NIT Tournament - Minnesota Seniors Roster
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NIT Tournament - Minnesota Seniors Roster
Rosters were released showing the Mn. NIT team for seniors. These players were selected from the Great 8 tournament last weekend to represent the Mn. Seniors in the NIT tournament starting April 19th.
http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/page/show/49 ... -nit-2012-
Jared Kolquist D Hermantown 180 5'8.5''
Andrew Herlofsky D Anoka
Brian LeBlanc D Hermantown
Dillon Eichstadt D Bemidji
Jordan Stejskal D Grand Rapids 185 6'0
Ian Janco D Bloom Jefferson 186 6'1''
Jared Thomas F Hermantown 190 5'11.75''
Dom Toninato F Duluth East 165 6'0.5''
Mitch McLain F Brainerd 180 5'11.5
Matt Pohlkamp F Brainerd 186 6'0''
Charlie Sampair F Hill-Murray 180 6'0''
Andrew Commers F St. Thomas Academy 175 5'10''
Peter Krieger F St. Thomas Academy 172 5'10''
C.J. Franklin F Forest Lake 180 5'10.5''
Christian Horn F Benilde-St. Margaret's 174 5'11''
Jake O’Borsky F Benilde-St. Margaret's 188 6'0''
Johno May F Mahtomedi
Cory Chapman F Burnsville 180 5'10''
Jon Narverud G Thief River Falls
John Scheuer G Cloquet
http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/page/show/49 ... -nit-2012-
Jared Kolquist D Hermantown 180 5'8.5''
Andrew Herlofsky D Anoka
Brian LeBlanc D Hermantown
Dillon Eichstadt D Bemidji
Jordan Stejskal D Grand Rapids 185 6'0
Ian Janco D Bloom Jefferson 186 6'1''
Jared Thomas F Hermantown 190 5'11.75''
Dom Toninato F Duluth East 165 6'0.5''
Mitch McLain F Brainerd 180 5'11.5
Matt Pohlkamp F Brainerd 186 6'0''
Charlie Sampair F Hill-Murray 180 6'0''
Andrew Commers F St. Thomas Academy 175 5'10''
Peter Krieger F St. Thomas Academy 172 5'10''
C.J. Franklin F Forest Lake 180 5'10.5''
Christian Horn F Benilde-St. Margaret's 174 5'11''
Jake O’Borsky F Benilde-St. Margaret's 188 6'0''
Johno May F Mahtomedi
Cory Chapman F Burnsville 180 5'10''
Jon Narverud G Thief River Falls
John Scheuer G Cloquet
18's (Sr's)
Northern teams well reprsented with 11 of the 20 players. A complete breakdown by Section:
Sect 1 - 0
Sect 2 - 2 (Burnsville & Jefferson)
Sect 3 - 0
Sect 4 - 4 (Hill, Mahtomedi & STA)
Sect 5 - 3 (Hermantown)
Sect 6 - 2 (BSM)
Sect 7 - 5 (Anoka, Cloquet DE, FL, GR)
Sect 8 - 4 (Bemidji, Brainerd, TRF)
Sect 1 - 0
Sect 2 - 2 (Burnsville & Jefferson)
Sect 3 - 0
Sect 4 - 4 (Hill, Mahtomedi & STA)
Sect 5 - 3 (Hermantown)
Sect 6 - 2 (BSM)
Sect 7 - 5 (Anoka, Cloquet DE, FL, GR)
Sect 8 - 4 (Bemidji, Brainerd, TRF)
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So the team that won the event has no representitives, yet the second place team has a team high 5 players? I did not see one minute of the games last weekend, but this seems odd. Thoughts?Northern teams well reprsented with 11 of the 20 players. A complete breakdown by Section:
Sect 1 - 0
Sect 2 - 2 (Burnsville & Jefferson)
Sect 3 - 0
Sect 4 - 4 (Hill, Mahtomedi & STA)
Sect 5 - 3 (Hermantown)
Sect 6 - 2 (BSM)
Sect 7 - 5 (Anoka, Cloquet DE, FL, GR)
Sect 8 - 4 (Bemidji, Brainerd, TRF)
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Well, when you have one player selected who had a total of 0 points in 3 games selected over any number of players with 4 or more you have to wonder what's going on. I'm just saying that based on how kids did in the Great 8, it would seem that some performed better than some of those chosen for the NIT.
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It's happened before. I know there were some kids in the past edging double digit points for the tournament but didn't get represented in the NIT. They're obviously capable of playing at a higher level to put up those stats, but maybe the committee was looking at the season performances rather than the actual Great 8 showing.demongoed wrote:Well, when you have one player selected who had a total of 0 points in 3 games selected over any number of players with 4 or more you have to wonder what's going on. I'm just saying that based on how kids did in the Great 8, it would seem that some performed better than some of those chosen for the NIT.
