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Preseason rankings are out. These change a lot between now and midseason, but there are several Minnesota names on the list.

"A" Players- Potential to be 1st round picks
"B" Players- Possible 2nd-3rd round picks
"C" Players- Later round picks

High School Players

B SKATERS
Zach Glienke LW Eagan
Connor Hurley C Edina
Avery Peterson C Grand Rapids
Parker Reno C Edina
Thomas Vannelli D Minnetonka

C SKATERS
Max Becker RW Shattuck-St. Mary's
Grant Besse RW Benilde-St. Margaret's
Christopher Forney D Thief River Falls
Jake Guentzel C Hill-Murray
Adam Johnson C Hibbing HS
Teemu Kivihalme D Burnsville
Zach Lavalle RW Hill-Murray
Thomas Lindstom LW Breck
Derek Olmschenk D Cretin
Neal Pionk D Hermantown
Willie Raskob D Shattuck-St. Mary's
James Schuldt D Minnetonka
Jake Zeleznikar D Hermantown

C GOALTENDERS
Anthony Brodeur G Shattuck-St. Mary's


MN Players from other leagues

A SKATERS
Hudson Fasching RW USA-U18

B SKATERS
Blake Heinrich D Sioux City (USHL)

C SKATERS
AJ Michaelson C U of Minnesota
Will Merchant LW U of Maine
Michael Brodzinski D Muskegon (USHL)
Taylor Cammarata LW Waterloo (USHL)
Jordan Gross D Green Bay (USHL)
Vinni Lettieri C Lincoln (USHL)
Cody Corbett D Edmonton (WHL)


Full Story http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=641797

You can also add Jalen Schulz from Cambridge to the list of Minnesotans.

I know he is on the small side, but I can't belive Cammarata is only on the C list. The kid has scored at every level.

mulefarm wrote:I know he is on the small side, but I can't belive Cammarata is only on the C list. The kid has scored at every level.

Not too many Hobbits play in the NHL

Cammarata is not just on the small side, he's legitimately small, and I've heard from people familiar with his family history there's reason to think he might not get much bigger. I do think pro scouts sometimes get too hung up on size, but Cammarata is so small that it is a legitimate consideration here.

Plus, I think there might be an additional factor that scouts don't know exactly what to make of him, because you just don't see players like him. Playing in the defensive zone does sometimes seem to be just an afterthought, and his skating doesn't jump out at you that much; he's by no means a poor skater, but it's not like he's so fast that he just blows by people, as you might think would be the case if you haven't seen him play and just knew of his size and his offensive statistics. It's just that his offensive vision and his hands are so indescribably good that he produces points no matter what.

You can also add Jalen Schulz from Cambridge to the list of Minnesotans.

To what list. Are you with Central Scouting?

observer wrote:

You can also add Jalen Schulz from Cambridge to the list of Minnesotans.

To what list. Are you with Central Scouting?

He is on the Central Scouting list but missed in the first post.

Oops. My bad.

Puts the whole list into question. But, I guess we knew that already.

Cammarata should be higher. Wasn't he the one of the first, if not the first 16-year olds to put up 60+ points in the USHL? In his rookie season no less. He has vision like few others. Although they do have a lot going against them, small players have proven themselves very successful at times in the NHL. If I was a GM, this would be the one small player in the draft that might be worth taking the risk on. He's in pretty good company with that USHL rookie of the year award.

What's the issue? He will be drafted!! Who cares what round it happens in, drafted is drafted. He (like all of these kids) still have a long way to go to be NHL ready. He will have the ability to prove himself at the NHL level when he gets to his first training camp. This seems to be a non-issue here.

You can add Jake Ahlgren Sioux Falls Stampede from Fergus Falls

2 of the 27 skaters listed are from Cambridge-Isanti. Part of a VERY talented group they had go through there.