[06-07 Mr. Hockey]

Will Aide of Bismarck and Alex Olson of Devils Lake.

Which one does not play?

[06-07 Mr. Hockey]

Great posts by UNDhockey22 and right on the mark!

I don't doubt that Chad Johnson wants a few local players on his roster, but I doubt that he would take many, if any, "token" players as SportsDoc implies. That implication is not only rank speculation, but it is not logical. First, Chad Johnson wants to move on to the next level just like the players. That means winning first. Second, if he was just putting local players on the team to put "butts" in the stands, why would he have not taken more local players who tried out? There were many local players who tried out that were on Elite 1 leagues in both ND and Minnesota that did not make the team. I can give you names, but I really don't think that is necessary. Finally, the Jets are the top team in the league. That is a testament to the quality of the players that Chad Johnson gets, local or otherwise. The fact is that the quality of hockey in this area has improved greatly, so it is possible to have a number of local players and still succeed. Ironically, Dane Litke, who coaches Bismarck, only took 2 local players, and 1 does not play. Yet, the FM Jets have done much better than Bismarck both head-to-head and in the league.

Who are the two local kids that are on the Bobcats?

[06-07 Mr. Hockey]

The length of the list of players is impressive. The schools, for the most part, are anything but. And nice try putting the National Development team of 16 year olds on there! Must be a great league if USA Hockey moves their players out at 17! Take out the NDT players and the list is long and unimpressive. Will it improve? Maybe, but no for sures on that.

Seems to me some of you who slam any posts that praise the West in HS hockey, go to great (and very similar arguements) lengths to uplift the NAHL. Go back and substitute "West" for NAHL and "East" for USHL and I bet you see some of your posts differently. As for an individual player moving from the USHL to the NAHL, could be lots of reasons. Homesick, misses friends, misses girlfriend, doesn't like being out of their "comfort" zone away from home, all of the above.

I don't see Sioux/Gopher HS recruits who are not ready for UND or Minnesota being told to play in the NAHL for a year or two. Quite the opposite, they are sent to the USHL to become D-I ready.

I simply went to www.nahl.com copy and pasted a link under "college commitment" and posted it. I beleive I also stated that the USHL is the the biggest pipeline to college hockey therefore supporting your argument. I beleive that even though some of the players are listed on the USDTP it is still a product of the North American Hockey League.

[Red River vs. Fargo South]

I am going to go with a score of 5 to 4 with RedRiver winning the game.

Fargo South over Red River 4-1

[06-07 Mr. Hockey]

I, for one, will not put the NAHL in the same catagory as the USHL. I do not think it is even close the number of WCHA, Hockey East or CCHA scholorship players currently on their rosters from the USHL compared to the NAHL.

Also, Junior Hockey is a business. The owners are trying to make money by putting butts in the seats, so there is always a splattering of "local" talent to draw the fans. The rub is to mix that with the talent level necessary to win. Part of what that means is teams like F/M and Bismarck need some "locals" from ND to help attendance that might not otherwise be on those teams, so it might well skew your numbers even more, compared to USHL numbers where ND players are there strictly because of their talent level. My point is there are probably bubble players on the rosters of F/M and Bismarck from ND (or western Mn.). Maybe not, but I would suspect from the business side, there is. In the USHL that player would be from close to the team's home, if he's around at all.

That means, in reality, there are 5 ND players from last year's class playing top notch, D-I recruited, Junior Hockey. You can look at it however you want, that is how I look at it.

This is a list of former NAHL players recruited to plat college hockey( not all are Div.1) The USHL is the biggest pipeline to college hockey. Although the NAHL is sending more and more players each season.

