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Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:16 pm
by O-townClown
TheNightman wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:23 pm Blake playing for EP seems like a massive longshot
He leads the USHL in scoring as last time I checked. So did Casey Mittelstadt when he returned for his senior year and he was the 8th pick. At some point the NHL teams have seen enough of a kid to know if they'll select them in the draft. He's past that point. My two cents is he should play wherever he thinks it'll be the most fun. Hockey's going to seem like work soon enough.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:56 pm
by Stang5280
O-townClown wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:16 pm
TheNightman wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:23 pm Blake playing for EP seems like a massive longshot
He leads the USHL in scoring as last time I checked. So did Casey Mittelstadt when he returned for his senior year and he was the 8th pick. At some point the NHL teams have seen enough of a kid to know if they'll select them in the draft. He's past that point. My two cents is he should play wherever he thinks it'll be the most fun. Hockey's going to seem like work soon enough.
In retrospect the Sabres probably wish they had seen less of Casey leading up to the draft :lol:

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:02 pm
by ryguyMN
Stang5280 wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:56 pm
O-townClown wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:16 pm
TheNightman wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:23 pm Blake playing for EP seems like a massive longshot
He leads the USHL in scoring as last time I checked. So did Casey Mittelstadt when he returned for his senior year and he was the 8th pick. At some point the NHL teams have seen enough of a kid to know if they'll select them in the draft. He's past that point. My two cents is he should play wherever he thinks it'll be the most fun. Hockey's going to seem like work soon enough.
In retrospect the Sabres probably wish they had seen less of Casey leading up to the draft :lol:
Casey’s game was sort of revitalized when the Sabres shook up their coaching staff mid-season last year. He was promoted to first line center to start this season, but he was unfortunately injured in their first game.

He and Sammy Walker were two players I enjoyed watching the most at the HS level in the last ten years or so.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:04 pm
by WestMetro
some adjustments needed to the latest version of the page 1 departure list ? Home school forum reps to provide confirmation of changes .

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:22 pm
by Brodziak Fan Club
Last I heard Jimmy Clark was planning to do before and after in the USHL and was named captain at Edina. Is there different info out there?

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:44 am
by WarmUpTheBus
Danny Nelson of Maple Grove is with the USNTDP U17 in Finland. Is it just for the 4 nations tournament?

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:19 pm
by O-townClown
WarmUpTheBus wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:44 am Danny Nelson of Maple Grove is with the USNTDP U17 in Finland. Is it just for the 4 nations tournament?
Must be. He was playing Elite League two weeks ago and then rostered on an IIT team. National team must have had a temporary opening.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:43 pm
by WestMetro
I ran into Carter Krenke this morning at his brothers bantam tourney at BIG . He is back from Omaha and will be back with Blake this year .

Jimmy Clark has been at Edina capt skates last week

Hoping myself by tonite/ tomorrow we will hear that both Prior Lake boys decided to come back ,

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 4:38 pm
by bardown27
Have a hard time seeing Bump come back, 2nd leading scorer in Omaha in his draft year.

Anyone have any word on if Gavin O’Connell is coming back for Wayzata?

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 4:55 pm
by O-townClown
WestMetro wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:43 pm I ran into Carter Krenke this morning at his brothers bantam tourney at BIG . He is back from Omaha and will be back with Blake this year .

Jimmy Clark has been at Edina capt skates last week
Love these updates. And straight from the horse's mouth!

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:26 am
by InThePipes
bardown27 wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 4:38 pm Have a hard time seeing Bump come back, 2nd leading scorer in Omaha in his draft year.
Hearing rumblings that multiple PL players may remain in Jr, can anyone verify?

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:24 pm
by The Exiled One
InThePipes wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:26 am
bardown27 wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 4:38 pm Have a hard time seeing Bump come back, 2nd leading scorer in Omaha in his draft year.
Hearing rumblings that multiple PL players may remain in Jr, can anyone verify?
Sam Rice was with St. Cloud in the NAHL, Justin Kingery was with Fairbanks AAA, and Will Schumacher was with the MN Magicians of the NAHL. How many of these three?

