Best Players ever for your favorite school!!!

SEMinnHockeyNut · Post by **SEMinnHockeyNut** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:18 pm

I am not aware of that....I was saying JM retired Podein's number (and Zmolek)......some schools don't like to do that for many reasons.

However, I am sure there are some guys who have pictures in their hometown rinks that were not outstanding high school players, but went on to greater things that their high school now touts are 'theirs' - if that makes sense....

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:34 pm

chillout wrote:
wbmd wrote:
chillout wrote: Your post is probably sarcastic, but I can't tell. So if your serious....Hambly grew up in Cloquet.
Grew up in Cloquet? How is that? His dad was an assistant coach for Mahtomedi when they went to the Tier 2 State Tournament in 1992. Tim Hambley graduated from White Bear in 2001 and played Bantams in White Bear - meaning he did grow up in Bear land.
Oh wow...embarrasing.

I was thinking of Scott, his dad. Oops.

Oh that's weird Scott coached at Mahtomedi, I had no idea.

He was an assistant to Jeff Whisler.

Goldy Gopher · Post by **Goldy Gopher** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:47 pm

Goldy Gopher wrote:St. Cloud Apollo

Chris Harrington
Mike Howe
Matt Hartman
Joe Hartman
Nate Hampton
Troy(?) Fritz- goalie for the state tourney team in 84

I'm sure there's more that Blanda would be able to throw in.

Jeff Bandar completely slipped my mind, could very easily be the best goalie in Apollo's history.

mn4hockey · Post by **mn4hockey** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:27 pm

anyone remeber Matt Ulwelling or Mark Carlson? i recall watching them play for warroad on the 96 team although i don't know if thats when they graduated. Talk about some skilled hockey players, extremely fast with excellent hands. I know there was some other players from those couple years but im not sure who. maybe some warroad people could elaborate.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:22 pm

SEMinnHockeyNut wrote:Like was said, they blossomed after HS. They were very good players, no doubt, but most of their success came afterward.

Where on this thread does it indicate that they should be the best players ever from your high school during high school????
Simply put, Joel Otto might be the best to ever come out of Elk River because of who he was as a person, not the youth hockey and high school teams.

The same could be said for Shjon Podein of JM. Not very good in high school, but the work ethic to go from average to a nice long NHL career - and that my friends should be noted no matter when the success happened. Of course JM takes some credit for his success - as they should - by retiring his number.

Otto and Hinote deserve the same respect for ER.

Who said they weren't good people? Or good players after HS?

I guess I assumed that since the title said best players ever for your school, then it was while they were in school... In my opinion a lot of great HS players get forgotten because they didn't go on to play D1. Either because of size, speed or just didn't want to play after HS, but they were great in HS. Why not recognize them?

Stitch Lips · Post by **Stitch Lips** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:31 am

Nice shot of Otts and Bundy ... played golf with both of them this summer ... in the same foursome as a matter of fact ... Bundy won all the money that day though .... he shot a 68 at the Preserve. His golf simulator is up and running and word on the street is that he will be the best amateur in the Brainerd Lakes Area next summer.

I still have in my possession, quite a few master tapes of some of Hinote's classics as an Elk player, including the overtime thriller at the St. Paul Civic Center against Moorhead (Moorhead won) just before Moorhead took the Elks in 4 OTs in '94 at the NHC.

Nice research though Junior ... something tells me we've met before. Was it Pebble Beach? Or maybe in Nashville at one of Buck Owens' parties.

Glory_Days99 · Post by **Glory_Days99** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:23 pm

Hastings Raiders Top 10 Players All Time:

Dean Talafous
Jeff Taffe
John Gruden
Brad Stephan
Aaron Fox
Dan Welch
Adam Gerlach
Ben Tharp
Mitch Horsch
Russ Welch

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:17 am

Glory_Days99 wrote:Hastings Raiders Top 10 Players All Time:

Dean Talafous
Jeff Taffe
John Gruden
Brad Stephan
Aaron Fox
Dan Welch
Adam Gerlach
Ben Tharp
Mitch Horsch
Russ Welch

I know this is your 'top 10 all time from Hastings', but somehow I would think that Tom Sagissore would have fit in there.

pioneers · Post by **pioneers** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:29 am

Hill/Hill-Murray

Dave Langevin (4 Stanley Cups with the Islanders)
Steve Janaszak
Steve Griffith
Craig Johnson
Dave Tanabe
Pat Regan
Jeff Whisler
Rod Romanchuk
Pat Ethier
Mike Hoeffel
Jeff Poeschl
Mike Phillippi
Joe Phillippi
Matt Koalska