Billings Jeff Christiansen Union 06

Billings Matt Becker Airforce 06

Bismarck Jacques Lamoureux Airforce 06

Bismarck Tim Krystosek Airforce 07

Bismarck Eric Kattelus Michigan Tech 07

Bozeman Ryan Bunger Michigan Tech 06

Bozeman Josh Heidinger Canisius 06

Bozeman Chris Mckelvie Bemidji 06

Bozeman Brett Nylander Airforce 06

Bozeman Brian Moore Bowling Green 06

Bozeman Matt Dalton Bemidji 07

Bozeman Graham McManamin Bemidji 06

Bozeman Pete Fylling St. Norberts 06

Cleveland

Fairbanks

Fargo Moorhead Kai Kantola Bowling Green 06

Fargo Moorhead Phil Fox Northern Michigan 06

Fargo Moorhead Ryan Cramer Bemidji 07

Helena

Mahoning Valley Chris Fairbanks Alambama Huntsville 07

Mahoning Valley Ryan Zapolski Mercyhurst College 07

Mahoning Valley Nathan Longpre Robert Morris 07

Minnesota Chris Johnson Uconn 06

North Iowa

Santa Fe Brandon Johnson Airforce 06

Santa Fe Alex Arnason St Thomas 06

Santa Fe Phil Greer Bowling Green 06

Santa Fe Andy Gevorkyan AIC 06

Santa Fe Corey Stark Superior 06

Santa Fe Brandon Vossberg Denver 06

Santa Fe Brant Marple Northern Michigan 06

Santa Fe Anthony Bohn Saint Mary's 06

Southern Minnesota Jason Wiley Mankato 06

Springfield Chris Conway Stevens Points 06

Springfield David Nicoletti Alabama 06

Springfield Paul Forselius Salve Regina 06

Texarkana Riley Gill Western Michigan 06

Texarkana Casey Haines Ferris State 06

Texarkana Pat Knowlton Army 06

Texarkana Pat Maroon Ferris State 06

Texarkana Jason Weeks Canisius 06

Texarkana Anthony Becker Canisius 07

Texarkana Justin Johnson Michigan State 06

Texarkana Aaron Lewicki Ferris State 06

Texas Devin Stonehouse Canisius 06

Traverse City

USDTP

Wasilla

Wichita Falls Chris Ochoa Uconn 06

NAHL 2004-05 College Commitment List

Team First Last College Year

Alpena Jeremy Barber Robert Morris 05

Alpena Jake Hovick West Point 05

Alpena Bobby Phillips Mercyhurst 05

Alpena Paul Scalici Bentley College 05

Alpena Kaleigh Schrock Neuman College 05

Billings Jon Anderson UConn 05

Billings Greg Flynn Air Force 05

Billings Brian Kaufman Miami University 05

Billings Mike Mayra Air Force 05

Billings Mike Mayra Air Force 05

Billings Matt Palmer Brown 05

Bismarck Nick Bydal Stevens Point 05

Bismarck Matt Koenig Stout 05

Bismarck Clay Rehm St. Thomas 05

Bismarck Nick Schneider UConn 05

Bismarck Aaron Walski North Dakota 05

Bozeman Brett Beckfeld Stevens Point 05

Bozeman Nick Biondo Plattsburgh 05

Bozeman Ross Johnson River Falls 05

Bozeman Josh Kassel Army 05

Bozeman Bill Leahy Army 05

Bozeman Zack McKelvie Army 05

Bozeman Josh Meyers River Falls 05

Bozeman Brett Nylander Air Force 06

Bozeman Jason Woll Milwaukee 05

Central Texas Nick Larson AIC 05

Cleveland Nick Biondo Ohio State 05

Cleveland Jacob Cepis Bowling Green 05

Cleveland Lukas DeLorenzo Penn State 05

Cleveland Kirk Golden Hobart College 05

Cleveland Bob Helminen Northern Michigan 05

Cleveland Kurt Kivisto Michigan State 05

Cleveland Patrick Schafer Ohio State 05

Cleveland Matt Shouneyia Michigan State 05

Cleveland Steve Silver Western Michigan 05

Fairbanks Matt Jolly Alaska - Anchorage 05

Fairbanks Jared Kaufmann Nebraska - Omaha 05

Fairbanks Mike Phillipich Air Force 05

Fargo Moorhead Todd Alexander North Dakota 05

Fargo Moorhead Tom Dickhudt Bentley College 05

Fargo Moorhead Lance Malark UConn 05

Fargo Moorhead Chris Myhro UConn 05

Fargo Moorhead Brent Olson Air Force 05

Fargo Moorhead Dain Prewitt Bentley College 05

Helena Doug Gebbie Utica 05

Helena Eric Griffin AIC 05

Helena Brandon Marino Bemidji State 05

Helena Cory Mozak River Falls 05

Helena Nate Rein Superior 05

Helena Keith Roder AIC 05

Helena Ryan Sullivan Finlandia University 05

Helena Travis Whitehead Superior 05

Helena Matt Woodward AIC 05

Kewadin Indians Marty Gurnoe Lake State 05

Kewadin Indians Ray Kaunisto Northern Michigan 06

Minnesota Josh Frider Air Force 05

Minnesota Ryan Hawkins UConn 05

Minnesota Tim Manthly Army 05

Santa Fe Brendon Bayers U Conn 05

Santa Fe Luke Buetow Canisius College 05

Santa Fe Chris Carlson Robert Morris 05

Santa Fe Andrew Goberstein Bentley College 05

Santa Fe Eric Dahlberg UConn 05

Santa Fe Ryan Hatch Canisius College 05

Santa Fe Andrew Johnson Bentley College 05

Santa Fe Bryan Plaszcz Maine 05

Spring Mo Sean Erickson UConn 05

Spring Mo Matt Szypura River Falls 05

Spring Mo Derek Kitti Michigan Tech 05

Springfield IL Andy Cankar Stevens Point 05

Springfield IL Jeff Gumear Bentley College 05

Springfield IL Chris Johnson Dartmouth 05

Springfield IL Ryan Klusendorf Canisius College 05

Springfield IL Wes Russel Quinnipiac College 05

Springfield IL Alex Seminov Merrimack University 05

Springfield IL Matt Stendahl Stevens Point 05

Texarkana Andrew Broughton Curry College 05

Texarkana Pat Galivan Western Michigan 05

Texarkana Eric Hansen River Falls 05

Texarkana Jake Hanson Marion College 05

Texarkana Ryan Olson Finlandia University 05

Texarkana Matt Taurmina Providence 05

