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Posted: **Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:01 pm**

However...there's much more to it than just Minnesota players. those WCHA teams have never garnered the attention or had the success recruiting top players from outside Minnesota and outside the US that the U, UW and UMD have had either, that I'm aware of. That's been a pretty key factor in the success of the Big 3 also I'd say.
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I agree. There are quite a number of blue chip players in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Texas, California etc that these schools need to land if they want to be competitive with the top 15 teams in the nation.

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:27 pm**

Providence:

Courtney Kukowski......F.......Eastview HS/MN Jr Whitecaps...Apple Valley, MN

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:11 pm**

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Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:04 pm**

Roseville High School Girls Hockey Stars Commit to Colleges

http://roseville.patch.com/articles/ros ... o-colleges

Posted: **Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:06 am**

Man new to town and havent even played a regular season game for the new team and their calling me a star already,looks like a good move

Posted: **Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:37 pm**

MAINE BLACKBEARS:
Audra Richards......F.....Minnesota Thoroughbreds, Minnesota JR. Whitecaps, Tartan High School

Posted: **Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:10 pm**

[quote="dontblink"][color=blue]MAINE BLACKBEARS:[/color]
Audra Richards......F.....Minnesota Thoroughbreds, Minnesota JR. Whitecaps, Tartan High School[/quote]

Congrats to Audra! Great person who deserves everything she gets. Mom and Dad must be proud.

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:12 am**

Paige Jahnke of Roseville to Penn State!

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:45 pm**

titleist wrote:Paige Jahnke of Roseville to Penn State!

Didn't know Penn State has a D1 team.

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:22 pm**

Penn State will be a brand new addition to D-1. Both women and men's program. The women's team have committed many solid young players. Paige Jahnke is in for a great experience and will go down in Penn State history as one of the players to begin a new program. Good Luck Paige:)

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:34 pm**

All quiet on the western front.... Looks like nobody bit on joehockey's offer to let someone else maintain & update. Pretty quiet for the current juniors (2013-2014 college freshmen) too. Inquiring minds want to know.

joehockey wrote:I'll restart this for 2012-12 but let someone else maintain and update (credit to Hux and others on College Forum for historic data)

Re: D1 Commitments 2012-2013 Player....................Position...............( Current Team).......................Hometown

(Based on reliable info, but to paraphrase Yogi, "It ain't official 'til it's official.")
* Denotes commitments are official, as announced by the school

Bemidji State

Boston College

Boston University

Brown

Clarkson

Colgate

Connecticut

Cornell

Dartmouth

Harvard

Holy Cross

Maine

Mercyhurst

Minnesota
Hannah Brandt ...................F ..................(USA 18s/Hill Murray) ...............Vadnais Heights, MN
Millica McMillen ....................D.......................(USA 18s/Breck) .....................Highland Park, MN
Lee Stecklein .....................D.....................(USA 18s/Roseville) ...........................Roseville, MN

Minnesota-Duluth

Minnesota State

New Hampshire
Sara Carlson ................F ...........................(Hutchinson) ..............................Hutchinson, MN
Jonna Curtis ................F ..............................(Elk River) ...................................Elk River, MN

Niagara

North Dakota
Sam Hanson .....................D ......................(White Bear Lake) ...............White Bear Lake, MN
Sam LaShomb ..................D .........................(So. St. Paul) ..........................So. St. Paul, MN
Marissa Salo .....................F ..............................(NAHA) ............................Grand Rapids, MN

Northeastern

Ohio State

Penn State

Princeton

Providence
Molly Illikainen.......F....... GRG Lightning HS........Grand Rapids, MN
Lexi Slattery.........D.......Centennial HS / MN Jr Whitecaps U19........Circle Pines, MN

Quinnipiac

Robert Morris

Rensselaer

Sacred Heart

St. Cloud State

St. Lawrence

Syracuse

Union

Vermont

Wayne State

Wisconsin

Yale
Ali Austin............D.......Edina HS / MN Ice Cats U19..........Edina, MN

U.S. 25: Minnesota 11; Massachusetts 3; Michigan, and Ohio 2 each; Alaska, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin 1 each

Canada 3: British Columbia, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia 1 each

MN History as a % of D1 players
11-12 D1 Recruit Class Total: 163 - 105 USA (64%), CDN 51 (32%), INTL 7 (4%) - MN 47 (29%)
10-11 D1 Recruit Class Total: 158 USA 96 (59%), CDN 61 (40%) INTL 1 (1%) - MN 36 (23%)
09-10 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 207 USA 113 (54%), CDN 87 (42%) Intl 7 (4%) – MN 32 (15%)
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 (18%)
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 (17%)
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 (31%)
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 (21%)

