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Bob Lundeen pulled together a nice "Minneapolis Novas" team that made it to the Stick It finals:

http://www.pointstreak.com/players/play ... sonid=3957

They play the OsXtreme for the championship at 3:30 pm tomorrow.

MNHockeyFan wrote:Bob Lundeen pulled together a nice "Minneapolis Novas" team that made it to the Stick It finals:

http://www.pointstreak.com/players/play ... sonid=3957

They play the OsXtreme for the championship at 3:30 pm tomorrow.

5 D1 Recruits wow + Vogl, Lundeen, Lacombe, Stenerson......! Nice group all around and Bob is a very good coach! This is a great event I wish there were a way that it didn't conflict with Phase III but as you look at schedules of events not sure where you could move it.

joehockey wrote:5 D1 Recruits wow + Vogl, Lundeen, Lacombe, Stenerson......! Nice group all around and Bob is a very good coach! This is a great event I wish there were a way that it didn't conflict with Phase III but as you look at schedules of events not sure where you could move it.

Final: OsXtreme 6, Minneapolis Novas 0

http://www.pointstreak.com/players/game ... eid=965953

Minnesota Meltdown Field for the Weekend:

U16 AAA Level
Minnesota Jr. Gophers
Minnesota Sharks
Minnesota Ice Hawks
Minnesota Wolfpack
Minnesota Wolverines
Minnesota Rink Rats
OS Extreme
Northern Metro Blues

U19 AAA Level
Minnesota Mystery
Walser Blue Novas
Orange Crush
OS Extreme
Minnesota Extreme

Schwan Blues Brackets May 14-17

Looks like the second Jr Whitecaps Team "Gold" will be make their first apperance.

U19 Minnesota Blades vs. OsXtreme Thu, 5/14 5:30 pm SSR-6
Pink Panthers vs. MN Jr. Whitecaps-Gold Thu, 5/14 7:15 pm SSR-6
St. Croix Saints vs. U19 Ice Cats-Micheletti Thu, 5/14 9:00 pm SSR-6
Schwan Blues vs. Jr. Whitecaps-Silver Thu, 5/14 9:30 pm SSR-7

All Star Squirles vs. St. Croix Saints Fri, 5/15 5:30 pm SSR-6
U19 Ice Cats-Perushek vs. U19 Minnesota Blades Fri, May 15 7:15 pm SSR-6
Jr. Whitecaps-Silver vs. U19 Ice Cats-Micheletti Fri, May 15 7:30 pm SSR-5
MN Jr. Whitecaps-Gold vs. OsXtreme Fri, May 15 9:00 pm SSR-6
U19 Ice Cats-Micheletti vs. Schwan Blues Sat, 5/16 11:45 am SSR-5
OsXtreme vs. Pink Panthers Sat, 5/16 12:30 pm SSR-7
MN Jr. Whitecaps-Gold vs. U19 Ice Cats-Perushek Sat, 5/16 2:15 pm SSR-7
Jr. Whitecaps-Silver All Star Squirles Sat, 5/16 2:45 pm SSR-5
Pink Panthers U19 vs. Minnesota Blades Sat, 5/16 7:00 pm SSR-5
Schwan Blues vs. St. Croix Saints Sat, 5/16 7:00 pm SSR-8
OsXtreme vs. U19 Ice Cats-Perushek Sat, 5/16 7:45 pm SSR-6
U19 Ice Cats-Micheletti vs. All Star Squirles Sat, 5/16 7:45 pm SSR-7

U19 Ice Cats-Perushek vs. Pink Panthers Sun, 5/17 9:30 am SSR-6
All Star Squirles vs. Schwan Blues Sun, 5/17 9:30 am SSR-8
Seed (A2) Seed (B2) Sun, 5/17 3:00 pm SSR-6
Seed (A1) Seed (B1) Sun, 5/17 3:00 pm SSR-5

Hey Joe

I saw the Jr Whitecaps roster on the opening post. The Blues Tourney lists a Whitecaps gold and silver. Do you know the difference and who is on which?

Thank you!

mnhkylvr wrote:Hey Joe

I saw the Jr Whitecaps roster on the opening post. The Blues Tourney lists a Whitecaps gold and silver. Do you know the difference and who is on which?

Thank you!

