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Hockey: Team Wisconsin Major Shorthanded for State Tournament
by
DPlaya ,
3/12/2010
Team Wisconsin Major and Minor begin play in the Tier I State Tournament tonight,
as mentioned previously.
Rosters for all teams apparently had to be submitted by December 31, 2009, which is part of the reason why Team Wisconsin Major is going to be shorthanded for the State Playoffs and beyond if they advance. Since that time, Verona defenseman Joe Fiala has joined the USNTDP U-17 squad. In addition, Nolan Kirley is ill and will not be able to play this weekend, leaving TW Major with just four of their "regular" defensemen. It sounds like Appleton teammates Erik Larabell and Dustin Klitzke may be used at defense some or all of the time as well to help fill the void.
In addition to the defensive shortage, I've heard Brian Berger is going to stay with Janesville Jets of the NAHL this weekend. He has been playing with the Jets since Arrowhead was eliminated in Sectional play a few weeks ago.
Hockey: Grosenick & Nelson Make College Commitments & More
by
DPlaya ,
3/11/2010
Cedar Rapids Roughrider goaltender Troy Grosenick, from Brookfield, Wisconsin,
has accepted a scholarship to Union College. He will join Union for next season.
Wisconsin Rapids native Josh Nelson, a defenseman for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL,
has committed to Minnesota State Mankato of the WCHA for next season.
Typically I get angry with myself for things that I don't write rather than things that I do write and end up not liking. In my
"Playing Catch Up" post earlier today, I neglected to provide
a link to this post that I made on December 29th, 2009. In the post I made mention that University School's schedule reminded me of Arrowhead's schedule last season. I did not go on to say it would be ironic if they followed in Arrowhead's footsteps, although I did say that to Chris Walby via phone after I put up that post. It typically happens about once every three months where I kick myself for not writing what I was thinking, and that is the latest installment!
UW Men's Hockey Assistant Patrick Leaving for USHL
by
DPlaya ,
3/11/2010
University of Wisconsin Men's Assistant Hockey Coach Kevin Patrick
has been named as the Head Coach for the new Muskegon Lumberjacks team in the USHL, which will begin play in 2010-2011.
Patrick has come up short for Division I College Head Coaching jobs over the past few years and I'm guessing his lack of head coaching experience is probably the primary reason he has yet to get a shot to run a college program. If he can excel at the USHL level, it should enhance his chances of landing a Division I College Head Coach position in the future.
Hockey: Playing Catch Up-including Videos *UPDATED*
by
DPlaya ,
3/11/2010
This post is to try to get caught up on some things that occurred during or after State Tournament. If you didn't catch our post during State Tournament,
here's a link to the Boys Hockey All-State Teams which was named at that time.
Our online coverage of the games was a lot of fun and a lot of work. Hopefully everyone enjoyed them. We also had some great guests including Wausau West Coach Peter Susens after their Semi-Final win, Bill McCoshen from the Janesville Jets and Team Wisconsin, Luke Strand who is the Head Coach of the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL, Former Badger and NHL'er and current Team Wisconsin Minor Head Coach Gary Schuchuck, Mr. Hockey Finalist Brian Kemp, Marian University Women's Head Coach Mike Cowan (who also developed the Boys State Senior Tournament), and more. Thanks to all our guests for taking the time to share their thoughts with our readers and listeners.
I think Chris Walby might want to grow up to be a hockey Color Analyst following his first chance to do color for hockey at the State Tournament...
The Badger Men
received a verbal commitment from forward Brendan Woods of the Chicago Steel of the USHL for 2011. I've added him to the
Badger Recruits Page of our
Recruiting Section. Also, I tend to update the recruiting section in the off-season as I actually have time to work on it a bit, so look for some updates before the puck drops on next season.
The Tier I U16 & U18 State Playoffs take place in Madison this weekend at Cap Ice. Team Wisconsin Minor will square off against the Madison Capitols U16 in a three game series (third game only if necessary). Team Wisconsin Major has a bit more competition as the Capitols, Jr. Gamblers and Jr. Admirals will all be represented at the State Tournament.
The Tier II U16 & U18 Playoffs are also taking place this weekend in Fond du Lac. March 19-21st the Central District Tier 1 Playoffs will also be held in Fond du Lac, where the winner of the State Playoff will play against the top teams from our district.
The NAPHL, which was formed by the NAHL this season and features both U16 & U18 leagues has announced their All-NAPHL Teams.
