Players in Juniors after the season - Spring 2017

gopherpuck516 · Post by **gopherpuck516** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:22 pm

As is usually the case, a number of MN High School players will be (and already have been) playing juniors following their HS season. Please list the players, where they're playing, and stats if you'd like.

shooter57 · Post by **shooter57** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:21 pm

AA state champion John Stampohar (D) of Grand Rapids heads to Fairbanks. Stampohar hopes to make an impact, like his cousin John from Hibbing did when the Ice Dogs took the Robertson Cup in 2011, as well as making his college commitment. Congrats on the state title and good luck in the future big John Stampohar!

hadenuf · Post by **hadenuf** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:42 pm

shooter57 wrote:AA state champion John Stampohar (D) of Grand Rapids heads to Fairbanks. Stampohar hopes to make an impact, like his cousin John from Hibbing did when the Ice Dogs took the Robertson Cup in 2011, as well as making his college commitment. Congrats on the state title and good luck in the future big John Stampohar!

Thanks for the update dad.

shooter57 · Post by **shooter57** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:25 pm

hadenuf wrote:
shooter57 wrote:AA state champion John Stampohar (D) of Grand Rapids heads to Fairbanks. Stampohar hopes to make an impact, like his cousin John from Hibbing did when the Ice Dogs took the Robertson Cup in 2011, as well as making his college commitment. Congrats on the state title and good luck in the future big John Stampohar!
Thanks for the update dad.

Not dad but proud of the kid and the THUNDERHAWKS. bitter about something there?

Joe2015 · Post by **Joe2015** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:26 am

Something I have always wondered: how is it that high school kids can just take off and play junior hockey? What about school?

hockeygoof1 · Post by **hockeygoof1** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:54 am

[quote="Joe2015"]Something I have always wondered: how is it that high school kids can just take off and play junior hockey? What about school?[/quote]

C'mon, Joe, we're talking about hockey now. What good could school possibly do when we're talking hockey?

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:05 am

Joe2015 wrote:Something I have always wondered: how is it that high school kids can just take off and play junior hockey? What about school?

I thought they lived with host families and went to school at that location.

shooter57 · Post by **shooter57** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:32 am

my understanding is classes are continued online while away and yeah players stay with billet families.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:27 am

From Grand Rapids:
John Stampohar - Fairbanks (NAHL)
Micah Miller - Sioux City (USHL)
Gavin Hain - Sioux Falls (USHL)
Zach Stejskal - Bloomington (USHL)
Blake McLaughlin - Chicago Steel (USHL)

*I can't 100% confirm they are all doing the "after" but it looks like it.

GoldenBear · Post by **GoldenBear** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:40 am

What most of the kids do in the "after", is drive down for the games.
They aren't down there Monday-Thursday. Very few practices if any. They attend school at their Minnesota High Schools. Like Fast Times at Ridgemount High...."he goes to school here?..I thought he just showed up for games..." GB

zamboniexhaustinhaler · Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:40 am

shooter57 wrote:my understanding is classes are continued online while away and yeah players stay with billet families.

Correct. There are entire companies who's sole function is online classes for athletes.

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:52 am

I see CM is back on the roster for the Green Bay Gamblers. I may have to catch a game or two.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:28 am

GoldenBear wrote:What most of the kids do in the "after", is drive down for the games.
They aren't down there Monday-Thursday. Very few practices if any. They attend school at their Minnesota High Schools. Like Fast Times at Ridgemount High...."he goes to school here?..I thought he just showed up for games..." GB

I thought it was "flew in"?

Classic!

GoldenBear · Post by **GoldenBear** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:33 am

MRDangles: You are correct. my memory isn't the way it used to be. Yes, "flew in" is the correct quote. GB

lamplighter98 · Post by **lamplighter98** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:42 am

It should be fun to watch Hain and Miller on the opposite sides of the bench come the last weekend of the reg. season when Sioux Falls takes on Sioux City.

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:48 am

lamplighter98 wrote:It should be fun to watch Hain and Miller on the opposite sides of the bench come the last weekend of the reg. season when Sioux Falls takes on Sioux City.

I think Hain and McClaughlins teams play each other in Chicago Friday night also. I have no idea if either will be there this weekend or not though.

Wet Paint · Post by **Wet Paint** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:16 am

zamboniexhaustinhaler wrote:
shooter57 wrote:my understanding is classes are continued online while away and yeah players stay with billet families.
Correct. There are entire companies who's sole function is online classes for athletes.

