Quality of Game

[You Puck]

from some of the teams that i've seen it seems as though the number of quality players/teams are down this year. Although this is expected considering the 86' birthday may go down as the greatest crop of players to come out of Minnesota. <p></p><i></i>

[hckyFAN247]

there are many 87 birthdays that were seniors last year as well. The senior class last year is probably the best crop of players to ever come out of minnesota. <p></p><i></i>

[hsskycam]

Maybe the problem is your watching the wrong teams play. I've only watched one game so far and I saw six Elite 1 players, two who are rated by the NHL CSS.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Grinder075]

The 88 year is by far the best year of hockey players this state has had in a long long time. There are numerous players who have LEFT to play juniors and such that you are not seeing play. (And hes right... your watching the wrong teams than) <p></p><i></i>

[frozen]

the 87's of the class of 2005 are lightyears ahead of the 88's of this year.. i agree with what hckyFAN247 said about the class of 87. if you look at the class as a whole, it is jaw dropping. <br> <br>Class of 2005 (last year seniors) standouts<br><br>Chris VandeVelde Moorhead<br>Travis Vermeulen Centennial<br>Mitch Ryan Cloquet/Esko/Carlton<br>Dan Sexton Apple Valley <br>Rob Johnson Duluth East<br>Drew Fisher Moorhead<br>Will Collins Edina<br>Tyler Hawkins Academy Of Holy Angels <br>Cory Loos Moorhead<br>Chris Meyers Eden Prairie<br>Alex Coles Apple Valley<br>Pat Connelly White Bear Lake<br>Matt Becker Moorhead <br>Darin Holland Rochester Century<br>Scott Baker Cloquet/Esko/Carlton<br>Austun Tavis Grand Rapids<br>Tom Stunyo Grand Rapids<br>Andy Wilcox Rochester Century<br>Mark Columbus Grand Rapids<br><br>RJ Anderson Centennial<br>Brian Lee Moorhead <br>Brian Connelly Bloomington Jefferson<br>Mike Phillipi Hill-Murray<br>Jon Ammerman Moorhead<br>Kurt Davis Wayzata<br>Jared Hummel Academy Of Holy Angels <br>Matt Hickey Cretin-Derham Hall<br>Pat Fogerty Forest Lake<br>Brett Barta Moorhead<br>Chase Traeger Mounds View<br>Mike Krempa Academy Of Holy Angels<br>Andy Winslow Robbinsdale Armstrong<br>Tyler Fast Cloquet/Esko/Carlton<br><br>TJ Oshie Warroad<br>Robby Dee Breck <br>Matt Ambroz New Prague/Montgomery-Lonsdale<br>Shea Walters Hibbing <br>Steve Festler Little Falls<br>Scott Kozlak Duluth Marshall <br>Alec Holen Thief River Falls <br>Will Smith Orono <br>Kyle Schmidt Hermantown <br>Ben Bengston Warroad <br>Josh Brodeen Warroad<br>Mike Pilot South St. Paul <br>Eric Bigham Benilde-St. Margaret's <br>Andrew Birkholz Breck <br>Dan Malone Totino-Grace <br>Chris Connolly Duluth Marshall <br>Greg Beller Lake Of The Woods<br>Isak Tranvik Benilde-St. Margaret's <br>Chris Modich Hibbing <br>Seth Bissell Two Harbors <br>Devin Ceglar Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl<br>Kyle Altobelli Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl <br>Tony Huberty Hermantown <br>Chris Lappen Benilde-St. Margaret's<br>Grant Slick Lake Of The Woods<br>Nick LaBounty Duluth Marshall<br>Casey Harling Greenway<br>Brett Bahr International Falls<br><br>Matt Niskanen Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl <br>Kyle Hardwick Warroad <br>Aaron Gens Lake Of The Woods <br>Eric Olimb Warroad <br>Brian Schack Totino-Grace <br>Brent Kettelkamp Breck <br>Jesse Downey Silver Bay<br>Chris Babich Eveleth-Gilbert <br>Carl Babich Eveleth-Gilbert<br>Brett McCarthy Benilde-St. Margaret's<br>Brent Miller Totino-Grace <br>Mike Schmidt St. Cloud Cathedral<br>Jake Duick Lake Of The Woods <br>Brent Brodersen Breck<br>Derek Lundquist Hibbing<br>Graham Parson Hibbing<br>Dillon Donovan St. Thomas Academy<br>Andrew Bergeson Red Wing<br>Nikki Holt Hermantown<br>Tony Scherber Proctor<br><br><br>and some of the top goalies to come out of MN in a while<br><br>Max Dodds Eden Prairie<br>Spencer Deutz Moorhead<br>Charlie Doth St. Cloud Tech<br>Alex Kangas Rochester Century <br>Weston Johnson Centennial<br>Derek Hittle Moorhead<br>Tim Krystosek Maple Grove<br>Matt Wanvig Osseo<br>Pat Kriegler Roseville<br>Sam Warhol Elk River<br>Alec Richards Breck<br>Dave Norling Totino-Grace<br>Mark Thiele Warroad<br>Brennan Poderzay Hibbing<br>Cameron Voss St. Thomas Academy<br>Tanner Wightman Lake Of The Woods<br>John Paszkiewicz Richfield<br>Joel Rindelaub St. Cloud Cathedral<br>Jordan Haller Breck<br>Ole Hovde Shakopee<br><br>not to mention members of the class of 2005 that left high school and were playing elsewhere during their senior year<br><br>Alex Stalock<br>Chad Rau<br>Blake Wheeler<br>Mike Kramer<br>Chris Hepp<br>Justin Bostrom <br>Justin Milo <br>Ryan Thang<br>Chris Peluso<br>and not to mention, Jeff Frazee<br><br><br>i think reading all of these names reminds people of what the class of 05 had to offer and that they ARE one of the best graduating classes for overall talent to come out of MN in a long while <p></p><i></i>