The All-NAPHL U18 Team features many Wisconsin players including goaltender Michael Baldwin from the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals who made the First Team, defenseman Jarrod Rabey from the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals who made the Second Team, forward Noah Nelson from the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals who made the Third Team as well as goaltender Garrett Patrick of Hudson who plays for Chadder's. Honorable Mention players from Wisconsin included forward Peter Maric from the Jr. Admirals and goaltender Alex Rigsby from the Jr. Admirals and who will be playing for the UW Women's Team next season.
Here's a Edgewood/Notre Dame State Tournament highlight video from a Madison television station..
Badger forward Ben Grotting gets flipped into the Gopher Bench last weekend...
WHCA All-State Team Announced
by
Nicholas Kartos,
3/5/2010
FIRST TEAM
Forwards:
Brian Berger, Arrowhead (SR)
Tanner Tryggestad, Amery (SR)
Mitch Borneman, Wausau West (SR)
Dylan Dock, River Falls (SR)
Mitch Kontny, Superior (SR)
Max McCormick, Notre Dame (SR)
Russle Blaser, Monona Grove (SR)
Alex Tesensky, University School (SR)
Brad Navin, Waupaca (JR)
Trevor Hoth, Stoughton (JR)
Alexander Dahl, EC Memorial (JR)
Cody Novinska, Rice Lake (SO)
Defensemen:
Shane McLaughlin, EC Memorial (SR)
Derek Knetter, Wausau West (SR)
Nolan Kirley, Hayward (SR)
Chris Bishop, Superior (SR)
Brian Kemp, Fondy (SR)
Cody Dixon, Catholic Memorial (JR)
Dylan Zink, Monona Grove (JR)
Tim Davison, Notre Dame (SO)
Goalies:
Mark Lambrecht, DC Everest (SR)
Aarin McLaughlin, EC Memorial (SR)
Tony Kujava, Notre Dame (SR)
Austin Schmid, Verona (SR)
HONORABLE MENTION
Forwards
F Jake Bellows, New Richmond (SR)
F Mitchell Benson, Somerset (SR)
F Bruno Borowczyk, Lakeland (JR)
F Jake Bruhn, Chippewa Falls (SR)
F Max Carrigan, Waukesha (SR)
F Tom Chapin, Catholic Memorial/Pius XI (SR)
F Bram Erickson, Cedarburg (SR)
F Kyle Gramowski, Pacelli (SR)
F Joey Haydock, Stevens Point (SR)
F Evan Janssen, Green Bay United (JR)
F Connor Johnston, Monona Grove (JR)
F Neil Klingensmith, Eau Claire Memorial (SR)
F Dustin Klitzke, Appleton United (SR)
F Simon Leahy, University School (JR)
F Tyler Lemke, Chequamegon/Phillips (SR)
F Dan Mansell, Wausau East (JR)
F Kellen McCoshen, Superior (SR)
F Kyle Nickerson, Sun Prairie (JR)
F Trevor Okeson, Monona Grove (JR)
F Lucas Otto, Northland Pines (SR)
F Ross Pavek, Notre Dame (SR)
F Calvin Richardson, Waunakee (SR)
F Kyle Schultz, Amery (SR)
F Hunter Scott, Eau Claire Memorial (JR)
F Brett Skibba, Middleton (JR)
F Nick Szopinski, Beaver Dam (JR)
F Jesse Tredinnick, Onalaska (SO)
F Thomas Wettstein, Fox Cities (SR)
F Jay Xu, Hayward (SR)
F Andy Yeska, Waupaca (SR)
Defensemen
D Brett Baur, Marshfield (SR)
D Paul Byrne, Oregon (JR)
D Dylan Cleereman, Bay Port/Pulaski (JR)
D Shaughn Dean, Madison Memorial (SR)
D John Dobson, Waukesha (SR)
D Matt Fosdick, Brookfield (SO)
D Tyler Jacobson, Middleton (SR)
D Zack Kier, New Richmond (JR)
D Jason Kingstad, Lakeland (SR)
D Andrew Knickerbocker, Eau Claire Memorial (SR)
D Mike Mansell, Wausau East (JR)
D Neil McMillan, Stoughton (JR)
D Shawn Montsma, Waupun (SR)
D Casey Nelson, Wisconsin Rapids (SR)
D Tucker Reimer, Fond du Lac (SR)
D Scott Roscoe, Eau Claire North (SR)
D Mason Sedlacek, Onalaska (SR)
D Dan Truehl, Stoughton (SR)
Goalies
G Ethan Anderson, Sparta/West Salem/Bangor (SR)
G Kyle Miller, Waupun (SR)
G Shane Moilanen, Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg (JR)
G Michael Parda, Waukesha (SR)
G Scott Sibik, Onalaska (SO)
G Eric Smith, Middleton (JR)