Best freshman in the state

[MNHockeyFan]

Christian Horn of BSM deserves mention...9 points in first 5 games.

[Teak]

Christian Horn of BSM deserves mention...9 points in first 5 games.

Yeah, we have him on the revised list. Look at the posts before Dent's list.

[Teak]

Some stats: GP-G-A

Forwards
Travis Boyd - Hopkins 7-5-9
Tanner Jordan – Mahtomedi 7-8-2
Pete Kreiger - St. Thomas Academy 5-2-2
Michael Zajac - Eagan 7-0-3
A.J. Michaelson - Apple Valley 5-3-3
Eric Carlson – Albert Lea 6-5-1
Christian Horn – BenildeSM 5-3-6
Zach Hartley (8th Grader!) – Minnehaha Academy 5-1-3
Troy Traxler – La Crescent 5-1-1
Andrew Commers – STA 5-0-1

Defense
Derek Smith - Apple Valley 5-1-1
Mike Reilly - Academy of Holy Angels 5-1-4
Braden Devescovi – Bemidji 6-1-0
Jake Horton – BenildeSM 5-0-2
Eric Schurhammer – STA 5-2-2
Grant Sattler – STA 5-1-0

Goalies
Michael Bitzer - Moorhead, GP=2, GA=2, SV=31, SV%=96.9, 2-0-0 (WLT)
Anders Franke - Elk River, GP=7, GA=15, SV=145, SV%=90.6, 4-3-0

To be updated.....

[ROSCOE]

Austyn Young has decent size, although he needs to bulk up a little, great hands, and a quick release. His skating is smooth. Hockey is in the blood. His father John, was i believe allstate in high school, and skated four years at Michigan Tech, and his older sister Ashley was all everything for 5 years at So ST paul and is currently a senior at Minnesota state

[Teak]

Austyn Young has decent size, although he needs to bulk up a little, great hands, and a quick release. His skating is smooth. Hockey is in the blood. His father John, was i believe allstate in high school, and skated four years at Michigan Tech, and his older sister Ashley was all everything for 5 years at So ST paul and is currently a senior at Minnesota state

Yeah, I had never heard of him, but he is certainly a frosh of influence.

My revised list, not yet complete....

Forwards
Travis Boyd - Hopkins 7-5-9 (Games played-goals-assists)
Tanner Jordan – Mahtomedi 7-8-2
Pete Kreiger - St. Thomas Academy 5-2-2
Michael Zajac - Eagan 7-0-3
A.J. Michaelson - Apple Valley 6-3-3
Eric Carlson – Albert Lea 6-5-2
Christian Horn – BenildeSM 6-4-6
Zach Hartley (8th Grader!) – Minnehaha Academy 5-1-3
Troy Traxler – La Crescent 5-1-1
Andrew Commers – STA 5-0-1
Austyn Young – South St. Paul 8-3-11 (#1 on team)
Erik Baskin – Minnetonka 8-0-4
Daniel Dmohoski – Robbinsdale Armstrong 8-2-0
Mike/Mick Dhein – Richfield 8-5-1
Zac McCarver – North St. Paul 5-2-3
Cory Mack – East Grand Forks 7-2-2
Sam Coborn – Park Rapids 8-7-6 (#2 on team)
Matt Pohlkamp – Brainerd 5-0-3
Billy Foy – Ely/…/…./ 7-0-4
Nick Matthews – Ely 7-2-1 <--Several 8th graders playing for Ely regularly, and one 7th grader!
Ryker Holm – Duluth Central 8-3-0
Judd Peterson – Duluth Denfeld 5-2-1
Joey Hanowski – Little Falls 6-0-0 (has the bloodline, but not yet the goals!)
Connor Tollerud – Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 10-0-0 (leads team in PIM!)
Nate Arentz - Lakeville North 7-4-1

Defense
Derek Smith - Apple Valley 6-1-1
Mike Reilly - Academy of Holy Angels 5-1-4
Braden Devescovi – Bemidji 6-1-0
Jake Horton – BenildeSM 5-0-2
Eric Schurhammer – STA 5-2-2
Grant Sattler – STA 5-1-0
Jared Kolquist – Hermantown 8-2-3
Brian LeBlanc – Hermantown 8-1-1
Brandon Parker – Faribault 6-0-3
Josh Christenson – Mankato West 6-0-3
Matt Pilot – South St. Paul 8-0-0
Joe Schuldt – Minnetonka 8-0-0
Ethan Brekke – Detroit Lakes 5-1-2

Goalies
Michael Bitzer - Moorhead, GP=2, GA=2, SV=31, SV%=96.9, 2-0-0 (WLT)
Anders Franke - Elk River, GP=7, GA=15, SV=145, SV%=90.6, 4-3-0
Thomas Griffin – Minneapolis West, GP=6, GA=37, SV%=72.2, 0-4-0

Looks like Ely/../../ takes the honors so far for fielding the most 9th graders, with four getting regular playing time, along with two 8th graders, and one 7th grader.

