Minnesotans doing well in the USHL and NAHL

surehockey · Post by **surehockey** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:00 pm

SuperStar wrote:I did this last year at Christmas break, so I thought I would do it again. I added a few more stats.

USHL Top Scorers/Performers – Christmas Break

Forwards:
(1st) Jake Randolph 14g 38a 52pts Omaha/Duluth East
(2nd) Tyler Vesel 24g 21a 45pts Omaha/Shattuck via Rochester
(5th) Jared Thomas 10g 23a 33pts Sioux City/Hermantown
(10th) Adam Johnson 9g 18a 27pts Sioux City/Hibbing
(10th) Peter Kreiger 9g 18a 27pts Waterloo/St. Thomas Academy
(17th) CJ Franklin 10g 16a 26pts Sioux Falls/Forest lake
(18th) Jake Montgomery 12g 13a 25pts Sioux City/Shattuck via Oakdale

Defense:
(1st)Tucker Poolman 8g 14a 22pts Omaha/East Grand Forks
(6th) Hayden Shaw 5g 11a 16pts Waterloo/Woodbury
(9th) Charlie Curti 4g 10a 14pts Cedar Rapids/Mound
(9th) Jordan Gross 2g 12a 14pts Green Bay/ Maple Grove
11th Blake Heinrich 5g 8a 13pts Sioux City/Hill Murray
(16th) Jimmy Schuldt 3g 9a 12pts Omaha/Minnetonka

Goalies:
(10th) Michael Bitzer 26gp 1513mins 7w 12L 5otl (overtime loss) GAA: 2.85 Save: 910
Ranks #1 in Minutes played in the league. I think Bitzer is the only MN goalie playing. Girard/Quale both were traded to the NAHL.

NAHL Top Scorers/Performers – Christmas Break

Forwards:
(3) Jay Dickman 12g 21a 33pts Austin/St. Paul Johnson
(19th) Mac Jenson 16G 9a 25pts Coulee Region/ White Bear
(19th) Brandon Reinholz 13g 12a 25pts Johnstown/St. Cloud Tech
(19th) TJ Roo 8g 17a 25pts Aberdeen/Totino Grace
(20th) Evan Hesse 8g 16a 25pts

Defense:
(1st) Nate Repensky 4g 24a 28 pts Bismarck/ Duluth East
(2nd) Mitch Hall 3g 20a 23pts Johnstown/St. Cloud Tech
(5th) Jake Horton 12G 8a 20pts Aberdeen/ Benilde
(8th)Brandon Parker 6a 12a 18pts Brookings/Faribault HS
(8th) Dillion Eichstadt 1g 17a 18pts Aberdeen/Bemidji
(20th) Jake Bushey 3g 11a 14pts Kenai River/Duluth Marshall

Goalies:
(3rd) Nick Lehr 26gp 1550mins 18w 7L 4so’s GAA: 1.66 Save %: 941
(7th) David Zevnik 20gp 1161mins 13w 4L GAA: 1.76 Save%: 932
(14th) Chase Perry 15gp 850mins 6w 6L 2so’s 2sol’s GAA: 2.26 Save %: 910
Patrick Munson 8gp 478mins 7w 1L GAA: 1.75 Save%: 923
Paige Skoog 12gp 707mins 4w 7L 1sol GAA 2.72 Save%: 919
Blake Cates 21gp 1194mins 10w 10L GAA: 2.76 Save%: 915
Adam Carlson 15gp 722mins 8w 4L GAA: 2.74 Save%: 916

Nick Lehr is 2nd in the league in Mins Played**

Some other leagues that people might not be familiar with:

BCHL – Tier II Canadien

Forwards:
(17th) Bo Pieper 17g 23a 40pts Coquitlam/Roseville-Shattuck (Quinnipac Committed)
(17th Canon Pieper 22g 18g 40pts Coquitlam/Roseville – Shattuck (Quinnipac Commited)

Bo Brauer 14g’s 11a 25pts Nanaimo Clippers/Edina. (tied for 2nd on his team with 14goals)

Goalies:
(6th) Hunter Miska 20gp 11167mins 12w 6L 1tie GAA: 2.42 Save%: 910 - Penticton/North Branch-USA 18U

Doing pretty good for missing 5 games due to playing on the US Junior Select Team in the World Junior A Challenge.

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:15 pm

Randolph is a stud. A proven scorer at every level. Underrated too. Will be great for UNO.

shakey · Post by **shakey** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:47 am

SuperStar wrote:I don't follow the Tri City much, so I can't say one way or another. But he probably would like to have some more points, but I am sure that will come..Its always an adjustment for these guys. Different city, players , enviroment, ect...I did read that they recently fired the whole coaching staff and replaced them, so that could be a factor.

http://ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com/t ... onid=11221

Not as many double digit spreads as he was used to in HS either. I'm betting that CC will let him bake for another year in Tri-City.

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:24 pm

shakey wrote:
SuperStar wrote:I don't follow the Tri City much, so I can't say one way or another. But he probably would like to have some more points, but I am sure that will come..Its always an adjustment for these guys. Different city, players , enviroment, ect...I did read that they recently fired the whole coaching staff and replaced them, so that could be a factor.

http://ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com/t ... onid=11221
Not as many double digit spreads as he was used to in HS either. I'm betting that CC will let him bake for another year in Tri-City.

No question there.

northwoods oldtimer · Post by **northwoods oldtimer** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:41 am

Sats81 wrote:Randolph is a stud. A proven scorer at every level. Underrated too. Will be great for UNO.

I agree about Jake Randolph having outstanding Junior career. Make no mistake he was never an underrated player. Not sure where you come up with that conclusion?

Post by **karl(east)** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:16 am

northwoods oldtimer wrote:
Sats81 wrote:Randolph is a stud. A proven scorer at every level. Underrated too. Will be great for UNO.
I agree about Jake Randolph having outstanding Junior career. Make no mistake he was never an underrated player. Not sure where you come up with that conclusion?

By virtue of his last name, Jake never had any lack of recognition. That said, I think there were some questions about him since his biggest assets are his hands and his vision, not some of the more obvious things like size and speed. There were also a number of critics during his high school days who said he was simply riding on the coattails of his father and his linemates. I think many of those critics were seeing what they wanted to see and passing their grudges against Mike Randolph off on Jake, but the questions were there.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:48 am

Just to see where Jake compares to past USHL scoring leaders. I looked at the last 5 years to see where the eventually leading points getters where at after the first 34 games of thier particular season. If he keeps it up, he is on his way to become the highest point getter in a single season in atleast the last 5 USHL season

First 34 games of the season
13-14 Randolph - 57points/ Season total....?
12-13 - Camaratta - 56 points /Season total 93 points
11-12 - Kevin Roy - 52 points/ season total 104 points
10-11 - Blake Coleman - 50 points/ season total 92 points
09-10 - Jaden Schwarts - 51 points/ season total 83 points
08-09 - Andrew Miller - 55 points/ season total 82 points

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:26 am

northwoods oldtimer wrote:
Sats81 wrote:Randolph is a stud. A proven scorer at every level. Underrated too. Will be great for UNO.
I agree about Jake Randolph having outstanding Junior career. Make no mistake he was never an underrated player. Not sure where you come up with that conclusion?

Maybe underrated was the incorrect word. I think a lot of people judged him as Karl mentions because of his last name. He has never been a great skater but his hockey iq is through the roof and his puck handling and head up play certainly trump his lack of skating. The USHL is a great league and for him to be putting up the type of numbers he has are insane.