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The Top Ranked Hockey Players of All-Time from Minnesota High Schools
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.
What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.
| School | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) | Erik Johnson | D | 2008 | 1162 |
| Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) | Jack Hillen | D | 2008 | 5268 |
| Andover (Andover) | Wyatt Kaiser | D | 2023 | 7623 |
| Anoka (Anoka) | Steve Alley | LW | 1978 | 4712 |
| Anoka (Anoka) | Jeffrey Hymanson | D | 1976 | 6850 |
| Apple Valley (Apple Valley) | Mike Lundin | D | 2008 | 5838 |
| Apple Valley (Apple Valley) | Hudson Fasching | RW | 2016 | 8656 |
| Armstrong (Plymouth) | Jordan Leopold | D | 2003 | 1398 |
| Armstrong (Plymouth) | Dennis Vaske | D | 1991 | 5306 |
| Armstrong (Robbinsdale) | David Jensen (1961) | D | 1984 | 7861 |
| Bemidji (Bemidji) | Keith Hanson | D | 1984 | 8321 |
| Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) | Andrew Alberts | D | 2006 | 4608 |
| Blaine (Blaine) | Nick Bjugstad | C | 2013 | 2475 |
| Blaine (Blaine) | Matt Hendricks | C | 2009 | 4433 |
| Blaine (Blaine) | Brandon Bochenski | RW | 2006 | 6999 |
| Blaine (Blaine) | Jonny Brodzinski | C | 2017 | 7827 |
| Blake School (Hopkins) | Jim Warden | G | 1976 | 3717 |
| Blake School (Minneapolis) | J.T. Wyman | RW | 2010 | 8426 |
| Bloomington (Bloomington) | Bob Bergloff | D | 1983 | 8741 |
| Brainerd (Brainerd) | Cole Smith | RW | 2021 | 7377 |
| Breck (Golden Valley) | Blake Wheeler | RW | 2009 | 349 |
| Breck (Golden Valley) | Peter Mueller | C | 2008 | 3976 |
| Breck School (Golden Valley) | Paul Johnson | LW | 1955 | 3481 |
| Burnsville (Burnsville) | Brock Boeser | RW | 2017 | 843 |
| Burnsville (Burnsville) | Todd Okerlund | RW | 1988 | 6008 |
| Cathedral (Duluth) | Phil Hoene | LW | 1973 | 5662 |
| Cathedral (St. Cloud) | Nate Schmidt | D | 2014 | 1651 |
| Centennial (Circle Pines) | Tyler Pitlick | C | 2014 | 5603 |
| Chisago Lakes (Lindstrom) | Blake Lizotte | C | 2019 | 5801 |
| Cloquet (Cloquet) | Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 1995 | 1235 |
| Cloquet (Cloquet) | Corey Millen | C | 1990 | 2261 |
| Cloquet (Cloquet) | Derek Plante | C | 1994 | 2483 |
| Cretin (St. Paul) | Bob Paradise | D | 1972 | 2472 |
| Cretin (St. Paul) | Bob Dill | D | 1944 | 3137 |
| Cretin-Derham (St. Paul) | Ryan McDonagh | D | 2011 | 681 |
| Delano (Delano) | Ben Meyers | C | 2022 | 3115 |
| Denfield (Duluth) | Robb Stauber | G | 1990 | 4019 |
| East (Duluth) | Tommy Williams | RW | 1962 | 903 |
| East (Duluth) | Sean Hill | D | 1993 | 1153 |
| East (Duluth) | Derek Forbort | D | 2016 | 3023 |
| East (Duluth) | Phil Verchota | LW | 1979 | 3104 |
| East (Duluth) | Mark Heaslip | RW | 1977 | 5107 |
| East (Duluth) | Andy Welinski | D | 2018 | 7707 |
| East (Duluth) | Dominic Toninato | C | 2018 | 7754 |
| East (Duluth) | Rusty Fitzgerald | C | 1995 | 8859 |
| East (Edina) | Craig Norwich | D | 1980 | 2976 |
| East (Edina) | Mike Lauen | RW | 1984 | 8576 |
| East Grand Forks (East Grand Forks) | Tucker Poolman | D | 2018 | 6619 |
| Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie) | Nick Leddy | D | 2011 | 836 |
| Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie) | Alex Iafallo | C | 2018 | 3053 |
| Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie) | Casey Mittelstadt | C | 2018 | 3731 |
| Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie) | Nick Seeler | D | 2018 | 4693 |
| Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie) | Jackson Blake | RW | 2024 | 6365 |
| Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie) | Stu Bickel | D | 2012 | 8736 |
