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Elite League Provides Opportunity For Upper Midwest Hockey Players

Welcome to the 2011 Bauer National Invitational Tournament.

This weekend’s tournament is the final event of the 2011 for the Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League, a league formed to provide growth opportunities for the game of hockey and for players from across the upper Midwest.

It’s no secret that Minnesotans love their high school hockey. It’s part of the culture here in the “State of Hockey.” Unabashed passion for the game reaches its pinnacle each March with the State High School Hockey Tournament, a four-day showcase that draws more than CHANGE 100,000 fans to St. Paul. About a decade ago, many of the state’s premier players found themselves looking for opportu- nities to play more games and against competition stronger than a typical high school schedule provided. The Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League was founded to help meet that need. THE Each year the league conducts an extensive series of tryouts, consults high school coaches from around the state and selects about 120 players to compete in the Elite League’s fall season.

Teams are formed around geographic regions, giving the league Team Northeast, Team South- east, Team Northwest, Team Southwest, Team North and Team Great Plains. Add in Team Wisconsin and a team from the Faribault-based Shattuck-St. Mary’s school program, and the league has its eight teams that compete for eight consecutive weekends from September through GAME. October. League games are played mostly on Saturdays and Sundays, allowing players to continue to play football, soccer or other fall sports for their high schools. Teams complete a 21-game regular season schedule then play three more games in the league playoffs.

At the end of the playoffs about 40 players are selected to form two Minnesota teams – Red and White – that compete in this weekend’s National Invitational Tournament.

Now completing its 11th season, the Elite League provides a tremendous opportunity for players to develop their skills against other premier players. It also provides a showcase for displaying those skills in front of scouts and coaches, helping provide a pathway for players who want to continue their hockey careers.

Sixteen players from the Elite League were selected in the NHL Entry Draft last June, and this weekend you will have the chance to see several players who already have committed to Divi- sion I college programs.

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NO. P. NAME HT. WT. S. HIGH SCHOOL ® 1 G THOMPSON, ZACH 6-0 170 L DULUTH DENFELD 2 D WOLFE, SAM 6-1 180 R EAGAN 3 D GROSS, JORDAN 5-10 168 R MAPLE GROVE 4 D SHURHAMER, ERIC 5-9 182 L ST. THOMAS ACADEMY OFFICIAL TEAM STORE 5 D MAY, ELI 6-1 190 L EAGAN 6 F FLYNN, NATE 5-9.5 155 R HASTINGS 7 F CHAPMAN, CORY 5-10 180 L BURNSVILLE 8 F MERCHANT, WILL 6-0.5 172 L EAGAN Holiday Gift Pack 9 F OPPERMAN, GRANT 5-11.5 180 R BRECK Pack includes: 10 F KLOOS, JUSTIN 5-9 177 R LAKEVILLE SOUTH Just $49 11 F LINDSTROM, THOMAS 5-10.5 160 L BRECK AutogrAphed puck • 4 buy-one-get-one ticket vouchers 12 F BESSE, GRANT 5-9 170 L BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S “becoming Wild” dvd • holidAy ornAment • teAm yeArbook 14 F SAMPAIR, CHARLIE 6-0 180 L HILL-MURRAY 15 F DICKMAN, JAY 6-5 240 L ST. PAUL JOHNSON All pAckAged in A Wild christmAs stocking 16 D HEINRICH, BLAKE 5-10.5 187 L HILL-MURRAY On Sale Beginning November 22 • Exclusively at all Hockey Lodge locations 17 F NELSON, SCOTT 5-8.5 160 L EASTVIEW 18 F STEMAN, DYLAN 5-9 170 L MAPLE GROVE PLAYER AutogRAPh APPEARAncEs 19 F GUENTZEL, JAKE 5-8.5 150 L HILL-MURRAY 20 D BRODZINSKI, MICHAEL 5-9.5 182 R BLAINE Dany Heatley 21 F HORN, CHRISTIAN 5-11 174 R BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S Burnsville Center Hockey lodge 30 G NIES, BRYAN 5-9.5 180 L G.F.-RED RIVER Tuesday, Nov 22 • 6 – 7 p.m. alt G QUALE, JUSTIN 5-11 175 L BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S « Devin SetoguCHi Maplewood Mall Hockey Lodge Friday, Dec 16 • 6 – 7 p.m. COACHES CHRIS MCALPINE TEAM NORTHEAST » SEAN TOOMEY TEAM SOUTHEAST Three locaTions for The besT selecTion in wild gear! TADD TUOMIE TEAM NORTHEAST