[CB00]

I would add Garrett Aldrich (Elk River) to this list. 10-0-2
The kid has been playing second line and PK. I bet he's blocked 20 shots this year. He had 4 against Edina alone. No one out works this lunch pail kid.

[Teak]

Austyn Young - Better move him up the list....

And this against Travis Boyd's team.

South St. Paul 5, Hopkins 2 |GS| Game 4
:: SSP: Austyn Young Hat Trick|natural HT, Colin Bezny & Zach Palmquist 1 goal ea
:: H: RJ Kakach & Matt Rowley 1 goal each

[wbmd]

Austyn Young Hat Trick|

Is this the son of former Packer John Young?

[Rossbury21]

Austyn Young - Better move him up the list....

And this against Travis Boyd's team.

South St. Paul 5, Hopkins 2 |GS| Game 4
:: SSP: Austyn Young Hat Trick|natural HT, Colin Bezny & Zach Palmquist 1 goal ea
:: H: RJ Kakach & Matt Rowley 1 goal each

3 very nice goals might I add to that

[Teak]

Austyn Young Hat Trick|

Is this the son of former Packer John Young?

I don't know.

Rossbury21, do you know?

[Rossbury21]

Austyn Young Hat Trick|

Is this the son of former Packer John Young?

I don't know.

Rossbury21, do you know?

Yes and brother of Ashley Young, who was a Ms. Hockey Candidate for SSP, was part of the 3 girls who went to MSU from SSP

[MNhockey99]

Horn and Horton from Benilde are both VERY good players. I have been able to watch them 2 times so far this year and I was really impressed.

[Teak]

I have finished dredging up of what we can call the freshmen of influence. Maybe not all of the best freshmen in the state are here (there are probably some hiding out in the JV-Bantam rosters of larger schools, e.g., Edina), but these all are getting significant playing time, and even putting points up. These are the forwards (in no particular order), to be followed by the defenders and goalies. I was not able to include all schools since some do not have their rosters up at FollowThePuck.com yet (e.g., Kittson Central, Bagley, St. Louis Park).

Forwards (Games Played - Goals - Assists)
Austyn Young – South St. Paul 10-6-13 (#1 on team)
Travis Boyd - Hopkins 9-7-9 (#2 on team)
Tanner Jordan – Mahtomedi 7-8-2 (#2 on team)
Sam Coborn – Park Rapids 9-7-6 (#2 on team)
Kyle Krueger – Prior Lake 9-5-4 (#2 on team)
Christian Horn – BenildeSM 6-4-7 (#2 on team)
Pete Kreiger - St. Thomas Academy 7-2-2
Michael Zajac - Eagan 10-1-3
A.J. Michaelson - Apple Valley 6-3-3
Eric Carlson – Albert Lea 6-5-2
Zach Hartley (8th Grader!) – Minnehaha Academy 5-1-3
Troy Traxler – La Crescent 5-1-1
Andrew Commers – STA 6-0-2
Erik Baskin – Minnetonka 8-0-4
Daniel Dmohoski – Robbinsdale Armstrong 8-2-0
Mike/Mick Dhein – Richfield 8-5-1
Zac McCarver – North St. Paul 5-2-3
Cory Mack – East Grand Forks 7-2-2
Matt Pohlkamp – Brainerd 5-0-3
Billy Foy – Ely/…/…./ 7-0-4
Nick Matthews – Ely 7-2-1
Ryker Holm – Duluth Central 8-3-0
Judd Peterson – Duluth Denfeld 5-2-1
Joey Hanowski – Little Falls 6-0-0 (has the bloodline, but not yet the goals!)
Connor Tollerud – Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 10-0-0 (leads team in PIM!)
Nate Arentz – Lakeville North 7-4-1
Adam Skala – Red Lake Falls 6-9-4 (#1 on team)
Dylan Zutz – Red Lake Falls 6-3-4 (#4 on team)
Garrett Aldrich – Elk River 10-0-2
Jordan Stroh – North Metro 7-1-0
Morgan Puncochar – Mounds View 7-1-1
Charlie Klos – Waconia 7-2-2 (#4 on team)
Jordan Revier – St. Cloud Cathedral 8-0-1
Riley Williams – Mound-Westonka 7-0-2
Nate Traina – Breck 5-0-1

[Teak]

The defenders and goalies:

Defense (Games Played - Goals - Assists)
Derek Smith - Apple Valley 6-1-1
Mike Reilly - Academy of Holy Angels 5-1-4
Braden Devescovi – Bemidji 6-1-0
Jake Horton – BenildeSM 6-1-2
Eric Schurhammer – STA 7-2-1
Grant Sattler – STA 6-1-0
Jared Kolquist – Hermantown 8-2-3
Brian LeBlanc – Hermantown 8-1-1
Brandon Parker – Faribault 6-0-3
Josh Christenson – Mankato West 6-0-3
Matt Pilot – South St. Paul 10-0-1
Joe Schuldt – Minnetonka 8-0-0
Ethan Brekke – Detroit Lakes 5-1-2
Zach Adams (8th grade!!) – New Prague 6-1-3 (#4 on team)
James Oak – New Prague 6-0-0
Garret Schmitz – Red Lake Falls 6-3-3
Matt Campion – Marshall 7-0-1
Nick Goff – Stillwater 6-0-2

