Prior Lake's Carson Stokes will star for the Mavericks this weekend in the YHH PeeWee Challenge
All five teams have major star power including some great goal scorers, defensemen, and goalies.
Bulldogs: well balanced team with a good variety of players from all over Minnesota. St. Paul's Matthew Gleason is a sure fire star for the Dogs up front, along with Ethan Cumming from St. Cloud. On the blueline keep an eye out for Nolan Krenzen from Duluth and Mason Streeter from Blaine.
Gophers: the Gophers are lead by coaches kids Bobby Brink and Joe Simpson. Two great all around players who are likely to find the scoresheet for the Gophers. The Gophers will be strong in net with Parker Slotsve (Maple Grove) and Hudson Hodges (Moorhead) making them for a tough team to beat all weekend.
Huskies: probably the most athletic team of the field of five, the Huskies have three of the biggest kids on the ice in Mackie Zabinski (Minneapolis), Jake Ratzloff (Rosemount), and Mitchell Kohner (Rosemount). If this team can gel, they could win the entire event.
Irish: potentially the most entertaining team in the field, the Irish have some very talented players including Caden Triggs (Moorhead), Christian Miller (Coleraine), and Tyler Oakland (Maple Grove). Couple that talent with goalies Josh Davis (Woodbury) and Basil Kamsheh (Bloomington)...the Irish will be dangerous.
Mavericks: the Mavs will be another very big and physical team. They have the most explosive player in the field, Griffin Streeter who is a threat every time he hits the ice. Other big men include a trio of Edina kids Jake Boltmann, Emmett Wurst, and Mark Overman. Goalies Carson Stokes (Prior Lake) and Ramsey Bell (Edina) will make the Mavs a tough team to beat.