Best Junior In Minnesota

[theoneandonly1]

you guys benik is a good player but he isnt one of the best have any of you went and watched st francis their break out is having benik sit at the red line with another forward and have the defense throw the puck up the boards to them...if little falls used this while festler and hanowski played together i will garentee that they would have easely exceeded 400 points that season and benik would not have touched festlers record this year

If that scoring method is so effective then why don't all teams use it? I have never seen Benik play before but come on a kid has to be pretty good to put up 63 goals in a season.

[019]

[quote="theoneandonly1"][quote="funsize11"]you guys benik is a good player but he isnt one of the best have any of you went and watched st francis their break out is having benik sit at the red line with another forward and have the defense throw the puck up the boards to them...if little falls used this while festler and hanowski played together i will garentee that they would have easely exceeded 400 points that season and benik would not have touched festlers record this year[/quote]
If that scoring method is so effective then why don't all teams use it? I have never seen Benik play before but come on a kid has to be pretty good to put up 63 goals in a season.[/quote]

yeah Honestly, funsize give us an answer to why all the other teams are not using that break out, if it is THAT easy then more teams would be doing it, and more kids in the EASY conference or non-conference schedule that benik plays (not chooses) would be putting up numbers like this kid is doing, not any random average hockey player can go put up those large numbers, it takes something special to be doing that, so I believe that there has been enough bad things said about Benik on this forum and he has done everything in his junior season to prove all the statements that were said wrong, so if theres nothing else nice to say about him, dont say anything at all! :evil:

[son28]

i agree with 019

[big_thurst]

Enough bashing on the kid. He plays in St. Francis. If they use such an easy breakout that creates effortless scoring chances, why doesn't everyone use it?

I mean the kid plays for St. Francis, it's their system, he's just doing his job. If he would have transferred, lets say to Elk River! what would everyone have said about him then?

Also, for people who said he plays no one, look who he plays with... nothing against St. Francis but its not like he's out there with studs to take some of the work off of him.

[ROYALmoose25]

This class also has some pretty solid goaltenders. Meyers from BSM, Fons from Hopkins who I think is the best, and Kruger from Tonka. Who are some others?

Pretty good list to work off of at the bottom of this list of Juniors. My opinion based on the season is that Burke from AHA should be ranked higher than he is but at least this list includes the right players:

2008-2009 JUNIORS CLASS AA

FORWARD
1. Max Gardiner Minnetonka
2. Caleb Herbert Bloomington Jefferson
3. John Skrbec Grand Rapids
4. Joey Benik St. Francis
5. Brett Patterson Benilde-St. Margaret's
6. Adam Knochenmus Roseau
7. Ryan Wolter White Bear Lake
8. Mike Erickson Eden Prairie
9. Kyle Lutzka Duluth East
10. Jordan Martini Rochester Century
11. Connor Reilly Academy Of Holy Angels
12. Max Gaede Woodbury
13. Cal Decowski Andover
14. Jake Erickson Chaska
15. Ryan Reilly Academy Of Holy Angels
16. Chad Hennum Elk River/Zimmerman
17. Jordan Lovick Centennial
18. Archie Skalbeck Hopkins
19. Chris Fischer Apple Valley
20. Zach Knight Bloomington Jefferson
21. Alec Horton Maple Grove
22. Adam Smyth Burnsville
23. Mike Chacich Eastview
24. Joe Rubbelke St. Paul Johnson
25. Jayce Paulseth Duluth East
26. Charlie Taft Edina
27. Jake McKee Tartan
28. Tyler Dietzler Bloomington Jefferson
29. Tommy Lundquist Minnetonka
30. Wilson Housley Stillwater
Others
James Hughes Centennial
Kevin Erickson Roseau
Brandon Derks Anoka
Andrew Anderson Rosemount
Travis Seurer Lakeville South
Justin Parizek Lakeville South
Mitch Rogge Eden Prairie
Ben Weigand Stillwater
Jesse Perron Cretin-Derham Hall
Josh Gaughan Buffalo
Neil Hultgren Bloomington Kennedy
Eric Bradley Mounds View
Tyler Johnson Robbinsdale Armstrong

DEFENSE
1. Derek Forbort Duluth East
2. Andrew Pitts North Metro
3. Adam Robson Apple Valley
4. Brett Stern Centennial
5. Kyle Kleinendorst Grand Rapids
6. Jeff Pauluk Bloomington Jefferson
7. Mark Alt Cretin-Derham Hall
8. Joe Faust Bloomington Jefferson
9. Sam Windle Osseo
10. Jordan Johnson Hill-Murray
11. Justin Holl Minnetonka
12. Charlie Aus Centennial
13. James Hansen Osseo
14. Andrew Prochno Minnetonka
15. Tony Larson Blaine
16. Chris Casto Hill-Murray
17. Kean Paxton Osseo
18. David Jarrett Edina
19. Casey Gjerde White Bear Lake
20. Andrew Herbert Woodbury
Others
Dan Fick Forest Lake
Neil Bartholomy Cretin-Derham Hall
Walker Hyland Woodbury
Troy Hesketh Minnetonka
Lucas Whelan Wayzata
Rick Norenberg Maple Grove
Tim Kuzniar Lakeville North
Carl Krieger Tartan

GOALIE
1. Alex Fons Hopkins
2. Jim Kruger Minnetonka
3. Jacob Meyers Benilde-St. Margaret's
4. Ryan O'Shea Eastview
5. Matt Ray Andover
6. Danny Harper Blaine
7. Mike Ness Woodbury
8. Tristan Pennella Stillwater
9. John Ankeny Edina
10. Logan Marks Moorhead
Others
Tommy Burke Academy Of Holy Angels
Ethan Kvidt Roseau
Patrick Moore Woodbury
Rick Cotter Stillwater
Matt Arentz Lakeville North

I agree for the most part with this list however from woodbury Hyland is the best defenseman. Herbert is also solid however hyland gets more playing time and is overall the better player.