I am guessing this is the Silver Team (they have silver jerseys) but I have not seen the Gold roster - I have heard some names so I think it will be a very good team similar to Silver. The Silver team is all 2010 excpet one 2011 so I am guessing the Gold will be mostly 2011 kids but not sure?

MN JR Whitecaps - Silver?
(this roster played at Shattuck in March - could have other additions or changes over the summer and many of these girls play on other area teams)
Ellie Gleason, Edina, D 2010
Christine Lacombe, Eden Prairie, D 2010
Maddie Marcotte, White Bear Lake, D 2010
Maggie Pendleton, Hill Murray, D 2010
Dani Scholzen, Blaine, D 2010
Chelsay Witwicke, Roseville, D 2010
Bethany Brausen, Roseville, F 2010
Corinne Buie, Edina, F 2010
Kayla Capistrant, Roseville, F 2010
Dana Gallop, Grand Rapids Greenway, F 2010
Cara Johnson, Hopkins, F 2010
Meghan Lorence, Irondale, F 2011
Gina McDonald, Irondale, F 2010
Jocie Slattery, Centennial, F 2010
Ashley Stenerson, Moorhead, F 2010
Kallie Billadeau, Hopkins, G 2010
Marah Sobczak, Stillwater, G 2010

The Silver Team is playing the following events and I am guessing the Gold Team will play the same schedule:
Schwan Blues Invite...5/14-17 @ Blaine-4/5 GAMES
Ice Cats Jamboree..6/19-21 @ Andover
Ice Cats Festival...7/25-26 @ Andover-3 GAMES
International Cup...7/30-Aug 2 @ Blaine-5 GAMES
Jr. Whitecaps Jamboree...August TBD -3 GAMES
NAHA...9/4-6 @ Burlington, VT- 6 GAMES

Here is the Line Up for the 2009 NAHA Tournament over Labor Day Weekend in Burlington VT - looks like a great field and there are two age divisions. I don't know where each of these teams come from I added some comments in () Three top MN Teams are in but the Blades who are also very good (mostly '93 team) are not in the field.:

NAHA web site -

2009 Teams:

U19: 17 teams
CDN Teams (w/ updated info)
Dawson College ( CDN, CEGEP, QC )
Ottawa Senators (CDN, PWHL, ON)
Nepean Jr. Wildcats (CDN, ON)
Durham Lightning (CDN, PWHL, ON)
RM Storm (CDN, AB)
Warner Hockey School (CDN JWHL AB)
Pacific Steelers (CDN JWHL BC)

US Teams
NAHA White (JWHL VT)
MA Spitfires (MA)
Boston Shamrocks (JWHL Team MA)
Assabet (MA)
CT Polar Bears (CT)
WA Pride (JWHL Team DC Area)
Little Ceasars (MI)
Mn. Ice Cats (MN - Micheletti)
MN Jr. Whitecaps (MN, Silver Team)
LA Selects (CA)

U17: 8 teams
Durham Lightning (CDN)
RM Storm (CDN)
Futures (NAHA prospects?)
NAHA Red (VT)
MA Spitfires (MA)
CT Polar Bears (CT)
Little Ceasars (MI)
MN Whitecaps 16s (MN, Blue Team)

No Thoroughbreds this year? I wonder why? Didn't they attend last year? I know another team or two from Minnesota also attended. I've heard it's an important tournament for Minnesota girls to get east coast exposure. Do the Thoroughbreds have their 2009-2010 season schedule set?

observer wrote:No Thoroughbreds this year? I wonder why? Didn't they attend last year? I know another team or two from Minnesota also attended. I've heard it's an important tournament for Minnesota girls to get east coast exposure. Do the Thoroughbreds have their 2009-2010 season schedule set?

I went last year with my daughter - I was stunned every D1 school had at least one coach and some two there - we don't have anything in MN to compare.

Thorughbreds weren't there last year and not sure if they have ever attended in the past? In 2008 the JR Whitecaps (silver), Ice Cats (Press), Walser and MN Crunch attended - none of them made the Championship round - Whitecaps finished one game out. Last year I think they only had a U19 Division and they had more teams maybe 24 at the U19 level.

