would go on to being an NHL head coach for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets before settling in as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He is now a Stanley Cup winner.

Minnesotans on the Stanley Cup (players) Name Position Hometown Year Team Josh Archibald........... Forward...... Brainerd............... 2017.......Pittsburgh Penguins Frank Brimsek........... Goalie......... Eveleth................. 1939.......Boston Bruins

1941.......Boston Bruins Neal Broten............... Forward...... Roseau................ 1995.......New Jersey Devils Dustin Byfuglien........ Forward...... Roseau................ 2010.......Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Carter............... Forward...... White Bear Lake.. 2007.......Anaheim Ducks Tom Chorske............. Forward...... Minneapolis......... 1995.......New Jersey Devils Ben Clymer................ Defense...... Bloomington......... 2004.......Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Cullen................ Forward...... Virginia................. 2006.......Carolina Hurricanes

2016.......PIttsburgh Penguins

2017.......Pittsburgh Penguins Cully Dahlstrom......... Forward...... Minneapolis......... 1938.......Chicago Black Hawks Leroy Goldsworthy.... Forward...... Two Harbors........ 1934.......Chicago Black Hawks Alex Goligoski............ Defense...... Grand Rapids...... 2009.......Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel........... Forward...... Woodbury............ 2017.......Pittsburgh Penguins Bret Hedican.............. Defense...... North St. Paul...... 2006.......Carolina Hurricanes Sean Hill.................... Defense...... Duluth.................. 1993.......Montreal Canadiens Dan Hinote................ Forward...... Elk River.............. 2001.......Colorado Avalanche Don Jackson.............. Defense...... Bloomington......... 1984.......Edmonton Oilers

1985.......Edmonton Oilers Virgil Johnson............ Defense...... Minneapolis......... 1938.......Chicago Black Hawks Mike Karakas............. Goalie......... Eveleth................. 1938.......Chicago Black Hawks Tom Kurvers.............. Defense...... Bloomington......... 1986.......Montreal Canadiens

Name Position Hometown Year Team Jamie Langenbrunner.. Forward...... Cloquet................ 1999.......Dallas Stars

2003.......New Jersey Devils Nick Leddy................. Defense...... Eden Prairie......... 2013.......Chicago Blackhawks Dave Langevin.......... Defense...... St. Paul................ 1980.......New York Islanders

1981.......New York Islanders

1982.......New York Islanders

1983.......New York Islanders David Maley............... Forward...... Edina................... 1986.......Montreal Canadiens Chris McAlpine.......... Defense...... Roseville.............. 1995.......New Jersey Devils Ryan McDonagh........ Defense...... Arden Hills........... 2020.......Tampa Bay Lightning Joe Motzko................ Forward...... Bemidji................. 2007.......Anaheim Ducks Matt Niskanen........... Defense...... Virginia................. 2018.......Washington Capitals Bill Nyrop................... Defense...... Edina................... 1976.......Montreal Canadiens

1977.......Montreal Canadiens

1978.......Montreal Canadiens T.J. Oshie.................. Forward...... Warroad............... 2018.......Washington Capitals Joel Otto.................... Forward...... Elk River.............. 1989.......Calgary Flames Mike Peluso............... Defense...... Coleraine............. 1995.......New Jersey Devils Derek Plante.............. Forward...... Cloquet................ 1999.......Dallas Stars Shjon Podein............. Forward...... Rochester............ 2001.......Colorado Avalanche Mike Polich................ Forward...... Hibbing................ 1977.......Montreal Canadiens Doc Romnes.............. Forward...... White Bear Lake.. 1934.......Chicago Black Hawks

1938.......Chicago Black Hawks

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St. Paul's McDonagh hoists Stanley Cup Cretin-Derham Hall grad was Mr. Hockey in 2007

McDonagh has a Plus-187 rating in his NHL career, which has spanned 662 regular season games between the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

McDonagh pictured as a Bantam playing for Mounds View. He would eventually attend Cretin-Derham Hall where he led the Raiders to the 2007 state high school title. He was named Mr. Hockey that year and went on to star at the University of Wisconsin.

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Ryan McDonagh became the most recent Minnesota-born player to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup. McDonagh is a defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who defeated the Dallas Stars 2-1 Monday night to claim their second cup in franchise history (2004).

McDonagh’s path to the Stanley Cup Finals started in St. Paul where he attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School, the same school that is known more for producing baseball and football players than hockey players.

But McDonagh led the Raiders to their first and only state title in 2007. That same year he was named Mr. Hockey and was chosen in the first round of the NHL draft, 12th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens. He is the third Mr. Hockey Award winner to hoist the Cup along with Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie, 2009) and Tom Chorske (Minneapolis Southwest, 1985).

After high school, McDonagh played for the 18-Under USA team before attending the University of Wisconsin where he served as captain before venturing to his professional career. Despite being drafted by Montreal, he was traded to the New York Rangers and made his debut in 2010-11 just three years removed from high school hockey.

He played 40 games in his rookie season and was a Plus-16 while scoring one goal and recording eight assists. After splitting time between the Rangers NHL club and their AHL affiliate in his rookie season, McDonagh became a household name playing all 82 games for the Rangers in the 2011-12 season. He solidified himself as a strong defender who in turn could move the puck offensively and create scoring chances. He scored seven goals in his sophomore campaign and logged 25 assists and tapped in at a Plus-25.

During the NHL lockout of 2012-13, he signed on to play in the Kontinental Hockey League before returning to the Rangers where in 2014-15 he was named Captain. He wore the “C’ for four years before being traded to Tampa Bay during the 2017-18 season. In 2018-19 he played all 82 games and was a Plus-38. For his career he is a Plus-187 and has never had a season where he finished without a plus rating.

McDonagh was born June 13, 1989, in St. Paul, Minn.

Here he is pictured as a young hockey player. Now, at 31 years old, he is a Stanley Cup Champion, becoming the 35th Minnesota-born player to hoist the Cup.

McDonagh hoisted the cup in his 801st NHL game (662 regular season games and 139 playoff games). In his 662 regular season games he has scored 63 goals and 236 assists for 299 points. In playoff action he has 51 points in 139 games including a goal and four assists in 22 games this season. He is a two-time All-Star and was also voted Team MVP of the Rangers twice.

McDonagh becomes the 35th Minnesotan to have his name forever inscribed on the Cup. Matt Niskanen of Virginia, Minn., was the last to win the Cup when he did so with the Washington Capitals in 2018.

The first Minnesota-born players to win a Cup were Leroy Goldsworthy (Two Harbors) and Doc Romnes (White Bear Lake), who won with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1934. Dave Langevin (St. Paul) has the most Stanley Cup rings with four.

Matt Cullen (Moorhead) and Bill Nyrop (Edina) have each won three. Cullen and Jamie Langenbrunner (Cloquet) are the only two Minnesota-born players to win Cups with two teams. Cullen won with Carolina in 2006 and then back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017 with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Langenbrunner won with the Dallas Stars in 1999 and with the New Jersey Devils in 2003.

Only eleven Minnesota-born players have been drafted higher than Ryan McDonagh: Name Year Pick Hometown Drafted by Mike Ramsey............ 1979....... 11th.......Minneapolis.............. Buffalo Phil Housley.............. 1982........ 6th...... South St. Paul............ Buffalo Doug Zmolek............ 1989........ 7th......... Rochester

John Marshall.......Minnesota Erik Rasmussen....... 1996........ 7th...... St. Louis Park............ Buffalo Keith Ballard............. 2002....... 11th......... Baudette................ Buffalo Blake Wheeler.......... 2004........ 5th.......... Plymouth.............. Phoenix Brian Lee.................. 2005........ 9th......... Moorhead...............Ottawa Erik Johnson............. 2006........ 1st........Bloomington.......... St. Louis Kyle Okposo............. 2006........ 7th........... St. Paul........NY Islanders Peter Mueller............ 2006........ 8th........Bloomington........... Phoenix Ryan McDonagh....... 2007....... 12th........Arden Hills............ Montreal Casey Mittelstad....... 2017........ 8th........Eden Prairie.............. Buffalo

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MINNESO NHL draft experts don’t anticipate any Minnesota player to go in the first round. Kaiser, Faber, Biondi and Ratzlaff are the top four players likely to be chosen.

Here is a look at Minnesota’s best heading into the 2020 NHL draft as rated in order by NHL Central Scouting:

Wyatt Kaiser

Edina’s Jake Boltmann is a steady defender who is garnering attention from NHL scouts.

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The NHL Draft will commence on Oct. 6-7 and just like every other year, certain Minnesota-born players will be waiting for the call.

This year, it will be defenseman who lead the way for Minnesotans. The State of Hockey has produced some high-end blueliners over the years. Ryan McDonagh, a 2007 Mr. Hockey winner, hoisted the Stanly Cup earlier this week, Matt Niskanen, a Virginia, Minn., native, won a cup in 2018 with the Washington Capitals.

Four Minnesota defensemen were drafted in 2019 – Jackson Lacombe (39th/Anaheim), Mike Koster (146th/Toronto), Will Francis (163rd/ Anaheim) and Ben Brinkman (173rd/Dallas).

In 2018 the top two Minnesotans picked were defensemen – K’Andre Miller (22nd/NY Rangers) and Hobey Baker Award winner Scott Perunovich (45th/St. Louis).

There have been 18 Minnesota-born defenseman drafted in the first round since the draft’s inception in 1963. There have been 40 Minnesotans drafted in the first round, meaning 45 percent have been blueliners.

This year’s field of prospective draft picks are chock full of defenseman, led by Brock Faber (Maple Grove), Wyatt Kaiser (Andover) and Jake Ratzlaff (Rosemount). Other potential picks are fellow defensemen Michael Vorlicky (Edina), Connor Kelly (Maple Grove), Mason Langenbrunner (Eden Prairie), Christian Miller (Greenway), Nate Schweitzer (Benilde-St. Margaret’s), Jake Boltmann (Edina), and Evan Bushy (Thief River Falls).

Minnesota also isn’t short on forward prospects. The 2020 Mr. Hockey winner Blake Biondi (Hermantown) leads the way as a projected second or third round pick. Other forwards who may be taken in the 2020 draft are Carsen Richels (Blaine), Joe Miller (Blake), Grant Slukynsky (Warroad), Jack Smith (St. Cloud Cathedral), Zach Michaelis (Elk River), Jonny Meiers (Eagan), Cameron Berg (White Bear Lake) and Matthew Gleason (Cretin-Derham Hall).

Age: 18 Height: 5’11” • Weight: 170 Shoots: Left • Position: Defense High School: Andover Junior Team: Dubuque (USHL) College: Minnesota-Duluth 2019-20 Stats: 31GP-11G-32A-43PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: #37 Draft Projection: Second Round Analysis: Kaiser is lauded as a gifted skater who sees the ice well and could develop into a two-way defenseman who could quarterback the power play and be his team’s top defender.

According to Smaht Scouting, Kaiser is comparable to Bret Hedican, a former Minnesotan who had a lengthy NHL career.

Kaiser was the Reed Larson Award winner this past season as the state’s top prep defensemen. He will take his talents to the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he looks to help lead the Bulldogs to their third consecutive national title.

While not broad and big in stature, Kasier’s smooth stride and heads up play makes him the likely first Minnesotan off the board come draft time.

Brock Faber

Age: 18 Height: 6’0” • Weight: 194 Shoots: Right • Position: Defense High School: None Junior Team: None College: University of Minnesota 2019-20 Stats: 65GP-4G-17A-21PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: #41 Draft Projection: Second/Third Round Analysis: Faber is a rare breed in that he never played at the high school level. He went from a second-year bantam to the United States National Development Team where he has played the last two seasons. Because of that he is relatively unknown in Minnesota hockey circles.

At 6-feet tall and a strong 194 pounds, Faber is a little bigger and stronger than Kaiser, and has likely benefited from playing in the USNDP program, logging 162 games the past two years.

He’s not a big offensive threat, but like Kaiser has superior skating skills and is a top-notch defender. That doesn’t mean he isn’t skilled offensively. He moves the puck well and has a good shot and some scouts project him to be a power play point man. Scouts project him to be a 3rd or 4th round pick, but he could sneak into the second round if a team has the need for a stay at home defender.

PHOTOS BY TIM KOLEHMAINEN/BREAKDOWN SPORTS MEDIA Jake Ratzlaff is still undecided about whether he will play football or hockey in college. He is

one of the best athletes in the state in the class of 2020.

Carsen Richels put up some gaudy numbers for Blaine his senior seaso and skill.

Blake Biondi

Age: 18 Height: 6’0” • Weight: 181 Shoots: Right • Position: Center High School: Hermantown Junior Team: Sioux City (USHL) College: University of Minnesota-Duluth 2019-20 Stats: 31GP-47G-48A-95PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: #64 Draft projection: Second/Third Round Analysis: Biondi was a landslide no-brainer pick for Mr. Hockey in Minnesota. He scored a whopping 95 points in 31 games, leading his Hermantown Hawks to the state tournament. He possesses all that is good in a hockey player: skating, shooting, speed and size. He is not great at any one of those traits but is very good in all of them. He can snipe and dish, and isn’t afraid to use his body along the wall to fight for puck possession. His shot might be his most lethal skill, evidenced by his 47 goals, including 10 in the playoffs when it mattered most. In essence, he’s a gamer. He should be able to step in and play for the UMD Bulldogs as they fight for their third straight NCAA title. His game should elevate even more playing against better competition.

At times, he was a man amongst boys playing at the high school level last season. That bodes well for his future.

Jake Ratzlaff

Age: 18 Height: 6’3” • Weight: 185 Shoots: Right • Position: Defense High School: Rosemount Junior Team: Green Bay (USHL) College: University of Minnesota 2019-20 Stats: 27GP-7G-9A-16PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: #90 Draft Projection: Fourth Round Analysis: While Kaiser and Faber are likely to don an NHL jersey and have careers akin to Ryan McDonagh and Matt Niskanen, Ratzlaff is right there with them. A supreme athlete with size and skill, Ratzlaff projects to be every bit as good as anyone in the state. The Rosemount native is also a very good football player and because the draft got pushed back to October, is considering playing college football. He is committed to the University of Minnesota, but that could change if he decides to wear football pads instead. He is likely to go in the fourth or fifth round of the draft, and some experts have the Minnesota Wild drafting him. Who doesn’t need a big strong defender who can move the puck and has good vision? Ratzlaff is very athletic whether he has spikes or steel on his feet. It will be interesting to see what decision he makes. If he chooses hockey, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him elevate to the NHL some day.

Carsen Richel

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Jake Boltmann

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Nathan Schweitzer

Age: 18 Height: 6’0” • Weight: 187 Shoots: Right • Position: Defense High School: Benilde-St. Margaret’s Junior Team: Sioux Falls (USHL) College: Colorado College 2019-20 Stats: 24GP-6G-26A-32PTS NHL Central Scouting Rating: 117 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Schweitzer is more a polar opposite than his Minnesota D-men counterparts in the draft, bringing a more offensive style to his game. His 26 helpers last season for Benilde are proof he is adept at moving the puck and jumping up into the play. He has good size and a strong stick and is crafty with his passing.

Heading to Colorado College, his game will obviously progress, making him a possible steal in the late rounds. He has also benefited form great coaching under Ken Pauly at Benilde. He will join fellow draft prospect Matthew Gleason at CC…look for them to get back up to par with their program by utilizing some of Minnesota’s top talent.