Goalies
Michael Bitzer - Moorhead, GP=2, GA=2, SV=31, SV%=96.9, 2-0-0 (WLT)
Anders Franke - Elk River, GP=8, GA=19, SV=165, SV%=89.7, 4-4-0
Thomas Griffin – Minneapolis West, GP=6, GA=37, SV%=72.2, 0-4-0
Joe Morris – New Prague GP=5, GA=12, SV=96, SV%=88.9, 3-1-0

[hockeylover2011]

I think that mike reilly is a very talented player. He has very good stick handling, however you have to look at the size factor. I find it hard to believe that he can go very far in hockey and become a truly solid defenseman without growing a tremendous amount. I think that he will be a great addition to AHA if they pair him with a bigger more physical D. However, I just think that he might not be able to become the player that he could be with his skill unless he grows.

[hockeydad]

The defenders and goalies:

Defense (Games Played - Goals - Assists)

Joe Schuldt – Minnetonka 8-0-0
Ethan Brekke – Detroit Lakes 5-1-2
Zach Adams (8th grade!!) – New Prague 6-1-3 (#4 on team)
James Oak – New Prague 6-0-0

Umm. Sorry. Zach Adams is a sophomore. He wears No. 5.
No. 6 for New Prague is an eighth grader.
Someone read the roster wrong.

[Teak]

The defenders and goalies:

Defense (Games Played - Goals - Assists)

Joe Schuldt – Minnetonka 8-0-0
Ethan Brekke – Detroit Lakes 5-1-2
Zach Adams (8th grade!!) – New Prague 6-1-3 (#4 on team)
James Oak – New Prague 6-0-0

Umm. Sorry. Zach Adams is a sophomore. He wears No. 5.
No. 6 for New Prague is an eighth grader.
Someone read the roster wrong.

From FollowThePuck.com New Prague roster:
5 Zach Adams D 8
6 Cody Meyer D 10

So you're saying that Cody Meyer is the 8th grader, right?

Okay. Thanks for the info.

[hockeydad]

That is correct, Meyer is an eight grader...he does have one assist on varsity.

[Teak]

Horn and Horton from Benilde are both VERY good players. I have been able to watch them 2 times so far this year and I was really impressed.

In the Schwan Cup Horn is beginning to shine. He had the game-winning goal in OT in their first game, and just now scored a beautiful break-away goal in their 4-1 win over Cretin DH. I was surprised by his size: he has D1 written all over himself. Let's hope he stays in high school and doesn't jump to Junior hockey. No need to.

[puck81]

Horn and Horton from Benilde are both VERY good players. I have been able to watch them 2 times so far this year and I was really impressed.

In the Schwan Cup Horn is beginning to shine. He had the game-winning goal in OT in their first game, and just now scored a beautiful break-away goal in their 4-1 win over Cretin DH. I was surprised by his size: he has D1 written all over himself. Let's hope he stays in high school and doesn't jump to Junior hockey. No need to.

You are right on about Horn. He is allready one of Benilde's top players. I was lambasted by some guy for claiming that Jake Horton was one of Wayzata'a top players on their Bantam "A" team last year in an earlier post on BSM hockey but Horton is proving me right with his play this year at Benilde. He is improving each game and has great poise for a freshman. Wayzata will get to see what they are missing come Thursday.

[Theclassicburbs]

watch a game and read the papers Austyn Young of South St. Paul may impress you. Check out his stats (Austyn Young, South St. Paul 6 13 19) best Freshman in the state results don't lie

[coach95]

I watched Mike R. play and thought that he had a hard time handling the bigger guys. He needs to get bigger if he is going to compete. also, horn is one of the top freshman and jake horton looked like he was a little slow

[Teak]

Top freshmen, by point totals as of the stats online today (2 Jan).

Name (Games Played – Goals – Assists)
20 points
Travis Boyd - Hopkins 10-9-11 (#2 on team)
19 points
Austyn Young – South St. Paul 11-6-13 (#1)
14 points
Adam Skala – Red Lake Falls 9-10-4 (#1)
Sam Coborn – Park Rapids 10-8-6 (#2)
Kyle Krueger – Prior Lake 12-7-7 (#1)
13 points
Christian Horn – BenildeSM 9-6-7 (#3)
11 points
Tanner Jordan – Mahtomedi 10-8-3 (#4)
10 points
Garret Schmitz – Red Lake Falls 9-5-5 (#4)
8 points
A.J. Michaelson - Apple Valley 9-3-5
Dylan Zutz – Red Lake Falls 9-3-5
Nick Auman – Spring Lake Park 9-0-8
7 points
Eric Carlson – Albert Lea 9-5-2
Pete Kreiger - St. Thomas Academy 10-3-4

[ImissMYhockey]

Jay Dickman is a freshman playing at Johnson. He is not bad and has great size, 1 to watch for the future.

[Joey (nine toes) Marcoux]

Mr. Teak---Adam Skala is not a freshman for Red Lake Falls. He is a senior.