Women’s u18 World Championships semifinals
Canada 2, Finland 1
U.S. 3, Sweden 2
Gold Medal game tomorrow at 7:30 on NHL Network.
U.S. down 3-2 heading into the third period. Ava Lindsay with a nice play on the goal that narrows the deficit to one.
https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1536529976710909954?s=21&t=8xOCmXSF8Ea_bFd98R5jLQ
Silver will have to do.
U.S. loses to Canada 3-2.
All-Star Team voted by the media
Goalkeeper: FINLAND; #30; KYRKKO Emilia
Defender: USA; #12; MORROW Sydney
Defender: CANADA; #4; SWIDERSKI Sara
Forward: CZECHIA; #10; SAPOVALIVOVA Adela
Forward: USA; #10; EDWARDS Laila
Forward: FINLAND; #23; VANHANEN Sanni
Best Player Awards selected by the directorate
Goalkeeper: FINLAND; #30; KYRKKO Emilia
Defender: SWEDEN; #6; KANDELL Tuva
Forward: USA; #10; EDWARDS Laila
Most Valuable Player voted by the media
USA; #10; EDWARDS Laila
Laila Edwards is a Wisconsin recruit
Sydney Morrow is an Ohio State recruit
Sara Swiderski is a Clarkson recruit
With Covid-19 delaying the Women’s u18 Worlds which were concluded last week, it seems a little strange that we are quite a ways into the process of choosing next year’s team. About three weeks ago I posted the local girls invited to the National Select 18 camp to be held July 15-21 in St. Cloud. Here is the CURRENT LIST of invitees. Still waiting on Minnesota to release names from their recently concluded 15s camp (2007 birth years). A few 2005 and 2006 birth years will be picked from the national 16 & 17 camp that starts later this week.
Looking over the 2007s on that list I found THIS on one of the girls. Sounds like quite the all around athlete.
With Covid-19 delaying the Women’s u18 Worlds which were concluded last week, it seems a little strange that we are quite a ways into the process of choosing next year’s team. About three weeks ago I posted the local girls invited to the National Select 18 camp to be held July 15-21 in St. Cloud. Here is the CURRENT LIST of invitees. Still waiting on Minnesota to release names from their recently concluded 15s camp (2007 birth years). A few 2005 and 2006 birth years will be picked from the national 16 & 17 camp that starts later this week.
Looking over the 2007s on that list I found THIS on one of the girls. Sounds like quite the all around athlete.
"Fanale, the middle child of three sisters, said she wants to someday play hockey at the Division I and Olympic levels, then go pro.
There ya go...
There ya go…
Just realized that I probably saw Ms. Finale play last summer. THIS TEAM was in last summer at a tournament at the Super Rink and won their division. ASU men’s coach Greg Powers was coaching the team (his daughter was playing). They had three of the five 2007 birth year players who have been invited to the Select 18 camp (probably expect Minnesota to get one or two more when announced). I believe I only saw them play about a half a period during Zamboni time of another game I was watching. Sage Smith and Megan Healy are the other two from that team who will be at the U.S. camp. The Smith girl plays at Shattuck, so I’ve seen her a few times. Very impressive player. From the hockey hotbed of Lafayette, Louisiana.
Two Andover defense(wo)men, Mackenzie Jones and Courtney Little, will be Minnesota’s 2007 birth years at the “USA Hockey” Select 18 camp.
https://twitter.com/youthhockeyhub/status/1538996996463288324?s=21&t=NVos6YV38VUwBJWyxMJW5g
Carly Humphrey: I’m extremely honored and excited to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey at the University of Minnesota. I couldn’t choose a better environment to further my education and continue my hockey career. I’ve been blessed with some of the best coaches from youth to high school, whether it was winter season or summer season, and I will never be able to thank them enough. I’d also like to thank Elk River Hockey, my parents, sisters, family, teammates, and friends for supporting me through everything and more. I’ve always dreamt of becoming a Gopher, and still can’t believe I’ve gotten the opportunity to! Can’t wait to get started! Go Gophs!
