USHL/NAHL Minnesotans - Uncommitted

money · Post by **money** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:47 pm

Good afternoon-

I do apologize if there is 40 threads about this already. The following are some players that are in the USHL from Minnesota without a college choice yet (surprisingly). Can anyone shed any light on who may be interested and why no commitment yet??

*Nick Larson - (St. Thomas) now at Waterloo
*Chris Franks - (Burnsville) now at Tri-City
*Matt Crandell - (St. Cloud area) now at Sioux City
*Alex Stuart - (Shattuck) now at Sioux City
*Keegan Flagherty - (East) now at Green Bay
*Ben Lynch - (Blaine) now at Cedar Rapids
*Andy Inderiedan - (Breck) now at So Mn Express
*Brian Arrigoni - (Hill) now at So MN Express
*Brandon Bahnemann - (Lourdes?) now at Alexandria

There is more than this list...this is just what popped into my mind. Ex. Crandell and Larson are USHL All-Stars still undecided. It baffles me. Interested in what people think. Or maybe don't care? Food for thought...

Thanks,

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SiouxRecruit · Post by **SiouxRecruit** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:02 pm

Zach Lehrke (Park Rapids)- Cedar Rapids USHL (08-09)

He sill start there next season, no commitment to a college yet....

George Blanda · Post by **George Blanda** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:06 pm

As a former teammate I'd love to see Crandell playing for the Huskies in St. Cloud.

As a St. Cloud State fan I'd love to see Crandell playing for the Huskies.

As to why they haven't shown much interest...who knows? The Huskies have switched gears towards gathering good talented (often small) puck moving D-men. Crandell is a smaller guy who likes to hit and is a strong kid and a strong skater. I truly think Motzko is missing out by not taking a look at this kid. I'm not saying he's going to be the next Bobby Orr, but he'd be a really consistent 2-way defender...something the Huskies are lacking.

darkdemon · Post by **darkdemon** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:50 pm

What St. Cloud area team did Crandall play for my memory is a blank?

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:54 pm

darkdemon wrote:What St. Cloud area team did Crandall play for my memory is a blank?

Cathedral

Blue&Gold · Post by **Blue&Gold** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:55 am

Add to the list Joe Hartman playing for the Alexandria Blizzard in the NAHL. He's putting up so good numbers after a bit of a slow start this season. (Joe played at St. Cloud Apollo)

Lopresti · Post by **Lopresti** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:10 pm

Wayzata's Tony Lucia and Kevin Wehrs are currently playing on the Gophers, but the best Trojan of that team was Joey Miller. He's playing for Souix City and is a top scorer along with playing more physical. I've heard the Don is taking a little heat for having too many players from that team, so I doubt he'd take in Miller (even though deep down he probably wants him), but I guarantee he'll excel at whoever he plays for next year.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:18 pm

George Blanda wrote:As a former teammate I'd love to see Crandell playing for the Huskies in St. Cloud.

As a St. Cloud State fan I'd love to see Crandell playing for the Huskies.

As to why they haven't shown much interest...who knows? The Huskies have switched gears towards gathering good talented (often small) puck moving D-men. Crandell is a smaller guy who likes to hit and is a strong kid and a strong skater. I truly think Motzko is missing out by not taking a look at this kid. I'm not saying he's going to be the next Bobby Orr, but he'd be a really consistent 2-way defender...something the Huskies are lacking.

I've read that Crandell might not be very interested in attending SCSU. I'm sure he doesn't have a beef against the hockey team, probably just the school (see Schmidt).

Offside · Post by **Offside** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:30 pm

Arigoni is the only one on the original post that is in his final year of juniors. I suspect the others are waiting to see what their best "offers" are. USHL players generally are signed in the first half of the hockey season, and NAHL players in the last half of the season eg Jan through May (for the fall of the coming year)

Most do not sign in their first year.

Has anyone watched any of these guys played this year? Any surprises? Disappointments?

whatdidyousay · Post by **whatdidyousay** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:14 pm

erik kraft (wayzata) Fairbanks ice dogs nahl
drew darwitz (cdh) Fairbanks ice dogs nahl
wolfgram(WBL) Topeka roadrunners

SEMinnHockeyNut · Post by **SEMinnHockeyNut** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:27 pm

*Brandon Bahnemann - (Lourdes?) now at Alexandria

How could Bahnemann have been listed as a pro prospect at one time and not be getting college looks?

DmanDad1980 · Post by **DmanDad1980** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:39 pm

What happened to Larson from Hill? He was listed all last year as a verbal to the U of M on Inside College Hockey recruitment list, then was pulled, what gives?
Anyone?
Good kid at Hill, went to state twice, was drafted...

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:13 am

DmanDad1980 wrote:What happened to Larson from Hill? He was listed all last year as a verbal to the U of M on Inside College Hockey recruitment list, then was pulled, what gives?
Anyone?
Good kid at Hill, went to state twice, was drafted...

Check this for some info. on Larson.

http://www.ushsho.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14580

DmanDad1980 · Post by **DmanDad1980** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:34 am

wbmd wrote:
DmanDad1980 wrote:What happened to Larson from Hill? He was listed all last year as a verbal to the U of M on Inside College Hockey recruitment list, then was pulled, what gives?
Anyone?
Good kid at Hill, went to state twice, was drafted...
Check this for some info. on Larson.

http://www.ushsho.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14580

Thank you sir

STEV16 · Post by **STEV16** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:00 am

For the kids that are in the USHL (ex Nick Larson) and they havent committed yet, they will most likely play another year in the USHL unless their top offer comes in soon...

Offside · Post by **Offside** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:09 am

so does anyone know who ( what colleges) have shown interest in these players?

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