26 December 21, 2017 www.letsplayhockey.com The State of Hockey Players MEN’S PRO HOCKEY Willie Raskob D Hastings Quad City Get Ligaen (Norway) National Hockey League Connor Reilly F Chanhassen Allen Name Pos. Hometown Team Parker Reno D Edina Toledo Name Pos. Hometown Team Joey Benik F Andover Lillehammer Taylor Richart D Blaine Utah Mark Alt D St. Paul Philadelphia Sam Coatta F Minnetonka Manglerud Charlie Sampair F St. Paul Tulsa Josh Archibald F Brainerd Arizona Peter Lindblad F Benson Manglerud Kevin Schulze D White Bear Lake Wheeling David Backes F Spring Lake Park Boston Kyle Osterberg F Lakeville Sarpsborg Eric Schurhamer D St. Paul Manchester Nick Bjugstad F Blaine Florida Matt VanVoorhis D Edina Manglerud Tommy Schutt F Chanhassen Norfolk Brock Boeser F Burnsville Vancouver Zach Stepan F Faribault Orlando Travis Boyd F Hopkins Washington Kontinental Hockey League (Russia) Zach Tolkinen D Lino Lakes Wheeling Justin Braun D Vadnais Heights San Jose Name Pos. Hometown Team Tommy Vannelli D Minnetonka Tulsa Jonny Brodzinski F Ham Lake Los Angeles Danny Kristo F Eden Prairie Riga Ryan Walters F Rosemount Utah J.T. Brown F Burnsville Tampa Bay Mike Lundin D Apple Valley Jokerit Sam Windle D Osseo Utah Dustin Byfuglien D Roseau Winnipeg Chad Rau F Eden Prairie Nizhnekamsk Eric Ylitalo F Delano Kalamazoo Taylor Chorney D Hastings Washington Dan Sexton F Apple Valley Nizhnekamsk Matt Cullen F Moorhead Minnesota Ryan Stoa F Bloomington Moskva Patrick Eaves F Faribault Anaheim Southern Professional Hockey League Hudson Fasching F Burnsville Buffalo Name Pos. Hometown Team Tipsport Liga (Slovakia) Keegan Asmundson G Inver Grove Heights Huntsville Justin Faulk D South St. Paul Carolina Name Pos. Hometown Team Gordon Defiel G Stillwater Pensacola Derek Forbort D Duluth Los Angeles Eric Hartzell G White Bear Lake Nitra Jake Gardiner D Deephaven Toronto Christian Horn F Plymouth Peoria Kent Patterson G Plymouth Fayetteville Alex Goligoski D Grand Rapids Arizona Swedish Hockey League (Sweden) Jake Guentzel F Woodbury Pittsburgh Nick Schneider D Maplewood Roanoke Name Pos. Hometown Team Matt Hendricks F Blaine Winnipeg Berkley Scott F Anoka Knoxville Jack Connolly F Duluth Rögle Nick Jensen D Rogers Detroit Ryan Siiro F Bloomington Peoria Cade Fairchild D Duluth Rögle Erik Johnson D Bloomington Colorado Taylor Matson F Mound Rögle Justin Kloos F Lakeville Minnesota Federal Hockey League Ben Youds D Maple Grove Rögle Nick Leddy D Eden Prairie N.Y. Islanders Name Pos. Hometown Team Anders Lee F Edina N.Y. Islanders Justin Brausen F Little Canada Danville Charlie Lindgren G Lakeville Montreal Seth Ronsberg F Lake Elmo Danville Allsvenskan (Sweden) Paul Martin D Elk River San Jose Name Pos. Hometown Team Ian McCoshen D Faribault Florida Asia League Ice Hockey (China/Japan/South Korea) Clay Wilson D Sturgeon Lake AIK Ryan McDonagh D Arden Hills N.Y. Rangers Name Pos. Hometown Team Brock Nelson F Warroad N.Y. Islanders Adam Estoclet F Orono Daemyung Division 2 (Sweden) Aaron Ness D Roseau Washington Tim Hambly D White Bear Lake Nippon Name Pos. Hometown Team Matt Niskanen D Virginia Washington Barry Tallackson F St. Paul Oji Alex Koopmeiners F St. Cloud Söderhamn/Ljusne Kyle Okposo F St. Paul Buffalo Mitch Machlitt F Maple Grove Avesta T.J. Oshie F Warroad Washington Australian Ice Hockey League (Australia) Zach Parise F Bloomington Minnesota Name Pos. Hometown Team Division 3 (Sweden) Tyler Pitlick F