The following is a list of Minnesota prospects making an impact as freshmen in the Minnesota State High School League.
| Joe Abrams (8th) | Defenseman | Breck | 2009 |
| Chase Ballinger | Forward | Mounds View | 2008 |
| Oscar Buckland | Forward | Academy of Holy Angels | 2008 |
| Caden Clark | Defenseman | St. Michael-Albertville | 2009 |
| Carter Como | Forward | Luverne | 2008 |
| Gunner Conboy | Forward | Lakeville North | 2009 |
| Cole Davis | Defenseman | Shakopee | 2009 |
| Austin Dwyer | Defenseman | Eastview | 2009 |
| Jace Erb | Forward | South St. Paul | 2008 |
| Micah Feldman (8th) | Defenseman | Bloomington Kennedy | 2009 |
| Chase Foy | Forward | Andover | 2008 |
| Joe Gabardi | Forward | Hibbing | 2008 |
| Ben Geiger | Defenseman | Northfield | 2009 |
| Nick Givens | Defenseman | South St. Paul | 2008 |
| Michael Hagelie | Forward | Brainerd | 2008 |
| Krewz Harper | Forward | Gentry Academy | 2008 |
| Grant Hartin | Defenseman | Irondale | 2008 |
| Braydon Hannula | Forward | Duluth Marshall | 2009 |
| Finn Henry | Forward | Park Rapids | 2009 |
| Foxx Huffman | Defenseman | Providence Academy | 2009 |
| Charlie Hunst | Defenseman | Lakeville South | 2009 |
| Henry Huttemier | Defenseman | Waseca | 2008 |
| Devin Jacobs | Forward | Sartell | 2008 |
| Luca Jarvis | Forward | Stillwater | 2008 |
| Zachary Klecker | Forward | Owatonna | 2009 |
| Bennett Knutson | Forward | St. Thomas Academy | 2009 |
| Lance Kohnen | Defenseman | East Ridge | 2009 |
| Teddy Lechner | Forward | Academy of Holy Angels | 2008 |
| Griffin Lindberg | Goalie | Detroit Lakes | 2008 |
| Cash Lynch | Forward | Waseca | 2008 |
| Marcus Matyas | Forward | Cretin-Derham Hall | 2009 |
| Benjamin McLellan | Forward | Tartan | 2009 |
| Brode Miske | Defenseman | Academy of Holy Angels | 2009 |
| Alex Monosmith | Forward | Rochester Lourdes | 2008 |
| Elijah Muir | Forward | Kittson County | 2008 |
| Nicklas Nelson | Defenseman | Monticello | 2008 |
| Kade Norman (8th) | Forward | North Shore | 2009 |
| Grady Olson | Forward | Alexanderia | 2008 |
| Gus Olson | Defenseman | St. Thomas Academy | 2008 |
| Collin Otto | Defenseman | Sartell | 2008 |
| Jace Panzer | Forward | East Grand Forks | 2008 |
| Ryland Rooney | Forward | Gentry Academy | 2009 |
| Wyatt Samuelson | Forward | Kittson County | 2009 |
| Gavin Sattler | Forward | Providence Academy | 2009 |
| Kyler Schmidgall | Defenseman | Little Falls | 2008 |
| Freddie Schneider | Forward | Edina | 2009 |
| Otto Schoenrock | Forward | Waseca | 2008 |
| Josiah Schmidtke | Goalie | Waseca | 2008 |
| Kaenan Smith | Goalie | Duluth Marshall | 2008 |
| Reed Smith | Forward | St. Thomas Academy | 2009 |
| Isaac Socolofsky | Forward | Providence Academy | 2009 |
| Beckett Srp | Forward | Waseca | 2008 |
| Griffin Storey | Forward | Waseca | 2009 |
| Jackson Strukel | Defenseman | Hibbing | 2008 |
| Owen Volkenant | Forward | St. Michael-Albertville | 2008 |
| Braeden Waller | Forward | St. Michael-Albertville | 2009 |
| Connor Wang | Defenseman | Holy Family | 2009 |
| Caden Zasada | Forward | Hill-Murray | 2009 |
| Zac Zimmerman | Forward | Moorhead | 2008 |
| Riley Zupfer | Forward | Hill-Murray | 2008 |