[You Puck]

Hagemo, chorney, gergen <p></p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Frozen Owns<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>

[sloppyice]

The list speaks for itself<br>Many other names that were very good hockey players that never got the "star" light but made significant team contributions. The last 2 years were very deep... <p></p><i></i>

[sloppyice]

<br><br>Mitch Ryan Cloquet/Esko/Carlton<br>Rob Johnson Duluth East<br>Nate Hanson Eden Prairie<br>Matt Overman Bloomington Jefferson<br>Jake Pernula Osseo<br>Ryan Guentzel Hill-Murray<br>Mike Montgomery Centennial<br>Joe Welch Hastings<br>Pat Connelly White Bear Lake<br>Jordan Wild Bloomington Jefferson<br>Derek Holmes Anoka<br>Ross Ring-Jarvi Anoka<br>Roger Trousdale Buffalo<br>Jeff Beck Stillwater<br>Jim Jensen Osseo <br>Mike Wallgren Tartan<br>Chris Thompson Tartan<br>Eric Schulz Tartan<br>Andrew Legore Burnsville<br>Trent Graham Elk River<br>Nate Ruff Bloomington Jefferson<br>Jesse Junkermeier Minnetonka<br>Collin Ostroot Elk River<br>Dylan Mueller Robbinsdale Armstrong<br>Brian Connelly Bloomington Jefferson<br>Ryan Russell Edina<br>James Laurinaitis Wayzata<br>Channing Boe Bemidji <br>Pat Fogerty Forest Lake<br>Matt Godlewski Elk River<br>Mike Freeman Eastview<br>DJ Dassenko Eden Prairie<br>Tom Kreuser Roseville<br>Jake Lodahl Tartan<br>Dylan Eastman Edina<br>Jon Breuer Albert Lea<br>Mikael Lickteig Little Falls <br>John Patera Blake<br>Derrick McElroy Delano/Rockford/Watertown-Mayer<br>David Larson Warroad <br>Jesse Downey Silver Bay<br>John Wessbecker Blake<br>Joe Finley Edina<br> <p></p><i></i>

[RGGspartan]

man u all have WAY too much time on your hands!<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

I'm actually very impressed. I like it<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>