Minnesota High School Hockey

[ljbaron 0]

I was thinking about playing in MN next year on a high school team.I would like to play college hockey later on so I think that this would be my best choice. Being from Canada does anyone know the procedure one would have to go threw to be cleared to be able to play there?

I would have to find a billet family to live with or perhaps go to a private school. I was told that I would have to get a family to sponsor me to be able to live in the U.S. Does anyone know any details to anything like this sort? Is it even possible to do?

Any help is appreciated.

[NoAngleDangler 0]

Shattuck St. Mary's is a great hockey school in MN. It has a boarding component also so billeting wouldn't be a problem. I know Canadians have played there before, namely Crosby.

[BigDipper 0]

standard athletes/study visa designed for players in school. The school/team sponsors you and its valid for 10 months.

[ljbaron 0]

I'm looking for a top 15 AA school.

[epstud74 24]

I'm looking for a top 15 AA school.

How good are you? Rarely have I seen a Canadian on a MN HS team. Shattuck doesnt play a MN HS schedule, but they have a great prep team. Guys like Toews, Crosby and Okoposo have played on that team recently. I think Angelo Esposito also played for SSM, but I'm not positive on that. Why AA? There are some awfully good "A" teams out there as well. St Thomas Academy could beat a majority of the upper tier AA teams. Where in Canada do you reside?

Some Top notch AA teams in Minnesota:

Edina

Roseau (Class A numbers but competes in Class AA)

Hill-Murray (Private)

Blaine

Bloomington Jefferson

Eden Prairie

Holy Angels Academy (beat Shattuck St Mary's a couple years ago)

Duluth East

Benilde St. Margaret (Private)

Centennial

Moorhead

Many more...

Hell..there are a lot of them including Class A schools such as:

Warroad

St. Thomas Academy (Private)

Duluth Marshall (Private)

Blake (Private)

Little Falls

[ljbaron 0]

PM'ed you ep

[Oberon 0]

Great attendance for the tourny this year. From the Strib:

ST. PAUL - The total attendance figures are in for last weekend's state high school hockey tournament, and a new record has been set.

The Minnesota High School League says 129,721 fans attended the tournament, breaking the old record by more than 4,000 fans.

The tournament also set a record for the most fans ever to watch a two-game session. On Friday, 19,559 fans watched the class 2A semifinals.

In that session, Hill Murray upset Roseau and Edina beat Benilde St. Margarets in overtime.

[ljbaron 0]

Does anyone know if its possible to make a NCAA team underage? Ie: born in 91 but allready have your grade 12.

[Oberon 0]

I don't think there's a minimum age, as long as you're enrolled in the school.

[ljbaron 0]

You would have to be mighty good to be playing NCAA as a 91, would you not? I was looking at Boston Colleges roster and they have alot of older guys (88,87,84) I don't think they have a single 90 or 89.

[TCsnipes9 0]

You would have to be mighty good to be playing NCAA as a 91, would you not? I was looking at Boston Colleges roster and they have alot of older guys (88,87,84) I don't think they have a single 90 or 89.

You would have to be mighty good PERIOD to play D-1 NCAA, regardless of your age. Many, if not most players play at least one year of Juniors before playing at their schools.

[epstud74 24]

You would have to be mighty good to be playing NCAA as a 91, would you not? I was looking at Boston Colleges roster and they have alot of older guys (88,87,84) I don't think they have a single 90 or 89.

Boston College has always used "older" players...As for younger players in college, Aaron Ness of Roseau is skipping his SR season of HS to play at the U of MN next fall. I'd look into that situation.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/15421046.html

Here is a good youtube vid of him and later in the video it talks about him attending the U of MN and leaving HS early.

[ronnychencharik 0]

You would have to be mighty good to be playing NCAA as a 91, would you not? I was looking at Boston Colleges roster and they have alot of older guys (88,87,84) I don't think they have a single 90 or 89.

Michigan's goalie Billie Sauer skipped out on his senior year of high school to play at U of M.

[mrusse01 0]

Here is a good youtube vid of him and later in the video it talks about him attending the U of MN and leaving HS early.

Jesus, that kid looks quick.

[BigDipper 0]

Mike Cammalleri played UNI "underage" after finishing high school a year early. I've heard and known quite a few canadians playing prep school in the states. I dont exactly see the really big benefit of it, however it wouldn't hurt...that's for sure.

[mykty13 0]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for...to play MN high school, or play D-1 hockey.

If you're about to enter high school, I would probably find a private school for the following reasons:

1. You can live anywhere

2. Better chance of playing freshman or sophomore year...public schools have many more players trying out and older guys usually get more time.

3. Private schools don't have youth programs, so most of your teammates will be from all over making you less of an outsider

4. Again with numbers, private school tend to give players more of a chance to develop due to not having that many players

If you're already a sophomore or junior, I would focus my attention to the USHL.

[ljbaron 0]

Is there a list of private schools in the MN area? Also would I have to find billets? I know of only one school in MN that boards kids (St.M).

[BigDipper 0]

I'll chime in here a little bit. I agree with the points listed above. I played Junior hockey and all that jazz and opted to go the major junior route. However, these days I feel young kids a have this thought that NCAA hockey is easy to jump into, same for major junior. Reality is it's not. Can playing prep school hockey give you and "edge"? Maybe...staying at home with a solid midget program or even Junior A will help you just as much. Nothing wrong with having a dream and a goal, but just give things a look in perspective. Like long term.