2023
D Josie Hemp (Minnetonka)
D Elly Klepinger (Minnetonka)
F Isa Goettl (Andover)
F Emma Kreisz (Stanstead College) From Budapest, Hungary
F Ava Lindsay (Minnetonka)
F Lauren O’Hara (Centennial)
2024
F Kendra Distad (Minnetonka)
D Carly Humphrey (Elk River)
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
Go Skippers => Gophers!!
The Women have received a commitment for 2024 from Swiss goaltender Margaux Favre. She played last year for Rink Academy in Kelowna, British Columbia.
An article on Ms. Favre posted during the recent World Women’s U18 Championships.
2023
D Josie Hemp (Minnetonka)
D Elly Klepinger (Minnetonka)
F Isa Goettl (Andover)
F Emma Kreisz (Stanstead College) From Budapest, Hungary
F Ava Lindsay (Minnetonka)
F Lauren O’Hara (Centennial)
2024
F Kendra Distad (Minnetonka)
G Margaux Favre (Rink Hockey Academy-Kelowna) From Fribourg, Switzerland
D Carly Humphrey (Elk River)
The “USA Hockey” Girls U18 Select Camp kicks off this weekend in St. Cloud. This camp will select the U.S. team for the next U18 world championships. Future Gopher commits taking part are Ava Lindsay, Lauren O’Hara, Elly Klepinger, Kendra Distad and Carly Humphrey. Several other future Gophers are likely to emerge from this camp.
With the “USA Hockey” Select U18 Girls camp winding up today, thought I’d take a look at the youngest group there, the class of 2025. These are the girls that will start making college commitments a year from now. Bolded players are 2007 birth years, the others are 2006s.
Girls playing locally
G Layla Hemp (Minnetonka)
D Mackenzie Jones (Andover)
D Courtney Little (Andover)
D Sophie Morrow (Shattuck U16) from Darien, Connecticut
F Sawyer Fleming (Shattuck U16) from Rochester
F/D Sage Smith (Shattuck U16) from Lafayette, Louisiana
From the rest of the country
D Megan Healy (Selects Academy U16) from South Burlington, Vermont
D True Thompson (Little Caesars U16) from Sherwood Park, Alberta (has dual citizenship)
F Kassidy Carmichael (NAHA U19) from Westford, Massachusetts
F Nora Curtis (Williston Northampton Academy) from Skancateles, New York
F Anabella Fanale (Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U14) from Webster, New York
F Mikah Keller (NAHA U19) from Mosinee, Wisconsin
F Morgan McGathey (Thayer Academy) from Braintree, Massachusetts
F Carla McSweeney (Chicago Young Americans U16) from Chicago, Illinois
F Taylor Senecal (Essex H.S.) from Essex Junction, Vermont
F Ava Thomas (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) from Downington, Pennsylvania
F Kennedy Walker (New Hampton School) from Rochester, Michigan
Only 3 girls from MN? That's a recipe for disaster.
Only 3 girls from MN? That’s a recipe for disaster.
G Layla Hemp (Minnetonka)
D Mackenzie Jones (Andover)
D Courtney Little (Andover)
F Sawyer Fleming (Shattuck U16) from Rochester
I realize you've been in the PI for quite a while, but I'm pretty sure Rochester hasn't up and moved to Iowa (or worse, Wisconsin).
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
Oops. I think when I starting scanning down and started seeing "<strong class="d4pbbc-bold">(Shattuck U16)" Connecticut and Louisiana threw me off the trail. : )
btw - Louisiana? Gotta be a first.
Oops. I think when I starting scanning down and started seeing “<strong class=”d4pbbc-bold”>(Shattuck U16)” Connecticut and Louisiana threw me off the trail. : )
btw – Louisiana? Gotta be a first.
