As summer begins to cool down and the trees are thinking about changing color, the Upper Midwest High School Elite League begins to start the engines.

Not too long ago, the rosters for the various teams were released.  Although this doesn't mean that a given player is guaranteed to attend, it does give a look at who made the cut and received an invite.  Junior hockey starts around the same time, so some players choose to skate their until the high school season begins, over the Elite League.

This year, the University of Minnesota Duluth leads all other colleges in the amount of recruits that are expected to be present at the rink.  This, in my eyes, is a good ole' pat on the back for Mr. Sandelin for a couple reasons, but it's always fun to watch a recruit develop until they're actually pulling on the UMD sweater (and keeping them in Minnesota is nice too!).

Forwards Nick Swaney, Kobe Roth, Jared Bethune, and Riley Tufte are joined by defensemen Matt Anderson and Mikey Anderson to represent UMD this year.  Swaney, Roth, and Bethune took place in last year's Elite League as well.

Below is a list of college-committed recruits that have received invites.

Minnesota Duluth

1. Nick Swaney - Lakeville South
2. Kobe Roth - Warroad
3. Jared Bethune - Warroad
4. Riley Tufte - Blaine
5. Matt Anderson - Holy Family
6. Mikey Anderson - Hill-Murray

St. Cloud State

1. Ryan Poehling - Lakeville North
2. Jack Poehling - Lakeville North
3. Nick Poehling - Lakeville North

Minnesota

1. Ryan Zuhlsdorf - Edina
2. Ryan Edquist - Lakeville North

North Dakota

1. Mitchell Mattson - Grand Rapids
2. Matt Kiersted - Elk River

Wisconsin

1. Max Zimmer - Wayzata

Michigan Tech

1. Jacob Olson - Hill-Murray

Boston University

1. Kieffer Bellows - Edina

Union

1. Ben Newhouse - Benilde-St. Margaret's

Notre Dame

1. Dylan Malmquist - Edina

Nebraska-Omaha

1. Jack McNeely - Lakeville North

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The University of Minnesota Duluth has announced the roster for the 2014-15 season.

Roster changes include Carson Soucy changing from 4 to 21, taking Caleb Herbert's number from last season and Dom Toninato changing from 17 to 19, taking Max Tardy's number.

Freshmen Brett Boehm will be wearing 12, Blake Young wearing 17, Nick McCormack wearing 18, Karson Kuhlman wearing 20, Jared Thomas wearing 22, and Kasimir Kaskisuo will be sporting 33.

A sortable roster has been updated on the roster page.

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