I was prepared to sell my domain names but I am going to back-off on doing that right now. I may entertain some potential private offers if the offers are acceptable but I am going to see what the next few months bring.
I do have someone working on a new site, no blog, for followthepuck.com and I will wait until that is completed before I make a decision on whether or not I will move forward. It depends on if the new site turns out the way the developer and I would like it to. It also depends on if I can work a full-time job and work on the website too. If it gets done the way we hope, you should enjoy the new site even more than you have the current site. It will have the same followthepuck.com feel with a database to keep track of schedules and players plus a lot of cool stats and features to help you 'follow the puck'.
FollowThePuck.com is my DREAM job. It is what I want to do. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources nor the connections to help turn the current website/blog into a financially viable business. It cannot continue in the current form that it is in.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Five Elite League Alum in Central Scouting's Top 25
Final list includes 22 skaters, one goalie from Upper Midwest Elite League
New Hope, Minn. – Five of the top 25 players on the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Service (CSS) final rankings are former players in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League.
CSS released its final pre-draft rankings today, and Shattuck-St. Mary’s Emerson Etem – currently playing with Medicine Hat in the Western Hockey League – is ranked #8 on the North American Skaters list. Just behind him at #9 is Derek Forbort of Duluth East – currently playing with the National Team Development Program – and Blaine High School’s Nick Bjugstad at #13. Rounding out the top 25 are Tyler Pitlick of MSU-Mankato at #18 and Warroad’s Brock Nelson at #25.
Other current Minnesota high school players in the top 50 are Mark Alt of Cretin-Derham Hall at #37, and Minnetonka teammates Justin Holl (#47) and Max Gardiner (#49).
Zane Gothberg of Thief River Falls is #6 on the North American goaltender list.
“It’s gratifying to see that Central Scouting recognizes the talent that competes in the Elite League, and we’re very excited for these players,” said John Russo, founder and Commissioner of the Elite League. “The Elite League will continue to work hard to provide young hockey players with an environment in which they can improve and display their skills as part of moving on to the next level.”
In last June’s NHL Entry Draft, 17 Elite League players were selected, including first-round choices Nick Leddy (#16 by the Minnesota Wild) and Jordan Schroeder (#22 by Vancouver). This year’s NHL draft will take place June 25-26 in Los Angeles.
A complete list of Elite League players on the CSS list is attached.
The Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League is a non-profit hockey league designed to provide high-level competition supplementing the regular high school hockey season. For more information, and draft-day updates, visit the league’s website at www.hselitehockey.com.
Upper Midwest High School Elite League Players on NHL Central Scouting Service
Final Rankings List of April 7, 2010
Zane Gothberg (Thief River Falls) was the only Elite League goaltender ranked. He was ranked 6th.
New Hope, Minn. – Five of the top 25 players on the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Service (CSS) final rankings are former players in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League.
CSS released its final pre-draft rankings today, and Shattuck-St. Mary’s Emerson Etem – currently playing with Medicine Hat in the Western Hockey League – is ranked #8 on the North American Skaters list. Just behind him at #9 is Derek Forbort of Duluth East – currently playing with the National Team Development Program – and Blaine High School’s Nick Bjugstad at #13. Rounding out the top 25 are Tyler Pitlick of MSU-Mankato at #18 and Warroad’s Brock Nelson at #25.
Other current Minnesota high school players in the top 50 are Mark Alt of Cretin-Derham Hall at #37, and Minnetonka teammates Justin Holl (#47) and Max Gardiner (#49).
Zane Gothberg of Thief River Falls is #6 on the North American goaltender list.
“It’s gratifying to see that Central Scouting recognizes the talent that competes in the Elite League, and we’re very excited for these players,” said John Russo, founder and Commissioner of the Elite League. “The Elite League will continue to work hard to provide young hockey players with an environment in which they can improve and display their skills as part of moving on to the next level.”
In last June’s NHL Entry Draft, 17 Elite League players were selected, including first-round choices Nick Leddy (#16 by the Minnesota Wild) and Jordan Schroeder (#22 by Vancouver). This year’s NHL draft will take place June 25-26 in Los Angeles.
A complete list of Elite League players on the CSS list is attached.
The Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League is a non-profit hockey league designed to provide high-level competition supplementing the regular high school hockey season. For more information, and draft-day updates, visit the league’s website at www.hselitehockey.com.
