I will be stuck in the office on Friday, a day that includes 13 NHL games, 13 AHL games, 8 ECHL games, 7 QMJHL games, 9 OHL games, 11 WHL games, 6 USHL games, 17 NCAA games and, welcome to the party, 25 Minnesota Boys high school hockey games.
At some point that day, I will be out of the cubicle. That's when my feast of hockey begins.
The Minnesota Hockey Hub site has been preparing us for the season by listing it's top 100 all-time Minnesota high school players, with John Mayasich of Eveleth topping the list. In case you missed it, here are the names. But please, do go to the site and check out the faces of the players who have made the Minnesota game the best high school program of any sport in the nation.
The Minnesota Hockey Hub 100 Greatest Hockey Players
1. John Mayasich -- F -- Eveleth (Class of 1951)
2. Neal Broten -- F -- Roseau (1978)
3. Phil Housley -- D -- South St. Paul (1982)
4. Tim Sheehy -- F -- International Falls (1966)
5. Henry Boucha -- F -- Warroad (1969)
6. Mike Antonovic -- F -- Greenway (1969)
7. Willard Ikola -- G -- Eveleth (1950)
8. Mike Crowley -- D -- Bloomington Jefferson (1994)
9. Dave Spehar -- F -- Duluth East (1996)
10. John Matchefts -- F -- Eveleth (1949)
11. Kyle Rau -- F -- Eden Prairie (2011)
12. Aaron Broten -- F -- Roseau (1979)
13. Craig Norwich -- D -- Edina East (1974)
14. John Pohl -- F -- Red Wing (1998)
15. Gary Sargent -- D -- Bemidji (1972)
16. Bob Krueger -- F -- Edina (1970)
17. George Pelawa -- F -- Bemidji (1986)
18. Bill Nyrop -- D -- Edina (1970)
19. Tom Chorske -- F -- Minneapolis Southwest (1985)
20. Steve 'Pokey' Trachsel -- D -- Duluth Cathedral (1969)
21. Scott Bloom -- F -- Burnsville (1986)
22. Phil Hoene -- F -- Duluth Cathedral (1967)
23. Corey Millen -- F -- Cloquet (1982)
24. Reed Larson -- D -- Minneapolis Roosevelt (1974)
25. Bob Young -- D -- Hill (1971)
26. Brad Shelstad -- G -- Minneapolis Southwest (1970)
27. Mike Ramsey -- D -- Minneapolis Roosevelt (1978)
28. Matt Cullen -- F -- Moorhead (1995)
29. Bill Baker -- D -- Grand Rapids (1975)
30. Paul Martin -- D -- Elk River (2000)
31. Wally Grant -- F -- Eveleth (1945)
32. Brian Bonin -- F -- White Bear Lake (1992)
33. Larry Olimb -- D -- Warroad (1988)
34. Dave Langevin -- D -- Hill-Murray (1972)
35. Joe Bianchi -- F -- Bloomington Jefferson (1994)
36. Peter Fichuk -- F -- International Falls (1965)
37. Jon Casey -- G -- Grand Rapids (1980)
38. Doug Woog -- F -- South St. Paul (1962)
39. Darby Hendrickson -- F -- Richfield (1991)
40. Paul Ranheim -- F -- Edina (1984)
41. Steve Christoff -- F -- Richfield (1976)
42. T.J. Oshie -- F -- Warroad (2005)
43. Scott Lecy -- F -- Rochester John Marshall (1977)
44. Scott Bjugstad -- F -- Irondale (1979
45. Mike 'Lefty' Curran -- G -- International Falls (1962)
46. Joe Micheletti -- F -- Hibbing (1973)
47. Rob McClanahan -- F -- Mounds View (1976)
48. Nick Leddy -- D -- Eden Prairie (2009)
49. Tom Pederson -- D -- Bloomington Jefferson (1988)
50. Dave Christian -- D -- Warroad (1977)
51. Jay North -- F -- Bloomington Jefferson (1980)
52. Paul Johnson -- F -- Breck (1953)
53. Pete Waselovich -- G -- International Falls (1973)
54. Tom Kurvers -- D -- Bloomington Jefferson (1980)
55. Mark Osiecki -- D -- Burnsville (1986)
56. Mark Pavelich -- F -- Eveleth (1976)
57. Mark Parrish -- F -- Bloomington Jefferson (1995)
58. Bryan 'Butsy' Erickson -- F -- Roseau (1978)
59. Roger Christian -- F -- Warroad (1956)
60. Bill Christian -- F -- Warroad (1956)
61. Trent Klatt -- F -- Osseo (1989)
62. Erik Rasmussen -- F -- St. Louis Park (1995)
63. Robb Stauber -- G -- Duluth Denfeld (1986)
64. Joe Dziedzic -- F -- Minneapolis Edison (1990)
65. Ryan McDonagh -- D -- Cretin-Durham Hall (2007)
66. Craig Johnson -- F -- Hill-Murray (1990)
67. Matt Hendricks -- F -- Blaine (2000)
68. Wally Chapman -- F -- Edina (1982)
69. Bob Paradise -- D -- Cretin (1962)
70. Ben Hanowski -- F -- Little Falls (2009)
71. Damian Rhodes -- G -- Richfield (1987)
72. Eric Strobel -- F -- Rochester Mayo (1976)
73. Dick Dougherty -- F -- International Falls (1973)
74. Gino Guyer -- F -- Greenway (2002)
75. Jim Amidon -- F -- International Falls (1963)
76. Karl Goehring -- G -- Apple Valley (1996)
77. Rube Bjorkman -- F -- Roseau (1947)
78. Tony Bianchi -- F -- Bloomington Jefferson (1989)
79. Oscar Mahle -- F -- International Falls (1957)
80. Mike Randolph -- F -- Duluth Central (1970)
81. Aaron Ness -- D -- Roseau (2008)
82. Doug Palazzari -- F -- Eveleth (1970)
83. Nick Checco -- F -- Bloomington Jefferson (1993)
84. John Rothstein -- F -- Grand Rapids (1975)
85. Gary Wood -- D -- International Falls (1965)
86. Al Hangsleben -- D -- Warroad (1971)
87. Doug Peltier -- F -- St. Paul Johnson (1968)
88. Mike Lauen -- F -- Edina East (1979)
89. Max Oshie -- F -- Warroad (1989)
90. Tom Gorowsky -- F -- Centennial (2004)
91. Jack McCartan -- G -- St. Paul Marshall (1953)
92. Doug Zmolek -- D -- Rochester John Marshall (1989)
93. Pete LoPresti -- G -- Eveleth (1972)
94. Terry Abram -- D -- South St. Paul (1965)
95. Bill 'Buzz' Schneider -- F/D -- Babbitt (1972)
96. David Backes -- F -- Spring Lake Park (2002)
97. Don Ross -- F -- Roseau (1960)
98. Mike Polich -- F -- Hibbing (1971)
99. Chris Locker -- F -- Duluth East (1996)
100. Herb Brooks -- F -- St. Paul Johnson (1955
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