(And Bump, of course, who's doing quite well with Omaha. He's already on the list.)

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:42 pm
by BP
The Exiled One wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:24 pm
InThePipes wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:26 am
bardown27 wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 4:38 pm Have a hard time seeing Bump come back, 2nd leading scorer in Omaha in his draft year.
Hearing rumblings that multiple PL players may remain in Jr, can anyone verify?
Sam Rice was with St. Cloud in the NAHL, Justin Kingery was with Fairbanks AAA, and Will Schumacher was with the MN Magicians of the NAHL. How many of these three?

(And Bump, of course, who's doing quite well with Omaha. He's already on the list.)
Sam Rice actually has been with Chippewa the past 2 weekends. He has performed quite well.

I don't believe Schumacher is coming back.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:26 pm
by Gotothenetman
BP wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:42 pm
The Exiled One wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:24 pm
InThePipes wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:26 am

Hearing rumblings that multiple PL players may remain in Jr, can anyone verify?
Sam Rice was with St. Cloud in the NAHL, Justin Kingery was with Fairbanks AAA, and Will Schumacher was with the MN Magicians of the NAHL. How many of these three?

(And Bump, of course, who's doing quite well with Omaha. He's already on the list.)
Sam Rice actually has been with Chippewa the past 2 weekends. He has performed quite well.

I don't believe Schumacher is coming back.
Been told by the Steel that Rice is likely going back.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:05 pm
by WestMetro
Now hearing today we will be seeing ALL Lakers back at Dakotah for the season !

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:23 pm
by InThePipes
WestMetro wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:05 pm Now hearing today we will be seeing ALL Lakers back at Dakotah for the season !
Confirmed that they are at tryouts this week? That's huge for them!

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:36 pm
by WestMetro
Pipes , a little more complicated but my post stands for itself

And yes , good for the kids IMHO , the program, and state of hockey

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:52 pm
by O-townClown
WestMetro wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:36 pmAnd yes , good for the kids IMHO , the program, and state of hockey
Agree a million percent. We all celebrate how awesome Minnesota HS hockey is. So good that kids don't have to leave. In order for that to be the case you need kids staying to play it. Good for these guys.

To me when a Paul Bittner leaves it is completely different from a player on a Top 15 team facing a solid schedule. Prior Lake has a chance to reach the state tournament and these kids will never be forgotten in their hometown if they do. You don't get the same thing playing Junior hockey in Iowa.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:26 pm
by Gotothenetman
Well that helps avoid a 1st round loss. Will see if Joe can get by the semi's maybe

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:38 pm
by O-townClown
Why is Justin Kingery listed as leaving? He played on a fall midget team like almost every other kid. Did he leave school?

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:41 pm
by BP
Gotothenetman wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:26 pm Well that helps avoid a 1st round loss. Will see if Joe can get by the semi's maybe
Whoa!

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:44 am
by WestMetro
O-townClown wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:38 pm Why is Justin Kingery listed as leaving? He played on a fall midget team like almost every other kid. Did he leave school?
As I said in my post above , all Lakers will now be back for the season !

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:07 pm
by TheNightman
Is Reed Kluender from SSP coming back? My guess would be no.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:25 pm
by ironranger2
Can someone confirm what the current rules are with regards to these kids playing in juniors? Did they have to be back for the first day of practice to be eligible to play? Or is it similar to youth hockey where they have to be rostered by a certain time (i.e. 1st of the year).

I know last year was a little different with Covid, but I was wondering what the most current rules from MSHSL are.

There seems to be a thread on this every year, but it always seems to change on what is allowed.

Re: Early Departures 2021-22

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:30 pm
by WestMetro
A good article by Loren Nelson on the Prior Lake kids.

https://twitter.com/legacy_hockey/statu ... 82592?s=21