Top Minnesota High School Players By Class--March Edition
by WCHBlog on Mar 11, 2010 12:09 PM PST
3 comments
I posted my first edition of this list back in December, and it was fairly popular. This is the peak week of high school hockey interest in the state of Minnesota, and it brings a lot of traffic here(It helps when you're Out-Googling the Star-Trib. Maybe they're the ones that don't deserve a credential to cover the tournament.) So I figured I would post my player rankings once again after a season's worth of adding and adjusting all the names on it.
Standard disclaimer that I'm just including players I've seen play personally, so there's probably a couple out-state kids that I've missed. The list is posted after the jump.
Seniors
- Nick Bjugstad-F-Blaine(Minnesota)
- Brock Nelson-F-Warroad(North Dakota)
- Zane Gothberg-G-Thief River Falls(North Dakota)
- Adam Knochenmus-F-Roseau
- Jacob Meyers-G-Benilde
- Max Gardiner-F-Minnetonka(Minnesota)
- Cal Decowski-F-Andover(Minnesota-Duluth)
- Caleb Herbert-F-Bloomington Jefferson(UMD)
- Andrew Prochno-D-Minnetonka(St. Cloud)
- Max Gaede-F-Woodbury(Minnesota State)
- Mark Alt-D-Cretin-Derham Hall(Minnesota)
- Justin Holl-D-Minnetonka(Minnesota)
- Adam Krause-F-Hermantown(Minnesota-Duluth)
- Brett Stern-D-Centennial(Minnesota State)
- Chris Casto-D-Hill-Murray(Minnesota-Duluth)
- Troy Hesketh-D-Minnetonka(Wisconsin)
- Joe Faust-D-Bloomington Jefferson(Princeton)
- Tyson Fulton-F-Breck
- Christian Isackson-F-St. Thomas(Minnesota)
- Archie Skalbeck-F-Hopkins(Colorado College)
- Justin Crandall-F-St. Thomas(Minnesota-Duluth)
- Willie Corrin-D-International Falls
- Brett Patterson-F-Benilde
- Joey Benik-F-St. Francis(St. Cloud)
- Dan Fick-D-Forest Lake(Harvard)
- Michael Morin-F-Breck(Colorado College)
- Jeffrey Pauluk-D-Bloomington Jefferson
- Brett Hebel-F-Warroad
- Ryan Reilly-F-Holy Angels(Minnesota)
- Andrew Pitts-D-North Metro
- Connor Reilly-F-Holy Angels(Minnesota)
- Joe Rubbelke-D-North St. Paul
- Charlie Taft-F-Edina
- Mitch Rogge-F-Eden Prairie
- Garrett Orhn-D-Greenway
- David Jarrett-D-Edina
- JP Graveline-D-St. Thomas
- Jordan Lovick-F-Centennial
- Jesse Nemgar-F-Bemidji
- Walker Hyland-D-Woodbury
- Chad Hennum-F-Elk River
- Ryan Wolter-F-White Bear Lake
- James Hansen-D-Osseo
- Jordan Johnson-D-Hill-Murray
- Eric Scheid-F-Blaine
- Tyler Larson-F-Moorhead
- Ben Jaremko-F-Elk River
- Jordan Palusky-F-St. Cloud Cathedral
- Sam Windle-D-Osseo
- Willie Faust-F-Hill-Murray
Juniors
- Kyle Rau-F-Eden Prairie
- Ben Marshall-D-Mahtomedi(Minnesota)
- Dan Molenaar-D-Eden Prairie
- Andrew Welinski-D-Duluth East(Minnesota-Duluth)
- Adam Wilcox-G-South St. Paul(Minnesota)
- Ryan Jaremko-D-Elk River
- Taylor Fleming-D-St. Thomas
- Garrett Hendrickson-F-Virginia(St. Cloud)
- Tanner Lane-F-Detroit Lakes
- Brandon Wahlin-F-White Bear Lake
- Ben Bahe-F-Hill-Murray
- J.D. Cotroneo-D-Hill-Murray
- Derek Frawley-F-Minnetonka
- Tyler Heinonen-F-Delano
- Steven Fogarty-F-Edina
- Zach Schroeder-F-St. Thomas
- Shane Omdahl-F-Roseau
- Patrick Steinhauser-F-Benilde
- AJ Reid-F-St. Thomas
- Andrew Ford-G-Eden Prairie
- EJ Faust-F-Blake
- Tony Camaranesi-F-Wayzata
- Joseph LaBate-F-Holy Angels
- Ross Luedtke-F-Orono
- Max Birkinbine-F-White Bear Lake
- Max Everson-D-Edina
- DJ Jones-D-Wayzata
- Kevin Becker-F-Hill-Murray
- Thomas Schutt-F-Minnetonka
- Curt Rau-F-Eden Prairie
- Nic Oxton-D-Moorhead
- Tim Bonner-F-Osseo
- Patrick Daly-D-Benilde
- Ryan Siiro-F-Bloomington Jefferson
- Max Smith-F-Eastview
- Zac Schendel-F-Duluth East
- Ethan Prow-D-Sauk Rapids
- Luc Gerdes-F-Eden Prairie
- Patrick Moore-F-Grand Rapids
- Cullen Hurley-F-Holy Angels
Sophomores
