September issue of Let's Play Hockey

Volume XLVII • Number 2 • Issue 1243

September 13, 2018

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NAHL’s stock continues to skyrocket pages 14-15

NAHL Showcase set for Sept. 19-23 page 16

IN THIS ISSUE JACK BLATHERWICK

Some warmup traditions are really dumb ... pg. 4

KIM MCCULLOUGH

Do you even need a good slap shot? ... pg. 6

DONATE YOUR USED HOCKEY EQUIPMENT ... pg. 7

ELITE LEAGUE OPENS 2018 SEASON ... pg. 26-27 ANDY NESS Power turns ... pg. 31 PETE WAGGONER

pages 18-24

Remembering Larry Horstman ... pg. 32

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Some warmup traditions are really dumb But cool-downs before games and between periods are dumber yet

By Jack Blatherwick Let’s Play Hockey Columnist Hockey has some of the dumbest traditions in the name of “warmup.” Is it a big deal? Well, in the NHL it contributes to an epidemic of hip flexor and groin injuries that occupy the trainers’ time and skills more than all other injuries combined.

Note: Careers end needlessly and surgeries are required too often because we don’t respect these injuries at the first warning signs. After injury to groins or hip flexors, the order must be: a) 100-percent recovery with zero pain, b) gradual progression in skating and off-ice workout intensity, c) fast, game-like skating practices at 100 percent and d) competition. However, too often the first three steps are skipped if the player can play with a little pain, claiming, “It’s not that bad.” (No? It’s just bad enough to invite further damage.)

How dumb are hockey warmup habits? I paraphrase the words of a world-class track coach: If my athletes would come out for a meet in early spring when the temperature was as cold as a hockey arena, and fake a

for the national anthem, then immediately jump up to the starting blocks and sprint full speed – well, I should be fired.

“But,” he continued, “that’s what hockey players do.”

Warmups should gradually increase the heart rate, body temperature and blood flow to muscles and joints.

Start with a typical sprinter’s routine for 6-10 minutes: buildup sprints, leg swings, carioca, skipping, jumping, Static stretching on-ice probably causes more hip injuries than it prevents. high knees, etc. warmup, stretching much of the time while Then, for five more minutes, move the hips sitting on a patch of ice, then, go back to in the extreme range of motion of skating: the locker room and sit motionless for 20 walking lunges while reaching overhead, minutes, come out to the track and stand slow side shuffles with knee bend, wide

skating lunges. This is a dynamic warmup, not static stretching.

Sitting on the ice (or a cold floor) to stretch is counterproductive for game performance and injury prevention, but so many players stretch on the ice it is advocated by “experts.” Standing still on the ice while waiting for a shot is not a warmup. Standing for the national anthem is not a warmup, but if it’s required, keep moving before and after.

Sitting in the locker room waiting for the Zamboni is not a warmup. You have to MOVE. Sitting without moving your legs on the bench or in the locker room is NOT a good way to remove waste metabolic products from previous effort. Normally, when your legs move, muscle contractions squeeze the veins, and because there are one-way valves, the blood moves toward the heart. Sitting motionless eliminates this “muscle pump.”

Never sit for an entire intermission. Get up every couple of minutes and walk around. Do a few squats and lunges. We’re compulsive about overly long warmups an hour before the game, but it does absolutely no good if we sit or stand still for 20-40 minutes after the skating warmup. NHL players (and high school players in the state tournament) are motionless for more than 40 minutes before their first shift – especially in Vegas where the Zamboni time, fireworks, national anthem, player introductions, TV ads and a couple of line-changes come before the third line jumps into action. Come to think of it, hurdling over the boards by itself is a good way to pull cold, stiff groin muscles.

It’s worth repeating: Stretching is NOT a productive warmup. It can be part of the process AFTER you have elevated heart rate, blood flow and muscle temperature. Actually, some research has shown that any static stretching before an explosive event is counterproductive. Other research did not find this to be a problem, so I make no recommendation about stretching other than to urge you to first get MOVING. The time for a roller-stretch-massage is AFTER the game.

Youth (and high school) players should warm up with hockey skills off-ice.

Stickhandle balls, practice protecting the ball against a partner and add skating-specific movements. These reps make you a better player. Jogging and sitting do not.

Eric Ballard named assistant for National University Team

Eric Ballard, a native of Grand Rapids, Minn. has been named an assistant coach for the 2019 U.S. Men’s National University Team. The team will compete in the 2019 Winter World University Games from March 2-12 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Roger Grillo will serve as head coach.

Ballard is making his debut as a coach at the Winter World University Games in 2019.

Head coach of the men’s ice hockey team at University of Colorado, Ballard has completed four seasons with the Buffaloes, compiling a 71-53-5 record with three straight American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship appearances. Prior to joining the Buffaloes, Ballard gained experience coaching in the North American Hockey League with the Fresno Monsters and also scouted the NAHL for 11 years.

The U.S. National University Teams are composed of players who compete collegiately in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The U.S. Men’s National University Team has competed in the bi-annual tournament since 2001.

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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.

Minnesota Hockey announces 2019 State Tournament locations

Minnesota Hockey has announced the host sites for the 2019 Minnesota Hockey State and Region Tournaments. For the sixth consecutive year, The Drive to State is presented by Chevy, and will be highlighted by 14 State Tournaments hosted by seven communities, including two brand new facilities in Moorhead and Proctor. Region Tournaments will be played March 1 through 3, followed by State Tournaments being played March 15 through 17.

The 14 State Tournaments will be played at seven locations throughout Minnesota.

Level Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam Bantam

AA AA AA AA A A A A B B B

Region North South East West North South East West North South East

2019 Minnesota Hockey State Tournaments Tournament Junior Gold A Junior Gold B Junior Gold 16U Bantam AA Bantam A Bantam B PeeWee AA

Location Prior Lake Prior Lake Prior Lake Moorhead Moorhead Plymouth Stillwater

Tournament PeeWee A PeeWee B Girls 19U Girls 15U A Girls 15U B Girls 12U A Girls 12U B

The host sites will be Dakotah Ice Center in Prior Lake (Junior Gold A, Junior Gold B, Junior Gold 16), Cullen Hockey Center in

Moorhead (Bantam AA, Bantam A), Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth (Bantam B, PeeWee B), St. Croix Valley Recreation Cen-

2019 Minnesota Hockey Region Tournaments

Host Warroad Burnsville Woodbury Mankato Silver Bay Burnsville Cottage Grove Monticello Mesabi East New Ulm South St. Paul

Level Bantam B PeeWee AA PeeWee AA PeeWee AA PeeWee AA PeeWee A PeeWee A PeeWee A PeeWee A PeeWee B PeeWee B

Region West North South East West North South East West North South

Host Alexandria Brainerd Blaine (Fogerty) Stillwater Wayzata (Plymouth) Hermantown New Ulm Wayzata (Plymouth) Brainerd Greenway Fairmont

Location Stillwater Plymouth Blaine Blaine Blaine Grand Rapids Proctor

Level PeeWee B PeeWee B 15U A 15U A 15U A 12U A 12U A 12U A 12U B 12U B 12U B

Region East West American National Olympic American National Olympic American National Olympic

ter in Stillwater (PeeWee AA, PeeWee A), Fogerty Arena in Blaine (19U, 15U A, 15U B), IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids (12U A) and St. Luke’s Sports Center in Proctor (12U B).

Minnesota Hockey’s Region Tournaments will take place at 26 locations across Minnesota as teams look to qualify for State.

The Metro League playdowns to determine Junior Gold State participants will take place at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine. The 15U B Region Tournaments will be added if needed later this season.

Host Lakeville Walker Richfield Richfield Grand Rapids STMA STMA Crookston Wayzata (Plymouth) Shakopee Hibbing

A radical approach to youth hockey, part II

By Aaron Paitich

In July of 2017, Minnesota Hockey posted a feature taking an in-depth look at the Duluth Amateur Hockey Association’s decision to eliminate Squirt A “traveling” hockey.

It was by far the most widely shared and talked about article that Minnesota Hockey has ever produced. It also sparked action among many leaders within Minnesota Hockey associations who took a look and said, “Maybe we can do some things even better.” Here are some of those stories.

If it’s not broken, can you still fix it?

It would be easy for a hockey community like state championship-rich Edina to be complacent.

But in response to radical changes the

Duluth Amateur Hockey Association made to its Squirt program, board members within the west metro powerhouse got to thinking: Can we do better?

“It sort of had everyone in Minnesota talking and looking at ways for people to do something awesome like what Duluth is doing,” said Jim Dahline, who serves on the Edina Hockey Association board of directors. “We want to take the good qualities of what the Duluth program has established and put it inside a framework inside the realities of the way that hockey is organized down here in the metro.”

Communities like Edina and Saint Paul have taken new directions at the Mite level, while associations such as Greenway and Hastings continue to advocate for more

development and fun-based Squirt programs to increase and retain membership.

Saint P aul YYouth outh Hock e y Association Paul Hocke The season prior to the Duluth article being published, Jeff Wright recalls a similar urge to develop a better method as he was charged with forming the Mite teams in the St. Paul Capitols program.

“Like every other year, we just formed the teams based on ability with the most skilled kids on the ‘top’ team, and the lesser skilled or beginner kids on the ‘bottom’ team,” said Wright, who is now the president of the St. Paul association. “I remember thinking it just didn’t feel right, but for whatever reason, I didn’t have a better solution so I did what had always been done.”

Seeing what Duluth had done with Squirts,

Wright immediately realized this was a blueprint they could use to provide a better experience for their youngest players. Saint Paul decided to act immediately, even as the new season was quickly approaching.

First, they thought about grouping them all into equal teams. But with kindergartners skating for the first time and more experienced kids who were previously on the A team, “there’s too much variance there,” Wright said.

So they took around 40 kids with more experience and skill and split them up into four A/B teams. They took the remaining group of about 40 kids into the C level and split them up into four equal teams. Weekend hockey was all in-house, with stationContinued on page 36

Two goalie coach clinics scheduled in Minnesota Two USA Hockey Coaching Education Program (CEP) High Performance Bronze Level Goaltender Development Clinics, designed to teach youth hockey coaches of all skill levels how to effectively work with and develop goalies, have been scheduled in Minnesota this fall.

The clinics are scheduled for back-toback days on Sept. 29-30 in Moorhead and Brooklyn Park. On Saturday, the clinic in Moorhead will begin at 9:00 am and will be held at the recently renovated and renamed Cullen Hockey Center (formerly Moorhead Youth Hockey Arena). The next day, another clinic will be held at 12:30 pm at Brooklyn Park Community Center.

Each clinic will include classroom discussions plus on-ice sessions. Coaches will learn about and have the opportunity to try

various goalie-specific skating movements.

They will also help develop a goalie-specific practice plan and assist with running of an on-ice goalie development session with local goalies. Coaches should bring skates, gloves, stick and helmet.

Minnesota Hockey Goalie Development Coordinator, Steve Carroll, will lead both clinics. Carroll has played a key role in the goaltender development and coach education in Minnesota for over a decade and has represented the state as a part of USA Hockey’s Goalie Development Program since the launch of their 51 in 30 campaign.

USA HOCKEY CERTIFICATION: Youth hockey coaches can move up a level in their CEP certification by attending one of these clinics. For example, a Level 1 coach can move to Level 2, a Level 2 can move to

details on coach certification, visit www.usahockey.com/coaches.

Level 3, a Level 3 can be re-certified. Attending one of these clinics will have no impact on a coach looking to earn their Level 1 or Level 4 certification. Coaches must attend the entire clinic. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $60 and includes meal.

Clinics are limited to 50 coaches. If you have questions, contact Steve Carroll at scarroll@minnesotahockey.org or 612-7032449.

Age-Specific Online Modules The age-specific coaching modules for the 2018-19 season are available online, including a new goaltending development module. Coaches must complete the appropriate module(s) for their age level(s) prior to taking the ice.

CEP Clinics Dates, times and locations for CEP coaching clinics are now available on the USA Hockey website. Clinics will be held through December at locations around Minnesota.

Remember, coaches must attend one clinic each year until they at least reach a Level 3 certification by USA Hockey. For complete

Screening & SafeSport Requirements Coaches are required to complete the online Minnesota Hockey background screening form and the free USA Hockey SafeSport Training every two years. Both the screening and SafeSport training must be completed prior to stepping on the ice with your team.

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By Kim McCullough

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Do you even need a good slap shot?

Photo: Christine Wisch

How many times do you think a forward takes a slap shot in a game? I think back to my playing days and I’d say I probably only took one a game to dump the puck in – maybe one or two more if I was out on the penalty kill.

So you can understand how it makes me a little crazy as a skills coach when forwards ask to work on the boomers. It’s not a complete waste of time, but they’d be much better served working on something else.

Specifically, all players, Ds included, need to work on getting their shots off FASTER. Over 75 percent of the goals scored in girls’ hockey are scored from the hashmarks down. That means three-quarters of the goals come from shots taken from the slot or rebounds.

Think about what’s happening in front of the net in those scenarios. If you happen to get an uncontested breakaway and there’s no one there to obstruct or deny your shot on net (other than the goalie of course), then you may have the luxury of TIME and SPACE and could decide to shoot a slap shot, wrist shot, snap shot or backhand.

But how often does that happen? You rarely get that kind of time and space, and even if you do, you’re more likely to shoot a snap shot or backhand on that breakaway because you can get them off more quickly and be a bit more deceptive leading up to the shot.

Typically, when you’re in the slot taking a shot or trying to fight for a rebound, there are lots of bodies around and not much time or space. The defenders are simply trying to deny shots on net by either lifting your stick, getting in your shooting lane or a mixture of both. They aren’t going to give you the time or space to take your big windup and wait for the perfect shot. That’s why the snap shot and backhand are so lethal from in tight because if you do them well, you can get them off almost instantaneously. They require very little

shots that generate second opportunities for your forwards in the slot – who are ready to use their snap shot or backhand to put the puck in the back of the net.

So don’t wait for the perfect shot, don’t worry about getting the boomer off, and focus on getting pucks on net quickly and driving the net hard for rebounds.Your coaches will thank you for it – and the goalies won’t like it at all.

The ability to get a quick, hard and accurate snap shot off from the point is an underrated skill in the women’s game.

backswing and very little change in body position to release.

And when you get really good, you’ll even learn how to position your body in what little space you might have down by the net to ensure that you get your shot off even more quickly. Once you learn how to position your feet, hips and hands properly relative to the direction the puck is coming from and your target, you’ll become a threat to score every time you touch the puck in the slot.

Now, this skill of quick release shooting isn’t just for forwards. The ability to get a quick, hard and accurate snap shot off from the point is an underrated skill in the women’s game. I get it – the boomer looks impressive, is typically much harder and can strike fear in your opponents. But it takes more time to release and has this annoying tendency to hit shin pads or the glass instead of the net. This happens with the snap shot from the point as well, but you don’t need as much of a wind-up as the slap shot, and when you get good at it, you won’t even have to look down at the puck

before putting the snap shot on net – which means you can spend more time looking at the target and avoiding any obstacles in your path.

It takes great technique and strength to get a hard, fast and accurate snap shot in from the point, but it is something that coaches and scouts love because they are

Having elite shooting and stickhandling skills will give you a serious advantage over the competition. The Total Female Hockey Elite Shooting & Stickhandling Video Series gives you an 8 week step-by-step plan for taking your stick skills to the next level without having to even step on the ice. To read more, visit: http:// totalfemalehockeyclub.com/products/ elite_shooting_stickhandling/. Kim McCullough, MSc, YCS, is an expert in the development of aspiring female hockey players. She is a former NCAA Division 1 captain at Dartmouth and played in the National Women’s Hockey League for six years. She is currently the Head Coach of the Toronto-Leaside Wildcats in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League and is the Director & Founder of Total Female Hockey.

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Wanted: Used hockey gear

Donate your pads, skates and sticks to the 10th Annual Used Hockey Equipment Drive The Minnesota Wild, Let’s Play Hockey and Minnesota Hockey have partnered for the 10th straight year for the annual Used Hockey Equipment Drive across the Twin Cities. Drop-off boxes are at select arenas and hockey shops through Friday, Oct. 5.

From 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Oct. 13, thousands of pieces of donated equipment will be distributed free to hockey associations and individuals at Xcel Energy Center. Goalie equipment, sticks and helmets are always the most in need.

“There are a lot of families out there who could really utilize gently used equipment that other families no longer need,” said Bryan Zollman, publisher of Let’s Play Hockey. “Our goal is to help give as many kids as possible the opportunity to play this great sport. The Used Hockey Equipment Drive helps families get involved and stay involved in the game.”

Drop-off locations this year include: Apple

(Woodbury), Lakeville Ames Arena, Maple Grove Community Center, Minnetonka Ice Arena, New Hope Ice Arena, Plymouth Ice Center, Rogers Activity Center, Rosemount Community Center, Schwan Super Rink (Blaine), St. Croix Valley Recreation Center (Stillwater), St. Louis Park Recreation Center, Tartan Arena (Oakdale), Waconia Ice Arena and White Bear Lake Sports Center.

Pure Hockey in Burnsville, Edina, Maplewood and Minnetonka, and Westwood Sports in Apple Valley are also drop-off locations.

Sponsors and partners for the program, in alphabetical order, include: Berger Transfer, FOX Sports North, Herb Brooks Foundation, KFAN, Let’s Play Hockey, Minnesota High School Hockey Coaches Association, Minnesota Hockey, Minnesota Ice Arena Managers Association, Minnesota Wild, Pure Hockey, Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League and Westwood Sports.

More than 20,000 pieces of hockey gear have been donated in eight years of the Used Hockey Equipment Drive.

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Officially Speaking: Study and execute

Mark Lichtenfeld

Just two things.

That’s all I ask.

Listen, oh you veteran Level 3s out there. You know, us guys that allow organized hockey to exist in this country. Guys that do everything from ACHA to mite. Earlymorning house league and midnight butcher

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games.

Here’s what OS asks. First, make an effort on the USA Hockey open- and closedbook tests. Attempt to prepare. Look over the rulebook. And for the open-book, don’t try to wing it, knowing that you can always re-take the exam. Shoot for 49/50, figuring that the USA Hockey test writers habitually throw in a few questions that are simply incomprehensible, even for those with post-collegiate professional education.

Yeah, every year OS hears stories from veteran guys failing the open-book on their first try. I’m talking 3s and 4s. And guess what? Those are the same 3s and 4s that simply don’t know the rules on the ice. You know, hot shots in their 20s that think officiating is all about skating, when in fact, that’s really the barest of necessities. Yup, you can program a robot to skate, but try having that tin can make an intentional offsides determination. Enough said.

Second request. During your pre-exam study sessions, make a concerted effort to learn the USA Hockey faceoff procedures.

How about doing it right this season! And if

you’re not sure whether you’re included in this admonition, read on.

Last month, OS is about to drop the puck in an end zone faceoff spot during the Wednesday night “B” league. One guy’s got his blade in the white, the other center’s stick is 12 inches off the ice.

“Sticks in,” I order.

No response. I figure he’s trying to show up the official. So I do the gentlemanly thing.

I drop the puck.

“You’ve got to wait till I’m ready,” he whines as the puck splats on the dot.

“I said sticks in.”

“You didn’t blow the whistle,” he pleads, while the offensive center wins the draw to

his right point man.

“Darn,” I mutter to myself. I’ve just been victimized by my zebra brethren that don’t get the rule.

Sure enough, when my partner executes the subsequent faceoff, he waits till the centers are standing on-sides with their sticks in the respective white parts of the dot, and then he blows the whistle.

NO. NO. NO. Officials’ faceoff procedures. (USAH Intermediate Officiating Manual). Fellow referees: Do not line up both centers, wait for them to place stick blades in the white and

then blow the whistle. whistle Per the Intermediate Manual, officials are expected to conduct a faceoff by dropping the puck within five seconds after the whistle signifying the completion of the line change procedure. Got that? The whistle lets everyone know that the line change procedure is over. The whistle is a condition precedent to the players getting in faceoff position.

Once that faceoff position has been attained, there is no justification for the whistle. In fact, if this were an administrative hearing, I would argue that a good referee gets the players lined up quickly and efficiently and as a result may not even find it necessary to blow the whistle. Radical, I know, but something to strive for.

Back to my scenario. Seriously, I apologized to the center during intermission, explaining to him that I understood his confusion since most officials misapply the rule.

Still, in classic OS fashion, I educated him about proper faceoff procedures, undoubtedly making him into a better center, or at least a more knowledgeable one.

So there you go. Two things. That’s all I ask of us long-time officials this season.

Study and execute.

Just do that. And be assured, OS is always here to protect the veteran Level 3.

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Minnesota Wild opens 2018 training camp

The Minnesota Wild will open its 2018 training camp on Friday, Sept. 14, at Xcel Energy Center. The team will hold an open practice for fans on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. as part of the “Flood The Rink” events taking place that day. Fans can enter Xcel Energy Center through Gates 1 and 2 beginning at 8:45 a.m. The Wild training camp roster currently consists of 61 players.

Wild regular season single-game tickets will go on sale at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, and at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

Minnesota opens the 2018-19 regular sea-

son at Colorado on Oct. 4 and hosts the Vegas Golden Knights in the home opener on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center.

The Wild’s “Flood The Rink” events will help create the ice for the 2018-19 NHL season. In portable containers – a maximum of three ounces of water – fans can contribute their water into a Zamboni located inside Gate 1 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fan-provided water will be filtered and used the following day to help make ice at Xcel Energy Center.

At the start of the 2017-18 season, the Minnesota Wild unveiled a new tradition,

This Is Our Ice, calling upon fans to contribute water from their local hockey ponds, lakes and rinks to be filtered and frozen into the Xcel Energy Center ice sheet. This year the team is challenging its fans to collect water from all 10,000+ lakes in Minnesota.

Wild fans can participate in the 10,000 Lakes Challenge by collecting their meaningful water and bringing it to the “Flood the Rink” event on Sept. 15, or any home game during the season. Fans can then track their contributions on the This Is Our Ice webpage on wild.com, which features data from the Minnesota Department of Natural Re-

sources’ Lake Finder tool.

Fans who contribute water on Sept. 15 will receive a This Is Our Ice jersey patch and fans who contribute water from a Minnesota lake will receive a 10,000 Lakes Challenge t-shirt, while supplies last. All fans that contribute water will also be entered for a chance to win tickets to the Wild game on March 25 vs. Nashville.

While participating in the 10,000 Lakes Challenge requires fans to bring water from a lake, all fans are once again encouraged to bring water from their favorite pond, river or ice rink to contribute during the season.

2018 Minnesota Wild Training Camp Roster # 3 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40

Name Charlie Coyle Ryan Murphy Cal O’Reilly Mikko Koivu Matt Read Zach Parise Eric Staal Joel Eriksson Ek Matt Hendricks Jason Zucker Marcus Foligno Jordan Greenway Luke Kunin Ryan Suter Eric Fehr Nino Niederreiter Gustav Olofsson Matt Dumba Jonas Brodin Mike Liambas Greg Pateryn Dereck Baribeau Kaapo Kahkonen Alex Stalock C.J. Motte Andrew Hammond Nick Seeler Kyle Rau Gustav Bouramman Nate Prosser Devan Dubnyk

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

Ht. 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-6

Wt. 218 185 191 215 185 197 205 206 209 188 226 226 193 200 208 210 195 189 194 203 224 207 222 190 175 220 192 173 187 201 210

S/C R R L L R L L L L L L L R L R L L R L L R R L L L L L L R R L

Hometown East Weymouth, Mass.

Aurora, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Turku, Finland Ilderton, Ont. Minneapolis, Minn.

Thunder Bay, Ont. Karlstad, Sweden Blaine, Minn.

Newport Beach, Calif.

Buffalo, N.Y. Canton, N.Y. Chesterfield, Mo. Madison, Wis. Winkler, Man. Chur, Switzerland Boras, Sweden Regina, Sask.

Karlstad, Sweden Woodbridge, Ont. Sterling Heights, Mich.

Quebec City, Que. Helsinki, Finland St. Paul, Minn.

St. Clair, Mich.

Surrey, B.C. Eden Prairie, Minn.

Eden Prairie, Minn.

Stockholm, Sweden Elk River, Minn.

Regina, Sask.

