The first NHL Players to Watch list for the 2010-2011 season was released by the NHL's Central Scouting today. There are 18 current Minnesota high school players on that list.
The list includes:
A Player
Mario Lucia (LW) - Wayzata
B Players
Tony Cameranesi (C) - Wayzata (Minnesota-Duluth - 2012)
Max Everson (D) - Edina
Steven Fogarty (C) - Edina
Joseph LaBate (C) - Academy of Holy Angels
Kyle Rau (C) - Eden Prairie (Minnesota - 2011)
Ryan Siiro (RW) - Bloomington Jefferson
C Players
Derek Frawley (C) - Minnesota
Neal Goff (D) - Stillwater
Christian Horn (W) - Benilde-St. Margaret's
Cullen Hurley (LW) - Academy of Holy Angels
Ross Luedtke (C) - Orono
Dan Molenaar (D) - Eden Prairie
Thomas Schutt (W) - Minnetonka
Jack Storo (W) - Chaska
Garrett Van Tuyl (RW) - Champlin Park
Michael Zajac (C) - Eagan
C Goaltenders
Connor Girard - Edina
The list also includes four players from Shattuck-St. Mary's, one from Wisconsin high school, and currently none from North Dakota.
Shattuck-St. Mary's:
B Players
Mike Reilly (D) (formerly played for Holy Angels - brother to Connor and Ryan Reilly)
Tanner Sorenson (C, W)
C Players
Denis Dalidovich (RW)
Ben Greiner (C, RW)
B Goaltender
Peter Traber
Wisconsin's lone representative on the list is Waupaca's Brad Navin (C) and he is listed as a B Player.
The full list can be found in a PDF file here.
The 2010-2011 NHL Entry Draft will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN on June 24th and 25th, 2011.
