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north_hockey wrote:I see they listed the advanced 18 team on the minnesota hockey web site. I have not seen anything on the great 8 team that is also to particapate in the minnesota show case. Has any one seen the list of players.

The list is now posted but under the ADVANCED 18 tab on the "Advance" page of Minnesota Hockey. This is the list of "All Star Great 8" team:

#1 Aaron Davis Goalie Mound Westonka
#2 Lucas Whelan Defense Wayzata
#3 Joe Rubbelke Defense North St. Paul
#4 Jeff Paczynski Defense Hermantown
#5 Adam Truex Defense Rochester/Mayo
#6 Jeffrey Pauluk Defense Bloomington/Jefferson
#7 Taylor Richart Defense Blaine
#8 Scott Holm Forward Wayzata
#9 Gavin Tufte Forward Blaine
#10 Eric Scheid Forward Blaine
#11 Chad Hennum Forward Elk River
#12 Ben Jaremko Forward Elk River
#14 Adam Knockenmus Forward Roseau
#15 Lucas Gervais Forward Fergus Falls
#16 Ryan Johnson Forward Hibbing
#17 Brandon Zurn Forward Mahtomedi
#18 Wilson Housley Forward Stillwater
#19 Charlie Adams Forward Mahtomedi
#20 Willie Faust Forward Hill Murray
#30 Jim Kruger Goalie Minnetonka

The above team and the Select 18 Team will participate in the "MN High School Hockey NIT" that takes place 4/23-4/24 in Plymouth, MN along with high school teams from North Dakota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

What used to be called the Chicago Showcase is now this. If you follow the links through, you'll quickly discover that it only includes high school teams from WA, PA, OR, NJ, IL, TX, MA, IN, NY, KY, FL, OH, and some sort of "midwest" team. In other words, it's a watered down version of the Chicago Showcase, and high school teams from the "good" hockey states will only be participating in the tournament mentioned above.

This is the Advanced 18 roster

Advanced 18 CCM MN High School Hockey National Invitational Tournament Team Selected
The following players have been selected to play in the 1st annual CCM MN High School Hockey National Invitational tournament scheduled for April 23 – 24 at the Plymouth Arena.

Forwards:
AJ Reid – St Thomas Academy
Bryan Tabery – Wayzata
David Rath – Eden Prairie
Garrett Hendrickson - Virginia
Jack McFarlane - Cloquet
Josh Archibald - Brainerd
Micah Ranum – Thief River Falls
Nick Stoskopf - Warroad
Pat Moore – Grand Rapids
Sean Lipinski - Faribault
Tim Bonner - Osseo
Zach Schroeder – St Thomas Academy
Defense:
Ben Marshall - Mahtomedi
Dan Pemberton – Benilde St Margarets
Ethan Prow – Sauk Rapids
Matt Bauer – Duluth Marshall
Wes Judnick - Virginia
Zach Dick – Grand Rapids
Goalies:
Alex Lyon – Lake of the Woods
Dom DeGuiseppi – Grand Rapids
The team’s schedule in the tournament is:
Friday April 23: 2:00pm vs. N. Dakota
Friday April 23: 7:45pm vs. Michigan
Saturday April 24: 1:00pm vs. MN Great 8 team
Saturday April 24: 6:45pm vs. Wisconsin

What's the difference between the two teams?
I see they play each other.
How were the teams selected?
Were they selected as part of the same process?
Were both teams selected from participants in the Great 8 Tourney?
Anyone care to suggest which team is stronger?

observer wrote:What's the difference between the two teams?
I see they play each other.
How were the teams selected?
Were they selected as part of the same process?
Were both teams selected from participants in the Great 8 Tourney?
Anyone care to suggest which team is stronger?

The Great 8 'All Star' team was selected from all the players that played in the Great 8 tournament AND who sent back a sheet saying they were interested in playing in this extra tournament. Many players chose not to say 'yes' and therefore were not an option for this team. All the players on this team are graduating seniors from the MSHSL.

The Advanced 18 team was created from a tryout process (several games) the same weekend and location as Great 8 but not actually part of Great 8. I'm not sure how players got invited to the tryout or were chosen to participate. This team is limited to players that are NOT eligible for Advanced 17 tryouts (not a 93 birthyear) and NOT graduating. In other words, it is limited to this years Juniors that were born in 1992.

observer wrote:Anyone care to suggest which team is stronger?

If the Rau's had participated, I think I may have gone with the juniors. Tanner Lane could have helped too. As it is, I'm taking the seniors in a blowout.