2017-18 Team Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Iowa (AHL) Minnesota (NHL) Philadelphia (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Winnipeg (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Boston Univ. (HE) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) San Jose (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL) San Diego (AHL) Dallas (NHL) Quebec (QMJHL) Lukko (Finland) Minnesota (NHL) Quad City (ECHL) San Antonio (AHL) Minnesota (NHL) Iowa (AHL) Rapid City (ECHL) Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota (NHL)

# 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 54 58 60 61 62 64 65 68 70 71 72 74 75 76 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

Name Landon Ferraro Tate Olson Eric Martinsson Matt Bartkowski Dante Salituro Jared Spurgeon Louie Belpedio Sam Anas Connor Dewar Ivan Lodnia Mason Shaw Carson Soucy Brennan Menell Alexander Khovanov Mikael Granlund Gerald Mayhew Damien Giroux Drake Pilon J.T. Brown Jacob Golden Dmitry Sokolov Josh Thrower Chase Lang Hunter Warner Colton Beck Pavel Jenys Justin Kloos Darian Pilon Gerry Fitzgerald Mitch McLain

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

Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-5 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-3 5-9 5-9 5-8 6-0

Wt. 186 190 185 196 177 176 193 163 177 183 179 208 172 198 185 175 177 174 169 169 210 200 193 222 190 219 180 174 174 200

S/C R L L L R R R R L R L L R L L R L R R L L R R R L L R L R L

Hometown Trail, B.C. Saskatoon, Sask.

Klippan, Sweden PIttsburgh, Pa. Willowdale, Ont. Edmonton, Alb. Skokie, Ill. Potomac, Md. Gilbert Plains, Man. Los Angeles, Calif.

Lloydminster, Alb. Viking, Alb. Woodbury, Minn.

Saratov, Russia Oulu, Finland Wyandotte, Mich.

Sudbury, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Burnsville, Minn.

Toronto, Ont. Omsk, Russia Squamish, B.C. Nanaimo, B.C. Cambridge, Minn.

Langley, B.C. Brno, Czech Republic Lakeville, Minn.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Port Alberni, B.C. Brainerd, Minn.

2017-18 Team Iowa (AHL) Lethbridge (WHL) Vaxjo (Sweden) Calgary (NHL) Rapid City (ECHL) Minnesota (NHL) Miami (NCHC) Iowa (AHL) Everett (WHL) Erie (OHL) Iowa (AHL) Iowa (AHL) Iowa (AHL) Moncton (QMJHL) Minnesota (NHL) Iowa (AHL) Saginaw (OHL) Sudbury (OHL) Anaheim (NHL) London (OHL) Barrie (OHL) Allen (ECHL) Iowa (AHL) Iowa (AHL) Iowa (AHL) Rapid City (ECHL) Iowa (AHL) Sudbury (OHL) Bemidji St. (WCHA) Bowling Green (WCHA)

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2018 All-American Prospects Game set for Sept. 19 Top American prospects eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft to showcase talents at Xcel Energy Center

The rosters for Team Langenbrunner and Team Leopold are set for the 2018 USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game – Sept. 19 in Saint Paul, Minn., at Xcel Energy Center. The seventh annual contest, which will be staged in Minnesota for the very first time, is set for a 7 p.m. faceoff.

Jamie Langenbrunner (Cloquet, Minn.) and Jordan Leopold (Golden Valley, Minn.), both Minnesota natives and U.S. Olympians, will each coach a team in the event. Combined, they skated 28 seasons in the NHL and represented the U.S. internationally on 12 occasions, including three Olympic Winter Games, one World Cup of Hockey, four International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championships and four IIHF World Junior Championships.

The game will feature 42 of the top American-born prospects eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft, including 10 Minnesotans in

Kaden Bohlsen (Willmar), Ben Brinkman (Edina), Ryder Donovan (Duluth), Ethan Frisch (Moorhead), Drew Helleson (Farmington), Aaron Huglen (Roseau), Trevor Janicke (Maple Grove), Michael Koster (Chaska), Garrett Pinoniemi (Mound) and Grant Silianoff (Edina).

The game will also include the current consensus top pick in forward Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla.).

“We look forward to bringing this event to Minnesota,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director for USA Hockey.

“The game is a terrific showcase of American hockey and fans will get an early look at players they will soon see in the NHL. This year’s game is also likely to include Jack Hughes, who most scouts today project

as the top pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.”

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

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

Team Langenbrunner # 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 30

Name Isaiah Saville Zac Jones Mike Koster John Prokop Jayden Struble Alex Vlasic Marshall Warren Matt Boldy Garrett Pinoniemi Trevor Zegras John Farinacci Judd Caufield Arthur Kaliyev Kaden Bohlsen Aaron Huglen Alex Turcotte Grant Silianoff Nick Robertson Owen Lindmark Spencer Knight

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

Ht. 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-3

Wt. 181 161 170 165 170 190 161 174 141 159 181 198 190 165 163 194 170 161 170 194

S/C R L L L L L L L L L R R L R R L L L R L

Hometown Anchorage, Alaska Glen Allen, Va. Chaska, Minn.

Wausau, Wis. Cumberland, R.I. Wilmette, Ill. Laurel Hollow, N.Y. Millis, Mass.

Mound, Minn.

Bedford, N.Y. Chatham, N.Y. Grand Forks, N.D. Delray Beach, Fla. Willmar, Minn.

Roseau, Minn.

Island Lake, Ill. Edina, Minn.

Northville, Mich.

Naperville, Ill. Darien, Conn.

Team Leopold 2018-19 Team MN Magicians (NAHL) Tri-City (USHL) Chaska HS Omaha (USHL) St. Sebastian’s School U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team Holy Family Catholic U.S. Under-18 Team Dexter School U.S. Under-18 Team Hamilton (OHL) Des Moines (USHL) Roseau HS U.S. Under-18 Team Cedar Rapids (USHL) Peterborough (OHL) U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 30

Name Cameron Rowe Cam York Henry Thrun Drew Helleson Ben Brinkman Cade Webber Braden Doyle Ethan Frisch Michael Gildon Ryder Donovan Ryan Drkulec Trevor Janicke Cole Caufield Shane Pinto Robert Mastrosimone John Beecher Austen Swankler Luke Toprowski Jack Hughes Danny Weight Dustin Wolf

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

Ht. 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-5 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-4 5-10 5-6 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-0

Wt. 185 165 183 168 181 194 165 174 183 185 172 185 154 185 170 201 157 174 166 187 150

S/C L L L R L L L R L R L R R R L L L L L L L

Update 2018-19 season underway The NA3HL is back! The 2018-19 NA3HL regular season began last week, starting with three games on Friday, Sept. 7, including two match-ups in the Frontier Division.

The 2018-19 season marks the ninth for the NA3HL, which is one of two USA Hockey-certified Tier III junior leagues. This past season, no other league has had more movement and advanced more players to play in the NAHL than the NA3HL. The NA3HL is also the only league that has an exclusive NAHL tendering system available only to NA3HL players. This sets the stage for a proven and quantifiable NA3HL-NAHL pipeline as the NA3HL continues to make their mark in advancement of players. A total of 51 former NA3HL players played in the NAHL during the 201718 regular season. In addition, 24 more current NA3HL players were tendered by NAHL teams to play in the NAHL for the 2018-19 season.

The NA3HL also saw over 150 college commitments in 2017-18. Almost 70 percent of those college commitments were NCAA commitments.

Opening weekend results: Milwaukee 4, Peoria 3 Helena 8, Butte 1 Great Falls 5, Missoula 0 Niagara Falls 5, Cape Cod 2

overall) and Lakeville natives Ryan Poehling (2017, Montreal Canadiens, 25th overall) and Jake Oettinger (2017, Dallas Stars, 26th overall).

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

Long Beach 7, Maine 6 OT Milwaukee 6, Peoria 3 Helena 4, Missoula 2 Bozeman 13, Butte 0 Long Beach 5, Maine 2 Niagara Falls 6, Cape Cod 5 OT Medure commits to St. Mary’s The Atlanta Capitals announced that forward Talon Medure has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for St. Mary’s University in Minnesota.

Medure, 20, just completed his final season of junior hockey, all of which was spent in the NA3HL. During the 2017-18 season, the 6-2, 188-pound native of Bloomington, Minn., was second on the team in scoring, recording 55 points (25 points, 30 assists) in just 46 games played.

Medure spent the 2016-17 season with the Capitals as well, recording 46 points in 44 games played. He made his NA3HL debut with the Minnesota Flying Aces during the 2015-16 season. Overall in 94 career NA3HL games, Medure recorded 103 points.

Prior to playing in the NA3HL, Medure played high school hockey in Minnesota for Bloomington Jefferson High School.

Harris commits to Iowa State The Wausau RiverWolves announced that defenseman Jake Harris has committed to play ACHA Division I hockey for Iowa State University.

Harris, 21, played two seasons in the NA3HL, including the 2017-18 season with the RiverWolves. The 6- 0, 165-pound native of Chicago recorded five assists in 30 regular season games.

“We are excited for Jake on his commitment to Iowa State. As an organization, we strive on player advancement and we are excited to see what the future holds for these young men who earn the opportunity like Jake has at the next level,” said RiverWolves head coach Tom Murphy.

During the 2016-17 season, Harris played for the Chicago Bulldogs, where he recorded three assists in 47 games played.

Di Bari commits to Bethel The Granite City Lumberjacks announced that forward Chase Di Bari has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Bethel University.

Di Bari, 20, just completed his third and final season of playing in the NA3HL for the

Hometown Wilmette, Ill. Anaheim Hills, Calif.

Southborough, Mass.

Farmington, Minn.

Edina, Minn.

Meadville, Pa. Lynnfield, Mass.

Moorhead, Minn.

Plano, Texas Duluth, Minn.

Frisco, Texas Maple Grove, Minn.

Stevens Point, Minn.

Franklin Square, N.Y. East Islip, N.Y. Elmira, N.Y. Irwin, Pa. Bettendorf, Iowa Orlando, Fla. Lattingtown, N.Y. Tustin, Calif.

2018-19 Team U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team Minnesota (B1G) The Rivers School Lawrence Academy Green Bay (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Duluth East HS Waterloo (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team Lincoln (USHL) Chicago (USHL) U.S. Under-18 Team Waterloo (USHL) Spokane (WHL) U.S. Under-18 Team U.S. Under-18 Team Everett (WHL)

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The 5-8, 154pound native of Ladera Ranch, Calif., had his best career season in 2017-18 as he recorded 45 points (22 goals, 23 assists) in 43 games played during the regular season.

Di Bari also had seven points in eight Fraser Cup Playoff games, helping the Lumberjacks win the West Division and get all the way to the Fraser Cup Semi-Finals.

Di Bari appeared in 101 career NA3HL regular season games during the course of his career and recorded 75 points. He also played in the NAHL for the Minot Minotauros during the 2015-16 season.

“Chase really took advantage of his final year of junior hockey and played a big role in our success this past season. He’s probably the best skater we have had with the Lumberjacks and created chances with his speed every shift. Bethel University is a great place for him to continue his hockey career, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future,” said Granite City head coach Brad Willner.

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NAHL’s stock continues to skyrocket

During 2017-18, the NAHL recorded a single-season record 331 NCAA commitments, including 29 to Division I programs The North American Hockey League (NAHL) went and did it again and keeps raising the bar and setting the standard for junior hockey in North America.

For the fifth straight season, the league has set a new NCAA commitment record, this time with 331 total NCAA commitments during the 2017-18 season. That also includes a new record total of 229 NCAA Division I commitments this past season. On top of all that, NAHL teams did it with one less team than the season prior.

It once again re-emphasizes that no other junior league in the world saw as many NCAA commitments for their players, while they were actually playing in the league.

NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld could feel momentum building within the North American Hockey League several years back. The snowball has only grown, and now the league finds itself in a better place than it’s ever been in 44 seasons of operation.

“It really starts with having the right ownership in the right markets, and we’re on such solid footing right now with the stability we have in our owners,” said Frankenfeld, who enters his 12th full season as the head of the League of Opportunity. “They’re hiring the right coaches and letting them go to work in terms of bringing in high-character, talented kids. It’s gotten so competitive in our league that you really have to work extremely hard and develop the kids to have a chance to be successful.

“Then you throw in the work we’ve done

in social media and branding, and that snowball keeps building. Kids want to be a part of our league because they’ve seen the results.”

“I think another thing that stands out is that our commitment numbers continue to rise because the level of play and talent is getting better each season,” said Frankenfeld. “There is a better and more balanced level of competition because the players are being educated and trained at a higher level. There also has been a collective effort to really emphasize and place a priority on player development and advancement.”

The commitment record is part of an ongoing and rising development path that has seen 1,345 NAHL players make NCAA com-

mitments during the last five years. In addition, 25 percent of freshmen that played NCAA Division I hockey this past season were alumni of the NAHL. “The NAHL is the league of development and you are seeing more and more examples as to why, be it our impressive commitment numbers or players taken in the NHL Draft. It is a great place to start and more and more players are getting noticed,” said Janesville Jets Owner and Governor Bill McCoshen, who is also the Chairman of the Board of the NAHL. “The level of our coaching is outstanding and the development of players is happening quickly because we have such a great network of coaches who are 100 percent focused on making the players better and then advancing them to

the higher levels. The NCAA and NHL scouts recognize that and understand that a player’s development in the NAHL is one that happens pretty fast.”

One of the more impressive things about this year’s commitment numbers is over half of the NCAA commitments made this season came following the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament in late February. Heading into the event, the league had roughly 150 NCAA commitments. Following the event, the league saw a spike in commitments later during the regular season and playoffs, which also included an impressive showing of 74 commitments following the conclusion of the Robertson Cup Championship in mid-May. It is a reflection in the popularity of the league-wide events, which include the NAHL Showcase, the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament and the NAHL Robertson Cup Championship, which all annually see hundreds of NCAA and NHL scouts at each event during the season.

“The fact that over half our NCAA commitments came after our Top Prospects event is a testament to the model. Scouts now have an established roadmap to track a player’s development, which includes assessments throughout the season and then making a determination based on his progression,” said Frankenfeld. “The fact we added 73 of those NCAA commitments after the Robertson Cup is incredible. During the Robertson Cup Playoffs, teams are playing at a very high level and the scouts not

2017-18 NAHL College Commitments Aberdeen Wings Jonathan Bendorf Logan Britt Nathan Burke Colton Fletcher Jack Kelly Chris Mammas Joey Molenaar Zach Noble Jimmy O’Brien Evan Rochowiak Andrew Sinard Nate Smith* Keenan Spillum Joey Strada Gabe Vinal Dalton Weigel

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

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

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

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

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

Bismarck Bobcats Tristan Ashbrook* Solag Bakich* Andrew Bellant Tanner Breidenbach George Grannis Grant Johnson Michael Mahan Jacob Marti Jared Resseguie Adam Stacho Alex Troumbley

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

Ryan Ullan Tanner Vescio Mitch Walinski

Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Air Force

Brookings Blizzard Benjamin Beck Cade Borchardt Josh Boyer Jimmy Elser Derek Hammer Connor Koviak Logan Nelson* Brenden Payne* Parker Revering Max Sasson Taylor Schneider* Marek Wazny

Maine Minnesota State Omaha New England UW-Eau Claire UW-Eau Claire UW-Stout Gustavus Adolphus American Int’l Maine Bowling Green New Hampshire

Corpus Christi Ice Rays Matt Acciaioli Cam Burggrabe Jayson DiMizio Jake Garman* Garrett Hallford Larry Jungwirth Joey Kubachka Griffin Loughran* Brendan Miller Aleksi Peltonen Ryan Rosenberg Angus Scott Chris Smith Chad Veltri Coltan Wilkie

Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Trine Framingham State Trine Aurora Cornell Northern Michigan Air Force Wisconsin SUNY-Fredonia Tufts Mercyhurst Niagara Colorado College

Coulee Region Chill Trenton Bliss* Nick Bowman Scott Corbett* Matt Doran* Tyler Ebner Brady Ferner* Matt Hines Brandon Koch Andy McGlynn Marshal Plunkett Emil Zetterquist

Michigan Tech RPI Miami Alaska Gustavus Adolphus RPI Augsburg Air Force UW-Eau Claire Army St. Lawrence

Fairbanks Ice Dogs Josh Benson Robert Blueger Connor Chilton Daniel Haider Caleb Hite Kyle Mayhew Jax Murray Luke Orysiuk Samuel Ruffin Tanner Schachle Nolan Schaeffer Erkka Vanska Hunter Wendt Noah Wilson

Sacred Heart Lake Superior State Aurora Army Alaska Denver Arizona State Bentley Alaska Alaska Anchorage Robert Morris Holy Cross Ferris State Army

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Morris Middlebury Adrian Lawrence Ferris State Harvard RPI Mercyhurst Alabama Huntsville RPI Aurora Marian Denver Bowling Green Harvard Maine Robert Morris Arizona State Ohio State Michigan State

Minnesota Magicians Tyler Bump*

St. Olaf

Matt Denman Ethan DeStefani Zach Dubinsky* Calvin Dybicz Ethan Haider Davis Kirkendall Dmytro Kobylanskiy Arturas Laukaitis Jarrett Lee Josh Luedtke Griffin Ness* Eric Otto* Tino Passarelli Blais Richartz* Isaiah Saville Bram Scheerer John Schuldt* Brendan Skarda Cole Weaver* Charlie Weiand

Minnesota Merrimack RPI Michigan State Clarkson St. John’s UW-Stout UW-Stout Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Air Force American Int’l Miami Michigan Tech Omaha Colorado College Omaha Tufts Niagara UW-Eau Claire

Minnesota Wilderness Nick Altmann Garrett Daly Chase Ellingson* Eric Gotz Brian Hurley* Edward Lindelow Dylan Mills * Alex Spencer Alex Truscott Ben Ward Garrett Worth

Williams Bowling Green Alaska Miami Clarkson Maine Niagara UW-Superior Niagara St. Cloud State Arizona State

Minot Minotauros Alex Adams Dakota Boutin Chase Di Bari* Austin Dollimer Colby Enns Sam Fuss Aaron Grounds Luke Johnson* Grant Loven Luke Manning* Connor McGinnis Spencer Meier* Miroslav Mucha Ondrej Pavel Jack Robbel Jake Rosenbaum Nolan Sawchuk Michael Talbot

Bemidji State Northern Michigan Bethel Augsburg Omaha St. Scholastica Ohio State Providence Northern Michigan Air Force Air Force St. Cloud State Lake Superior State Minnesota State Lake Superior State Minnesota Duluth UMass Lowell St. Scholastica

New Jersey Titans Maxim Andreev* Tyler Antonucci Brad Becker* Holden Biebel Nicholas Boyagian Matthew Cameron Jimmy Dowd, Jr. Zach Faremouth

Cornell SUNY-Oswego Utica St. Mary’s Sacred Heart RPI Penn State Western Michigan

Chris Garbe Todd Goehring Joey Halstrom Andrew Husted Cam Kuhl Ryan Naumovski Wade Novak Zack Parrott Tate Singleton Ryan Wheeler

Brown Sacred Heart Hobart SUNY-Buffalo State Plattsburgh Niagara Wilkes Trine Army Connecticut

Northeast Generals Colin Bilek Louis Boudon Brian Chambers Matt Demelis Mike Egan David Fessenden Austin Halpin* Patrick Harrington Justin Jallen Luc Kreuser* Colin McCabe Mike McPherson* Shawn Montgomery Alex O’Dowd* Luke Perunovich Jeff Skinner Matt Wiesner

Army Lake Superior State UMass Lowell Northeastern Babson Alabama-Huntsville Colby UMass-Boston Brown Concordia Connecticut College Plymouth State Suffolk Franklin Pierce Providence UMass-Boston Babson

Odessa Jackalopes Lucas Anderson Blake Bride Matt Brown Brett Epp Peyton Frantti Zac Herrmann Eric Huss Rune Kirby Petr Miko Noah Poindexter Evan Somoza Ludwig Stenlund*

Nichols Air Force UMass Lowell Nichols St. Norbert Niagara Army Tufts Nichols Nichols Utica Niagara

Philadelphia Rebels Ben Allen* Eli Billing Bryant Gunn Chase Hamstad Aaron Maguyon Ryan Patrick Luke Radetic Brandon Stanley Michael Underwood* Kolby Vegara Jensen Zerban Peter Zhong

Alabama Huntsville UW-Stevens Point Amherst Minnesota State Hobart Stevenson St. Thomas Niagara Clarkson Massachusetts Air Force Arizona State

Shreveport Mudbugs Jonatan Asplund Roberts Baranovskis Ryan Burnett Jack Clement

Michigan State Aurora SUNY-Geneseo Omaha

Cam Cook Jake Cox* Kieran Durgan Jordan Fader Gueorgui Fedulov Gustavs Grigals Brendon Gysbers Jack Hatton* Jacob Holmers Andrew Lane Shawn O’Malley* Dominick Procopio Jake Transit* Matt Weber

Niagara S. New Hampshire Air Force UW-Stevens Point Mercyhurst Alaska St. Norbert St. Mary’s Aurora Alaska Anchorage Aurora UMass Lowell Ferris State Bentley

Springfield Jr. Blues Aiden Beck Michael Corson Spencer DenBeste Danny DiGrande* Fletcher Fineman TJ Freidmann* Bradley Marek Chase Mickelson Jordan Muzzillo Dylan Rauh Nick Schulze Christian Simeone* Ethan Stewart Zach Tyson* Marcus Walter

Canisius Denver Lake Superior State RPI Union Quinnipiac Michigan State St. Norbert Alaska Aurora Tufts Merrimack Ferris State Hobart Bentley

Topeka RoadRunners Nick Granowicz Lucas Herrmann Joey Moore* Will Schlagenhauf Ryan Snowden*

Michigan Niagara Hamilton Bentley Ohio State

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Jeff Bertrand Penn State Tyrone Bronte Bemidji State Curtis Carlson Nichols Paul Cimilluca Wilkes Adrian Danchenko Alabama Huntsville Justin Engelkes Miami Thomas Farrell Army Anthony Firriolo Army Mike Gelatt Skidmore Steve Holtz* Michigan Greg Japchen Omaha Matt Kidney Salve Regina Paul Maust* Mercyhurst Mike Morrissey Colby Jack Olmstead Michigan Reed Robinson Niagara Christian Stoever Merrimack Gabe Temple Michigan Tech NAHL Alumni Adam Goodsir Roman Kinal * NAHL Alumni

Michigan State Connecticut

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only get another opportunity for evaluation, but also see a player compete when pressure is at its peak. The scouts are getting a look at a player who has evolved, matured, and excelled throughout the season.”

All of the NAHL coaches, who had their head coaches meetings this summer in Dallas, Texas, during the NHL Draft, were also complimentary of the way their players develop and their commitment to hard work. It was a major talking point at the meetings and part of a continued commitment among all of them that is focused on a common mission revolving around their player’s development and advancement.

Part of that commitment to their players was that they all attended the NHL Coaches’ Association Global Coaches’ Clinic. The event provided education to all of the NAHL coaches through a variety of presentations and small-group sessions conducted by NHL coaches.

“I think we as NAHL coaches are working as hard as anyone out there,” said Fairbanks Ice Dogs head coach Trevor Stewart, who was named the NAHL Coach of the Year in 2017-18 and whose team had 13 NCAA Division I commitments this season. “We are in it for the players and it is competitive among us. We are all in it for the right reasons, which gives us all a sense of professionalism. We are all in the rink each day trying to outwork our peers because we all know we are behind the scenes doing what it takes to better our players and better ourselves.”

“Everyone is doing their part and working hard,” said Aberdeen Wings head coach Scott Langer, who is the current active NAHL wins’ leader. “It starts at the top with the league staff and ownership. There are also some really high-end coaches in this league

Minnesota Duluth goaltender Hunter Shepard played for the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats from 2014-16.

who spend countless hours not only developing their players, but also establishing and growing those relationships with NCAA and NHL coaches and scouts. Our commitment to our players extends well beyond the rink.”

“It starts with all the people involved.

There is a passion among the owners and coaches about what they do. They care about the kids and the programs. We see that first hand and it shows with the product on the ice. The coaches are the ones that strive for daily success and keep pushing the players to be the best they can be and players know if they buy into that, an NCAA commitment is very possible,” said Janesville Jets head coach Gary Shuchuk, who is also a former NCAA Division I assistant coach, formerly with the University of

Wisconsin.