Just to name a few

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:38 am

pioneers wrote:Hill/Hill-Murray

Dave Langevin (4 Stanley Cups with the Islanders)
Steve Janaszak
Steve Griffith
Craig Johnson
Dave Tanabe
Pat Regan
Jeff Whisler
Rod Romanchuk
Pat Ethier
Mike Hoeffel
Jeff Poeschl
Mike Phillippi
Joe Phillippi
Matt Koalska

Just to name a few

Must be tough to name top players from Hill. Especially with all the top notch players that have had in their long history.

pioneers · Post by **pioneers** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:31 pm

It is, but those are some that have stood out for me over the years.

mrhockey08 · Post by **mrhockey08** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:29 pm

Duluth East
Dave Spehar
Dylan Mills
Sean Hill
Rusty Fitzgerald
Clint Johnson
Nick Angell
Tommy Kolar
Nick Licari
Cade Fairchild
Adam Coole
Kyle Kolquist

Breck
Jake Brenk
Blake Wheeler
Robby Dee
Peter Mueller
Jordan Fulton
Todd O'Hara
Alec Richards

GopherPuckPlayer · Post by **GopherPuckPlayer** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:51 pm

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I agree for with that! Festler all the way!

Bullitt · Post by **Bullitt** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:25 pm

Jefferson...theres a bunch to name but here is a few-
Ben Clymer
Mark Parrish
Tom Kurvers
Toby Petersen
Tom Gilbert
Mike Crowley

sinbin006 · Post by **sinbin006** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:54 pm

Hermantown

First Team Forwards
Nick Kemp
Jon Francisco
B.J. Radovich

First Team Defence
J.R Bradley
Dan Knapp

First Team Goalie
Chris Oppel

Second Team Forwards
Brian McDonald
Drew LeBlanc
Kyle Schmidt

Second Team Defence
Chad Huttel
Jesse Stokke

Second Team Goalie
Nathan Hardy

Lopresti · Post by **Lopresti** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:50 am

Wayzata:

(Embarrassingly small and little-known list:)

D-Jim Gravens
D-Judd Stevens
F-Joey Miller
F-John Suhr
F-Brett Lievers
G-probably Joe Howe

Ouch!

Junior Samples · Post by **Junior Samples** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:18 am

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:39 am

Bullitt wrote:Jefferson...theres a bunch to name but here is a few-
Ben Clymer
Mark Parrish
Tom Kurvers
Toby Petersen
Tom Gilbert
Mike Crowley

You could add Jay North to that list.

JV_allstar · Post by **JV_allstar** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:16 pm

cloquet pros. Jamie langenbrenner, cory millen and rick morosic

timmyo · Post by **timmyo** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:25 pm

Not bad on the ER list, Ray, but I might propose a couple others:

D Tryg Sarsland - MIAC Player of the Year at St. John's, blue line rock and offensive threat in HS

F Richie Anderson - Metro Player of the Year

AngusYoung · Post by **AngusYoung** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:49 pm

You have to add Colin Ostroot, also.

AY

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:10 pm

Crookston Central

Pat Madigan / Monte French / Mark Lyzewski

Paul Schwab / Jeff Perrault / Nate French

Steve Johnson / Troy Kleven / Bobby Clauson

Mike Hastings / Paul Johnson

Mike Andringa / Paul Miller

Jon Brekken

ACTUALFORMERPLAYER · Post by **ACTUALFORMERPLAYER** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:19 pm

Irishmans Shanty wrote:Crookston Central

Pat Madigan / Monte French / Mark Lyzewski

Paul Schwab / Jeff Perrault / Nate French

Steve Johnson / Troy Kleven / Bobby Clauson

Mike Hastings / Paul Johnson

Mike Andringa / Paul Miller

Jon Brekken

Shanty, I know your real name is not Todd Kriebach.

puckman22 · Post by **puckman22** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:32 pm

Duluth East Greyhounds:

Shawn Hill

Chris Locker

Nick Angel

Phil Verchota

Jason Watt

Hockeyguy_27 · Post by **Hockeyguy_27** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:56 pm

Holy Angels has had a ton of players in the last few years playing D1:

Ryan Lemere-St. Cloud State
Billy Hengen St. Cloud State
Nate Hagemo-Minnesota
Eric Johnson- Minnesota/St.Louis NHL
Matt Kaiser-USNDT
Jim Kilpatrick-CC
Mike Taylor-Harvard
Mike Carman-Minnesota
Jeff Frazee-Minnesota
Jeff Singer-Michigan Tech
Tyler Howells-Michigan State
Taylor Matson-Minnesota recuit
Jay Bariball- Minnesota
Danny Mattson-North Dakota recruit
Jared Hummel-USHL (D1 recruit)?
Kevin Huck- Minnesota State
Cameron Cooper-Minnesota State (recruit)
Jack Knelman- Colgate
Brian Brutlag-RPI

I probably forgot quite a few but not a bad list of players.

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