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Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III

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giwan said:
Are the AAA teams/games of higher quality then the HS teams/games? I know some of the summer AAA teams are regular year after year teams and others are just some parents getting together to try it out.
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In general, yes, the AAA teams/games are of higher quality, at least in terms of individual talent. But just like the quality of HS teams/games will vary, depending on which teams are involved, so will AAA. For the past few years the Jr. Whitecaps U19 team has had the most "star" players, with the Icecats close behind. At the younger ages the talent appears to be a bit more spread out.
 
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D2D said:
In general, yes, the AAA teams/games are of higher quality, at least in terms of individual talent. But just like the quality of HS teams/games will vary, depending on which teams are involved, so will AAA. For the past few years the Jr. Whitecaps U19 team has had the most "star" players, with the Icecats close behind. At the younger ages the talent appears to be a bit more spread out.
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Yes I would expect as the age goes up the lesser players drop out and some choose other sports.

Are you referring to the regular season or the summer season as I thought MN does not really have AAA during the HS season? I'm not familiar with the U19 Whitecaps but I am with the Icecats and some others.
 
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giwan said:
Yes I would expect as the age goes up the lesser players drop out and some choose other sports.

Are you referring to the regular season or the summer season as I thought MN does not really have AAA during the HS season? I'm not familiar with the U19 Whitecaps but I am with the Icecats and some others.
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Yes I'm referring to the summer season, as in the HS season you cannot play on any other team if you play high school. Regarding age it's not so much the lesser players dropping out as it is the very best players being asked (recruited?) to play on the top AAA teams. Lately the Whitecaps have more than their share of these top players - here is a link to their team page (not sure when this was last updated): http://www.minnesotawhitecaps.com/jr-whitecaps/jr-whitecaps-blue-u-19/
 
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joehockey said:
http://www.minnesotawhitecaps.com/jr-whitecaps/jr-whitecaps-blue-u-19/
http://www.minnesotawhitecaps.com/jr-whitecaps/jr-whitecaps-alumni/

Here is current MN JR Whitecaps info. Hats off to former Gopher Winny Brodt Brown, Chris Peterson and others have done a great job helping MN Girls evolve and get exposure to play at the next level!
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Thanks joe. I'm still trying to locate a summer schedule for the Jr. Whitecaps...wonder if one will show up on the site at some point. That's a heckuva team, really. I'd like to sit in a cool rink and watch a few future Gophers a couple times this summer.

I'd even buy tickets!! ;)
 
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Will try to find. They have kind of moved to Show Case Weekends in MN. They play the U17 vs the U16 vs a collection of College All Stars (many past Jr Whitecaps) and the MN Icecast. It is great hockey that is free.

I think they still make a trek out to the NAHA Labor Day Tournament that seems to have every D1 and D3 Coach in attendance.
 
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Not that I'm opposed to the practice...as long as it's done with due diligence, research and an abundance of cognizant thought and a young player knows what they want...but I'm wondering if we'll see more very early commitments (verbal) happening prior to the 2011-2012 high school season...or after a freshman / sophomore season.
 
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It has gotten consistently earlier each of the last 4 years. I am expecting some announcements now that Junior Fest is done in MN.

To date there are 24 in US and 8 in CDN on this Forum - first was last August 16 for the class of 2012-2013

Last year on June 28 there were 12 US and 1 CDN in the class of 2011-2012
 
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Remaining Jr Whitecaps events:

July 15, 16, 17 Ice Cats Jamboree (Whitecaps U17 and U19, Icecats U17, U19, College All Stars) Minnetonka Arena

August 18-21 Jr Whitecaps Jamboree (generally same teams as above) St Louis Park Arena

Sept 2-4 NAHA Tournament Burlington, VT
 
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Still A Game said:
Remaining Jr Whitecaps events:

July 15, 16, 17 Ice Cats Jamboree (Whitecaps U17 and U19, Icecats U17, U19, College All Stars) Minnetonka Arena

August 18-21 Jr Whitecaps Jamboree (generally same teams as above) St Louis Park Arena

Sept 2-4 NAHA Tournament Burlington, VT
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I don't want to be picky but the July Scrimmagefest is July 14-17 and in addition to the teams listed above it includes a team called the High School All-Stars which is made up of 1/2 Icecats and 1/2 Jr. Whitecaps from last year's U19 teams (i.e. girls that will be freshman D1 players in 2011-12) . I assume that the August Scrimmagefest will include the same teams but I think that is to be determined. Below is the schedule:

C AS = College All-Stars
HS AS = High School All-Stars
IC = Ice Cats
WC = Jr. Whitecaps

