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old goalie85 wrote:Thanks for the info Teak !!!Bubba is an 8th grader.

And hyper-active I read. Looks like he is channelling that extra energy constructively! Thanks for the reminder on the grade.

Matt Anderson 8th grader Holy Family 3pts.

observer wrote:Many to most of the top freshmen play bantam.

That's about as dellusional (and disrepectful) a statement as I've ever seen on this board.

There's some good bantams playing who happen to be in 9th grade - but not a single one of them - not even one - not Senden, not Bellows, not Wait, not Anderson - (all great players, I kight add), - not a single one of them , great players as they might be - would crack the top 10 of current freshman playing this year.

Sorry, but that dog aint hunting this year

This years freshmen are about as deep and elite as we've ever had in Minnesota. (NOT a knock at all on frosh playing bantams this year - but our frosh playing varsity are FANTASTIC in 2012-13)

caveat - (possible exception at Shattuck - they might have a couple freshman crack the top 10)

No time to update for Thursday games yet, but I did see the Luverne-Marshall game so I watched Chaz Smedsrud notch a hat trick and pick up an assist in Luverne's 7-0 spanking of Marshall. Smedsrud wasn't as fast and fearless as Koby Bender (Cloquet, another frosh I got to see in action), but he is smart, taking up good positions for shots. He also is composed on the puck, not rushing, and made some great passes.

Like I said, not enough time to update, but this 4-point game may have moved Smedsrud to the top of the frosh scoring chart.

24 points
Chaz Smedsrud, Luverne (11) 11-13 (37%)

For games through Saturday, 5 Jan:

Trey Rooney had a goal in Robbinsdale Cooper's 5-2 loss to Chaska. Mr. Rooney not only leads RC in scoring, he has twice as many points as the #2 scorer.

Jared Mickelson had a goal and two assists as St. Paul Academy downed St. Paul Como Park 7-1.

Eagan downed Bloomington Kennedy 10-1 with Jesse Gabrielle scoring two goals and assisting on one.

In a 9-0 whitewash of Lake of the Woods (Baudette), Tanner Tweten picked up another goal for East Grand Forks.

Baron Thompson (1g, 1a) helped Achiever Academy to a 5-2 win over Windom Area.

Devin Nielsen scored two goals and assisted on one for Windom in their 8-2 win over Redwood Valley.

Wadena/Deer Creek beat Greenway (Coleraine) 10-5 with Dylan Phillips (1g, 3a) and Mike Behl (1a) picking up points.

Blake Lizotte assisted on 3 goals as Chisago Lakes won 7-0 over Amery (WI).

Lakeville South beat Rochester Century 12-2 with Nick Swaney (1g, 2a) adding to his point total.

Playing on one of the top teams in the state, Wayzata's Maxwell Zimmer scored 2 goals and assisted on 2 in the 5-2 win over Mound/West Tonka.

Koby Bender scored a goal for Cloquet in their 6-3 win over New Prague.