*** 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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10-11 D1 Recruits: 152 USA 90 (59%), CDN 61 (40%) INTL 1 (1%)
U.S. 107: Minnesota 47; 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
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11-12 Recruits Numbers - U.S. 105: Minnesota 47; Massachusetts 12; Michigan 10; Illinois 7; California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, and New York 3 each; Alaska, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont 2 each; North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Vermont 1 each
Canada 51: Ontario 24; Alberta 8; Quebec 6; Manitoba 5; BC, and Nova Scotia 3 each; New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan 1 each
Czech:1, Denmark:1, Finland: 1, Norway: 1, Sweden: 3

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:16 pm**

2012-13 Class
http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?9 ... 013/page17

MN History as a % of D1 players
12-13 YTD Recruit Class Total: 114 - 78 USA (68%), CDN 33 (29%) INTL 3 (3%) - MN 16 (14%)
11-12 D1 Recruit Class Total: 163 - 105 USA (64%), CDN 51 (32%), INTL 7 (4%) - MN 47 (29%)
10-11 D1 Recruit Class Total: 158 USA 96 (59%), CDN 61 (40%) INTL 1 (1%) - MN 36 (23%)
09-10 D1 Recruit Class Totals: 207 USA 113 (54%), CDN 87 (42%) Intl 7 (4%) – MN 32 (15%)
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 (18%)
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 (17%)
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 (31%)
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 (21%)

*** Not sure why the overall numbers were lower in 07-08, but the percentages of source were consistent with the other years.

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:22 pm**

Let's Play Hockey has this list of commitments, which appears to be a little more complete:

Megan Armstrong, D Edina Edina HS Edina New Hampshire

Lynn Astrup, D Warroad Warroad HS Warroad North Dakota

Ali Austin, D Edina Edina HS Edina Yale

Hannah Brandt, F Vadnais Heights Hill-Murray School Hill-Murray Minnesota

Hanna Brodt, F Roseville Roseville Area HS Roseville Area St. Cloud State

Sara Carlson, F Hutchinson Hutchinson HS Hutchinson New Hampshire

Kelsey Cline, D Bloomington Bloomington Jefferson HS Jefferson Minnesota

Jonna Curtis, F Elk River Elk River HS Elk River New Hampshire

Maddie Dahl, G Edina Edina HS Edina Union

Kate Flug, F Roseville Roseville Area HS Roseville Minnesota

Kayla Gardner, F Warroad Warroad HS Warroad North Dakota

Paige Haley, D Red Wing Red Wing HS Red Wing Minnesota

Samantha Hanson, D White Bear Lake White Bear Lake HS White Bear Lake North Dakota

Molly Illikainen, F Grand Rapids Grand Rapids/Greenway Grand Rapids Providence

Paige Jahnke, D Oakdale Roseville Area HS Roseville Area Penn State

Courtney Kukowski, F Apple Valley Eastview HS Eastview Providence

Sam LaShomb, D South St. Paul South St. Paul HS South St. Paul North Dakota

Megan Lushanko, F Chisago City Chisago Lakes HS Chisago Lakes Bemidji State

Lisa Marvin, F Warroad Warroad HS Warroad North Dakota

Milica McMillen, D St. Paul Breck School Breck Minnesota

Lizzy Otten, D Edina Edina HS Edina Union

Maddie Peake, F Mounds View Mounds View HS Mounds View Princeton

Audra Richards, F Maplewood MN Thoroughbreds Tartan Maine

Marissa Salo, F Grand Rapids N. Amer. Hockey Acad. Grand Rapids North Dakota

Kate Schipper, F Brooklyn Park Breck School Breck Minnesota

Lexi Slattery, D Circle Pines Centennial HS Centennial Providence

Lee Stecklein, D Roseville Roseville Area HS Roseville Area

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:09 pm**

Are all of these 2012-2013 or are some 2013-2014 - here are my guesses?

2012-2013 – 20 Commitments
Bemidji State
Megan Lushanko, F Chisago Lakes HS Chisago Lakes

Maine
Audra Richards, F Thoroughbreds Maplewood, MN

Minnesota
Hannah Brandt, F Hill-Murray School Vadnais Heights, MN
Milica McMillen, D Breck School St. Paul, Minnesota
Lee Stecklein, D Roseville Area HS, Little Canada, MN

New Hampshire
Megan Armstrong, D Edina HS Edina, MN
Sara Carlson, F Hutchinson HS Hutchinson, MN
Jonna Curtis, F Elk River HS Elk River,MN

North Dakota
Samantha Hanson, D White Bear Lake HS White Bear Lake, MN
Sam LaShomb, D South St. Paul HS South St. Paul, MN
Marissa Salo, F NAHA Grand Rapids, MN