NIT Mn Seniors
Great 8 performance had nothing to do with this roster. I watched each team on all three days of this tourney and have the following stats to support my conclusion: First, Champs Section 3 and Consolation Champs Section 1 were a combined 5 and 1 and have no players heading to the NIT. Sections 2, 5, 6, and 8 were a combined 3 and 9 and have 12 players (60% of the team)on their way to Plymouth. Add Section 4 to that bunch and they are 5 and 10 with 15 players (75% of the team) in the NIT. Forget Section 4 and add Section 7 and they are still a combined 5 and 10, but now have 16 players (80% of the team) in the NIT. My numbers may be fractionally off because there is an alternate player that played for two different sections (neither 1 or 3) during the weekend and ended up on the NIT roster.
Additionally consider, there is a defenseman on the 0-3 team, including a 9-0 loss, on the roster, only one player that had a game winning goal on the roster, and that was the 1st goal of their 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and 6 of those were in a 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and three of those were in a 12-4 win and they included the 11th and 12th goals.
I could go on, but let's be honest--this roster was almost complete before the first puck dropped in S. St. Paul. Granted, they are all nice players, but the kids that prepared and performed were not given the respect they deserve. High Performance has sunk to a new low.
Additionally consider, there is a defenseman on the 0-3 team, including a 9-0 loss, on the roster, only one player that had a game winning goal on the roster, and that was the 1st goal of their 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and 6 of those were in a 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and three of those were in a 12-4 win and they included the 11th and 12th goals.
I could go on, but let's be honest--this roster was almost complete before the first puck dropped in S. St. Paul. Granted, they are all nice players, but the kids that prepared and performed were not given the respect they deserve. High Performance has sunk to a new low.
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The stated purpose of the Great 8:
"To identify those Minnesota athletes having potential for future participation in USA Hockey regional, national, and/or international training and competition and to expose these athletes to collegiate and other opportunities at advanced levels of competition..For Section “Bragging Rights” who plays the best hockey? All Players will be evaluated by qualified evaluators"
This is what MN Hockey says about the NIT although I'm not sure I understand it:
"THE MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT: Held in Plymouth, April 19-22, 2012. This will be an 6 team event,
including the Great “8” team and the Minnesota Advance 18 team. We are looking for the best 6 teams to participate, to do this, we are allowing all D-1
commitments to participate. That also means these players will be allowed to play in the Great 8."
They do state how they pick the Great 8 athletes but no mention of the process for the NIT.
"To identify those Minnesota athletes having potential for future participation in USA Hockey regional, national, and/or international training and competition and to expose these athletes to collegiate and other opportunities at advanced levels of competition..For Section “Bragging Rights” who plays the best hockey? All Players will be evaluated by qualified evaluators"
This is what MN Hockey says about the NIT although I'm not sure I understand it:
"THE MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT: Held in Plymouth, April 19-22, 2012. This will be an 6 team event,
including the Great “8” team and the Minnesota Advance 18 team. We are looking for the best 6 teams to participate, to do this, we are allowing all D-1
commitments to participate. That also means these players will be allowed to play in the Great 8."
They do state how they pick the Great 8 athletes but no mention of the process for the NIT.
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The purpose of the NIT is to position themselves as a showcase for kids trying to get to a higher level (USHL, NCAA, etc.) of hockey. They're going to pick kids who have a higher likelyhood of doing that. If your kid did awesome in the great 8, it means nothing if they haven't demonstrated the tools to get into the USHL or college hockey up to this point.
Fair? Hell, I don't know. Probably not. It is what it is.
Fair? Hell, I don't know. Probably not. It is what it is.
How is this different than most associations try-out process?
In this case there is no mistaking the fact that this was not a "blind" process. Evaluators know exactly who they are looking at.
There is plenty of lobbying going on far before the 1st puck is dropped. I suspect a couple kids caught a big break, a few more were bubble kids that made it, but most of this team was formed long before even the State Tournament began over a month ago.
In this case there is no mistaking the fact that this was not a "blind" process. Evaluators know exactly who they are looking at.
There is plenty of lobbying going on far before the 1st puck is dropped. I suspect a couple kids caught a big break, a few more were bubble kids that made it, but most of this team was formed long before even the State Tournament began over a month ago.
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at the start of the tournament all the boys were giving a sheet from their coach asking if they were interested in playing in the NIT. I am guessing that there were a lot of kids that didn't want to do or couldn't. Playing in this means they have to miss school and they have to hand out another 250.00. That ends up being 500.00 for 6 games. They are better off using the money for team try-outs. So, I am just saying that not everyone was interested in playing another weekend.