Centerville Dallas James Kruger G Minnetonka Melbourne Name Pos. Hometown Team Tucker Poolman D East Grand Forks Winnipeg Mike McMahon D St. Paul Melbourne Andrew Bjorklund F Shoreview Skillingaryds Nate Prosser D Elk River Minnesota Owen Osborn F Edina Grästorps Mike Reilly D Chanhassen Minnesota Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria/Italy/Slovenia) Nate Schmidt D St. Cloud Las Vegas National League A (Switzerland) Jordan Schroeder F Prior Lake Columbus Name Pos. Hometown Team Name Pos. Hometown Team Brady Skjei D Lakeville N.Y. Rangers Mac Carruth G Shorewood Fehérvár Jeff Taffe F Hastings Ambri-Piotta Alex Stalock G South St. Paul Minnesota Brian Connelly D Bloomington Dornbirn Derek Stepan F Hastings Arizona David Fischer D Apple Valley Klagenfurter Dominic Toninato F Duluth Colorado Peter Mueller F Bloomington Salzburg National League B (Switzerland) Andy Welinski D Duluth Anaheim Kevin Wehrs D Plymouth Innsbruck Name Pos. Hometown Team Blake Wheeler F Plymouth Winnipeg Mark Van Guilder F Roseville Visp Alps Hockey League (Austria/Italy/Slovenia) American Hockey League Name Pos. Hometown Team Elite Ice Hockey League (United Kingdom) Name Pos. Hometown Team Nate DiCasmirro F Rosemount Pustertal/Val Pusteria Name Pos. Hometown Team Tyler Barnes F Eagan Cleveland Derek Eastman D St. Paul Gherdëina Zack Fitzgerald D Duluth Sheffield Stu Bickel D Chanhassen San Diego Sam Rothstein F Minnetonka Fassa Christian Isackson F Pine City Milton Keynes Jake Bischoff D Grand Rapids Chicago Charlie Mosey F Prior Lake Fife Paul Bittner F Crookston Cleveland Metal Ligaen (Denmark) Michael Brodzinski D Ham Lake San Jose Name Pos. Hometown Team Adam Carlson G Edina Hershey Justin Crandall F Lakeville Esbjerg WOMEN’S PRO HOCKEY Chris Casto D Stillwater Chicago Taylor Fleming D Waconia Esbjerg U.S. Women’s National Team Ryan Collins D Bloomington Cleveland Jake Hansen F White Bear Lake Rungsted Name Pos. Hometown Team Jack Dougherty D St. Paul Milwaukee Hannah Brandt F Vadnais Heights Team USA Joe Faust D Bloomington Utica Danmarks Ishockey Union (Denmark) Dani Cameranesi F Plymouth Team USA Steven Fogarty F Edina Hartford Name Pos. Hometown Team Gigi Marvin D Warroad Team USA Seth Helgeson D Faribault Bridgeport Trevor Tabaka G Grand Rapids Odense Kelly Pannek F Plymouth Team USA Justin Holl D Tonka Bay Toronto Maddie Rooney G Andover Team USA Keegan Iverson F St. Louis Park Ontario Liiga (Finland) Lee Stecklein D Roseville Team USA Adam Johnson F Hibbing W-B/Scranton Name Pos. Hometown Team Adam Krause F Hermantown Rochester Ben Blood D Plymouth Ässät National Women’s Hockey League Joe LaBate F Burnsville Utica Zach Budish F Edina Jukurit Name Pos. Hometown Team Vinni Lettieri F Excelsior Hartford Joe Finley D Edina Helsinki Kaycie Anderson F Maple Plain Connecticut Mario Lucia F Plymouth Iowa Teemu Kivihalme D Burnsville Kärpät Laura Brennan G White Bear Lake Connecticut Alex Lyon G Baudette Lehigh Valley Phil McRae F Apple Valley Ässät Corinne Buie F Edina Buffalo Ben Marshall D Mahtomedi Providence Chris VandeVelde F Moorhead Lukko Jordyn Burns F Chanhassen Buffalo Jamie McBain D Faribault Syracuse Sydney Rossman G Excelsior Connecticut Zane McIntyre G Thief River Falls Providence Brennan Menell D Woodbury Iowa III-divisioona (Finland) Hunter Miska G Stacy Tucson Name Pos. Hometown Team Canadian Women’s Hockey League Travis Morin F Brooklyn Park Texas Grant Parrish F Northfield