“The amount of commitments is pretty special. It makes you feel proud to have witnessed the growth that has taken place the last 10 years. The opportunity the players are getting now is second-to-none and the feeling of the NCAA coaches echoes that sentiment,” said Bismarck Bobcats head coach Layne Sedevie.

“The number of commitments speaks for itself. Players are getting seen and the exposure is incredible. It is the League of Opportunity,” said former Shreveport Mudbugs head coach Karlis Zirnis, whose team captured the 2018 NAHL Robertson Cup National Championship and had 13 active players committed during the season. “The level

of the coaching really is leading to the player’s development and advancement.

There wasn’t a time this season that some coach at a higher level wasn’t inquiring about one of our players. We are doing everything we can to make them better and give them an experience they will remember.”

“The investment that our owners and the league has made in us is incredible. We got to spend time during our meetings in Dallas with established NHL coaches and we are just talking hockey and the common theme and message is trying to make us better coaches for the betterment of our players,” said Austin Bruins head coach Steve Howard. “There are a lot of good hockey players out there and every one of them develops at a difference pace. There are a lot of things that people don’t see behind the scenes that goes into their development and trying to move them onto the next levels. All of our coaches and staffs in the NAHL work very hard to accomplish that goal.”

“When you look at the numbers in North America, the most impressive thing is that the players are committing while developing in the NAHL. We are all about the development of the players,” said Amarillo Bulls head coach Rocky Russo. “The number of commitments each season speak for themselves. Another impressive thing is that the commitments come during the entire season, which is a direct reflection of the leaguewide events that take place.”

“The amount of exposure our players get is invaluable and to me, that’s how we convince them that the NAHL is the place to be.

They get so much exposure everywhere, and it lasts all season,” said Odessa Jackalopes head coach Greg Gatto.

From the NAHL to NCAA Division I (Minnesota natives) Player, Pos.

NCAA Team

NAHL Team

Years in NAHL

Hometown

Player, Pos.

NCAA Team

NAHL Team

Years in NAHL

Hometown

Ryan Anderson, G

North Dakota

MN Wilderness

2014-15

Roseau

Reggie Lutz, F

Minnesota State

Fairbanks

2015-16

Elk River

Conor Andrle, F

Army

Brookings

2012-14

St. Louis Park

Benton Maass, D

New Hampshire

Fairbanks

2016-17

Elk River

Dan Bailey, D

Air Force

Wenatchee

2014-15

St. Cloud

Nick McCormack, D Minnesota Duluth

Minot

2012-13

Ramsey

Erik Baskin, F

Air Force

Aberdeen

2012-14

Minnetonka

Andrew McDonald, F Bentley

Johnstown

2012-13

New Brighton

Sam Becker, D

Maine

MN Magicians

2013-15

Roseville

Alex Mehnert, D

Air Force

Fairbanks

2015-16

Moorhead

Koby Bender, F

Minnesota Duluth

MN Wilderness

2015-16

Cloquet

Wes Michaud, F

Colorado College

Corpus Christi

2013-15

Esko

Michael Bigelbach, D Minnesota State

Janesville

2013-14

Red Wing

Zach Mills, F

Niagara

MN Wilderness

2016-17

Cottage Grove

Drew Blackmun, F

Northeastern

Aston

2015-17

St. Paul

Christian Mohs, F

Miami

Minot

2014-16

Andover

Taylor Brierly, D

Union

MN Magicians

2014-16

East Grand Forks

Sean Mostrom, D

Denver

Rio Grande Valley

2011-14

Wayzata

Tyler Cline, F

Alaska

MN Wilderness

2013-16

Blaine

Cullen Munson, F

Minnesota

Janesville

2014-17

Edina

Nick DeCenzo, F

Army

Brookings

2011-14

Hibbing

Patrick Munson, G

Michigan Tech

Fairbanks

2013-15

Hugo

Jay Dickman, F

Bemidji State

Austin

2012-14

St. Paul

Luke Notermann, F

Minnesota

Austin

2015-16

Blaine

Kevin Dineen, F

Army

Coulee Region

2014-17

Faribault

Brandon Parker, D

Alabama Huntsville

Brookings

2011-14

Faribault

Seamus Donohue, D Michigan Tech

Wichita Falls

2016-17

North Oaks

Josh Passolt, F

Western Michigan

Aberdeen

2014-15

Maple Grove

Dillon Eichstadt, D

Bemidji State

Aberdeen

2012-14

Bemidji

Gavin Payne, F

RPI

Aberdeen

2015-16

Minnetonka

Wyatt Ege, D

Ohio State

Fairbanks

2013-14

Elk River

Chase Perry, G

RPI

Wenatchee

2013-14

Andover

Jon Flakne, G

Colorado College

Odessa

2014-17

Maple Plain

Jon Richards, F

RPI

Austin

2016-17

Callaway

Sam Fuss, D

Niagara

Minot

2015-16, 17-18

Edina

Louie Roehl, D

Minnesota Duluth

MN Wilderness

2016-17

Eden Prairie

Hans Gorowsky, F

Alabama Huntsville

Fairbanks

2013-15

Lino Lakes

Darian Romanko, F

Minnesota

MN Wilderness

2013-15

Shoreview

Ryner Gorowsky, F Bentley

Fairbanks

2014-16

Lino Lakes

T.J. Roo, F

Bemidji State

Aberdeen

2013-14

Coon Rapids

Will Hammer, F

MN Magicians

2014-17

St. Cloud

Kobe Roth, F

Minnesota Duluth

MN Wilderness

2015-16

Warroad

St. Cloud State

Darion Hanson, G

Union

Aston

2015-16

East Bethel

T.J. Samec, D

RPI

Brookings

2013-16

St. Paul

Jordan Heller, F

Bemidji State

Aberdeen

2012-14

Bemidji

Ian Scheid, D

Minnesota State

Austin

2014-15

Coon Rapids

Aaron Herdt, F

Alaska

Bismarck

2014-16

Moorhead

Jalen Schulz, D

Omaha

Corpus Christi

2012-13

Cambridge

Nick Hinz, D

Alaska

Fairbanks

2010-14

Oakdale

Hunter Shepard, G

Minnesota Duluth

Bismarck

2014-16

Grand Rapids

Jake Horton, D

Massachusetts

Aberdeen

2012-14

Orono

Mitch Slattery, F

Northern Michigan

MN Magicians

2015-17

Lino Lakes

Cullen Hurley, F

Wisconsin

Aberdeen

2011-12

Eagan

John Snodgrass, F

Colgate

Minot

2014-15

Eagan Plymouth

Ian Janco, D

Bemidji State

Janesville

2012-15

Bloomington

Patrick Steinhauser, F St. Lawrence

Aberdeen

2011-14

Brock Kautz, G

Minnesota

MN Wilderness

2010-15

Rochester

Peter Thome, G

North Dakota

Aberdeen

2015-16

Minneapolis

Jake Kielly, G

Clarkson

Austin

2014-15

Eden Prairie

Gage Torrel, F

Lake Superior State

Alexandria

2011-12

Monticello

Matt Koch, D

Air Force

Wichita Falls

2013-15

Hastings

Tyler Vold, D

Bemidji State

MN Wilderness

2015-17

Andover

Peter Krieger, F

Minnesota Duluth

Aberdeen

2012-13

Oakdale

Luke Voltin, F

Northern Michigan

Minot

2013-14

Blaine

Zach LaValle, F

Miami

Janesville

2014-15

Oakdale

Jack Weiss, D

Alaska

Rio Grande Valley

2013-15

Bloomington

Nick Lehr, G

Minnesota

Austin

2011-14

Roseville

Brandon Wildung, G

Mercyhurst

Minot

2011-12, 13-14

Minneota

Blake Lizotte, F

St. Cloud State

Minot

2014-15

Lindstrom

Zach Yon, F

North Dakota

Bismarck

2013-14

Roseau

Derek Lodermeier, F Vermont

Soo

2013-14

Brooklyn Center

David Zevnik, G

St. Cloud State

Wichita Falls

2013-15

Lakeville

Dylan Lubbesmeyer, G Robert Morris

Shreveport

2015-17

Burnsville

Riese Zmolek, D

Minnesota State

Austin

2014-15

Rochester

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Away MN Magicians Bismarck Bobcats Johnstown Tomahawks W-B/Scranton Knights Shreveport Mudbugs Janesville Jets Odessa Jackalopes New Jersey Titans Chippewa Steel Minot Minotauros Maryland Black Bears Amarillo Bulls Florida Alliance 18U Iowa Wild 15U MN Blizzard 15U TPH Thunder 15U CYA 15U Gentry Academy 15U Colo. Springs Tigers 15U MN Wilderness Minnesota Magicians 18U MN Blizzard 18U Omaha 18U Indy Fuel 18U Florida Alliance 15U Odessa Jackalopes Austin Bruins Iowa Wild 18U Janesville Jets 18U MHA Michigan 18U Fountain Valley 18U TPH Thunder 18U Minot Minotauros Ventura Mariners 16U Florida Alliance 16U Brookings Blizzard Topeka Pilots Lake Forest Academy 18U Madison Capitols 18U MDHL 16U Indy Fuel 16U TPH Thunder 16U Iowa Wild 16U MHA 16U Amarillo Bulls MN Magicians Elite 16U Janesville Jets 16U MN Blizzard 16U Illinois HS Showcase 18U MN Magicians Open 16U Aberdeen Wings Johnstown Tomahawks MN Walleye 16U Metro NW Green Giants 16U Everett Silvertips Elite 15U Metro SW Lakers 16U Metro SE Moose 16U Maryland Black Bears Shreveport Mudbugs Northeast Generals South Gray Ducks 18U Metro SE Moose 18U Metro NE Loons 18U Metro SW Lakers 18U Metro NW Green Giants 18U Sioux Falls Power 16U Everett Silvertips Elite 15U Meijer AAA 15U CYA 15U Lake Tahoe Academy 18U Iowa Wild 15U Nashville Jr. Predators 15U Jamestown Rebels MHA Michigan 18U MDHL 18U TPH Thunder 18U Minnesota Magicians 18U MN Blizzard 15U Corpus Christi IceRays Topeka Pilots Janesville Jets 18U MDHL 16U Iowa Wild 16U Indy Fuel 16U Rocky Mountain RR 15U Aberdeen Wings Springfield Jr. Blues Kenai River Brown Bears Lake Forest Academy 18U TPH Thunder 16U MHA 16U MN Blizzard 16U Gentry Academy 15U Brookings Blizzard Omaha 18U Iowa Wild 18U MN Magicians Elite 16U Metro NW Green Giants 16U Metro SE Moose 16U Janesville Jets 16U Northwest Blue Ox 16U MN Wilderness Bismarck Bobcats South Gray Ducks 18U Northwest Blue Ox 18U Indy Fuel 18U Nashville Jr. Predators 16U Metro SW Lakers 16U MN Blizzard 18U

Home Aberdeen Wings Kenai River Brown Bears MN Wilderness Topeka Pilots Fairbanks Ice Dogs Lone Star Brahmas Austin Bruins Corpus Christi IceRays Jamestown Rebels Northeast Generals Springfield Jr. Blues Brookings Blizzard Lake Tahoe Academy 18U Meijer AAA 15U Rocky Mountain RR 15U Esmark Stars 15U Sioux Falls Power 15U Nashville Jr. Predators 15U Arizona Bobcats 15U Fairbanks Ice Dogs Esmark Stars 18U Colo. Springs Tigers 18U Rocky Mountain RR 18U Thunder Bay Kings 18U Valley Forge 15U New Jersey Titans Lone Star Brahmas Sioux Falls Power 18U CarShield AAA 18U Valley Forge 18U Shattuck-St. Mary's 18U Everett Silvertips Elite 18U Jamestown Rebels Pursuit of Excellence 16U Sioux Falls Power 16U W-B/Scranton Knights MN Magicians Meijer AAA 18U MDHL 18U Everett Silvertips Elite 16U Alaska Oilers 16U Valley Forge 16U Meijer AAA 16U Madison Capitols 16U Chippewa Steel CarShield AAA 16U Esmark Stars 16U Rocky Mountain RR 16U Wenatchee Wolves 18U Arizona Bobcats 16U Kenai River Brown Bears Corpus Christi IceRays Nashville Jr. Predators 16U Thunder Bay Kings 16U Carshield AAA 15U Colo. Springs Tigers 16U Florida Alliance 16U Bismarck Bobcats Janesville Jets Springfield Jr. Blues Pilot Mound Buffaloes 18U Arizona Bobcats 18U Nashville Jr. Predators 18U Pursuit of Excellence 18U Florida Alliance 18U TPH Thunder 16U Esmark Stars 15U Carshield AAA 15U Colo. Springs Tigers 15U Wenatchee Wolves 18U Florida Alliance 15U Valley Forge 15U Amarillo Bulls CarShield AAA 18U Everett Silvertips Elite 18U Esmark Stars 18U Valley Forge 18U Arizona Bobcats 15U Minot Minotauros Austin Bruins Sioux Falls Power 18U Esmark Stars 16U Everett Silvertips Elite 16U Madison Capitols 16U Sioux Falls Power 15U Janesville Jets Odessa Jackalopes Shreveport Mudbugs Rocky Mountain RR 18U Meijer AAA 16U CarShield AAA 16U Valley Forge 16U TPH Thunder 15U Maryland Black Bears Madison Capitols 18U Meijer AAA 18U Rocky Mountain RR 16U Pursuit of Excellence 16U Colo. Springs Tigers 16U Alaska Oilers 16U Thunder Bay Kings 16U New Jersey Titans MN Magicians Arizona Bobcats 18U Pilot Mound Buffaloes 18U Pursuit of Excellence 18U MN Magicians Open 16U Arizona Bobcats 16U Florida Alliance 18U

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Away Fountain Valley 18U Lone Star Brahmas Fairbanks Ice Dogs Northeast Voyageurs 18U Metro SW Lakers 18U Metro NE Loons 18U Florida Alliance 16U Ventura Mariners 16U Metro NW Green Giants 18U Metro SE Moose 18U Sioux Falls Power 16U Indy Fuel 16U MN Magicians Elite 16U MN Blizzard 16U Northeast Voyageurs 18U MHA 16U MN Magicians Lake Tahoe Academy 18U MDHL 16U Jamestown Rebels Corpus Christi IceRays Iowa Wild 16U TPH Thunder 16U Janesville Jets 16U Colo. Springs Tigers 18U Metro SE Moose 16U Iowa Wild 15U Carshield AAA 15U New Jersey Titans Ventura Mariners 16U Metro NW Green Giants 16U Northwest Blue Ox 16U MN Walleye 16U Metro SW Lakers 16U Janesville Jets Springfield Jr. Blues TPH Thunder 15U Meijer AAA 15U Arizona Bobcats 18U Florida Alliance 18U Metro NE Loons 16U Shattuck-St. Mary's 18U Sioux Falls Power 15U Austin Bruins Esmark Stars 15U Everett Silvertips Elite 15U Lone Star Brahmas Fairbanks Ice Dogs Pursuit of Excellence 18U Thunder Bay Kings 18U Nashville Jr. Predators 18U Wenatchee Wolves 18U Rocky Mountain RR 15U Chippewa Steel TPH Thunder 18U Metro SE Moose 18U Illinois HS Showcase 18U Omaha 18U MDHL 18U Kenai River Brown Bears Iowa Wild 18U Janesville Jets 18U Minnesota Magicians 18U MHA Michigan 18U Lake Forest Academy 18U TPH Thunder 18U Metro NE Loons 16U Florida Alliance 16U Alaska Oilers 16U TPH Thunder 15U Valley Forge 15U Arizona Bobcats 15U Colo. Springs Tigers 15U Florida Alliance 15U Nashville Jr. Predators 15U Esmark Stars 18U Madison Capitols 18U MDHL 18U Fountain Valley 18U Arizona Bobcats 18U CYA 15U Everett Silvertips Elite 18U Rocky Mountain RR18U Wenatchee Wolves 18U Gentry Academy 15U Colo. Springs Tigers 18U Illinois HS Showcase 18U Janesville Jets 18U Metro NE Loons 18U Esmark Stars 16U Everett Silvertips Elite 16U Madison Capitols 16U Meijer AAA 16U Rocky Mountain RR 16U Valley Forge 16U Metro NW Green Giants 18U Indy Fuel 18U CarShield AAA 16U Arizona Bobcats 16U Colo. Springs Tigers 16U Nashville Jr. Predators 16U MN Blizzard 18U Northeast Voyageurs 18U Pursuit of Excellence 16U Thunder Bay Kings 16U Metro SE Moose 18U MN Blizzard 15U Metro SE Moose 16U Alaska Oilers 16U

Home Nashville Jr. Predators 18U Chippewa Steel Johnstown Tomahawks Colo. Springs Tigers 18U Thunder Bay Kings 18U Wenatchee Wolves 18U Metro NE Loons 16U MN Walleye 16U Shattuck-St. Mary's 18U Illinois HS Showcase 18U Colo. Springs Tigers 16U Rocky Mountain RR 16U Madison Capitols 16U Meijer AAA 16U Northwest Blue Ox 18U Everett Silvertips Elite 16U Odessa Jackalopes Madison Capitols 18U Alaska Oilers 16U Shreveport Mudbugs Aberdeen Wings Esmark Stars 16U CarShield AAA 16U Valley Forge 16U South Gray Ducks 18U Arizona Bobcats 16U MN Blizzard 15U Valley Forge 15U Amarillo Bulls Florida Alliance 16U Nashville Jr. Predators 16U Pursuit of Excellence 16U Thunder Bay Kings 16U MN Magicians Open 16U Bismarck Bobcats Johnstown Tomahawks CYA 15U Florida Alliance 15U Northwest Blue Ox 18U Pilot Mound Buffaloes 18U Colo. Springs Tigers 16U Northeast Voyageurs 18U Gentry Academy 15U Maryland Black Bears Arizona Bobcats 15U Colo. Springs Tigers 15U MN Wilderness Minot Minotauros MN Blizzard 18U Metro NW Green Giants 18U Fountain Valley 18U Metro SW Lakers 18U Nashville Jr. Predators 15U Topeka Pilots Valley Forge 18U Indy Fuel 18U Metro NE Loons 18U CarShield AAA 18U Esmark Stars 18U Brookings Blizzard Rocky Mountain RR 18U Meijer AAA 18U Madison Capitols 18U Everett Silvertips Elite 18U Sioux Falls Power 18U Florida Alliance 18U Northwest Blue Ox 16U Metro SW Lakers 16U Iowa Wild 16U MN Blizzard 15U Esmark Stars 15U Everett Silvertips Elite 15U Meijer AAA 15U Rocky Mountain RR 15U Sioux Falls Power 15U CarShield AAA 18U Valley Forge 18U Pursuit of Excellence 18U MHA Michigan 18U Lake Forest Academy 18U Iowa Wild 15U Meijer AAA 18U Sioux Falls Power 18U Omaha 18U Carshield AAA 15U Iowa Wild 18U South Gray Ducks 18U Northwest Blue Ox 18U Pilot Mound Buffaloes 18U Indy Fuel 16U Janesville Jets 16U MDHL 16U MN Magicians Elite 16U TPH Thunder 16U MHA 16U Nashville Jr. Predators 18U Shattuck-St. Mary's 18U MN Blizzard 16U Metro NE Loons 16U Ventura Mariners 16U Northwest Blue Ox 16U Thunder Bay Kings 18U Minnesota Magicians 18U MN Walleye 16U MN Magicians Open 16U Metro SW Lakers 18U Gentry Academy 15U Metro NW Green Giants 16U Sioux Falls Power 16U

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Area Players in the NAHL Showcase Minnesota natives Name Mitch Machlitt Jack Powell Dalton Weigel Nick Anderson Tanner Glasrud Lane Krenzen Matt Ladean Valure Ian Mageau Nathan Adrian Carl Fish Will Fisher Ethan Gauer Hunter Johannes Austin Jouppi Sam Malinski Jake Olsen Hunter Olson Wyatt Palmer Tim Piechowski Alex Pollock Willy Stauber Brock Draeger Niko Castro Killian Kiecker-Olson Jordan Randall Jake Borgida Lucas Erickson Jack Johnston Matt Koethe Luke Mobley Jax Murray Jonathan Sorenson John Stampohar Seth Benson Seth Bergeron Nate Clark Lewis Crosby Alex Johnson Max Johnson Auggie Moore Brendan Westbrook Jackson Wille Trevor Dummer Andrew Hicks Reid Hill T.J. Sagissor Justin Daly Gavin Enright Cody Moline Michael Spethmann Alex Stuckert Thomas Walker Max Borst Luke Posner Zach Bauer Fritz Belisle Brennan Couet Joseph Dokken Lincoln Erne

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

Hometown Maple Grove Alexandria Eagan Maple Plain Delano Twig Hermantown Duluth Roseau St. Paul Duluth Farmington Eden Prairie Duluth Lakeville Lakeville Bemidji Wayzata Eden Prairie Bemidji Duluth Lakeville Mendota Heights Andover Maple Grove Minneapolis Woodbury St. Paul Minnetonka St. Louis Park Elk River St. Louis Park Grand Rapids Moorhead Chaska Plymouth Edina Maple Grove Maple Grove Edina Pine City Forest Lake Sartell Minnetonka Duluth Stillwater Delano Farmington North Branch St. Cloud Woodbury Orono Edina Mahtomedi Farmington Red Wing St. Michael Woodbury Blaine

Team Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen Amarillo Austin Austin Austin Austin Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Brookings Chippewa Chippewa Corpus Christi Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown Janesville Janesville Janesville Janesville Kenai River Kenai River Kenai River Kenai River Kenai River Kenai River Maryland Maryland Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot

Ben Garrity Matthew Gellerman Casey Kallock Andrew Kangas Justin Kelly Taylor Lantz Parker Larson Keenan Lund Cole O’Connell David Raisanen Nick Strom Reid Waszczenko Ryan Antonakis Carter Breitenfeldt Jarod Blackowiak Cameron Buhl Bradley Golant Ethan Haider

G F D F F F D F F F D G F F F F F G Isaac Henkemeyer-Howe F Jack Jensen F Jackson Jutting F John Keranen F Chris Konin F Andrew Kruse D Nick Lanigan F Jackson Nauss F Jack Robbel G Jake Seitz F Logan Severson D Matt Stanton F Carter Wagner F Ash Altmann F Colin Baird D Luke Dow F Nick Gonrowski D Peter Grytdahl F Nate Horn F Dylan Johnson F Landon Johnson D Isaac Kobienia F Gino Lucia F Brendon McNamara F Nick Michel F Isaac Moberg F Aaron Myers F Ryan Nelson D Nathan Poolman D Nick Portz F Garrett Sandberg D Joe Collins F Evan Shoemaker F Freddie Macciocchi F Noel Parker D Joey Foss F Andrew Erwin D Jack Jaunich F Jack Johnson F Caydon Meyer D Ryan Murray D Kyler Yeo F Shay Donovan D

Rosemount South St. Paul East Grand Forks Mahtomedi Maple Grove Coleraine Moorhead Sartell Moorhead Cokato Dayton Plymouth Lakeville Plymouth Eden Prairie South St. Paul Lakeville Maple Grove Moorhead Eden Prairie Savage Delano Eden Prairie Delano Duluth Wayzata Bloomington Mt. Iron Lakeville Stillwater Lino Lakes Duluth Shoreview Duluth New Hope Hermantown Elk River Cloquet Little Falls Willmar St. Cloud Andover Waconia St. Paul Thief River Falls Cloquet Baudette St. Cloud St. Michael Shakopee Edina Minnetonka St. Paul Elk River Eden Prairie White Bear Lake Bemidji Woodbury Prior Lake Woodbury Duluth

Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot Minot MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness MN Wilderness New Jersey New Jersey Northeast Northeast Odessa Shreveport Shreveport Shreveport Springfield Springfield Topeka W-B/Scranton

Zach Stejskal Jordan Strand

G D

Cohasset Cottage Grove

W-B/Scranton W-B/Scranton

Hometown Sun Prairie Eau Claire Onalaska Mindoro Mequon Green Bay Oak Creek Madison Appleton Mequon New Richmond Madison Fond du Lac Mt. Horeb Appleton Maquon Madison Madison Wausau Madison Madison Pewaukee Mosinee Eau Claire Muskego Pewaukee Kenosha Superior Wausau Wausau Wausau Menomonie