Mason Langenbrunner

Age: 18 Height: 6’2” • Weight: 165 Shoots: Right • Position: Defense High School: Eden Prairie Junior Team: None College: Harvard 2019-20 Stats: 31GP-5G-16A-21PTS NHL Central Scouting Rating: 131 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Mason Langenbrunner obviously has good hockey genes with his dad enjoying a solid NHL career that yielded two Stanley Cups.

But unlike his dad, Jamie, Mason is a blueliner and a good one at that. He is more of an offensive defenseman who is good at making outlet passes and trailing plays through the neutral zone and into the O-zone. Scouts say his defensive play and skating need polishing. But as a kid going to Harvard, we are going to guess he can learn on the fly and will work hard to make the improvements needed. Another 20 pounds to his frame would help immensely, and although he has been a defenseman could potentially be utilized as a winger in the right scenario.

Grant Slukynsky

Age: 18 Height: 6’0” • Weight: 194 Shoots: Left • Position: Forward High School: Warroad Junior Team: Fargo (USHL) College: Northern Michigan 2019-20 Stats: 31GP-39G-62A-99PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: #152 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Slukynsky is a product of the Iron Range and could project to be one of the best players to ever come out of there. His high school numbers were sick, racking up 99 points and an incredible 62 assists. However, he did go scoreless in seven games with Fargo in his short USHL stint. But he has proven he is a finisher, a kid who has a knack for the net, whether it is finding the back of it or finding a teammate who finds the back of it. He stands out amongst his peers and other than Biondi, is perhaps the most talented forward coming out of Minnesota’s prep ranks. He will be heading to Northern Michigan after a year of juniors. But he has high upside and could project to be an Anders Lee type player – late pick but a late bloomer who emerges as an every day NHLer.

Evan Bushy

Age: 18 Height: 6’0” • Weight: 183 Shoots: Right • Position: Defense High School: Thief River Falls Junior Team: Sioux City (USHL) College: St. Cloud State 2019-20 Stats: 27GP-15G-27A-42PTS

NHL Central Scouting Rating: 156 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Bushy comes from a strong hockey family. His brother, Brendan, is currently playing at St. Cloud State and his father, Jon, was a Division 1 player at MSU-Mankato. All three Bushy’s are defenseman. But Evan appears to have the more offensive skill of the bunch. He tallied 15 goals and 27 assists for Thief River Falls last season, opting to stay and play rather than jump to juniors. His skill has earned him a spot with St. Cloud State where he will join his brother, but probably after a year of juniors where he will continue to develop. Bushy is another talented D-man that Minnesota has produced this year in a D-man heavy field.

Jack Smith

Age: 18 Height: 5’11” • Weight: 185 Shoots: Left • Position: Forward High School: St. Cloud Cathedral Junior Team: NA College: University of Minnesota-Duluth 2019-20 Stats: 17GP-26G-23A-49PTS NHL Central Scouting Rating: 169 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Hampered by injuries his senior season at St. Cloud Cathedral, Jack Smith still put up impressive numbers in a shortened season. In 17 games he averaged almost three points a game and had 10 goals and 9 assists in just six playoff games. He’s stocky and strong and has speed and hands and projects to be a very good offensive player at the college ranks. He might go late in the draft or not at all, but there is no doubting his skill and ability to create plays in the offensive zone.

Joe Miller

Age: 18 Height: 5’9” • Weight: 146 Shoots: Right • Position: Forward High School: Blake Junior Team: Chicago (USHL) College: University of Minnesota 2019-20 Stats: 31GP-33G-46A-79PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: 180 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Ever see a water bug scoot across the water, darting every which way? That’s Joe Miller. The Blake standout is only 5’9” and 146 pounds, but god luck trying to line him up. His shiftiness and dangle ability make him a pest for opponents. His size wouldn’t have boded well in the draft 15 years ago, but the game has shifted somewhat to a more open-ice game with less clutching and grabbing. Speed is superior in the new game and Miller fits the mold. He will have to add on to his frame, but that will come. But

the game is there, both as a scorer and a playmaker. Look for him to have some highlight reel plays for the Gophers when he gets there.

Cameron Berg

Age: 18 Height: 5’11” • Weight: 183 Shoots: Left • Position: Forward High School: None Junior Team: Muskegon (USHL) College: Nebraska-Omaha 2019-20 Stats: 32GP-18G-12A-30PTS (USHL) NHL Central Scouting Rating: 185 Draft Projection: Late Rounds Analysis: Berg never played high school hockey. The White Bear Lake native instead opted for juniors where he played two seasons with the Omaha Lancers and eventually earned a trip to Nebraska-Omaha. Because he didn’t play HS hockey, not much is known about him, but he did average almost a point a game this past season with Muskegon in the USHL, notching 18 goals and 30 points in 32 games. Scouts peg him a strong skater with a heavy shot who works well on the wall as a winger. He could be a sixth rounder.

Matthew Gleason

Age: 19 Height: 5’8” • Weight: 170 Shoots: Left • Position: Forward High School: Cretin-Derham Hall Junior Team: Chicago (USHL) College: Colorado College 2019-20 Stats: 27GP-36G-42A- 78PTS NHL Central Scouting rating: #189 Draft Projection: Mid to Late Rounds Analysis: Gleason was one of the most dynamic players in last year’s high school class.

He can play both ends of the ice and has solid offensive skills. He skates extremely well and has good hands and vision. He will be heading to Colorado College where he will likely emerge as top-tier scorer. Some scouts have him pegged as a mid-rounder.

Players to Watch: Other players who could go in this year’s draft: Zach Michaelis, F, Elk River Christian Miller, D, Greenway Connor Kelly, D, Maple Grove Michael Vorlicky, D, Edina Jonny Meiers, F, Eagan Noah Tussey, F, Stillwater

St. Cloud Cathedral’s Jack Smith projects to be a late round pick.

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2019 NHL Entry Draft Rd 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7

Pick 34 39 47 102 110 131 132 146 148 163 173 196

Player Pos. Bobby Brink RW Jackson LaCombe D Drew Helleson D Aaron Huglen C Ryder Donovan C Rhett Pitlick LW Trevor Janicke C Mike Koster D Ethan Haider G Will Francis D Ben Brinkman D Bryce Brodzinski RW

2012 NHL Entry Draft Drafted By Philadelphia Anaheim Colorado Buffalo Vegas Montreal Anaheim Toronto Nashville Anaheim Dallas Philadelphia

Drafted From Sioux City (USHL) Shattuck-St. Mary’s U.S. Under-18 Team Roseau HS Duluth East HS Chaska HS Central Illinois (USHL) Chaska HS MN Magicians (NAHL) Cedar Rapids (USHL) Minnesota (B1G) Blaine HS

Hometown Excelsior Eden Prairie Farmington Roseau Duluth Chaska Maple Grove Chaska Maple Grove Shoreview Edina Ham Lake

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

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

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

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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

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

Pick 60 72 83 91 98 101 128 130 131 154 174 177 178 189 203

Player Mario Lucia Steven Fogarty 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

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

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

Pick 1 7 8 20 32 63 80 81

Player Erik Johnson Kyle Okposo Peter Mueller David Fischer Carl Sneep Jamie McBain Michael Forney Mike Carman

Pos. D RW C D D D LW C

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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

Drafted By Minnesota N.Y. Rangers Anaheim Florida Columbus Vancouver Columbus Toronto Minnesota Florida Pittsburgh Washington Tampa Bay New Jersey Toronto

Drafted From Wayzata HS Edina HS 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

Hometown Plymouth Edina 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

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

Hometown Bloomington St. Paul Bloomington Apple Valley Brainerd Faribault Thief River Falls Apple Valley

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3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7

89 102 124 135 176 179 191 192 203

Aaron Marvin Kyle Medvec Andy Sackrison Alex Kangas Ryan Flynn Jordan Fulton Nick Oslund Chris Hickey Jay Barriball

Pick 9 24 27 28 34 36 38 40 58 61 86 97 112 167 193 206 225 228

F D F G RW C RW C F

Player Pos. Brian Lee D T.J. Oshie C Joe Finley D Matt Niskanen D Ryan Stoa C Taylor Chorney D Jeff Frazee G Michael Sauer D Nathan Hagemo D Michael Gergen F Robby Dee F Chris VandeVelde C Alex Stalock G Joe Fallon G Tony Lucia LW Josh Meyers D John Wessbecker D Chad Rau C

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

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

Calgary Minnesota St. Louis Atlanta Nashville Calgary Detroit Minnesota San Jose

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

Warroad Apple Valley St. Louis Park Rochester Lino Lakes Brooklyn Park Burnsville St. Paul Prior Lake

1999 NHL Entry Draft

Drafted By Ottawa St. Louis Washington Dallas Colorado Edmonton New Jersey N.Y. Rangers Carolina Pittsburgh Edmonton Edmonton San Jose Chicago San Jose Los Angeles Tampa Bay Toronto

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

Hometown Moorhead Warroad Edina Virginia Bloomington Hastings Burnsville Sartell Edina Hastings Plymouth Moorhead South St. Paul Bemidji Plymouth Alexandria Victoria Eden Prairie

1998 NHL Entry Draft

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

Rd 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 9

Rd 3 4 5 7 9 9 9

Pick 16 44 81 135 140 176 214 258

Pick 73 88 125 187 244 254 255

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

Player Pat O’Leary Kent Sauer Erik Wendell Erik Westrum Toby Petersen Matt Hussey John Pohl

Pos. D D G RW D LW RW C

Pos. C D C C C C C

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

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 Pittsburgh St. Louis

Drafted From Robbinsdale Armstrong HS North Iowa (USHL) Maple Grove HS Minnesota (NCAA) Colorado College (NCAA) Avon Old Farms HS Red Wing HS

Hometown Plymouth Sartell Maple Grove Apple Valley Bloomington 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

Drafted From Duluth East HS Richfield HS Virginia HS

Hometown Duluth Richfield Virginia

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

Pick 38 77 82

Player Rusty Fitzgerald Brad Willner Joe Tamminen

Pos. C D LW

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1991 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1 1

Pick Player 4 Jim Bonner 14 Dan O’Shea

Pos. D F

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

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 N.Y. Islanders Minnesota

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

Hometown Grand Rapids St. Cloud

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

1990 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Pick Player 23 Shane McFarlane

Pos. C

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 Buffalo

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

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

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

Hometown Warroad

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

1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Drafted From North Dakota (NCAA)

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

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Dan Brettschneider Dale Roehl

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Washington Philadelphia

Pick Player 2 Dave Snuggerud

Pos. RW

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

Burnsville Minnetonka

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 Supplemental Draft Rd 1

Pick Player 1 Chris Olson

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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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

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

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

1976 NHL Amateur Draft Rd 2 3 3 3 5 5

Pick 22 39 53 54 75 79

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

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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

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

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

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

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

1963-66 NHL Amateur Drafts No Minnesota natives selected

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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 coordinator, 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) 744-5566; 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.

OCTOBER 2020 23-25 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: Bantam A/AA and PeeWee A/AA Scrimmages. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.hcyha.org/tournaments 30-1 Cottage Grove, MN: Wolfpack Pumpkin Bash. B1 PeeWee and Bantam. Contact Sheila Bellinger (651) 295-3408 or tournaments@cghockey. com. Register at CGhockey.com/tournaments 30-1 Delano, MN: Halloween Celly. 8-Team Bantam C Tournament. Contact Troy Malo at the arena (763) 972-6470 or malo.troy@delanosportsarena.com. Register at www.datigers.com/ bantamctourney

NOVEMBER 2020 6-8 Albert Lea, MN: Girls U12-A Tournament. Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 6-8 Luverne, MN: Girls U12B Tournament.

For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com 12-15 Wayzata, MN: Wayzata Sniper Classic.

PeeWee B2, PeeWee C, Bantam B2, Bantam C. Contact: tournaments@wayzatahockey.org. Register at www.wayzatahockey.org 13-14 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks & Slides PeeWee B Tournament. Email Brittney Swanson: brittneyray412@gmail.com. Register at www.lakesareahockey.com.

13-15 Albert Lea, MN: PeeWee A Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com

13-15 Barron/Chetek, WI: Bantam Tournament. Wisconsin Levels: 4A, 3A, 2B, 1C. Minnesota Levels: B2/C (or equivalent). Contact Eric Janz (715) 790-2625 or janze61@yahoo.com. Register at www.bcyha.org/page/show/4615021-tournaments 13-15 Duluth, MN: Tommy Williams Tournament. Bantam AA. Contact Troy Olson: troyolson9@ gmail.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 13-15 Duluth, MN: Gales of November Tournament. PeeWee AA. Contact Steve Berry: smberry@d.umn.edu. Register at duluthhockey.com/ hockeytournaments 13-15 Eden Prairie, MN: Season Premiere Kick Off. Bantam A. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments 13-15 Fairmont, MN: PeeWee B Tournament.

Contact Tom Chapman (507) 848-0923 or tomchapmanjr@yahoo.com. Register at https://fairmont. pucksystems2.com 13-15 Faribault, MN: Bantam A/B Tournament.

Contact Michal Munoz at fhatournaments@gmail. com. Register at www.faribaulthockey.com 13-15 Forest Lake, MN: PeeWee B2 & PeeWee C Tournament. Contact Brandon Ferngren (612) 986-1453 ortournaments@flhockey.org. Info/ registration at www.flhockey.org 13-15 Grand Rapids, MN: 12UB Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forre st: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 13-15 Luverne, MN: Big South Conference Showcase. Bantam A Tournament. For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com 13-15 Mason City, IA: River City Rumble.

Squirt/Bantam. Contact Ashley Page at mchockeytournament@gmail.com. Register at mcmohawkhockey.com 13-15 Moorhead, MN: YHH Blue Ox - Bantam AA/A. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey. com/tournaments 13-15 Northfield, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

For info/registration contact the tournament director at tournamentdirector@northfieldhockey.net. www. northfieldhockey.net 13-15 Osseo/Maple Grove, MN: PeeWee AA, A, B1 Tournament. Contact Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha. com. Register at https://www.omgha.com/page/ show/74-omgha-tournament-information-and-registration. www.omgha.com 14-15 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt A (MN A/B1) Jamboree. Contact Aimee Chase (605) 929-0039. www.siouxfallsflyers.com 19-22 Anoka, MN: Bantam Tournament.

Bantam A/AA, B1, B2. Contact Kristi Robideau at anokatournaments@gmail.com. Register at anoka. pucksystems2.com 19-22 Bloomington, MN: Bantam Winter Classic. All levels. Email questions to bahatourneys@ gmail.com. Register at www.bloomingtonhockey. com 20-22 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 20-22 Duluth, MN: Portman Thanksgiving Tournament. Squirt A & B. Contact Shawn Roed: roedwarrior13@gmail.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 20-22 Fergus Falls, MN: 12UB Tournament.

Questions, email FFHAtournaments@gmail.com.

For info and to register, visit https://fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com/page/show/48928-tournaments 20-22 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee B2 Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 20-22 Hopkins, MN: 45th Annual Thanksgiving Tournament. Girls U10A, U10B1, U10B2, U12A & U12B. Contact Allyson Ashley (763) 222-6742 or register at www.hopkinshockey.com

20-22 Mankato, MN: Girls U10B & U12B Tournament. Contact Jenny Pierskalla at mankatotcr58@gmail.com. Register at www.mankatohockey. com 20-22 Marshall, MN: Winter Cup. Girls 10U/12U. Contact Christian Guenther (573) 2484445 or guenthercg@gmail.com. Register https:// marshall.pucksystems2.com 20-22 Moorhead, MN: Bantam B and PeeWee B Tournaments. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 20-22 River Falls, WI: Ponytail Classic. U10 & U12. Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament. reg@gmail.com. Register at https://riverfalls. pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 20-22 Roseau, MN. Girls 12UA Tournament.

Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 20-22 Sauk Rapids, MN: Storm On Ice. Bantam B2. $1150. Contact Connie Pesta (320) 3333860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com. www.saukrapidshockey.org 20-22 Stillwater, MN: Stillwater Stampede.

PeeWee B1 & B2. Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or Pete@SportsContentManagement. com. Register at stillwaterhockey.net 20-22 Willmar, MN: Cardinal Classic Bantam A & B Tournament. Contact Joe Wisocki (559) 2133683 or jwisocki@pga.com. Register at www.willmarhockey.com and click on the Tournaments tab.

21-22 Inver Grove Heights, MN: U12 A/B2 Tournament. Contact Kari Miller (612) 309-1923 or ighhatourney@gmail.com. Register at www.ighha. org 25, 27-29 Burnsville, MN: Burnsville Thanksgiving Tournament. Squirt A, Peewee A, Bantam A. Contact Dennis Dukart at tournaments@burnsvillehockey.com. Register at blazehockey.com/tournaments.

27-28 Lakeville, MN: Turkey Cup Mite/U8 Jamboree. Contact Bob Smith at robert1smith1@ hotmail.com. www.lakevillehockey.org 27-29 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B2 Tournament.

Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com 27-29 Bemidji, MN: George Pelawa Memorial.

Bantam AA/A. Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org.

For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji. com 27-29 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

PeeWee A, B and C. Contact tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 27-29 Brooklyn Park, MN: Thanksgiving Pirate Classic. Squirt B1, B2, C, Bantam B. Contact Amanda Naylor: tournamentdirector@nmyha.com.

Register at www.nmyha.com under “Tournaments”.

27-29 Champlin, MN: Champlin Park Rebels 2020 Thanksgiving Classic PeeWee B2 Tournament. Contact: cpyhatournament@gmail.com. Additional info at www.cpyha.com. Register at https:// cpyha.sportngin.com/register/form/306455071#_ ga=2.265276871.996468238.15964642172116521331.1592919320 27-29 Chaska and Victoria, MN. CCHA Brick City Classic. Squirt B1/B2/C, PeeWee C, 12UB2.

Contact Beth Johnson (763) 772-4795 or bfjohnson5@gmail.com. Register at https://www.cchockey.org/ccha-tournaments.

27-29 Cottage Grove, MN: Turkey Tourney.

A/B1/B2/C Squirts. Contact Sheila Bellinger (651) 295-3408 or tournaments@cghockey.com. Register at CGhockey.com/tournaments 27-29 Detroit Lakes, MN: Thanksgiving Classic. Bantam B. Contact Troy & Abby Pettit (218) 234-9193, (218) 234-5068 or email: abbypettit80@ gmail.com. https://www.dlyouthhockey.com/page/ show/203545-dlyha-tournament-information 27-29 Eden Prairie, MN: First Test of the Best.

Bantam AA & PeeWee AA. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments

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27-29 Edina, MN: Tradition CakeEater Classic Tournament. 15A, 15B, 12A, 12B1, 12B2, 10A, 10B1, 10B2. Contact Janae Hentges (612) 8121136 or janae@sportscontentmanagement.com.

Register at www.edinatourney.com 27-29 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee AA Tournament. Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey. com 27-29 Hopkins, MN: 45th Annual Thanksgiving Tournament. Squirt A, B, C, PeeWee A, B, C & Bantam A, B2, C. Contact Allyson Ashley (763) 2226742 or register at www.hopkinshockey.com 27-29 Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Cup Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament. Bantam B1, B2, C, PeeWee B1, B2, C and Squirt B1, B2, C. For Info/ registration, visit www.mplshockey.com 27-29 Moorhead, MN: Girls 10UA and 10UB Tournament. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 27-29 Mounds View, MN: Thanksgiving Tournament. Squirt A, B1, C / PeeWee A, B1, C / Bantam AA, B1, C. Info/registration at mvihockey.org 27-29 Roseau, MN. Aaron Broten Bantam B Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com

DECEMBER 2020 3-6 Anoka, MN: Anoka-Rogers Girls Classic.

Girls 10UA, 10UB1, 10UB2, 12UA, 12UB. Contact Kristi Robideau at anokatournaments@gmail.com.

Register at anoka.pucksystems2.com 3-6 Circle Pines, MN: Centennial Girls Chill.

Contact Kathy Gould (651) 216-5768. Register at www.centennialhockey.org 3-6 Osseo/Maple Grove, MN: Lucas Decker Ultimate Showdown. Peewee B2, C. Contact Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha. com. Register at https://www.omgha.com/page/ show/74-omgha-tournament-information-and-registration. www.omgha.com 3-6 West Saint Paul/Mendota Heights, MN: Salute to Hockey. Squirt A, Squirt B. Contact Rick Lopez at rlopez1724@yahoo.com. Register at https://www.sibleyareahockey.org/page/ show/12029-2020-salute-to-hockey-tournamentsquirt-a-and-squirt-b 4-6 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Squirt B2 Tournament. Register online at www.alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

4-6 Apple Valley/Eagan, MN: Valkyrie Lightning U10A and U10B2 Tournament. Info/registration visit www.eastviewhockey.net/tourneys.

4-6 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B1 Tournament.

Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com 4-6 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Bantam A & B. Contact tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 4-6 Cloquet, MN: Squirt A Tournament. Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 4-6 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Face Off. PeeWee B1 & B2. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 4-6 Hastings, MN: Sugar & Spice Girl’s Tournament U10 / U12. Levels U10B1 & U10B2 / U12B1 & U12B2. Contact Tiffany Newton at tournaments@ hastingshockey. www.hastingshockey.com 4-6 Hermantown, MN: Girls U12A & U15A Tournaments. Contact Amber Manion (218) 7295493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey.com 4-6 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: 10UB and 12UB Tournaments. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www. hcyha.org/tournaments 4-6 Hoyt Lakes (Mesabi East), MN: Mike Kangas Memorial Squirts Tournament. Register at www.meyha.com 4-6 Hutchinson, MN: PeeWee A and B Tournament. Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or Caleb.M.Paulson@wellsfargo.com. Register at www.hutchhockey.org

4-6 Eveleth, MN: 35th Annual Sam Lopresti Bantam A Tournament. Contact egyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.evelethyouthhockey.com 4-6 Fairmont, MN: Girls 12UB Tournament.

Contact Tom Chapman (507) 848-0923 or tomchapmanjr@yahoo.com. Register at https://fairmont. pucksystems2.com 4-6 Forest Lake, MN: Girls 15UA Tournament. Contact Brandon Ferngren (612) 986-1453 ortournaments@flhockey.org. Info/registration at www.flhockey.org 4-6 Grand Forks, ND: Angels 10UB, 12UB, 15UB Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 7870316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee B1 Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com

Shiver River Showdown – Red Wing, Minnesota –

Bantam B

Dec. 18-20, 2020 ~ $1000

Shiver River Mite Jamboree Feb. 27, 2021 ~ $150

PeeWee B & C

Jan. 29-31, 2021 ~ $900

Squirt B & C

Feb.12-14, 2021 ~ $800

For more info, contact Nichole Hultman at 651.210.6619

Register online at

www.redwingathleticassociation.org

NO GATE FEES

4-6 La Crescent, MN: PeeWee B Tournament. Info/registration at www.lacrescenthockey. com 4-6 Lakeville, MN: Prowler Classic. Junior Gold U16. Contact Bob Smith at robert1smith1@ hotmail.com. www.lakevillehockey.org 4-6 Little Falls, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne. houle@gmail.com. Info/register at https://littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com/page/show/51280-tournaments 4-6 Mankato, MN: Bantam B1 Tournament.

Contact Jenny Pierskalla at mankatotcr58@gmail. com. Register at www.mankatohockey.com 4-6 Monticello, MN: Moose Cup. Squirt A. Contact Sean Lawrance (612) 290-8547 or moosehockeytournaments@gmail.com. www.mooseyouthhockey.org 4-6 Moorhead, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 4-6 Moose Lake, MN: Bantam B Tournament. Contact Heidi Oswald at (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com. Register at https://www.mlaharebels.com/page/show/198092-tournaments 4-6 New Hope, MN: Squirt B1, Squirt B2 and Squirt C Tournament. Contact Susie Melynchuk: smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 4-6 New Richmond, WI: Joe Swanda Memorial Squirt Tournament. WI A, MN B1 / WI B, MN B2. Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net. Register at www.NRYHA. net 4-6 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt B/C Tournament. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 2765612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https://newulm. pucksystems2.com 4-6 Owatonna, MN: Girls U10B and U12B Tournament. Email Director@owatonnahockey. com. Register at www.owatonnahockey.com 4-6 Paynesville, MN: Squirt C Tournament.

Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey. com 4-6 River Falls, WI: Blackcat Classic. U14.

Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@ gmail.com. Register at https://riverfalls.pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 4-6 Rochester, MN: Squirt A Tournament.

Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com.

Register at www.RYHA.net

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4-6 Roseau, MN. Center Ice Club Bantam A-AA Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 6890636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 4-6 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt A & B (MN B/ B1 & MN B2/C) Tournament. Contact Aimee Chase (605) 929-0039. www.siouxfallsflyers.com 4-6 Somerset, WI: PeeWee B1 (WI A) & PeeWee C (WI B) Tournament. Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com. Register at www.somersethockey.com 4-6 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks & Slides Squirt B Tournament. Email Brittney Swanson: brittneyray412@gmail.com. Register at www.lakesareahockey.com.

4-6 Wayzata, MN: Wayzata Fire on Ice. Squirt B2 and Squirt C . Contact: tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org. Register at www.wayzatahockey.org 4-6 Willmar, MN: Cardinal Classic Girls 10UB & 12UB Tournament. Contact Joe Wisocki (559) 213-3683 or jwisocki@pga.com. Register at www.willmarhockey.com and click on the Tournaments tab.

5-6 Silver Bay, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com 9-11 Faribault, MN: Girls U10B, U12B Tournament. Contact Michal Munoz at fhatournaments@ gmail.com. Register at www.faribaulthockey.com 10-13 Eden Prairie, MN: Prelude to the Playoffs. 15U A & 15B. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments 10-13 New Richmond, WI: Ryan Olson Memorial PeeWee Tournament. WI A, MN B1 / WI B, MN B2. Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net. Register at www.NRYHA. net 11-13 Albert Lea, MN: PeeWee B Tournament. Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole U10A & U10B Tournament. Register online at www.alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

11-13 Amery, WI: Bantam Tournament. WI 3A/2B/1C and MN B. Contact Kari Stinson (715) 338-7843 or karilee521@yahoo.com. www.ameryhockey.com

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Lakes Area Hockey Association

2020-2021

HOCKEY

TOURNAMENTS

Spirit Lake, Iowa

USA Hockey Sanctioned Tournaments **$100 additional if registration is done less than 1 month prior to date of the tournament. **$50 additional if registration is done less than 1 month prior to date of the tournament for the Mini & Mite Jamboree. *COVID-19: Any team canceling due to COVID-19 before arrival will get a full refund. Registration fees will be refunded if LAHA must cancel tournaments due to COVID-19 (minus processing fees).

We will follow District 4 guidelines to the best of our abilities.

PeeWee B: Nov. 13-14 ........... $800 Squirt B: Dec. 4-6 .........................$700 Bantam B: Jan. 1-3 .......................... $900 Mini & Mite Jamboree: Jan. 8-10 .....$300

Register online at

www.lakesareahockey.com or email brittneyray412@gmail.com

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Grand Forks, ND 2020 - 2021 Youth Hockey Tournaments WARROAD YOUTH HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS 2020 - 2021 BANTAM A – DECEMBER 11-13 PEEWEE B – DECEMBER 18-20 GIRLS 12U – JANUARY 8-10 BANTAM B – JANUARY 15-17

PEEWEE A – JANUARY 22-24 SQUIRT A – JANUARY 29-31 GIRLS 10U – FEBRUARY 5-7 SQUIRT B – FEBRUARY 12-14

Luverne 2020-21

BLAZING BLADES TOURNAMENTS ▶ Girls 12UB Tournament: Nov. 6-8 ▶ Big South Conference Showcase (Bantam A): Nov. 13-15 ▶ PeeWee A Tournament: Dec. 11-13 ▶ PeeWee B Tournament: Jan. 8-10 ▶ Squirt A Tournament: Jan. 22-24 ▶ Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree: Jan. 29-31 ▶ Squirt B Tournament: Feb. 12-14

To register or for more info, contact Eric Edstrom, Tournament Director, at 507.380.1002 or go to

luvernehockey.sportngin.com

River Falls Youth Hockey Association

2020-2021 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

ANGELS “B” TOURNAMENT: 10UB, 12UB, 15UB Dec. 4-6, 2020 • 16 Teams Each BANTAM AA TOURNAMENT Dec. 11-13, 2020 • 12 or 16 Teams PEEWEE B1 TOURNAMENT Dec. 18-20, 2020 • 16 Teams BANTAM B TOURNAMENT Jan. 8-10, 2021 • 16 Teams SQUIRT CLASSIC Jan. 15-17, 2021 Squirt A, B1, B2 • 16 Teams Each

PEEWEE A/BANTAM A TOURNAMENT Feb. 12-14, 2021 • 16 Teams Each

BANTAM B1 TOURNAMENT Jan. 22-24, 2021 • 16 Teams

NDAHA JAMBOREE Feb. 19-21, 2021 12UB, 12A, 14B • 14 Teams Each

ANGELS 15UA & PEEWEE B PEEWEE B STATE TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT Jan. 29-31, 2021 • 16 Teams Each March 5-7, 2021 • 12 Teams ANGELS 10UA & 12UA BANTAM B1 STATE TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT Feb. 5-7, 2021 • 16 Teams Each March 12-14, 2021 • 18 Teams 4 Game Guarantee in Every Event

Registration Fee $1,000 • Gate Fee $350 No Admission Fees at the Door

To register, contact Jessie Close at (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or register online:

grandforksyouthhockey.com

SQUIRT 'B OPEN

River Falls, WI

PONYTAIL CLASSIC U10 & U12 Nov. 20-22, 2020

SQUIRT A/B/C Jan. 22-24, 2021

8 teams each • $725/team

AWI/BMN, BWI/CMN and C (WI or equiv) 8 teams each • $725/team

BLACKCAT CLASSIC U14

BANTAM BWI/CMN

10-12 teams • $800/team

10-12 teams each • $950/team

Dec. 4-6, 2020

MITES HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Dec. 12-13, 2020

All Levels • $15.00 per skater

PEEWEE A/B & B/C TOURNAMENT Jan. 15-17, 2021

AWI/BMN and BWI/CMN 8 teams each • $775/team

Feb. 5-7, 2021

PRESENTED BY THE CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI H O C K E Y A S S O C I AT I O N

BANTAM AWI/BMN Feb. 19-21, 2021

10-12 teams each • $950/team

MITES SHAMROCK SHOOTOUT March 12-14, 2021 Levels 3 and 4 $225.00 per team

For more info, email Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@gmail.com

https://riverfalls.pucksystems.com/page/ show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information

8 Teams $1,000 Entry Isanti Ice Arena

www.cambridgeisantihockey.org/ruckusontherum

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 11-13 Baldwin, WI: U10/U12 Girls. Contact Jodi Volgren (715) 308-9667 or jodivolgren@gmail. com. Register at https://baldwin.pucksystems2.com/ page/show/26105-tournament-information 11-13 Barron/Chetek, WI: PeeWee Tournament. Wisconsin Levels: 4A, 3A, 2B, 1C. Minnesota Levels: B2/C (or equivalent). Contact Mark Bell (715) 205-7903 or bellmc78@hotmail.com. Register at www.bcyha.org/page/show/4615021-tournaments 11-13 Bemidji, MN: Girls U10A & U12A Tournament. Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com 11-13 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Jr Gold B. Contact tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers. com 11-13 Cloquet, MN: Squirt B Tournament. Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 11-13 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: PeeWee B Tournament. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@ gahamn.org. For more info visit www.gahamn.org 11-13 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree. U6 Boy/Girls through Mite 4 Boy/Girls. Contact Sheila Bellinger (651) 295-3408 or tournaments@cghockey.com. Register at CGhockey.com/tournaments 11-13 Detroit Lakes, MN: HoliDangle Classic. PeeWee A. Contact Troy & Abby Pettit (218) 234-9193, (218) 234-5068 or email: abbypettit80@ gmail.com. https://www.dlyouthhockey.com/page/ show/203545-dlyha-tournament-information 11-13 Duluth, MN: Head of the Lake Tournament. PeeWee B1 & Bantam B1. Contact Shawn Burns: shawn.burns@hotmail.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 11-13 Edina, MN: Cornerstone Tournament.