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1 G BITZER, MICHAEL 5-10.5 205 L MOORHEAD 2 D KOLQUIST, JARED 5-8.5 180 L HERMANTOWN 3 D REPENSKY, NATE 5-9 180 R DULUTH EAST 4 D NELSON, MATT 5-11 189 R EDINA 5 F ANDRLE, CONNOR 5-9 163 R BRECK 6 F MATSUSHIMA, EDDIE 5-11 195 L VERONA, WIS. 7 D STEJSKAL, JORDAN 6-0 185 L GRAND RAPIDS 8 D BISCHOFF, JAKE 5-11.5 178 L GRAND RAPIDS 9 F LEE, KYLE 5-8 165 R WAUSAU, WIS. 10 F KOHLS, LUCAS 6-1 180 R FOREST LAKE 11 F NANNE, LOU 5-10 165 L EDINA 12 F FORD, JASON 6-0 175 L WAUNAKEE, WIS. 13 F RANDOLPH, JAKE 5-8 165 L DULUTH EAST 14 F WALKER, BEN 5-10 174 R EDINA 15 F COATTA, MAX 5-9 165 R MINNETONKA 16 D DAVISON, TIM 5-10 165 L DE PERE, WIS. 18 F THOMAS, JARED 6-0 190 L HERMANTOWN 19 F LETTIERI, VINNI 5-8.5 165 R MINNETONKA 20 F ROO, TJ 5-11 150 L TOTINO-GRACE 21 F TONINATO, DOM 6-0.5 165 L DULUTH EAST 35 G PARKER, DYLAN 5-11 150 L DULUTH EAST alt D LEABO, TERRY 5-9 150 L MOORHEAD alt D MOORE, MEIRS 5-8 170 L DULUTH EAST alt F SWINGLE, AUSTIN 6-1.5 192 R ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL

COACHES PAT WILLIAMS TEAM NORTHWEST JUDD STEVENS TEAM NORTH BEN CLYMER TEAM NORTHWEST 2011 BAUER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL SHATTUCK-ST MARY’S

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1 G HAYTON, KYLE 5-11 139 L DENVER 3 D MCARDLE, MATT 6-0 169 R ANNAPOLIS, MD. 4 D HENRY, NOAH 5-11.5 186 R MEDINA, WASH. 5 D BARNES, BLAKE 5-10.5 165 L BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. 6 D REED, TRUMAN 6-1.5 205 R ANCHORAGE, 7 D DRAEGER, JOHN 6-2 186 R FARIBAULT, MINN. 8 F MONTGOMERY, JAKE 6-1 191 L OAKDALE, MINN. 9 F PETRELLA, NICK 5-7 161 R HILTON, N.Y. 10 F DECKER, BRODIE 5-8 166 R DOUSMAN, WIS. 11 F LEMM, SEBASTIAN 6-0.5 179 R BRENTWOOD, TENN. 12 F AMAN, ZACH 5-11.5 185 L JOHNSTOWN, PA. 14 F VESEL, TYLER 5-11 163 R ROCHESTER, MINN. 15 F STEPAN, ZACK 6-0 166 L FARIBAULT, MINN. 17 F BECKER, MAX 5-10 173 R ORANGE, CALIF. 18 F FEJES, HUNTER 6-1 190 L ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 19 F LUKENDA, CARTER 5-8 167 R PEWAUKEE, WIS. 20 F SCHWALBE, RYAN 5-11 173 R ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 21 F BLUEGER, TEDDY 6-0 171 L RIGA, LATVIA 22 D RASKOB, WILLIE 5-10 187 R HASTINGS, MINN. 30 G BRODEUR, ANTHONY 5-11 177 L ESSEX FALLS, N.J.