Team Amarillo Chippewa Chippewa Chippewa Chippewa Chippewa Chippewa Chippewa Chippewa Corpus Christi Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Jamestown Janesville Janesville Janesville Janesville Janesville Janesville Janesville Johnstown Maryland Minot Minot MN Magicians MN Magicians MN Wilderness New Jersey Odessa Springfield Topeka

Hometown Grand Forks Bismarck Bismarck Brookings Grand Forks Grand Forks

Team Austin Bismarck Bismarck Brookings Janesville MN Wilderness

Wisconsin natives Name Aaron Swanson Hutson Collins Sam Dabrowski Jacob Dirks Michael Gebhardt Austin Mikesch Jacob Peterson Grant Reichenbacher Connor Zilisch Brady Bjork Nick Johnson Nate Reid Noah Wilson Konur Peterson Erik Bargholtz Sean Driscoll Carter Hottmann Cale McCoshen Max Techel Jack Vincent Vincent Weis Cooper Lukenda Kobe Keller Sam Hanson Ryan Green Colin Stein Joey Trifone Luke Drougas Christian Bardarson Kellen Tharaldson Nick Techel Keenan Johnson

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

North Dakota natives Name Nicholas Bucklin Kirklan Irey Ian Schumacher Carter Krogman Mason Salquist Kaleb Johnson

Pos. G F D F F G

South Dakota natives Name Pos. Hometown Nathan Mutschelknaus D Brandon

Team MN Wilderness

Iowa natives Name Connor Close Trent Harsma John Jaworski Nick Woodward Sam Metcalf

Pos. G F F D G

Hometown Des Moines Sioux City Grinnell Dubuque Waterloo

Team Aberdeen Northeast Northeast Topeka Topeka

NAHL Alumni in the NHL (2017-18) Player Craig Anderson Chase Balisy Ben Bishop David Booth Daniel Brickley Adam Clendening Ian Cole Pheonix Copley Austin Czarnik Scott Darling Collin Delia Nic Dowd Patrick Eaves Justin Faulk Nick Foligno Christian Folin Derek Forbort Cam Fowler Nathan Gerbe Kevin Gravel Andy Greene Ron Hainsey Jimmy Hayes Connor Hellebuyck Jimmy Howard Matt Hunwick Stephen Johns Erik Johnson Jack Johnson Patrick Kane Tanner Kero Ryan Kesler Phil Kessel

NHL Team Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks Columbus Blue Jackets Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils Winnipeg Jets Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks Pittsburgh Penguins

NAHL Team Chicago Freeze USNTDP Texas Tornado USNTDP Topeka Roadrunners USNTDP USNTDP Corpus Christi Ice Rays USNTDP North Iowa Outlaws Amarillo Bulls Wenatchee Wild USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP Austin Bruins USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP Marquette Rangers Compuware Ambassadors

USNTDP USNTDP Odessa Jackalopes USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP Marquette Rangers USNTDP USNTDP

Years in NAHL 1998-99 2008-10 2004-05 2000-02 2014-15 2008-09 2005-07 2010-11 2008-09 2005-07 2012-13 2008-09 2000-02 2008-09 2003-04 2010-12 2008-09 2007-09 2003-05 2008-09 1999-02 1997-98 2006-08 2011-12 2001-02 2001-03 2008-09 2004-06 2003-05 2004-06 2009-10 2000-02 2003-05

NHL Draft Pick 2001 CHI Rd. 3 #73 2011 NSH Rd. 6 #170 2005 STL Rd. 3 # 85 2004 FLA Rd. 2 #53 2011 CHI Rd. 2 #36 2007 STL Rd. 1 #18 2007 PHX Rd. 6 #153 2009 2003 2010 2006

LA Rd. 7 #198 OTT Rd. 1 #29 CAR Rd. 2 #37 OTT Rd. 1 #28

2010 2010 2005 2010

LA Rd. 1 #15 ANA Rd. 1#12 BUF Rd. 5 #142 LAK Rd. 5 #148

2000 MTL Rd.1 #13 2008 TOR. Rd. 2 #60 2012 WPG Rd. 5 #130 2003 DET Rd. 2 #64 2004 BOS Rd. 7 #224 2010 CHI Rd. 2 #60 2006 STL Rd. 1 #1 2005 CAR Rd. 1 #3 2007 CHI Rd. 1 #1 2003 VAN Rd. 1 #23 2006 BOS Rd. 1 #5

Player Keith Kinkaid Paul LaDue Pat Maroon Mike McKenna Jon Merrill Ryan Miller Al Montoya Matt Moulson Casey Nelson Matt Nieto Jim O’Brien Kyle Palmieri Tucker Poolman Bryan Rust Brandon Saad Cory Schneider Jordan Schroeder Kevin Shattenkirk Nick Shore Alex Stalock Anthony Stolarz Andrej Sustr Ryan Suter Matt Tennyson Zach Trotman James Van Riemsdyk Thomas Vanek David Warsofsky Chris Wideman Justin Williams Colin Wilson Jason Zucker

NHL Team New Jersey Devils Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars Vegas Golden Knights Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild

NAHL Team St. Louis Bandits Alexandria Blizzard St. Louis Bandits Springfield Jr. Blues USNTDP Soo Indians USNTDP Springfield Spirit Johnstown Tomahawks USNTDP USNTDP USNTDP Wichita Falls Wildcats USNTDP

Years in NAHL 2008-09 2010-11 2005-07 1999-2001 2008-09 1997-99 2000-02 2001-02 2010-13 2008-09 2004-06 2007-09 2011-12 2008-09 Mahoning Valley Phantoms 2008-09 USNTDP 2003-04 USNTDP 2006-08 USNTDP 2005-07 USNTDP 2008-09 USNTDP 2003-04 Corpus Christi Ice Rays 2011-12 Kenai River Brown Bears 2008-09 USNTDP 2001-03 Texas Tornado 2007-08 Wichita Falls Wildcats 2008-09 USNTDP 2005-07 Rochester Jr. Americans 1999-00 USNTDP 2007-08 St. Louis Bandits 2006-07 Compuware 1998-99 USNTDP 2005-07 USNTDP 2008-09

NHL Draft Pick 2012 2007 2002 2010 1999 2004 2003

LAK Rd. 6 #181 PHI Rd. 6#161 NSH Rd. 6 #172 NJ Rd. 2 #38 BUF Rd. 5 #138 NYR Rd. 1 #6 PIT Rd. 9 #263

2011 SJ Rd. 2 #47 2007 OTT Rd. 1 #29 2007 ANA Rd. 1 #26 2013 WPG Rd. 5 #127 2010 PIT Rd. 3 #80 2001 CHI Rd. 2 #43 2004 VAN Rd. 1 #26 2009 VAN Rd. 1 #22 2007 COL Rd. 1 #14 2011 LA Rd. 3 #82 2005 SJS Rd. 4 #112 2012 PHI Rd. 2 #45 2003 NSH Rd. 1 #7 2010 BOS Rd. 7 #210 2007 PHI Rd. 1 #2 2003 BUF Rd. 1 #5 2008 STL Rd. 4 #95 2009 OTT Rd. 4 #100 2000 PHI Rd. 1 #28 2008 NSH Rd. 1 #7 2010 MIN Rd. 2 #59

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Tournament Calendar

September 13, 2018

All invitational tournaments held in Minnesota must first go through a district tournament coordinator before being sent to the Minnesota Hockey tournament coordinatir, Tim Sweezo, for final approval. The list below is of Minnesota Hockey tournament coordinators for each district.

Please call them if you need information about a certain tournament.

District 1 Tom Mickus (651) 248-3075; District 2 Jake Reinseth (651) 274-9023; District 3 Chad Nicholls (952) 544-0808; District 4 Kris Hohensee (507) 360-6787; District 5 Jeff Carlen (320) 274-3509; District 6 Brad Hewitt (952) 250-6431; District 8 Zac Dockter (612) 735-9703; District 9 Troy Marquardt (507) 384-7386; District 10 Mark Osmondson (612) 747-8308; District 11 Clark Coole (218) 590-0703; District 12 Craig Homula (218) 7445566; District 15 Cyndi Young (218) 731-5899; District 16, Mark Dragich (218) 791-0229; Senior Women, Nancy Wefler (763) 537-7837.

Tournament entrants from outside Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota: Be informed that Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam teams will likely have some players up to six months older than the USA Hockey age guidelines for those classifications. Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota are using a July 1 age cut-off date while USA Hockey is using a January 1 age cut-off date. If you are concerned about this issue, you should contact the tournament director immediately to determine whether or not you should register for the tournament.

SEPTEMBER 2018 14-16 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2008; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 14-16 Fargo, ND: World Cup of Youth Hockey, Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, 12U Girls; Contact Dave Druk (763) 242-9575 or dave@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 14-16 Sioux Falls, SD: World Cup of Youth Hockey, Mites, Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams; Contact Dave Druk (763) 242-9575 or dave@northlandhockeygroup.com or visit www.aaatournaments.com 21-23 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2009; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 28-30 Crookston, MN: American Crystal Sugar Beet Shootout, Boys 2007; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com

OCTOBER 2018 5-7 Blaine, MN: Red Solo Hockey Cup, Men’s B, C, CII & D, Women’s B & C; Contact Eric Besse (763) 717-3210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/redsolocup

5-7 Halton Hills, ON: Best of the Best Hockey Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, AAA, AA; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 26-28 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam B1; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 26-28 Duluth, MN: Heritage Tier 1 Boys Hockey Classic, Boys 16U & 18U; Contact Jerry DeMeo (218) 464-1711 x 102 or jerry@essentiaduluthheritagecenter.com or visit https://www.duluthheritage.com 26-28 Hibbing, MN: Bantam A/AA Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 26-28 Warroad, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 26-28 Windom, MN: Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree, Girls 12U B; Contact Amy Pigman (507) 841-1789 or visit www.windomhockey.com

NOVEMBER 2018 2-4 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 2-4 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Girls 12U B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 2-4 Warroad, MN: Warroad Girls Youth Hockey Tournament, Girls 10U & 12U; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 8-11 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Sniper Classic, Bantam B2 & C, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 9-11 Barrie, ON: AAA Remembrance/Veteran’s Day Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Midget, U8, U9, U10, U16; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 9-11 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 9-11 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, Bantam A; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 9-11 Duluth, MN: Gales of November, PeeWee AA; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1959 or deyhchockey@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 9-11 Duluth, MN: Tommy Williams Invitational, Bantam AA; Contact Steve Pitoscia (218) 341-5200 or spitoscia@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 9-11 Eden Prairie, MN: Season Premiere Kick Off, Girls 12U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 9-11 Faribault, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 9-11 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org

9-11 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee A/AA Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 9-11 Hibbing, MN: Bantam B Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 9-11 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Girls 12U A & B; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhagirlstourney@gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 9-11 Luverne, MN: Big South Conference Showcase Tournament, Bantam; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 9-11 Moorhead, MN: Spud Shootout, PeeWee B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 9-11 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, PeeWee A; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 9-11 Spirit Lake, IA: Boji Mammoth JV/Jr. Gold B Preseason Icebreaker; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 9-11 Spring Lake Park, MN: 36th Annual Panther Classic, PeeWee A & B; Contact Michelle Rice at ricemichelle88@gmail.com or visit www.slpyha.org 9-11 Superior, WI: Mite 1; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 10-11 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt A Jamboree; Contact Brian Dozark (605) 220-4032 or brian.dozark@ sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 16-18 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam A; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 16-18 Blaine, MN: All American Girls; 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B, 15U A; Contact Kristi King (763) 7855649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ allamericanhockey 16-18 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Girls 12U B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 16-18 Duluth, MN: Portman Thanksgiving Tournament, Squirt A & B; Contact Gregg McCall (218) 3102674 or portmanhockey@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 16-18 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 16-18 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee B Scrimmage; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 16-18 Hopkins, MN: 43rd Annual Thanksgiving Tournament, Girls 12U A, 12U B, 10U A, 10U B; Contact Angie Quale (952) 451-4077 or arquale@comcast.net or visit www.hopkinshockey.com 16-18 Mankato, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 16-18 Mason City, IA: River City Rumble, Bantam/Squirt; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 16-18 Redwood Falls, MN: PeeWee A/B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 16-18 Richmond, MN: Bantam B; Contact Michelle at (952) 484-5479 or riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 16-18 Roseau, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com

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16-18 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, PeeWee B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 16-18 Walker, MN: Leech Lake Rumble on Ice; Girls 10U; Contact Jim Archibald at jim@leisurehotel.com or visit www.rumbleonice.com 16-18 Windom, MN: Battle in the Barn, Bantam B; Contact Amy Pigman (507) 841-1789 or visit www.windomhockey.com 17-18 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 10U A & B; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 21-25 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 21-25 Burnsville, MN: Scott Benedict Memorial Thanksgiving Classic, Bantam AA & A, PeeWee AA & A, Squirt A; Contact tournaments@burnsvillehockey.com or visit www.blazehockey.com 22-25 Clearwater, FL: Thanksgiving on the Beach; Novice, Squirt Minor/Minor Atom, Squirt/Atom, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 23-24 Lakeville, MN: Turkey Cup, Mite/8U Jamboree; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 23-25 Apple Valley, MN: Big Apple Tournament, Girls 10U A; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@applevalleyhockey.com or visit www.applevalleyhockey.com 23-25 Bemidji, MN: George Pelawa Memorial Tournament, Bantam A/AA; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 7603228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 23-25 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 23-25 Blaine, MN: Super Rink Spectacular, Bantam AA/A, B1 & B2, PeeWee AA/A, B1 & B2, Squirt A, B1 & B2; Visit www.mvihockey.org 23-25 Brooklyn Park, MN: Thanksgiving Pirate Classic, Bantam B1, Squirt B1, B2 & C; Contact Joan Nelson at tournamentdirector@nmyha.com or visit www.nmyha.com 23-25 Champlin, MN: Champlin Park Rebels Thanksgiving Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact cpyhatournament@gmail.com or visit www.cpyha.com 23-25 Chaska & Victoria, MN: 2018 CCHA Brick City Classic, PeeWee C, Squirt B1, Squirt B2 & Squirt C; Contact Beth Johnson (763) 772-4795 or bfjohnson5@gmail.com or visit www.cchockey.org 23-25 Cottage Grove, MN: Turkey Tourney, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 235-0235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 23-25 Duluth, MN: Denfeld Up North, Bantam A & B, PeeWee A & B1; Contact Dave Shea (218) 343-1498 or shea@vikingelectric.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 23-25 Eagan, MN: Thanksgiving Shootout, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Jellen (651) 3384422 or Mindy Rutzick (612) 987-4933 or ehatourney@gmail.com or visit www.eaganhockey.com 23-25 Eden Prairie, MN: First Test of the Best, Bantam AA, PeeWee AA; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com

www.stateofhockey.com 23-25 Edina, MN: 14th Annual Tradition Cake Eater Classic, Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B, 15U A & 15U B; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 23-25 Grand Forks, ND: Girls 15U A, 12U A & 10U A; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 23-25 Hopkins, MN: 43rd Annual Thanksgiving Tournament, Bantam A, B1 & B2, PeeWee A, B2 & C, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Angie Quale (952) 451-4077 or arquale@comcast.net or visit www.hopkinshockey.com 23-25 Minneapolis, MN: 44th Annual Minneapolis Cup, Bantam B1, B2 & C, PeeWee B1, B2 & C, Squirt B1, B2 & C; Visit www.mplshockey.com 23-25 Moorhead, MN: Spud Classic, Bantam B2; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 23-25 Roseau, MN: Aaron Broten Bantam B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 23-25 Rosemount, MN: Irish Ice Classic, Girls 10U B; Contact Julie Salak (651) 335-4275 or tournaments@rosemounthockey.org or visit www.rosemounthockey.org 29-2 Bloomington, MN: Bantam Winter Classic, Bantam AA/A, B1, B2 & C; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 29-2 Rosemount, MN: Irish Ice Classic, Squirt C; Contact Julie Salak (651) 335-4275 or tournaments@ rosemounthockey.org or visit www.rosemounthockey.org 29-2 White Bear Lake, MN: Bantam B1 & PeeWee B1; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 30-1 Richmond, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Michelle at (952) 484-5479 or riverlakestourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 30-1 Roseau, MN: Center Ice Club Bantam A-AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 30-1 Somerset, WI: Bantam B1 (WI A) & C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 30-2 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Squirt B2; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 30-2 Brainerd, MN: Bantam B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 30-2 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Girls 10U B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 30-2 Brookings, SD: PeeWee A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 30-2 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede 3x3 Tournament, Squirt A, B1, B2 & C; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 30-2 Coleraine, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 30-2 Crookston, MN: Squirt A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 30-2 Detroit Lakes, MN: Bantam B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 30-2 Duluth, MN: 42nd Annual Spirit of Duluth Hockey Tournament, Junior Gold A, Bantam AA, PeeWee AA; Contact Bill Oswald (218) 721-3073 or woswald@firstam.com or visit www.spiritofduluth.com 30-2 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Face Off, PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com

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Tournament Calendar 30-2 Fargo, ND: Fargo Faceoff PeeWee Tournament; PeeWee A & B1; Contact Chuck Hale (701) 7993612 or chale@ecisystems.com or visit www.fargoangelshockey.org 30-2 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 30-2 Hastings, MN: Sugar & Spice Girls’ Tournament, Girls 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact tournaments@hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 30-2 Hermantown, MN: Girls 15U A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 30-2 Hermantown, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 30-2 Hibbing, MN: Girls 10U B & 12U B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 30-2 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Bantam B2 & C; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 30-2 Hutchinson, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 30-2 Inver Grove Heights, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhatourney@gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 30-2 Monticello, MN: Moose Cup, Squirt A, Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 30-2 Moorhead, MN: Hot Potato, Girls 12U B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 30-2 Park Rapids, MN: Headwaters Cup, Squirt B; Contact Neik Powers (218) 255-5363 or roosterhunter18@yahoo.com or visit www.prhockey.com 30-2 Redwood Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 30-2 River Falls, WI: Jennifer Jenkins Memorial, Squirt A (WI)/Squirt B (MN), Squirt B (WI)/Squirt C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 30-2 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Squirt A; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 30-2 Rogers, MN: Bardown Classic, Squirt B; Contact Jeanette Rodgers (612) 296-3957 or reichertjn@yahoo.com or visit www.rogershockey.com 30-2 South St. Paul, MN: Cowtown Classic, Squirt B & C; Contact Michael Ahern at sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com or visit www.sspyha.pucksystems2.com 30-2 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, Squirt B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 30-2 Thief River Falls, MN: Bantam A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 30-2 Walker, MN: Leech Lake Rumble on Ice; PeeWee B; Contact Jim Archibald at jim@ leisurehotel.com or visit www.rumbleonice.com 30-2 Waseca, MN: Squirt A; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org

DECEMBER 2018 1-2 Fergus Falls, MN: Bantam A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 1-2 Silver Bay, MN: Squirt B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 7-9 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, Bantam B2; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 6-9 Lino Lakes, MN: Centennial Girls Super Chill Tournament, Girls 15U A & B, 12U A & B; Contact Kathy Gould (651) 216-5768 or kgould.cyha@gmail.com or visit www.centennialhockey.org 6-9 West St. Paul, MN: Salute to Hockey, Squirt A & B; Contact Todd Rohrer (612) 860-8390 or todd.rohrer@comcast.net or visit www.sibleyareahockey.org 7-9 Albert Lea, MN: Bantam B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 10U A & 10U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 7-9 Amery, WI: Bantam B (WI 3A/2B/1C); Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 557-1878 or mariannjanetta@ gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 7-9 Apple Valley, MN: Lightning Classic, Girls 12U B; Contact (952) 292-1029 or visit www.eastviewhockey.net 7-9 Austin, MN: Girls 12U & 10U; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 7-9 Bemidji, MN: Bantam B1; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 7-9 Brainerd, MN: Battle for the Ax, Bantam AA; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 7-9 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Bantam B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 7-9 Brookings, SD: Bantam A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 7-9 Cloquet, MN: Squirt A; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Cottage Grove, MN: Wolfpack Invitational, PeeWee AA & A; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 2350235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 7-9 Crookston, MN: Squirt B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 7-9 Des Moines, IA: JT’s SlapShot’s Holiday Classic, Bantam A & B; Contact Ryan Ehrhardt (515) 306-4600 or ryan@slapshothockeyshop.com or visit www.slapshothockeyshop.com 7-9 Devils Lake, ND: Darren Linde Memorial Bantam Hockey Tournament, Bantam B1 & B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@ gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 7-9 Duluth, MN: Glen Avon Head of the Lakes Classic, Bantam B1, PeeWee B1; Contact Brad Orn (612) 963-8700 or born@northshoretitle.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com

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7-9 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, Squirt B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 7-9 Grand Forks, ND: Girls 15U B, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 7-9 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee B1; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 7-9 Hibbing, MN: Squirt B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 7-9 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Bantam B1 & C; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhatourney@gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 7-9 La Crescent, MN: PeeWee B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 7-9 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, PeeWee A; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 7-9 Lakeville, MN: Ice Cats Classic, Girls 10U B; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 7-9 Little Falls, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 7-9 Mankato, MN: Bantam B; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 7-9 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Lucas Decker Ultimate Showdown, PeeWee B2/C; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 7-9 Moorhead, MN: Spud Shootout, Squirt A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 7-9 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Girls 10U B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit mayrasports.com 7-9 New Hope, MN: 8th Annual New Hope Classic, PeeWee B2, Squirt B2 & Squirt C; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 7-9 New Richmond, WI: Joe Swanda Memoria, Squirt B1 (WI A) & B2 (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 7-9 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Owatonna, MN: Girls 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 7-9 Park Rapids, MN: Headwaters Cup, Bantam B; Contact Clayton Hoyt (218) 255-0773 or thehoyts@unitelc.com or visit www.prhockey.com 7-9 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Fire on Ice, Squirt B2 & C; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 7-9 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, PeeWee B; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 7-9 Richmond, MN: PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 7-9 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, PeeWee B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 7-9 Roseau, MN: Neal Broten Squirt B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com

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7-9 Sartell, MN: Frozen 4x4 Half-Ice Tournament, Squirt A & B; Contact Jill Smith at Jill.Smith@SartellPediatrics.com or visit sartell.pucksystems2.com 7-9 Sauk Rapids, MN: Squirt B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 7-9 Sheboygan, WI: PeeWee B & Squirt C; Contact Megan Schaalma (920) 296-3444 or hockeyvilletourneys@gmail.com or visit www.sheboyganlakershockey.com 7-9 Silver Bay, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 7-9 Sioux Falls, SD: Squirt B/B1 (SD A) & Squirt B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 7-9 Siren, WI: Junior Gold, WAHA HS B/C; Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 7-9 Somerset, WI: PeeWee B1 (WI A) & Peewee C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 7-9 Superior, WI: Bantam A; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 7-9 Thief River Falls, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 7-9 Willmar, MN: Bantam B1 & B2; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 7-9 Winona, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 8-9 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 8-9 Hermantown, MN: Squirt B; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 8-9 Mason City, IA: Mite Jamboree, Mite A/B; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 8-9 Mitchell, SD: Candy Cup Classic, Squirt A & B; Contact Ryan Mitchell at ryan@mitchelltelecom.net or visit www.mitchellmarlins.com 8-9 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 8-9 River Falls, WI: Mites Holiday Extravaganza; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 9 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Mini/Mite Jamboree; Contact Nate Gustafson at nwgustaf@hotmail.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 12-14 Des Moines, Iowa: The MITES Before Christmas Tournament; Contact Travis Hamilton (515) 250-7583 or mrhockey22@hotmail.com or visit www.dmyha.com 13-16 Anoka, MN: Anoka-Rogers Girls Classic, Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A & 12U B; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 13-16 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Shootout, Squirt A & B1; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 13-16 New Richmond, WI: Ryan Olson Memoria, PeeWee A & B1 (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 13-16 White Bear Lake, MN: Girls 10U A, 10U B, 12U A & 12U B; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com

