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Who will make the final cuts at Forward & D for both age groups?

Who looked good? Who will make the final teams? Any opinions?

Well, these are the guys who made the 15's last year, so they are probably the favorites...

Forward
*Zach Budish - Edina
Cody Hotchkins - Duluth Denfeld
^Matt Johnson - Stillwater
Isaac Kohls - Hill-Murray
Tyler Lapic - New Prague
Jared Maetche - St. Cloud Tech
*#Nick Oliver - Roseau
Ben Persian - Orono
*Tyler Pitlick - Centennial
Joe Rehkamp - Breck
*Ryan Walters - St. Thomas Academy
Tyler Zepeda - Hill-Murray

Defense
Izaak Berglund - Little Falls
Ian Cochran - Moorhead
Jordan Johnson - Hill-Murray
*Nick Mattson - Chaska
*Nate Schmidt - St. Cloud Cathedral
Ryan Weston - Roseau

-EDIT-

*These guys tried out for the NTDP, so they'll all make it.
#These guys are D1 commitments, so they'll probably make it.
^I've seen in three different places now that Matt Johnson stood out. Pencil him in.

Here were the kids who skated in the National 16's last year...

Forward
Ryan Bohrer - Cretin
*Michael Fink - Hopkins
Keegan Flaherty - Duluth East
Ben Hanowski - Little Falls
Tyler Landman - Roseau
Matt Leer - Edina
Danny Mattson - Holy Angels
Tommy O'Donnell - Bloomington Jefferson
John O'Neill - Anoka
Cory Thorson - Armstrong
Charlie Thauwald - Rochester Mayo
#Jake Youso - International Falls

Defense
Ben Ammerman - Moorhead
#Joe Gleason - Edina
*#Seth Helgason - Faribault
Nick Jensen - Rogers
#Aaron Ness - Roseau
Drew Olson - Brainerd
Alec Rush - Eden Prairie

Goalie
Aaron Crandall - St. Thomas Academy

-EDIT-

*These guys tried out for the NTDP, so they'll all make it.
#These guys are D1 commitments, so they'll probably make it.

I caught some of the 16s last Saturday.

No defense men looked overly dominant. Mattson and Schmidt were the best two I saw. Mattson needs to work on the physical part of his game, but that's kind of tough when you're 5'11", 140 pounder. Schmidt needs to go at it 100% all of the time. He is a dominating player when he's at full speed.

For forwards the top three that I saw on the day were Budish, Oliver, and Matt Johnson.

Here's the LIST for the Central District players that will be skating in the national Select Festivals. Hill-Murray has a player at each age level - Andy Singerhouse (17s), Nick Widing (16s) and Dillon Mershon (15s). Another local is Mac Carruth, a goalie on the 15s. He's a Minnetonka kid that moved to Chicago last summer.

www.minnesotahockey.org has a link to the list of the National 16's, but it doesn't work! Can any of you computer geeks hack into it?

George Blanda wrote:I caught some of the 16s last Saturday.

No defense men looked overly dominant. Mattson and Schmidt were the best two I saw. Mattson needs to work on the physical part of his game, but that's kind of tough when you're 5'11", 140 pounder. Schmidt needs to go at it 100% all of the time. He is a dominating player when he's at full speed.

For forwards the top three that I saw on the day were Budish, Oliver, and Matt Johnson.

Mattson does not need to be overly physical. Does he need to get bigger and stronger: yes

Frankly, not every D needs to be physical. Lidstrom from Detroit is a good example of that.

Maybe in the high school season Schmidt could be dominating. The young man was physically a young man in 8th grade. Elite kids his age are catching up to him in size and strength. I don't know if he is dominating when he plays with and against Elite 16 & 17s.

As for Budish, I have always like him as a player. I hear he is a good kid away from the rink as well.

Oliver is growing on me as a player. He is big and sees the ice well. Plus, he is a PLAYER. He works with and off his teammates.

By physical I did not mean laying everybody out. I mean willingness to go in the corners and fight for the puck. I only saw him play one game, and my analysis was just from what I saw from last Saturday's action.

Schmidt showed signs of dominance...but played a little lazy at times. Mattson never dominated, but was one of the best pure skaters I have seen in a while.

As far as the forwards, I couldn't agree more.

ok, i would say mattson dominates. when was the last time a 9th grader was all conference in the lake conference? hes the best 9th grader and walters is right up there too. but to say he doesnt dominate isnt true. he gets at least one assist just about every single game and ive never seen a kid work the powerplay as well as him.

gopherhockey33 wrote:ok, i would say mattson dominates. when was the last time a 9th grader was all conference in the lake conference? hes the best 9th grader and walters is right up there too. but to say he doesnt dominate isnt true. he gets at least one assist just about every single game and ive never seen a kid work the powerplay as well as him.

Mattson is a talented player. His NTDP invite is testimonial to that. He did a great job at varsity, especially considering he was a 9th grader. To say he is/was dominate is an exageration.

gopherhockey33 wrote:ok, i would say mattson dominates. when was the last time a 9th grader was all conference in the lake conference? hes the best 9th grader and walters is right up there too. but to say he doesnt dominate isnt true. he gets at least one assist just about every single game and ive never seen a kid work the powerplay as well as him.

gopherhockey33...turn your brain on. I said...Last Saturday, he did not dominate one bit in the select camp. It was the only time that I've seen him play.