There are two Fleming sisters at the camp. The older one, Delaney, is a ‘23 grad year. They both played at Rochester Lourdes before moving to Shattuck. They are the younger sisters of Maddox Fleming, who, I believe, will be a freshman at Notre Dame this season.
As far as the Louisiana girl goes, she is a player. Big, strong girl.
32 players from the Select 18 camp move on to the next step.
Here is a list of the uncommitted girls moving on to the National Festival in Buffalo, New York starting August 8th.
Class of ‘23
D Gabby Kim (Shattuck U16) from Los Angeles, California
Class of ‘24
G Genevieve Klein (Shattuck Prep) from Lakeville
G Danielle Strom (Maple Grove)
D Kamdyn Davis (Chicago Mission) from Beloit, Wisconsin
D Rose Dwyer (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) from Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
D Josie Lang (Stillwater)
D Olivia Maffeo (Noble & Greenough School) from Canton, Massachusetts
F Lindzi Avar (Minnetonka)
F Alanna Devlin (NAHA U16) from Marshfield, Massachusetts
F Hannah Halverson (Edina)
F Finley McCarthy (Selects Academy) from Whitefish, Montana
F Ayla Puppe (Northfield)
F Maggie Scannell (Shattuck Prep) from Wynantskill, New York
F Josie St. Martin (Stillwater)
Class of ‘25
G Layla Hemp (Minnetonka)
D Megan Healy (Selects Academy) from South Burlington, Vermont
F Bella Fanale (Pittsburgh Penguins Elite) from Webster, New York
F Sawyer Fleming (Shattuck U16) from Rochester
F Ava Thomas (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) from Downington, Pennsylvania
Look for the commitments from the ‘24s to pick up after August first when they can start taking official visits.
Not sure if I heard it on a YHH podcast or read it on the Minnesota Girls high school hockey forum but the speculation was that Lindzi Avar would likely commit to Ohio State.
Those sweaters are sharp!!
Canada is holding their camp to choose their National U18 team (CAMP ROSTER). A few players from this group that may be getting attention from the Gopher staff are forward Alexia Aubin (Stanstead College) and defenders Emma Venusio (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins) and Gracie Graham (Rink Academy-Kelowna)
The recent St. Cloud camp narrowed the U.S. candidates down to 32, and the National Festival, which starts on Monday (in Buffalo, New York) will chose the team that will play Canada in a three game series in Calgary. Game dates are August 17, 18 & 20.
These talented Skippers will lead us this season!?⚓️?@BreakdownUSA (photo credit) #blarmy #captains @TonkaSkippers @GraceSadura @avajlindsay @josie66608449 @elly_klepinger pic.twitter.com/lh2K3BXAbM— Tonka HS Girls Hockey (@tonkahockeygirl) August 3, 2022
Good for them.
So they took this professional photo and posted it online because they're going to be captains? :scratch:
U.S. roster for the U18 three game series with Canada in Calgary is up. Ava Lindsay and Ellie Klepinger are the only current Gopher recruits. Hopefully a couple more are in the near future. Games are this coming Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. All games are at 4:30 p.m. and will be streamed (for free) on the Hockey Canada web site
Canada’s roster for the upcoming U18 series with the U.S.
I believe there might be a commitment or possibly two from this group. Of course I am notoriously wrong around this time of year.
Streaming for today’s U18 game between U.S. and Canada. Game time 5:00 local time
Numbers of Gopher commits: U.S. - 27 Ava Lindsay, 2 Elly Klepinger
Numbers of possible Gopher targets (to be taken with several grains of salt) U.S.:24 Maggie Scannell, 11 Josie St. Martin, 18 Kamdyn Davis, 31 Layla Hemp, 28 Bella Fanale
Canada: 23 Alexia Aubin, 47 Emma Venusio
Canada wins today 4-0. 47-25 shots advantage for the Canadians.
https://twitter.com/NicoleHaase/status/1560350561496694785
so hopefully just a tweak and will be good to go for the Gophers in a month.