(Games Played) Goals - Assists (% Involvement in Team Goals)
25 points
Chaz Smedsrud, Luverne (12) 11-14 (36%)
24 points
Trey Rooney, Robbinsdale Cooper (13) 10-14 (47%)
20 points
Austen Long, Spring Lake Park (13) 13-7 (50%)
19 points
Jesse Gabrielle, Eagan (12) 9-10 (28%)
Jared Mickelson, St.Paul Acad (13) 8-11 (32%)
17 points
Baron Thompson, Achiever NE Academy (11) 9-8 (35%)
Dylan Phillips, Wadena/DC (11) 8-9 (30%)
16 points
Devin Nielsen, Windom (12) 12-4 (23%)
Tanner Tweten, East Grand Forks (13) 11-5 (24%)
Blake Lizotte, Chisago Lakes (15) 5-11 (24%)
14 points
Derek Hammer, East Ridge (12) 8-6 (31%)
Cade Gleekel, Blake (13) 8-6 (37%)
13 points
Maxwell Zimmer, Wayzata (13) 8-5 (30%)
Justin Jallen, SPA (13) 6-7 (22%)
Mike Behl, Wadena/Deer Creek (11) 5-8 (23%)
Tyler Loe, Mankato West (13) 5-8 (19%)
12 points
Nick Swaney, Lakeville South (12) 5-7 (28%)
Johnny Ferguson, Blake (14) 4-8 (32%)
11 points
Sasha Choporov, Woodbury (13) 9-2 (30%)
Jake Malec, Proctor (12) 6-5 (34%)
Christian Larson, Bagley/Fosston (12) 5-6 (21%) – 8th Grader
Doug Larson, Crookston (12) 4-7 (20%)
Tyler Jutting, Mankato West (13) 3-8 (16%)
9 points
Alec Baer, BSM (11) 4-5 (13%)
Thomas Miller, Little Falls (12) 4-5 (16%)
8 points
Brandon Waldo, North Branch (13) 1-7 (23%)
7 points
Koby Bender, Cloquet (13) 4-3 (9%)
Ben Haugo, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (9) 4-3 (19%)
Judd Shulz, Mankato East (13) 3-4 (21%)
Michael Graham, Eden Prairie (13) 2-5 (16%)
Evan Dahlseide, SPA (13) 2-5 (12%)
Edmund Chute, Blake (14) 2-5 (18%)
Eric Gotz, Hibbing (14) 1-6 (15%)
Josh Radtke, Minnehaha Academy (11) 1-6 (16%)
Wyatt Orloff, Thief River Falls (12) 0-7 (24%)
6 points
Joey Mendel, St. Cloud Tech (11) 3-3 (14%)
Will Garin, Holy Family Catholic (10) 2-4 (13%)
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Eric Gotz, a freshman from Hibbing, has 1g, 6a.

rainier wrote:Eric Gotz, a freshman from Hibbing, has 1g, 6a.

Thanks. I'll add him to the list.

Is anyone else curious to know birth years of these players? I know two, I know that Austen Long is a 97 And I know Chaz Smedsrud should be an 8th grader but chose to much up as a june of 98 birth date. I think it adds a certain context to know the ages could still be a year apart. But I might be alone in that.
I assume most are 97s?

For Little Falls, Thomas Miller is a 97, Mack Anez is a 98. Both are getting regular shifts for varsity.

I don't think most highschool coaches care how old the kid is. What grade ? How many years of eligibility[sp?] do they have left ? That's it !! Maybe now, Are they leaving early ???

OG, no booze before posting!!

Teak, How many of these freshman have you been able to watch? Comparisons?

notTONIGHT wrote:Teak, How many of these freshman have you been able to watch? Comparisons?

I have seen only Smedsrud and Bender in person; I saw Swaney of Lakeville South on the telly. Bender is probably faster and more fearless than Smedsrud, but Smedsrud is a smart player and takes up excellent positions in the offensive zone. He will certainly be a star for Luverne over the next three years. People diss the southern teams, but for a frosh he is one of the better ones in the state IMHO.

Long is a 98

dreampuck wrote:Long is a 98

I have now heard birth years ranging from 96-98 regarding Austen Long. Which one is it?

notTONIGHT wrote:

dreampuck wrote:Long is a 98

I have now heard birth years ranging from 96-98 regarding Austen Long. Which one is it?

Definitely 98 ... at least he played 98 in summer for years. Has gotten progressively better each year. Fun to watch

Devin Nielsen scored a hat-trick in Windom's 7-4 loss to Morris/Benson.

Chaz Smedsrud picked up 2 assists as Luverne downed Princeton 7-4.

St. Paul Academy got points from their three frosh in a 4-0 win over St. Paul Johnson:
Justin Jallen, 1g
Jared Mickelson, 1a
Evan Dahlseide, 1a

Tanner Tweten picked up 3 assists as the undefeated East Grand Forks Green Wave downed Red Lake Falls 6-0.

(Games Played) Goals - Assists (% Involvement in Team Goals)

28 points
Chaz Smedsrud, Luverne (14) 12-16 (33%)
26 points
Trey Rooney, Robbinsdale Cooper (14) 10-16 (49%)
21 points
Jared Mickelson, St.Paul Acad (15) 8-13 (31%)
20 points
Austen Long, Spring Lake Park (14) 13-7 (50%)
Jesse Gabrielle, Eagan (13) 9-11 (27%)
19 points
Devin Nielsen, Windom (13) 15-4 (26%)
Tanner Tweten, East Grand Forks (14) 11-8 (26%)
17 points
Baron Thompson, Achiever NE Academy (11) 9-8 (35%)
Dylan Phillips, Wadena/DC (13) 8-9 (28%)
Blake Lizotte, Chisago Lakes (16) 5-12 (24%)

Teak,

Hows the Nielsen kid stack up to Bender and the Luverne kid?

notTONIGHT wrote:Teak,

Hows the Nielsen kid stack up to Bender and the Luverne kid?

