2023-24 season Early departures

[westsidescout]

Have our Waconia friends got anything to report ?

Like Luke Puchner going to Shattuck St. Mary's next year? Well now you know....that's where he is going

[TheNightman]

Have our Waconia friends got anything to report ?

If you have something to report, just post it or don't say anything.

[ClassAGuy]

Have our Waconia friends got anything to report ?

If you have something to report, just post it or don't say anything.

I believe this confirms on Waconia's Luke Puchner from Waconia to SSM as that is where is listed as playing for in this tweet from Breakaway Academy. Thanks westsidescout on the scoop!

https://twitter.com/BrkwyAcademy/status ... 8332389376

Curiously Cole Bumgarner not listed as having a team yet... However, from High Heat & bardown27, who have always shared great info, sounds like he is at Rogers next winter.

Thanks to westsidescout, High Heat & bardown27 on the scoops and good info! Appreciated!

[westsidescout]

Have our Waconia friends got anything to report ?

If you have something to report, just post it or don't say anything.

I believe this confirms on Waconia's Luke Puchner from Waconia to SSM as that is where is listed as playing for in this tweet from Breakaway Academy. Thanks westsidescout on the scoop!

https://twitter.com/BrkwyAcademy/status ... 8332389376

Curiously Cole Bumgarner not listed as having a team yet... However, from High Heat & bardown27, who have always shared great info, sounds like he is at Rogers next winter.

Thanks to westsidescout, High Heat & bardown27 on the scoops and good info! Appreciated!

The Bumgarner family has already sold their house in Prior Lake and are moving to Rogers

[WestMetro]

Hearing Stewart , Reed and Smithknecht have made their respective USHL rosters following spring camps . Final fall rosters are always more difficult, and things can change . I guess will consider them all before and after players , unless any home HS team forum reps have definitive info to the contrary that can be shared at appropriate time ,

Rombach has made his Lincoln roster

[headsupsticksdown]

Dunno if it's true or not, but I hear the mass exodus is indeed on in EP. Rumors are that two players have both made their USHL rosters and won't be back--following in the footsteps of Earl transferring out to Chan. I've posted about it before in regards to rumblings from within about players not being happy going back almost immediately to when the season started, but if true all I can say is wow. ? If true, you better update those preseason rankings as I don't see EP being relevant for at least 3 years.

[The51]

Am I seeing it right that there were only 3 kids drafted in the NHL draft that played high school this year?

[Doc Holliday]

Dunno if it's true or not, but I hear the mass exodus is indeed on in EP. Rumors are that two players have both made their USHL rosters and won't be back--following in the footsteps of Earl transferring out to Chan. I've posted about it before in regards to rumblings from within about players not being happy going back almost immediately to when the season started, but if true all I can say is wow. ? If true, you better update those preseason rankings as I don't see EP being relevant for at least 3 years.

In addition, not that it would affect the HS team THIS season, but I believe 2 of their top 1st year Bantam AA kids from last year (who would be 2nd year this year) are going elsewhere this season. This is in addition to one of their top Pee Wee AA players from last year, who would be a Bantam this upcoming year, leaving EP.

I believe their #’s are starting to climb again hockeywise at younger levels, but EP may be 4th/5th/6th fiddle in the section for a good chunk of the upcoming years….

[headsupsticksdown]

Dunno if it's true or not, but I hear the mass exodus is indeed on in EP. Rumors are that two players have both made their USHL rosters and won't be back--following in the footsteps of Earl transferring out to Chan. I've posted about it before in regards to rumblings from within about players not being happy going back almost immediately to when the season started, but if true all I can say is wow. ? If true, you better update those preseason rankings as I don't see EP being relevant for at least 3 years.

In addition, not that it would affect the HS team THIS season, but I believe 2 of their top 1st year Bantam AA kids from last year (who would be 2nd year this year) are going elsewhere this season. This is in addition to one of their top Pee Wee AA players from last year, who would be a Bantam this upcoming year, leaving EP.

I believe their #’s are starting to climb again hockeywise at younger levels, but EP may be 4th/5th/6th fiddle in the section for a good chunk of the upcoming years….

If we’re talking about the same kids, yes both whom are BA kids are going elsewhere this season. One to SSM and one to HF so I hear.

