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There is always talk about how many Minnesotans become D1 players, and what is the best routes to get there. I believe this was published in Let's Play Hockey.

Minnesota-Grown College Commitments (2012 and beyond)

Men’s Division I

Total: 90 (USHL 28, HS 23, NAHL 18, BCHL 11, USNTDP 6, Shattuck 4)

Name, Position Hometown 2011-12 Team High School College

Charlie Adams, F White Bear Lake Austin (NAHL) Mahtomedi Nebraska-Omaha
Gage Ausmus, D East Grand Forks USNTDP East Grand Forks Denver
Ben Bahe, F Stillwater Topeka (NAHL) Hill-Murray Merrimack
Joey Benik, F St. Francis Penticton (BCHL) St. Francis St. Cloud State
Grant Besse, F Plymouth Benilde-St. Margaret's HS Benilde-St. Margaret's Wisconsin
Jake Bischoff, D Grand Rapids Grand Rapids HS Grand Rapids Minnesota
Matt Blomquist, D Blaine Coulee Region (NAHL) Blaine Bentley
Tim Bonner, F Osseo Tri-City (USHL) Osseo Yale
Jonny Brodzinski, F Blaine Fargo (USHL) Blaine St. Cloud State
Michael Brodzinski, D Blaine Blaine HS Blaine Minnesota
Ryan Bullock, D Eden Prairie Muskegon (USHL) Blake Dartmouth
Tommy Burke, G Chaska Bismarck(NAHL) Holy Angels Bowling Green
Tony Cameranesi, F Wayzata Waterloo (USHL) Wayzata Minnesota Duluth
Taylor Cammarata, F Plymouth Waterloo (USHL) Shattuck Minnesota
Dan Carlson, F Corcoran Sioux Falls (USHL) Maple Grove Minnesota State
Andrew Commers, F Edina St. Thomas Academy St. Thomas Academy RPI
Willie Corrin, D International Falls Fargo (USHL) Int’l Falls Minnesota Duluth
Cal Decowski, F Andover Des Moines (USHL) Andover Minnesota Duluth
John Draeger, D Faribault Shattuck-St. Mary’s Shattuck Michigan State
Hudson Fasching, F Burnsville USNTDP Apple Valley Minnesota
Willie Faust, F Stillwater Odessa (NAHL) Hill-Murray Army
Steven Fogarty, F Edina Penticton (BCHL) Edina Notre Dame
Alex Fons, G Minnetonka Fairbanks (NAHL) Hopkins Minnesota Duluth
Max Gardiner, F Deephaven Dubuque (USHL) Minnetonka Penn State
Jonathan Gehrt, D Woodbury Austin (NAHL) Woodbury Army
Zane Gothberg, G Thief River Falls Fargo (USHL) Thief River Falls North Dakota
Jordan Gross, D Maple Grove Maple Grove HS Maple Grove Notre Dame
James Hansen, D Maple Grove Waterloo (USHL) Osseo Bemidji State
Matt Hansen, F St. Cloud Cedar Rapids (USHL) St. Cloud Tech Colorado College
Tyler Heinonen, F Delano Muskegon (USHL) Delano Michigan Tech
Blake Heinrich, D Cambridge Hill-Murray HS Hill-Murray Minnesota Duluth
Garrett Hendrickson, F Virginia Penticton (BCHL) Virginia/Mt. Iron/Buhl St. Cloud State
Christian Horn, F Plymouth Benilde-St. Margaret's HS Benilde-St. Margaret's Minnesota
Walker Hyland, D Woodbury Alberni Valley (BCHL) Woodbury Michigan Tech
Adam Johnson, F Hibbing Hibbing/Chisholm HS Hibbing/Chisholm Minnesota Duluth
D.J. Jones, D Plymouth Penticton (BCHL) Wayzata Army
Bob Kinne, F St. Paul Lincoln (USHL) Cretin-Derham Bemidji State
Justin Kloos, F Lakeville Lakeville South HS Lakeville South Minnesota
Joe Kozlak, F Duluth Amarillo (NAHL) Duluth Marshall Army
Jim Kruger, G Minnetonka Langley (BCHL) Minnetonka Dartmouth
Dan Labosky, F Edina Benilde-St. Margaret's HS Benilde-St. Margaret's Colorado College
Tanner Lane, F Detroit Lakes Omaha (USHL) Detroit Lakes Nebraska-Omaha