Squirt A, Squirt B1. Contact Janae Hentges (612) 812-1136 or janae@sportscontentmanagement. com. Register at www.edinatourney.com 11-13 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee B2 Tournament. Questions, email FFHAtournaments@gmail. com. For info and to register, visit https://fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com/page/show/48928-tournaments 11-13 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam AA Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 11-13 Grand Rapids, MN: 12UA Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com

11-13 Hermantown, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey.com 11-13 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: Squirt B Tournament. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.hcyha. org/tournaments 11-13 Hutchinson, MN: Girls 10UB/12UA Tournament. Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or Caleb.M.Paulson@wellsfargo.com. Register at www.hutchhockey.org 11-13 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Bantam B1/C Tournament. Contact Kari Miller (612) 309-1923 or ighhatourney@gmail.com. Register at www.ighha. org 11-13 Luverne, MN: PeeWee A Tournament.

For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com 11-13 Marshall, MN: Battle at the Baron. Bantam A & B. Contact Christian Guenther (573) 2484445 or guenthercg@gmail.com. Register https:// marshall.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Moorhead, MN: Squirt A & B Tournament. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey. com/tournaments 11-13 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee B Tournament. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 2765612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https://newulm. pucksystems2.com 11-13 Owatonna, MN: Bantam A/B Tournament. Email: Director@owatonnahockey.com. Register at www.owatonnahockey.com 11-13 Paynesville, MN: Squirt A Tournament.

Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey. com 11-13 Richmond, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey. com 11-13 Rochester, MN: PeeWee B Tournament.

Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com.

Register at www.RYHA.net 11-13 Roseau, MN. Neal Broten Squirt B and Girls 12U B Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 11-13 Sauk Rapids, MN: Storm On Ice. Squirt C. $950. Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com. www.saukrapidshockey. org 11-13 Silver Bay, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com

Worthington Hockey

2020-2021 Tournaments

11-13 Siren, WI: Junior Gold Tournament. Level: WAHA HS B/C. Contact Steve Rohde (877) 8435634 or steverohde@sirentel.net. Register at www. burnettyouthhockey.com 11-13 Somerset, WI: Bantam B1 (WI A) & Bantam C (WI B) Tournament. Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com. Register at www.somersethockey.com 11-13 South St. Paul, MN: Squirt B & C Tournament. Contact Dan Nerka at sspyha.tournaments@ gmail.com.

11-13 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Bantam A Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 11-13 Two Harbors, MN: Bantam B2 Tournament. Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834.8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 11-13 Virginia, MN. “Battle by the Bridge.”

PWB2 Tournament. Contact Davis Lampaa at vaha. reg@gmail.com. Register at www.virginiabluedevilhockey.com 11-13 Warroad, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey. com/tournamentspage 11-13 Willmar, MN: Cardinal Classic Squirt A & B Tournament. Contact Joe Wisocki (559) 213-3683 or jwisocki@pga.com. Register at www.willmarhockey.com and click on the Tournaments tab.

11-13 Worthington, MN: Squirt A/B Tournament. Contact Charley Ahlers (507) 360-7183 or cahlers727@hotmail.com. Register at www.worthingtonhockey.com 12 La Crescent, MN: Mite Jamboree. Info/ registration at www.lacrescenthockey.com 12 Walker, MN: Mini/Mite Jam. To register email Nate Gustafson, nwgustaf@hotmail.com 12-13 Mason City, IA: Mite Jamboree. Contact Ashley Page at mchockeytournament@gmail.com.

Register at mcmohawkhockey.com 12-13 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament. Contact Heidi Oswald at (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com. Register at https://www.mlaharebels.com/page/show/198092-tournaments 12-13 River Falls, WI: Mites Holiday Extravaganza. All levels. Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha. tournament.reg@gmail.com. Register at https:// riverfalls.pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 17-20 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Shootout.

Squirt A, B1 & B2. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments

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18-20 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt A Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole PeeWee B & PeeWee B2 Tournament. Register online at www. alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

18-20 Bloomington, MN: PeeWee Showdown.

All levels. Email questions to bahatourneys@gmail. com. Register at www.bloomingtonhockey.com 18-20 Cloquet, MN: PeeWee B Tournament.

Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 18-20 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: Dean Rajala Memorial Tournament. PeeWee B. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn.org. For more info visit www.gahamn.org 18-20 Duluth, MN: Lake Superior Classic.

PeeWee A & Bantam A. Contact Steve Berry: smberry@d.umn.edu. Register at duluthhockey.com/ hockeytournaments 18-20 Fairmont, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament.

Contact Tom Chapman (507) 848-0923 or tomchapmanjr@yahoo.com. Register at https://fairmont. pucksystems2.com 18-20 Fergus Falls, MN: 10UB Tournament.

Questions, email FFHAtournaments@gmail.com.

For info and to register, visit https://fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com/page/show/48928-tournaments 18-20 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B1 Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 18-20 Grand Rapids, MN: 15UA Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 18-20 Hermantown, MN: Squirt A Tournament.

Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey.com 18-20 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: PeeWee B and PeeWee B2 Tournaments. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.hcyha.org/tournaments 18-20 Moorhead, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 18-20 Mora, MN: Girls 10UB/Girls 12UB Tournament. For info/registration contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com. Visit www.mayrasports.com

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INVER GROVE HEIGHTS HOCKEY 2020-21 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

VETERAN’S MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER ARENA INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN

U12 A/B2

U10 A/B1/B2

Squirt A/B ................................Dec. 11-13 Girls 10U/12U .......................... Jan. 22-24 Peewee A/B.................................. Feb. 5-7 Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree .......March 5-7

Nov. 21-22, 2020

Jan. 15-17, 2021

Bantam B1/C

Squirts B/C

$1150 Entry Fee

$1150 Entry Fee

Tournament Registration Fees: $500/team, $250/team Mites/Mini-Mites

PeeWee B2/C

4 Game Minimum

$1150 Entry Fee

For more info, contact Charley Ahlers, Tournament Coordinator, at (507) 360-7183 or email: cahlers727@hotmail.com

Download registration form off our website at

www.worthingtonhockey.com

$1095 Entry Fee

Dec. 11-13, 2020

Jan. 8-10, 2021

Conveniently located minutes from local hotels & restaurants 15 minutes from the Mall Of America & downtown St. Paul

$1095 Entry Fee

Feb. 5-7, 2021

Bantam, Pee Wee, & U12 Games 15 Minute Stop Time Squirts & U10 12 Minute Stop Time Bracket Play - 3 Game Guarantee

Visit www.ighha.org for online tournament registration

Contact Tournament Coordinator, Kari Miller, at 612.309.1923 or email: ighhatourney@gmail.com

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SKATE AND STAY in Historic Stillwater

2020-2021

HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS

St. Croix Valley Recreation Center – All Games Live Streamed

STILLWATER STAMPEDE PeeWee B1 & B2 November 20-22, 2020 Registration: $1,400 (no gate fees) 4 game guarantee

STILLWATER ROUND-UP Squirt C & PeeWee C January 15-17, 2021

Registration: $1,250 (no gate fees) 3 game guarantee

Tournament Contact: Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or email: Pete@SportsContentManagement.com

Learn more and register at

stillwaterhockey.net

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2020-21 HOME TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE DATE Dec. 4-6, 2020 Dec. 11-13, 2020 Dec. 11-13, 2020 Jan. 1-3, 2021 Jan. 8-10, 2021 Jan. 8-10, 2021 Jan. 22-24, 2021 Jan. 22-24, 2021 Jan. 29-31, 2021 Jan. 29-31, 2021 Jan. 29-31, 2021

LEVEL Squirt C Squirt A Squirt B Bantam A Bantam B PeeWee B1 PeeWee A PeeWee B2 10UB 12UA 12UB

COST $750* $800* $750* $800* $800* $800* $800* $800* $750* $800* $800*

LOCATION Paynesville Paynesville Richmond Richmond Richmond Paynesville Paynesville Richmond Richmond Paynesville Paynesville

*Tournament winners receive 50% off the following year’s tourney registration fee.

Friday games played only if necessary

Fun t-shirts!

Welcome table

Player gifts

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Princeton Youth Hockey Association faces financial challenge

by TIM HENNAGIR

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The Princeton Youth Hockey Association faces a six-figure financial challenge after an unexpected floor failure dumped refrigerant from the Princeton Ice Center’s East Rink.

Getting the ice operational could cost as much as $750,000. The inability to make ice is an association’s worst nightmare. According to Princeton Youth Hockey Association President Todd Frederick, there’s a break somewhere under the concrete floor.

“We have to get the East Rink up and running. We have two youth associations, Princeton and Becker-Big Lake, and right now, we are just operating on the West Rink. We have three high school programs that operate out of the arena as well,” Frederick said. We as a board have worked extremely hard to investigate our options. We are determined to have the ice sheet up and running by Dec. 1.”

The problem surfaced about a week and a half ago, Frederick told the UnionTimes earlier this week.

Rink Freezing Process “Normally, we start making ice by bringing the East Rink up first,” he said.

“What happened was we started the chiller up and began to cool that side of the rink down.”

The company that starts the rink’s system, St. Cloud Refrigeration, noticed that the system was not holding pressure, Frederick said.

“We went under the assumption that the system might need a little topping off,” he explained.

The association had more coolant brought in, Frederick said. The rink coolant system still wasn’t holding pressure and was leaking.

That event created a catastrophic pipe break in the floor. “We have a total of about 7,000 pounds of coolant in the East Rink system,” he explained.

“They were able to capture the remaining coolant, but given the rate of loss, SCR determined a main, larger pipe, bigger than 2 inches, and had failed.”

Board Calls Meeting After learning about the pipe break in the floor, Frederick said the Princeton Youth Hockey Association Board called an emergency meeting to determine options for stabilizing the cooling system.

One of the options was trying to pinpoint the leak.

“We brought SCR in, and determined that there were two areas to cut on the floor.

One area was up by the Zamboni access doors. That was a significant area and there was one other, and we weren’t able to find the break,” Frederick said.

Jamen Lewis is vice president of Maverick Cutting & Breaking out of Minneapolis. “He has a son in hockey, and he helped us out by getting a crew there,” Frederick said.

“That’s what we are doing right now [Monday, Sept. 14] – pulling the East Rink’s concrete floor.”

Concrete Comes Out Frederick said Maverick Cutting and Breaking workers just pulled the rink seam, the area the boards and glass enclose, the ice surface’s actual diameter.

In order for the association to stay on schedule, Frederick said cutting crews needed to finish their work on the next Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.

Gage Chafee, Princeton’s new girls’ high school hockey coach, owns a company out of the Big Lake and Becker area that will pull the cement out of the arena.

The next step in returning the East Rink to action is replacing the flooring and putting the concrete back down, Frederick said.

Chiller Replacement The Princeton Ice Arena is privately owned by the association, which is also going to replace a chiller.

PHOTO BY TIM HENNAGIR/UNION-TIMES

Crews with Maverick Cutting & Breaking out of Minneapolis work Monday to cut sections out of the concrete floor at the Princeton Ice Center’s East Rink. Princeton Youth Hockey Association President Todd Frederick said a break under the flooring dumped refrigerant from the rink’s cooling system.

“We had started prepping for this a few years ago,” Frederick said. “We actually have a chiller that we were paying on that’s at the refrigeration company. It’s ready to go and be installed. It’s a used chiller from a different ice arena.”

The replacement chiller uses glycol as its coolant and is more efficient, he said.

That lower cost estimate was provided

by Rink-Tec International, Inc. a company that has been designing and building rink refrigeration systems since 1979. The company’s U.S. office and Minnesota headquarters is located in Vadnais Heights.

“They will be doing the actual build of the floor itself,” Frederick said. “They are probably the premier company in rink floor building. They met with us last Monday or Tuesday morning.” Frederick said a company supervisor had just flown in and had been working with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks on two new ice rinks.

Board Gets Aggressive “This has been a process that’s dayby-day,” Frederick said, adding: “We are determined as a youth hockey association board to get the rink up and running. It’s important to our community and the kids we have in our association.”

Frederick estimated that annually, about 65,000 people come through the doors of the Princeton Ice Arena and use the facility for games and practices.

“We also have other associations, such as Rogers and Elk River, that rent ice from us,” he explained. When it’s all said and done, if you take the Princeton association, the Becker-Big Lake association, and you take the three high school programs, we provide skating for well over 400 kids. And if you add other associations that come up here to practice, we are probably over 500 kids.”

Currently, the Princeton Youth Hockey Board has nine members. Frederick said that dealing with the floor failure has required an all-hands-on-deck effort.

Financial Help Needed “We are going to exhaust all of our means and options dealing with this,” he said. “We are going to do this right, get a new floor, and move forward.”

The Princeton Youth Hockey Association needs the community’s help, he added.

“I’m not going to sugar-coat this,” Frederick said. “The unfortunate thing about this is that our association members already do so much. We are working with our current

bank [Village Bank, based in Ramsey].

They hold the mortgage on the arena and we’ve had multiple conversations with them. They are trying to come up with refinancing options, but ultimately, we have to do fundraising to cover this.”

Princeton Youth Hockey Board members Joe Hostrawser and Ben Heath have organized a GoFundMe page as a fundraising tool, Frederick explained.

Donations are 100% tax deductible.

“If you visit the GoFundMe website and search for Princeton Youth Hockey Association, that site will come up,” Frederick said.

The GoFundMe page for the association has been up less than a week.

“We are also working on a plaque recognition program as another fundraising tool,” Frederick said. “By donating, people could get their names up on a wall at the rink. I’m also looking for Princeton-based companies and those in Becker and Big Lake to help. We know that times are tough right now with COVID-19.”

COVID-19 Concerns Regarding the pandemic, Frederick said youth hockey associations, including Princeton, returned to skating this week.

“We still have the West Rink, and kids started skating on that rink Monday night.

Our arena manager, Missy McAlpine, along with our board and Becker-Big Lake’s board, have worked hard to develop COVID-19 protocols and guidelines we’ve adopted from Minnesota Hockey.”

