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Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:14 am**

Anybody know about Stillwater. Saw them in Duluth, they sure look like a top 20 team, but are not rated.

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:23 pm**

They may be a decent team but come section playoff time, they'll be dominated.

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:32 pm**

johnsons obviously a good player and molstad played on the White NIT team after the elite league. Housley knows what he's doing, he generally seems to put together a pretty sound defensive team. They beat Hermantown pretty bad and I read somewhere they beat Burnsville as well, two pretty solid teams

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:42 pm**

sicknasty7722 wrote:They may be a decent team but come section playoff time, they'll be dominated.

At this early point of the season, I'll predict that Stillwater will have a higher seed in sections than they have in a long time. I'm even giving them a good chance to get to the semifinals of 4AA.

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:44 pm**

I agree wbmd, should be no worse than a 4th seed and possibly a 3rd seed ahead of WB or RSVL. Talent wise I believe they are on a par with those two teams this year. With a seed like that they should get to the semi's.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:53 am**

I think stillwater could easily finish top 3 in the SEC and could easily be the 3 seed in section 4. Question though, what is their goalie situation looking like? I know they lost their 2 big stars last year and didn't see much potential on JV when I saw them play.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:02 am**

ImissMYhockey wrote:I think stillwater could easily finish top 3 in the SEC and could easily be the 3 seed in section 4. Question though, what is their goalie situation looking like? I know they lost their 2 big stars last year and didn't see much potential on JV when I saw them play.

I've seen something that they have a sophomore goalie who is supposed to be good.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:09 am**

wbmd wrote:
ImissMYhockey wrote:I think stillwater could easily finish top 3 in the SEC and could easily be the 3 seed in section 4. Question though, what is their goalie situation looking like? I know they lost their 2 big stars last year and didn't see much potential on JV when I saw them play.
I've seen something that they have a sophomore goalie who is supposed to be good.

That would be Cotter from Princeton and yes he is a very good goalie.IMO

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:44 pm**

I went to Stillwater last year and went to most of their games and they were pretty good just had better teams in their conference (CDH,WBL,Woodbury, Roseville) and an even tougher section (Roseville, HM, Centennial, WBL) but if they had last years talents this year they would have to be one of the favorites
But i know quite a few players from this year and have been talking to them and they seem pretty confident that in a weaker conference and section they could make a push at the state tournament...
The reviews for Housley from the players have not been good but he has put them in a decent position to contend unlike when they were a laughing stock of the SEC before

Imo, the St. Croix Valley area produces the most talent in the state but alot of great high school players leave
HM- Nick Larson(played in Stillwater through 9th grade, one of the top players in the state last year), Tory Pearson (played in Stillwater Bantams, 3rd liner for the pioneers), Eddie LeTourneau (played Stillwater bantams, JV captain junior year, hurt senior year)
Rochester Century- Collin Briscoe (played for Stillwater A bantams)
St. Thomas Connor Rooney(played Stillwater A bantams, one of the top junior point scorers), Tanner Jirovec(played for Stillwater JV as a sophomore, played a little varsity as a junior for STA, looks to have a bigger role for the cadets this year
Woodbury- Aaron Forstner (played varsity as a sophomore and junior for Stillwater and was elected as a captain but didnt like Housley and transfered)

This years team though should be intresting cause they play a very difficult non conference including the likes of Breck, BSM, in Schwan cup bronze tourney, Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Duluth East, and Holy Angels

Forwards
Line 1- Matt Johnson (d1 prospect and junior captain had 20 points last year playing on the top line), Vinny Ferraro (maybe the most talented player in Stillwater who had been in Housleys dog house but has had major improvements), Ben Wiegand (very talented soph who was JVs leading scorer as a 9th grader last year)
Line 2- Rick King(Senior had 6 points last year), Matt Junker (senior grinder played some on varsity last year), Levi Jenson(senior has varisty expeience)
Line 3- Nick Skarda (3rd year varsity), Sam Soukup (Senior played Varsity last year...5 points...another who had gotten in some trouble), Matt Lindquist (junior who played some varsity last year, really good on JV)
Line 4- Wilson Housley( coaches kid who will play varsity this year, was a top scorer for JV last year, not great speed but good hands), Nate Hewes (junior), unsure of last spot

Defense-
Line 1- Nick Streine (senior captain), Ryan Freeman (senior played varsity last year
Line 2- Aaron Molstad (Senior captain, one of the top pure defenders in the state, wanted to seperate Streine and Molstad), Jake Brown (junior transfer from Hill Murray)
Line 3- Nick Weaver(senior played limited varsity last year), unsure on last spot

