Introducing 15 players to watch this season in high school boys hockey

These standouts come from a range of schools stretching from the far edges of the metro to its very core.

November 21, 2022 at 6:06PM
Clockwise from left: Nikolas Jinks of Chisago Lakes, David Wolsfeld of Mahtomedi, Joel Hanson of Minneapolis. (Star Tribune and Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tyler Barsness, F, Coon Rapids, junior

Wes Berg, F, Benilde-St. Margaret's, senior

Peyton Blair, F, Centennial, senior

Nathan Bluhm, D, Chisago Lakes, senior

Cayden Casey, F, Andover, senior

Jack Erickson, G, Hill-Murray, senior

Jake Fisher, F, Cretin-Derham Hall, senior

Joel Hanson, D, Minneapolis, senior

Nikolas Jinks, F, Chisago Lakes, senior

Kamden Kaiser, F, Northfield, junior

Javon Moore, F, Minnetonka, junior

John Stout III, D, Minnetonka, junior

Jay Svaren, G, Eastview, senior

Teddy Townsend, F, Eden Prairie, junior

David Wolsfeld, F, Mahtomedi, senior

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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

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