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2/18/2008

CLASS AA SECTION PREVIEW

Section 1AA
Lakeville South (11-11-3, #1 seed), finished sixth in the Lake Conference, 7-2-1 record in last ten games, defeated Lakeville North twice in conference play, defeated Rochester Century, tied Rochester Mayo, did not play Owatonna. Top players � junior forward Bill Simon, senior forward Chris Cass, and senior goalie Hakan Yumusaklar.
Owatonna (18-7-0, #2 seed), finished third in the Big Nine Conference, defeated Rochester Century twice and split with Rochester Mayo in conference play, did not play Lakeville North or Lakeville South. Top players � senior forwards Korby Anderson and Zach Radtke.
Lakeville North (6-16-3, #3 seed), finished ninth in the Lake Conference, lost to Lakeville South twice in conference play, defeated Rochester Mayo, tied Rochester Century. Top players � senior defenseman Nick Johnson and senior forward Jeff Vivant.
Rochester Century (8-16-1, #4 seed), defending Section 1AA champion, finished tied for fifth in the Big Nine Conference, lost to Owatonna twice and split with Rochester Mayo in conference play, lost to Lakeville South, tied Lakeville North. Top players � senior forward Adam Broich, senior defenseman Erik Ordahl, and senior goalie Kraig Ewing.
Rochester Mayo (14-10-1, #5 seed), finished fourth in the Big Nine Conference, split with Owatonna and Rochester Century in conference play, lost to Lakeville North, tied Lakeville South. Top players � junior forwards Tom Alexander, Charlie Thauwald, Alex Whitney, and Brad Fisher.

Section 2AA
Edina (23-2-0, #1 seed), defending Section 6AA champion, finished first in the Classic Lake Conference, finished fifth in the Schwan Cup Silver Division, only losses on the season were to Benilde-St. Margaret�s (in the Schwan Cup) and Minnetonka (last game of the regular season), defeated Burnsville 4-3 in overtime in December, did not play Bloomington Jefferson or Academy Of Holy Angels during the regular season. Top players � junior forwards Marshall Everson, Zach Budish, and Anders Lee, and senior defenseman Joe Gleason.
Burnsville (20-5-0, #2 seed), defending Section 5AA champion, finished first the Lake Conference, lost to Edina, finished fifth in the Schwan Cup Bronze Division, defeated Bloomington Jefferson twice in conference play, did not play Academy Of Holy Angels. Other losses were to Eden Prairie, Rosemount, Eagan, and Mahtomedi. Top players � senior forwards Jake Hendrickson, Tyler Barnes, and Adam Perisic. Senior Mikael Becker has started last six games.
Bloomington Jefferson (16-6-3, #3 seed), finished fourth in the Lake Conference, lost to Bursnville twice in conference play, did not play Edina or Academy Of Holy Angels. Top players � senior forward Tommy O�Donnell and senior goalie Jake Swansson.
Academy Of Holy Angels (18-6-1, #4 seed), finished first in the Missota Conference, finished sixth in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, 4-4-0 record in December, 14-2-1 record in 2008, did not play any of the top teams in Section 2AA. Top players � junior forward Danny Mattson and sophomore forward Connor Reilly.

Section 3AA
Rosemount (18-7-0, #1 seed), finished third in the Lake Conference, lost three of their last four games, defeated Eastview twice in close contests, defeated Woodbury 6-5 in November, did not play Cretin-Derham Hall during the regular season. Top players � senior forwards JT Brown, Nate Percy,and Dylan Porter, and senior defenseman Luke McManus.
Woodbury (19-6-0, #2 seed), defending Section 2AA champion, finished first in the Suburban East Conference, finished second to Hopkins in the South St. Paul Premier, defeated Cretin-Derham Hall twice in conference play, lost at home to Rosemount 6-5 in November, did not play Eastview during the regular season. Top players � senior forward David Eddy and senior goalie Brandon Wigen.
Eastview (16-7-2, #3 seed), finished fifth in the Lake Conference, finished second to Mahtomedi in the Schwan Cup Bronze Division, lost to Rosemount twice in conference play, did not play Woodbury or Cretin-Derham Hall during the regular season. Top players � senior forwards Rob Maloney, Jared Larson, and Garrick Perry, and senior defenseman Corey Fienhage.
Cretin-Derham Hall (11-14-0, #4 seed), finished fourth in the Suburban East Conference, finished eighth in the Schwan Cup Silver Division, lost to Woodbury twice in conference play, did not play Rosemount or Eastview during the regular season. Top player � senior forward Ryan Bohrer.