- Christian Horn-Benilde-St. Margaret's
- AJ Michaelson-F-Apple Valley
- Brady Skjei-D-Lakeville North
- Brock Kautz-G-Rochester Century
- Michael Zajac-F-Eagan
- Jordan Jancze-F-Hill-Murray
- Gage Torrel-F-Monticello
- Nate Arentz-F-Lakeville North
- Mike Reilly-D-Holy Angels
- Eric Schurhammer-D-St. Thomas Academy
- Austin Rudnick-D-Breck
- Derek Smith-D-Apple Valley
- Anders Franke-G-Elk River
- Matt Pilot-D-South St. Paul
- Peter Krieger-F-St. Thomas Academy
- Aaron Dolby-D-Osseo
- Eric Brenk-F-Moorhead
- Austyn Young-F-South St. Paul
- Charlie Sampair-F-Hill-Murray
- Tony Paulson-F-Maple Grove
- Erik Baskin-F-Minnetonka
- Spenser Bell-F-Maple Grove
- Jake Oborsky-F-Red Wing
- Lucas Kohls-F-Forest Lake
- Taylor Bryan-D-Elk River
- Paige Skoog-G-Forest Lake
- Andrew Commers-F-St. Thomas
- Jake Horton-D-Benilde
- Jonah Johnson-D-Hill-Murray
- Sam Rothstein-F-Minnetonka
Freshmen
- Grant Besse-F-Benilde-St. Margaret’s
- Jacob Horton-F-Tartan
- Parker Reno-D-Edina
- Zach Lavalle-F-Hill-Murray
- Max Coatta-F-Minnetonka
- Dan Labosky-F-Benilde-St. Margaret’s
- Frank Mork-D-Holy Angels
- Dylan Adler-D-Anoka
- Mario Bianchi-F-Holy Angels
- Zach Hartley-F-Holy Angels
- T.J. Moore-F-Benilde-St. Margaret’s
- Kris Manthey-D-Anoka
- Lou Nanne-F-Edina
- Jake Peterson-D-St. Cloud Tech
- TJ Roo-F-Totino-Grace
- Chase Broten-F-Roseau
- Austin Sattler-F-St. Thomas
- Colin Hernon-F-Bloomington
0 recs |
3 comments
|
Email
Print
Comments
With the disclaimer that I understand that it is tough to put together a list like this without missing something or putting guys in arguable spots (beauty is in the eye of the beholder) but a few things come to mind when reading this.
Knochenmus is a nice player and certainly deserves to be on the list of top 50 seniors. But he is nowhere near the top five seniors in Minnesota. Most of the guys in the next ten to 15 spots below him are better players.
A few of your defensive choices gives the impression you don’t spend a lot of time focusing on blue liners unless they have the puck on their stick in the offensive zone.
You made a glaring oversight by not having Mario Lucia among the top 30 sophomores. He played a vital role on a top AA team and wasn’t far from leading his team in points.
1. Knochenmus. You’re right that everyone is going to have their favorites, and I know I rate Knochenmus higher than most. There’s definitely a lot of guys on the list that might have more productive college/pro careers, but among high school players, I’m comfortable with where I’ve got him. I can’t think of too many guys better than him in the Elite League this year. There’s also the issue that the more you see guys, the pickier you get. I saw a lot more of Herbert’s games this year, and that probably played a factor in why I dropped him below Knochenmus.
2. Which defensive defensemen do you think I’m missing? In general, I think the high school level is thin enough that if a player is really that good, odds are he’s chipping in quite a few points.
3. Lucia is probably an oversight. I didn’t see much of Wayzata this year. The lists are definitely less complete as you move down through the ages.
Goalies
I know this is just your list, but leaving Alex Fons off the list is a pretty large oversight. He was second team all metro (take that for what its worth) and played on an extremely average Hopkins team. I’m surprised you have Meyers (good goalie) as high as you do without any mention of Fons. Fons had better numbers playing behind a team not nearly as good as BSM.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Western College Hockey Blog
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
