USA 17's Congrats to Minnesotan's

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GOALTENDERS (2)
Brendan Jensen 6-1 (185) 180 (82) 2/6/93 L El Granada, Calif. LA Selects
Jay Williams 6-1 (185) 165 (75) 6/7/93 L McLean, Va. TPH Thunder/Hotchkiss Prep

DEFENSEMEN (6)
Brian Cooper 5-9 (175) 180 (82) 11/19/93 L Anchorage, Alaska Alaska All Stars
Garrett Haar 6-0 (183) 180 (82) 8/16/93 L Huntington Beach, Calif. LA Selects
Jake McCabe 6-0 (183) 170 (77) 10/12/93 L Eau Claire, Wis. Team Wisconsin/Eau Claire Memorial
Dan Molenaar 5-11 (180) 175 (79) 7/5/93 R Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HSConnor Murphy 6-1 (185) 175 (79) 3/26/93 R Dublin, Ohio Ohio Blue Jackets
Jordan Schmaltz 6-2 (188) 175 (79) 10/8/93 R Verona, Wis. Chicago Mission U16

FORWARDS (12)
Ben Bahe 5-10 (178) 160 (73) 1/10/93 R Stillwater, Minn. Hill Murray HS
Kevin Becker 5-10 (178) 160 (73) 2/20/93 R Roseville, Minn. Hill Murray HS
Alex Gacek 5-8 (172) 175 (79) 4/6/93 R Dracut, Mass. Governor’s Academy
Kenneth Gillespie 5-11 (180) 200 (91) 12/1/93 R Fuquay Varina, N.C. East Coast Eagles
Anthony Greco 5-8 (172) 150 (68) 9/30/93 R Faribault, Minn. Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 Midget
Cason Hohmann 5-8 (172) 165 (75) 1/10/93 R Plymouth, Mich. Detroit Compuware AAA
Christian Horn 5-10 (178) 156 (71) 6/11/93 R Plymouth, Minn. Benilde-St. Margaret's HS
Shane McColgan 5-10 (178) 170 (77) 1/1/93 R Hermosa Beach, Calif. LA Jr. Kings
Alex Racino 6-1 (185) 185 (84) 6/4/93 L Merrill, Wis. Team Wisconsin
Lukas Sutter 6-0 (183) 195 (88) 10/4/93 L Whitefish, Mont. Lethbridge Titans
Seth Swenson 6-1 (185) 190 (86) 4/17/93 R Parker, Colo. Colorado Thunderbirds
Austin Wuthrich 6-0 (183) 180 (82) 8/11/93 R Anchorage, Alaska Alaska All Stars

[MNHockeyFan]

Pretty amazing that there is only one player from all of New England (MA) and only one from Michigan. By itself, Hill Murray ties their total with two.

Minnesota - 5
Wisconsin - 3
California - 3
Alaska - 2
Colorado - 1
Ohio - 1
Montana - 1
Virginia - 1
North Carolina - 1
Massachusetts - 1
Michigan - 1

[TrojanMan1]

This is a very good representation of Minnesotans, not only the numbers but the talent level as well. 5 very good players on that list there.

[johnnyquest]

"hill murray ties their total with 2"

- these boys have each spent about 120 days playing for hill and about 8/9 years playing for stillwater & roseville - give credit where credit is due.

HILL MURRAY TAKES ON NEW ENGLAND AND THE STATE OF MICH AND COMES UP EVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . give me a break[/i]

[Doglover]

Isn't this the 16's? Interesting list - expected to see Molenaar (have seen him play and have always thought he was an excellent dman) but a bit surprised with some of the others - especially given the other talented MN kids that were out there. Congrats to the MN kids though. Must have had a good showing in NY.

[The Exiled One]

The U18 team will come out before too long, and expect the Minnesotans to do well there too. Bjugstad, Marshall, Isackson, and Benik supposedly all made the squad. Gothberg, Rau, and Holl also have a shot.

[MNHockeyFan]

...these boys have each spent about 120 days playing for hill and about 8/9 years playing for stillwater & roseville - give credit where credit is due.

Or you can look at it this way: they were very smart to get that extra year of seasoning at HM and use it as a springboard to move to the national stage.

[hockeydad11]

Kyle Rau made the U18 team.