[epstud74 24]

I think he wants the experience of playing both MN HS hockey and college. The USHL has come a long way and is probably the premier Junior "A" league in North America that allows a player to retain his college eligibility. There are a lot of 1st round NHL draft picks that have played in the USHL as of late and gone onto NCAA hockey. I do echo the private school sentiments of the above poster and they more likely offer a spot for an outsider to come in and play, and I believe their billeting systems would be fairly well organized. The USHL has a great billeting system and one could finish HS in the area he plays for. It wont be easy just to come into the upper tier of MN high school hockey and get a spot. There are quite a few NCAA Div I players and kids that are going to be drafted early by the NHL. Some of the best players in this year's state tourney are juniors. Kids like Tyler Landman, Aaron Ness, Zach Budish and Everson. There are many more too..So do a little research and I'm sure an opportunity will present itself. Here is a list of top-notch private schools that I can come up with.

Hill-Murry Class AA (1970, 1972, 1983, 1991, 2008 State Champs)-Maplewood, MN

Notable hockey alumni-Bret Hedican,Dave Tanabe, Craig Johnson, Steve Janaszak.

Cretin-Derham Hall AA (2006 State Champs) St. Paul, MN

Hockey Alumni-Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin Badgers and 1st Round NHL pick)

Benilde-St. Margaret AA (1999-2001 State Champs Class A?) St. Louis Park, MN

Notable hockey alumni-Andrew Alberts

Blake School-Class A-Minneapolis, MN

Breck-Class A-Golden Valley, MN (2000, 2004 State Champs)

Hockey alumni-Blake Wheeler, Peter Mueller, John Curry.

St. Thomas Academy-Class A-Mendota Heights, MN (2006-2008 state champs)

Hockey Alumni-Jordan Schroeder USNDT U18..School is a newcomer but a powerhouse-Catholic Military Academy

Academy of Holy Angels-Class AA-Richfield, MN(2002-2005 state champs

Hockey Alumni-Jay Barriball, Erik Johnson, Tyler Howells, Dan Kronick

Duluth Marshall (formerly Cathedral) Class A-(runner up the last 3 years)-Duluth MN

Rochester Lourdes-Class A-Rochester, MN

St. Cloud Cathedral-Class A (2008 State Tourney Participant)-Ranked 8th

Rochester, MN

Totino-Grace-Class A-(Ranked 9th at end of season)-Fridley, MN

Hope this helps

[ljbaron 0]

I think he wants the experience of playing both MN HS hockey and college. The USHL has come a long way and is probably the premier Junior "A" league in North America that allows a player to retain his college eligibility. There are a lot of 1st round NHL draft picks that have played in the USHL as of late and gone onto NCAA hockey. I do echo the private school sentiments of the above poster and they more likely offer a spot for an outsider to come in and play, and I believe their billeting systems would be fairly well organized. The USHL has a great billeting system and one could finish HS in the area he plays for. It wont be easy just to come into the upper tier of MN high school hockey and get a spot. There are quite a few NCAA Div I players and kids that are going to be drafted early by the NHL. Some of the best players in this year's state tourney are juniors. Kids like Tyler Landman, Aaron Ness, Zach Budish and Everson. There are many more too..So do a little research and I'm sure an opportunity will present itself. Here is a list of top-notch private schools that I can come up with.

Hill-Murry Class AA (1970, 1972, 1983, 1991, 2008 State Champs)-Maplewood, MN

Notable hockey alumni-Bret Hedican,Dave Tanabe, Craig Johnson, Steve Janaszak.

Cretin-Derham Hall AA (2006 State Champs) St. Paul, MN

Hockey Alumni-Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin Badgers and 1st Round NHL pick)

Benilde-St. Margaret AA (1999-2001 State Champs Class A?) St. Louis Park, MN

Notable hockey alumni-Andrew Alberts

Blake School-Class A-Minneapolis, MN

Breck-Class A-Golden Valley, MN (2000, 2004 State Champs)

Hockey alumni-Blake Wheeler, Peter Mueller, John Curry.

St. Thomas Academy-Class A-Mendota Heights, MN (2006-2008 state champs)

Hockey Alumni-Jordan Schroeder USNDT U18..School is a newcomer but a powerhouse-Catholic Military Academy

Academy of Holy Angels-Class AA-Richfield, MN(2002-2005 state champs

Hockey Alumni-Jay Barriball, Erik Johnson, Tyler Howells, Dan Kronick

Duluth Marshall (formerly Cathedral) Class A-(runner up the last 3 years)-Duluth MN

Rochester Lourdes-Class A-Rochester, MN

St. Cloud Cathedral-Class A (2008 State Tourney Participant)-Ranked 8th

Rochester, MN

Totino-Grace-Class A-(Ranked 9th at end of season)-Fridley, MN

Hope this helps

Are these all boarding schools? I would either have to find billets or a boarding school.

[mykty13 0]

The best thing would be to just call the head coach. They will give you all the info and will give it to you straight. They also would be the ones helping to find housing, etc.

[pat19 0]

You would have to be mighty good to be playing NCAA as a 91, would you not? I was looking at Boston Colleges roster and they have alot of older guys (88,87,84) I don't think they have a single 90 or 89.

If you were a 91 playing for BC next year, you'd have to be amazing. probably guaranteed to be going to the show.

They'd probably make you do a PG year in the USHL or something anyways.

[BigDipper 0]

Regardless of the team, especially being Canadian YOU would NEVER be responsible for finding billets. That's the teams responsibility and also which the billets are compensated for having you.

[ljbaron 0]

Even for high school teams? I know it works that way in Jr.A+ but i wasn't to sure about high school.

Also what is high school hockey in MN compared to in Canadian hockey (aaa,highschool,jr.A)?

[epstud74 24]

No but the organizations may be able to help you in that regard. They are all well-run with deep resources and the ambition to billet if necessary. You should find a way to get in touch with the coaches and leaders of these programs. These are the people with the intimate knowledge of the workings to get this done. Also they will need to your educational process and what you have accomplished so far and there is the matter of the NCAA AND their guidelines and clearinghouse processes.