Tournament Calendar 14-15 Richmond, MN: Girls 10U; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 14-16 Albert Lea, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, PeeWee B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 7601960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 14-16 Apple Valley, MN: Squirt A; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@ applevalleyhockey.com or visit applevalleyhockey.com 14-16 Austin, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 14-16 Baldwin, WI: Rose Schultz Memorial, Girls 12U & 10U; Contact Jon Zevenbergen (651) 271-2400 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Bemidji, MN: Squirt C; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 14-16 Brainerd, MN: Squirt A; Contact (218) 8512244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 14-16 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B2; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 14-16 Brookings, SD: Junior Gold B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 14-16 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Tournament, Bantam A/AA & B; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 7087701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Cloquet, MN: Squirt B; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 14-16 Coleraine, MN: Dean Rajala Memorial, PeeWee A; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 14-16 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, PeeWee B2 & Squirt C; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 14-16 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree, Mite Tier 2 & 3; Contact Andrew Berling at mitedirector@ cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 14-16 Crookston, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 14-16 Detroit Lakes, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 14-16 Duluth, MN: Lake Superior Classic, Bantam A, PeeWee A; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1958 or deyhchockey@gmail or com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 14-16 Faribault, MN: Girls 15U A; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 14-16 Grand Rapids, MN: PeeWee A/AA; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 14-16 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 14-16 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Squirt A, B & C; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 14-16 Hutchinson, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 14-16 Moorhead, MN: Potato Classic, Bantam B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com

14-16 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Girls 12U A & 12U B; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@yahoo.com or visit mayrasports.com 14-16 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, Girls 10U B; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 14-16 Owatonna, MN: Bantam A & PeeWee A; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 14-16 Proctor, MN: Squirt B; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 14-16 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Squirt B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 14-16 Roseau, MN: Paul Broten PeeWee A Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 14-16 Shakopee, MN: Saber Paw Classic, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Jason Young (952) 2929228 or SYHAYoung@gmail.com or visit www.shakopeehockey.com 14-16 Superior, WI: Girls 15U, 14U, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@ sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 14-16 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, PeeWee B2; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 14-16 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, Squirt B2; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@shoresofleechlake.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 15 La Crescent, MN: Mite Jamboree; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 15 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@ somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 15-16 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 15-16 Hermantown, MN: Squirt A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 15-16 Moose Lake, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 21-23 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 15U; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 21-23 Warroad, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 26-28 Blaine, MN: Schwan Cup Girls, Varsity & JV; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@ superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/schwancup 27-29 Bloomington, MN: PeeWee Showdown, PeeWee A, B1, B2 & C; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 27-30 Cambridge, ON: 52nd Annual Hespeler Olympics Hockey Tournament; Novice/Mites, Minor Atom/Squirt Minor, Atom/Squirt, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee, Minor Bantam, Bantam, Minor Midget, Midget, Juvenile, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 27-30 Various Michigan cities: OneHockey World Hockey Invite, 58 Divisions from House to AAA, Mites to U18, Boys & Girls; Contact (888) 784-6444 x1000 or info@onehockey.com or visit www.onehockey.com 27-31 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 27-1 Edina, MN: 50th Annual Tradition Invitational Tournament, Bantam AA, A & B1, PeeWee AA, A & B1; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com

www.stateofhockey.com 28-30 Bemidji, MN: Paul Bunyan International Hockey Tournament, PeeWee A/AA; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 28-30 Brookings, SD: Squirt B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 28-30 Cloquet, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 28-30 Cottage Grove, MN: Year End Bash, Bantam C, PeeWee C; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 2350235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 28-30 Devils Lake, ND: Cobblestone Inn Holiday Squirt Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 28-30 Duluth, MN: Duluth Cold Steel on Ice, Bantam B2; Contact Brandee Lian (218) 213-1958 or deyhchockey@gmail or com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 28-30 Eagan, MN: Carter S. Weber Memorial Cup, Bantam B1, PeeWee B1; Contact Mike Jellen (651) 338-4422 or Mindy Rutzick (612) 987-4933 or ehatourney@gmail.com or visit www.eaganhockey.com 28-30 Elk River, MN: Jon Twaddle Memorial Tournament, Bantam B1 & PeeWee B1; Contact Kurt Remick at eryhatournaments@hotmail.com or visit www.elkriverhockey.org 28-30 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B2; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 28-30 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 28-30 Hermantown, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 28-30 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Squirt Extravaganza, Squirt A, B, B2 & C; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 28-30 Moorhead, MN: Golden Potato, Junior Gold B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 28-30 Sioux Falls, SD: Bantam B/B1 (SD A), & Bantam B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 28-30 Superior, WI: Junior Gold B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 28-30 Waseca, MN: Bantam A; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 28-30 Waseca, MN: Mite 3 & Girls 8U; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 29 Apple Valley, MN: South of the River Showdown, Mites; Contact Kyle Cloutier (952) 334-8278 or tournament.director@applevalleyhockey.com or visit www.applevalleyhockey.com 29-1 Blaine, MN: Schwan Cup Boys, Varsity & JV; Contact Pete Carlson (763) 717-3881 or pcarlson@ superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/schwancup 29-1 Des Moines, IA: JT’s SlapShot’s New Year’s Puck Drop, Squirt A & B; Contact Ryan Ehrhardt (515) 306-4600 or ryan@slapshothockeyshop.com or visit www.slapshothockeyshop.com

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JANUARY 2019 3-6 Anoka, MN: PeeWee A-AA, B1 & B2; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 3-6 Blaine, MN: Super Rink Spectacular, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Visit mvihockey.org 3-6 Eden Prairie, MN: Border Battle, Junior Gold B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 3-6 Fargo, ND: SCHEELS Girls International, 10U A, 10U B, 12U A, 12U B; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 4-5 Fergus Falls, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 4-6 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Bantam B & Bantam B2; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 4-6 Baldwin, WI: Bantam B1 (WI 2A/3A) & Bantam C (WI 2B/3B); Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Bemidji, MN: Girls 12U A & 10U A; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 4-6 Brainerd, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 4-6 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 4-6 Cloquet, MN: Bantam B2; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Coleraine, MN: Buzz Guyer Memorial, Bantam A; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 4-6 Crookston, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 4-6 Detroit Lakes, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 4-6 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 4-6 Hastings, MN: The Big Chill, Bantam A/AA & B; Contact tournaments@hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 4-6 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 4-6 Hibbing, MN: PeeWee A; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 4-6 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, PeeWee A & B2; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit hudsonhockey.com 4-6 Hutchinson, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 4-6 Lakeville, MN: Squirt Showdown, Squirt B; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org

Tournament Calendar 4-6 Moorhead, MN: Sweet Potato, Girls 15U; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 4-6 New Richmond, WI: Tiger Winter Classic, PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit nryha.net 4-6 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt C; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@ gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 4-6 Owatonna, MN: Bantam B & PeeWee B; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 4-6 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Freeze, Squirt B1 & B2; Contact tournaments@wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 4-6 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, Girls 12U B; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 4-6 Redwood Falls, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 4-6 Richmond, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 4-6 Roseau, MN: Stan Ostby Bantam A-AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 4-6 Silver Bay, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 4-6 Siren, WI: Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 4-6 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides, Bantam B; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 330-7110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 4-6 Spring Lake Park, MN: 36th Annual Panther Classic, Squirt A & B; Contact Michelle Rice at ricemichelle88@gmail.com or visit www.slpyha.org 4-6 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Ice Breaker Tournament, Squirt B & C; Visit www.stpaulcapitalshockey.com 4-6 Superior, WI: PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 4-6 Thief River Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 4-6 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, Squirt B; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 4-6 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, Squirt C; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@shoresofleechlake.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 4-6 Waseca, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 5-6 Amery, WI: Mite Cross-Ice Jamboree; Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 557-1878 or mariannjanetta@ gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 5-6 Mitchell, SD: Candy Cup Classic, Mite A & B; Contact Ryan Mitchell at ryan@mitchelltelecom.net or visit www.mitchellmarlins.com 5-6 Monticello, MN: Wild Moose Jamboree, Mite A/B/C; Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@ gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 5-6 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 1 Jamboree (crossice); Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 5-6 Moose Lake, MN: Mite 2 Jamboree (full ice); Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 10-12 Walker, MN: Leech Lake Rumble on Ice; PeeWee C; Contact Jim Archibald at jim@ leisurehotel.com or visit www.rumbleonice.com

10-13 New Richmond, WI: Kittel/Parin POW/MIA Memorial, Bantam A & C (WI B); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 10-13 Shakopee, MN: Saber Paw Classic, Girls 15U B & 12U B; Contact Jason Young (952) 292-9228 or SYHAYoung@gmail.com or visit www.shakopeehockey.com 10-19 Edina, MN: 42nd Annual John E. Reimann Tournament, Junior Gold B & U16; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@ sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 11-13 Albert Lea, MN: Girls 12U A & 10U B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 12U A & 12U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 11-13 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B1; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 11-13 Bloomington, MN: Spartan Squirt Classic, Squirt A, B & C; Contact bahatourneys@gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 11-13 Brainerd, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 11-13 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 11-13 Brookings, SD: Mite A & B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 11-13 Cloquet, MN: Bantam AA; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, Bantam B2; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 11-13 Cottage Grove, MN: Skating with the Wolves, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Shawna Munger (651) 235-0235 or tournaments@cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 11-13 Crookston, MN: Bantam B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 11-13 Duluth, MN: DAHA Mid-Winter Classic, Bantam C, PeeWee C; Contact Jason Watt (218) 7288000 or jason@duluthhockey.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 11-13 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, PeeWee B1, PeeWee B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 11-13 Faribault, MN: PeeWee A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 11-13 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt A; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 11-13 Hermantown, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 11-13 Hibbing, MN: Bantam A; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 11-13 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Girls 10U A & B; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhagirlstourney@gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 11-13 La Crescent, MN: Bantam B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 11-13 Little Falls, MN: PeeWee A & B2; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com

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11-13 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, PeeWee A/B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 11-13 Mason City, IA: Collins Tournament, PeeWee/Squirt; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 11-13 Moorhead, MN: Fried Potato, PeeWee A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 11-13 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt A; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 11-13 Northfield, MN: Jesse James Showdown, Squirt C; Contact tournamentdirector@ northfieldhockey.net or visit www.northfieldhockey.net 11-13 Proctor, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 11-13 Redwood Falls, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 11-13 Richmond, MN: Squirt C; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 11-13 River Falls, WI: Pony Tail Classic, Girls 10U A (WI)/10U B (MN), 12U A (WI)/12U B (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 11-13 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Bantam AA; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 11-13 Rogers, MN: Bardown Classic, PeeWee A/ AA; Contact Jeanette Rodgers (612) 296-3957 or reichertjn@yahoo.com or visit www.rogershockey.com 11-13 Roseau, MN: Dave Wensloff Squirt A Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 11-13 Sauk Rapids, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 11-13 Sheboygan, WI: PeeWee C & Squirt B; Contact Megan Schaalma (920) 296-3444 or hockeyvilletourneys@gmail.com or visit www.sheboyganlakershockey.com 11-13 Siren, WI: PeeWee C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 11-13 Somerset, WI: Squirt B1 (WI A) & Squirt C (WI B); Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 11-13 Superior, WI: PeeWee B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 11-13 Thief River Falls, MN: Girls 10U A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 12-13 Brookings, SD: Termite; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 12-13 Fergus Falls, MN: Bantam B; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 12-13 Moose Lake, MN: Bantam B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 12-13 Sauk Centre, MN: I-94 Challenge, PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Petrich (320) 491-9592 or scmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit saukcentremelrose.pucksystems.com.

12-13 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mites 3/4; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com

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17-20 Eden Prairie, MN: Winter Classic, Bantam A & B2; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 17-20 White Bear Lake, MN: Junior Gold A & B; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 17-21 Anoka, MN: Bantam A-AA, B1 & B2; Contact Kristine Wippich at anokatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.anoka.pucksystems2.com 18-19 Cottage Grove, MN: Mite Jamboree, Mite Tier 1, Girls 6U; Contact Andrew Berling at mitedirector@ cghockey.com or visit www.cghockey.com 18-20 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Bantam AA/A & PeeWee AA/A; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 18-20 Amery, WI: Squirt B (WI 3A/2B/1C) & Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 5571878 or mariannjanetta@gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 18-20 Apple Valley, MN: Play for Patrick Bantam AA Tournament; Contact tournament.coordinator@ eastviewhockey.net or visit www.eastviewhockey.net 18-20 Brainerd, MN: Battle for the Hatchet, Squirt B; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 18-20 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 18-20 Brookings, SD: Girls 14U B; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 18-20 Brooklyn Park, MN: January Pirate Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Joan Nelson at tournamentdirector@nmyha.com or visit nmyha.com 18-20 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Tournament, Junior Gold; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Crookston, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 18-20 Des Moines, IA: JT’s SlapShot’s Winter Freeze, PeeWee A & B; Contact Ryan Ehrhardt (515) 306-4600 or ryan@slapshothockeyshop.com or visit www.slapshothockeyshop.com 18-20 Detroit Lakes, MN: Squirt A/B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 18-20 Devils Lake, ND: VFW PeeWee Hockey Tournament, PeeWee A & B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 18-20 Duluth, MN: Girls St. Luke’s Icebreaker Invitational, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Clarke Coole (218) 590-0703 or cooleclarke@ gmail.com or visit www.duluthgirlshockey.com 18-20 Duluth, MN: Portman Skate on the Edge, Squirt B; Visit www.duluthhockey.com 18-20 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, Bantam B1, Bantam B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 18-20 Fergus Falls, MN: PeeWee B & B2; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 18-20 Forest Lake, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 18-20 Grand Forks, ND: Squirt A, B1 & B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com

Tournament Calendar 18-20 Grand Rapids, MN: Bantam AA; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 18-20 Hermantown, MN: Bantam A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 18-20 Hibbing, MN: Bantam B; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 18-20 Lino Lakes, MN: Centennial Boys Chill Classic, Junior Gold 16U; Contact Kathy Gould (651) 2165768 or kgould.cyha@gmail.com or visit www.centennialhockey.org 18-20 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Squirt A; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 18-20 Mankato, MN: PeeWee C & Squirt A; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 18-20 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Winter Face-Off Classic, PeeWee A & B1; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 18-20 Moorhead, MN: Bantam AA/A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 18-20 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Squirt B2; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@ yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com 18-20 New Hope, MN: 5th Annual Knockdown at New Hope, Girls 12U A, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org 18-20 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Squirt B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 18-20 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold A High School Invitational; Contact tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 18-20 Proctor, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 18-20 Rice Lake, WI: Squirt A & B; Contact Josh Tomesh (715) 651-7217 or jtomesh@hotmail.com or visit www.ricelakehockey.com 18-20 Richmond, MN: Squirt B; Contact riverlakestourneys@gmail.com or visit www.riverlakeshockey.com 18-20 River Falls, WI: PeeWee A (WI)/PeeWee B2 (MN), PeeWee B (WI)/PeeWee C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 18-20 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Bantam B1 & B2; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@ yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 18-20 Roseau, MN: Dick Johnson PeeWee AA Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 18-20 Sauk Rapids, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Connie Pesta (320) 333-3860 or pestaconnie@gmail.com or visit www.saukrapidshockey.org 18-20 Silver Bay, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 18-20 South St. Paul, MN: Cowtown Classic, PeeWee B2 & C; Contact Michael Ahern at sspyha.tournaments@gmail.com or visit www.sspyha.pucksystems2.com 18-20 St. Michael-Albertville, MN: Inaugural Luke Letellier Memorial Tournament, Bantam AA & Girls 15U; Contact stmatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.stma.pucksystems2.com 18-20 St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Heart Breaker Tournament, Girls 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Visit www.stpaulcapitalshockey.com

18-20 Superior, WI: Bantam B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 18-20 Waseca, MN: Squirt B; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 18-20 Willmar, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 18-20 Winona, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 18-21 Clearwater, FL: MLK Invitational Hockey Tournament; Squirt/Atom, PeeWee, Bantam, Midget, U18; Contact (877) 702-5701 or info@weekendhockey.com or visit www.weekendhockey.com 19 Somerset, WI: Mite Jamboree; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@ somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 19-20 Baldwin, WI: Girls 15U/14U; Contact Jon Zevenbergen (651) 271-2400 or tournamentdirector@ baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 19-20 Sauk Centre, MN: I-94 Challenge, PeeWee; Contact Mike Petrich (320) 491-9592 or scmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit saukcentremelrose.pucksystems.com.

19-20 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mite 2; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 23-27 Bloomington, MN: Girls Cupid Classic, Girls 15U, 12U & 10U; Contact bahatourneys@ gmail.com or visit www.bloomingtonhockey.com 23-27 White Bear Lake, MN: Bantam AA & PeeWee AA; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@ wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 24-27 Stillwater, MN: 16th Annual Skate for the Roses, Girls 15U A, 12U A, 12U B, 10U A & 10U B; Contact Cari McGlynn (952) 484-7252 or carimcglynn@ yahoo.com or visit www.stillwaterhockey.net 25-27 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, Girls 15U A & 15U B; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 25-27 Austin, MN: Tyler Brady Memorial Tournament; PeeWee A, B & C; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 25-27 Bemidji, MN: Squirt B; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 25-27 Brainerd, MN: Girls 10U B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 25-27 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee A; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 25-27 Brookings, SD: Junior Gold A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 25-27 Cloquet, MN: PeeWee AA/A; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 25-27 Crookston, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Kristy Swanson (218) 470-0423 or crookstonhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.crookstonbluelinehockey.com 25-27 Duluth, MN: Portman Skate on the Edge Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Gregg McCall (218) 3102674 or portmanhockey@gmail.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 25-27 Elk River, MN: John McLaughlin Upper Midwest Championships, Bantam B2 & PeeWee B2; Contact Kurt Remick at eryhatournaments@hotmail.com or visit www.elkriverhockey.org 25-27 Fargo, ND: Buffalo Wild Wings Woodchipper Classic, Bantam A, PeeWee A; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org

www.stateofhockey.com 25-27 Forest Lake, MN: Ranger Classic, Squirt B2 & C; Contact Dave Clark at tournaments@ flhockey.org or visit www.flhockey.org 25-27 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B1; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 25-27 Grand Rapids, MN: Squirt B2; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 25-27 Hudson, WI: Raider Cup, Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit hudsonhockey.com 25-27 Hutchinson, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Caleb Paulson (320) 292-4512 or caleb.m.paulson@ wellsfargo.com or visit www.hutchhockey.com 25-27 Inver Grove Heights, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Jen Kurowski (651) 206-7547 or ighhatourney@ gmail.com or visit ighhockey.sportngin.com 25-27 La Crescent, MN: Squirt B; Visit www.lacrescenthockey.com 25-27 Lakeville, MN: Panther Classic, PeeWee B2; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 25-27 Little Falls, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 25-27 Minneapolis, MN: Winter Storm, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Rebecca Lee (651) 338-4602 or beccastpaul@yahoo.com or visit www.mplshockey.com 25-27 Monticello, MN: Iceberg Classic, Squirt B1 & C, Contact Sean Lawrance at krazykustoms49@ gmail.com or visit www.mooseyouthhockey.com 25-27 Moorhead, MN: Tater Tot Classic, Squirt B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 25-27 Mora, MN: Mustang Showdown; Squirt B2; Contact Cristy Thomas (612) 390-5790 or morahockey@ yahoo.com or visit www.mayrasports.com 25-27 New Richmond, WI: Cally Briggs Memoria, Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 25-27 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Girls 10U B & 12U B; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 25-27 Owatonna, MN: Squirt A, B & C; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 25-27 Plymouth, MN: Wayzata Junior Gold Classic, Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact tournaments@ wayzatahockey.org or visit www.wayzatahockey.org 25-27 Proctor, MN: Bantam A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 25-27 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Showdown, Squirt B & C; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 25-27 Redwood Falls, MN: Squirt A/B; Contact Jessica Schmidt (320) 296-4948 or rahatournaments@ gmail.com or visit www.redwoodareahockey.com 25-27 Rice Lake, WI: Bantam A & B; Contact Josh Tomesh (715) 651-7217 or jtomesh@hotmail.com or visit www.ricelakehockey.com 25-27 River Falls, WI: Blackcat Classic, Girls 14U; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 25-27 Rochester, MN: Rochester Invitational, Girls 12U A, 12U B & 10U B; Contact Rob Cothern at robertcothern@yahoo.com or visit www.ryha.net 25-27 Roseau, MN: Jon Wensloff PeeWee B Tournament; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 25-27 Silver Bay, MN: Bantam B2; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com

www.stateofhockey.com 25-27 Sioux Falls, SD: PeeWee B/B1 (SD A) & PeeWee B2/C (SD B); Contact Brian Dozark (605) 2204032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 25-27 St. Louis Park, MN: Bantam A/AA, B & C; Contact Carl Hoikka (763) 477-8934 or carlhoikka@me.com or visit www.slphockey.org 25-27 Thief River Falls, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 25-27 Two Harbors, MN: The Great Lake Skate, Girls 12U B & 10 UB; Contact Jesse Lundgren (218) 834-8339 or thyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.twoharborsyouthhockey.org 25-27 Walker, MN: City on the Bay Tournament, PeeWee B2; Contact Mitch Loomis at loomis@shoresofleechlake.com or visit www.walkeryouthhockey.com 25-27 Willmar, MN: PeeWee B1 & B2; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 26-27 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 12U A; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com 26-27 Hibbing, MN: Girls 8U/6U Jamboree; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 26-27 Moose Lake, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 26-27 Sauk Centre, MN: I-94 Challenge, Squirt B; Contact Mike Petrich (320) 491-9592 or scmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit saukcentremelrose.pucksystems.com.

