Blackhawks - Coached by Brian Murphy (Minnetonka Bantam AA Coach), the Hawks have Peter Tabor (Edina), Hayden Brickner (Centennial), and Griffin Ness (Wayzata) on their roster. While playing versus the Red Wings, they seemed to have the upper hand while playing 4 on 4 for an hour. Keegan Karki (St. Cloud) looks to be a great goalie and will be paired with Jacob Sibell (Cambridge) as one of the stronger Goalie pairings in this group.
Bruins - The Bruins are lead by Scott Bond (Minnesota Made) and Eric McCabe. McCabe's son Devlin (St. Paul Academy), Brady Ziemer (Hutchinson), and Ryan Elder (Minnetonka) are a few of the great players playing for the B's this Summer. Watch out for Peyton Matsui from Farmington...he's a proven goal scorer. The Bruins will be one of the more well balanced teams in the League.
Canadiens - Lead by Minnetonka Bantam Co-Coach Avi Friedman, the Canadiens look to be the biggest and potentially most physical teams in the League. They are more than just big though. The Habs are very deep talent-wis as well. K'Andre Miller (Minnetonka), Luke Mountain (Shattuck St. Mary's) and Zach Sjelin (STMA) are just a few of the big and skill that will wear the red, white and gray. At first glance, YHH thinks the Canadiens could be the best team in the BEL.
Maple Leafs - The Leafs are coached by Brian DeWees (coached Farmington PeeWee A last year). Austin Pratt (Shattuck St. Mary's), Jack Olsen (Lakeville South), and Zach Bauer (Farmington) represent the Leafs. YHH did not see the Leafs practice...but their team will be ready when they take on Bruins, Canadiens and Red Wings this weekend.
Rangers - The North team aptly named "The Rangers" looks to be one of the strongest teams in the league. Luke LaMaster (Duluth), Gavin Hoen (Grand Rapids) and Chase Hartje (Bemidji) are all very gifted players. YHH Goalie of the Year, Zach Stejskal will don the the Rangers uni along with Moorhead's Carter Krier forming the tallest and shortest Goalie tandem in the league. These two netminders are very athletic and can win games for their team. The Rangers are coached by Brad Clayton.
Red Wings - Coached by Danny Vranek (Eden Prairie)...the Wings trot out Jaxon Nelson (Luverne), Ryan Lesko (Eden Prairie) and Ben Almquist (Holy Family). They will be an entertaining team to watch with several kids that had major success last season at the High School and Bantam level. Ben Beattie (Apple Valley/Eastview) and Nick Konkel (White Bear Lake) make up a great pair of goalies for the Wings.
