The State of Hockey, in partnership with the Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Hockey, Let’s Play Hockey, the Minnesota High School Coaches Association and College Hockey Inc., announced that the first ever Minnesota High School All-Star Prospects Game will be held at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2:30 p.m.
This event is designed to provide the best high school hockey players in the state of Minnesota the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of scouts from all levels of hockey.
As an official NHL Central Scouting event, every NHL, college and junior hockey scout has been invited to the game. The Minnesota High School All-Star Prospects Game will put the best of the best on the ice at the same time, pitting elite players from around the state against each other, all in a world-class setting and state-of-the-art facility.
Players were nominated by an undisclosed panel made up by NHL scouts, college coaches and other hockey-minded entities.
The game will be streamed live on stateofhockey.com and Hockeytv.com.
The winning team will be awarded the State of Hockey Cup. This trophy, along with a photo of the winning team, will be displayed at TRIA Rink.
NAME | POSITION | HIGH SCHOOL | YEAR | COLLEGE COMMITMENT |
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Evan Bushy | D | Thief River Falls | Jr. | St. Cloud State |
Grant Docter | D | Minnetonka | Sr. | Michigan Tech |
Mike Koster | D | Chaska | Sr. | Minnesota |
Ryan Petersen | D | Hill-Murray | Sr. | |
Jake Ratzlaff | D | Rosemount | So. | Minnesota |
Michael Vorlicky | D | Edina | Sr. | Wisconsin |
Jake Braccini | F | Buffalo | Jr. | Minnesota |
Bryce Brodzinski | F | Blaine | Sr. | Minnesota |
Adam Flammang | F | St. Michael-Albertville | Jr. | |
Shane LaVelle | F | Chaska | Jr. | Wisconsin |
Liam Malmquist | F | Edina | Sr. | |
Jonny Meiers | F | Eagan | Jr. | Colorado College |
Joe Miller | F | Blake | So. | Minnesota |
Mason Nevers | F | Edina | Sr. | Minnesota |
Ryan O'Neill | F | St. Thomas Academy | Sr. | |
Jack Smith | F | St. Cloud Cathedral | Jr. | Minnesota Duluth |
Noah Tussey | F | Stillwater | So. | Minnesota |
Nate Warner | F | St. Cloud Cathedral | Jr. | Minnesota |
Ben Fritsinger | G | Andover | Sr. | |
Charlie Glockner | G | Minnetonka | Sr. |
Coaches: Mark DeCenzo, Keith Hendrickson
NAME | POSITION | HIGH SCHOOL | YEAR | COLLEGE COMMITMENT |
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Jake Boltmann | D | Edina | Jr. | Minnesota |
Wyatt Kaiser | D | Andover | Jr. | Minnesota Duluth |
Josh Luedtke | D | Minnetonka | Sr. | Denver |
Hunter Paine | D | Duluth East | Sr. | |
Nathan Schweitzer | D | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Jr. | Colorado College |
Bennett Zmolek | D | Rochester Century | Jr. | Minnesota State |
Jack Bayless | F | Minnetonka | Sr. | UMass Lowell |
Matthew Gleason | F | Cretin-Derham Hall | Jr. | Colorado College |
Will Hillman | F | Blaine | Sr. | |
Jack Jensen | F | Eden Prairie | Sr. | Minnesota |
Jett Jungels | F | Edina | Sr. | Northern Michigan |
Kyler Kleven | F | Moorhead | Sr. | |
Tyler Kostelecky | F | Maple Grove | Sr. | Arizona State |
Trevor Kukkonen | F | Maple Grove | Sr. | Michigan Tech |
Luc Laylin | F | St. Michael-Albertville | Jr. | |
Zach Michaelis | F | Elk River | Jr. | Omaha |
Rhett Pitlick | F | Chaska | Jr. | Minnesota |
Charlie Schoen | F | Andover | Sr. | Arizona State |
Carter Clafton | G | Grand Rapids | Jr. | |
Collin Dorzinski | G | New Prague | Sr. |
Coach: Bill Butters, Derek Plante