I am sure this has been discussed. If one of these kids who is a junior goes to an after program and plays and he changes to an online high school to finish off the year. Does that count as changing schools? Does he get nicked by that lose a year deal or is this online school a neutral deal?

Or does his hme school provide him with online learning classes?

zamboniexhaustinhaler · Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:33 pm

Wet Paint wrote:
zamboniexhaustinhaler wrote:
shooter57 wrote:my understanding is classes are continued online while away and yeah players stay with billet families.
Correct. There are entire companies who's sole function is online classes for athletes.
I am sure this has been discussed. If one of these kids who is a junior goes to an after program and plays and he changes to an online high school to finish off the year. Does that count as changing schools? Does he get nicked by that lose a year deal or is this online school a neutral deal?

Or does his hme school provide him with online learning classes?

Don't know. Anyone ?

InYourFace09 · Post by **InYourFace09** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:53 pm

zamboniexhaustinhaler wrote:
Wet Paint wrote:
zamboniexhaustinhaler wrote: Correct. There are entire companies who's sole function is online classes for athletes.
I am sure this has been discussed. If one of these kids who is a junior goes to an after program and plays and he changes to an online high school to finish off the year. Does that count as changing schools? Does he get nicked by that lose a year deal or is this online school a neutral deal?

Or does his hme school provide him with online learning classes?
Don't know. Anyone ?

In regards to a transfer ruling? It is out of state, so my assumption would be he could then enroll back in MN High School and play his Sr year.

Hockeylogger · Post by **Hockeylogger** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:56 pm

They don't officially change schools.

Here is how they do it:

1. They stay in school during the week and go down on weekends

2. They correspond with their teachers at the current hs through email to keep up on work and assignments and take tests when they are home.

3. Some schools have it set up where they can still be enrolled at the school and complete their work online

BP · Post by BP » Wed Mar 15, 2017 3:39 pm

grindiangrad-80 wrote:I see CM is back on the roster for the Green Bay Gamblers. I may have to catch a game or two.

That must've been some great treatment after the 3rd place game on Saturday. I kid, I kid. Too easy to not go past that without a comment.

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:04 pm

BP wrote:
grindiangrad-80 wrote:I see CM is back on the roster for the Green Bay Gamblers. I may have to catch a game or two.

That must've been some great treatment after the 3rd place game on Saturday. I kid, I kid. Too easy to not go past that without a comment.

He has had an unbelievable career so far and his upside is off the charts. He realistically came within an eyelash of making it back to the finals last weekend. That's an enormous accomplishment given the competition he played against all year. I would bet that if has a great college and NHL career he may never feel the amount of pressure he did this year. Minnesota hockey is that huge.

He should be able to look back and have nothing but good memories and no regrets.

TheNightman · Post by **TheNightman** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:17 pm

USHL:

Ryan Sandelin, Bloomington
Zach Stejskal, Bloomington
Josh Ess, Cedar Rapids
Blake McLaughlin, Chicago
Colin Baird, Des Moines
Ben Meyers, Fargo
Casey Mittelstadt, Green Bay
Matt Anderson, Green Bay
Sam Walker, Lincoln
Noah Cates, Omaha
Micah Miller, Sioux City
Gavin Hain, Sioux Falls
Ian Mageau, Waterloo

TheNightman · Post by **TheNightman** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:31 pm

NAHL:

Nolan Sullivan, Aberdeen
Matt Fitzgerald, Aberdeen
Kyle Looft, Austin
Keaton Pehrson, Austin
Alex Pollock, Bismarck
Roman Ahcan, Brookings
Matt Dahlseide, Brookings
Jake Begley, Brookings
Bauer Neudecker, Fairbanks
John Stampohar, Fairbanks
Benton Maass, Fairbanks
Luke Manning, Minot
Sam Huff, Minot
John Keranen, MN Magicians
Mitch Machlitt, MN Magicians
Jarrett Lee, MN Magicians
Nick Michel, MN Wilderness
Will Zmolek, MN Wilderness
Bob Parenteau, MN Wilderness

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:16 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:
GoldenBear wrote:What most of the kids do in the "after", is drive down for the games.
They aren't down there Monday-Thursday. Very few practices if any. They attend school at their Minnesota High Schools. Like Fast Times at Ridgemount High...."he goes to school here?..I thought he just showed up for games..." GB
I thought it was "flew in"?

Classic!

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