Karhu-Kittat Name Pos. Hometown Team Jim O’Brien F Maplewood Belleville Rose Alleva D Red Wing Vanke Zach Palmquist D South St. Paul Iowa Saxoprint Ligue Magnus (France) Stephanie Anderson F North St. Paul Kunlun Vince Pedrie D Rochester Hartford Name Pos. Hometown Team Kayla Gardner F Warroad Calgary Neal Pionk D Hermantown Hartford Eric Scheid F Blaine Gap Maddie Woo F Plymouth Kunlun Ethan Prow D Sauk Rapids W-B/Scranton Kyle Rau F Eden Prarie Iowa Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany) Elite Women’s Hockey League (Europe) Nick Seeler D Eden Prairie Iowa Name Pos. Hometown Team Name Pos. Hometown Team Luc Snuggerud D Eden Prairie Rockford Rob Bordson F Duluth Düsseldorf Hannah Behounek D Minnetonka Salzburg Hunter Warner D Eden Prairie Iowa Tim Conboy D Farmington Düsseldorf Laura Bowman F Minnetonka Vienna Adam Wilcox G South St. Paul Rochester Kurt Davis D Plymouth Krefeld Hillary Crowe F Eden Prairie Salzburg Eddie Wittchow D Burnsville Springfield Tom Gilbert D Bloomington Nürnberg Gabe Guentzel D Woodbury Augsburg Frauen-Bundesliga (Germany) ECHL Ben Hanowski F Little Falls Köln Name Pos. Hometown Team Name Pos. Hometown Team Mike Hoeffel F North Oaks Fischtown Kellye Nelson F Lino Lakes Mannheim Grant Besse F Plymouth Norfolk Drew LeBlanc F Hermantown Augsburg Tony Cameranesi F Plymouth Manchester Brett Olson F Duluth Ingolstadt Svenska Damhockeyligan (Sweden) Taylor Cammarata F Plymouth Manchester Mark Stuart D Rochester Mannheim Name Pos. Hometown Team Cody Corbett D Lakeland Idaho Sidney Morin F Minnetonka MODO Willie Corrin D International Falls Brampton Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (Germany) Ben Danford D Stillwater Atlanta Name Pos. Hometown Team Division 1 (Sweden) Josh Erickson F Roseau Kansas City Steve Slaton D Plymouth Bad Nauheim Name Pos. Hometown Team Danny Fick D Marine on St. Croix Wheeling Ben Walker F Edina Freiburg Delaney Middlebrook D Minneapolis Färjestad Kyle Follmer D St. Paul Quad City Eric Freschi F Bloomington Kansas City Oberliga (Germany) Riley Gill G Northfield Allen Swiss Women’s Hockey League (Switzerland) Name Pos. Hometown Team Tyler Heinonen F Delano Kalamazoo Name Pos. Hometown Team Charlie Adams F Mahtomedi Lindau Caleb Herbert F Bloomington Greenville Hayley Opperman D Wayzata Küsnacht Michael Dorr F Roseville Selb Jeff Jakaitis G Rochester South Carolina Tristan King F Elk River Quad City Minnesota Whitecaps Will Merchant F Eagan Idaho CIHL HK (Hong Kong) Name Pos. Hometown Logan Nelson F Rogers Fort Wayne Name Pos. Hometown Team Alli Altmann G Eagan Justin Parizek F Lakeville Idaho Whitney Olsen F Eagan Macau Shelby Amsley-Benzie G Warroad Matt Pohlkamp F Lake City Quad City Lauren Barnes D Burnsville Compiled by Kevin Kurtt. For changes or additions, e-mail [email protected]. www.letsplayhockey.com December 21, 2017 27 The State of Hockey Players Ashley Birdsall F Duluth Henry Johnson G Minneapolis Bemidji State Alex Stevens D Plymouth Penn State Hanna Brodt F Roseville Tommy Muck D Inver Grove Heights Bemidji State Matt Nelson D Edina Princeton Lindsey Brown G Mounds View T.J. Roo F Champlin Bemidji State Dyllan Lubbesmeyer G Burnsville Robert Morris Winny Brown D Roseville Tyler Vold D Andover Bemidji State Chris Forney D Thief River Falls UMass Lowell Kelly Buchta F Eden Prairie Erik Anderson G Chanhassen Air Force Derek Lodermeier F Brooklyn Center Vermont Julie Friend G Minnetonka Dan Bailey D St.