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25 G HENRIKSEN, EIRIK 6-2 159 L IHK SPARTA SARPSBORG 20 G SAUGEN, EDVARDT 5-6 139 L NTG FRISK ASKER 1 G SVENDSEN, JOACHIM 5-10 148 L MANGLERUD STAR 3 D BRÁTEN, SIGVE 6-0 161 L ROSENBORG 17 D DAGFINRUD, EIRIK 5-10 170 L STORHAMAR 11 D FISCHER, MAGNUS 5-10 186 L MANGLERUD STAR 27 D LESUND, ERLEND 6-2 181 L TIMRÅ, SWE. 2 D LYNGSET, TALLAK 6-1 183 L VåLERENGA 22 D NOTENG, MARKUS 6-2 188 L VÄSTERÅS, SWE. 15 D HURRØD, TOBIAS 5-10 168 L STJERNEN HOCKEY 5 D SIMONSEN, CHRISTER 6-0 170 R MANGLERUD STAR 24 F ANDERSSON, CARL 5-10 170 L BERGEN 9 F BAAR, MATHIAS 5-6 157 L NTG FRISK ASKER 7 F BRYHNISVEEN, MARCUS 5-6 142 L MANGLERUD STAR 26 F HENRIKSEN, MATS 5-10 155 L MANGLERUD STAR 10 F BIRKEFLOT, PREBEN 5-8 172 L VåLERENGA 14 F KARTERUD, JØRGEN 6-3 183 L VåLERENGA 19 F KLEM, ESPEN 5-10 153 L NTG FISK ASKER 8 F MEDBY, ENDRE 5-10 179 R NTG LILLEHAMMER 21 F NERVIK NILSEN, KRISTIAN 6-0 168 L BRYNÄS, SWE. 4 F NILSEN, MAGNUS 5-10 159 R IHK SPARTA SARPSBORG 6 F PEDERSEN, MARKUS 5-7 137 L VåLERENGA HOW PARENTS GO TO EXTREMES TO SUPPORT 18 F SAGFOSSEN, HERMAN 6-0 188 L NTG FRISK ASKER KIDS’ HOCKEY IN MINNESOTA—AND WHY 23 F SALSTEN, EIRIK 6-0 177 L STRHAMAR 16 F SØBERG, MARKUS 5-8 177 L VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA, SWE. An Outsider Might Not Get It. 28 F TOLLEFSEN, DIDRIK 6-1 166 R STJERNEN HOCKEY But business leaders throughout Minnesota understand how important hockey is to our state, our communities and our families. COACHES Twin Cities Business’s November 2011 edition epitomizes how we cover ROBERT JONSSON NORWAY U-18 Minnesota’s most interesting and relevant issues, business leaders ESPEN SÆTHER NORWAY U-18 and companies with perspective and context found nowhere else. ANDRE LYSENTØEN NORWAY U-18 Learn more about the magazine as well as our events and e-newsletter by visiting TCBmag.com, where you also can read “The Price of Ice.”

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Ryan McDonagh

Graduated from Cretin-Derham Nick Hall High School in 2007. All Metro and All State as a senior, Leddy Mr. Hockey 2007. State Champion in Hockey — and Baseball. Graduated from Eden Prairie Leave a legacy at your school. High School in 2009. All State, State Champion, Mr. Hockey. 1st round NHL draft choice. Leave a legacy at your school. Nothing Compares Nothing Minnesota High School Hockey Compares Minnesota High School Hockey “There was no way I was leaving, I wouldn’t trade “There’s something special that decision for anything … about playing high school being able to graduate and hockey. The atmosphere be home with my family is always good and it’s for one more year was always fun.” perfect for me.”