Goalies- With Seniors Mogren and McHugh gone and BOTH JV goalies were kicked off the team after the Duluth trip
But their bringing in this Cotter kid from Princeton who from what i heard is a very good goalie and will be their 3 year starter between the pipes...but really dont have any good backups....2 Sophomore, 1 Senior(JV is all he can play this year), and a freshman

my expectations are about the same that they have been the past two year with about a 500 record and being the 4-5 spot....but hopefully they can click and get out of the section quarters

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:54 pm**

Based on the word I heard from their scrimmages in Duluth, Brown and Molstad were starting (Line 1) and were matched up against the Hendrickson, Barnes, and Perisic line and apparently shut them down pretty well. It should be interesting to see where the offense comes from this year, it seems like this needs to be a pretty defensively oriented team.

I would disagree that the players have negative attitudes towards Housley. I work with parents with boys on the team and they gave me the impression the boys really enjoy having Housley as a coach.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:57 pm**

The other sophmore goalie is very good also.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:02 pm**

PonyPosse07 wrote:I went to Stillwater last year and went to most of their games and they were pretty good just had better teams in their conference (CDH,WBL,Woodbury, Roseville) and an even tougher section (Roseville, HM, Centennial, WBL) but if they had last years talents this year they would have to be one of the favorites
But i know quite a few players from this year and have been talking to them and they seem pretty confident that in a weaker conference and section they could make a push at the state tournament...
The reviews for Housley from the players have not been good but he has put them in a decent position to contend unlike when they were a laughing stock of the SEC before

Imo, the St. Croix Valley area produces the most talent in the state but alot of great high school players leave
HM- Nick Larson(played in Stillwater through 9th grade, one of the top players in the state last year), Tory Pearson (played in Stillwater Bantams, 3rd liner for the pioneers), Eddie LeTourneau (played Stillwater bantams, JV captain junior year, hurt senior year)
Rochester Century- Collin Briscoe (played for Stillwater A bantams)
St. Thomas Connor Rooney(played Stillwater A bantams, one of the top junior point scorers), Tanner Jirovec(played for Stillwater JV as a sophomore, played a little varsity as a junior for STA, looks to have a bigger role for the cadets this year
Woodbury- Aaron Forstner (played varsity as a sophomore and junior for Stillwater and was elected as a captain but didnt like Housley and transfered)

This years team though should be intresting cause they play a very difficult non conference including the likes of Breck, BSM, in Schwan cup bronze tourney, Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Duluth East, and Holy Angels

Forwards
Line 1- Matt Johnson (d1 prospect and junior captain had 20 points last year playing on the top line), Vinny Ferraro (maybe the most talented player in Stillwater who had been in Housleys dog house but has had major improvements), Ben Wiegand (very talented soph who was JVs leading scorer as a 9th grader last year)
Line 2- Rick King(Senior had 6 points last year), Matt Junker (senior grinder played some on varsity last year), Levi Jenson(senior has varisty expeience)
Line 3- Nick Skarda (3rd year varsity), Sam Soukup (Senior played Varsity last year...5 points...another who had gotten in some trouble), Matt Lindquist (junior who played some varsity last year, really good on JV) Put Hewes in place of Lindquist
Line 4- Wilson Housley( coaches kid who will play varsity this year, was a top scorer for JV last year, not great speed but good hands), Nate Hewes (junior), unsure of last spot Add Lindquist and Cadwell JV last year and maybe Chuhel (don't know)

Defense-
Line 1- Nick Streine (senior captain), Ryan Freeman (senior played varsity last year
Line 2- Aaron Molstad (Senior captain, one of the top pure defenders in the state, wanted to seperate Streine and Molstad), Jake Brown (junior transfer from Hill Murray)
Line 3- Nick Weaver(senior played limited varsity last year), unsure on last spot Add Shikowsky/Jorgensen

Goalies- With Seniors Mogren and McHugh gone and BOTH JV goalies were kicked off the team after the Duluth trip
But their bringing in this Cotter kid from Princeton who from what i heard is a very good goalie and will be their 3 year starter between the pipes...but really dont have any good backups....2 Sophomore, 1 Senior(JV is all he can play this year), and a freshman Tristin Pennella, Soph, will split with Cotter, is very good also, big too.

my expectations are about the same that they have been the past two year with about a 500 record and being the 4-5 spot....but hopefully they can click and get out of the section quarters

