BAUER.COM 2011 BAUER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL 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 season 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 Minnesota 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. Sit back and enjoy the NIT, knowing you are seeing the “stars of tomorrow” at an early stage in their careers. The BAUER VAPOR APX. Game-changing technology for players who want to set a new standard. Change your game at BAUER.COM © 2011 BAUER Hockey, Inc. and its affi liates. All rights reserved. VAPOR is a registered trademark owned by Nike, Inc. and/or its affi liates and is used under exclusive license for hockey. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2011. All Rights Reserved. Vapor_Staal_5_5x8_5.indd 2 10/28/11 2:21 PM 2011 BAUER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL MINNESOTA RED 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 MINNESOTA WILD 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 Autogr Aphed 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 BURNSVILLE CENTER XCEL ENERGY CENTER MAPLEWOOD MALL 2011 BAUER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL MINNESOTA WHITE NO. P. NAME HT. WT. S. HIGH SCHOOL 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 NO. P. NAME HT. WT. S. HOMETOWN 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, ALASKA 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. COACHES TOM WARD SHATTUCK-ST. MARY’S DESMOND CHRSTOPHER SHATTUCK-ST. MARY’S FIVE OUTSTANDING FAMILY BUSINESSES • RE-ENERGIZING THE MINNESOTA WILD NOVEMBER 2011 2011 BAUER NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TCBMag.com NORWAY U-18 NO. P. NAME HT. WT. S. CLUB 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.