Not as good. He'll do alright for Windom; plays on the second line; can scoot down the ice fairly quickly, but wasn't that involved in their offense. I saw maybe only one shot from him.

Also Tyler Loe
Mankato West 21 points

Games through Wed, 16 Jan:

Jared Mickelson had 3 goals and 2 assists as St. Paul Academy beat Minnehaha Academy 5-2. That is 100% involvement for Mickelson, i.e., had a part in every team goal.

Eagan over Apple Valley with Jesse Gabrielle putting up good points (1g, 2a).

Baron Thompson had a 5 goal game in Achiever Academy's 8-0 whitewash of St. Paul Highland Park.

Blake Lizotte assisted on 2 goals as Chisago Lakes downed Robbinsdale Cooper 7-0.

Derek Hammer had 1g and 2a as East Ridge beat St. Michael/Albertville 5-2.

Blake eeked out a 4-3 win over Hutchinson with Johnny Ferguson scoring a goal and Cade Gleekel and Edmund Chute picking up an assist each.

Tyler Loe has had a hot hand for Mankato West, getting 1 goal and 3 assists in their 6-2 win over Mankato East, and then 1 goal and 3 assists in the 5-4 victory over Northfield.

Nick Swaney scored 2 goals and assisted on 1 as Lakeville South downed Apple Valley 8-2.

Jake Malec had a goal and an assist for Proctor in a 6-4 loss to Hayward (WI).

(Games Played) Goals - Assists (% Involvement in Team Goals)
28 points
Chaz Smedsrud, Luverne (14) 12-16 (33%)
26 points
Jared Mickelson, St.Paul Acad (16) 11-15 (36%)
Trey Rooney, Robbinsdale Cooper (15) 10-16 (49%)
23 points
Baron Thompson, Achiever NE Academy (13) 15-8 (39%)
Jesse Gabrielle, Eagan (15) 10-13 (28%)
21 points
Tyler Loe, Mankato West (16) 7-14 (26%)
20 points
Austen Long, Spring Lake Park (15) 13-7 (50%)
Blake Lizotte, Chisago Lakes ( 18 ) 5-15 (25%)
19 points
Devin Nielsen, Windom (14) 15-4 (26%)
Tanner Tweten, East Grand Forks (15) 11-8 (25%)
17 points
Derek Hammer, East Ridge (16) 9-8 (29%)
Cade Gleekel, Blake (16) 9-8 (35%)
Dylan Phillips, Wadena/DC (14) 8-9 (26%)
Nick Swaney, Lakeville South (15) 7-10 (31%)
15 points
Johnny Ferguson, Blake (17) 6-9 (31%)
14 points
Maxwell Zimmer, Wayzata (15) 8-6 (28%)
Justin Jallen, SPA (16) 7-7 (19%)
13 points
Jake Malec, Proctor (13) 7-6 (36%)
Mike Behl, Wadena/Deer Creek (14) 5-8 (20%)
12 points
Tyler Jutting, Mankato West (16) 3-9 (15%)
Doug Larson, Crookston (16) 5-8 (19%)
11 points
Sasha Choporov, Woodbury (15) 9-2 (28%)
Christian Larson, Bagley/Fosston (14) 5-6 (17%) – 8th Grader
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Saw Sp Lake Pk vs Cooper. Two very different teams, but both have freshmen leading scorers. Interesting to see SLP upperclassmen rally around their freshman and Cooper's upperclassmen go on line changes when their frosh got the puck.

GatorLand wrote:Saw Sp Lake Pk vs Cooper. Two very different teams, but both have freshmen leading scorers. Interesting to see SLP upperclassmen rally around their freshman and Cooper's upperclassmen go on line changes when their frosh got the puck.

Wow, *that's* and interesting observation!

You're missing Jack Becker from Mahtomedi. Through 17 games as of last Saturday he's 8-13 and tied for the team lead in scoring.

Grant Loven, East Grand Forks, Freshman Forward. Through 16 games, 6 g, 9 a =15 pts