Upper Midwest High School Elite League Players on NHL Central Scouting Service
Final Rankings List of April 7, 2010
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos |
| 9 | Derek Forbort | USA U-18 (Duluth East) | D |
| 13 | Nick Bjugstad | Blaine | C |
| 18 | Tyler Pitlick | MSU-Mankato (Centennial) | C |
| 25 | Brock Nelson | Warroad | C |
| 37 | Mark Alt | Cretin-Derham Hall | D |
| 47 | Justin Holl | Minnetonka | D |
| 49 | Max Gardiner | Minnetonka | C |
| 54 | Joe Basaraba | Shattuck-St. Mary's | RW |
| 81 | Jason Clark | Shattuck-St. Mary's | C, LW |
| 94 | Aaron Harstad | Green Bay (USHL) (Stevens Point HS, WI) | D |
| 104 | Max Gaede | Woodbury | RW |
| 109 | Caleb Herbert | Bloomington Jefferson | C |
| 118 | Joe Faust | Bloomington Jefferson | D |
| 145 | Brett Stern | Centennial | D |
| 165 | James Mullin | Shattuck-St. Mary's | RW, C |
| 166 | Christian Isackson | St. Thomas Academy | RW |
| 182 | Chris Casto | Hill-Murray | D |
| 187 | Tyson Fulton | Breck School | RW |
| 198 | Garrett Hendrickson | Virginia/MIB | C |
| 200 | James Polk | Shattuck-St. Mary's | RW |
| 205 | Andrew Prochno | Minnetonka | D |
1st Annual CCM Minnesota High School Hockey National Invitational Tournament Schedule
There are five teams competing in the 1st annual CCM Minnesota High School Hockey National Invitational Tournament.
Team Minnesota A-S (All-Stars) are those players selected from their participation in the Ted Brill Great Eight Tournament. However, the leading scorers from that tournament are not participating and that includes Tyson Fulton (Breck School), Riley Borer (Breck School) and Justin Crandall (St. Thomas Academy).
All games are being played at the Plymouth Ice Center, Rink A, in Plymouth, MN.
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Team Minnesota A-S (All-Stars) are those players selected from their participation in the Ted Brill Great Eight Tournament. However, the leading scorers from that tournament are not participating and that includes Tyson Fulton (Breck School), Riley Borer (Breck School) and Justin Crandall (St. Thomas Academy).
All games are being played at the Plymouth Ice Center, Rink A, in Plymouth, MN.
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
| 2:00 PM | Team Minnesota U-18 | - | Team North Dakota | - |
| 5:30 PM | Team Minnesota A-S | - | Team Wisconsin | - |
| 7:45 PM | Team Michigan | - | Team Minnesota U-18 | - |
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
| 8:30 AM | Team Minnesota A-S | - | Team North Dakota | - |
| 10:45 AM | Team Wisconsin | - | Team Michigan | - |
| 1:00 PM | Team Minnesota U-18 | - | Team Minnesota A-S | - |
| 4:30 PM | Team Michigan | - | Team North Dakota | - |
| 6:45 PM | Team Minnesota U-18 | - | Team Wisconsin | - |
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
| 10:00 AM | Team Minnesota A-S | - | Team Michigan | - |
| 12:15 PM | Team Wisconsin | - | Team North Dakota | - |
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Team Wisconsin - 2010 CCM Minnesota High School Hockey NIT
Here is the roster for Team Wisconsin who will be playing in the 1st annual CCM Minnesota High School Hockey National Invitational tournament from April 23rd through April 24th at the Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, MN.
| # | Name | Team | Pos | G | A | Notes |
| Mark Lambrecht | D. C. Everest | G | ||||
| Aarin McLaughlin | Eau Claire Memorial | G | ||||
| Brian Kemp | Fond du Lac | D | ||||
| Derek Knetter | Wausau West | D | ||||
| Matt Larson | Stevens Point | D | ||||
| Nick LaRue | LaCrosse | D | ||||
| Shayne McLaughlin | Eau Claire Memorial | D | ||||
| Casey Nelson | Wisconsin Rapids | D | ||||
| Russell Blaser | Monona Grove | F | ||||
| Mitch Borneman | Wausau West | F | ||||
| Dylan Dock | River Falls | F | ||||
| Nathan Freeman | Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago | F | ||||
| Joey Haydock | Stevens Point | F | ||||
| Neil Klingensmith | Eau Claire Memorial | F | ||||
| Dustin Klitzke | Appleton United | F | ||||
| Max McCormick | Notre Dame Academy | F | ||||
| Calvin Richardson | Waunakee | F | ||||
| Max Strasser | Beaver Dam | F | ||||
| Alex Tesensky | University School | F | ||||
| Nathan Trannel | Onalaska | F |
Team Minnesota 2010 - Ted Brill Great Eight All-Stars Roster
Here is the roster for Team Minnesota (Ted Brill Great Eight All-Stars) who will be playing in the 1st annual CCM Minnesota High School Hockey National Invitational tournament from April 23rd through April 24th at the Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, MN.