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:09 pm**

PonyPosse07 wrote:I went to Stillwater last year and went to most of their games and they were pretty good just had better teams in their conference (CDH,WBL,Woodbury, Roseville) and an even tougher section (Roseville, HM, Centennial, WBL) but if they had last years talents this year they would have to be one of the favorites
But i know quite a few players from this year and have been talking to them and they seem pretty confident that in a weaker conference and section they could make a push at the state tournament...
The reviews for Housley from the players have not been good but he has put them in a decent position to contend unlike when they were a laughing stock of the SEC before

Imo, the St. Croix Valley area produces the most talent in the state but alot of great high school players leave
HM- Nick Larson(played in Stillwater through 9th grade, one of the top players in the state last year), Tory Pearson (played in Stillwater Bantams, 3rd liner for the pioneers), Eddie LeTourneau (played Stillwater bantams, JV captain junior year, hurt senior year)
Rochester Century- Collin Briscoe (played for Stillwater A bantams)
St. Thomas Connor Rooney(played Stillwater A bantams, one of the top junior point scorers), Tanner Jirovec(played for Stillwater JV as a sophomore, played a little varsity as a junior for STA, looks to have a bigger role for the cadets this year
Woodbury- Aaron Forstner (played varsity as a sophomore and junior for Stillwater and was elected as a captain but didnt like Housley and transfered)

This years team though should be intresting cause they play a very difficult non conference including the likes of Breck, BSM, in Schwan cup bronze tourney, Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Duluth East, and Holy Angels

Forwards
Line 1- Matt Johnson (d1 prospect and junior captain had 20 points last year playing on the top line), Vinny Ferraro (maybe the most talented player in Stillwater who had been in Housleys dog house but has had major improvements), Ben Wiegand (very talented soph who was JVs leading scorer as a 9th grader last year)
Line 2- Rick King(Senior had 6 points last year), Matt Junker (senior grinder played some on varsity last year), Levi Jenson(senior has varisty expeience)
Line 3- Nick Skarda (3rd year varsity), Sam Soukup (Senior played Varsity last year...5 points...another who had gotten in some trouble), Matt Lindquist (junior who played some varsity last year, really good on JV) Add Hewes instead of Lindquist
Line 4- Wilson Housley( coaches kid who will play varsity this year, was a top scorer for JV last year, not great speed but good hands), Nate Hewes (junior), unsure of last spot - Lindquist , Cadwell(JV last year) and Chuhel(don't know)

Defense-
Line 1- Nick Streine (senior captain), Ryan Freeman (senior played varsity last year
Line 2- Aaron Molstad (Senior captain, one of the top pure defenders in the state, wanted to seperate Streine and Molstad), Jake Brown (junior transfer from Hill Murray)
Line 3- Nick Weaver(senior played limited varsity last year), unsure on last spot Add Shikowsky or Jorgensen

Goalies- With Seniors Mogren and McHugh gone and BOTH JV goalies were kicked off the team after the Duluth trip
But their bringing in this Cotter kid from Princeton who from what i heard is a very good goalie and will be their 3 year starter between the pipes...but really dont have any good backups....2 Sophomore, 1 Senior(JV is all he can play this year), and a freshman- Tristin Pennella, Soph, will split with Cotter, very good and Big too

my expectations are about the same that they have been the past two year with about a 500 record and being the 4-5 spot....but hopefully they can click and get out of the section quarters

This is who played in Duluth.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:41 pm**

PonyPosse07 wrote:
Imo, the St. Croix Valley area produces the most talent in the state

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA.

On another note, what were you saying about two goalies being kicked off the team after Duluth? Elaborate please.

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:35 am**

sicknasty7722 wrote:
PonyPosse07 wrote:
Imo, the St. Croix Valley area produces the most talent in the state
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA.

On another note, what were you saying about two goalies being kicked off the team after Duluth? Elaborate please.

idk im just saying a offense that had larson, johnson, gunderson, briscoe, rooney, weber, forstner brothers, and pearson would be pretty dominant

and it was last year from 2/19 and 2/20 they went up and beat cloquet 5-0 friday night and there was an instance that night in the hotel that lead to the dismisall of both jv goaltenders and a varsity winger.....im not going to come out with details or names though....one of the goaltenders was allowed to return because it was his first time that he had gotten in trouble but he can only play jv this year....both of the other players were not allowed to return

Posted: **Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:52 am**

I don't understand what you could do to get yourself immediately kicked off the team, unless you killed somebody or was involved in a crime...but then of course it would be in the news. But even for drinking or smoking violations it's only a two week suspension or two games. I'm confused?

Posted: **Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:01 pm**

ya idk either...i know the two kids that were pernamently kicked off it was like their second or third offense....and the other kid it was his first so he was allowed to play jv this year