| Edina (Edina) | Anders Lee | C | 2013 | 1267 |
| Edina (Edina) | Paul Ranheim | LW | 1989 | 2286 |
| Edina (Edina) | David Maley | LW | 1986 | 3338 |
| Edina (Edina) | Bill Nyrop | D | 1976 | 3766 |
| Edina (Edina) | Dan Plante | RW | 1994 | 6259 |
| Edina (Edina) | Bruce McIntosh | D | 1973 | 6544 |
| Edison (Edison) | Joe Dziedzic | LW | 1996 | 6614 |
| Elk River (Elk River) | Paul Martin | D | 2004 | 1419 |
| Elk River (Elk River) | Nicklaus Perbix | D | 2023 | 4256 |
| Elk River (Elk River) | Dan Hinote | RW | 2000 | 5380 |
| Elk River (Elk River) | Nick Perbix | D | 2022 | 6517 |
| Eveleth (Eveleth) | Frank Brimsek | G | 1939 | 64 |
| Eveleth (Eveleth) | Mike Karakas | G | 1936 | 221 |
| Eveleth (Eveleth) | Mark Pavelich | C | 1982 | 1895 |
| Eveleth (Eveleth) | Pete LoPresti | G | 1975 | 1900 |
| Eveleth (Eveleth) | Sam LoPresti | G | 1941 | 2096 |
| Eveleth (Eveleth) | John Mayasich | C | 1951 | 2718 |
| Eveleth-Gilbert (Eveleth) | Tom Yurkovich | G | 1958 | 6686 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Jon Casey | G | 1984 | 381 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Alex Goligoski | D | 2008 | 777 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Trent Klatt | RW | 1992 | 2292 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Scot Kleinendorst | D | 1983 | 4402 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Bill Baker | D | 1981 | 4969 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Jon Rohloff | D | 1995 | 6070 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Jeff Nielsen | RW | 1997 | 6146 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Chris Marinucci | C | 1995 | 8180 |
| Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | Steve Wagner | D | 2008 | 8774 |
| Greenway (Coleraine) | Ken Gernander | RW | 1996 | 8600 |
| Harding (St. Paul) | Paul Holmgren | RW | 1976 | 1652 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Dean Talafous | RW | 1975 | 2057 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | John Gruden | D | 1994 | 5310 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Jeff Taffe | C | 2003 | 7584 |
| Henry (Minneapolis) | Tom Hirsch | D | 1984 | 7561 |
| Henry (Minneapolis) | John Sheridan | C | 1975 | 8427 |
| Hermantown (Hermantown) | Neal Pionk | D | 2018 | 1231 |
| Hermantown (Hermantown) | Dylan Samberg | D | 2022 | 5148 |
| Hermantown (Hermantown) | Cole Koepke | LW | 2023 | 8244 |
| Hibbing (Hibbing) | Joe Micheletti | D | 1980 | 3197 |
| Hibbing (Hibbing) | Mike Polich | C | 1978 | 4560 |
| Hibbing (Hibbing) | Bob Collyard | C | 1974 | 6081 |
| Hibbing (Hibbing) | Scott Sandelin | D | 1987 | 8159 |
| Hibbing (Hibbing) | Pat Micheletti | C | 1988 | 8213 |
| Hill-Murray (Maplewood) | Jake Guentzel | C | 2017 | 383 |
| Hill-Murray (Maplewood) | Dave Langevin | D | 1980 | 1715 |
| Hill-Murray (Maplewood) | Craig Johnson | LW | 1995 | 3308 |
| Hill-Murray (Maplewood) | Chris Pryor | D | 1985 | 6980 |
| Hill-Murray (Maplewood) | Joey Anderson | RW | 2019 | 8115 |
| Hill-Murray School (Maplewood) | Michael Anderson | D | 2020 | 3925 |
| Hopkins (Hopkins) | Jim Korn | D | 1980 | 1977 |
| Hopkins (Hopkins) | Dave Snuggerud | RW | 1990 | 3474 |
| Hopkins (Hopkins) | Travis Boyd | C | 2018 | 6729 |
| International Falls (International Falls) | Mike Curran | G | 1973 | 1598 |
| International Falls (International Falls) | Bob Mason | G | 1984 | 1871 |
| International Falls (International Falls) | Keith Christiansen | C | 1973 | 5203 |