There are apparently only five teams in this year's tournament.
There are apparently only five teams in this year's tournament.
| # | Name | Team | Pos | G | A | Notes |
| 1 | Aaron Davis | Mound-Westonka | G | |||
| 2 | Lucas Whelan | Wayzata | D | |||
| 3 | Joe Rubbelke | North St. Paul | D | |||
| 4 | Jeff Paczynski | Hermantown | D | |||
| 5 | Adam Truex | Rochester Mayo | D | |||
| 6 | Jeffrey Pauluk | Bloomington Jefferson | D | |||
| 7 | Taylor Richart | Blaine | D | |||
| 8 | Scott Holm | Wayzata | F | |||
| 9 | Gavin Tufte | Blaine | F | |||
| 10 | Eric Scheid | Blaine | F | |||
| 11 | Chad Hennum | Elk River/Zimmerman | F | |||
| 12 | Ben Jaremko | Elk River/Zimmerman | F | |||
| 14 | Adam Knochenmus | Roseau | F | |||
| 15 | Lucas Gervais | Fergus Falls | F | |||
| 16 | Ryan Johnson | Hibbing/Chisholm | F | |||
| 17 | Brandon Zurn | Mahtomedi | F | |||
| 18 | Wilson Housley | Stillwater | F | |||
| 19 | Charlie Adams | Mahtomedi | F | |||
| 20 | Willie Faust | Hill-Murray | F | |||
| 30 | Jim Kruger | Minnetonka | G |
Monday, April 5, 2010
Advanced U-18 Team Minnesota - 2010 CCM Minnesota High School Hockey NIT
Here is the roster for the Advanced 18 Minnesota team that will be playing in the 1st annual CCM Minnesota High School Hockey National Invitational tournament from April 23rd through April 24th at the Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, MN.
| # | Name | Team | Pos | G | A | Notes |
| AJ Reid | St. Thomas Academy | F | ||||
| Bryan Tabery | Wayzata | F | ||||
| David Rath | Eden Prairie | F | ||||
| Garrett Hendrickson | Virginia/MIB | F | ||||
| Jack McFarlane | Cloquet/Esko/Carlton | F | ||||
| Josh Archibald | Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz | F | ||||
| Micah Ranum | Thief River Falls | F | ||||
| Nick Stoskopf | Warroad | F | ||||
| Patrick Moore | Grand Rapids | F | ||||
| Sean Lipinski | Faribault | F | ||||
| Tim Bonner | Osseo | F | ||||
| Zach Schroeder | St. Thomas Academy | F | ||||
| Ben Marshall | Mahtomedi | D | ||||
| Dan Pemberton | Benilde-St. Margaret's | D | ||||
| Ethan Prow | Sauk Rapids-Rice | D | ||||
| Matt Bauer | Duluth Marshall | D | ||||
| Wes Judnick | Virginia/MIB | D | ||||
| Zach Dick | Grand Rapids | D | ||||
| Alex Lyon | Lake of the Woods | G | ||||
| Dom DeGuiseppi | Grand Rapids | G |
Friday, April 2, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010 | Quickies
Minnesota Showcase
After the Ted Brill Great Eight Tournament, the Chicago Showcase, now known as America's Showcase, is usually next. This year's America's Showcase will be held from April 14th through April 18th at The Island Sports Center at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. This is the event's 26th year.
However, Minnesota will NOT be participating in the America's Showcase. Instead, Minnesota will be hosting their own First Annual Minnesota Showcase this year at Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, MN from April 21st through April 24th.
Team Minnesota is made up of selected seniors that played in the Ted Brill Great Eight Tournament on March 26th through March 28th. This year's roster has yet to be released.
According to the Great Eight brochure about the Minnesota High School Senior Showcase, "Held in Plymouth, April 21-24, 2010. This will be an 8 team event, including the Great “8” team and the Minnesota Select 18 team. We are looking for the best 8 teams to participate, to do this, we are allowing all D-1 signees to participate. That also means these players will be allowed to play in the Great 8."
Other teams known to be playing in this Showcase will be Team Wisconsin, Team Michigan, and Team North Dakota along with the Minnesota Select 18, which consists of juniors too old for Select 17s and too young for the Great Eight. Information on the other three teams involved has not been released.