Actually Ava doesn’t hit campus until the fall of 2023.
Canada completes the sweep over the U.S. with a 7-2 victory in the third game of the U18 series. It will be interesting to see what changes might be coming before the World Championships.
The World Championships will be held January 8-15, 2023 in Ostersund, Sweden.
The one bit of good news was Ava Lindsay returning to play today.
Badgers get a big recruit. Would hope Frost and Darwitz are working hard in keeping St. Martin home.
https://twitter.com/SBNCollegePuck/status/1561712389791301636?t=E8VEvRfMMM_02W5UdkvBEQ&s=19
Not sure if what to read into this, but Margaux Favre, the Swiss goaltender, no longer has Gopher commit in her Instagram byline.
The Girls Elite League starts on September 8th. The bulk of the games are at Fogerty, the Super Rink or Shattuck. There is a weekend at various Duluth area rinks.
https://www.girlshselitehockey.com/stats#/164/schedule?division_id=20204
Gopher commits by team:
Empowers Performance: Josie Hemp, Isa Goettl
MSP Magazine: Carly Humphrey, Kendra Distad
Tradition Mortgage: Elly Klepinger, Ava Lindsay, Lauren O’Hara
The youngest player in the league is someone that Gopher fans have been waiting for since her parents got married. Emily Pohl is on the Pellici Ace Hardware team.
Labor Day weekend is traditionally the start of the fall girl’s hockey showcase season with the long running NAHA tournament and the more recent showcase in Pittsburgh. Minnesota will have a presence at both with most Gopher commits taking part.
Josie Hemp will be in Pittsburgh with the Junior Whitecaps Black team in the 19U division. At NAHA will be Elly Klepinger, Lauren O’Hara and Ava Lindsay on the Junior Whitecaps Black 19U team and Carly Humphrey and Kendra Distad on the Junior Whitecaps White 19U team. Stanstead College will also be at NAHA in the 19U division, but Gopher commit Emma Kreisz will not be as she is still in Denmark with the Hungarian team at the Women’s World Championships. They have a quarterfinal game against the U.S. this morning so their run likely comes to a screeching halt.
EDIT: Emma Kreisz is not listed as being in the lineup for Hungary today
https://www.winter-hawks.org/page/show/199874-21st-annual-naha-labor-day-tournament-2021
https://labor-day-girls-fest.premiericeprospects.com/tournament-schedule
The youngest player in the league is someone that Gopher fans have been waiting for since her parents got married. Emily Pohl is on the Pellici Ace Hardware team.
And so it is written...
The youngest player at the Women’s World Championships in Denmark is Czech 16 year old forward Adela Sapovalivova. She been getting a lot of praise for her speed and skill. She was the second leading scorer at this summer’s 18U World Championships in Madison and was one of the three forwards on the all-tournament team. She still has two more years of eligibility for that event. If she decides to come over and play college hockey the competition for her services will probably be pretty intense. With the Gophers current trend of interest in Europeans it might be a name to remember.
https://twitter.com/iihfhockey/status/1563246023463411714?s=21&t=AEfYzXNKPlE_VEalLu8lQQ
The Gophers get a commitment from Northfield junior forward Ayla Puppe for 2024.
2023
D Josie Hemp (Minnetonka)
D Elly Klepinger (Minnetonka)
F Isa Goettl (Andover)
F Emma Kreisz (Stanstead College) From Budapest, Hungary
F Ava Lindsay (Minnetonka)
F Lauren O’Hara (Centennial)
2024
F Kendra Distad (Minnetonka)
G Margaux Favre (Rink Hockey Academy-Kelowna) From Fribourg, Switzerland
D Carly Humphrey (Elk River)
F Ayla Puppe (Northfield)
Still some questions on the Favre commitment.
Just don't let St. Martin go to Wisconsin