Excuse me. I remember now, which I confirmed on the Thoroughbred site, they were at a tournament at Union College the same weekend.

observer wrote:Excuse me. I remember now, which I confirmed on the Thoroughbred site, they were at a tournament at Union College the same weekend.

That explains it - they were actual a week a part since Labor Day weekend fell early - end of August last year. I don't know maybe others do but I think Walser, Ice Cats and now recently the Jr Whitecaps have represented MN. I think a few Thoroughbreds may have been a part of one of those teams. Thoroughbreds have some very top players who could be on any of the teams going.

The Scrimmage Fest that was scheduled for this weekend with the JR Whitecaps and Ice Cats and others in Andover ended up taking a different format.....it became just a JR Whitecap function but had some great hockey.

Friday night both the Blue and Silver team had an intense 2 hour interactive practice with some top guest coaches - very innovative drills and no standing around. Yesterday morning the Silver team and then the Blue team each played a group of current D1 players.....and Whitecaps (Winny Brodt, Erin Keyes and Kenyon) Silver hung tough 3-2 at half but lost 7-3 and Blue lost 8-2 the HS girls had a schooling in speed, shooting and puck movement....speed of execution was so much faster with the college players but the HS players adjusted over the session it was less about skill than knowing what was happening/anticipation/reading the play. Last night the Blue and Silver had their first game Silver won 4-1 but it was 1-0 Blue half way through. The Blue and Silver will play again this morning.

The weekend was the first time I saw many of the younger players on the Blue Team - it is a very talented group of younger players who played well with a few 2010 seniors against the Silver team who are almost all going to be Seniors.

I give the MN Whitecaps Winny Brodt, Chris Peterson and Allie Sanchez a lot of credit for the time and effort they have put into this program to help MN HS girls develop and gain exposure. Here were the players/rosters:

MN JR Whitecaps Silver
Pos...........Name.......................Class.........School
D-Chelsea  Witwicke-2010-Roseville Area High School
F-Dana Gallop-2010-Grand Rapids High School
D-Ellie Gleason-2010-Edina HS
F-Jocie Slattery-2010-Centennial High School
D-Christine Lacombe-2010-Eden Prairie HS
F-Cara Johnson-2010-Hopkins High School
D-Maggie Pendleton-2010-Hill Murray School
F-Bethany Brausen-2010-Roseville Area High School
F-Gina McDonald-2010-Irondale High School
F-Corinne Buie-2010-Edina HS
F-Meghan Lorence-2011-Irondale High School
D-Maddie Marcotte-2010-White Bear Lake
F-Ashley Stenerson-2010-Moorhead High School
D-Dani Scholzen-2010-Blaine High School
F-Kayla Capistrant-2010-Roseville Area High School
G -Kallie Billadeau-2010-Hopkins High School
G-Michelle Bonapace-Potvin-2010-Lourdes High School

MN JR Whitecaps Blue
Pos. Name Class School
C Jonna Curtis 2012 Elk River Senior High School
F Sara Carlson 2012 Hutchinson
D Morgan Illikainen 2012 GRG
F Molly Illikainen 2013 GRG
F Allie LaCombe 2011 Eden Prairie
F Megan Armstrong 2012 Edina
F Kari Lundberg 2010 Woodbury /Thoroughbreds
D Dani Williams 2010 Waconia/Thoroughbreds
F Molly Byrne 2011 Shattuck St. Mary's
D Milica McMillen 2012 Breck School
D Allie Duellman 2010 Roseville
F Karley Sylvester 2011
F Leah Johnson 2011 Stillwater
F Amanda Colin 2010 Burnsville High School
D Katie Erickson 2010 Elk River
D Caitlin Hewes 2012 Stillwater
D Leah Jensen 2011 E. Gand Forks
F Missy Mankey 2010 Coon Rapids
G Shelby Amsley-Benzie 2011 Warroad
G Kaitlin Rolando 2010 Tartan

I think the plan is to have a Scrimmage Fest again in July pre-International Cup and August pre NAHA with the Ice Cats and maybe Blades.

The Sunday MN Jr Whitecaps Blue vs. Silver ended up 2-1 Silver. Very good game Silver dictated play in terms of shots but Blue goalies played very well.

The whole weekend was good. When you have High School girls getting a chance to scrimmage/practice & play against D1 and Olympic players - How can you beat that..?!