Minnesota Hockey is the statewide governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Minnesota and an affiliate of USA Hockey. Minnesota Hockey provides volunteer services for the development and promotion of all youth hockey.

Frederick coaches the Princeton boys’ hockey team. His two daughters also play.

“As president, I’m extremely confident we have a good plan in place, and we are going to do our part by keeping these kids safe,” Frederick said. “Minnesota Hockey and District 10 are watching closely. The better job we do when it comes to maintaining COVID-19 guidelines, the better we can provide hockey.”

Pandemic Hits Funding According to Frederick, as of this week, there’s no indication youth hockey programs will be canceled.

“There may be some restrictions and reductions, like high schools are looking at,

but we are moving forward with hockey,” he said.

COVID-19 has created financial difficulties for the Princeton Youth Hockey Association, and has affected revenues produced by charitable gambling.

“When bars and restaurants were closed, we didn’t have any gambling revenue coming in,” he said. “For our association, that offsets a lot of our kids’ expenses.

We are estimating we lost about $200,000 because of COVID.” Revenues collected from charitable gambling helps fund the association’s hardship relief program for families, Frederick said.

“We have been very good about helping those families. Because we don’t have any revenue coming in, we’ve had to suspend that program. That is really killing our board,” he said.

“We need help. It could be a contractor or a company that has employees who played hockey and want to help,” Frederick added. “They don’t have to live here.”

The East Rink was built approximately 47 years ago, Frederick said. The Princeton association is getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary of hockey this year.

“We could have made the decision just to run with one sheet of ice and make it work, but we have nine youth hockey teams, not including our Tiny Tigers and our Mites, who use our facility. Becker-Big Lake has about the same number of teams.

You have two associations with youth programs. Our Tiny Tigers has 60 kids.”

Frederick said there’s no way to make one rink work with five ice user groups.

“It became rather clear quickly that we needed to get our East Rink back up and running,” he said.

Princeton boys’ high school team captains were responsible for getting 25 players to help with boards and glass removal, Frederick said, adding other business owners and adults also helped with that project.

“We had originally slated two weeks for that project,”he said. “Within six hours, those items had been totally removed.”

The Princeton Youth Hockey Association provides a great experience for kids while they are growing up, Frederick added. “We keep striving to provide positive experiences for kids in our community.”

Visit www.princetonyouthhockey.com to learn more about the association and the programs and teams that it supports.

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 18-20 Northfield, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament.

For info/registration contact the tournament director at tournamentdirector@northfieldhockey.net. www. northfieldhockey.net 18-20 Proctor, MN: Squirt B Tournament. Contact Chris Simonson (218) 310-1338 or pahatournaments@gmail.com. Register at www.proctorhockey. com 18-20 Red Wing MN: Shiver River Showdown Bantam B Tournament. Contact Nichole Hultman (651) 210-6619. Register at www.redwingathleticassociation.org 18-20 Rochester, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com.

Register at www.RYHA.net 18-20 Roseau, MN. Paul Broten PeeWee A-AA Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 18-20 Siren, WI: Girls 14U/15U Tournament.

Level: WI A / MN B. Contact Steve Rohde (877) 8435634 or steverohde@sirentel.net. Register at www. burnettyouthhockey.com 18-20 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Girls 10U and Girls 12U Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 18-20 Two Harbors, MN: PeeWee B2 Tournament. Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834.8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 18-20 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Squirt C Tournament. To register contact Mitch Loomis, loomis@shoresofleechlake.com 18-20 Warroad, MN: PeeWee B Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey. com/tournamentspage 19 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree. Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com. Register at www.somersethockey.com 19-20 Silver Bay, MN: Mite 1 and Mite 2 Jamboree. Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com 27-31 Edina, MN: Tradition Invitational Tournament. Bantam AA, Bantam A, Bantam B1, PeeWee A, PeeWee AA, PeeWee B1. Contact Janae Hentges (612) 812-1136 or janae@sportscontentmanagement.com. Register at www.edinatourney.com 31-3 Bemidji, MN: Paul Bunyan International.

PeeWee AA/A. Register at paulbunyanhockey.com.

For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji. com

31-3 Cottage Grove, MN: Year End Bash.

B2/C PeeWee and Bantam. Contact Sheila Bellinger (651) 295-3408 or tournaments@cghockey. com. Register at CGhockey.com/tournaments

JANUARY 2021 1-3 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Bantam B & Bantam B2 Tournament. Register online at www. alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

1-3 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Squirt A & B. Contact tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 1-3 Cloquet, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 1-3 Crookston, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 1-3 Duluth, MN: Up North Tournament. PeeWee A & Bantam A. Contact Clare Markley: markleyclare@gmail.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/ hockeytournaments 1-3 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee B2 Tournament. Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey. com 1-3 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: PeeWee A Tournament. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www. hcyha.org/tournaments 1-3 Lakeville, MN: Squirt Showdown. Squirt B1. Contact Bob Smith at robert1smith1@hotmail. com. www.lakevillehockey.org 1-3 Moorhead, MN: Junior Gold B and Girls 15UA Tournament. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 1-3 Osseo/Maple Grove, MN: Squirt Extravaganza. Squirt A, B, B2, C. Contact Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha. com. Register at https://www.omgha.com/page/ show/74-omgha-tournament-information-and-registration. www.omgha.com

1-3 Proctor, MN: Girls 12UB Tournament.

Contact Chris Simonson (218) 310-1338 or pahatournaments@gmail.com. Register at www.proctorhockey.com 1-3 Richmond, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey. com 1-3 Roseau, MN. Stan Ostby Bantam AA Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 1-3 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks & Slides Bantam B Tournament. Email Brittney Swanson: brittneyray412@gmail.com. Register at www.lakesareahockey.com.

1-3 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Jr. Gold Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 1-3 Two Harbors, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834.8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org

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2-3 Amery, WI: Mites Cross-Ice Jamboree.

Contact Kari Stinson (715) 338-7843 or karilee521@ yahoo.com. www.ameryhockey.com 2-3 Baldwin, WI: Bantam U14. Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or cutebagsmichelle@icloud.com. Register at https://baldwin. pucksystems2.com/page/show/26105-tournament-information 2-3 Hoyt Lakes (Mesabi East), MN: Mesabi East Mites Jamboree. Register at www.meyha.com 2-3 Monticello, MN: Wild Moose Jamboree.

Mite A/B/C. Contact Sean Lawrance (612) 290-8547 or moosehockeytournaments@gmail.com. www. mooseyouthhockey.org 2-3 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 1 (Cross-Ice) & Mite 2 (Full-Ice) Jamboree. Contact Heidi Oswald at (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com.

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 7-10 Anoka, MN: PeeWee Tournament. PeeWee A/AA, B1, B2, C. Contact Kristi Robideau at anokatournaments@gmail.com. Register at anoka. pucksystems2.com 7-10 Bloomington, MN: Squirt Shootout.

A,B,C. Email questions to bahatourneys@gmail.com.

Register at www.bloomingtonhockey.com 7-10 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Showdown.

12U A, 12U B1 & 12U B2. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments 7-10 Edina, MN: John E. Reimann Tournament. Jr Gold B, U16. Contact Janae Hentges (612) 812-1136 or janae@sportscontentmanagement.com.

Register at www.edinatourney.com 7-10 Hastings, MN: The Big Chill Bantam A/AA & Bantam B1 Tournament. Contact Tiffany Newton at tournaments@hastingshockey. www.hastingshockey. com 7-10 Mounds View, MN: New Year’s Tournament. U15A, U15B, U12B, U10A, U10B. Info/registration at mvihockey.org 8-10 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole U12A & U12B Tournament. Register online at www.alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

8-10 Baldwin, WI: Mite Jamboree. Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or cutebagsmichelle@ icloud.com. Register at https://baldwin.pucksystems2.com/page/show/26105-tournament-information 8-10 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Mite A & B. Contact tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 8-10 Cambridge/Isanti, MN: Ruckus on the Rum Squirt B Open Tournament. Register at www. cambridgeisantihockey.org/ruckusontherum 8-10 Cloquet, MN: Bantam AA-A Tournament.

Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 8-10 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: “Misky” Memorial Tournament. Squirt B. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn.org. For more info visit www. gahamn.org 8-10 Cottage Grove, MN: Skating with the Wolves. 10B1/10B2/12B. Contact Sheila Bellinger (651) 295-3408 or tournaments@cghockey.com.

Register at CGhockey.com/tournaments 8-10 Crookston, MN: Girls 15UA Tournament.

Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com

8-10 Detroit Lakes, MN: State of Hockey Invitational. PeeWee B. Contact Troy & Abby Pettit (218) 234-9193, (218) 234-5068 or email: abbypettit80@ gmail.com. https://www.dlyouthhockey.com/page/ show/203545-dlyha-tournament-information 8-10 Duluth, MN: DAHA Mid-Winter Classic.

PeeWee C & Bantam C. Contact Bailey Olson: bailey@duluthhockey.com. Register at duluthhockey. com/hockeytournaments 8-10 Fairmont, MN: Squirt B Tournament. Contact Tom Chapman (507) 848-0923 or tomchapmanjr@yahoo.com. Register at https://fairmont.pucksystems2.com 8-10 Faribault, MN: PeeWee A/B Tournament.

Contact Michal Munoz at fhatournaments@gmail. com. Register at www.faribaulthockey.com 8-10 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt B2 Tournament.

Questions, email FFHAtournaments@gmail.com. For info and to register, visit https://fergusfallshockey. pucksystems.com/page/show/48928-tournaments 8-10 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose. gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 8-10 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam B Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 8-10 Hermantown, MN: Bantam B2 Tournament. Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey. com 8-10 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: Bantam A Tournament. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.hcyha.org/ tournaments 8-10 Hutchinson, MN: Squirt A, B & C Tournament. Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or Caleb.M.Paulson@wellsfargo.com. Register at www. hutchhockey.org 8-10 Inver Grove Heights, MN: PeeWee B2/C Tournament. Contact Kari Miller (612) 309-1923 or ighhatourney@gmail.com. Register at www.ighha.org 8-10 La Crescent, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Info/registration at www.lacrescenthockey.com 8-10 Little Falls, MN: PeeWee A & B2Tournament. Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari. anne.houle@gmail.com. Info/register at https://littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com/page/show/51280-tournaments 8-10 Luverne, MN: PeeWee B Tournament. For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com

8-10 New Richmond, WI: Tiger Winter Classic.

Squirt C/PeeWee C. WI C / MN C. Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net.

Register at www.NRYHA.net 8-10 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee A Tournament. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https://newulm.pucksystems2.com 8-10 Northfield, MN: PeeWee B Tournament.

For info/registration contact the tournament director at tournamentdirector@northfieldhockey.net. www. northfieldhockey.net 8-10 Owatonna, MN: PeeWee A/B Tournament. Email: Director@owatonnahockey.com. Register at www.owatonnahockey.com 8-10 Paynesville, MN: PeeWee B1 Tournament. Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey. com 8-10 Proctor, MN: PeeWee B Tournament.

Contact Chris Simonson (218) 310-1338 or pahatournaments@gmail.com. Register at www.proctorhockey.com 8-10 Richmond, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey. com 8-10 Roseau, MN. Dave Wensloff Squirt A Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www. roseauhockeyonline.com 8-10 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Icebreaker Tournament. Squirt B & C. Contact Katie Murphy: spcha. ops@gmail.com. Register at StPaulCapitalsHockey. com 8-10 Silver Bay, MN: Girls 12UB Tournament.

Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com 8-10 Sioux Falls, SD: Bantam A & B (MN B/B1 & MN B2/C) Tournament. Contact Aimee Chase (605) 929-0039. www.siouxfallsflyers.co 8-10 Siren, WI: Squirt Tournament. Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C. Contact Steve Rohde (877) 843-5634 or steverohde@sirentel.net. Register at www.burnettyouthhockey.com 8-10 Somerset, WI: Squirt B1 (WI A) & Squirt C (WI B) Tournament. Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com. Register at www. somersethockey.com 8-10 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks & Slides Mini & Mite Jamboree. Email Brittney Swanson: brittneyray412@ gmail.com. Register at www.lakesareahockey.com.

8-10 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake PeeWee A Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com

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8-10 Walker, MN: City on the Bay PeeWee B2 Tournament. To register contact Mitch Loomis, loomis@shoresofleechlake.com 8-10 Warroad, MN: Girls 12U Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@ gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey.com/ tournamentspage 8-10 Wayzata, MN: Wayzata Freeze. Squirt B1 and Squirt B2. Contact: tournaments@wayzatahockey.org. Register at www.wayzatahockey.org 9-10 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Termite Jamboree. Contact tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 9-10 Two Harbors, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament. Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834.8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 14-17 New Richmond, WI: Kittel/Parin POW/ MIA Memorial. Bantam Tournament. WI A, MN A / WI B, MN B2. Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 2830072 or tournaments@nryha.net. Register at www.

NRYHA.net 14-17 St. Paul, MN: East Side Outdoor Classic Squirt B Tournament. Presented by St. Paul Johnson.

Contact Contact Mitch McNamee (651) 328-0064 or email mmcnamee9@gmail.com 15-17 Albert Lea, MN: Girls U12-B Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea. pucksystems2.com 15-17 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole PeeWee AA/A & Bantam AA/A Tournament. Register online at www. alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

15-17 Apple Valley/Eagan, MN: Play for Patrick Bantam AA Tournament. Info/registration visit www. eastviewhockey.net/tourneys.

15-17 Baldwin, WI: U14 Girls. Contact Jodi Volgren (715) 308-9667 or jodivolgren@gmail.com.

Register at https://baldwin.pucksystems2.com/page/ show/26105-tournament-information 15-17 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B1 Tournament.

Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com 15-17 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Girls 14UB. Contact tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 15-17 Brooklyn Park, MN: January Pirate Classic. PeeWee B & C. Contact Amanda Naylor: tournamentdirector@nmyha.com. Register at www.nmyha. com under “Tournaments”

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GREENWAY AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

2020-21 TOURNAMENTS PeeWee B: Dec. 11-13, 2020

Mini-Mite Jamboree: Jan. 23-24, 2021

PeeWee A: Dec. 18-20, 2020

Registration Fee $100

8 Teams/4 games • Registration Fee $850

8 Teams/3 games • Registration Fee $850

8 Teams/3 games • Registration Fee $750

ents m a n r u o T 1 2020-202 Girls U10B and U12B Nov. 20-22, 2020

U10B: 8 teams • Registration $700 U12B: 8 teams Registration $800

Bantam B1

Dec. 4-6, 2020 8 teams • Registration $900

PeeWee B2 and Squirt B2 Jan. 22-24, 2021

PWB2: 8 teams • Registration $800 SQB2: 8 teams • Registration $700 4 game pool play for all tournaments.

Gate Fee $300 for all tournaments.