26-27 White Bear Lake, MN: Winter Blast Outdoor Mite Jamboree, Mite 1; Contact Brian Girffin at mitecoord@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com 27 Winona, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 31-1 White Bear Lake, MN: Squirt A & B1; Contact Emily St. Martin at tournaments@wblhockey.com or visit www.wblhockey.com

FEBRUARY 2019 1-2 Waseca, MN: Mites 1, 2 & 3; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 1-3 Albert Lea, MN: Squirt C; Contact alyhatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.albertlea.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Alexandria, MN: Big Ole Hockey Tournament, PeeWee B2 & Squirt A; Contact Mike Peterson (320) 760-1960 or mikepeterson1509@ gmail.com or visit www.alexhockey.org 1-3 Austin, MN: Bantam A & B; Contact Dave Lagerstedt (507) 438-2256 or tournamentdirectorayh@ gmail.com or visit www.austin.puckststems2.com 1-3 Bemidji, MN: PeeWee B2; Contact Jeff Loewe (218) 760-3228 or bemidjihockeytourney@ gmail.com or visit www.bemidjiyouthhockey.org 1-3 Brainerd, MN: Squirt B1 & B2; Contact (218) 851-2244 or visit www.brainerdhockey.com 1-3 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee B1; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 1-3 Brookings, SD: Girls 19U A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com

Tournament Calendar 1-3 Buffalo, MN: Buffalo Stampede Girls 3x3 Tournament; Contact Jennifer Sabetti (612) 708-7701 or tournaments@buffalohockey.net or visit www.buffalo.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Cloquet, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact cloquethockey@hotmail.com or visit cloquet.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Coleraine, MN: Bantam B; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 1-3 Coon Rapids, MN: Cardinal Clash, PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Steve Ellenson (763) 464-0690 or sponsorcryha@gmail.com or visit www.coonrapidshockey.com/2018-19clash 1-3 Detroit Lakes, MN: Bantam A; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 1-3 Devils Lake, ND: John & Pat Olsen Memorial Squirt Tournament, Squirt A & B; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 1-3 Duluth, MN: Zenith City Invitational, Bantam B2, PeeWee B2; Contact Dave Shea (218) 3431498 or shea@vikingelectric.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 1-3 Fargo, ND: SCHEELS Girls International, 15U; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 1-3 Faribault, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 1-3 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam A & PeeWee A (MN AA); Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 1-3 Grand Rapids, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 1-3 Hastings, MN: The River Rumble, Bantam C & PeeWee C; Contact tournaments@ hastingshockey.com or visit www.hastingshockey.com 1-3 Hermantown, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 1-3 Little Falls, MN: Girls 12U A & B; Contact Kari Houle (320) 282-1434 or kari.anne.houle@gmail.com or visit www.littlefallsyha.pucksystems.com 1-3 Luverne, MN: Mite/Mini-Mite Jamboree; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 1-3 Mankato, MN: Squirt B2 & C; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 1-3 Maple Grove/Osseo/Brooklyn Park, MN: Girls Cabin Fever Classic, Girls 10U A & B, 12U A & B; Contact Eric Ruska (763) 258-3445 or Sara Grant (763) 442-7259 or tournamentchair@omgha.com or visit www.omgha.com 1-3 Moorhead, MN: Curly Fry Classic, Girls 10U B; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 1-3 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: PeeWee A; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Oakdale, MN: Tartan Cup, Bantam C, PeeWee C & Squirt C; Contact president@tayha.org or visit www.tayha.org 1-3 Owatonna, MN: Bantam C & PeeWee C; Contact Pat Cullen (507) 363-6594 or patcullen07@ gmail.com or visit www.owatonnahockey.com 1-3 Park Rapids, MN: Headwaters Cup, PeeWee B; Contact Bryan Hanson (218) 556-7034 or walleye488@gmail.com or visit www.prhockey.com 1-3 Proctor, MN: Bantam B; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@ gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com

1-3 Roseau, MN: Girls 10U A; Contact Bill Lund (218) 689-0636 or visit www.roseauhockeyonline.com 1-3 Sartell, MN: Frozen 4x4 Half-Ice Tournament, Squirt C, Girls 10U; Contact Jill Smith at Jill.Smith@SartellPediatrics.com or visit sartell.pucksystems2.com 1-3 Silver Bay, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 1-3 Thief River Falls, MN: Squirt B; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 1-3 Walker, MN: Leech Lake Rumble on Ice; Squirt B2; Contact Jim Archibald at jim@leisurehotel.com or visit www.rumbleonice.com 1-3 Willmar, MN: Squirt B & C; Contact Nick Pederson (763) 913-7657 or nicholaspederson21@ gmail.com or visit www.willmarhockey.com 1-3 Winona, MN: PeeWee B; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 2-3 Moose Lake, MN: Squirt B; Contact Heidi Oswald (218) 565-2488 or heidi3258@gmail.com or visit www.mlaharebels.com 7-10 Eden Prairie, MN: Prelude to the Playoffs, Girls 15U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 7-10 Edina, MN: 34th Annual Bob O’Connor Tournament, Squirt A, B & C, PeeWee B2 & C, Bantam B2 & C; Contact Pete Waggoner (952) 769-6513 or pete@sportscontentmanagement.com or visit www.edinatourney.com 7-10 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt B/C; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 8-10 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, PeeWee C; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 8-10 Brookings, SD: Squirt A; Contact Jessica Bingham (605) 690-4270 or tournamentdirector@ brookingsrangers.com or visit brookingsrangers.com 8-10 Detroit Lakes, MN: Girls 12U B; Contact Britt Moore (218) 234-5763 or bwestrum20@gmail.com or visit www.dlyouthhockey.com 8-10 Duluth, MN: Twin Ports Junior Gold Tournament, Junior Gold B; Contact Adam Rapp (218) 4280996 or arapp09@yahoo.com or Jason Watt (218) 7288000 or jason@duluthhockey.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 8-10 Grand Forks, ND: PeeWee B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 8-10 Hibbing, MN: Mite Jamboree, Half-Ice; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 8-10 Hibbing, MN: Mini-Mite Jamboree, CrossIce; Contact hibbingchisholmyouthhockey@gmail.com or visit www.hcyha.org/tournaments 8-10 Isanti, MN: Ruckus on the Rum Squirt B Tournament; Contact JP Wright (763) 444-6432 or isantiicearena@gmail.com or visit www.cambridgeisantihockey.org 8-10 Lakeville, MN: Cougar Classic, Bantam B2; Contact Brian Peterson (612) 708-0336 or tournamentdirector@lakevillehockey.org or visit www.lakevillehockey.org 8-10 Luverne, MN: Blazing Blades Tournament, Squirt B; Contact Eric Edstrom (507) 380-1002 or ericedstrom@hotmail.com or visit www.luvernehockey.com 8-10 Mason City, IA: J2K Tournament, Bantam/ PeeWee; Contact Jennifer Pearce at jpearce1206@ gmail.com or visit www.mcmohawkhockey.com 8-10 Moorhead, MN: Hot Potato, Girls 12U A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 8-10 New Hope, MN: 31st Annual Knockdown at New Hope, Bantam A, PeeWee A & Squirt A; Contact Susie Melynchuk at smelynchuk@comcast.net or visit www.armstrongcooperhockey.org

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8-10 New Ulm/Sleepy Eye, MN: Mite; Contact Alissa Griebel (507) 276-5612 or bagriebel12@gmail.com or visit newulm.pucksystems2.com 8-10 Proctor, MN: Squirt A; Contact Jason Seguin (218) 730-7139 or pahatournamentdirector@gmail.com or visit www.proctorhockey.com 8-10 Rice Lake, WI: PeeWee A & B; Contact Josh Tomesh (715) 651-7217 or jtomesh@hotmail.com or visit www.ricelakehockey.com 8-10 River Falls, WI: Bantam B (WI)/Bantam C (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 8-10 Siren, WI: Bantam C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 8-10 Thief River Falls, MN: Squirt A; Contact Rick Nordhagen (218) 289-2408 or rntrfaha@mncable.net or visit www.trfaha.org 8-10 Warroad, MN: Squirt A & B; Contact Robin Marvin (218) 452-0185 or visit www.visitwarroad.com 8-10 Waseca, MN: Girls 12U B & 10U B; Contact Shelly Kuster (507) 461-7657 or estelaraeh@ gmail.com or visit www.wasecahockey.org 9-10 Coleraine, MN: “Misky” Memorial, Squirt B; Contact Rebecca Walker (218) 360-0157 or nwlamb@yahoo.com or visit www.gahamn.org 9-10 Hermantown, MN: Girls 10U B; Contact Amber Marion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 9-10 Hudson, WI: Raider Girls Half-Ice 8U Jamboree; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@gmail.com or visit hudsonhockey.com 9-10 Silver Bay, MN: Squirt B; Contact Mike Guzzo (218) 226-4214 or silverbayarena@hotmail.com or visit www.silverbayhockey.com 14-17 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Madness, Bantam C, PeeWee C, Squirt C; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 14-17 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt B1; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 15-16 Devils Lake, ND: Mikal Wakefield Memorial Mite Jamoboree; Contact Terry Wallace (701) 662-8243 or twallacedlpb@gondtc.com or visit www.dlparkboard.org 15-17 Amery, WI: PeeWee B (WI 3A/2B/1C) & Squirt C (WI 3B/4A); Contact Mariann Sobczak (715) 557-1878 or mariannjanetta@gmail.com or visit www.ameryhockey.com 15-17 Baldwin, WI: Squirt B1 (WI 2A/3A) & Squirt C (WI 2B/3B); Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 2721212 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 15-17 Breezy Point, MN: Breezy Point Ice Fest, Squirt B; Contact (218) 568-5678 or visit www.breezypointsports.com 15-17 Duluth, MN: Congdon Northern MN Blades of Steel, Squirt B; Contact Lynden Medlin (218) 3435030 or aemduluth@yahooo.com or visit www.duluthhockey.com 15-17 Grand Forks, ND: Bantam B; Contact Jessie Close (701) 787-0316 or jclose.gfyouthhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.grandforksyouthhockey.com 15-17 Hermantown, MN: Mite 1; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 15-17 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, PeeWee B; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 15-17 Moorhead, MN: Mashup, PeeWee B2; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 15-17 River Falls, WI: Bantam A (WI)/Bantam B (MN); Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com

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15-17 Siren, WI: Girls 15U B (WI U14 A); Contact Michelle Nutter at michelle@ northernwisconsintitlesearch.com or visit www.burnettyouthhockey.com 15-17 Somerset, WI: Junior Gold B & 16U; Contact Jim Urquhart (763) 218-1385 or jurq121@icloud.com or visit www.somersethockey.com 15-17 Superior, WI: Squirt B; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 15-17 Winona, MN: PeeWee C & Squirt C; Contact Ditlev Larsen at dlarsen@winona.edu or visit www.winona.pucksystems2.com 16 Grand Rapids, MN: Mites; Contact Colleen Forrest at grhockey55744@yahoo.com or visit www.grhockey.com 16 New Richmond, WI: Mite Invitational; Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@ nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 16-17 Hudson, WI: Raider Classic, Bantam A; Contact Bob Mueller (715) 716-0606 or bobmhockey@ gmail.com or visit www.hudsonhockey.com 16-17 Red Wing, MN: Shiver River Mite Jamboree; Contact Casey Tanner (651) 380-9511 or casey.tanner6@yahoo.com or visit www.redwingathleticassociation.org/RW-youth-hockey 16-17 Sioux Falls, SD: Mite Falls Freeze Tournament, Mite A & B; Contact Brian Dozark (605) 220-4032 or brian.dozark@sfflyers.com or visit www.siouxfallsflyers.com 18 Blaine, MN: The Rush 3v3, Mite A, Mite B, Squirt A, Sauirt B, Girls 8U, Girls 10UA, Girls 10U B; Contact Kristi King (763) 785-5649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/therush3v3 21-21 Fargo, ND: Squirt International, Squirt A; Contact Sommer Lockhart (701) 235-4300 or sommerl@fargohockey.org or visit www.fargohockey.org 22-24 Baldwin, WI: PeeWee B1 (WI 2A/3A) & PeeWee C (WI 2B/3B); Contact Michelle Stevens (507) 272-1212 or tournamentdirector@baldwinhockey.org or visit baldwin.pucksystems2.com 22-24 Eden Prairie, MN: Prairie Meltdown, Girls 10U A & B; Contact Shelly Heggestad at tournaments@ ephockey.com or visit www.ephockey.com 22-24 Faribault, MN: Squirt C; Contact Pat Nesburg at fhatournaments@gmail.com or visit www.faribaulthockey.com 22-24 Hermantown, MN: Mite 2; Contact Amber Manion at hawkdome@isd700.org or visit www.hermantownhockey.com 22-24 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, Squirt B; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 22-24 Moorhead, MN: Curly Fry Classic, Girls 10U A; Visit www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 22-24 Superior, WI: Mite 2; Contact Steve Nelson at steve@sahahockey.com or visit www.sahahockey.com 23-25 Fergus Falls, MN: Girls 8U; Contact Darren Krein (701) 640-6980 or d3krein@gmail.com or visit www.fergusfallshockey.pucksystems.com

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APRIL 2019 5-7 Twin Cities, MN: Early Trailblazer AAA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 6-7 La Crosse, WI: Chill Classic, Advanced Mites, 2010s only; Contact Ryan Egan at regan@crchill.com or visit www.greenislandice.com/tournaments 11-14 Twin Cities, MN: 10th Annual Border Battle AAA Tournament, 2004-2010, U16 & U18 Boys, U10U16 Girls; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@nextlevelhockey.net 12-14 Blaine, MN: Stick It To Cancer, Women’s: A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3 & College, YouthL 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U & 19U; Contact Kristi King (763) 7855649 or kking@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ stickit 12-14 Twin Cities, MN: Early Trailblazer AA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com

MAY 2019 10-12 Blaine, MN: Walleye Chop, Men’s A, B, C, CII, D & Novice, Women’s A, B & C; Contact Eric Besse (763) 717-3210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/walleyechop 10-12 Twin Cities, MN: Spring Stampede AAA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@ midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 17-19 Twin Cities, MN: Spring Stampede AA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 24-26 Duluth, MN: MN Female Elite Prospects Showcase, Girls 16U & U19; Contact Kevin Mudrak (218) 522-1375 or kmudrak@yahoo.com or visit www.mnfemalehockey.com

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MARCH 2019 5-7 Blaine, MN: Ironman Adult Tournament, Men’s B, C, CII & D; Contact Eric Besse (763) 7173210 or ebesse@superrink.org or visit www.nscsports.org/ironmanhockey 8-10 Des Moines, IA: Sticking It To Canver MITEE-March Year End Tournament; Contact Travis Hamilton (515) 250-7583 or mrhockey22@hotmail.com or visit www.dmyha.com 8-10 Mankato, MN: Mite Jamboree; Contact Kcarie Sing at kcarie.sing@gmail.com or visit www.mankatohockey.com 8-10 Spirit Lake, IA: Sticks and Slides Girls Jamboree, 12U & 10U; Contact Brandi Danielson (712) 3307110 or brandid@whatakitchen.com or visit www.bojibayice.com 15-17 New Richmond, WI: Senior Men’s (no check); Contact Barry Cunningham (651) 283-0072 or tournaments@nryha.net or visit www.nryha.net 15-17 River Falls, WI: Mites 3/4 Shamrock Shootout; Contact Marissa Feely (651) 983-6350 or rfhockeytourney@gmail.com or visit riverfalls.pucksystems.com 23-25 River Falls, WI: Fat Boys (Old Timers); Contact Doug Black at ddblack@vector1776.com 29-31 Somerset, WI: Spartan Senior Men’s Tournament; Contact Dan Gilkerson (715) 222-2448 or dgilkerson@somersethockey.com or visit www.somersethockey.com

19-21 Duluth, MN: 14th Annual Northern Exposure AAA Hockey Tournament, 2002/03-2010; Contact Kasey Yoder (651) 432-1840 or kaseyyoder@gmail.com or visit www.northernexposureaaahockey.com

AUGUST 2019 16-18 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Round-Up AA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@ midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com 23-25 Twin Cities, MN: Summer Round-Up AAA Tournament, Boys U16 & 2003-2011, Girls U8-U14; Contact Dan Iannazzo (763) 225-7320 or dan@ midwesthockey.net or visit www.mhptournaments.com No portion of the tournament calendar may be copied, reproduced or transmitted without written permission from Let’s Play Hockey and its publisher.

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2018 Upper Midwest High School Elite League Results • Schedule • Standings Week 1 CCM 5, Northwest 2 CCM 3, North 3 Great Plains 5, Wisconsin 6 Great Plains 7, Southeast 5 North 3, Northeast 2 North 2, Wisconsin 1 Northeast 5, Great Plains 1 Northwest 6, Northeast 4 Southeast 6, Northwest 3 Southeast 3, Southwest 1 Southwest 9, CCM 0 Southwest 9, Wisconsin 1

Week 2 • Sept. 11, 15-16 Southeast 6, Northeast 3 Northwest vs. North (Grand Rapids) Southwest vs. Great Plains (Grand Rapids) Northwest vs. Southwest (Grand Rapids) North vs. Great Plains (Grand Rapids) Great Plains vs. Northwest (Grand Rapids) Southwest vs. North (Grand Rapids) Southeast vs. Wisconsin (Wausau) CCM vs. Northeast (Wausau) Wisconsin vs. CCM (Wausau) CCM vs. Southeast (Wausau) Wisconsin vs. Northeast (Wausau)

Week 3 • Sept. 22-23 • New Hope Southwest vs. Northeast Southeast vs. Northwest Wisconsin vs. North Shattuck St. Mary’s vs. Great Plains North vs. Southwest Northeast vs. Shattuck St. Mary’s Wisconsin vs. Northwest Great Plains vs. Southeast Southwest vs. Northwest Northeast vs. Great Plains Southeast vs. North Shattuck St. Mary’s vs. Wisconsin

Team Southeast North Southwest Great Plains CCM Northwest Northeast Wisconsin

Standings W 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0

L 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 3

T 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Pts 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 0

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2018 Upper Midwest High School Elite League Leaders Points

Name Rhett Pitlick Alexander Brouillet Ryan O’Neill Zach Michaelis

High School Chaska Centennial St. Thomas Academy Elk River

Defenseman Scoring

Name Alexander Brouillet Calvin Barrett Jack Peart Joe Palodichuk

High School Centennial Chaska Grand Rapids Hill-Murray

Team SW CCM SW NW

Yr 11 12 12 11

Pos. F D F F

GP 3 3 3 3

G 2 4 3 2

A 6 2 3 4

Pts 8 6 6 6

Team CCM CCM N SE

Yr 12 11 10 10

Pos. D D D D

GP 3 3 3 3

G 4 1 0 0

A 2 2 3 3

Pts 6 3 3 3

Save Percentage Name Lukas Haugan Collin Dorzinski Bailey Huber Lukan Hanson

High School Southwest Christian/Richfield New Prague Holy Family Duluth East

Goals-Against Average Name Collin Dorzinski Josh Weyandt Lukas Haugan Bailey Huber

High School New Prague Chanhassen Southwest Christian/Richfield Holy Family

Team SE NE SW N

Yr 12 12 11 12

Mins 60:00 60:00 120:00 90:00

W-L-T 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-1

GAA 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00

SV% .980 .975 .938 .921

Team NE CCM SE SW

Yr 12 11 12 11

Mins 60:00 120:00 60:00 120:00

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0

GAA 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00

SV% .975 .889 .980 .938

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Team CCM D D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F G G

11 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 11

Calvin Barrett Drew Bishop Alexander Brouillet William Crull Cam Lantz William Magnuson Michael Spinner Luke Vonesh Ethan Benz Tristan Birdsall Charlie Erickson Thomas Gazich Mason Hendrickson Grayson Hight Scott Jiskra AJ Kittelson Jake McAlpine Cade Moreland Jackson Sabo Caden Smith Jacob Gathje Josh Weyandt

Chaska Edina Centennial Minnetonka Greenway Chaska Holy Family East Grand Forks Chaska Greenway Duluth East Hopkins Minnetonka Jefferson Mounds View Minnetonka Mounds View Virginia/MIB Rosemount Lakeville North Rochester Mayo Chanhassen

Team Great Plains D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F

12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 10 12 12 12

Carter Bailey Hunter Bjorge Reid Bogenholm Evan Bushy Luke Gramer Christian Miller Will Troutwine Jacob Baccinni Nicholas Brown Ben Doherty Cole Hanson Paul Huglen Lucas Kanta Kyler Kleven Mason Kruse

Bismarck Century GF Central St. Cloud Cathedral

Thief River Falls Moorhead Greenway Eveleth-Gilbert Buffalo Bismarck Century Alexandria GF Central Roseau GF Central Moorhead Brainerd

2018 Elite League rosters F F F F F F F G G

12 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12

Donte Lawson Mack Motzko Nikolai Rajala Grant Slukynsky Cade Stibbe Ben Troumbley Nate Warner Nate Bradbury Nathan Mueller

Greenway Minnetonka Greenway Warroad Fargo Davies Greenway St. Cloud Cathedral

GF Red River Buffalo

Team North D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G

12 12 10 12 10 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 10 12 12 11 10 12 12 11 12

Carson Cochran Darian Gotz

Duluth East Hermantown Mason Langenbrunner Cloquet Frederick Paine Duluth East Jack Peart Grand Rapids Joey Pierce Hermantown Logan Anderson Duluth East Brendan Baker Duluth East Kade Bender Cloquet Blake Biondi Hermantown Ryder Donovan Duluth East Jack Fitzgerald Duluth East Jacob Jeannette Duluth East Landon Langenbrunner Cloquet Ricky Lyle Duluth East Aaron Moore Cloquet Landon Parker East Grand Forks Elliott Peterson Hermantown Gavin Rasmussen Cloquet Carter Clafton Grand Rapids Lukan Hanson Duluth East

Team Northeast D D D D D D

11 12 12 12 12 11

Cole Carpenter Mike Koster Daniel Magnuson Ryan Petersen Tom Winges Mitchell Wolfe

Forest Lake Chaska Cretin-Derham Hall

Hill-Murray St.Thomas Acad.

Andover

F F F F F F F F F F F F G G

11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 11 12 12

Nikolai Dulak Nic Henry Will Hillman Lucas Jorgenson Blake Mesenburg Luke Kron Garrett Pinoniemi Carsen Richels Derek Roberts Billy Rose Dalton Saltness Charlie Strobel Muzzy Donahue Collin Dorzinski

Mahtomedi Minnetonka Blaine Holy Family Benilde-SM Andover Holy Family Blaine Champlin Park White Bear Lake Forest Lake Hill-Murray St. Thomas Acad.

New Prague

Team Northwest D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F G G

12 10 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 11

Tommy Bergsland Griffin Bourassa Ryne Mohrman Josh Nelson Nate Schweitzer Will Svenddal Nick Dainty Adam Flammang Shane Griffin Luke Herzog Austen Humphrey Tyler Kostelecky Trevor Kukkonen Luc Laylin Zach Michaelis Leo Otto Charlie Schoen Sam Wilhite Ben Fritsinger William Pinney

Wayzata Irondale Mounds View East Grand Forks Benilde-SM Blake Andover St. Michael-Albertville

Lakeville North St. Thomas Acad.

Elk River Maple Grove Maple Grove St. Michael-Albertville

Elk River Hastings Andover Eden Prairie Andover St. Louis Park

Team Southeast D 10 Luke Mittelstadt D 11 Brett Oberle

Eden Prairie Hill-Murray

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10 10 11 11 12 10 12 11 11 12 11 9 12 12 12 12 12 12

Joe Palodichuk Jacob Ratzlaff Mason Wheeler Bennett Zmolek Zach Anderson Carter Batchelder Rob Christy Nick Davison Matthew Gleason Brendan McFadden John Mittelstadt Nick Pierre Spencer Rudrud Spencer Schneider Nick Sherek Ben Stucker Lukas Haugen Henry Welsch

D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F G G

11 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 12 12 11

Jake Boltmann Nikolai Charchenko Grant Docter Josh Luedtke Mason Reiners Michael Vorlicky Jack Bayless Tristan Broz Jett Jungels Teddy Lagerback Shane Lavelle Liam Malmquist Mason Nevers Ryan O’Neill Nick Olmscheid Rhett Pitlick Griffin Streeter Henry Sweeney Charlie Glockner Bailey Huber

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Hill-Murray Rosemount Rosemount Rochester Century Eastview Eden Prairie St. Thomas Acad.

Cretin-DH Cretin-Derham Hall

St. Thomas Acad.

Eden Prairie Hill-Murray Eden Prairie Lakeville North Eagan St. Thomas Acad.

SWC/Richfield Lakeville South

Team Southwest Edina Holy Family Minnetonka Minnetonka Edina Edina Minnetonka Blake Edina Minnetonka Chaska Edina Edina St. Thomas Acad.

Chaska Chaska Minnetonka Hopkins Minnetonka Holy Family

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2018 Girls Elite League Rosters

Girls Elite League opens 2018 season The 2018 Upper Midwest Girls High School Elite League is off to a fast and competitive start. The Girls High School Elite League runs six weeks starting Sept. 4 and ending Oct 16, with the National Invitational Tournament being held Oct. 19-21.

Over the last 10 years, the Girls High School Elite League has seen many players come through the program that have seen successful Olympic, professional and college careers. This past February, the Girls High School Elite League saw six former players, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Sidney Morin, Kelly Pannek, Maddie Rooney

and Lee Stecklein win Olympic gold at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Brandt (Minnesota Whitecaps), Stecklein (Minnesota Whitecaps) and Cameranesi (Buffalo Beauts) are all signed professionally in the National Women’s Hockey League. Morin is signed professionally with Linkoping of the SDHL in Sweden.

As the Girls High School Elite League enters its 10th season, we look forward to educating, mentoring, and developing the next group of hockey players that will succeed at the next level.

