Likely U17 NTDP selections, YHH article

[WestMetro]

http://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_arti ... id=1447935

[O-townClown]

Chatter down here is that Randy Hernandez received an invite. I suspect Pastujov too since his brother's already there.

Awesome to see some Minnesotans were considered the top of the heap!!

[nahc]

Is this correct?

Defense

Nate Knoepke*

Farmington, Minn.

Lakeville (Minn.) South High School

A skater from Farmington played for Lakeville SOUTH this past season??!!!! I guess the South program is just as evil as North's!!!!! LOL!!

[goldy313]

I know nothing of the kid but.....

I have relatives that have a Lakeville address but live in the Northfield school district. It's not uncommon in rural areas to have an address in one town but be in a different school district.

[Sats81]

Is this correct?

Defense

Nate Knoepke*

Farmington, Minn.

Lakeville (Minn.) South High School

A skater from Farmington played for Lakeville SOUTH this past season??!!!! I guess the South program is just as evil as North's!!!!! LOL!!

[oldman70]

http://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_arti ... id=1447935

I know the team hasn't been picked, but looking at past teams, it seems that if you had a brother on a previous team, you have a very good chance of making the team, is this nepotism or is the younger brother getting in on his ability? As Herb Brooks said may be more players should be involved in the process, if I'm wrong it's because I'm old and don't always get my facts right. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[Defensive Zone]

Is this correct?

Defense

Nate Knoepke*

Farmington, Minn.

Lakeville (Minn.) South High School

A skater from Farmington played for Lakeville SOUTH this past season??!!!! I guess the South program is just as evil as North's!!!!! LOL!!

That is correct. The story unfolds like this…Way back when, a certain assistant youth coach in Lakeville on the Southside who is now an assistant coach for North HS just happened to discover a few players from other associations who wanted to go to school in Lakeville. These players open enrolled in Lakeville and played their Pee Wee/Bantam youth hockey for Lakeville Hockey Association (South). After a few years had passed, this assistant coach left the Southside and went north taking some players, but not all, with him. Those players who stayed are now playing for South HS. You are right, just as evil as North, put not as good.

[Sats81]

Is this correct?

Defense

Nate Knoepke*

Farmington, Minn.

Lakeville (Minn.) South High School

A skater from Farmington played for Lakeville SOUTH this past season??!!!! I guess the South program is just as evil as North's!!!!! LOL!!

That is correct. The story unfolds like this…Way back when, a certain assistant youth coach in Lakeville on the Southside who is now an assistant coach for North HS just happened to discover a few players from other associations who wanted to go to school in Lakeville. These players open enrolled in Lakeville and played their Pee Wee/Bantam youth hockey for Lakeville Hockey Association (South). After a few years had passed, this assistant coach left the Southside and went north taking some players, but not all, with him. Those players who stayed are now playing for South HS. You are right, just as evil as North, put not as good.

Why did this assistant youth coach on the "southside" leave the "southside" for LN?

[Defensive Zone]

Is this correct?

Defense

Nate Knoepke*

Farmington, Minn.

Lakeville (Minn.) South High School

A skater from Farmington played for Lakeville SOUTH this past season??!!!! I guess the South program is just as evil as North's!!!!! LOL!!

That is correct. The story unfolds like this…Way back when, a certain assistant youth coach in Lakeville on the Southside who is now an assistant coach for North HS just happened to discover a few players from other associations who wanted to go to school in Lakeville. These players open enrolled in Lakeville and played their Pee Wee/Bantam youth hockey for Lakeville Hockey Association (South). After a few years had passed, this assistant coach left the Southside and went north taking some players, but not all, with him. Those players who stayed are now playing for South HS. You are right, just as evil as North, put not as good.

Why did this assistant youth coach on the "southside" leave the "southside" for LN?

Don't know. That could be another story that someone knows.

[keepyourheadup]

Reasons for leaving South, Tim and the south HS coach. This is really a pretty recent development, Lakeville was on the losing end of this trend from the HS split until the last couple years.