Tournament Information

• All tournaments are guaranteed gate tournaments (see below) • The Registration amount stipulated must accompany your registration form to save a spot • An additional $300 check must be presented at tournament check in, which will cover all entry costs for the weekend (I.E., no one pays at the door) noted by the *

• Mankato tournaments follow Minnesota age guidelines

For more info, email Jenny Pierskalla, Tournament Chair & Registrar at mankatotcr58@gmail.com

To register, please visit

www.mankatohockey.com

Darrell Leen Memorial

Dean Rajala Memorial

Bantam B: Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2021

Squirt Misky: Jan. 8-10, 2021

Mite Jamboree: Feb. 20-21, 2021

“Misky” Memorial

8 Teams/3 games • Registration Fee $650

Bantam A: Jan. 15-17, 2021 Buzz Guyer Memorial

8 Teams/4 games • Registration Fee $950

Registration Fee $150

All games played at Hodgins-Berardo Arena

All tournaments include gate fees

Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn.org. For more info visit

www.gahamn.org

Northfield Hockey Association

2020-2021 TOURNAMENTS Bantam B Nov. 13-15, 2020 8 Teams Girls 10UB Dec. 18-20, 2020 8 Teams PeeWee B Jan. 8-10, 2021 8 Teams To register or for more info, contact the Northfield Tournament Director at tournamentdirector@northfieldhockey.net

www.northfieldhockey.net

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2020-2021 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye

TOURNAMENTS Dec. 4-6, 2020 Squirt B/C Dec. 11-13, 2020 PeeWee B Jan. 8-10, 2021 PeeWee A Jan. 15-17, 2021 Squirt A

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Jan. 22-24, 2021 Bantam B Jan. 29-31, 2021 Girls 10UB/12UB Feb. 6-7, 2021 Mite Jamboree

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION FEE

•$900 for Squirt and 10U •$1000 for PeeWee, Ban tam and 12U •$250 for Mite Jambor ee

No Gate Fee Pool Play • 8 Team Lim it • 4 Game Guarantee

Contact Alissa Griebel, Tournament Director, for more info 507-276-5612 • bagriebel12@gmail.com

https://newulm.pucksystems2.com

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Tournaments – walker, MN –

Mini/Mite Jam – Dec. 12 Squirt C – Dec. 18-20 Peewee B2 – Jan. 8-10 Squirt B2 – Jan. 29-31 •Four game format • 15-minute stop-time • Player names and game events announced over the P.A. • Music and lots of fun during the tourney!

$900 including gate no other fees! Mite Jam is Free

To register for tourneys email: Mitch Loomis, loomis@shoresofleechlake.com To register for Mite Jam (free) email: Nate Gustafson, nwgustaf@hotmail.com

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Location: Champlin Ice Forum (12165 Ensign Ave N, Champlin, MN)

8 Teams per level, 3 game guarantee Team Registration Fee: $1200

Bantam B

8 Teams, 3 (90 minute) game guarantee Team Registration Fee: $1250

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 15-17 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: Buzz Guyer Memorial Tournament. Bantam A. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn.org. For more info visit www.gahamn.org 15-17 Crookston, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com .15-17 Duluth, MN: St. Luke’s Duluth Icebreaker Girls Invitational. U10B, U10A, U12B, U12A, U15B, U15A. Contact Clarke Coole (218) 590-0703 or cooleclarke@gmail.com. Register at www.duluthgirlshockey.org 15-17 Eden Prairie, MN: Border Battle. Jr Gold B. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/ tournaments 15-17 Eveleth, MN: 34th Annual John Mariucci PeeWee A Tournament. Contact egyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.evelethyouthhockey.com

15-17 Fergus Falls, MN: Bantam B2 Tournament. Questions, email FFHAtournaments@gmail. com. For info and to register, visit https://fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com/page/show/48928-tournaments 15-17 Forest Lake, MN: FlakeJam Mite Tournament. Contact Brandon Ferngren (612) 986-1453 ortournaments@flhockey.org. Info/registration at www.flhockey.org 15-17 Grand Forks, ND: Squirt Classic. Squirt A, B1, B2. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 15-17 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam AA Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey. com 15-17 Hermantown, MN: Bantam A Tournament. Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey. com

Two Harbors Youth Hockey 2020-21 HOCKEY

TOURNAMENTS NO GATE/ PLAYER FEES 3 Game Guarantee

Just 20 Minutes North of Duluth!

BANTAM B2 Dec. 11-13, 2020 Entry Fee: $825 PEEWEE B2 Dec. 18-20, 2020 Entry Fee: $725 SQUIRT B

Jan. 1-3, 2021

Entry Fee: $625

GIRLS 10U B Jan. 9-10, 2021

Entry Fee: $625

GIRLS 12U B Jan. 22-24, 2021

Entry Fee: $725

BANTAM A

Entry Fee: $825

Jan. 29-31, 2021

Contact: Jesse Lundgren Lake County Arena for Tournament Information Email: thyouthhockey@gmail.com • Phone: 218.834.8339

www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org

15-17 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: Bantam B2 Tournament. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www. hcyha.org/tournaments 15-17 Hoyt Lakes (Mesabi East), MN: In The Stix PeeWee B Tournament. Register at www.meyha.com 15-17 Inver Grove Heights, MN: U10 A/B1/B2 Tournament. Contact Kari Miller (612) 309-1923 or ighhatourney@gmail.com. Register at www.ighha. org 15-17 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt A Tournament. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https://newulm.pucksystems2.com 15-17 Marshall, MN: Prairie Shootout. PeeWee A & B. Contact Christian Guenther (573) 248-4445 or guenthercg@gmail.com. Register https://marshall. pucksystems2.com 15-17 Moorhead, MN: Squirt C Tournament.

Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 15-17 New Hope, MN: U10B1, U12B1 & PeeWee C Tournament. Contact Susie Melynchuk: smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 15-17 Proctor, MN: PeeWee A Tournament.

Contact Chris Simonson (218) 310-1338 or pahatournaments@gmail.com. Register at www.proctorhockey.com 15-17 River Falls, WI: PeeWee A/B & B/C Tournament. A (WI)/B (MN) and B (WI)/C (MN). Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@gmail.com.

Register at https://riverfalls.pucksystems.com/page/ show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 15-17 Rochester, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com.

Register at www.RYHA.net 15-17 Roseau, MN. Dick Johnson PeeWee AA Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 15-17 Sauk Rapids, MN: Storm On Ice. Squirt B2. $950. Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com. www.saukrapidshockey. org 15-17 Silver Bay, MN: PeeWee B2 Tournament. Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com 15-17 Siren, WI: PeeWee Tournament. Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C. Contact Steve Rohde (877) 8435634 or steverohde@sirentel.net. Register at www. burnettyouthhockey.com 15-17 South St. Paul, MN: PeeWee B1 & C Tournament. Contact Dan Nerka at sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com.

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15-17 Stillwater, MN: Stillwater Round-Up. Squirt C & PeeWee C. Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or Pete@SportsContentManagement.com. Register at stillwaterhockey.net 15-17 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake PeeWee B Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 15-17 Warroad, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey. com/tournamentspage 15-17 Wayzata, MN: Wayzata JGA High School Invitational. Jr. Gold A. Contact: tournaments@wayzatahockey.org. Register at www.wayzatahockey. org 15-17 Willmar, MN: Cardinal Classic PeeWee A & B Tournament. Contact Joe Wisocki (559) 2133683 or jwisocki@pga.com. Register at www.willmarhockey.com and click on the Tournaments tab.

15-17 Winona, MN: Squirt C Tournament. Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu. Register at www.winona.pucksystems2.com 16 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree. Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com. Register at www.somersethockey.com 21-24 Stillwater, MN: Skate for the Roses. 10U AB, 12U AB, 15U AB. Email Adrienne Schmidt at skate4theroses@gmail.com. Register at stillwaterhockey.net 14-17 St. Paul, MN: East Side Outdoor Classic PeeWee B Tournament. Presented by St. Paul Johnson. Contact Contact Mitch McNamee (651) 328-0064 or email mmcnamee9@gmail.com 22-24 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 22-24 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole U15A & U15B Tournament. Register online at www.alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

22-24 Austin, MN: Tyler Brady Memorial PeeWee A, B, C Tournament. Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or email dave@farmtech.com. austin.pucksystems2.com 22-24 Bemidji, MN: Squirt B Tournament. Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com 22-24 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic.

Jr. Gold A. Contact tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers. com

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Pr a n i r e i e d E Hockey Association 2020-21

Invitational Tournaments

SEASON PREMIERE KICK OFF

PRELUDE TO THE PLAYOFFS

Jan. 15-17, 2021

15U A & 15B

Total Fee: $1550 • 12 Teams, Round Robin

Nov. 13-15, 2020

Dec. 10-13, 2020

Total Fee: $1550 • 8 Team Round Robin 4 Game Guarantee

Total Fee: $1550 • A: 12 Teams, B: 8 Teams, Round Robin, 4 Game Guarantee

FIRST TEST OF THE BEST

Prairie Shootout

Bantam A

Nov. 27-29, 2020

Bantam AA & PeeWee AA

Dec. 17-20, 2020 Squirt A, B1 & B2

Total Fee: $1550 12 Teams Each Level, Round Robin

Total Fee: $1400 • 8 Teams Each Level, Round Robin, 4 Game Guarantee

PRAIRIE FACE OFF

Prairie Showdown

PeeWee B1 & B2

12U A, 12U B1 & 12U B2

Dec. 4-6, 2020

Total Fee: $1200 8 Teams Each Level, Bracket

Jan. 7-10, 2021

Total Fee: 12A $1350, 12B1 & 12B2 $1200.

8 Teams Each Level, Bracket

For more info, please email Shelly Heggestad, EPHA Tournament Director: EPHAtournaments@ephockey.com

www.ephockey.com/tournaments

Border Battle Jr Gold B

Winter Classic

Jan. 28-31, 2021 Bantam B2 & C

Total Fee: $1350 8 Teams Each Level, Bracket

Prairie Madness Feb. 12-14, 2021 Squirt C & PeeWee C

Total Fees: $1200 8 Teams Each Level, Bracket

Prairie Meltdown Feb. 19-21, 2021 10U B1 & 10U B2

Total Fees: $1400 • 8 Teams Each Level, Round Robin, 4 Game Guarantee

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 22-24 Cloquet, MN: PeeWee AA-A Tournament. Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@ hotmail.com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 22-24 Crookston, MN: PeeWee B Tournament. Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com. Register at www. crookstonbluelinehockey.com 22-24 Devil’s Lake, ND: VFW PeeWee Hockey Tournament. Levels A/B1 & B. Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or email twallacedlpb@gondtc. com. www.dlparkboard.org 22-24 Duluth, MN: Skate on the Edge Tournament. Squirt B. Contact Shawn Roed: roedwarrior@ gmail.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 22-24 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B1 Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 22-24 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt A Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com

22-24 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: 8U/6U Girls Jamboree. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.hcyha. org/tournaments 22-24 Hoyt Lakes (Mesabi East), MN: Cody Vreeland Memorial Bantam B Tournament. Register at www.meyha.com 22-24 Lakeville, MN: Panther Classic. PeeWee B1. Contact Bob Smith at robert1smith1@hotmail. com. www.lakevillehockey.org 22-24 Luverne, MN: Squirt A Tournament. For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 3801002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com 22-24 Mankato, MN: PeeWee B2 and Squirt B2 Tournament. Contact Jenny Pierskalla at mankatotcr58@gmail.com. Register at www.mankatohockey. com 22-24 Minneapolis, MN: U10B and, U12B, Tournament. Info/register at www.mplshockey.com 22-24 Mora, MN: Squirt B2 & PeeWee B2 Tournament. For info/registration contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com. Visit www.mayrasports.com

Brookings, South Dakota 2020-2021 Tournaments

Tired of playing those same old teams?

PLAN A ROAD TRIP! Great teams and Great experiences in South Dakota!

Three games guaranteed, often four No Gate Fees MN A/B1 teams = SD A teams MN B2/C teams = SD B teams

PEE WEE A & B & C

NOV 27-29

$1050

BANTAM A & B

DEC 4-6

$1100

JR GOLD B

DEC 11-13

$1300

SQUIRT A & B

JAN 1-3

$800

MITE A & B

JAN 8-10

$600

TERMITE JAMBOREE

JAN 9-10

$200

GIRLS 14U B

JAN 15-17

$800

JR GOLD A

JAN 22-24

$1300

GIRLS 19U A & B

FEB 5-7

$1050

Register online

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tournamentdirector@brookingsrangers.com

22-24 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Bantam B Tournament. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https://newulm.pucksystems2.com 22-24 Osseo/Maple Grove, MN: Girls Cabin Fever Classic. U12 A, B, B2. Contact Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha. com. Register at https://www.omgha.com/page/ show/74-omgha-tournament-information-and-registration. www.omgha.com 22-24 Owatonna, MN: Squirt C Tournament.

Email: Director@owatonnahockey.com. Register at www.owatonnahockey.com 22-24 Paynesville, MN: PeeWee A Tournament. Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey.com 22-24 Proctor, MN: Bantam A Tournament.

Contact Chris Simonson (218) 310-1338 or pahatournaments@gmail.com. Register at www.proctorhockey.com 22-24 Richmond, MN: PeeWee B2 Tournament. Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey.com 22-24 River Falls, WI: Squirt A/B/C Tournament. A (WI)/B (MN), B (WI)/C (MN), and C (WI or equiv.). Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@gmail.com. Register at https://riverfalls. pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 22-24 Rochester, MN: Bantam B1 and B2 Tournaments. Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com. Register at www.RYHA.net 22-24 Roseau, MN. John Wensloff PeeWee B Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 22-24 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Heartbreaker Tournament. Girls 10U A & B, Girls 12U B. Contact Katie Murphy: spcha.ops@gmail.com. Register at StPaulCapitalsHockey.com 22-24 Silver Bay, MN: Bantam B2 Tournament.

Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com 22-24 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Bantam B and Girls 14U Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 22-24 Two Harbors, MN: Girls 12UB Tournament. Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834.8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 22-24 Warroad, MN: PeeWee A Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey. com/tournamentspage

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22-24 Wayzata, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold Classic. Jr. Gold B & Jr. Gold 16U. Contact: tournaments@wayzatahockey.org. Register at www. wayzatahockey.org 22-24 Worthington, MN: Girls 10U/12U Tournament. Contact Charley Ahlers (507) 360-7183 or cahlers727@hotmail.com. Register at www.worthingtonhockey.com 23-24 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: Darrell Leen Memorial. Mini-Mite Jamboree. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn.org. For more info visit www.gahamn.org 23-24 Fairmont, MN: Mite Jamboree. Contact Tom Chapman (507) 848-0923 or tomchapmanjr@ yahoo.com. Register at https://fairmont.pucksystems2.com 23-24 Faribault, MN: Mite Mania Tournament.

Contact Michal Munoz at fhatournaments@gmail. com. Register at www.faribaulthockey.com 23-24 Moose Lake, MN: PeeWee B Tournament. Contact Heidi Oswald at (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com. Register at https://www.mlaharebels.com/page/show/198092-tournaments 23-24 Waseca, MN. Al Kunz Memorial Tournament. Mites/8U Girls. Contact whatournamentdirector@gmail.com. Regsiter at www.wasecahockey. org.

23-25 Monticello, MN: Iceberg Classic. Squirt B/C. Contact Sean Lawrance (612) 290-8547 or moosehockeytournaments@gmail.com. www. mooseyouthhockey.org 24 Winona, MN: Mite Jamboree. Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu. Register at www.winona.pucksystems2.com 27-31 Bloomington, MN: Cupid Classic. 15U, 12U, 10U. Email questions to bahatourneys@gmail. com. Register at www.bloomingtonhockey.com 28-31 Eden Prairie, MN: Winter Classic.

Bantam B2 & C. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments 29-31 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Squirt A & Squirt C Tournament. Register online at www.alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

29-31 Austin, MN: Chris Fischer Memorial Bantam B Tournament. Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or email dave@farmtech.com. austin. pucksystems2.com 29-31 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B2 Tournament.

Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com

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46th Annual Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament

Minneapolis Cup Nov. 27-29, 2020

2020

Bantam B1, B2, C PeeWee B1, B2, c SQUIRT B1, B2, C d e t i m Li y t i l i b a l i a Av

– $975 all levels – Parade Ice Garden – Richfield Ice Arena – St. Louis Park Arena

Presented by Minneapolis Hockey Association Information and Registration

www. mplshockey.com

www.stateofhockey.com

Blackhawk Hockey Association DATE Dec. 11-13, 2020 Jan. 2-3, 2021 Jan. 8-10, 2021 Jan. 15-17, 2021 Feb. 19-21, 2021 Feb. 26-28, 2021

October 1, 2020

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2020-2021 Tournament Schedule For more information or to register visit https://baldwin. pucksystems2.com/ page/show/26105tournament-information

LEVEL U10/U12 Girls

(Cost $500)

Bantam U14

(Cost $600)

Mite Jamboree

($10 per player)

U14 Girls

(Cost $600)

Squirts (Cost $500) PeeWee (Cost $600)

Girls Tournament Contact: Jodi Volgren (715) 308-9667, jodivolgren@gmail.com

Boys Tournament Contact: Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212, cutebagsmichelle@icloud.com

South St. Paul 2020 - 2021

Cowtown Classic Tournaments

Squirt B & C Dec. 11-13, 2020

PeeWee B1 & C Jan. 15-17, 2021

$1150/team per tournament

*If any of the tournaments are canceled due to COVID-19 full refunds will be given.

Please contact SSPYHA at: South St. Paul Youth Hockey Attn: Dan Nerka - Tournaments 141 6th Street S, Suite 1, South St. Paul, MN 55075 Email: sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com

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2020-21 Tournaments & Jamborees TOURNEY DATE Dec. 5-6, 2020 Dec. 11-13, 2020 Jan. 8-10, 2021 Jan. 15-17, 2021 Jan. 22-24, 2021 Feb. 6-7, 2021

LEVEL Squirt B (8 teams) Bantam A (8 teams) Girls 12U B (8 teams) PeeWee B2 (8 teams) Bantam B2 (8 teams) Squirt B (8 teams)

ENTRY FEE 600.00 $ 800.00 $ 800.00 $ 800.00 $ 800.00 $ 600.00

JAMBOREE DATE Dec. 19-20, 2020 Dec. 19-20, 2020 Feb. 27-28 March 6-7

LEVEL ENTRY FEE $ Mite 1 (8 teams) 300.00 $ Mite 2 (8 teams) 300.00 $ Mite 1 (12 teams) 300.00 $ Mite 2 - Full Ice (8 teams) 330.00

$

No tournament gate fees for spectators. Concession stand coupon for players.

Register at www.silverbayhockey.com If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Lisa at 218-226-8570.

Welcome to the AmericInn of Silver Bay, MN. Large pool & waterslide. Hockey teams welcome!

For reservations, call (218) 226-4300 or (877) 254-1827 Coach or Coordinator: Free (1) hotel room/night at AmericInn if you reserve 8 rooms or more/night.

2020-2021 Blizzard

2020-2021 HOCKEY YOUTH HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS TournamentS A great experience for the players and fans!

Jr. Gold

December 11-13, 2020

Level: WAHA HS B/C • $700

10U B

Dec. 18-20, 2020

PeeWee B

Nov. 13-15, 2020 Cost $750

12U B

Dec. 4-6, 2020 Cost $750

Cost $750

Squirt B Jan. 8-10, 2021 Cost $750

Mite Jamboree Jan. 23-24, 2021 Cost $150

Fairmont is a great place to come to a Hockey Tournament!

Contact Tom Chapman at 507-848-0923 or Email: tomchapmanjr@yahoo.com

For more info or to register, visit https://fairmont.pucksystems2.com

Girls 14U/15U

December 18-20, 2020 Level: WI A / MN B • $500

Squirt

January 8-10, 2021

Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C • $450

Peewee

January 15-17, 2021

Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C • $500

Bantam

January 29-31, 2021

Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C • $500

Jr. Gold

February 19-21, 2021

Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C • $700

All games at the Lodge Center Arena in Siren, Wisconsin

Stay close to all the ac tion THE LODGE AT CROO KED LAKE in Siren, WI

Pool/Whirlpool/Sauna Located steps from the arena and is also part of The Lodge Village which features: •Adventures Restaurant & Pub •The Shops at The Lod ge (Retail shops, Gourmet coffee shop, spa /salon) •The Timbers Theaters at The Lodge (4 Screen movie theate r) •The Lodge Center Are na

for more information Contact Steve Rohde

(877) 843 5634 or email: steverohde@sirentel.net www.burnettyouthhockey.com

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FERGUS FALLS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 8 Teams Per Level 4 Game Guarantee $900 Entry Fee $200 Gate Fee

2020-2021 Hockey Tournaments 12UB Nov. 20-22, 2020

Squirt B2 Jan. 8-10, 2021

If registered by Oct. 1st, save $100 off entry fee.

If registered by Nov. 1st, save $100 off entry fee.

PeeWee B2 Dec. 11-13, 2020

Bantam B2 Jan. 15-17, 2021

If registered by Nov. 1st, save $100 off entry fee.

If registered by Nov. 1st, save $100 off entry fee.

10UB Dec. 18-20, 2020 If registered by Nov. 1st, save $100 off entry fee.

8U Jamboree Feb. 26-28 • $250

Questions? Email us at FFHAtournaments@gmail.com For more info and to register, visit us at

https://fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com/ page/show/48928-tournaments

www.stateofhockey.com

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 29-31 Cloquet, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament.

Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 29-31 Crookston, MN: Girls 12UA Tournament. Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com. Register at www. crookstonbluelinehockey.com 29-31 Detroit Lakes, MN: Fill the Net Fest.

Bantam A. Contact Troy & Abby Pettit (218) 2349193, (218) 234-5068 or email: abbypettit80@ gmail.com. https://www.dlyouthhockey.com/page/ show/203545-dlyha-tournament-information 29-31 Duluth, MN: Zenith City Invitational.

PeeWee B2 & Bantam B2. Contact Clare Markley: markleyclare@gmail.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 29-31 Forest Lake, MN: Squirt B2 & Squirt C Tournament. Contact Brandon Ferngren (612) 9861453 ortournaments@flhockey.org. Info/registration at www.flhockey.org 29-31 Grand Forks, ND: Angels 15UA and PeeWee B Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com.

Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 29-31 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee A/AA Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 29-31 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee A Tournament. Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey. com 29-31 Hutchinson, MN: Bantam A and B Tournament. Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or Caleb.M.Paulson@wellsfargo.com. Register at www.hutchhockey.org 29-31 La Crescent, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Info/registration at www.lacrescenthockey.com 29-31 Little Falls, MN: Bantam A & B Tournament. Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari. anne.houle@gmail.com. Info/register at https://littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com/page/show/51280-tournaments 29-31 Luverne, MN: Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree . For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com 29-31 Moorhead, MN: PeeWee A and Girls 12UB Tournament. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 29-31 New Richmond, WI: Cally Briggs Memorial. Girls U10 B & U12 B. Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net.

Register at www.NRYHA.net

29-31 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Girls 10UB/12UB Tournament. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https:// newulm.pucksystems2.com 29-31 Paynesville, MN: Girls 12UA and 12UB Tournament. Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey.com 29-31 Proctor, MN: Bantam B Tournament.

Contact Chris Simonson (218) 310-1338 or pahatournaments@gmail.com. Register at www.proctorhockey.com 29-31 Red Wing MN: Shiver River Showdown PeeWee B & C Tournament. Contact Nichole Hultman (651) 210-6619. Register at www.redwingathleticassociation.org 29-31 Richmond, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament. Contact Michelle (952) 484-5479 or email riverlakestourneys@gmail.com. www.riverlakeshockey.com 29-31 Rochester, MN: Shannon Cup Tournament. Girls 10A, 10B, 12A, 12B. Levels subject to change. Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com. Register at www.RYHA.net 29-31 Roseau, MN. Girls 10U A/B Tournament. Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636. www.roseauhockeyonline.com 29-31 Sioux Falls, SD: PeeWee A & B (MN B/ B1 & MN B2/C) Tournament. Contact Aimee Chase (605) 929-0039. www.siouxfallsflyers.com 29-31 Siren, WI: Bantam Tournament. Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C. Contact Steve Rohde (877) 8435634 or steverohde@sirentel.net. Register at www. burnettyouthhockey.com 29-31 Two Harbors, MN: Bantam A Tournament. Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834.8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 29-31 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Squirt B2 Tournament. To register contact Mitch Loomis, loomis@shoresofleechlake.com 29-31 Warroad, MN: Squirt A Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey.com/tournamentspage 29-31 Winona, MN: PeeWee B and Squirt B Tournament. Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu. Register at www.winona.pucksystems2. com 30-31 Cloquet, MN: 8U Girls Jamboree. Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org

30-31 Hoyt Lakes (Mesabi East), MN: Geno Olds Pops Jamboree. Mini-Mites/“Pops”. Register at www.meyha.com 30-31 Moose Lake, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Heidi Oswald at (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com. Register at https://www.mlaharebels.com/page/show/198092-tournaments 30-1 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: Bantam B Tournament. Squirt B. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn.org. For more info visit www. gahamn.org

FEBRUARY 2021 4-7 Osseo/Maple Grove, MN: Girls Cabin Fever Classic. U10 A, B, B2. Contact Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha. com. Register at https://www.omgha.com/page/ show/74-omgha-tournament-information-and-registration. www.omgha.com 4-7 Edina, MN: Bob O’Connor Tournament.

Bantam B2, Bantam C, PeeWee B2, PeeWee C, Squirt B2, Squirt C. Contact Janae Hentges (612) 812-1136 or janae@sportscontentmanagement. com. Register at www.edinatourney.com 5-6 Eveleth, MN: 10th Annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Squirt B Tournament. Contact egyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.evelethyouthhockey.com 5-7 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt C Tournament.

Contact darcy@drascases.com. Register at albertlea.pucksystems2.com 5-7 Bemidji, MN: Squirt C Tournament. Register at bemidjiyouthhockey.org. For lodging, call (877) 250-5959 or go to visitbemidji.com 5-7 Brookings, SD: Dakota Premier Classic. Girls 19U A & B. Contact tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com. Register at www.brookingsrangers.com 5-7 Cloquet, MN: Girls 12UB Tournament.

Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 5-7 Crookston, MN: Girls 10UB Tournament. Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com. Register at www. crookstonbluelinehockey.com

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5-7 Detroit Lakes, MN: Polar Fest Freeze.

U12B. Contact Troy & Abby Pettit (218) 2349193, (218) 234-5068 or email: abbypettit80@ gmail.com. https://www.dlyouthhockey.com/page/ show/203545-dlyha-tournament-information 5-7 Devil’s Lake, ND: John and Pat Olsen Memorial Squirt Tournament. Levels A/B1 & B. Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or email twallacedlpb@gondtc.com. www.dlparkboard.org 5-7 Duluth, MN: Jr. Gold B Tournament.

Contact Bailey Olson: bailey@duluthhockey.com.

Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 5-7 Faribault, MN: Squirt A/B Tournament.

Contact Michal Munoz at fhatournaments@gmail. com. Register at www.faribaulthockey.com 5-7 Grand Forks, ND: Angels 10UA & 12UA Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 5-7 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt B Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 5-7 Hastings, MN: The River Rumble Peewee C & Bantam C Tournament. Contact Tiffany Newton at tournaments@hastingshockey. www. hastingshockey.com 5-7 Hermantown, MN: Girls U10B Tournament. Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey. com 5-7 Hibbing/Chisholm, MN: Mite (Half Ice) and Mini-Mite (Cross-Ice) Jamborees. Contact Jr Albrecht at hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail. com. Register at www.hcyha.org/tournaments 5-7 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Squirt B/C Tournament. Contact Kari Miller (612) 309-1923 or ighhatourney@gmail.com. Register at www.ighha. org 5-7 Lakeville, MN: Cougar Classic. Bantam B1. Contact Bob Smith at robert1smith1@hotmail. com. www.lakevillehockey.org 5-7 Marshall, MN: Squadron Classic. Squirt A & B. Contact Christian Guenther (573) 248-4445 or guenthercg@gmail.com. Register https://marshall.pucksystems2.com 5-7 Moorhead, MN: PeeWee AA and Girls 12UA Tournament. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments

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Cottage Grove Hockey Association

2020-21 TOURNAMENTS All games played at the Cottage Grove Ice Arena

WOLFPACK PUMPKIN BASH

YEAR END BASH

B1 PeeWee and Bantam

B2/C PeeWee and Bantam

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2020

Dec. 31, 2020Jan. 3, 2021

Only 2 B1 PW spots open (B1 Bantam full)

Only 2 B2 Bantam spots open (All others full)

Pool Play – 8 teams/level • 4 games Fee: $1,250

TURKEY TOURNEY Nov. 27-29, 2020 A/B1/B2/C Squirts

A/B1/B2 bracket – 8 teams/level • 3 games C pool – 12 teams • 3 games (possible 4th) Fee: $1,150

MITE JAMBOREE Dec. 11-13, 2020

U6 Boy/Girls through Mite 4 Boy/Girls

3 half ice games • Fee: $300

Bracket play – 8 teams/level • 3 games Fee: $1,200

SKATING WITH THE WOLVES Jan. 8-10, 2021 10B1/10B2/12B

12B pool – 8 teams/level • 4 games 10B1/10B2 bracket – 8 teams/level • 3 games Fee: $1,150

NO GATE FEES

For more information or to register, go online at:

CGHOCKEY.COM/TOURNAMENTS Tournament Director: Sheila Bellinger (651) 295-3408 tournaments@cghockey.com

2021 Winona Tournaments

Squirt C Jan. 15-17, 2021

PeeWee B / Squirt B Jan. 29-31, 2021

Mite Jamboree Jan. 24, 2021

PeeWee C Feb. 19-21, 2021

Fee: $900/team 8 Teams Each Level

Fee: FREE

Fee: $900/team 8 Teams

Fee: $900/team 8 Teams Each Level

NO GATE FEES! Weather permitting, Winona's tournaments will include games on the outdoor, regulation size rink that overlooks the Mississippi River.

Tournament Director: Ditlev Larsen dlarsen@winona.edu

www.winona.pucksystems2.com

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TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 5-7 New Hope, MN: PeeWee A & Bantam A Tournament. Contact Susie Melynchuk: smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 5-7 River Falls, WI: Bantam B (WI)/C (MN) Tournament. Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@gmail.com. Register at https://riverfalls. pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 5-7 Warroad, MN: Girls 10U Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey. com/tournamentspage 5-7 Waseca, MN. 12UA/10UB Girl Tournament. Contact whatournamentdirector@gmai l.com.

Register at www.wasecahockey.org.

5-7 Worthington, MN: PeeWee A/B Tournament. Contact Charley Ahlers (507) 360-7183 or cahlers727@hotmail.com. Register at www.worthingtonhockey.com 6-7 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Mite Jamboree. Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com. https://newulm.pucksystems2.com 12-13 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Mite Jamboree.

Register online at www.alexhockey.org under the tournaments tab.

12-14 Amery, WI: PeeWee A/B Tournament. WI 3A/2B/1C and MN B & WI 3B/4A and MN C. Contact Kari Stinson (715) 338-7843 or karilee521@yahoo. com. www.ameryhockey.com 12-14 Duluth, MN: Squirt B Tournament. Contact Lynden Medlin: aemduluth@yahoo.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 12-14 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Madness.