The PWAA kid was always a one season rental. Despite there being benefit to staying in community and MN hockey in general they seem to be caught up in the T1 lifestyle. To each their own.

[WestMetro]

Early information on Gavin Uhlenkamp is he will do before and after with Madison , had a great NatCamp last/this week

[Brodziak Fan Club]

Early information on Gavin Uhlenkamp is he will do before and after with Madison , had a great NatCamp last/this week

Kid can absolutely fly. HS hockey is better with him in it!

[WestMetro]

May not be the right thread , but CCHA alum SF Power goalie Caleb Heil had a huge Nat Camp and will go on to Hlinka Gretzky Trny . Hearing he will then remain at SF and roster with Stampede , likely to get at least some game time this year and possibly more . Caleb would have been a huge addition to any MSHSL contender had he chosen that route and became eligible .

[westsidescout]

Hearing Stewart , Reed and Smithknecht have made their respective USHL rosters following spring camps . Final fall rosters are always more difficult, and things can change . I guess will consider them all before and after players , unless any home HS team forum reps have definitive info to the contrary that can be shared at appropriate time ,

Rombach has made his Lincoln roster

Stewart is gone, not sure what Reed's plan is.

[BP]

Noah Urness to Cranbrook of the BCHL.

[BP]

Risteau to Trail (BCHL).

[WestMetro]

See other thread on High School Elite League Rosters

A first pass of elite kids not playing in the league ,
(not counting the known early departs mentioned
already in this thread .

Bumgarner
Buesgens
Christ
Chorlton
Cowan
Grinnell
Lee
Lunski
Ben Miller
Moe
Nevers
Reed
Revenig
Roed
Searles
Stringfellow
Townsend
Uhlenkamp - before and after USHL

People can add others I missed , and comment if they know status of where these kids will be playing this fall /winter

[WestMetro]

Do our Chan friends have anything firm to report ?

[bardown27]

Do our Chan friends have anything firm to report ?

Kam Hendrickson -> Chicago Steel

[WestMetro]

Updated list of status of various HS eligible kids not playing in HSEL , based on input from various sources .

50/50 means diff sources have diff opinions

Apologize for errors or omissions


Anderson - Long Island Gulls
Betzold- Blades B and A
Bumgarner Walleye , B and A Rogers
Buesgens- USHL Green Bay , assume B and A
Burrows - USHL Sioux City , assume B and A
Christ
Cowan- USHL Omaha , 50/50 full season
Curtis - -USHL Lincoln . assume full season
Mason Fasching - North Star
Hunter Friedrich - North Star
Faith - Windy City
G Garry - USHL Sioux City , assume B and A
Grinnell - North Star
Hendrickson - USHL Chicago , assume full season
Kvasnicka - ntdp
Lee
Lindberg. Ntdp
Lunski
Ben Miller USHL Omaha , 50/50 full season
McKinnon - Long Island Gulls (again)
Moe - USHL Madison , assume full season
Monson- NAHL Lonestar , assume full season
Nevers USHL Waterloo , assume B and A
Phillips - ntdp
Puchner - SSM
Reed- USHL Omaha , assume full season
Revenig USHL Fargo , assume full season
Risteau BCHL Trail full season
Roed USHL Tri City , assume B and A
Rombach USHL Lincoln , assume full season
Sampair, Henry Long Island Gulls
Scheetz
Searles
Simpson - UsHL Tri City, full season
Stewart USHL Cedar Rapids , assume full season
Steinhoff - Long Island Gulls
Townsend -ushl Waterloo , assume full season
Uhlenkamp - ushl Cedar Rapids , b and a
Urness - BCHL Cranbrook full season
Veney - USHL Omaha , assume full season
Vieu- USHL Tri City , assume B and A
Wehman NAHL St Cloud , B and A

[headsupsticksdown]

I heard an interesting rumor that only days after the Shattuck roster was posted, Dessner was out. Was the extreme heat causing hallucinations or can someone set me straight?

[TTpuckster]

Updated list of status of various HS eligible kids not playing in HSEL , based on input from various sources .