July 14, 2011
7:30-8:45 PM
C AS vs HS AS
Minnetonka - Rink B


July 15, 2011
6:30-7:45PM
HS AS vs WC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

8:00-9:15PM
WC19 vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A


July 16, 2011
9:00-10:15AM
HS AS vs IC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

10:30-11:45AM
WC17 vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

12:00-1:15PM
IC19 vs WC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

1:30-2:45PM
IC17 vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

3:00-4:15PM
C AS vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A


July 17, 2011
9:00-10:15AM
WC17 vs IC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

10:30-11:45AM
HS AS vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

12:00-1:15PM
C AS vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

1:30-2:45PM
IC17 vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

3:00-4:15PM
HS AS vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A
 
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Still A Game said:
Remaining Jr Whitecaps events:

July 15, 16, 17 Ice Cats Jamboree (Whitecaps U17 and U19, Icecats U17, U19, College All Stars) Minnetonka Arena

August 18-21 Jr Whitecaps Jamboree (generally same teams as above) St Louis Park Arena

Sept 2-4 NAHA Tournament Burlington, VT
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SlewFoot said:
I don't want to be picky but the July Scrimmagefest is July 14-17 and in addition to the teams listed above it includes a team called the High School All-Stars which is made up of 1/2 Icecats and 1/2 Jr. Whitecaps from last year's U19 teams (i.e. girls that will be freshman D1 players in 2011-12) . I assume that the August Scrimmagefest will include the same teams but I think that is to be determined. Below is the schedule:

C AS = College All-Stars
HS AS = High School All-Stars
IC = Ice Cats
WC = Jr. Whitecaps

July 14, 2011
7:30-8:45 PM
C AS vs HS AS
Minnetonka - Rink B


July 15, 2011
6:30-7:45PM
HS AS vs WC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

8:00-9:15PM
WC19 vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A


July 16, 2011
9:00-10:15AM
HS AS vs IC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

10:30-11:45AM
WC17 vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

12:00-1:15PM
IC19 vs WC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

1:30-2:45PM
IC17 vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

3:00-4:15PM
C AS vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A


July 17, 2011
9:00-10:15AM
WC17 vs IC17
Minnetonka - Rink A

10:30-11:45AM
HS AS vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

12:00-1:15PM
C AS vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

1:30-2:45PM
IC17 vs IC19
Minnetonka - Rink A

3:00-4:15PM
HS AS vs WC19
Minnetonka - Rink A
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Many thanks to both of you for the info!
 
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So this is the Roster for the two top current MN Summer Teams - rosters from thier sits and commitments to date. Maybe others can fill in missing data:

U19 Blue MN Jr Whitecaps
# Player Pos School Grad Year
4 Paige Jahnke D Roseville HS 2012
5 Milica McMillen D Breck HS 2012 - Minnesota
6 Jonna Curtis F Elk River HS 2012 - UNH
7 Sara Carlson F Hutchinson HS 2012 - UNH
8 Lee Stecklein D Roseville HS 2012 - Minnesota
9 Alli Rolandelli D Hopkins HS 2012
10 Hanna Brodt F Roseville HS 2012
12 Hannah Brandt F Hill Murray HS 2012 - Minnesota
14 Megan Armstrong D Edina HS 2012
15 Hayley Hill F White Bear Lake HS 2012
16 Mari Mankey F Hopkins HS 2012
17 Dani Camarenesi F Blake HS 2013
18 Lexi Slattery D Centennial HS 2012
20 Sam Hanson F/D White Bear Lake HS 2012 - UND
21 Brittany Thunstrom F Blaine HS 2012
25 Courtney Kukowski F Eastview HS 2012
29 Molly Illikainen F Grand Rapids HS 2012 - Providence
30 Erika Allen G Roseville HS 2012
39 Allie Morse G Park HS 2012

MN Icecats U19
Dahl 3 G
Neisen, Taylor 20 G
LaShomb 4 D - UND
Austin 13 D
Buehrer 5 D
Taffe 12 D
Wilcox 18 D
Johnston, Hannah 22 D
Kinsel 6 F
Halvorson, Liv 16 F/D
Peake 7 F
Woo 15 F
Nielson 19 F
Arnason 8 F
Storo 11 F
Lushanko 17 F
Wagner, Lydia 23 F
Rooney 21 F
 
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brookyone said:
Not that I'm opposed to the practice...as long as it's done with due diligence, research and an abundance of cognizant thought and a young player knows what they want...but I'm wondering if we'll see more very early commitments (verbal) happening prior to the 2011-2012 high school season...or after a freshman / sophomore season.
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Do you think the skills advance more during the HS season because longer or AAA because there is typically a higher level of skill and desire per team?
 
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