2018 Girls Elite League Upcoming Games Date Sept. 15

Sept. 16

Sept. 18 Sept. 22

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Sept. 25 Sept. 29

Sept. 30

Time 9 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

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Game Elite White vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Team Wisconsin U16 vs. Northern U16 PPL 5 vs. Team Reebok PPL 1 vs. Team CCM Elite Black vs. Northern U19 Elite Grey vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’sU19 Elite Royal vs. Madison Capitols U16 Gentry vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite Sky vs. Northern U16 Team Wisconsin U16 vs. Etrain Team Wisconsin U19 vs. Northern U19 Elite Sky vs. Madison Capitols U16 Elite Royal vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite Red vs. Northern U19 Elite Sky vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite Royal vs. Northern U16 PPL 1 vs. Etrain PPL 4 vs. Team CCM Elite Grey vs. Madison Capitols U16 Elite White vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 Team Wisconsin U19 vs. Elite Red Team Reebok vs. Team Wisconsin U16 Elite Black vs. Northern U19 Elite Sky vs. Northern U16 Etrain vs. Team CCM Team Reebok vs. Team Flow MN Elite Royal vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite White vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Etrain vs. Team Wisconsin U16 Team Reebok vs. Team CCM Elite Sky vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite White vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 Elite Red vs. Elite Royal Elite Grey vs. Team Wisconsin U16 Elite Black vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Elite White vs. HTI Elite Grey vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite Black vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 Elite Red vs. Team Wisconsin U19 Elite Sky vs. Team Wisconsin U16 Team CCM vs. Etrain Elite Sky vs. Elite Royal Elite White vs. Madison Capitols U19 Northern U16 vs. Madison Capitols U16 Northern U19 vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 PPL 4 vs. Team Reebok Elite Royal vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 PPL 6 vs. Team CCM Elite Black vs. Madison Capitols U19 Team Reebok vs. Madison Capitols U16 Elite Grey vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 Elite Sky vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Elite Red vs. Northern U19 Etrain vs. Northern U16 Elite Sky vs. Northern U16 Elite Royal vs. Madison Capitols U16 Elite Black vs. Northern U19 PPL 5 vs. Team CCM Elite Red vs. Madison Capitols U19 Elite Grey vs. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Gentry vs. Elite White PPL 2 vs. Etrain Team Reebok vs. Northern U16 Team Flow MN vs. Northern U19

Rink/Result New Hope North New Hope South Schwan Super Rink 8 Schwan Super Rink 8 Fogerty North Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty South Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty North Fogerty South New Hope North Schwan Super Rink 7 Shattuck-St. Mary’s Brooklyn Park Ice Arena 1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s Brooklyn Park Ice Arena 1 Schwan Super Rink 5 Schwan Super Rink 6 Brooklyn Park Ice Arena 1 Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty South Fogerty North Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Shattuck-St. Mary’s Maple Grove East Maple Grove West Fogerty South Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty South Fogerty North Fogerty South Fogerty North Maple Grove West Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty North Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty South Schwan Super Rink 5 Shattuck-St. Mary’s Schwan Super Rink 3 Fogerty South Fogerty South Fogerty North Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty North Fogerty South Fogerty South Schwan Super Rink 3 Fogerty South Schwan Super Rink 5 Fogerty South Shattuck-St. Mary’s Fogerty South Schwan Super Rink 2 Brooklyn Park Ice Arena 1 Brooklyn Park Ice Arena 1

BLACK G G D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F

12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 11

Calla Frank Nicole Harnett Abigail Delarosa Lyndsey Howard Maggie Nicholson Grace Vojta Madeline Wethington Emily Wisnewski Haylee Blinkhorn CC Bowlby Izzy Daniel Catherine Kerin Emily King Kelsey King Madison Mashuga Ramsey Parent Madisen Peterson Sydney Shearen Audrey Wethington

White Bear Lake Armstrong/Cooper White Bear Lake Burnsville Minnetonka Blake Blake Wayzata Hill-Murray Edina Blake St. Paul United Cretin-Derham Hall Elk River Anoka Blaine Princeton White Bear Lake Blake

RED G G D D D D D D D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F F F F

12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11

Stephanie Garvis Mara McClain Evelyn Adams Emma Dornseif Grace Johnson Meredith Killian Claire Kuipers Lisa Laroche Brinna Martin Jordyn McAlpine Caitlin Quinn Sophie Schuster Katherine Solohub Cecelia Ziegler Clara Billings Carrie Byrnes Claire DeVries Olivia Garrity Aleah Giddings Alex Hantge Jenna Hartung Charlotte Huntington Becca Kniss Maddie McCollins Molly McHugh Celena Rea Olivia Swaim Olivia Williamson

G G D D D D D D F F F F F F F F F F F

11 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 11

Josie Bothun Anna LaRose Katherine Boland Kailey Langefels Lauren MacLean Sophie Robinson Addi Scribner Mallory Uihlein Paige Anderson Carly Beniek Adelaide Burton Lily Delianedis Katie Kaufman Annie Kuehl Mannon McMahon Olivia Mobley Brieja Parent Sadie Peart Gabrielle Rud

G D D D D D D D D F

12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11

Lucy Morgan Holly Eckers Isabel Lippai Sarah Luger Julia McAlpin Lizzie Northquest Allison Smith Anna Sorenson Jordann Swingle Emily Bayless

Wayzata Bloomington Jefferson Edina Mahtomedi Blake St. Paul United Eden Prairie Minnetonka N. Wright County Mahtomedi Armstrong/Cooper Stillwater Breck Cretin-Derham Hall Rochester Lourdes Eden Prairie Chisago Lakes Cretin-Derham Hall Anoka Hutchinson Burnsville Prior Lake Eden Prairie Wayzata Minnetonka Bloomington Jefferson Edina Faribault

WHITE Forest Lake N. Wright County Northfield Minnetonka Cretin-Derham Hall Brainerd/Little Falls East Ridge Edina Andover Breck Blake Blake Hill-Murray Edina Maple Grove St. Louis Park Forest Lake GR/Greenway St. Cloud

TEAM CCM Maple Grove Shakopee Woodbury Hill-Murray Buffalo Spring Lake Park Rochester Lourdes Minnetonka St. Cloud Minnetonka

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Alex Pellicci Skylar Vetter Mackenzie Bachelor Rachel Golnitz Rory Guilday Vivian Jungels Kennedy Little Ellen Nelson Mackenzie Bougerie Hannah Chorske Jada Habisch Tella Jungels Sydney Langseth Lindsay Maloney Lacey Martin Jamie Nelson Allyson Qualley Madelyn Skelton Nina Steigauf Lauren Stenslie

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Carly Greene Olivia Rinzel Grace DeVries Maddie Geer Georgia Pettygrove Brooke Pioske Jayden Seifert Eleanor Winges Emily Zumwinkle Maddy Christian Kayley Crawford Emily Cronkhite Peyton Hemp Audrey Jackson Gabby Krause Grace Kuipers Jenna Lawry Sadie Lindsay Sadie Long Morgan Wohlers

Forest Lake Maple Grove Minnetonka Rochester Lourdes North Wright County Holy Angels Shakopee Minnetonka Centennial Rochester Lourdes

GREY Holy Family/Waconia Lakeville North Shakopee Forest Lake Minnetonka Edina Andover Forest Lake N. Wright County Edina Buffalo Edina Eden Prairie Lakeville South Minnetonka Andover Breck Cambridge-Isanti Hill-Murray Maple Grove

ROYAL Minnetonka Burnsville Minnetonka Farmington Wayzata Benilde-St. Margaret’s Rochester Lourdes Edina Benilde-St. Margaret’s Edina Wayzata Eagan Blake Benilde-St. Margaret’s Breck Edina Farmington Benilde-St. Margaret’s Edina Maple Grove Wayzata

SKY Benilde-St. Margaret’s Chaska/Chanhassen Chisago Lakes Hill-Murray Blake Mound Westonka Farmington St. Paul United Breck Elk River/Zimmerman Minnetonka Eagan Andover Mounds View Andover Eden Prairie Chisago Lakes Breck Holy Family/Waconia Stillwater

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11 Minnesotans invited to Sept. 13-17 camp in Maine USA Hockey announced the 37 players who will participate in the 2018 U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp, which will take place Sept. 13-17, at the Harold Alfond Forum on the campus of the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.

The camp will be utilized to evaluate player progression and provide training guidelines as players prepare for upcoming opportunities with the U.S. Women’s National Team. Players will be split into two teams and participate in three intrasquad scrimmages as part of the camp.

The 37-player roster is highlighted by 18 members of the gold medal-winning 2018 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, including Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, Calif.), Kacey Bellamy (Westfield, Mass.), Hannah Brandt (Vadnais Heights, Minn.), Dani Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.), Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill.), Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.), Kali Flanagan (Hudson, N.H.), Nicole Hensley (Lakewood, Colo.), Megan Keller (Farmington Hills,

Mich.), Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.), Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Gigi Marvin (Warroad, Minn.), Sidney Morin (Minnetonka, Minn.) Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, Minn.), Amanda Pelkey (Montpelier, Vt.), Alex Rigsby (Delafield, Wis.), Maddie Rooney (Andover, Minn.) and Haley Skarupa (Rockville, Md.). The roster also includes members of the 2017-18 U.S. Women’s National Team Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and Annie Pankowski (Laguna Hills, Calif.), as well as 2014 Olympic silver medalist Shelly Picard (Taunton, Mass.).

The 37 players represent 16 different states, with Minnesota leading the pack with 11 representatives, followed by Massachusetts and Illinois with four apiece.

Wisconsin has three representatives, California, Michigan and New York, each have two, and Alaska, Connecticut, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire and Vermont all have one representative.

2018 Evaluation Camp Roster Name Kacey Bellamy Megan Bozek Hannah Brandt Sydney Brodt Natalie Buchbinder Kaitlin Burt Dani Cameranesi Jesse Compher Kendall Coyne Schofield Brianna Decker Clair DeGeorge Jincy Dunne Kali Flanagan Mikaela Gardner Taylor Heise Nicole Hensley Megan Keller Amanda Kessel Hilary Knight Caitrin Lonergan Patti Marshall Gigi Marvin Sidney Morin Maureen Murphy Annie Pankowski Kelly Pannek Amanda Pelkey Shelly Picard Emma Polusny Alex Rigsby Maddie Rolfes Maddie Rooney Abby Roque Melissa Samoskevich Sophia Shaver Haley Skarupa Madeline Wethington

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Hometown Westfield, Mass.

Buffalo Grove, Ill. Vadnais Heights, Minn.

North Oaks, Minn.

Fairport, N.Y. Lynn, Mass.

Plymouth, Minn.

Northbrook, Ill. Palos Heights, Ill. Dousman, Wis. Anchorage, Alaska O'Fallon, Mo. Hudson, N.H. Plainfield, Ill. Lake City, Minn.

Lakewood, Colo.

Farmington Hills, Mich.

Madison, Wis. Sun Valley, Idaho Roslindale, Mass.

Buffalo, Minn.

Warroad, Minn.

Minnetonka, Minn.

Buffalo, N.Y. Laguna Hills, Calif.

Plymouth, Minn.

Montpelier, Vt. Taunton, Mass.

Mound, Minn.

Delafield, Wis. West Des Moines, Iowa Andover, Minn.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Sandy Hook, Conn.

Wayzata, Minn.

Rockville, Md. Edina, Minn.

Current Team Calgary Inferno (CWHL) Markham Thunder (CWHL) Minnesota Whitecaps (NWHL) Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) Wisconsin (WCHA) Boston College (HEA) Buffalo Beauts (NWHL) Boston University (HEA) Minnesota Whitecaps (NWHL) Calgary Inferno (CWHL) Bemidji State (WCHA) Ohio State (WCHA) Boston College (HEA) Wisconsin (WCHA) Minnesota (WCHA) Buffalo Beauts (NWHL) Boston College (HEA) Metropolitan Riveters (NWHL) Les Canadiennes de Montreal (CWHL)

Boston College (HEA) Minnesota (WCHA) Boston Pride (NWHL) Linkoping HC (SDHL) Providence (HEA) Wisconsin (WCHA) Minnesota (WCHA) Boston Pride (NWHL) Metropolitan Riveters (NWHL) St. Cloud State (WCHA) Calgary Inferno (CWHL) Wisconsin (WCHA) Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) Wisconsin (WCHA) Quinnipiac (ECAC) Wisconsin (WCHA) Boston Pride (NWHL) Blake School

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By Andy Ness For this article we will try to understand how to teach a power turn to a younger skater, as well as what things to look for that help or hinder a skater’s ability to execute this skill. A power turn is one of the first skills that should be taught after a skater gets a good grasp of his/her balance and edges. For as many times as a skater will use a power turn, it is essential to learn how to do it properly and what things to look for that will help each skater improve.

First, it is important to understand the proper way to execute a power turn (photo 1). The skater should enter into a turn with their feet apart and knees bent, giving them a strong foundation. The skates should be parallel with both skate blades on the ice.

Once this happens, the skater can lead with their stick, shoulders and head, making sure that everything is going the right direction. We use the analogy of a person turning the handlebars on a bike first before they turn. Remember, the stick is an extension of a skater’s body, so it is important not to let the stick drag behind the skater. Once we have everything going the right way, all we have to do is lean on both our inside and outside edge.

Here is where it gets difficult. Notice in the second photo how the skater’s foot is being turned inward. When this happens, the skate will create a scrape against the ice and cause the skater to slow down or maybe even stop. With younger skaters, you may even hear the skate “chatter” up and down on the ice. That skate turning inward, as well as the skater’s weight not being balanced, will cause this.

Another thing to remember is that both skate blades should stay completely on the ice. For some reason, some skaters like to

kick their heel into the ice while their toe comes up off the ice. This will cause friction that will result in the skater digging into the ice too much.

Finally, it is important the skater’s ankles stay stable. Any dipping or dropping of a skater’s ankles will likely result in a skater hitting his/her boot on the ice, causing the skater to slip or fall.

After a younger skater has a good feel and understanding of their edges, they should start to learn the proper way to turn.

The drill that I still think works the best is what we call the “scattered puck” drill. A coach will scatter the pucks around in a given space. Two skaters will be lined up to go, one will be the leader while the other will be the follower. When the coach says, “go,” the first skater can go wherever he/ she would like to go, weaving in and out of the pucks. The second skater will chase and try to stay right behind the leader.

This is a great drill because it does not have a set pattern, so each skater has to adjust quickly, just like in a game. Kids will get the hang of this and have fun with it as well. Coaches should let each pair go for about 20 seconds before starting the next group. Multiple groups can go at once using all three zones.

Any drills or games that involves a lot of turning are a great way for the kids to get the repetition they need to improve.

Remember to try to be creative and think of different ways to teach the same skill. Good luck.

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

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Remembering Shattuck legend Larry Horstman

By Pete Waggoner Taking care of people and treating them like family was the calling card that Larry Horstman was known. The longtime Shattuck-St. Mary’s director of hockey operations passed away on March 7, 2018 from complications of cancer. He was dedicated to his family and the students of Shattuck, and his reach went beyond the hockey rink. His passing leaves a void, but the hockey program of which he was an integral part of building, continues on in capable hands. He left a significant legacy, while impacting those in all walks of life in ways they will never forget.

Horstman was born in 1950 in Braham, Minn., and graduated high school from Minnehaha Academy. He met his wife Carol in 1966, and they were married five years later. Together, they had three children, Amy, Jeff and Jason.

In 1976, Horstman’s career took him to Windom, Minn., with the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Three years later, his family moved to Faribault, Minn., where Horstman ran the newspaper’s circulation department in southern Minnesota before eventually moving on to Shattuck.

Unlikely career change Sports and activities were a big part of the Horstman children’s lives, and although Larry did not have a sporting background, it didn’t deter him from getting involved.

“Dad and mom were very involved in the community and every single activity we were involved with – Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, hockey, softball. They were always the coaches, always the leaders,” Amy said.

As Jeff was playing baseball, Larry learned the game and served as Jeff’s baseball coach. He also learned to skate as Jeff was entering his hockey career.

“I really wanted to go to school (at Shattuck),” Jeff said. “This is when Shattuck was on the rise in 1992. My dad was volunteering his time to help Craig Norwich with the hockey program, doing the travel and the ice scheduling. For Craig and J.P. (Parise), he was always the man behind the screen, the puppet master. He was making everything go. He didn’t have the big name, but he was the guy behind doing everything.

“My dad was going to be transferred to Willmar for the Star Tribune. If that would have happened, I wouldn’t have been able to go to Shattuck because we couldn’t afford to board there. Craig came to him and got him a job at the school, my tuition became free and we stayed in Faribault.”

From 1996-2016, Horstman’s job centered around managing all the logistics in the hockey program. For Shattuck-St. Mary’s, that means managing travel, lodg-

gether. He also treated us the right way. He paid us well. It’s hard to find a job where you can be on the ice coaching kids, and getting a workout and skate, and it’s for a month. He always welcomed you back and we try to do that now.

“His mark on the staff was huge, because of his organization, understanding and knowledge of how to run a good camp – the tiny details the average person might not see. He made it work and put a lot of time into it, too. He made it fun and the staff appreciated it. He treated people the right way.”

Larry Horstman, pictured with his son Jason, worked at Shattuck-St. Mary’s from 1996-2016.

ing, food and USA Hockey registrations for all players. Horstman was also a conduit for parents.

“His office was the first one you saw when you went into the rink,” Jeff said. “It was Grand Central Station. Kids coming through there, the parents, the coaches, everyone just wanting to hang out in there. That’s what he enjoyed. He was also very good at details, all the bookkeeping stuff that makes the operation go. He was out there on the ice during practice and he was tapping guys on the shin pads and having a good time.”

Horstman also developed the successful summer hockey camps that his youngest son Jason now manages. According to Jason, he didn’t have much of a choice when it came to whether he would play hockey or not.

“I didn’t really have a choice from the beginning,” Jason said. “I watched my brother play, so I kind of followed in his footsteps. I was born 10 years after him and grew up watching him and being around Shattuck at a young age. I watched the games and all the players. My dad was the coach, so I started playing at a really young age.”

A presence of the school Through the years, Horstman forged strong relationships at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

He understood the entire workings of the school and the hockey program.

Lonnie Schroeder, Director of Advancement from 2003-June of 2018, said that Horstman was more than just a hockey guy.

“He was a presence in the whole school,” Schroeder said. “He didn’t just stick to the sports complex. He was the go-to guy for information on the hockey program. He was incredibly accessible. He was helpful and knew a lot of people. He was the one that understood what the business office was and understood how the whole school worked. The kids that worked for him, loved working for him. He knew all the people that

made the school work.”

“He could relate to the students, the kids, the coaches and the parents,” close friend and fellow Shattuck-St. Mary’s employee Jack Schweitzer said. “He was the kind of guy that if you needed anything, the parents would not necessarily go to the coaches right away, they would go to Larry. He was a real people person. He would go out of his way to make sure the kids were good. At boarding school, there is homesickness and you are all one big close-knit family. Like all families, you don’t always get along, but he would be able to get everybody on the same plan.”

Former Shattuck-St. Mary’s coach and current Buffalo Sabres assistant coach Tom Ward pointed to Horstman’s efforts for making his job and role a smooth transition.

“When I was first hired, he was very helpful in educating me as to how the school and hockey programs worked together,” Ward said. “Being a boarding school, we are unique in this area, it takes some getting used to.”

Camps and growth Horstman built camps that run for weeks during the summer with 180-210 players per week attending. Four weeks are dedicated to boys and one to girls. Horstman surrounded himself with quality staff, and they were key to the success of the summer camps. It created a positive energy with players who were passionate about Shattuck-St. Mary’s and wanted to give back to the program, all while getting a workout in and making money. He was able to find the right fit for the job and was able to find the right personalities to manage the camps.

“We went through probably six or seven years with a constant group of 10 or 15 players that went to work every summer,” Jason said. “They were guys I had grown up with in high school, junior hockey and college. We would all come back to work to-

Players’ coach/father figure/fest friend Horstman was known as a players’ coach. One that did not get upset.

“He was always positive, rarely got super upset or yelled,” Jason said. “He didn’t really have to. It might have been because we did it the right way or didn’t want to get in trouble. He was a good family person. That carried over to his hockey, just making it a family thing.”

“Larry Horstman was my ‘second’ dad,” former Shattuck and Minnesota Gophers forward Nick Anthony said. “Jeff was/is my best friend. Larry coached our youth teams for Faribault, and eventually he was the reason for my opportunity to go to Shattuck.

Larry was a character and could always lighten up the mood by cracking a joke or telling some kind of funny story. He cared about every player that attended Shattuck, whether you were a stud or dud.”

Horstman’s impact was felt beyond the rink and to the opportunities afforded players by his organized work ethic.

“We were able to travel from Alaska to Boston, and Calgary to Toronto,” Anthony said. “Larry helped give us worldly experiences by organizing great teams to play against while experiencing life at the same time. Shattuck was different. We were able to play 80 games a season as compared to the high school league which only allowed 20-something. We flew and bussed around the nation and were able to experience a lot of neat places as a 14-18 year old. We were forced to grow up because mommy and daddy weren’t always there, but that is where Larry stepped in. You could always go talk to him about any issue you might have. He was a great person and was probably hundreds of other people’s second dad, too.

“He was one of my best friends,” Schweitzer said. “Larry was the kind of guy that liked to stir the pot all the time and he would just kind of get somebody going on something and he would sit back and just kind of giggle and watch what happened. If Continued on page 34

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USPHL’s Midwest Divisions loaded with Minnesota talent

As a first-year program, McIlrath and the Vipers aren’t planning to blast any teams off the ice, but he does hope for a good, solid year of development and advancement for his players.

“We are young. We’ll have a lot of kids in their first year out of high school,” McIlrath said. “We’ll be fast, but not the biggest team in the league. We want to play with lots of speed and put pucks on net, and if we do that, we’ll be competitive in the USPHL.”

Photo courtesy Minnesota Blue Ox

Playing hockey on NCAA school campuses is where essentially every player in the United States Premier Hockey League wants to be in their future beyond the junior game.

The Hudson Havoc and Minnesota Mullets didn’t want to wait that long.

On Sept. 20, the two members of the USPHL Premier junior league hit the ice at Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Mullets, operating out of Forest Lake, Minn., belong to the USPHL Premier’s Midwest West Division, and are one of six Minnesota-based teams in the league.

Joining them in Minnesota are the Steele County Blades (Owatonna), Minnesota Moose (Blaine), Minnesota Blue Ox (Coon Rapids), Rum River Mallards (Isanti) and the Kasson Vipers (Kasson).

The Blue Ox, notably, are co-owned by Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau and his wife, Crystal.

Also in the Midwest West Division this year are the Wisconsin-based Hudson Havoc, Dells Ducks and Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings.

John Schwarz is the USPHL’s Midwest Region Commissioner and said he has been happy to see the resurgence of teams from Minnesota as well as across the Midwest. The Region’s best representation came from the Moose last season as the team won the regular season crown, and moved on to the League Championship playoffs, along with the RiverKings Motor City Hawks and Cougars. The Moose reached the league semifinals near Boston before succumbing to eventual runners-up the Charlotte Rush.

“The Moose did a good job. They won the division and represented the Midwest very well,” said Schwarz, adding the team “proved how competitive we can be at the Premier level.”

“I think our Midwest West Division is one of the best Tier 3 divisions in the country,” added Chris Walby, owner, GM and head coach of the Mullets. “I firmly believe that and expect each night to be competitive. I expect the top six teams to be dynamite and some of the best in the country.”

“The division itself is competitive, as always. Last year, the bottom teams competed with the top teams on any given night,” added Steele County Blades head coach Nick Adamek. “This division prides itself on moving kids upward and onward, whether that be within the USPHL [to its tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference] or more often, and most importantly, to NCAA college hockey.”

It’s no secret that Minnesota is among the leading states of hockey in the U.S., and the impression left at the Tier 3 junior hockey level is a big part of the state’s rich stick and puck history.

The Minnesota Junior Hockey League operated from 1974 until the end of the 2014-15 season when many of the teams moved en masse to the USPHL. The teams that moved formed the USPHL Midwest Division, playing in what was then known as the USP3HL league.

The following season, the entire division, as well as another division, made up of

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The Minnesota Blue Ox are back for their second season in Coon Rapids, after they established themselves as a new Midwest West contender in Year 1.

Midwest-based teams from the former Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, moved up to the Elite League, since renamed the Premier League. These became the Midwest West and Midwest East Divisions of the current USPHL Premier.

Several of the Minnesota-based teams dropped off and a few changed jerseys or locations, but the State of Hockey is now well represented once again with no less than a half-dozen squads stepping into USPHL battles this season.

Joining the family Included in that number are the Rum River Mallards, who will bring hockey back to the cornerstone communities of Isanti, one of the communities of the former MNJHL. There is no relation between the Mallards and the former Isanti resident Minnesota Owls, but team owner Ben Kremer was pleased with the reaction of the community on the eve of the team’s first season and said the location as well as the atmosphere makes this a perfect community for junior hockey.

“It’s far away enough from competition from other sporting teams. It was well-supported back in the day. I am not sure why the Owls are no longer there, but we are excited to be back [in the community],” Kremer said.

Isanti was a popular place for teams because of the usually larger-sized crowds who supported the local team passionately.

It might take awhile for one of the two newest teams to get things started, but Kremer is excited to get things started.