50/50 means diff sources have diff opinions

Apologize for errors or omissions


Anderson - Long Island Gulls
Betzold- Blades B and A
Bumgarner Walleye , B and A Rogers
Buesgens- USHL Green Bay , assume B and A
Burrows - USHL Sioux City , assume B and A
Christ
Cowan- USHL Omaha , 50/50 full season
Curtis - -USHL Lincoln . assume full season
Mason Fasching - North Star
Hunter Friedrich - North Star
Faith - Windy City
G Garry - USHL Sioux City , assume B and A
Grinnell - North Star
Hendrickson - USHL Chicago , assume full season
Kvasnicka - ntdp
Lee
Lindberg. Ntdp
Lunski
Ben Miller USHL Omaha , 50/50 full season
McKinnon - Long Island Gulls (again)
Moe - USHL Madison , assume full season
Monson- NAHL Lonestar , assume full season
Nevers USHL Waterloo , assume B and A
Phillips - ntdp
Puchner - SSM
Reed- USHL Omaha , assume full season
Revenig USHL Fargo , assume full season
Risteau BCHL Trail full season
Roed USHL Tri City , assume B and A
Rombach USHL Lincoln , assume full season
Sampair, Henry Long Island Gulls
Scheetz
Searles
Simpson - UsHL Tri City, full season
Stewart USHL Cedar Rapids , assume full season
Steinhoff - Long Island Gulls
Townsend -ushl Waterloo , assume full season
Uhlenkamp - ushl Cedar Rapids , b and a
Urness - BCHL Cranbrook full season
Veney - USHL Omaha , assume full season
Vieu- USHL Tri City , assume B and A
Wehman NAHL St Cloud , B and A

Searles - NAHL Minnesota Wilderness

[bardown27]

WestMetro FYI, Uhlenkamp’s rights are owned by Madison

[WestMetro]

Updated list as of Sept 7. Thanks to Bardown , TTPuckster and others for additions / corrections

List shows status for approx 40 HS eligible kids not playing in HSEL.

Apologize for errors or omissions

Anderson - Long Island Gulls
Betzold- Blades
Bumgarner Lakers ,
Buesgens- USHL Green Bay , assume B and A
Burrows - USHL Sioux City , assume B and A
Christ ? NAHL St Cloud ? ( Confirm )0
Cowan- USHL Omaha , 50/50 full season
Curtis - -USHL Lincoln . assume full season
Mason Fasching - North Star
Hunter Friedrich - North Star
Faith - Windy City
G Garry - USHL Sioux City , assume B and A
Grinnell - North Star
Hendrickson - USHL Chicago , assume full season
Kvasnicka - ntdp
Lee. USHL Cedar Rapids , assume b and a
Lindberg. Ntdp
Lunski USHL Omaha , assume b and a
Marvin-Cordes NAHL Minot , b and a
Ben Miller USHL Omaha , 50/50 full season
McKinnon - Long Island Gulls (again)
Moe - USHL Madison , assume full season
Monson- Des Moines U18 Bucs , assume full season
Nevers USHL Waterloo , assume B and A
Phillips - ntdp
Pilgrim
Puchner - SSM
Reed- USHL Omaha , assume full season
Revenig USHL Fargo , assume full season
Risteau BCHL Trail full season
Roed USHL Tri City , assume B and A
Rombach USHL Lincoln , assume full season
Sampair, Henry Long Island Gulls
Scheetz USHL Omaha , assume B and A
Schultz , Brock USHL Waterloo, B and A?
Searles NAHL Wilderness , assume b and a
Simpson - UsHL Tri City, full season
Stewart USHL Cedar Rapids , assume full season
Steinhoff - Long Island Gulls > then Blades
Townsend -ushl Waterloo , assume full season
Uhlenkamp - USHL Madison , assume b and a
Urness - BCHL Cranbrook full season
Veney - USHL Omaha , assume full season
Vieu- USHL Tri City , assume B and A
Wehman NAHL St Cloud , B and A

[TTpuckster]

I was wondering about Brock Shultz from EGF.
I believe he was on the HSEL last year for Sanford and I believe their leading scorer.

[TTpuckster]

I was wondering about Brock Shultz from EGF.
I believe he was on the HSEL last year for Sanford and I believe their leading scorer.

In fact, he may have moved on to the Waterloo blackhawks in the USHL.