The Chicago Showcase annually sends Minnesota's best seniors without college commitments south to face the nation's best. This year's roster has been set and there are some notable names from some of the state's top teams included.
The roster has been pasted below from an "must read" website if you are one of the many die hard Gopher fans in the state. The Gopher Hockey Blog does a tremendous job of covering the Gophers even before they ever get a chance to put on a Minnesota jersey. Yesterday the blog also included solid information on future Gopher players.
Forwards
Joe Becker - Moorhead- one of the captains of the Spuds. Fifth on the team in scoring with 12 goals and 17 assists.
Cory Belisle - Anoka-second on the Tornadoes with 23 goals and added 25 assists.
Ryan Bohrer - Cretin Derham Hall-played for the Raiders 2006 state champion team as a sophomore. Bohrer scored 31 goals and 16 assists for CDH, which had a down year.
JT Brown - Rosemount-very good playmaker. Led Irish with 32 goals and 35 assists. Brown had three hat tricks in a row at one point this year including a game where he scored three goals and added 3 assists against Holy Angels.
Rob Johnson - Duluth East-outstanding worker and leader for the Greyhounds.
Justin Jokinen - Cloquet-top forward on section 7AA champs. Great size and led the team in points.
Ryan Kesti - Red Wing-has been one of Red Wing's top players the past several years.
Matt Leer - Edina-going to be an amazing asset to whoever lands Leer. He's a checker and relentless worker. The five goals and nine assists he gathered his senior season don't tell whole story.
Dustin Moser - Roseau-another talented Rams forward. Scored 20 goals this season for Roseau and had four goals and one assist in the past two state tournament trips.
Nick Nagel - Totino Grace-led TG in scoring with 32 goals and was second with 24 assists.
Ben Nelson - Roseau-was slightly overlooked on a talented Rams roster. Led the Rams in scoring with 22 goals and 42 assists.
Steve Zierke - Benilde St. Margaret's-second on Benilde with 24 goals and 44 assists. Had one goal and three assists during state tournament helping BSM to a third place finish.
Defensemen
Brandon Binder - Lakeville South
David Brown - Cloquet-was instrumental leading the Lumberjacks to the state tournament scoring big goals including the game-tying and winning goals in the upset with over Duluth East.
Nate Jensen - Minnetonka
Jeff Lesmeister - Anoka
Tom McCarthy - Benilde-St. Margarets-had 11 goals and 21 assists but isn't an offensive defenseman. Very strong. Played a ton of minutes in the state tournament while getting one assist.
Dan Sova - Hill-Murray-had an amazing season and state tournament leading Pioneers to a state championship. Plays physical and has a great long reach. Will have a good college career.
Goalies
Brandon Jaeger - Champlin Park
Joe Phillippi - Hill-Murray-was the state's best goalie this year which culminated in a state championship. Should land very softly somewhere that needs a goalie.
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