Section 4AA
Hill-Murray (21-3-1, #1 seed), defending Section 3AA champion, finished first in the Classic Suburban Conference, finished second to Minnetonka in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, only other losses were to Academy Of Holy Angels and Tartan, tied with South St. Paul, defeated White Bear Lake twice, did not play Roseville or Stillwater during the regular season. Top players � senior forwards Dan Cecka and Ryan Furne, junior forwards Isaac Kohls and Tyler Zepeda, and senior goalie Joe Phillippi.
Roseville (16-8-1, #2 seed), finished second in the Suburban East Conference, finished fourth in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, had a win and a tie against White Bear Lake in conference play and also tied the Bears in the Schwan Cup, split with Stillwater in conference play, did not play Hill-Murray during the regular season. Top player � senior forward Adam Mueller.
White Bear Lake (16-8-1, #3 seed), finished third in the Suburban East Conference, finished third in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, lost to Hill-Murray twice, had a loss and a tie against Roseville in conference play and also tied the Raiders in the Schwan Cup, split with Stillwater in conference play. Top player � senior forward Chris Fiala.
Stillwater (9-15-1, #4 seed), finished sixth in the Suburban East Conference, finished fourth in the Schwan Cup Bronze Division, split with Roseville and White Bear Lake in conference play, did not play Hill-Murray during the regular season. Top player � junior forward Matt Johnson.

Section 5AA
Centennial (16-7-2, #1 seed), finished tied for first in the Northwest Suburban Conference, finished seventh in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, defeated Champlin Park and Osseo twice and split with Blaine in conference play. Top players � senior forward Jake Larsen, junior forward Tyler Pitlick, and sophomore forward Jordan Lovick.
Champlin Park (16-8-1, #2 seed), finished fourth in the Northwest Suburban Conference, finished seventh in the Schwan Cup Bronze Division, lost twice to Centennial, defeated Blaine twice, and split with Osseo in conference play. Top players � senior forwards Chad Herzog, Corey Grandner, and Brett Meyers.
Blaine (17-8-0, #3 seed), defending Section 4AA champion, finished third in the Northwest Suburban Conference, finished third in the Schwan Cup Silver Division, split with Centennial, lost to Champlin Park twice, and defeated Osseo twice in conference play. Top players � senior forwards Mick Schaber, Ryan Johnson, and Steffen Hansen.
Osseo (16-9-0, #4 seed), finished fifth in the Northwest Suburban Conference, finished first in the Hockeytown Classic, lost twice to Centennial and Blaine aned split with Champlin Park in conference play. Top players � junior forward Kevin Kray, senior forwards Sam NcNellis and James Hoyt, and senior goalie Kyle Moody.