| Irondale (New Brighton) | Scott Bjugstad | RW | 1984 | 3497 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Tom Kurvers | D | 1985 | 1220 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Tom Gilbert | D | 2007 | 1345 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Mark Parrish | RW | 1999 | 1390 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Ben Clymer | RW | 2000 | 4008 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Tom Pederson | D | 1993 | 4827 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Mike Crowley | D | 1998 | 7821 |
| Jefferson (Bloomington) | Dan Trebil | D | 1997 | 8376 |
| Johnson (St. Paul) | Herb Brooks | D | 1960 | 6333 |
| Kennedy (Babbitt) | Buzz Schneider | LW | 1976 | 2845 |
| Kennedy (Bloomington) | Don Jackson | D | 1978 | 3290 |
| Kennedy (Bloomington) | Ryan Stoa | LW | 2010 | 6924 |
| Lake of the Woods (Baudette) | Alex Lyon | G | 2018 | 2964 |
| Lincoln (Bloomington) | Tim Harrer | RW | 1983 | 8631 |
| Lourdes (Rochester) | Colin Stuart | LW | 2008 | 8370 |
| Maple Grove (Maple Grove) | Brock Faber | D | 2023 | 3015 |
| Marshall (Rochester) | Shjon Podein | LW | 1993 | 3170 |
| Marshall (Rochester) | Doug Zmolek | D | 1993 | 3664 |
| Marshall (Rochester) | Guy Gosselin | D | 1988 | 6598 |
| Marshall (Rochester) | Jeff Teal | RW | 1985 | 8510 |
| Marshall (St. Paul) | Jack McCartan | G | 1960 | 2476 |
| Mayo (Rochester) | Eric Strobel | RW | 1979 | 5192 |
| Mayo (Rochester) | Jim Johannson | C | 1987 | 5554 |
| Minnetonka (Minnetonka) | Jake Gardiner | D | 2012 | 1098 |
| Minnetonka (Minnetonka) | K'Andre Miller | D | 2021 | 2314 |
| Minnetonka (Minnetonka) | Bobby Brink | RW | 2022 | 6574 |
| Moorhead (Moorhead) | Jason Blake | LW | 1999 | 1078 |
| Moorhead (Moorhead) | Matt Cullen | C | 1998 | 1982 |
| Moorhead (Moorhead) | Chris VandeVelde | C | 2011 | 6280 |
| Moorhead (Moorhead) | Brian Lee | D | 2008 | 8146 |
| Moorhead (Moorhead) | Mark Cullen | C | 2006 | 8189 |
| Mounds View (Arden Hills) | Rob McClanahan | C | 1980 | 3320 |
| North (Lakeville) | Jake Oettinger | G | 2021 | 785 |
| North (Lakeville) | Brady Skjei | D | 2016 | 1119 |
| North (Lakeville) | Charlie Lindgren | G | 2016 | 2571 |
| North (Lakeville) | Ryan Poehling | C | 2019 | 6916 |
| North St. Paul (North St. Paul) | Bret Hedican | D | 1992 | 1383 |
| Park Center (Brooklyn Park) | Tim Jackman | RW | 2004 | 5220 |
| Ramsey (Roseville) | Steve Short | LW | 1978 | 6978 |
| Red Wing (Red Wing) | John Pohl | C | 2004 | 6421 |
| Richfield (Richfield) | Damian Rhodes | G | 1991 | 1082 |
| Richfield (Richfield) | Steve Christoff | C | 1980 | 3076 |
| Richfield (Richfield) | Darby Hendrickson | C | 1995 | 3610 |
| Richfield (Richfield) | Brett Hauer | D | 1996 | 7305 |
| Robbinsdale Armstrong (New Hope) | Travis Richards | D | 1994 | 7870 |
| Robbinsdale Armstrong (New Hope) | Todd Richards | D | 1991 | 8230 |
| Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope) | Jim Johnson (1962) | D | 1986 | 1731 |
| Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope) | Lance Pitlick | D | 1995 | 3869 |
| Rogers (Rogers) | Nick Jensen | D | 2017 | 2231 |
| Roosevelt (Minneapolis) | Reed Larson | D | 1977 | 220 |
| Roosevelt (Minneapolis) | Mike Ramsey | D | 1980 | 803 |
| Roosevelt (Minneapolis) | Ron Naslund | C | 1966 | 4526 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Neal Broten | C | 1981 | 445 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Aaron Broten | LW | 1981 | 1404 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Bryan Erickson | RW | 1984 | 3305 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Paul Broten | RW | 1990 | 4077 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Rob Harris | C | 1976 | 4992 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Larry Stordahl | C | 1966 | 5585 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Don Ross | D | 1967 | 6197 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Aaron Ness | D | 2011 | 6595 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Dale Smedsmo | LW | 1973 | 7049 |