Team Minnesota won last year's Chicago Showcase by defeating Team Michigan in the championship game, 3-2 in overtime. Tyler Voight (Rochester Lourdes) scored the overtime goal for Team Minnesota.
Last year's Minnesota scoring summary in the Chicago Showcase championship game:
Minnesota 3, Michigan 2 OT |GS|
1P: Riley Horgan (Mound-Westonka) (1)
Assisted by from Sam Rendle (Grand Rapids) and Zach May (Burnsville) | Even | 3:35
3P: Trevor Ness (Wadena-Deer Creek) (1)
Assisted by Sam Rendle (Grand Rapids) | Even | 4:14
OT: Tyler Voight (Rochester Lourdes) (3)
Assisted by Casey Eckman (Two Harbors) | Even | 2:38 left in overtime #1
Casey O'Connor (Bloomington Jefferson) | 26:15 minutes | 18 saves on 19 shots
Paul Moberg (Forest Lake) | 24:45 minutes | 19 saves on 20 shots
Minnesota |1|0|1|1| 3
Michigan |1|0|1|0| 2
The 2009 Team Minnesota roster and results for the Chicago Showcase can be found here.
Past Team Minnesota results:
2008: lost to Team Wisconsin, 5-2, in the championship game
2007: lost to Team New York, 3-2, in the quarterfinals
2006: lost to Team New Jersey, 6-5, in the semifinals
2005: won the championship over Team Wisconsin, 5-4
'05 goal scorers in the championship game were Mike Phillippi (Hill-Murray), Shea Walters (Hibbing), Mike Montgomery (Centennial), Mitch Ryan (Cloquet), Cory Johnson (Duluth East). The goaltenders were Alex Kangas (Rochester Century) and Spencer Deutz (Moorhead).
2004: lost to Team California, 5-2, in the championship game
2003: lost to Team Wisconsin, 3-1, in the championship game
2002: won the championship over Team Massachusetts, 12-2
'02 goal scorers in the championship game were Andrew Panchenko (Eagan/Eastview) 2, Brian Kaufman (Hill-Murray) 2, Tyler Howells (Holy Angels) 2, Scott Bjorklund (Moorhead), James Marcy (Moorhead), Tyler Dahl (Apple Valley), Travis Anderson (Coon Rapids). The goaltenders were Thomas Anderson (Roseville) and Brent Solei (Elk River).
Union College (NY) is feeling Minnesota
Tyson Fulton of Breck School made a verbal commitment to play Division I college hockey for Union College in Schenectady, NY last week. Now, there is another very good Minnesota prospect flying to New York in a couple of days to see if Union College is in his college future. All I can tell you is that his team did make it to the Class AA state tournament this year and he has played with Fulton.
Union College is in the East Coast Athletic Conference. Other colleges in that conference include Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Quinnipiac, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence, and Yale.
NAHL playoffs start today
The best-of-five divisional semifinals series start today, Friday, in the NAHL (North American Hockey League). The St. Louis Bandits have won the Robertson Cup the last three years and the Texas Tornado won it three straight years prior to that.
Today's games (April 2, 2010):
Central Division
Albert Lea (MN) (19-34-5) at Bismarck (ND) (39-11-8), 7:15 PM
Alexandria (MN) (30-22-6) at Owatonna (MN) (32-22-4), 7:00 PM
North Division
Motor City (MI) (25-26-7) at Marquette (MI) (35-22-1), 7:30 PM
Janesville (WI) (29-23-6) at Traverse City (MI) (33-20-5), 7:00 PM
South Division
Springfield (IL) (21-29-8) at Topeka (KS) (44-9-5), 7:05 PM
Texas (TX) (25-28-5) at St. Louis (MO) (44-11-3), 7:05 PM
West Division
Kenai River (AK) (12-40-6) at Wenatchee (WA) (45-10-3), 7:05 PM
Fairbanks (AK) (32-22-4) at Alaska (AK) (32-19-7), 7:30 PM
The NAHL is a Junior A Tier II league.
After the Ted Brill Great Eight Tournament, the Chicago Showcase, now known as America's Showcase, is usually next. This year's America's Showcase will be held from April 14th through April 18th at The Island Sports Center at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. This is the event's 26th year.
However, Minnesota will NOT be participating in the America's Showcase. Instead, Minnesota will be hosting their own First Annual Minnesota Showcase this year at Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, MN from April 21st through April 24th.
Team Minnesota is made up of selected seniors that played in the Ted Brill Great Eight Tournament on March 26th through March 28th. This year's roster has yet to be released.