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Gilbert FINAL STANDINGS PLAYOFFS TEAM PTS GP W L T Team Southeast, which went Graduated from Bloomington TEAM SOUTHEAST 32 21 14 4 3 14-4-3 to win the Elite League’s regular season championship, Jefferson High School in 2001. SHATTUCK-ST. MARY’S 28 15 13 1 1 beat Omaha AAA U18 10-0 in the 3 years varsity hockey, 2 years All- TEAM NORTH 26 21 11 6 4 quarterfinals of the playoffs, TEAM NORTHEAST 25 21 10 7 4 Team Northwest 2-1 in the semi- Conference, , Mr. Hockey finals and Team North 5-1 in the TEAM NORTHWEST 22 21 9 9 3 championship. fi nalist. In Baseball, 2 years varsity, TEAM SOUTHWEST 21 21 9 9 3 TEAM WISCONSIN 15 21 6 12 3 Bryan Nies, a senior from Grand senior captain and All-Conference. Forks (N.D.) Red River, stopped GREAT PLAINS 2 21 0 19 2 27 of 28 shots in each of the vic- School Athlete of the Year 2001. MANITOBA 1 6 0 5 1 tories over Team Northwest and Team North. He finished the play- Leave a legacy at your school. offs with a 0.67 goals-against av- SCORING LEADERS erage and .971 save percentage. TOP 10 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS Team Northwest won the third PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS place game in thrilling fashion, JUSTIN KLOOS SE 21 17 30 47 beating Team Northeast 4-3 in JAKE GUENTZEL SE 21 14 27 41 double overtime on a by Be- nilde-St. Margaret’s junior Grant GRANT BESSE NW 21 15 17 32 Besse. Nothing GRANT OPPERMAN NW 21 13 16 29 KYLE LEE WI 21 10 19 29 The consolation final also was settled in double overtime as Compares T.J. ROO NW 21 6 22 28 Matt Nelson, a junior defenseman Minnesota High School Hockey VINNI LETTIERI SW 21 14 13 27 from Edina, scored just less than MAX COATTA SW 21 16 11 27 3 minutes into the second over- time session to give Team South- DYLAN STEMAN NE 20 10 15 25 west a 6-5 triumph over Great TREVOR OLSON N 21 13 12 25 Plains. BLAKE WINIECKI SE 20 9 15 24 “My senior year was about Great Plains reached the conso- the opportunity to play with lation final by winning its first GOALIE LEADERS game of the season, a 6-2 conso- my buddies. It was the best lation round triumph over Team TOP FIVE REGULAR SEASON LEADERS time. Those are friendships Wisconsin. Avery Peterson of PLAYER MIN SOG GAA SV% Grand Rapids scored twice and that last forever. Nick Malvin of Blaine made 45 ” KYLE HAYTON 480 212 1.88 .929 saves in the victory. CHRIS NELL 740 496 3.81 .905 – Loren Nelson, BRYAN NIES 837 578 3.94 .905 MN Hockey Hub DYLAN PARKER 780 424 3.23 .901 CHAMPION RUNNER-UP TEAM SOUTHEAST TEAM NORTH ZACH THOMPSON 300 203 4.20 .897 THIRD PLACE CONSOLATION *MUST HAVE PLAYED MORE THAN 200 MINUTES TEAM NORTHWEST TEAM SOUTHWEST