[pjo612]

Some guy up in Duluth told me Forbort will go top 10 in this years nhl draft, is he really that good or is this guy nuts?

Forbort's real good but that guys crazy I don't think he's even eligible for this year's draft actually.

Top Juniors (no particular order):
Gardiner-Tonka
Prochno-Tonka
Taft-Edina
Benik-St. Francis
Herbert-Jefferson
Faust-Jefferson
Patterson-BSM
Meyers-BSM
Isackson-STA
Gaede-Woodbury
Hyland-Woodbury
Wolter-WBL
Lovick-Centennial
Alt-CDH
Skalbeck-Hopkins
Fons-Hopkins
Forbort-Duluth East
Connor Reilly-AHA
Fulton-Breck
Schmidt-SC Cathedral
Knochenmus-Roseau
Youso-I Falls

you are forgetting Brock Nelson, Brett Hebel? and Corrin from I-Falls And Connor O'Rielly is to small he isnt even a factor in this subject

is that a joke? size doesn't mean anything. Reilly has 56 points on the year and is tied for first on the team in scoring

[funsize11]

you guys benik is a good player but he isnt one of the best have any of you went and watched st francis their break out is having benik sit at the red line with another forward and have the defense throw the puck up the boards to them...if little falls used this while festler and hanowski played together i will garentee that they would have easely exceeded 400 points that season and benik would not have touched festlers record this year

If that scoring method is so effective then why don't all teams use it? I have never seen Benik play before but come on a kid has to be pretty good to put up 63 goals in a season.

no other teams use it because against the top teams you cant win when you dont play defense. I will prove this by saying this strategy didnt even work against a sub par princeton team in the playoffs...in fact they got stomped on. now benik is a very very good goal scorer but he cannot play both sides of the rink once i see that i will be impressed

[MrBoDangles]

Michael Unzen--Moose Lake Area.

Thank you!!! I didn't want to be the only one support Moose Lake players!! Michael Unzen is a stud!! I have more fun watching him play, then any other player I have ever watched.

Agreed top 30 material, I would also add Lane Noyes from North Branch to the list.

[Brett Farve]

morgan terpstra of crookston has to be the best hands down. 18 points in 23 games speaks for itself doesnt it???????

[warriors41]

morgan terpstra of crookston has to be the best hands down. 18 points in 23 games speaks for itself doesnt it???????

No it doesn't. Are u absolutely crazy. Crookston plays Warroad twice a year and you're telling me that you haven't notcied that Brock Nelson and Brett Hebel are a million times better. Both of them had over 50 points in 25 games. That speaks for itself doesnt it???????

[GreenisGood]

Taft- Edina, solid shot and speed
Isackson- STA, Self explanitory
Patterson-BSM, Vision is second to none, great playmaking skills

[walleye11]

Tyler Brackey for Albert Lea is a good foward with size speed and good vision.He may not be the Issacson or Taft but I have watched him pracrtice and he goes 100 percent and plays that way too. From what I have heard while watching them play Mayo he can sure golf too.Just my two cents.

[backcheck101]

Pat Noesen and Josh Mensing have done a great job in getting Red Wing to were they are today. They have help make Red Wing 1st line alone with sr. Blake Schammel very dangerous.

[GroceryStick]

This class also has some pretty solid goaltenders. Meyers from BSM, Fons from Hopkins who I think is the best, and Kruger from Tonka. Who are some others?

John Russel-Breck
Alex Gierke-Tartan
Ryan O'Shea-Eastview
Mike Ness-Woodbury
Mike Taffe-Providence

Taffe is dirty...he basically carried Providence Academy to a 4-0 loss against Breck and through two games in sections.

[underthenbar01]

Rahman, Buckellew or Kraemer anyone??

[hockeyhair15]

Forbert hands down

[PuckTime]

Forbert hands down

I'm not trying to be a wise guy, but why?
I hear so much about Forbort and granted, I've only seen him play a few times, but what is his game that makes him so much better?
I'm not trying to take anything away from him. Looking for real, quality answers.

[tardy4mr.hockey]

gardiner or forbert...

cal decowski from andover is very under rated also

[Gretzkyisholy99]

Herbert and taft

[tgeagles]

that list is total garbage lmao where is the best junior in the state christian isacksoon.. just for example can give you many more!!!!

[oldmansundays123]

If Isacksoon is included on the list then you also have to include Alt from cdh. Classic old school stay at home blue liner and he committed to the U a year before christian

[J-Kwon]

Obviously Sven Larson is the best junior in the state. He has 1,000,000,000 goals and he is a physical beast. He is a middle aged man who likes to wait outside grade schools. He plays hockey on the weekends with 8 year olds so he can dangle about anyone. After high school a community college where he will get caught for dealing drugs and selling stolen cars. He is the best junior and is also a werewolf

[Indians forever]

Forbert hands down

I'm not trying to be a wise guy, but why?
I hear so much about Forbort and granted, I've only seen him play a few times, but what is his game that makes him so much better?
I'm not trying to take anything away from him. Looking for real, quality answers.

Good luck with getting that here.

[warriors41]

that list is total garbage lmao where is the best junior in the state christian isacksoon.. just for example can give you many more!!!!

Isackson is a good player but I would take Brock Nelson first. He can lead his team to the state tourny

[DmanDad1980]

Schmidt-SC Cathedral

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