According to the Great Eight brochure about the Minnesota High School Senior Showcase, "Held in Plymouth, April 21-24, 2010. This will be an 8 team event, including the Great “8” team and the Minnesota Select 18 team. We are looking for the best 8 teams to participate, to do this, we are allowing all D-1 signees to participate. That also means these players will be allowed to play in the Great 8."
Other teams known to be playing in this Showcase will be Team Wisconsin, Team Michigan, and Team North Dakota along with the Minnesota Select 18, which consists of juniors too old for Select 17s and too young for the Great Eight. Information on the other three teams involved has not been released.
Team Minnesota won last year's Chicago Showcase by defeating Team Michigan in the championship game, 3-2 in overtime. Tyler Voight (Rochester Lourdes) scored the overtime goal for Team Minnesota.
Last year's Minnesota scoring summary in the Chicago Showcase championship game:
Minnesota 3, Michigan 2 OT |GS|
1P: Riley Horgan (Mound-Westonka) (1)
Assisted by from Sam Rendle (Grand Rapids) and Zach May (Burnsville) | Even | 3:35
3P: Trevor Ness (Wadena-Deer Creek) (1)
Assisted by Sam Rendle (Grand Rapids) | Even | 4:14
OT: Tyler Voight (Rochester Lourdes) (3)
Assisted by Casey Eckman (Two Harbors) | Even | 2:38 left in overtime #1
Casey O'Connor (Bloomington Jefferson) | 26:15 minutes | 18 saves on 19 shots
Paul Moberg (Forest Lake) | 24:45 minutes | 19 saves on 20 shots
Minnesota |1|0|1|1| 3
Michigan |1|0|1|0| 2
The 2009 Team Minnesota roster and results for the Chicago Showcase can be found here.
Past Team Minnesota results:
2008: lost to Team Wisconsin, 5-2, in the championship game
2007: lost to Team New York, 3-2, in the quarterfinals
2006: lost to Team New Jersey, 6-5, in the semifinals
2005: won the championship over Team Wisconsin, 5-4
'05 goal scorers in the championship game were Mike Phillippi (Hill-Murray), Shea Walters (Hibbing), Mike Montgomery (Centennial), Mitch Ryan (Cloquet), Cory Johnson (Duluth East). The goaltenders were Alex Kangas (Rochester Century) and Spencer Deutz (Moorhead).
2004: lost to Team California, 5-2, in the championship game
2003: lost to Team Wisconsin, 3-1, in the championship game
2002: won the championship over Team Massachusetts, 12-2
'02 goal scorers in the championship game were Andrew Panchenko (Eagan/Eastview) 2, Brian Kaufman (Hill-Murray) 2, Tyler Howells (Holy Angels) 2, Scott Bjorklund (Moorhead), James Marcy (Moorhead), Tyler Dahl (Apple Valley), Travis Anderson (Coon Rapids). The goaltenders were Thomas Anderson (Roseville) and Brent Solei (Elk River).
Union College (NY) is feeling Minnesota
Tyson Fulton of Breck School made a verbal commitment to play Division I college hockey for Union College in Schenectady, NY last week. Now, there is another very good Minnesota prospect flying to New York in a couple of days to see if Union College is in his college future. All I can tell you is that his team did make it to the Class AA state tournament this year and he has played with Fulton.
Union College is in the East Coast Athletic Conference. Other colleges in that conference include Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Quinnipiac, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence, and Yale.
NAHL playoffs start today
The best-of-five divisional semifinals series start today, Friday, in the NAHL (North American Hockey League). The St. Louis Bandits have won the Robertson Cup the last three years and the Texas Tornado won it three straight years prior to that.
Today's games (April 2, 2010):
Central Division
Albert Lea (MN) (19-34-5) at Bismarck (ND) (39-11-8), 7:15 PM
Alexandria (MN) (30-22-6) at Owatonna (MN) (32-22-4), 7:00 PM
North Division
Motor City (MI) (25-26-7) at Marquette (MI) (35-22-1), 7:30 PM
Janesville (WI) (29-23-6) at Traverse City (MI) (33-20-5), 7:00 PM
South Division
Springfield (IL) (21-29-8) at Topeka (KS) (44-9-5), 7:05 PM
Texas (TX) (25-28-5) at St. Louis (MO) (44-11-3), 7:05 PM
West Division
Kenai River (AK) (12-40-6) at Wenatchee (WA) (45-10-3), 7:05 PM
Fairbanks (AK) (32-22-4) at Alaska (AK) (32-19-7), 7:30 PM
The NAHL is a Junior A Tier II league.
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