Matt LaPrade, G Chanhassen Corpus Christi (NAHL) Holy Family Minnesota
Vinni Lettieri, F Excelsior Minnetonka HS Minnetonka Minnesota
Mario Lucia, F Plymouth Penticton (BCHL) Wayzata Notre Dame
Ross Luedtke, F Orono Coulee Region (NAHL) Orono Air Force
Alex Lyon, G Baudette Omaha (USHL) Lake of the Woods Yale
Eli May, D Eagan Eagan HS Eagan Minnesota State
Matt McNeely, G Burnsville Cedar Rapids (USHL) St. Thomas Minnesota Duluth
Will Merchant, F Eagan Eagan HS Eagan Maine
Jacob Meyers, G Minnetonka Alexandria (NAHL) Benilde-St. Margaret's
Quinnipiac
A.J. Michaelson, F Apple Valley Waterloo (USHL) Apple Valley Minnesota
Jake Montgomery, D Oakdale Shattuck-St. Mary's Shattuck-St. Mary's Nebraska-Omaha
Michael Mooney, D Eden Prairie Alexandria (NAHL) Breck Miami (Ohio)
Louie Nanne, F Edina Edina HS Edina Minnesota
Collin Olson, G Apple Valley USNTDP Apple Valley Ohio State
Grant Opperman, F Wayzata Breck School Breck Dartmouth
Kyle Osterberg, F Lakeville USNTDP Lakeville South Minnesota Duluth
Brett Patterson, F St. Louis Park Sioux City (USHL) Benilde-SM Dartmouth
Judd Peterson, F Duluth Duluth Marshall HS Duluth Marshall St. Cloud State
Matt Pohlkamp, F Brainerd Brainerd HS Brainerd Bowling Green
Ethan Prow, D Sauk Rapids Des Moines (USHL) Sauk Rapids St. Cloud State
Jesse Ramsey, D Rogers Kenai River (NAHL) Rogers Air Force
Jake Randolph, F Duluth Duluth East HS Duluth East Nebraska-Omaha
Willie Raskob, D Hastings Shattuck-St. Mary's Shattuck-St. Mary's Minnesota Duluth
AJ Reid, F Lakeville Austin (NAHL) St. Thomas Academy Army
Connor Reilly, F Chanhassen Penticton (BCHL) Holy Angels Minnesota
Mike Reilly, D Chanhassen Penticton (BCHL) Holy Angels Minnesota
Ryan Reilly, F Chanhassen Penticton (BCHL) Holy Angels Minnesota
Brady Riesgraf, D Chaska Coulee Region (NAHL) Holy Family Bemidji State
Joe Schmitz, D Lino Lakes Alaska (NAHL) Centennial Connecticut
Joe Schuldt, D Minnetonka Minnetonka HS Minnetonka Michigan Tech
Kevin Schulze, D White Bear Lake Muskegon (USHL) Hill-Murray Wisconsin
Eric Schurhamer, D St. Paul St. Thomas Academy St. Thomas Maine
Nick Seeler, D Eden Prairie Muskegon (USHL) Eden Prairie Nebraska-Omaha
Ryan Siiro, F Bloomington Dubuque (USHL) Bloomington Jefferson Princeton
Brady Skjei, D Lakeville USNTDP Lakeville North
Minnesota
Garrett Skrbich, F Hermantown Westside (BCHL) Hermantown Princeton
Pete Spratte, D Rochester Fairbanks (NAHL) Rochester Lourdes Lake Superior State
Zach Stepan, F Hastings Shattuck-St. Mary’s Shattuck Ohio State
Jared Thomas, F Hermantown Hermantown HS Hermantown Minnesota Duluth
Dom Toninato, F Duluth Duluth East HS Duluth East Minnesota Duluth
Luke Voltin, F Blaine USNTDP Hill-Murray North Dakota
Matt Van Voorhis, D Edina Sioux Falls (USHL) Edina Denver
Trevor Waldoch, D Forest Lake Austin (NAHL) Forest Lake Air Force
Andy Welinski, D Duluth Green Bay (USHL) Duluth East Minnesota Duluth
Adam Wilcox, G South St. Paul Green Bay (USHL) South St. Paul Minnesota
Eddie Wittchow, D Burnsville Waterloo (USHL) Burnsville Wisconsin
Sam Wolfe, D Eagan Eagan HS Eagan Maine
Austyn Young, F South St. Paul Sioux Falls (USHL) South St. Paul Minnesota Duluth
Michael Zajac, F Eagan Eagan HS Eagan Princeton