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2 D GATT, CARSON 6-1 185 L DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 3 D STANDER, JACK 6-1 175 L GROSSE POINTE NORTH 4 D GLUCHOWSKI, NOLAN 6-1 180 R CATHOLIC CENTRAL 5 D HEATH, CAMERON 6-1 183 L CRANBROOK 6 D JENEROU, HUNTER 5-9 173 L GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC CENTRAL 7 D WILBERDING, CHRIS 5-10 195 R BROTHER RICE 8 F BABCOCK, MICHAEL 5-9 150 L DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 9 F CESARZ, CHAD 6-0 185 R LUMEN CHRISTI 10 F GIBSON, CAMERON 6-0 181 L GROSSE POINTES SOUTH 11 F EBBING, THOMAS 5-11 160 L BROTHER RICE 12 F GRIZZEL, ALEX 5-11 185 L TRAVERSE CITY WEST 14 F GREEN, CHARLIE 5-11 185 R DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 15 F GROAT, TYLER 6-0 160 R WYANDOTTE ROOSEVELT 16 F VAN NORMAN, TYLER 5-9 155 R DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 17 F HALASH, PETER 6-1 165 R DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 19 F HAYDON, STEVEN 6-4 198 L DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 20 F MACEACHERN, MACHENZI 6-3 165 L BROTHER RICE 21 F ALUIA, JOSEPH 5-9 150 R GROSSE POINTE NORTH 1 G WOJTALA, BLAKE 6-2 168 L TRENTON 29 G WUJEK, CHIP 6-2 180 L GROSSE NORTH

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3 D HERMANS, PATRICK 6-2 185 NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 4 F SELEP, JUSTIN 6-3 208 PITTSBURGH 5 D VIRKKUNEN, VALTTERI 5-10 165 ESPOO, FINLAND 6 D DISALVO, NICO 5-11 175 PEABODY, MASS. 7 F CONROY, ALEX 6-0 165 AKWESASNE, N.Y. 8 F EVANGELISTA, TOMMY 5-8 150 METHUEN, MASS. 9 D LANGLOIS, JP 6-0 172 AMOS, QUEBEC 10 F LINGE, CHRISTIAN 5-10 175 PRSGRUNN, NORWAY 11 F FENWICK, SCOTT 6-0 187 QUISPAMSIS, NEW BRUNSWICK 12 F HENNESSEY, BRIAN 6-1 190 GARNET VALLEY, PA. 13 F SAVOLA, TOMMI 5-10 165 LOHJA, FINLAND 14 F HENNESSEY, ROBERT 5-10 175 GARNET VALLEY, PA. 15 D JEKE, TRAVIS 6-4 205 PITTSBURGH 16 F FENWICK, CHRIS 6-1 185 QUISPAMSIS, NEW BRUNSWICK 17 F DARVEAU, FELYX 5-11 175 ST-JEROME, QUEBEC 18 F DURKIN, TERENCE 5-11 185 SCITUATE, MASS. 19 D PERRON, KEVIN 5-11 170 GANSEVOORT, N.Y. 20 F ZATSEPILIN, VITALIY 5-10 160 MOSCOW 21 F DOHERTY, RYAN 6-0 160 TEWKSBURY, MASS. 22 D BARTELL, MAX 5-11 190 ROME, N.Y. 30 G RONDEAU, ZAC 6-2 218 SOUTH HADLEY, MASS. 31 G MORIN, ALEX 5-10 165 LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC

