College Commits - Former MN High Schoolers'

Wblhcky2424 · Post by **Wblhcky2424** » Wed May 28, 2014 3:48 pm

This is late but you can add Max Birkinbine ( White Bear) who played at Air Force this past season. He played the majority of his junior career for Fairbanks in the NAHL

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Wed May 28, 2014 4:05 pm

Added . I do remeber him. Very good player - played a while in the USHL too.

Wblhcky2424 · Post by **Wblhcky2424** » Wed May 28, 2014 4:14 pm

SuperStar wrote:Added . I do remeber him. Very good player - played a while in the USHL too.

Yep 39 games with Des Moines

Wblhcky2424 · Post by **Wblhcky2424** » Wed May 28, 2014 4:28 pm

R.J. Majkozak ( White Bear Lake/ Sioux Falls Stampede) is also committed to Air Force

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:50 pm

Apparently Bo Brauer (Edina) just committed to Notre Dame. Congrats. Unreal when you look at the talent level/Number of kids that will play D1 from the 2013 State Champ Hornet team.

green4 · Post by **green4** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:11 pm

Sats81 wrote:Apparently Bo Brauer (Edina) just committed to Notre Dame. Congrats. Unreal when you look at the talent level/Number of kids that will play D1 from the 2013 State Champ Hornet team.

Notre Dame seems to be taking a lot of Edina players lately.
Lee, Fogerty, Ostlie, Hurley, Malmquist and now Brauer. Congrats to Bo. Great kid who is very deserving.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:55 pm

green4 wrote:
Sats81 wrote:Apparently Bo Brauer (Edina) just committed to Notre Dame. Congrats. Unreal when you look at the talent level/Number of kids that will play D1 from the 2013 State Champ Hornet team.
Notre Dame seems to be taking a lot of Edina players lately.
Lee, Fogerty, Ostlie, Hurley, Malmquist and now Brauer. Congrats to Bo. Great kid who is very deserving.

Great news. Congrats to him.

puckbreath · Post by **puckbreath** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:45 pm

Sats81 wrote:Apparently Bo Brauer (Edina) just committed to Notre Dame. Congrats. Unreal when you look at the talent level/Number of kids that will play D1 from the 2013 State Champ Hornet team.

True, but committing to a team, does not automatically mean playing.

Bluewhitefan · Post by **Bluewhitefan** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:18 am

puckbreath wrote:
Sats81 wrote:Apparently Bo Brauer (Edina) just committed to Notre Dame. Congrats. Unreal when you look at the talent level/Number of kids that will play D1 from the 2013 State Champ Hornet team.

True, but committing to a team, does not automatically mean playing.

True, but for a kid that was essentially pushed aside as a junior, it's a great accomplishment just to be in the D1 mix - especially at a school like Notre Dame.

puckbreath · Post by **puckbreath** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:17 pm

Bluewhitefan wrote:
puckbreath wrote:
Sats81 wrote:Apparently Bo Brauer (Edina) just committed to Notre Dame. Congrats. Unreal when you look at the talent level/Number of kids that will play D1 from the 2013 State Champ Hornet team.

True, but committing to a team, does not automatically mean playing.
True, but for a kid that was essentially pushed aside as a junior, it's a great accomplishment just to be in the D1 mix - especially at a school like Notre Dame.

Agreed, and my comment pertained to any commit, not just him.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:22 am

Michael Bigelbach - Red Wing/Janesville NAHL - MN Mankato

Has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for Minnesota State University-Mankato - Congrats to him

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 11:17 am

Congrats to Nick Hinz onto Alaska -Faribanks via Fairbanks NAHL squad. Nick played HS at North St. Paul.

He put in his time, thats for sure - 4yrs in the NAHL.

(updated list on first page of this thread)

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:32 pm

Congrats to Dan Bailey/St.Cloud Cathedral to Air Force via Wenatchee Wild - NAHL.

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=11934

just me · Post by **just me** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:10 pm

I do believe cline from Blaine commited to Fairbanks Congrats to that young man.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:32 am

just me wrote:I do believe cline from Blaine commited to Fairbanks Congrats to that young man.

That is great news...I will add him to the list. Always liked his game. Great family to.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:06 pm

Congrats to Wes Michaud to Colorado College via Corpus Christi/NAHL.

As many of you know - He played High School at Cloquet.

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=12820

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:01 am

Excellent news for a guy who has perservered and and kept truckin'!

Congrats to Goalie - Adam Carlson of Edina - via NAHL onto Mercyhurst.

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=13184

(full list on page 1)

imlisteningtothefnsong · Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:38 am

True, but committing to a team, does not automatically mean playing.[/quote]

But it does mean (at least in a situation I am familiar with) you have your school paid for if you are hurt between the time you commit and the time your scholarship starts. Pretty good deal.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:08 pm

Forward Blake Lizotte, formerly of Chisago Lakes, has committed to SCSU. He is currently playing in Minot leading the Minotaurs in scoring, 9th leading scorer in the NAHL. He would have been a senior this year. He'll likely have a year or two of juniors before he arrives on campus. I'm guessing there's a good chance he'll switch to the USHL next season.

SCBlueLiner · Post by **SCBlueLiner** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:29 pm

Legit question because I don't know how this works, can a player who makes a commitment to a school but then spends another year or two in juniors have his commitment pulled or de-commit and go to another school instead? Seems to me that if I had committed to a school I would want to get on campus ASAP and not mess around in juniors anymore, in case of injury, coaching changes at the school, or just a change of heart. Or is it they have signed a NLI and the school and player are now bound by a contract?

You hear about players decommitting on their verbals in NCAA football and basketball and schools withdrawing offers all the time.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:55 pm

SCBlueLiner wrote:Legit question because I don't know how this works, can a player who makes a commitment to a school but then spends another year or two in juniors have his commitment pulled or de-commit and go to another school instead?

Yes

SCBlueLiner wrote:Seems to me that if I had committed to a school I would want to get on campus ASAP and not mess around in juniors anymore, in case of injury, coaching changes at the school, or just a change of heart.

Yes, but not every kid gets that option. In fact, I'd say most don't. The straight-from-high-school kids are really rare. The freshmen-aged-freshmen-coming-from-juniors are a bit more common. The next tier is I-committed-in-high-school-but-was-asked-to-play-more-junior-hockey. The last tier is I-committed-as-a-hs-graduate-already-in-juniors. I think most kids come from those last two groups.

SCBlueLiner wrote: Or is it they have signed a NLI and the school and player are now bound by a contract?

Once they sign the LOI, they are bound to that college unless they want to sit out a "transfer" season.

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:38 am

Congrats to Ian Janco - Former Jefferson standout to Bemidji State via Janesville-NAHL

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=13736

(full list on page 1)

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:45 am

SuperStar wrote:Congrats to Ian Janco - Former Jefferson standout to Bemidji State via Janesville-NAHL

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=13736

(full list on page 1)

Great to see kids work hard, grind their way through Jrs and get a D1 offer. Congrats

BSUBeaver · Post by **BSUBeaver** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:03 pm

Sats81 wrote:
SuperStar wrote:Congrats to Ian Janco - Former Jefferson standout to Bemidji State via Janesville-NAHL

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=13736

(full list on page 1)
Great to see kids work hard, grind their way through Jrs and get a D1 offer. Congrats

Sounds like his work ethic will fit right in with the Beaver Team! Welcome aboard!

mnhockfan99 · Post by **mnhockfan99** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:41 pm

Forgot to note this back when I was told - Add Ryan Black former Hill-Murray standout heading to Northern Michigan via Bonnyville Pontiacs in the AJHL. Great kid, has worked and trained hard good to see!