This is a great league with some of the best MN bantam players. The only high end MN players not playing are those that are going to play in the HS Elite league instead (Nick Pierre, etc.).
True....good players find a way through though. As far as Blaisdell goes....he must be more talented than his numbers lead to believe. Multiple scouts have him ranked pretty high. I saw him right in the 40's....a spot or two above Caulfield. I was shocked...didn't see Rizzo make the top 65.
True, but Blaisdell played on a pretty bad (regular season team) whereas Penticton is always loaded. You're right though, we'll see how they do this year.