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Monday, November 23, 2009

Minnesota high school hockey: 2009-2010 Section 8A Preview

1AA
2AA
3AA
4AA
5AA
6AA
7AA
8AA
Class AA Top 10
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
8A
Class A Top 10

Section 8A
Lead Scorer #1
Lead Scorer #2
Lead Scorer #3
Goaltender
Warroad
Brock Nelson
Brett Hebel
Carson Gray
TBD
Park Rapids Area
Tucker Coborn
Sam Coborn
Kevin McMorrow
Ryan O'Mara
Thief River Falls
Matt Lindquist
Jacob Malwitz
Matt Audette
Zane Gothberg
East Grand Forks
Jake Useldinger
Casey Ristau
Cory Mack
TBD
Crookston
Alex Edevold
Morgan Terpstra
Zach Mercil
TBD
Red Lake Falls
Garrett Schmidt
Robbie Glass
Andrew Jahnke
Zach Page
Lake of the Woods
Joncarlo Westerlund
Shae Pepera
Travis Mollberg
Ryan O'Mara
Kittson Co Central
Craig Lindegard
Jeff Bergh
Gabe Montoya
Alex Chaput
Bagley/Fosston
Dillon Spray
Nelson Papke
Tal Iverson
Gavin Ross
Walker-H-A
Benson Ringle
Zack Strandlie
Keaton Pederson
Micah Bank

1. Warroad Warriors
2008-2009 Record: 28-3-0
2008-2009 Finish: 2nd place finish in the Class A State Tournament

Returning Forwards: 8
Returning Defense: 4
Returning Goaltending: No

Forwards:
Brock Nelson (12) - 45 goals | 31 games
Brett Hebel (12) - 22 goals | 31 games
Aaron Rasmusson (12) - 5 goals | 31 games
Adam Shaugabay (12) - 3 goals | 27 games
Aaron Storey (12) - 1 goal | 31 games
David Nelson (11) - 1 goal | 24 games
Dylan Fowler (11) - 0 goals | 24 games
Kaleb Kezar (12) - 0 goals | 17 games

Defensemen:
Carson Gray (11) - 6 goals | 31 games
Nick Stoskopf (11) - 3 goals | 29 games
Joey Olson (11) - 1 goal | 30 games
Brandon Pearson (11) - 0 goals | 27 games

Goaltenders:
To be determined | Jason Goldsmith graduated

2. Park Rapids Area Panthers
2008-2009 Record: 15-8-3
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Thief River Falls, 5-2, in the Section 8A quarterfinals

Returning Forwards: 7
Returning Defense: 6
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Ryan O'Mara

Forwards:
Tucker Coborn (12) - 27 goals | 26 games
Sam Coborn (10) - 15 goals | 26 games
Kyle Kanten (11) - 7 goals | 26 games
Levi Erickson (10) - 4 goals | 24 games
Jeff Sharp (12) - 3 goals | 26 games
Ian Johnson (9) - 3 goals | 25 games
AJ May (12) - 2 goals | 21 games

Defensemen:
Kevin McMorrow (12) - 13 goals | 26 games
Ben Sitz (12) - 3 goals | 25 games
Jared Naeve (12) - 3 goals | 26 games
Dan Rickie (12) - 2 goals | 26 games
Frank Moren (9) - 0 goals | 15 games
Steve Smith (12) - 0 goals | 26 games

Goaltenders:
Ryan O'Mara (12) | 3-0-2, 2.63 GAA, .891 Save %

3. Thief River Falls Prowlers
2008-2009 Record: 21-5-2
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Warroad, 3-2, in the Section 8A Championship

Returning Forwards: 5
Returning Defense: 5
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Zane Gothberg

Forwards:
Matt Lindquist (12) - 16 goals | 27 games
Brady Johnson (12) - 3 goals | 28 games
Brady Meunier (11) - 1 goal | 28 games
Dusty Myklebust (12) - 1 goal | 22 games
Brendan Skime (11) - 0 goals | 16 games

Defensemen:
Jacob Malwitz (12) - 4 goals | 28 games
Matt Audette (11) - 2 goals | 28 games
Derek Kayser (11) - 1 goal | 28 games
Andrew Lansing (10) - 0 goals | 28 games
Drew Erickson (11) - 0 goals | 28 games

Goaltenders:
Zane Gothberg (12) | 18-4-2, 1.49 GAA, .937 Save %

4. East Grand Forks Green Wave
2008-2009 Record: 9-16-1
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Crookston, 4-3, in the Section 8A quarterfinals

Returning Forwards: 8
Returning Defense: 4
Returning Goaltending: No

Forwards:
Jake Useldinger (12) - 26 goals | 26 games
Casey Ristau (12) - 8 goals | 26 games
Cory Mack (10) - 6 goals | 25 games
Christian Parker (11) - 3 goals | 26 games
Tucker Poolman (12) - 3 goals | 26 games
Jake Greenwood (12) - 1 goal | 23 games
Jeremy Wikoff (11) - 0 goals | 21 games

Defensemen:
Brandon Peabody (12) - 1 goal | 18 games
Blake Christiansen (11) - 1 goal | 26 games
Josh Peterson (12) - 0 goals | 19 games
Troy Tretter (12) - 0 goals | 25 games

