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Congrats to all the MN Girls
17's - 1997
First Last Pos.* High School
Grace Bizal D Hopkins
Lauren Boyle D Eden Prairie
Taylor Flaherty D Lakeville North
McKenzie Steffen D Hill-Murray
Emily Bergland F Thief River Falls
Rebekah Kolstad F Mankato East
Morgan Morse F Lakeville South
Dana Rasmussen F Dodge County
Brook Schugel F New Ulm
Sophia Shaver F Wayzata
Paige Voight F Cretin-Derham Hall

16's - 1998
First Last Pos.* High School
Grace Bowlby D Edina
Makayla Langei D East Grand Forks
Patty Marshall D Shattuck-St. Mary's
Allison Roethke D Buffalo
Sylvia Wallin D Blake
Paige Beebe F Blaine
Sidney Brodt F Mounds View
Haley Mack F East Grand Forks
Brooke Madsen F Eagan
Presley Norby F Minnetonka
Kiki Radke F Hastings
Natalie Snodgrass F Eastview

*Goaltenders will be selected and notified by USA Hockey in mid to late May.

A few observations:

At the 17s level, all the girls with the exception of Bergland are returning selections from last year, and she was selected as a 15. Eight of the eleven players are making their third straight appearance (Kolstad and Schugel were on the alternates list as 15s). The 7 F and 4 D initial allocation is the same as Minnesota had at the 17s last year (after the at-large bids were awarded, we ended up with 10 F, 5 D, and 2 G).

At the 16s level, only Langei and Wallin weren't selected as 15s (Langei was on the alternates list). The 7 F and 5 D allocation is down from the 8 F and 6 D numbers at 16s last year (after the at-large bids were awarded, we ended up with 11 F, 7 D, and 1 G). For the group at 16s this year, there are 18 girls who participated at the 15s national camp (10 F, 6 D, and 2 G). There were actually 19 girls who received bids, but Aney apparently did not attend so one girl may have been a replacement for her.

Any word when the At-Large bids will go out.
Seems to me that they had those out by this time last year.
Camp is only 5 weeks away.