Murphy, would your data be able to determine what the average number of D1 scholarships that are awarded by birth year? Example, over the last five years it has averaged 32 scholarships for each birth year.

Thanks.

This data was cut and pasted from another site. Sorry.

While people could go through this list and assign birth years to each player, this list only looks at players committed next year and beyond as of this point. It doesn't account for those already playing now. If we look at 1993 birth years, this list misses Ambroz, Boyd, and others playing already that are not on this list. It also won't account for any 1993s that commit moving forward....

I don't think that this list would help with your question.

Ssm87 wrote:Murphy, would your data be able to determine what the average number of D1 scholarships that are awarded by birth year? Example, over the last five years it has averaged 32 scholarships for each birth year.

Thanks.

I'm not sure about birth year, but it's about 25-30 per grade that make commitments. I suppose that theoretically it should be about the same for birth year.

In any given birth year, there are 40-50 Minnesota kids who eventually play D1. Many of these commitments come after graduation. It also includes players who leave early for juniors or NTDP.

terrymoore1717 wrote:In any given birth year, there are 40-50 Minnesota kids who eventually play D1. Many of these commitments come after graduation. It also includes players who leave early for juniors or NTDP.

Terry, you are right.

I believe the number of Minnesota players at Division I last year was 179. This matches your 40-50 number and is far in excess of the 25 mentioned earlier. As you point out, kids could have played HS hockey in 9th or 10th grade and still become NCAA players.

O-townClown wrote:

terrymoore1717 wrote:In any given birth year, there are 40-50 Minnesota kids who eventually play D1. Many of these commitments come after graduation. It also includes players who leave early for juniors or NTDP.

Terry, you are right.

I believe the number of Minnesota players at Division I last year was 179. This matches your 40-50 number and is far in excess of the 25 mentioned earlier. As you point out, kids could have played HS hockey in 9th or 10th grade and still become NCAA players.

179 seems a little low. Seemed like the numbers I have seen have usually been over 200. Inside College Hockey did some articles called "State of the Game" to show where D1 players came from. Last one I saw was around 2007 and it was at 214 for MN that year.

179 is correct but the total number of D1 players was also down. Total Mn D1 and DIII was 419 and with the women for both D I and III total was 842 players

I'm kind of surprised. It has seemed to be a consensus on this board that Minnesota has been lacking in development of goaltenders for the next level, yet there are 10 on this list. I recognize that some went to NTDP, etc, but they are still Minnesota kids. Congrats to all of them!!

Out of curiousity, was Jacob Meyers a Tonka or Hopkins district kid and how far back does he go with BSM? I'm going to assume Hopkins and he didn't want to compete with Fons?

(for anyone wanting to jump the gun this is not a private recruiting rant, I just didn't realize where he was from).

i believe he was from ep

corret meyers played for EP in high school

4thlineproblems wrote:corret meyers played for EP in high school

Jacob Meyers played bantams for EP and was part of the state championship BA team.

He opted to play high school at BSM; he never played for the EP high school (but his older brothers did)

siberian wrote:i believe he was from ep

Ah. This threw me off:

Jacob Meyers, G Minnetonka Alexandria (NAHL) Benilde-St. Margaret's

Taylor Richart, Blaine, Fargo(ushl), Aberdeen(nahl), Miami-Ohio