Texas Ben Bishop Maine 05

Texas Brad Cooper Providence 05

Texas Matt Krug Wayne State 05

Texas Tyler Ludwig Western Michigan 05

Texas Nick Mazzolini Providence 05

Texas Austin Miller Providence 05

Texas Justin Liutf Bowling Green 05

Texas Tom Train Alabama - Huntsville 05

Texas Derek Punches Wayne State 05

USDTP Jason Bailey Michigan 05

USDTP Brett Bennett Boston University 06

USDTP Michael Carmen Minnesota 06

USDTP Dan Fardig Michigan 05

USDTP Jimmy Fraser Harvard 05

USDTP Jeff Frazee Minnesota 05

USDTP Brandon Gentile Michigan State 05

USDTP Nathan Gerbe Boston College 05

USDTP David Inman Yale 06

USDTP Jack Johnson Michigan 05

USDTP Erik Johnson Minnesota 05

USDTP Zach Jones North Dakota 05

USDTP Phil Kessel Minnesota 05

USDTP Jason Lawrence Boston University 05

USDTP Kyle Lawson Notre Dame 05

USDTP Zach Macvoy Michigan 05

USDTP Jamie McBain Wisconsin 06

USDTP Justin Mercier Miami University 05

USDTP Mark Mitera Michigan 05

USDTP Peter Mueller Minnesota 06

USDTP Jack Skille Wisconsin 05

USDTP Greg Squires Boston University 06

USDTP Ryan Stoa Minnesota 05

USDTP Brian Strait Boston University 06

USDTP Chris Summers Michigan 06

USDTP Bill Sweat Colorado College 06

USDTP Andreas Valssopoulos Colorado College 05

Wichita Falls Dan Dileo Cornell 05

Wichita Falls Kevin Huck Minnesota 05

Wichita Falls Nick Klaren Stout 05

Wichita Falls Jack Wogemuth Stout 05

Wichita Falls Derek Hansberry Stout 05

Wichita Falls Evan Byers Eau Claire 05

Wichita Falls Andy Roberts St. Mary's 05

Wichita Falls Dave Lewendowski Wentworth 05

Wichita Falls Brent Sarcone RIT 05

Youngstown Anthony Canzoneri Bentley College 05

Youngstown Evan Case Ferris State 05

Youngstown Andrew Fiore Marian College 05

Youngstown Rob Rassey Holy Cross 05

[Layne Sedevie]

So was he recently injured again?

Layne has had a history with concussions, he recently suffered another one.

[2006-2007 ND High School Hockey]

In addition to those examples... Central had a kid who transferred from Bottineau (whose name escapes me now) on one of their championship teams in the early '90s, during the Jay Panzer era. I believe Central also had a Devils Lake transfer within the past 5 years or so. Somebody here who follows their program more closely than I do probably knows the names of the players I'm thinking of.

I cant be positive, but I think the kid from Devils Lake was Keaton Wolf. Wasnt he a goalie, that ended up not playing, due to some kid named Lamoreaux? Again, I'm not positive on this info.

EDIT: I just saw the post from 13UND2008, sorry for doubling up on the info.

[2005-06 ND Highschool Hockey]

Just a question, are you an idiot? if i was responding to your post do you think i would have cited his as well?

lives to play hockey, wow.... find friends and talk to them....... please

[2005-06 ND Highschool Hockey]

Is there any truth to the rumer of tyler klein being a potential first round draft pick (nhl) next year?

Doubtful

[2005-06 ND Highschool Hockey]

Don't know, from reading this thread, there appears to be a score of good goaltenders from ND this year. Hillman, Rosenthal, Kringstad, Deichert... and maybe a few others.

My question is this: Has there been any other year where posters can say that there were more than 2 notable goaltenders for the season at the conclusion of the season? It seems to be that, whether it is a GF school or South, there seems to be one dominating goaltender a season. This year there are much more than that.

I would agree, there were alot of good goaltenders this year. But the two goalies that stood out in my mind were Sean Deichert of Fargo South and Michael Hillman of Bismarck high. Deichert for his constant good play which can obviously be seen when looking at his statistics and Hillman for his great performances throughout the year( although i only saw his game at Fargo South and 2 of 3 games at state) and his also above par stats. Rosendahl was also up there as i watched him play 5 or 6 times as well as less mentioned Justin Welk. I beleive Tony Kringstad was "alright" throughout the year with a couple of good if not great games but i do not approve of his antics, regardless he still played very well throughout the year . The only difference between the top two goalies in the state this year is that Deichert played on a great team and Hillman did not . But i beleive that if Deichert were to play for a team like BHS he would also have some memorable games where if Hillman played for FSH he probably would have had much better statistics. I think that at the state tournament everything was as it should have been except for the Minot Central game.I am happy with the fact the South won it all and were very deserving of its title victory. Although i think Central would have had a better shot if Shane were in net against South in the semis. Either way a great year for high school hockey! and an Even Better year for Fargo Hockey!!!

GO BRUINS!!