Section 6AA
Minnetonka (22-3-0, #1 seed), finished second in the Classic Lake Conference, finished first in the Schwan Cup Gold Division by defeating Hill-Murray 4-1, defeated Benilde-St. Margaret�s and Eden Prairie during the regular season, split with Hopkins in conference play. Also split with Edina and defeated Rosemount, Academy Of Holy Angels, Duluth East, Centennial, Duluth Marshall, and St. Thomas Academy. Other loss on the season was to Eastview 3-1. Top players � senior defenseman Jake Gardiner, junior forward Sam Coatta, senior goalie Matt Buonomo, and sophomore goalie Jim Kruger.
Benilde-St. Margaret�s (22-3-0, #2 seed), finished first in the North Suburban Conference, finished second to St. Thomas Acadeemy in the Schwan Cup Silver Division, only other losses were to Hill-Murray, 3-1, and Minnetonka, 3-2, did not play Eden Prairie or Champlin Park during the regular season. Top players � senior defenseman Chris Student, senior forwards Matt Bergland and Steve Zierke, senior goalie Miike Shibrowski, and sophomore goalie Jacob Meyers.
Eden Prairie (17-6-2, #3 seed), finished second in the Classic Lake Conference, lost to Minnetonka during the regular season, did not play Eden Prairie or Hopkins. Also defeated Rosemount twice, split with Burnsville, and lost to Edina during the regular season. Top players � junior defensemen Nick Leddy and Alec Rush, senior forward David Meyer, junior forward Joe McQuillan, senior goalie Cam Stypula, and junior goalie Steve Loyd.
Hopkins (21-3-1, #4 seed), finished third in the Classic Lake Conference, finished first in the South St. Paul Premier by defeating Woodbury 7-4, split with Minnetonka in conference play, did not play Benilde-St. Margaret�s or Eden Prairie during the regular season. Top players � eighth grade forward Travis Boyd, sophomore forward Archie Skalbeck, and sophomore goalie Alex Fons.

Section 7AA
Duluth East (17-7-1, #1 seed), finished eighth in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, defeated Anoka, 4-0, and Grand Rapids and split with Cloquet/Esko/Carlton during the regular season, also lost to Edina 3-1 and Minnetonka 3-2. Top players � senior forward Rob Johnson and junior forward Max Tardy.
Anoka (19-6-0, #2 seed), finished tied for first in the Northwest Suburban Conference, finished fifth in the South St. Paul Premier, lost to Duluth East, 4-0, and defeated Grand Rapids during the regular season, did not play Cloquet/Esko/Carlton. Top players � senior forwards John O�Neill and Cory Belisle and junior forward Berkley Scott.
Grand Rapids (13-10-1, #3 seed), defending Section 7AA champion, finished tied for second in the Iron Range Conference, lost to Duluth East and Anoka during the regular season, defeated and tied Cloquet/Esko/Carlton. Top player � senior forwards Rob Roy and Sam Sparen.
Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (12-11-2, #4 seed), finished tied for fourth in the Lake Superior Conference, split with Duluth East during the regular season, lost to and tied Grand Rapids, did not play Anoka. Top player � senior forward Justin Jokinen.

Section 8AA
Roseau (25-0-0, #1 seed), defending Section 8AA and State Champion, finished first in the Mariucci Conference, finished first in the Roseau Tournament, defeated Moorhead twice in conference play, defeated Brainerd and Buffalo during the regular season, hardest team to score against in the state with 1.00 GAA including ten shutouts. Top players � junior/senior defenseman Aaron Ness, senior forwards Ben Nelson and Dustin Moser, junior forward Tyler Landman, and junior goalie Mike Lee.
Moorhead (12-9-3, #2 seed), finished fourth in the MariuicciConference, finished fifth in the Schwan Cup Gold Division, lost to Roseau twice in conference play, defeated and tied Brainer and defeated Buffalo during the regular season. Top player � senior forward Nick Thielen.
Brainerd (16-8-1, #3 seed), finished second in the Central Lakes Conference, finished sixth in the Schwan Cup Silver Division, lost to Roseau during the regular season, lost to and tied Moorhead, did not play Buffalo. Top players � senior forward Joe Frazer and senior defenseman Drew Olson.
Buffalo (14-9-2, #4 seed), finished first in the Mississippi 8 Conference, finished first in the Kiwanis/Wells Fargo Festival by defeating Rochest Mayo, lost to Roseau and Moorhead during the regular season, did not play Brainerd. Top player � sophomore forward Josh Gaughan.