Scott Reedy is a winner. Not the scoring more goals than the opponent kind of winner. Not the win at every level winner. Scott Reedy has done that a lot in his career. But what makes him a winner is his use of his God given talent, how he trains and his ultra high drive to get better.

In 2012, he played a big role on Prior Lake's PeeWee A team that won the state tournament in Alexandria. Two years later he was a leader on Shattuck St. Mary's (SSM) first ever Bantam National Championship team win in Green Bay, WI. 

It seems that everything that he touches, turns to gold. The Scott Reedy story will surely have a happy ending - but his story is atypical of most Minnesota players who play for the Gophers, get drafted into the NHL and eventually play in the National Hockey League.

We first took notice of Scott Reedy during his second year of PeeWees. He played in Minnesota District 6 - which at the time was loaded with some talented players upfront, on the blue line and in the net. Each night the Lakers faced top 10 teams like Minnetonka and Jefferson as well as Edina who had D1 bound Sammy Walker, Grant Mismash, Tyler Madden, and Clayton Phillips on their roster.

They also faced Eden Prairie who hailed two other future D1 players Dayton Rasmussen (Denver Commit) and Casey Mittelstadt (Minnesota Commit) on their roster. Reedy remembered those days with a twinkle in his eye, "thinking back on that, it was pretty special playing against that many great players night in and night out, all right in our backyard."

Reedy's Prior Lake team went on to win the state championship in Alexandria, beating Hermantown 9-4 for the title. Reedy finished that game with a goal and four assists. 

In Minnesota, Reedy has always been considered one of the best players his age. Both at the '99 birth-year and at the 2017 grad-year level. In the Fall of 2013, after winning state as a PeeWee and going to State as a Bantam in '13, Reedy chose a route less traveled than most Minnesota elite players. 

He left home and enrolled at Shattuck St. Mary's in Faribault, MN. At fourteen years old, it was likely that he would never return to live with his mom, dad and two siblings ever again. "It was a hard decision to leave home, but I really wanted to see how my game stacked up against the best players in the country - going to Shattuck was the best place to do that."

That season, flanked by a cadre of teammates from Minnesota, they were able to claim a national championship with an epic win over their rival the Chicago Mission. The Mission won the title in Green Bay with the SSM student section behind them. "Our crowd that day was amazing, it is something I'll never forget," said Reedy. His coach that first year at SSM was John LaFontaine, who later Reedy called "unbelievable."

It was that Spring/Summer of 2014 where Reedy's hard work and success really started to pay off. Within a three month span, Reedy won a national Bantam title, was chosen as one of 20 Minnesota players to the USA Hockey National camp in New York and he committed to Don Lucia to play his college hockey at the University of Minnesota.

Reedy returned to SSM in the Fall of 2014 and was chosen to play for the Prep team, a team that had won nine national titles and was the defending U18/Major Midget national champions. The Sabres fell short of their tenth title losing in the championship game to the Connecticut Wolfpack 4-1 in Buffalo, NY.

In March of 2015, Reedy was invited to tryout for USA Hockey's National Team and Development Program (USNTDP) along with 49 other skaters and goalies. He was one of 20 players chosen for "The Program" which is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ryan Hardy, Director of Player Personnel for the Program said this of Reedy, "Scott is a versatile, playmaking forward who has a very mature, professional approach to the game.  He is a wonderful young man and will be a tremendous asset to the NTDP for the next two years."

Reedy enrolled this Fall at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor and is living with former Shattuck teammates Logan Hutsko (Penn State Commit) and Josh Maniscalco (Minnesota Commit). The trio is living in a house rented out by Hutsko's mother who moved from Pennsylvania to billet the three boys for the next two years. 

A typical day for Reedy includes going to school in the morning and heading to the rink in the afternoon. The team trains just east of Ann Arbor at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Reedy told YHH that his experience at the Program has been "incredible." He also said it is like a dream to have the great coaches, players and facilities at his disposal every day. 

Ryan Hardy, Director of Player Personnel for The Program described specifically what the players go through on a weekly basis, "our guys practice 3-4 times per week for an hour and a half each day.  In addition to the on-ice portion of the training, our guys work out 2-3 times per week with our strength coach, Darryl Nelson.  Darryl has developed a rigorous training program designed to prevent injury and cultivate functionality and build strength through exercises that directly translate to the body movements required in hockey.  The boys also work with Carrie Kiel, our skating coach, throughout the season and with our cross-training coach, Kirk Culik, who works with them on the mental aspect of the game along with a multitude of team building exercises."

The U17 team is scheduled for 47 games this season, mostly against teams in the USHL. This past weekend they faced two of the top teams in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League winning both games - 5-1 Saturday and 5-2 Sunday.

After Reedy's two year stint in Ann Arbor he plans to head home to play for the University of Minnesota. The 2017 class at Minnesota is one of the best Coach Lucia has recruited in a long time. Reedy will be joined by USNTDP teammates Josh Maniscalco and Minnesota native Nate Knoepke at The U. As well as former SSM line mate Brannon McManus (Omaha Lancers, USHL) and Casey Mittelstadt (Eden Prairie, MNHS). 

The Summer prior to becoming a Golden Gopher, Reedy will be eligible for the NHL Draft. One NHL Scout said this of Reedy this weekend in New Hope, "Reedy is a great skater, with a very high ceiling, he's the type of player that can play all three positions up front...depending how he develops, he could be a high pick in the draft."

Ryan Hardy agrees with that scout telling YHH that, "Scott is a versatile, playmaking forward who has a very mature, professional approach to the game.  He is a wonderful young man and  will be a tremendous asset to the NTDP for the next two years."

A sign at the rink in Plymouth reads "Take Responsibility of Your Own Development" - it is almost if Scott wrote the sign himself. We wish him the best of luck over the next few years.