Penn State
Paige Jahnke, D Roseville Area HS, Oakdale MN

Princeton - not on College Forum
Maddie Peake, F Mounds View HS Shoreview, MN

Providence
Molly Illikainen, F Grand Rapids/Greenway Grand Rapids
Courtney Kukowski, F Eastview HS Apple Valley, MN
Lexi Slattery, D Roseville Area HS Roseville,

St. Cloud State
Hanna Brodt, F Roseville Roseville Area HS Roseville, MN

Union - not on College Forum
Maddie Dahl, G Edina HS Edina
Lizzy Otten, D Edina HS Edina, MN

Yale
Ali Austin, D Edina HS Edina, MN

2013-2014 – 7 Commitments

Minnesota
Kelsey Cline, D Jefferson HS Bloomington, MN
Kate Flug, F Roseville Area HS Roseville
Paige Haley, D Red Wing HS Red Wing, MN
Kate Schipper, F Breck School Brooklyn Park, MN

North Dakota
Lynn Astrup, D Warroad HS Warroad, MN
Kayla Gardner, F Warroad HS Warroad
Lisa Marvin, F Warroad HS Warroad, MN

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:47 pm**

joehockey wrote:Are all of these 2012-2013 or are some 2013-2014 - here are my guesses?
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2013-2014 – 7 Commitments

Minnesota
Kelsey Cline, D Jefferson HS Bloomington, MN
Kate Flug, F Roseville Area HS Roseville
Paige Haley, D Red Wing HS Red Wing, MN
Kate Schipper, F Breck School Brooklyn Park, MN

North Dakota
(10) Lynn Astrup, D Warroad HS Warroad, MN 2014-2015?
(11) Kayla Gardner, F Warroad HS Warroad
(11) Lisa Marvin, F Warroad HS Warroad, MN

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:06 am**

Thanks for the updates. I would have guessed that more from both classes would be firmed up by now.

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:31 pm**

There are a few more in both classes headed East just not public yet. I hope those who have committed share. Were there a good number of scouts out at the MN Holiday Tournaments?

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:56 am**

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?9 ... 013/page20

Surprised MN only has 19 on list at this point in the season.

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:01 am**

joehockey wrote:http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?9 ... 013/page20

Surprised MN only has 19 on list at this point in the season.

Is this just a down year for MN as far as overall D1 level talent? I mean depth I guess... I know we have some great players in this class...

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:06 am**

This yrs Ntl class was expected to be lower in total do to fewer SR's graduating. It might actually be skewed larger right now because of Penn State filling an entire roster. I believe there are 23 known MN so far which is consistent with what coaches were saying last spring in approx 25 MN getting recruited for DI rosters. I understand next yrs class top tier list is equally strong but the second tier is much deeper so that class should be larger. Last yrs total size was maybe an anomaly due to the large number of Goalies taken and the Canadian class not as deep which presented more opportunities for MN players. While more Eastern schools are trying to get skilled MN players, there are still several that do not aggressively recruit MN players at least in the font end. So that may mean 25 schools spending time evaluating MN players and maybe 1-2 roster spots so a top down view might say that the 30-40 recruit range is probably the right expectation in most years. A great opportunity for these girls who work so hard!!

Posted: **Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:50 am**

According to the St Paul Pioneer Press today:

Providence
Allie Morse................G.........Park HS.......Cottage Grove, MN

Posted: **Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:38 pm**

I heard this the other day, it was a pretty solid source. Nice to see another outstate player go D1.

To Penn State:

Kendra Rasmussen - F - Sartell/Sauk Rapids - Sartell H.S.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:32 pm**

From Tonka Girls Hockey Website
Minnetonka - Junior forward Amy Petersen has made a verbal commitment to play at Penn State after graduation.

Minnetonka - Junior goalie Sydney Rossman has made a verbal commitment to join the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's hockey team after graduation.

Wrong year link

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:50 pm**

Maddie Peake from Mounds View will be playing hockey at Princeton next year. She was an All-State player, lead SEC conference in scoring and was a key player for Mounds View's trip to the state tourney.

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:40 pm**

joehockey wrote:Are all of these 2012-2013 or are some 2013-2014 - here are my guesses?

2013-2014 – 7 Commitments

Minnesota
Kelsey Cline, D Jefferson HS Bloomington, MN
Kate Flug, F Roseville Area HS Roseville
Paige Haley, D Red Wing HS Red Wing, MN
Kate Schipper, F Breck School Brooklyn Park, MN

Wouldn't Megan Wolfe from Eagan be in this class also? I'm not sure.

Don't know how current the list is...but I sincerely hope no Minnesota kids got burned by the Niagara last minute shenanigans. Handled very poorly by Niagara University

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