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Great article on Derek Stepan from Hastings on NHL.com

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=pag ... eid=364597

Great article. He is one of the most genuine and nicest kids I know. Class act and very humble. Best of luck to him!

I think you mean from "Shattuck". The article paints it pretty clearly where he credits his High School hockey coming from!! Leaving the NHL interviews to come back to go through a ceremony. Speaks volumes for the young man and the school.

I would agree about Stepan, He is one of the greatest kids around. I wish he was a Gopher. I also think it speaks volumes that he decided to come back to graduate with his classmates. If I was drafting, this is a quality I would be looking for. He might be a big surprise on draft day. Good luck to him.

An absolute class act...Derek deserves this shot, and has worked hard for it!!!

Sure sounds like he really impressed the NHL brass. What a great article. I remember watching this kid as a Sophmore at Hastings. If you would of told me that he would be at the NHL combine with the top 70 kids in North America, I would of said no way. What a great decision it was to go to Shattuck!!! I got to watch him play 4 times this year, and every time I watched this kid he seemed to get better. He has 70 points 2 years ago at Shattuck and this year finished with 111 points. What a great year. I will be watching the draft to see how high this kid goes. Best of luck, and I also wish you were a Gopher next year, so that I could watch you more.

You mean you watched him as a FRESHMAN...Right?

tshockey2 wrote:Sure sounds like he really impressed the NHL brass. What a great article. I remember watching this kid as a Sophmore at Hastings. If you would of told me that he would be at the NHL combine with the top 70 kids in North America, I would of said no way. What a great decision it was to go to Shattuck!!! I got to watch him play 4 times this year, and every time I watched this kid he seemed to get better. He has 70 points 2 years ago at Shattuck and this year finished with 111 points. What a great year. I will be watching the draft to see how high this kid goes. Best of luck, and I also wish you were a Gopher next year, so that I could watch you more.

mnpuckmaster wrote:You mean you watched him as a FRESHMAN...Right?

tshockey2 wrote:Sure sounds like he really impressed the NHL brass. What a great article. I remember watching this kid as a Sophmore at Hastings. If you would of told me that he would be at the NHL combine with the top 70 kids in North America, I would of said no way. What a great decision it was to go to Shattuck!!! I got to watch him play 4 times this year, and every time I watched this kid he seemed to get better. He has 70 points 2 years ago at Shattuck and this year finished with 111 points. What a great year. I will be watching the draft to see how high this kid goes. Best of luck, and I also wish you were a Gopher next year, so that I could watch you more.

Nope - he (or she) means as a sophomore at Hastings.

Im pretty sure you mean as a Freshman. Derek never played in Hastings as a Sophmore. As a Freshman, he led the Bantam A's to the state tournament, after that it was shattuck for him.

HockeyGod29 wrote:Im pretty sure you mean as a Freshman. Derek never played in Hastings as a Sophmore. As a Freshman, he led the Bantam A's to the state tournament, after that it was shattuck for him.

I can guarantee it that Derek Stepan did indeed play varsity as a sophomore at Hastings. 100% guaranteed. Derek went to Shattuck after his sophomore season with the Hastings' varsity. His cousin Ryan also played on that team before he transferred to St. Thomas Academy.

wbmd wrote:

HockeyGod29 wrote:Im pretty sure you mean as a Freshman. Derek never played in Hastings as a Sophmore. As a Freshman, he led the Bantam A's to the state tournament, after that it was shattuck for him.

I can guarantee it that Derek Stepan did indeed play varsity as a sophomore at Hastings. 100% guaranteed. Derek went to Shattuck after his sophomore season with the Hastings' varsity. His cousin Ryan also played on that team before he transferred to St. Thomas Academy.

Derek had 27g 16a as a sophomore at Hastings.

Sorry bout that, HockeyGod29.

Lee

east hockey wrote:

wbmd wrote:

HockeyGod29 wrote:Im pretty sure you mean as a Freshman. Derek never played in Hastings as a Sophmore. As a Freshman, he led the Bantam A's to the state tournament, after that it was shattuck for him.

I can guarantee it that Derek Stepan did indeed play varsity as a sophomore at Hastings. 100% guaranteed. Derek went to Shattuck after his sophomore season with the Hastings' varsity. His cousin Ryan also played on that team before he transferred to St. Thomas Academy.

Derek had 27g 16a as a sophomore at Hastings.

Sorry bout that, HockeyGod29.

Lee

Here is even more proof that Derek Stepan played varsity at Hastings as sophomore.

http://www.geocities.com/dent0110/players2006.html

http://geocities.com/dent0110/soph2006AAfor.html

wbmd wrote:

east hockey wrote:

wbmd wrote: I can guarantee it that Derek Stepan did indeed play varsity as a sophomore at Hastings. 100% guaranteed. Derek went to Shattuck after his sophomore season with the Hastings' varsity. His cousin Ryan also played on that team before he transferred to St. Thomas Academy.

Derek had 27g 16a as a sophomore at Hastings.

Sorry bout that, HockeyGod29.

Lee

Here is even more proof that Derek Stepan played varsity at Hastings as sophomore.

http://www.geocities.com/dent0110/players2006.html

http://geocities.com/dent0110/soph2006AAfor.html

He played his Sophomore year, and played on a line with Jerad Stewart, who is now playing at MSU-Mankato. Put it to rest.

This kid is ripping up the WCHA. Has anyone seen any of his games? I just looked at the stats. He is third on his team in scoring with 17 points in 20 games. He is the Wisconsin Badgers top scoring forward. Is he a true freshman, or did he play juniors?

hockey junkie wrote:This kid is ripping up the WCHA. Has anyone seen any of his games? I just looked at the stats. He is third on his team in scoring with 17 points in 20 games. He is the Wisconsin Badgers top scoring forward. Is he a true freshman, or did he play juniors?

He is a true freshman. No juniors. Just his sophomore year at Hastings and then 2 years with Shattuck.