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1 G LETARTE, DAVID 6-1 190 ST. JOHN’S PREP 2 D SIKALIS, PETER 6-3 200 ACTON-BOXBOROUGH 3 D SECATORE, JOHN 6-0 190 WOBURN 4 D FENTON, CONNOR 6-1 180 BRAINTREE 5 D HOUGHTON, PATRICK 5-8 155 WESTFORD ACADEMY 7 F COLLIER, BRENDAN 5-10 180 MALDEN CATHOLIC 8 F HUGHES, MATT 6-2 185 HINGHAM 9 F LYNCH, CONAL 5-10 175 BOSTON LATIN 10 F SHEA, CASEY 5-10 165 WOBURN 13 F BRASWELL, TOM 5-11 170 ST. MARY’S-LYNN 14 F IOVANNA, MICHAEL 5-8 160 MALDEN CATHOLIC 15 F QUINN, RYAN 5-11 190 AUSTIN PREP 16 F KURKER, SAM 6-2 210 ST. JOHN’S PREP 17 F FITZGERALD, RYAN 5-10 160 MALDEN CATHOLIC 18 F HOLLAND, DAN 5-10 165 WOBURN 19 F WALSH, DANIEL 5-10 170 NEEDHAM 20 F SULLIVAN, MATT 6-2 170 BC HIGH 21 D WHITE, BRENDAN 6-0 180 MALDEN CATHOLIC 22 D DONAHUE, JAKE 6-2 195 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 29 G MORAN, KYLE 6-0 190 MARSHFIELD 30 G JORDAN, PATRICK 6-0 175 WALTHAM

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PLAYER DRAFT YEAR NHL TEAM “Going to school and playing college hockey was the best step 2009 I could have taken to get to the next level. It was a great 2008 environment in which to play and develop.” Derek Stepan 2008 New York Rangers Ryan McDonagh 2007 New York Rangers Ryan Thang 2007 Jonathan Toews 2006 Chicago Blackhawks University of North Dakota Kyle Okposo 2006 2005 Brian Lee 2005 T.J. Oshie 2005 St. Louis Blues Matt Niskanen 2005 Pittsburgh Penguins 2004 Drew Stafford 2004 Mike Lundin 2004 Minnesota Wild Travis Morin 2004 Zach Parise 2003 Matt Carle 2003 2003 St. Louis Blues Joe Pavelski 2003