Brad Zangs, a longtime high school and junior coach in Minnesota, will be the GM/ head coach for the Mallards and he hopes the community will embrace the team like it did the former Owls.

“People I’ve talked to said they had a great time there [with the former team],” said Zangs. “The fans loved it and I’m grateful we were able to work out a great deal to bring it back to Isanti.”

It won’t be surprising at all to see the Isanti community embrace this junior team just as it did before. Zangs said it’s always an unknown whether the fan base will support the squad, but he likes what he has seen so far from the volunteer community.

“People have responded really well. They want to help out and try to make this their new program.”

On the ice, Zangs said he was hopeful the team could be competitive out of the gate and liked what he saw in a scrimmage with the Hudson Havoc team in the days leading up to the regular season.

In mid-September, the Kasson Vipers’ Todd McIlrath wasn’t too worried about having to set alarms.

“Our first game is Friday night [Sept. 14].

I’m a bundle of nerves,” said the owner and GM of the new squad. “I haven’t slept in a month.”

Some Minnesota players might recognize the name of McIlrath’s hockey school, the Intensity Training Camp, which he founded in 2011.

“Intensity Training Camp was always good at placing a lot of players to junior teams and college teams,” McIlrath said. “I’m a big skills’ development guy. Having the junior hockey team gave me the platform to work with players of that age. As for the USPHL, I liked the developmental order with their Midget programs and different tiers of junior hockey.”

Back for more The Minnesota Moose were a first-year franchise last year, like Rum River and Kasson are this season. The Moose made a huge first impression, as aforementioned, by winning the division.

Head coach Blake Mendenhall said that with such good teams in the Midwest West, they will be hard pressed to repeat that feat.

“The biggest change from what we had going on last year, was that we had to completely re-tool,” Mendenhall said. “We moved 14 players to college hockey and Tier 2. From last year to this year, it’s almost a brand new look. I think we have five returners. This offseason was good, though, as far as bringing in guys from highlevel AAA programs.”

It wasn’t hard to convince players to join up with a junior team in Minnesota.

“It is the hockey hotbed of the U.S. We have everything here from NCAA D-1 and D-3, with the MIAC here in Minnesota and an entire conference just over in Wisconsin,” Mendenhall added. “The USPHL does a really good job of promoting players at its different showcases. We will be in four showcases this year – one here in Blaine, two in Chicago and one in Massachusetts.

Between the showcases out there and here in the Midwest, we’ll have our players in front of every level of hockey, all right in the colleges’ backyards.”

The Moose, Blue Ox, Mullets and Blades have already established themselves in Minnesota. The Blades have been in the circuit for about a half dozen seasons now, while the Moose and Mullets were new last season, but borne out of former teams in Blaine and Forest Lake.

“Our team is a little young in some areas,” added the Blades’ Adamek. “We have guys who want to be here every day, and they’re setting a great example. I expect our guys to compete hard every single night, and I expect us to play a defensively Continued on page 49

USPHL Midwest West Showcase runs Oct. 26-28 See all of the USPHL Premier’s Midwest West teams in action Oct. 26-28 at the Fogerty Arena in Blaine. The teams will play a showcase running over the same weekend as the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Showcase, which opens the season for that NCAA Division 3

conference also in Blaine, but at the Schwan Super Rink.

USPHL Premier players will have a golden opportunity to be scouted in the same town over the same days by MIAC coaches, as well as other college coaches potentially in the area to scout the MIAC teams.

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will be missed.”

I ever needed anything, he would take the shirt off his back. Even just now I miss him so bad. He was the life of the party and could talk to anybody. It would be tough to find anybody that had anything negative to say about Larry.”

Heartache Larry and Carol had been married 46 years and together built a loving family of three children. Larry had a few health issues along the way, but they were all something he overcame. To many who knew Carol, her devotion to Larry and her family ran deep. Larry ended up driving the bus for the Shattuck-St. Mary’s teams and fell on the oil pit, striking his head in late 2017. He overcame that, but began to have issues with his throat and was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Upon hearing the news, Carol died of a massive heart attack while speaking with the doctor. The news was too much for her to bear and she literally died of a broken heart, shocking those around the Horstman family.

Schweitzer recalled the day it happened.

“It was brutal,” Schweitzer said. “It hit him so hard, they were so close.”

A few short months later, Schweitzer would have to deal with losing his good friend. “I miss him and there should have been more like him.” Schweitzer said.

“Mom and dad always taught us that it is never 50/50, it is always 100/100,” Amy said. “Everyone always give 100 percent all the time. Quite honestly, over the last nine months, not all of us have been able to give 100 percent all of the time. When one of us could only give 80 percent, the other would pick up the other 20 percent. That’s just how it’s been. It’s a really great story. We found out the same day mom died that dad

Larry and Carol Horstman

had brain cancer. Dad really helped us get through that. He said, ‘No regrets. I have no regrets. We had the best life together.’ He missed her so much and we all did. You were sad for a while, but you weren’t sad very long because with those memories came a lot of smiles.”

Ward lost a great friend and good man with whom he was a part of building a winning team on and off the ice. “Larry was a good friend and the program never would have gotten to the point it is today without his tireless efforts. He was a good man, he

Legacy continues Jason took over for Larry after his retirement and has slid right into the job.

“Jason is Larry,” Schweitzer said. “I think Larry taught Jason everything that Jason knows, but he didn’t teach him everything that Larry knew. A lot of that stuff Jason would just have to find out by himself. When I first started working for him, Larry was in his early 40s. He had already had a pretty successful career with the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He knew so many people in the hockey community from his kids and from coaching a lot with J.P. Parise. J.P. was one of the all-time greatest people that you would ever want to meet. I don’t know if J.P taught Larry a lot about coaching, but I kind of wonder if Larry taught J.P. a lot about being a good guy, about life.

I could be wrong about that, but they just fit together so well.”

Jason picked up the key components to Larry’s success and is applying them today.

“The minor details, being organized and on top of things and being punctual are important,” Jason said.

Not lost on Jason is the importance of having time for people like his father did.

“Adam Nightingale, who works with the Red Wings now, used to coach here,” said Jason. “No matter what time of day you came in his office, Larry always gave you the time. It didn’t matter how busy he was, he would sit back and have a five-minute conversation. It was just an open-door policy. Anytime someone comes in to have a conversation, to sit down, it’s fine. I don’t work with my door shut. It’s learning to work with people that’s important.”

For Jason, the school and rink are daily reminders of what his father built and the type of person he was. “I miss him being around every day. Being around the rink and seeing everybody else that comes through to see him and didn’t know what happened and seeing their reaction. I feel like everybody that he knew through Shattuck are dealing with the same thing that we are as a family.”

“He turned his passion into a career,” Amy said.“ Every step of the way, he had the support of my mom. It was a great life for them, they loved it, and I think the Shattuck program would not be where it is today if it were not for my dad. He never really looked at talent as raw talent. It was the person who made the team and all of these personalities. This passion for his family and kids drew him to this sport. Then it went full circle where he was an advocate for the sport and the guy who didn’t maybe have all the skill but had the character to be a good teammate or a a good friend. He coached for many years with J.P. Parise and they had many great teams and great kids.

They are adults and you look back at this impressionable time in their life and think how Larry Horstman had a big part in their life. For me, as his daughter, it is amazing to look back at how many people he touched in life, with my mom right by his side.”

Tickets to inaugural Minnesota Cup on sale now

WCHA women’s teams Minnesota, UMD, Minnesota State and St. Cloud State to meet Jan. 5-6 at Ridder Arena As part of its 20th Anniversary season in 2018-19, the WCHA Women’s League is proud to introduce the inaugural “Minnesota Cup” tournament, to be played at the University of Minnesota’s Ridder Arena on Jan. 5-6. Tickets for the two-day, four-team event, which in 2019 features Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, St. Cloud State and the host Gophers, are on sale now directly through the Gopher Sales & Service Department, in-person at 3M Arena at Mariucci (during regular office hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday-Friday), via phone at 612624-8080 or online at www.mygophersports.com.

The 2019 Minnesota Cup opens with a pair of semifinal games Sat., Jan. 5, beginning at 1:07 p.m., when Minnesota State faces St. Cloud State. The Saturday night-

cap, Minnesota against Minnesota Duluth, is set for 4:07 p.m. Regardless of Saturday’s outcomes, the Gophers will play the 4:07 p.m., game on Sunday, Jan. 6. If Minnesota wins Saturday’s game, they will face the Mavericks-Huskies winner for the tournament championship; if they lose, they will play in the consolation game (with UMD’s 1:07 p.m. CT contest serving as the title game).

All-session ticket prices are $25 for reserved chairback, $20 for adult general admission and $15 for youth/senior general admission. Single-session prices are

$15 for reserved chairback, $12 for adult general admission and $8 for youth/ senior general admission.

“The inaugural Minnesota Cup launches what we believe will quickly become a fun and exciting, in-season tournament tradition for the WCHA and our Minnesota-based member institutions,” said WCHA Vice President and Women’s League Commissioner Katie Million. “What better way to return from the holiday break and get the second half rolling than with the opportunity to win a trophy, especially among your in-state peers? We thank the University of Minne-

sota for hosting the 2019 event and look forward to being at Ridder Arena in January!”

“We’re looking forward to hosting the inaugural Minnesota Cup at Ridder Arena in January,” University of Minnesota head coach Brad Frost said. “The tournament format allows us to play for a trophy to start off the second half of the season, and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the WCHA’s in-state rivalries in the state of Minnesota.”

As currently scheduled, future Minnesota Cup hosts include: Minnesota Duluth (2020), Minnesota State (2021), St. Cloud State (2022) and Bemidji State (2023), with the WCHA’s five Minnesota-based member schools rotating in participation each season.

It’s BSU vs. SCSU in U.S. Hockey HOF Women’s Game Game between two WCHA rivals is set for Nov. 20 in Brainerd, Minn.

Two of the top women’s teams from the country’s premier hockey conference will battle in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic, set for Tuesday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m. CST, at Essentia Health Sports Center in Brainerd, Minnesota.

The contest will feature Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) rivals Bemidji State University against St. Cloud State University.

“We are thrilled to playing in this game in Brainerd,” said Jim Scanlan, Bemidji State Head Coach. “They have a terrific hockey community and they have always supported

their teams with pride and passion that northern Minnesota is known for.”

St. Cloud State Head Coach Eric Rud said, “This is a great opportunity for us to bring women’s college hockey to young girls and college fans that might not have had a chance to come out and watch a game in person. I know people will be impressed with the skill of the college game and we can’t wait to be a part of this event.”

The women’s Hall of Fame game will raise awareness for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum in Eveleth, Minnesota along with bringing women’s Division I hockey to a local community.

”We are pleased to be part of this game and I am personally excited to be able to watch this game in our barn,” said Brainerd Amateur Hockey Association President Sam Blum. “The game gives us a unique opportunity to create access for spectators to watch a DI Women’s hockey game in our area.” A capacity crowd is expected for the game.

Proceeds will go to Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen in Brainerd. “This is a fantastic organization that helps out those in need on a daily basis,” said Jim Ernster, Brainerd High School Girl’s Hockey Head Coach. “A safe,

inviting atmosphere allows people to get hot meals seven days a week, no questions asked. To have the opportunity to help out an organization that embodies humility and grace is indeed a privilege.”

Additional details of the event will be announced in coming months.

The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum (www.ushockeyhall.com) was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the rich history of ice hockey in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and teams.

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On August 28 at Ridder Arena, the Minnesota Warriors played an exhibition game for the 100th American Legion National Convention which was being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Prior to the game, Danny Hendrickson, Executive Director of the Hendrickson Foundation, presented a check for $10,000 to support the Minnesota Warriors’ operations with the Metro and Duluth teams. Accepting the check was Derek Knott, President of Minnesota Warriors Ice Hockey.

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After coming up short in their previous three U14 championship contests, the 05 Girls Machine finally got the monkey off their back by beating the 04 Northern Storm 4-1 in the title game of the 2018 USA International Cup. With some great goaltending and a consistent flow of goals, the 05’s outscored their opponents 36-7 on their way to an undefeated run to the title.

Having played the Northern Storm team earlier this season in the Battle by the Bay championship and losing, the Machine team had a score to settle. Going down 1-0 late in the first, the Machine girls fought back with four unanswered goals to take the championship from a very balanced and well-coached Northern Storm team.

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based practices on Saturdays and game day on Sundays.

“We put the boards up at center ice, we bought four of the smaller nets, and we let the kids play against their buddies,” Wright said. “They had just an awesome time.”

Another benefit of the new structure was coaching was more consistent for everyone.

“In this new setup, we had all of our coaches out on the ice together – the more experienced coaches and leaders, along with all the helpers and moms and dads,” Wright said.

A huge help was “buy in” from the parents of the Mite players. Typically, associations can be averse to change for fear of losing players to other programs.

“We explained to the parents what we were doing, and why,” explained Wright.

“They all understood and were excited to be a part of it. That only got bigger once they saw how much fun the kids were having, and really, how much they were developing.”

Wright knows every association is different, but these philosophies and principles of long-term development are applicable not just to all youth hockey players, but all of youth sports.

“I’m not saying this [Mite hockey] model will work well for every association. But we learned about Duluth, looked at it, and said we can have a better experience for our Mites across the board instead of having such a variance in how people felt about their experience. I think we can make it more fun and have a super awesome time for the kids. At the end of the day, they’re kids.

Let them play and have some fun with their buddies.”

Edina Hockey Association Edina Hockey Association will be rolling out its new approach to Mite hockey this season. Previously, the kids were broken up into Development, Intermediate and Advanced groups at the 8U level.

There was little skill difference between Development and Intermediate players. But more experienced coaches were guiding the Intermediate kids, while newer- or first-time coaches – by no fault of their own – were leading the Development kids.

By combining the two into one pool – Intermediate – more experienced coaches could be allocated to serve every player.

“To get all of the kids up in skill sets, the Development kids would probably benefit from having those coaches with more experience,” said Dahline, who serves on the association’s Mite committee. “We’re evening out the teams in an attempt to even out the coaching across these teams.”

That Intermediate level now consists of eight teams, with all players distributed evenly, and they will compete in an in-house league, with a big blowout jamboree to finish the year.

“We’re really going to focus on the experience of the in-house league,” Dahline said.

“We want to end the year with a tournament that the kids are really excited about.

We’ll devote an entire day to it.”

The goal is to maximize fun and develop-

ment for all who sign up for Mites, the lifeblood of any hockey community.

“We do value competing, as every association does. We all want state tournament teams and we want to build that up,” Dahline said. “The way you do that is by continuing to grow at the youngest levels and getting kids engaged, having fun and participating. The more that we can figure out ways to sort of bring in more kids and have their parents believe that they’re getting a good experience, building skills and having quality coaching, we feel that’s how we build a better experience for the next eight years after Mites.

Greenway Amateur Hockey Association While Greenway is much smaller than Duluth, their approaches to Squirt hockey are similar. Like Duluth, all of Greenway Amateur Hockey Association’s Squirts play Squirt B. “I think every situation’s different. When you get up in northern Minnesota, I don’t think Squirt A hockey is necessarily needed,” said Grant Clafton, Greenway’s High School Boys coach and 2018 Coach of the Year.

“What we’re trying to do is keep kids involved and interested in hockey. It’s not about the level you’re playing at, but the level of effort you’re putting in. I think it’s really important for the coaches who are coaching these kids to be giving the proper development tools and teaching the right skill sets into these kids at this young of an age.”

Sure, there are always standout Squirts.

But in Clafton’s mind, playing Squirt B will not hinder their development.

“There’s always going to be the three or four really gifted kids that are great Squirt A players, but very few of them continue on down that path and keep going because they played Squirt A hockey,” he continued.

“Eventually, all the other kids that were slower developing will end up catching them and pass them by. That’s just the way it goes.”

Clafton reiterated that every community is different, and the proximity of programs in the Twin Cities cuts down on travel time and costs that northern and other outstate teams face.

“When you’re a young family and you have young kids starting out, $700 on the weekend traveling isn’t exactly the best way of keeping kids and families in the game and keeping our numbers up,” Clafton said.

And keeping more kids involved at the youngest levels leads to more great athletes thinking of themselves as hockey players when it becomes time to ratchet up the focus on training, something Clafton has seen with his own program.

For the three seasons he’s been at the helm, every member of Clafton’s Greenway High School teams played Squirt B. Greenway beat defending Class AA state champion Grand Rapids last year, and almost took down defending Class A champion Hermantown in the Section 7A final.

Clafton also estimates he’ll have seven or eight kids that will play post-high school hockey with the opportunity to play college Division I in the future.

“They all played Squirt B hockey,” Clafton said. “If everybody stays committed to the long-term development plan – not just being the best Squirt or winning – that is the key. Everybody wants to win – I get that. But the key word is development.”

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Who would win if NHL teams were organized with players playing for their home state/region? Who would prevail?

By Dave Druk Northland Hockey Group As a refresher, Battle States 2018 is a fictional league I created in the PS4 video game NHL 18 with NHL players representing their home state, province or country.

The games are simulated on the screen and stats are kept.

The nine teams competing in Northland Hockey Group’s “Battle States”: • Illisouri – This team is made up primarily of players born in Illinois, but has four from Missouri as well.

• Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • New York • Northeast USA – This team has all north-

east states other than Massachusetts and New York.

• Southeast USA – This team has players from the Southeast and also Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

• West USA • Wisconsin We are at the midway point in Battle States and now every team finally has a loss,

albeit Michigan and Team West lost theirs in overtime, so they still received a point in those games. Minnesota had two hardluck losses as they were leading both of their games in the third period and ended up losing both. First, they lost to Team Southeast 4-3 in overtime and then they played their neighbors from the east in Wisconsin and let a 4-1 lead in the third not only slip away in the final minute, but ended up losing it in the final minute as well. Minnesota falls to last place as they only have five points, but that is only two points out of a playoff spot.

The biggest performance of the week was New York’s Patrick Kane against Michigan and their 7-0 record. With the team down 2-0 in the third, he scored two goals to bring the game to overtime and then scored a breakaway goal to win. He is the third player in the league to record a hat trick. New England’s Jonathan Quick recorded the league’s second shutout in week seven, stopping 25 in the win over Illisouri.

Battle States has every team play each other twice for a 16-game total season. The top two teams will get a bye and then the teams that finish 3-6 will have a best-ofthree playoff series. The winners of the first round will play the teams that had a bye in a best of five. The Battle States Cup will be a seven game series after that.

Battle States 2018 Results • Standings • Leaders Week 7 Massachusetts 3, New York 1 Michigan 3, West 2 (OT) Northeast 3, Illisouri 0 Southeast 4, Minnesota 3 (OT) Wisconsin 5, Minnesota 4

Team Michigan West Northeast Wisconsin Illisouri Southeast New York Minnesota Massachusetts

Week 8 Massachusetts 4, Southeast 3 (OT) New York 3, Michigan 2 (OT) Northeast 5, Wisconsin 4 West 4, Illisouri 1

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Team Northeast Minnesota Southeast Northeast Minnesota New York West

Team Northeast New York Minnesota Southeast Wisconsin

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Team Minnesota Northeast Wisconsin

Goals-Against Average Name Connor Hellebuyck Ben Bishop Jonathan Quick

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Team Michigan West Northeast

Assists 7 7 7 6 5 GAA 2.04 2.45 2.47 SV% .923 .916 .916

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continued from page 33 sound game. We have some highly-skilled guys who are chomping at the bit and ready to get out there.”

The Blue Ox was an expansion franchise last season, but couldn’t have started much better, leading the division into the Christmas break and ultimately finishing third in its inaugural campaign.

“We have a solid returning core of 13 players from last year, and 12 new, eager players,” added Blue Ox co-owner and GM/head coach Jay Witta. “We have a nice European flavor again this season with two Swiss players, one Czech, one Austrian and a Canadian.”

“We are for sure bigger, stronger and faster and have raised the ‘compete’ level with the players we have returning and coming in!” Witta added. “It should be a great year and I know the city of Coon Rapids and our fans are eager for us to get started. We had 200-plus fans last week in a 3-2 win over Hudson in a preseason home opener!”

The Mullets will be looking to build off

the excitement of the Ridder Arena game, and in fact are going back there against the Havoc on Nov. 5.

“We return nine veteran players as of now and I expect to get two more back soon,” Walby said. “At this point in the season, the roster is still being developed, but I believe we have one of the best teams in a very strong division.”

The USPHL’s Midwest East Division includes teams from Illinois (Chicago Cougars and Decatur Blaze), Indiana (the Midwest Blackbirds) and Michigan (Tri-City Icehawks, Detroit Fighting Irish and Motor City Hockey Club).

This season, the Midwest will also be represented in the USPHL by the Great Lakes Division. Leading the way are the Metro Jets, who won the league championship and then joined its division-mates days later in a move to the USPHL. Other teams in that division include the Toledo Cherokee, Pittsburgh Vengeance, Lansing Wolves and Wooster Oilers (another former MNJHL team).

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2005 Girls Machine finishes on a high note

Minnesota Made’s 2005 Girls Machine team wrapped up the 2018 AAA season on a high note, capturing the U14 Tier I Summer Finale Championship over the Ice Cougars.

In what was sure to be a hard-fought battle from the start, the Ice Cougars jumped out to an early 1-0 lead. The Machine girls did not back down and responded with the next two goals to take a 2-1 lead into the third.

With about eight and a half minutes left, the Ice Cougars slipped one past the Machine to tie it up at 2-2. With time ticking off the clock, both teams had chances to take the lead, only to be denied by solid goaltending.

As time expired, the teams prepared

themselves for five minutes of 4-on-4 overtime play. Again, with both teams having several solid chances, the clock expired with the game still tied and it was on to a fiveplayer shootout to determine the winner.

After only four shooters, the Machine team secured the victory by netting three of their four attempts.

Congratulations to AJ and his Ice Cougar team on a great battle. It was truly a game of championship caliber.Overall, 2018 proved to be a great summer for the 2005 Girls Machine program. The team finished the 2018 season with a record of 24-6-1, with three of the six losses coming in the championship games at the U14 level.

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MINNETONKA Duluth East Edina St. Thomas Academy Holy Family Catholic Wayzata Andover White Bear Lake St. Michael-Albertville Cretin-Derham Hall Centennial Eastview Moorhead Brainerd Duluth Marshall Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lakeville North Hill-Murray Rosemount Elk River/Zimmerman

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OSSEO/MAPLE GROVE Eden Prairie Minnetonka Wayzata Cloquet Rosemount Centennial Hermantown Grand Rapids Andover Mahtomedi Chaska/Chanhassen Prior Lake/Savage Sibley Lakeville North St. Michael-Albertville Edina White Bear Lake Duluth East Champlin Park

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STILLWATER RED Minnetonka Stillwater Black St.Thomas Academy Eagan Centennial Black Wayzata Lakeville Edina Centennial Red

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ORONO Alexandria Hermantown Mahtomedi Greenway St. Cloud Cathedral Mound Westonka East Grand Forks Sartell-St. Stephen Virginia/MI-B Minneapolis Delano Thief River Falls Monticello Simley Warroad South St. Paul North Branch Mankato East/Loyola Litchfield/D-C

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EDINA Cottage Grove East Grand Forks Osseo/Maple Grove Roseville Sartell St. Paul Capitals Owatonna Little Falls Duluth Denfeld Tartan Minnetonka Delano Warroad Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Armstrong/Cooper Virginia Wayzata Litchfield/D-C Hutchinson

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WAYZATA Osseo/Maple Grove Edina Blaine White Bear Lake

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EDINA Centennial Blake Andover Hill-Murray Blaine Maple Grove Wayzata Forest Lake Eagan Eden Prairie Lakeville South Brainerd/Little Falls Roseau Farmington Minnetonka White Bear Lake Mounds View Cretin-Derham Hall Shakopee

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EDINA WHITE Osseo/Maple Grove Morris/Benson Moorhead Black Wayzata Minnetonka Lakeville North St. Paul Capitals Forest Lake Hastings Edina Green Crookston Grand Rapids Elk River Waconia Prior Lake/Savage St. Cloud Red Becker Big Lake Owatonna North Shore

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EDINA GREEN Proctor/Hermantown Minnetonka Black Centennial Alexandria Roseville/St. Paul St. Cloud Woodbury Black Wayzata Blue Edina White

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