Besides the Big 4 (Edina, Minnetonka, STMA and Grand Rapids)....here are a few teams that could make some noise in Brainerd:

Brainerd: last year the host team was a very hospitable team to their guests, this year they return a nice corps of players plus a nice group of second year PeeWees will make the Warriors a tough team to beat on their home ice.

Eastview: two year's ago, this group of PeeWees had a nice regular season run but ran into an incredibly tough East Region that produced the State Champion (Edina) and State Consolation Champion (Minnetonka). The Lightning have a nice crop of returning players from both their AA and B teams and one or two first years that will make them scary come November.

Osseo Maple Grove: a very talented association with several great returning players coupled with first year Bantams who finished their PeeWee careers in the state tournament.

Wayzata: a very strong team two years ago as PeeWees (second in state to Edina) with several players that have really started to shine in the last few months (Griffin Ness, Grant Anderson, Tyler Dingmann, and Colin Schmidt)...this team could make a lot of noise.

Here are 10 players (in no order) that will fill up the score sheets in Brainerd come November:

1. Tyler Watkins - Hermantown

2. Gavin Hain - Grand Rapids

3. Matt Jaglo - Osseo Maple Grove

4. Lewis Crosby - Edina

5. Ryan Pogue - Bemidji

6. Ryan Elder - Minnetonka

7. Nathan Johannes - Bloomington Jefferson

8. Griffin Ness - Wayzata

9. Matthew Fischer - Brainerd

10. Zach Sjlien - STMA