Squirt C & PeeWee C. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments 12-14 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee A, Bantam A Tournament. Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 12-14 Hermantown, MN: Mite I Jamboree.

Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey.com 12-14 Luverne, MN: Squirt B Tournament. For info/registration, contact Eric Edstrom (507) 3801002 or visit luvernehockey.sportngin.com 12-14 Mason City, IA: J2K Tournament. PeeWee/Bantam. Contact Ashley Page at mchockeytournament@gmail.com. Register at mcmohawkhockey.com

12-14 Red Wing MN: Shiver River Showdown Squirt B & C Tournament. Contact Nichole Hultman (651) 210-6619. Register at www.redwingathleticassociation.org 12-14 Somerset, WI: Jr. Gold B & Jr. Gold 16 Tournament. Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com. Register at www.somersethockey.com 12-14 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Jr Gold Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 12-14 Warroad, MN: Squirt B Tournament.

Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or rmarvin05@gmail.com. Register at www.warroadhockey. com/tournamentspage 13-14 Cloquet, MN: Mite 1 & Mite 2 Jamboree.

Contact Justin Harriman at cloquethockey@hotmail. com. Register at www.cloquethockey.org 13-14 Sioux Falls, SD: Mite Falls Freeze Tournament. Contact Aimee Chase (605) 929-0039. www.siouxfallsflyers.com 19-20 Devil’s Lake, ND: Mikal Wakefield Memorial Mite Jamboree. Levels A, B & C. Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or email twallacedlpb@ gondtc.com. www.dlparkboard.org 19-20 Duluth, MN: Mite 2 Jamboree. Contact Bailey Olson: bailey@duluthhockey.com. Register at duluthhockey.com/hockeytournaments 19-21 Baldwin, WI: Squirts Tournament.

Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or cutebagsmichelle@icloud.com. Register at https:// baldwin.pucksystems2.com/page/show/26105-tournament-information 19-21 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Meltdown.

10U B1 & 10U B2. Contact Shelly Heggestad: EPHAEPHAtournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com/tournaments 19-21 Eveleth, MN: 25th Annual Nick Vincent Memorial Mite Jamboree. Contact egyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.evelethyouthhockey.com 19-21 Grand Forks, ND: NDAHA 12UB, 12A, 14B Jamboree. Contact Jessie Close (701) 7870316 or Jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com. Register at grandforksyouthhockey.com 19-21 Grand Rapids, MN: 10UB Star of the North Tournament. Contact Colleen Forrest: grhockey55744@yahoo.com or register at grhockey.com 19-21 Hermantown, MN: Mite II Jamboree.

Contact Amber Manion (218) 729-5493 or hawkdome@isd700.org. www.hermantownhockey.com 19-21 Owatonna, MN: Squirt A/B Tournament.

Email: Director@owatonnahockey.com. Register at www.owatonnahockey.com

19-21 River Falls, WI: Bantam A (WI)/B (MN) Tournament. Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@gmail.com. Register at https://riverfalls. pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 19-21 Siren, WI: Junior Gold Tournament. Level: WI 3B/4A - MN C. Contact Steve Rohde (877) 843-5634 or steverohde@sirentel.net. Register at www.burnettyouthhockey.com 19-21 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Squirt B Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 19-21 Virginia, MN. “Marwick Tournament.”

Squirt B. Contact Davis Lampaa at vaha.reg@ gmail.com. Register at www.virginiabluedevilhockey.com 19-21 Winona, MN: PeeWee C Tournament.

Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu. Register at www.winona.pucksystems2.com 20-21 Coleraine (Greenway), MN: Mite Jamboree. Contact Mark Gibeau at president@gahamn. org. For more info visit www.gahamn.org 20-21 New Richmond, WI: Mite Invitational. All levels. Email Wendy Melchert at mitehockey_nr@ yahoo.com. Register at www.NRYHA.net 26-28 Amery, WI: Squirt A/B Tournament. WI 3A/2B/1C and MN B & WI 3B/4A and MN C. Contact Kari Stinson (715) 338-7843 or karilee521@yahoo. com. www.ameryhockey.com 26-28 Austin, MN: Squirt A, B, C Tournament.

Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or email dave@farmtech.com. austin.pucksystems2.com 26-28 Baldwin, WI: PeeWee Tournament.

Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or cutebagsmichelle@icloud.com. Register at https://baldwin.pucksystems2.com/page/show/26105-tournament-information 26-28 Faribault, MN: Squirt C Tournament.

Contact Michal Munoz at fhatournaments@gmail. com. Register at www.faribaulthockey.com 26-28 Fergus Falls, MN: 8U Jamboree. Questions, email FFHAtournaments@gmail.com. For info and to register, visit https://fergusfallshockey. pucksystems.com/page/show/48928-tournaments 26-28 Moorhead, MN: Bantam C and PeeWee C Tournament. Info/registration at moorheadyouthhockey.com/tournaments 26-28 Superior, WI: Colder by the Lake Mite Tournament. For info/registration visit the tournament tab at sahahockey.com 29-31 Red Wing MN: Shiver River Mite Jamboree. Contact Nichole Hultman (651) 210-6619.

Register at www.redwingathleticassociation.org

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27-28 Silver Bay, MN: Mite 1 Jamboree. Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www.silverbayhockey.com

MARCH 2021 5-7 Worthington, MN: Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree. Contact Charley Ahlers (507) 360-7183 or cahlers727@hotmail.com. Register at www.worthingtonhockey.com 6-7 Silver Bay, MN: Mite 2 (Full-Ice) Jamboree. Contact Lisa (218) 226-8570. Register at www. silverbayhockey.com 12-14 Barron/Chetek, WI: Squirt Tournament.

Wisconsin Levels: 4A, 3A, 2B, 1C. Minnesota Levels: B2/C (or equivalent). Contact Mark Thompson (715) 418-9812 or thompson.m.a1981@gmail.com. Register at www.bcyha.org/page/show/4615021-tournaments 12-14 Marshall, MN: Tiger Classic. Mites & Mini-Mites. Contact Christian Guenther (573) 2484445 or guenthercg@gmail.com. Register https:// marshall.pucksystems2.com 12-14 River Falls, WI: Mites Shamrock Shootout. Levels 3 & 4. Contact Becca Hoeft at rfyha.tournament.reg@gmail.com. Register at https:// riverfalls.pucksystems.com/page/show/31208-rfyha-tournament-information 19-21 New Richmond, WI: Senior Men’s Tournament. Contact Shawn Demulling (715) 781-0129 or sdemulling8817@gmail.com. Visit www.NRYHA. net 26-28 Somerset, WI: Senior Men’s No Check Tournament. Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com. Register at www.somersethockey.com

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2020/2021 Invitational Tournaments

A Rich Tradition of Hockey and Fun !

Sugar & Spice Girl’s Tournament U10 / U12 December 4 - 6, 2020 Sponsored by:

Registration Fee: $1100.00 Levels: U10B1 & U10B2 / U12B1 & U12B2 Format: Two 6 team round robin and Two 8 team brackets

The Big Chill Bantam A/AA & Bantam B1 Sponsored by:

January 7 - 10, 2021 Registration Fee: $1500.00 Levels: Bantam A/AA & Bantam B1 Format: Each level will be an 8 team bracket New for 2021– 4 Game Guarantee

The River Rumble Peewee C & Bantam C February 5 - 7, 2021

Sponsored by:

Registration Fee: $1150 Levels: Peewee C & Bantam C Format: Each level will be an 8 team bracket Each team is guaranteed at least 3 games

Team & Individual Awards for 1st, 2nd & 3rd • Team Award for Consolation All Games are Played at the Hastings Civic Arena - 2 sheets of Ice Web Updates Throughout Each Tournament

*Sugar and Spice/River Rumble 3 Game Guarantees *Big Chill Tournament 4 Game Guarantee

Fastest Skater Tournament for Each Bracket

For more information contact Tiffany Newton at Tournaments@HastingsHockey.com

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2020-21 TOURNAMENTS PEEWEE A AND B TOURNAMENT December 4-6, 2020

Cost: $900 – Early Registration cost $800 if registered by 8/31/20

GIRLS 10UB/12UA TOURNAMENT December 11-13, 2020

Cost: $850 - Early Registration cost $750 if registered by 8/31/20

SQUIRT A, B and C TOURNAMENT January 8-10, 2021 (Starts early on Friday)

Cost $850 - Early Registration cost $750 if registered by 8/31/20

BANTAM A AND B TOURNAMENT January 29-31, 2021

Cost $1150 - Early Registration cost $1050 if registered by 8/31/20 All Tournaments: 4 Game Guarantee • No Gate Fees

For more info and to register, contact Caleb Paulson at 320-292-4512 or email Caleb.M.Paulson@ wellsfargo.com Online Registration:

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Squirt B Dec. 4-6, 2020

PeeWee A & B2 Jan. 8-10, 2021

Bantam A&B Jan. 29-31, 2021 3 Game Guarantee F or All Tournament s!

Registration is $1200/team (includes $250 gate fee)

For more info and to register contact Kari Houle at (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com

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HS BOYS AA FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

HILL-MURRAY Eden Prairie Blake St. Thomas Academy Andover Maple Grove Moorhead Lakeville South Benilde-St. Margaret’s Prior Lake Cretin-Derham Hall Rosemount Grand Rapids Edina White Bear Lake Blaine Wayzata Minnetonka Lakeville North Stillwater

HS BOYS A FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

BANTAM AA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

OSSEO-MAPLE GROVE Hermantown Rogers Moorhead Chaska/Chanhassen Lakeville South Edina Andover Stillwater Minnetonka Mahtomedi Wayzata Eden Prairie Mounds View/Irondale Champlin Park Duluth East Rosemount Buffalo St. Michael-Albertville Centennial

HS GIRLS AA FINAL

AHTOMEDI M Hermantown St. Cloud Cathedral Warroad Delano Monticello Hutchinson Mankato East/Loyola Orono East Grand Forks Alexandria Gentry Academy Little Falls Thief River Falls St Paul Johnson North Branch Eveleth-Gilbert Greenway Armstrong Cooper Breck

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BANTAM A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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ANDOVER Edina Minnetonka Maple Grove Roseau Hill-Murray Burnsville Farmington Eden Prairie Wayzata Blake Brainerd/Little Falls Stillwater Forest Lake North Wright County Holy Family Lakeville South Apple Valley Rogers Eastview

HS GIRLS A FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

BANTAM B1

ALEXANDRIA Tartan Warroad Rochester Red Apple Valley/Burnsville East Grand Forks Osseo-Maple Grove New Ulm/Sleepy Eye Mankato Armstrong Cooper Chaska/Chanhassen Purple Edina Chisago Lakes Chaska/Chanhassen Gold Litchfield/Dassel Cokato Virginia Delano Duluth Denfeld Minnetonka Hermantown

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

STILLWATER BLACK Minnetonka Grand Rapids Wayzata Blue Osseo-Maple Grove Black Mankato Bagley Rochester Gold Alexandria Black Lakeville South Sibley Moorhead Black Dodge County Black Edina Green Prior Lake Bemidji Eastview Hermantown Detroit Lakes St. Michael-Albertville

RECK B Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Warroad Rochester Lourdes Hutchinson South St. Paul Willmar Luverne Proctor/Hermantown Mound Westonka Chisago Lakes Simley St. Paul United Orono Faribault Duluth Marshall Thief River Falls River Lakes Minneapolis New Ulm

JUNIOR GOLD A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

WOODBURY White Bear Lake Stillwater Moorhead Bemidji Rosemount Minnetonka Eden Prairie Edina St Louis Park Osseo-Maple Grove Rogers Shakopee Champlin Park Chaska/Chanhassen Mahtomedi Duluth East Brainerd Blaine Park Cottage Grove

1 2 3 4 5

LAKEVILLE Osseo-Maple Grove Blaine Stillwater Edina White

6 7 8 9 10

PEEWEE A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

EAST GRAND FORKS Roseville Faribault Sartell Bloomington Jefferson Warroad Delano Minneapolis Edina Apple Valley/Burnsville Northfield Hastings Armstrong Cooper Osseo-Maple Grove Detroit Lakes Thief River Falls Lake of the Woods Little Falls Monticello Forest Lake

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ROSEMOUNT Edina Green Osseo-Maple Grove Edina White Duluth Wayzata Blue Elk River Black Centennial Orono Blaine

JUNIOR GOLD 16U

PEEWEE AA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

EDINA White Bear Lake Stillwater St. Louis Park Centennial St. Thomas Academy Minnetonka St. Louis Park Blaine Wayzata

JUNIOR GOLD B

Woodbury Rosemount Prior Lake Mahtomedi Edina Green

PEEWEE B1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

MAHTOMEDI Grand Rapids Buffalo Black Minnetonka Black Osseo-Maple Grove Black White Bear Lake Orange Minneapolis Orange North Shore Thief River Falls East Grand Forks Shakopee Minnetonka Blue Johnson/Como Area Champlin Park Edina New Ulm/Sleepy Eye Sauk Rapids White Bear Lake Black Elk River Mankato

GIRLS 15U A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

WAYZATA BLUE Edina Anoka Rogers Minnetonka Black North Wright County Osseo-Maple Grove Moorhead Proctor/Hermantown Elk River Lakeville

GIRLS 15U B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ELK RIVER Minneapolis Forest Lake Sartell/Sauk Rapids Lakeville Minnetonka Chaska-Chanhassen Brainerd/Little Falls Stillwater Osseo-Maple Grove

GIRLS 12U A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ANDOVER Edina Osseo-Maple Grove Rosemount Delano Woodbury Proctor/Hermantown North Wright County Eagan/ Inver Grove Heights 10 Alexandria

GIRLS 12U B

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LITCHIELD/ DASSEL-COKATO Eveleth-GilbertMesabi East Edina Black Dodge County Cloquet Anoka-Rogers White Moorhead Black Minnetonka Black Stillwater Black River Lakes

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EVELETH GILBERT AND MESABI EAST

YOUTH HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS

EVELETH, MN

HOME OF THE U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

– NO GATE FEES –

DISCOUNTED ADMISSION!

Eveleth Gilbert Youth Hockey Association

2020-21 HOCKEY

TOURNAMENTS Eveleth/Gilbert Tournaments – Eveleth, MN

For registration information visit our website

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35th Annual Sam Lopresti Bantam A - Dec. 4-6, 2020 34th Annual John Mariucci PeeWee A - Jan. 15-17, 2021 10th Annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Squirt B - Feb. 5-6, 2021

25th Annual Nick Vincent Memorial Mite Jamboree - Feb. 19-21, 2021

Mesabi East Youth Hockey Association

2020-21 HOCKEY

TOURNAMENTS

Mesabi East Tournaments – Hoyt Lakes, MN

For registration information visit our website

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Mike Kangas Memorial Squirts - Dec. 4-6, 2020 Mesabi East Mites Jamboree - Jan. 2-3, 2021 In The Stix PeeWee B - Jan. 15-17, 2021 Cody Vreeland Memorial Bantam B - Jan. 22-24, 2021 Geno Olds Pops Jamboree Mini-Mites/“Pops” - Jan. 30-31, 2021

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Squirt B • Jan. 14-17, 2021 4 Game Guarantee

Phalen Rec Center, St. Paul, MN 12 Teams • $650 per team

Peewee B • Jan. 21-24, 2021

Phalen Rec Center, St. Paul, MN 12 Teams • $725 per team

Contact Mitch McNamee

mmcnamee9@gmail.com • 651-328-0064