Goaltenders:
To be determined | Kyle Storbakken graduated

5. Crookston Pirates
2008-2009 Record: 12-13-0
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Warroad, 9-1, in the Section 8A semifinals

Returning Forwards: 5
Returning Defense: 6
Returning Goaltending: No

Forwards:
Alex Edevold (12) - 6 goals | 25 games
Morgan Terpstra (12) - 6 goals | 24 games
Zach Mercil (12) - 3 goals | 24 games
Seth Heppner (11) - 2 goals | 25 games
Michael Alwender (12) - 2 goals | 16 games

Defensemen:
Nick Regembal (11) - 3 goals | 21 games
Alex Prudhomme (12) - 1 goal | 25 games
Austin Proulx (11) - 1 goal | 25 games
Mark Bittner (11) - 0 goals | 23 games
Derek Henre (12) - 0 goals | 25 games
Alex Stoe (12) - 0 goals | 15 games

Goaltenders:
To be determined | Matt Grove graduated

6. Red Lake Falls
2008-2009 Record: 12-12-1
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Kittson Co Central, 5-4, in the Section 8A first round

Returning Forwards: 7
Returning Defense: 3
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Zach Page

Forwards:
Dylan Zutz (10) - 11 goals | 25 games
Andrew Jahnke (11) - 10 goals | 25 games
Alex Derosier (12) - 7 goals | 25 games
Channing Sandberg (12) - 6 goals | 25 games
Cody Hanson (12) - 5 goals | 25 games
Robbie Glass (11) - 2 goals | 25 games
Casey Mercil (10) - 1 goal | 10 games

Defensemen:
Kyle Larson (12) - 3 goals | 25 games
Brady Barbot (12) - 1 goal | 24 games
David Johnston (12) - 0 goals | 24 games

Goaltenders:
Zach Page (12) | 10-10-1, 3.06 GAA, .882 Save %
Cole Larson (11) | 2-1-0, 3.08 GAA, .880 Save %

7. Lake of the Woods Bears
2008-2009 Record: 12-14-1
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Bemidji, 3-2, in the Section 8A quarterfinals

Returning Forwards: 9
Returning Defense: 3
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Alex Lyon

Forwards:
Joncarlo Westerlund (12) - 9 goals | 27 games
Shae Pepera (12) - 6 goals | 27 games
Travis Mollberg (11) - 2 goals | 27 games
Braeden Beller (12) - 1 goal | 27 games
Kyle Poolman (11) - 1 goal | 27 games
Ian Sugden (11) - 0 goals | 27 games
Justin Peters (11) - 0 goals | 27 games
Wade Holen (11) - 0 goals | 27 games
Kyle Noble (11) - 0 goals | 26 games

Defensemen:
Chad Reed (12) - 0 goals | 27 games
Adam Nelson (12) - 0 goals | 27 games
Jake Pelach (12) - 0 goals | 24 games

Goaltenders:
Alex Lyon (11) | 5-11-1, 3.44 GAA, .909 Save %

8. Kittson County Central Bearcats
2008-2009 Record: 8-17-1
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Warroad, 11-0, in the Section 8A quarterfinals

Returning Forwards: 5
Returning Defense: 6
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Alex Chaput

Forwards:
Jeff Bergh (12) - 6 goals | 26 games
Markas Dahlen (11) - 3 goals | 26 games
Gabe Montoya (12) - 1 goal | 23 games
Donavon Kasprowicz (12) - 0 goals | 26 games
Chadd Nordine (11) - 0 goals | 25 games

Defensemen:
Craig Lindegard (12) - 27 goals | 26 games
Brady Diamond (12) - 2 goals | 25 games
Tyler Hultgren (12) - 2 goals | 26 games
Casey Lindegard (10) - 0 goals | 26 games
Nathan Younggren (12) - 0 goals | 26 games
Austin Cosley (11) - 0 goals | 22 games

Goaltenders:
Alex Chaput (12) | 3-10-1, 5.24 GAA, .854 Save %

9. Bagley/Fosston Flyers
2008-2009 Record: 1-19-0
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Lake of the Woods, 9-0, in the Section 8A first round

Returning Forwards: 11
Returning Defense: 4
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Gavin Ross

Forwards:
Nelson Papke (12)
Tal Iverson (11)
Cole Young (11)
Zach Thoma (9)
Kael Fontaine (9)
Austin Lafriniere (12)
Aaron Leintz (9)
Brenton Bergh (10)
Cole Gubrud (10)
Torrey Swenson (9)
Chris Clark (9)

Defensemen:
Dillon Spray (12)
Cameron Cardinal (10)
Brady Anderson (9)
Jesse Dukek (9)

Goaltenders:
Gavin Ross (12)

10. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves
2008-2009 Record: 2-19-0
2008-2009 Finish: Lost to Park Rapids, 8-2, in the Section 8A first round

Returning Forwards: 8
Returning Defense: 2
Returning Goaltending: Yes | Micah Bank

Forwards:
Benson Ringle (10)
Zack Strandlie (11)
Keaton Pederson (12)
Jarid Paulson (11)
Cody Bixby (12)
Cullen Navratil (11)
Dillon Loren (12)
Nick Volby (??)

Defensemen:
Brandon Renowski (12)
Cole Garoutte (10)

Goaltenders:
Micah Bank (11)
Evan Wilson (11)