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PLAYER UNIVERSITY PLAYER UNIVERSITY DIVISION I PLAYERS Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State Sam Alfieri Niagara Cory Thorson St. Cloud State Patrick Borer Niagara CURRENT DIVISION I PLAYERS WHO APPEARED IN THE ELITE LEAGUE Tyler Barnes Wisconsin Issac Kohls Niagara Jason Clark Wisconsin Ben Lynch RIT WCHA (103) PLAYER UNIVERSITY Jefferson Dahl Wisconsin PLAYER UNIVERSITY Dan Delisle Minnesota Duluth Patrick Daly Wisconsin ECAC (19) Derek Docken Alaska Anchorage Keegan Flaherty Minnesota Duluth Chase Drake Wisconsin Nathan Sinz Colgate Eric Scheid Alaska Anchorage David Grun Minnesota Duluth Joe Faust Wisconsin Kirill Gotovets Cornell Drew Fischer Bemidji State Jake Hendrickson Minnesota Duluth Gavin Hartzog Wisconsin Marshall Everson Harvard Max Hartmann Bemidji State Caleb Herbert Minnesota Duluth Joseph Labate Wisconsin Max Everson Harvard Ben Kinne Bemidji State Aaron Jamnick Minnesota Duluth Tyler Lapic Wisconsin Alexander Fallstrom Harvard Danny Mattson Bemidji State Scott Kishel Minnesota Duluth Brad Navin Wisconsin Danny Fick Harvard Sam Rendle Bemidji State Adam Krause Minnesota Duluth Matt Paape Wisconsin Luke Greiner Harvard Cody Strang Bemidji State Luke McManus Minnesota Duluth Alex Rush Princeton Shea Walters Bemidji State Drew Olson Minnesota Duluth CCHA (16) Bo Dolan Rensselaer Sam Windle Bemidji State Max Tardy Minnesota Duluth Zach Schroeder Rensselaer Justin Filzen Alaska Ted Behrend Colorado College Cameron Cooper Minnesota Duluth Ben Arnt Quinnipiac Aaron Gens Alaska Gabe Guentzel Colorado College Michael Dorr Minnesota State Eric Hartzell Quinnipiac Mike Fink Bowling Green Aaron Harstad Colorado College Max Gaede Minnesota State Zach Tolkinen Quinnipiac Joe Hartmann Miami - Ohio Joe Howe Colorado College Justin Jokinen Minnesota State Sam Coatta Union College Jimmy Mullin Miami - Ohio Michael Morin Colorado College Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State Ryan Forgaard Union College Reid Ellingson Northern Michigan Archie Skalbeck Colorado College Zach Lehrke Minnesota State Tyson Fulton Union College Kyle Follmer Northern Michigan Charlie Taft Colorado College Corey Leivermann Minnesota State Tommy Fallen Yale Jake Johnson Northern Michigan John Lee Denver Mike Louwerse Minnesota State Nick Jaskowiak Yale Jeff Costello Notre Dame Ryan Furne Michigan Tech Adam Mueller Minnesota State Nicholas Weberg Yale Nick Larson Notre Dame Dan Sova Michigan Tech Zach Palmquist Minnesota State Anders Lee Notre Dame Mark Alt Minnesota Joe Schiller Minnesota State Brady Hjelle Ohio State HOCKEY EAST (17) Nick Bjugstad Minnesota Brett Stern Minnesota State Matt Johnson Ohio State Michael Sit Boston College Zach Budish Minnesota Chrlie Thauwald Minnesota State Brandon Martell Ohio State Chris Connolly Boston University Nathan Condon Minnesota Josh Archibald Nebraska Omaha Max McCormick Ohio State Anthony Raiola Massachusetts Jake Hansen Minnesota Zach Mausolf Nebraska Omaha Alex McLean Ohio State Anthony Raiola Massachusetts Erik Haula Minnesota Brock Montpetit Nebraska Omaha Anthony Raiola Massachusetts Seth Helgeson Minnesota James Polk Nebraska Omaha Brandon Brodhag Merrimack Minnesota Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha ATLANTIC (20) Tom McCarthy Merrimack Christian Isackson Minnesota Ben Blood North Dakota Stephen Carew Air Force Matt Bergland Providence Nick Larson Minnesota Derek Forbort North Dakota Cole Gunner Air Force Rob Maloney Providence Ben Marshall Minnesota Connor Gaarder North Dakota Scott Holm Air Force Kyle Murphy Providence Taylor Matson Minnesota Joe Gleason North Dakota Tim Kirby Air Force Michael Pieper Providence Kent Patterson Minnesota North Dakota Mike Macdonald Air Force Bily Simon Providence Kyle Rau Minnesota Brandon Burrell St. Cloud State Paul Moberg Air Force David Brown Providence Nico Sacchetti Minnesota Jordy Christian St. Cloud State Ben Persian Air Force Brett Bruneteau Vermont Nate Schmidt Minnesota David Eddy St. Cloud State Jake Williams American Int. Nick Bruneteau Vermont Michael Shibrowski Minnesota Jared Festler St. Cloud State Jack Barnes Army Anthony Decenzo Vermont Chris Student Minnesota St. Cloud State John Clark Army Blake Doerring Vermont Joe Basaraba Minnesota Duluth Nate Hardy St. Cloud State Keegan Asmundson Canisius JT Brown Minnesota Duluth Nick Jensen St. Cloud State Ryan Bohrer Canisius the information above was compiled Chris Casto Minnesota Duluth Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State Brendan Baker Holy Cross from previous league rosters and Jack Connelly Minnesota Duluth Drew LeBlanc St. Cloud State Jake Youso Holy Cross other sources. if there are any Aaron Crandall Minnesota Duluth Michael Lee St. Cloud State Randy Cure Mercyhurst inaccuracies, please contact the umhsel. thanks! Justin Crandall Minnesota Duluth Nick Oliver St. Cloud State Zac Frischmon Mercyhurst 2011 BAUER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL The league of STAFF AND PARTNERS opportunity CORPORATE SPONSORS They got there from here...

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