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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:37 pm
by Sats81
With Tufte, Swaney, Wait, Becker, Tweeten all likely gone, Graham has to be the front runner. Especially being on EP as they are my pick for state champs too.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:25 pm
by Imported from MN
Tufte stays and wins it.
My bet is he plays pre and post for the Force.
Why leave if you don't have the need? Modeled after Bjustad right..?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:17 am
by The Exiled One
Some players have really kicked off Elite League well. Max Johnson is playing and dominating on a line with Mittelstadt (a HS Jr). Ellingson is killing it for Team NW. As always, I'm going to try to predict my ten finalists before the start of the HS season. Meanwhile, below is a select list of top candidates in alphabetical order...
Wyatt Aamodt, Hermantown
Koby Bender, Cloquet
Jonah Bischoff, Grand Rapids
Jackson Cates, Stillwater
Shay Donovan, Duluth East
Chase Ellingson, Breck
Will Garin, Holy Family
Michael Graham, EP
Tyler Jette, Farmington
Max Johnson, LVN
Grant Loven, EGF
Luke Notermann, Blaine
Zach Risteau, BSM
John Siebenaler, Farmington
Brendan Skarda, Minnetonka
Jason Smallidge, STA
Chaz Smedsrud, Luverne
Casey Staum, Hill-Murray
Riley Tufte, Blaine
Tanner Tweeten, EGF
I'm still not sure about the status for Graham, Tufte, and Bender. The rest should all be sticking around.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:40 am
by old goalie85
Bender/garin/Bischoff/and the two Blaine kids.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:58 am
by WestMetro
Good comprehensive list. I notice you dropped Matson compared to your previous list, have I missed something on his status? Anyway, Graham will be the favorite to win if he has a good season, although junior Middlestat is even better.
Ellingson, Garin, and Tufte will be in the mix
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:12 pm
by The Exiled One
WestMetro wrote:I notice you dropped Matson compared to your previous list, have I missed something on his status?
Pretty sure he'll be in Bloomington-USHL all season, at least from what I've been told.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:49 pm
by lovethisgame
Still drool about Grahams goal versus Blaine in the tourney last year. Special player
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:02 pm
by WestMetro
XO and others
There goes GR from top 10 ratings and Section 7 favorite.
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:14 am
by Bonin2121
lovethisgame wrote:Still drool about Grahams goal versus Blaine in the tourney last year. Special player
Decommitted from UMD
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:51 am
by lovethisgame
Bonin2121 wrote:lovethisgame wrote:Still drool about Grahams goal versus Blaine in the tourney last year. Special player
Decommitted from UMD
Any idea where he ends up, or why he decommited??
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:59 am
by Bonin2121
Read something about a coaching change. I'm hoping the Gophers.
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:34 pm
by kniven
The Exiled One wrote:WestMetro wrote:I notice you dropped Matson compared to your previous list, have I missed something on his status?
Pretty sure he'll be in Bloomington-USHL all season, at least from what I've been told.
So does anybody know for certain if Mattson will be back in Rapids this winter?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:13 am
by hadenuf
Mattson will be back for Rapids.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:02 am
by kniven
hadenuf wrote:Mattson will be back for Rapids.
Good to hear
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:49 pm
by The Exiled One
Now assuming that Mattson will be back and Tufte and Graham are gone, the favorites are starting to emerge a bit. Considering performance and hype, Mattson is the front-runner at the moment. However, I think this race is way more wide open than in recent years.
I dare not shorten the list above yet, but in my mind, it's gone from 20 to about 15 (and that's accounting for the addition of Ash Altmann). Predicting the top ten will be a challenge, but I'm reasonably certain the eventual winner will be included on my list.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:27 pm
by kniven
Koby Bender apparently is undecided whether he will come back to Cloquet for his senior season or play NAHL all season with the Wilderness. Make a choice, make a difference, and no regrets. Good luck Koby in whatever you decide.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:05 pm
by kniven
kniven wrote:Koby Bender apparently is undecided whether he will come back to Cloquet for his senior season or play NAHL all season with the Wilderness. Make a choice, make a difference, and no regrets. Good luck Koby in whatever you decide.
Just confirmed. Koby Bender will not be coming back to high school hockey. He will skate with the Wilderness for their entire season.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:49 pm
by WestMetro
XO- what new info on Graham and Tufte?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:23 pm
by Nuts&Bolts
Surprised about Bender and a bit disappointing for the Jacks. I'll still say Graham is back at EP but Tufte is unlikely. Adding Altman to the list is good but not so sure about all the others from East especially when skipping over Dow. I don't put Mattson as the lead horse even if Graham stays in Fargo just hasn't been overly impressive at least thinking back to April and May. And on the GR front what's the deal with Bischoff? Is he hurt or just not playing much in the "Elite" League?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:49 pm
by Sats81
Graham decommits from UMD, commits to Notre Dame...
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:44 pm
by green4
Here is the article about Graham switching his commitment, it also mentions how he is leaving Eden Prarie for the year
http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/college ... ff-jackson
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:55 am
by hockeyboy22
Grahm is coming back the article has it wrong as he is up there for the fall and coming back for the high school season.
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:25 am
by herbst20
Got it straight from the horse's mouth last night.
Mitchell Mattsen told me he is heading back to Minnesota next weekend and will in fact play high school hockey.
I had a nice little chat with him when he was in the PK box last night in Cedar Rapids. I work as an off ice official.
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:44 am
by TheHockeyDJ
herbst20 wrote:Got it straight from the horse's mouth last night.
Mitchell Mattsen told me he is heading back to Minnesota next weekend and will in fact play high school hockey.
I had a nice little chat with him when he was in the PK box last night in Cedar Rapids. I work as an off ice official.
Thanks for sharing, but not really news for GR fans. We've been fortunate to have most high caliber players, if not all of them in the last 15 or more years stay at home. The last high profile player I remember leaving early was defensemen Andrew Downing back in 1998.
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:45 am
by TheHockeyDJ
The Exiled One wrote:Some players have really kicked off Elite League well. Max Johnson is playing and dominating on a line with Mittelstadt (a HS Jr). Ellingson is killing it for Team NW. As always, I'm going to try to predict my ten finalists before the start of the HS season. Meanwhile, below is a select list of top candidates in alphabetical order...
Wyatt Aamodt, Hermantown
Koby Bender, Cloquet
Jonah Bischoff, Grand Rapids
Jackson Cates, Stillwater
Shay Donovan, Duluth East
Chase Ellingson, Breck
Will Garin, Holy Family
Michael Graham, EP
Tyler Jette, Farmington
Max Johnson, LVN
Grant Loven, EGF
Luke Notermann, Blaine
Zach Risteau, BSM
John Siebenaler, Farmington
Brendan Skarda, Minnetonka
Jason Smallidge, STA
Chaz Smedsrud, Luverne
Casey Staum, Hill-Murray
Riley Tufte, Blaine
Tanner Tweeten, EGF
I'm still not sure about the status for Graham, Tufte, and Bender. The rest should all be sticking around.
For GR, I would put Bischoff's linemates of Adams and Mattson slightly ahead.