Here are the Minnesota players that will go to the "USA Hockey" national Select 16 Festival held June 23-29 in Rochester, New York.

Goalies
Matt Hemingway (Alexandria)
Michael Webb (Holy Angels)

Defense
Mark Alt (Cretin j.v.)
Izaak Berglund (Little Falls)
Jordan Johnson (Hill-Murray)
Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie)
Nick Mattson (Chaska)
Nate Schmidt (St. Cloud Cathedral)
Blake Thompson (Eden Prairie bantams)
Ryan Weston (Roseau)

Forwards
Josh Birkholz (Blake)
Zach Budish (Edina)
Tyson Fulton (Breck)
Connor Gaarder (Edina)
Chad Hennum (Elk River)
Cody Hotchkins (Duluth Denfeld)
Matt Johnson (Stillwater)
Tyler Lapic (New Prague)
Jared Maetche (St. Cloud Tech)
Nick Oliver (Roseau)
Tony Palkki (Grand Rapids)
Tyler Pitlick (Centennial)
Joe Rehkamp (Breck)
Ryan Walters (St. Thomas Academy)
Tyler Zepeda (Hill-Murray)

I heard the 17's were coming out tommorow, to the players at least...is that old news?

Looks like a strong list. Congratulations to the selected players!

Very strong, very impressive list.

boblee wrote:Very strong, very impressive list.

Congrats to the selected group of 16's...

What might be even more impressive is the list of 17's who completely dominated the 16's on the final day of 51's

13-0 8-2 and 9-3 The 90's are incredible deep and talented.

Anyone know how last years 16's matched up against the 17's.
If they are that deep they should have done pretty well!

Last year I believe the 90's went 1-1-1 with the 89 group..or 1-0-2..im not sure..i no the blue team won against the team they played.

ocanadaourhome wrote:

boblee wrote:Very strong, very impressive list.

Congrats to the selected group of 16's...

What might be even more impressive is the list of 17's who completely dominated the 16's on the final day of 51's

13-0 8-2 and 9-3 The 90's are incredible deep and talented.

Likely why they still, as of Sunday night 9PM, have still not posted the 17 nationals. This 90's group is very deep - tough decisions for the selection committee!

USA Hockey National Festival
Minnesota Hockey Advanced 17 Selections
The following players have been selected to participate in the USA
Hockey, Advanced 17 National Festival in St. Cloud, MN being held July
7-13, 2007.

Forwards
Tyler Barnes Burnsville
Ryan Bohrer Cretin
Marshall Everson Edina
Mike Fink Hopkins
Keegan Flaherty Duluth East
Luke Greiner Shattuck
Ben Hanowski Little Falls
Joe Howe Wayzata
Tyler Landman Roseau
Mike Lee Roseau
Matt Leer Edina
Zach Lehrke Park Rapids
Danny Mattson Holy Angels
Jordy Murray Shattuck
John O’Neill Anoka
John Stampohar Hibbing
Derek Stepan Shattuck
Charlie Thauwald Rochester Mayo
Cory Thorson Armstrong
Jake Youso Int’l Falls

Defense

Aaron Ness Roseau
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka
Joe Gleason Edina
Corey Fienhage Eastview
Seth Helgeson Faribault
Nick Jensen Rogers
Drew Olson Brainerd
Luke McManus Rosemount
Eric Soderberg Eden Prairie
Robbie Vanelli St. Thomas Academy


Goalies


Aaron Crandall St. Thomas Academy
Brady Hjelle Int’l Falls


There ya go

How do Mike Lee and Joe Howe get listed as forwards? I would assume they are goalies for this.

Gopher Blog wrote:How do Mike Lee and Joe Howe get listed as forwards? I would assume they are goalies for this.

Maybe they are offensive minded goalies??

Seriously I have no idea, it's a cut and paste right from the site.

Can't Never Tried wrote:USA Hockey National Festival
Minnesota Hockey Advanced 17 Selections
The following players have been selected to participate in the USA
Hockey, Advanced 17 National Festival in St. Cloud, MN being held July
7-13, 2007.

Forwards
Tyler Barnes Burnsville
Ryan Bohrer Cretin
Marshall Everson Edina
Mike Fink Hopkins
Keegan Flaherty Duluth East
Luke Greiner Shattuck
Ben Hanowski Little Falls
Joe Howe Wayzata
Tyler Landman Roseau
Mike Lee Roseau
Matt Leer Edina
Zach Lehrke Park Rapids
Danny Mattson Holy Angels
Jordy Murray Shattuck
John O’Neill Anoka
John Stampohar Hibbing
Derek Stepan Shattuck
Charlie Thauwald Rochester Mayo
Cory Thorson Armstrong
Jake Youso Int’l Falls

Defense

Aaron Ness Roseau
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka
Joe Gleason Edina
Corey Fienhage Eastview
Seth Helgeson Faribault
Nick Jensen Rogers
Drew Olson Brainerd
Luke McManus Rosemount
Eric Soderberg Eden Prairie
Robbie Vanelli St. Thomas Academy


Goalies


Aaron Crandall St. Thomas Academy
Brady Hjelle Int’l Falls


There ya go

Is this accurate? I don't see anything on Minnesota Hockey website (as of Monday 5-14-07 @ 5:17 p.m.). Also, I had heard they were only taking 6 D. I count ten on the D list.

Please help with information.

Following the format of the 16 link try this... http://www.minnesotahockey.org/assorted ... 20list.pdf