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Re: NIT Mn Seniors
busdriver wrote:Great 8 performance had nothing to do with this roster. I watched each team on all three days of this tourney and have the following stats to support my conclusion: First, Champs Section 3 and Consolation Champs Section 1 were a combined 5 and 1 and have no players heading to the NIT. Sections 2, 5, 6, and 8 were a combined 3 and 9 and have 12 players (60% of the team)on their way to Plymouth. Add Section 4 to that bunch and they are 5 and 10 with 15 players (75% of the team) in the NIT. Forget Section 4 and add Section 7 and they are still a combined 5 and 10, but now have 16 players (80% of the team) in the NIT. My numbers may be fractionally off because there is an alternate player that played for two different sections (neither 1 or 3) during the weekend and ended up on the NIT roster.
Additionally consider, there is a defenseman on the 0-3 team, including a 9-0 loss, on the roster, only one player that had a game winning goal on the roster, and that was the 1st goal of their 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and 6 of those were in a 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and three of those were in a 12-4 win and they included the 11th and 12th goals.
I could go on, but let's be honest--this roster was almost complete before the first puck dropped in S. St. Paul. Granted, they are all nice players, but the kids that prepared and performed were not given the respect they deserve. High Performance has sunk to a new low.
So who is your kid that didn't make it and got beat out by these kids?
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Re: NIT Mn Seniors
The Dman24 wrote:busdriver wrote:Great 8 performance had nothing to do with this roster. I watched each team on all three days of this tourney and have the following stats to support my conclusion: First, Champs Section 3 and Consolation Champs Section 1 were a combined 5 and 1 and have no players heading to the NIT. Sections 2, 5, 6, and 8 were a combined 3 and 9 and have 12 players (60% of the team)on their way to Plymouth. Add Section 4 to that bunch and they are 5 and 10 with 15 players (75% of the team) in the NIT. Forget Section 4 and add Section 7 and they are still a combined 5 and 10, but now have 16 players (80% of the team) in the NIT. My numbers may be fractionally off because there is an alternate player that played for two different sections (neither 1 or 3) during the weekend and ended up on the NIT roster.
Additionally consider, there is a defenseman on the 0-3 team, including a 9-0 loss, on the roster, only one player that had a game winning goal on the roster, and that was the 1st goal of their 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and 6 of those were in a 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and three of those were in a 12-4 win and they included the 11th and 12th goals.
I could go on, but let's be honest--this roster was almost complete before the first puck dropped in S. St. Paul. Granted, they are all nice players, but the kids that prepared and performed were not given the respect they deserve. High Performance has sunk to a new low.
So who is your kid that didn't make it and got beat out by these kids?
HALF OF THIS ROSTER WAS DONE 5 YEARS AGO
Re: NIT Mn Seniors
The Dman24 wrote:busdriver wrote:Great 8 performance had nothing to do with this roster. I watched each team on all three days of this tourney and have the following stats to support my conclusion: First, Champs Section 3 and Consolation Champs Section 1 were a combined 5 and 1 and have no players heading to the NIT. Sections 2, 5, 6, and 8 were a combined 3 and 9 and have 12 players (60% of the team)on their way to Plymouth. Add Section 4 to that bunch and they are 5 and 10 with 15 players (75% of the team) in the NIT. Forget Section 4 and add Section 7 and they are still a combined 5 and 10, but now have 16 players (80% of the team) in the NIT. My numbers may be fractionally off because there is an alternate player that played for two different sections (neither 1 or 3) during the weekend and ended up on the NIT roster.
Additionally consider, there is a defenseman on the 0-3 team, including a 9-0 loss, on the roster, only one player that had a game winning goal on the roster, and that was the 1st goal of their 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and 6 of those were in a 9-0 win, a player with 7 points and three of those were in a 12-4 win and they included the 11th and 12th goals.
I could go on, but let's be honest--this roster was almost complete before the first puck dropped in S. St. Paul. Granted, they are all nice players, but the kids that prepared and performed were not given the respect they deserve. High Performance has sunk to a new low.
So who is your kid that didn't make it and got beat out by these kids?
Well, that is the problem, he didn't get "beat out." About 100 players never had a chance because the roster was picked before Great 8 play. Just trying to expose the Great 8 for what it isn't. It isn't a chance to make the NIT roster. It is a chance to be seen by a few scouts and coaches and nothing more. Fortunately the scouts and coaches are better judges of talent than the evaluators because "my kid" is off to the BCHL. Not a bad place to start a post high school carrer. As a bonus I save time and money. Money I can now use for green fees instead of NIT admission tickets.
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Not sure this holds water, looks like the one who was "outplayed" also made the roster (per Hockey Hub)To F.L. players played, One was FL's leading scorer Kohls[the last three years] The other C.J. [great athlete] made the NIT. I don't think that sounds like it was picked ahead. C.J. outplayed Luke in the great 8. Thus moved on!!!
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