Rankings!,…..new this year to MNHockeyLife!
This first AA rankings should be taken lightly as practices have yet to start and there is only speculation on whether some players staying with their junior team or coming home to play on their high school team this winter. Here is a list of the players in question.
1. Rogers
2. Minnetonka
3. Benilde
4. Lakeville South
5. Chanhassen
6. Andover
7. Maple Grove
8. Cretin
9. Edina
10. Eden Prairie
1. Rogers
Last Year: 19-8-1, lost to Maple Grove in the Section 5AA Final
D1 Commitments- Chase Cheslock, University of St. Thomas
NHL Central Scouting- Chase Cheslock, ‘C’ Player to Watch
2. Minnetonka
Last Year: 16-10-1, lost to Chaska in the Section 2AA Semi-Finals
D1 Commitments- Javon Moore, University of Minnesota; John Stout, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Alex Lunski, University of St. Thomas; Sam Scheetz, University of Vermont
NHL Central Scouting- None
3. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
22-6, lost to Edina in the 6AA Section Championship
D1 Commitments- None
NHL Central Scouting- None
4. Lakeville South
Lakeville South 25-5, played in State Tournament
D1 Commitments- Tanner Ludtke, University of Nebraska-Omaha
NHL Central Scouting- Tanner Ludtke, ‘C’ Player to Watch
5. Chanhassen
Last Season 19-6-1, lost to Chaska in the section 2AA Quarterfinals
D1 Commitments- Gavin Uhlenkamp, University of Wisconsin
NHL Central Scouting- None
6. Andover
Last Year: 25-5-1, won the State Tournament 6-5 over Maple Grove 7AA
D1 Commitments- Gavyn Thoreson, State Cloud State University; Cayden Casey, St. Lawrence University; Cooper Conway, Colorado College
NHL Central Scouting- Gavyn Thoreson, ‘C’ Player to Watch; Cayden Casey, ‘C’ Player to Watch; Cooper Conway, ‘C’ Player to Watch
7. Maple Grove
23-7-1, lost Championship game 6-5 to Andover
D1 Commitments- Finn Brink, University of Wisconsin; Landen Gunderson, Western Michigan University
NHL Central Scouting- Landen Gunderson, ‘C’ Player to Watch
8. Cretin-Derham Hall
24-5, played in the State Tournament
D1 Commitments- Attila Lippai, University of St. Thomas; Colton Jamieson, University of St. Thomas; Jake Fisher, Northern Michigan
NHL Central Scouting- Jake Fisher, ‘C’ Player to Watch; Colton Jamieson, ‘C’ Player to Watch
9. Edina
22-9, played in the State Tournament
D1 Commitments- Jimmy Clark, University of Minnesota
NHL Central Scouting- Jimmy Clark ‘C’ Player to Watch; Jackson Nevers ‘C’ Player to Watch
10. Eden Prairie
15-12, Lost to Prior Lake 4-2 in Section 2 Semi-Finals
D1 Commitment- Teddy Townsend, University of Minnesota; Ryan Koering, Colorado College
NHL Central Scouting-Teddy Townsend, ‘C’ Player to Watch ; Ryan Koering, ‘C’ Player to Watch
Just Missing: Moorhead, Hill-Murray, Wayzata, Centennial, St. Thomas