From OmAA and Hux on the college board interesting historical perspective:
Typically there are 28-33 Minnesotians on the list come the late signing period. One contributor to there being less at this point when compared to last year is that there were not any '91/'09s on this summer's U18 squad. As we saw in '07, the Minnesotians on the U18 Select team, (9 or 10 if I recall) were all college eligible and were committed come the early signing period.
Additionally, I think that some of the tapering off can be attributed to heavy scouting of the summer and fall tournaments in the East (Chowder Cup, Magog, NAHA, Stoney Creek, Assabet) which see limited participation by players from Minnesota. Also, as has been noted, there seems to be a fair increase in the number of players from full season teams (Canadian included) replacing the Minnesota high school and New England Prep players.
As promised, below is a link to a recent Ontario Blog discussion WRT this subject and posting the detailed numerical breakdown of recent year recuiting classes from that discussion:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/28302...Admissions+etc
The Canadian D1 recruit numbers the last two years were higher percentage wise (40% ) than those in the two years prior to that. This data certainly does not suggest a declining number of Canucks getting into D1. The numbers and details are below. Ontario consistently fields aout 45% of the overall recruit class.
05-06 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 211...129 USA (61%) , 79 CAN (37%) , 3 Int ( 1.5%) Ontario accounts for 46% of the Canadians –
MN 27
06-07 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 201...128 USA (64%) , 62 CAN (31%) , 9 Int ( 5%) Ontario accounts for 47% of the Canadians –
MN 40
07-08 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 164....95 USA (58%), 65 CAN (40%), 4 Int (2%) Ontario accounts for 44% of the Canadians –
MN 28
08-09 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 208...119 USA (57%), 83 CAN (40%) , 6 INt (3%) Ontario accounts for 43% of the Canadians –
MN 37
09-10 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 207 USA 113 (54%), CDN 87 (42%) Intl 7 (4%) –
MN 32
10-11 D1 Recruits YTD: 158 USA 96 (59%), CDN 61 (40%) INTL 1 (1%) -
MN 36
*** Not sure why the overall numbers were lower in 07-08, but the percentages of source were consistent with the other years.
Detailed Source info:
2005-2006 D1 Commitments:
United States: 129 , 27 of them from Minnesota
Canadian: 79... 36 coming from Ontario, 14 Alberta, 9 BC, 6 Manitoba, 5 Saskatchewan, 5 Quebec, 2 New Brunswick, 1 Nova Scotia, 1 Newfoundland
International: 3 ....Finland 1, Germany 1, Scotland 1
05-06 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 211...129 USA (61%) , 79 CAN (37%) , 3 Int ( 1.5%) Ontario accounts for 46% of the Canadians
2006-2007 D1 Commitments:
United States: 128 , 40 of them from Minnesota
Canadian: 62... 29 coming from Ontario, 14 Alberta, 6 BC, 5 Saskatchewan, 3 Quebec, 3 Manitoba, 1 Nova Scotia, 1 PEI
International: 9 ....Sweden: 5, Finland 3, Germany 1
06-07 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 201...128 US (64%) , 62 CAN (31%) , 9 Int ( 5%) Ontario accounts for 47% of the Canadians
2007-2008 D1 Commitments
United States: 95, with 28 from Minnesota, 14 Mass, 9 California, 6 each from Michigan and Illinois, 4 each from Connecticut and Pennslyvania, 3 each from NY and Colorado, and 2 each from NH, Wisconsin and Texas, and 1 each from Alaska, Idaho, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and North Carolina
Canadian: 65... 29 coming from Ontario, 9 Alberta, 7 Manitoba, 6 BC, 5 Saskatchewan, 4 Quebec, 3 New Brunswick, 2 Newfoundland
International: 4 ....Sweden: 3, Ukraine: 1
07-08 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 164...95 US (58%), 65 CAN (40%), 4 Int (2%) Ontario accounts for 44% of the Canadians
08-09 D1 Recruit numbers:
USA: 119-Minnesota 37; Massachusetts 19; Michigan 7; New York 9; Illinois 7; Connecticut and New Jersey 6; Alaska 5; California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin 3 each; Maine, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Rhode Island 2 each; New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia 1 each.
CANADA: 83-Ontario 36; Alberta 12; Manitoba 12; Quebec 10; British Columbia 6; Saskatchewan 5; Nova Scotia 2; Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick 1 each
International: 6 Sweden: 3, Denmark: 1, Finland: 1, Switzerland: 1
08-09 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 208... 119 USA (57%), 83 CAN (40%) , 6
INt (3%) Ontario accounts for 43% of the Canadians
09-10 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 207 USA 113 (54%), CDN 87 (42%) Intl 7 (4%)
USA 113: Minnesota 32; Massachusetts 16; Illinois 13; New York 9; Michigan 5; California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin 4 each; Colorado 3 each; Alaska, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Vermont 2 each; Arizona, Ohio, Louisiana, Maryland, North Dakota, and Texas 1 each
CANADA 87: Ontario 51; Alberta 16; Quebec 8; Manitoba 6; British Columbia 3; Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island 1 each
CZECH REPUBLIC 1
FINLAND: 4
GERMANY: 2
10-11 D1 Recruits YTD: 152 USA 90 (59%), CDN 61 (40%) INTL 1 (1%)
U.S. 90: Minnesota 30; Massachusetts 10; Illinois, and New Jersey 7 each; New York, and Wisconsin 5 each;
Connecticut, and Michigan 4 each; Colorado 3; Alaska, Pennsylvania, and Vermont 2 each; Arizona, California,
Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia 1 each
CANADA 61: Ontario 44; Manitoba, and Quebec 5 each; Saskatchewan 3; Alberta 2; British Columbia, and Newfoundland 1 each
Finland 1