Minnesota High School Early Departures

As the talent levels of younger skaters increases year after year, the number of hockey players in Minnesota that leave for other leagues seems to increase as well.

Austin Poganski - Photo: Tri-City Storm

Here's a look at Minnesota High School athletes that have left the MSHSL to play in other various leagues across North America.

Year	Pos	Player	Prep Team	New Team	League	College
Sr	G	Chase Perry	Andover	Wenatchee	NAHL
Sr	D	Brandon Smith	Apple Valley	Gatineau	QMJHL
Sr	D	Teemu Kivihalme	Burnsville	Fargo	USHL	Colorado College
Sr	F	Westin Michaud	Cloquet	Corpus Christi	NAHL
Sr	F	Karson Kuhlman	Cloquet	Dubuque	USHL	Minnesota Duluth
Sr	D	Hunter Warner	Eden Prairie	Waterloo	USHL	Minnesota State
Sr	F	Connor Hurley	Edina	Muskegon	USHL	Notre Dame
Sr	D	Blake Hillman	Elk River	Dubuque	USHL
Sr	D	Neal Pionk	Hermantown	SiouxCity	USHL	Minnesota Duluth
Sr	D	Alex Fredberg	Irondale	MN Wilderness	NAHL
Sr	F	Jack Ramsey	Minnetonka	Penticton	BCHL	Minnesota
Sr	F	Aaron Herdt	Moorhead	Fargo	USHL
Sr	D	Logan Von Ruden	Northfield	MN Magicians	NAHL
Sr	D	Michael Bigelbach	Red Wing	Minot	NAHL
Sr	F	Austin Poganski	St. Cloud Cathedral	Tri-City	USHL	North Dakota
Sr	D	Matt Brettingen	St. Cloud Tech	Aberdeen	NAHL
Sr	D	Jack Dougherty	St. Thomas	NTDP	USA
So	F	Jesse Gabriel	Eagan	Brandon	WHL
Jr	F	Mike Sauer	Bemidji	Brookings	NAHL
Jr	F	Dylan Michaud	Cloquet	Omaha	AAA
Jr	G	Jake Kielly	Eden Prairie	Victory Honda	AAA
Jr	F	Shane Gersich	Holy Family	NTDP	USA	North Dakota
Jr	F	David Brumm	Maple Grove	Omaha	AAA
Jr	D	Nick Heid	Spring Lake Park	Omaha	AAA
Jr	G	Darion Hanson	St. Francis	Omaha	AAA
Jr	D	Hayden Shaw	Woodbury	Waterloo	USHL

If you note anything, please comment below and make me aware so I can update my database.

Enjoy!