Zam Plante Scouting Report
Quickness is the name of the game for Zam Plante as he plays the game fast and with precision. Plante’s hockey IQ and motor are two of many assets he possesses that aid the quickness…
20 Minnesota Products on Central Scouting’s Final List
There are 20 Minnesotans on Central Scouting’s Final Draft rankings, with 19 skaters and 1 goalie. The top ranked Minnesotan is US NTDP U-18 forward Jimmy Snuggerud, who is #11 among North American Skaters. The…
Minnesota Hockey National Camp Selections
Congratulations to the players selected to represent Minnesota at the 2022 USA Hockey Boys Select 16’s (2006) and Boys 17’s (2005) National Development Camp in Amherst, New York. The camp will begin July 7th and…
44 Minnesotans Selected In Phase 2 Of The USHL Draft
Minnesota prospects represented the state well during Phase 2 of the USHL Draft as 44 players from the State of hockey were selected. Barrett Hall was the highest Minnesotan selected, going third overall to Green…
29 Minnesotans Selected in Phase One of the USHL Draft
Minnesota was well represented at Phase One of the USHL Draft as 29 prospects from the State of Hockey were selected. Chaska High School was the first Minnesota Native that was off the board at…
Five Standouts From The High Performance U-16’s
These five players had fantastic showings at the High Performance U-16 Tournament at the Plymouth Ice Center. This is not a ranking of these players, more of an appreciation of their performance. These five players…
Sam Rinzel Scouting Report
DOB6/25/2004HEIGHT6’4WEIGHT190POSITIONDefenseTEAMChaska HS/Waterloo (USHL)College CommitmentMinnesota At 6’4 and 190-pounds, Sam Rinzel is the prototypical defenseman that franchises covet. The fact that he’s an excellent skater with good puck skills makes Rinzel a top prospect for the…
St. Thomas adds Docter, Byers, and Laylin
It’s been a busy week for the University of St. Thomas as they’ve added Minnesota natives Grant Docter and Mack Byers from the portal and received a commitment from Casy Laylin of the Chicago Steel….
Seven Minnesotans Make the NTDP U-17’S
Seven Minnesotans will wear the Red, White, and Blue next season and play for the National Team Development Program’s Under-17 team. There were 23 players selected to the team with Minnesota having the most of…
National Team Development Camp Notes
While we didn’t get a chance to see Logan Hensler compete in the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp, we did get to see eight Minnesota products compete with other top 2006 prospects…