| Roseau (Roseau) | Mike Baumgartner | D | 1975 | 7119 |
| Rosemount (Rosemount) | Tom Preissing | D | 2004 | 2317 |
| Roseville (Roseville) | Chris McAlpine | D | 1995 | 7445 |
| Shattuck St. Mary's (Fairbault) | Drew Helleson | D | 2023 | 6361 |
| Shattuck St. Mary's (Fairbault) | Mackie Samoskevich | RW | 2024 | 6751 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Zach Parise | LW | 2006 | 329 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Jack Johnson | D | 2007 | 1013 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Matt Carle | D | 2006 | 1113 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Kyle Okposo | RW | 2008 | 1321 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Derek Stepan | C | 2011 | 1368 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Drew Stafford | RW | 2007 | 1946 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Conor Garland | RW | 2019 | 2163 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Ryan Lindgren | D | 2019 | 2990 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Jamie McBain | D | 2010 | 3273 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Jordan Greenway | LW | 2018 | 3618 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Jackson LaCombe | D | 2023 | 4009 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Mike Reilly | D | 2016 | 4319 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Cameron York | D | 2021 | 5494 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Brandon Kozun | RW | 2011 | 5608 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Rem Pitlick | C | 2019 | 5877 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Emerson Etem | RW | 2013 | 6609 |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's (Farribault) | Oliver Wahlstrom | RW | 2020 | 6714 |
| South (Lakeville) | Sam Malinski | D | 2024 | 6775 |
| South (Minneapolis) | Cully Dahlstrom | C | 1938 | 1134 |
| South (Minneapolis) | Jim Westby | D | 1959 | 5513 |
| South (St. Paul) | Phil Housley | D | 1983 | 97 |
| South (St. Paul) | Alex Stalock | G | 2011 | 1782 |
| South (St. Paul) | Warren Miller | RW | 1980 | 2580 |
| South St. Paul (South St. Paul) | Justin Faulk | D | 2012 | 471 |
| Southwest (Minneapolis) | Tom Chorske | LW | 1990 | 2511 |
| Southwest (Minneapolis) | John Taft | D | 1979 | 5575 |
| Southwest (Minneapolis) | Bob Lundeen | D | 1975 | 6982 |
| Southwest (Minneapolis) | Ben Hankinson | RW | 1993 | 8474 |
| Spring Lake Park (Spring Lake Park) | David Backes | C | 2007 | 726 |
| St, Mary's (Shattuck) | Clayton Keller | C | 2017 | 414 |
| St. Agnes (St. Paul) | Tom Younghans | RW | 1977 | 3161 |
| St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park) | Erik Rasmussen | LW | 1998 | 4250 |
| St. Paul Academy (St. Paul) | Tom Gorence | RW | 1979 | 3691 |
| St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) | Everett McGowan | RW | 1918 | 5042 |
| St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) | Thomas Novak | C | 2022 | 6136 |
| St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) | Jim Warner | RW | 1979 | 6486 |
| St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) | Jordan Schroeder | C | 2013 | 7279 |
| St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) | Randy Skarda | D | 1990 | 7883 |
| Tech (St. Cloud) | Michael Sauer | D | 2009 | 5170 |
| Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls) | Tim Bergland | RW | 1990 | 5915 |
| Totino-Grace (Fridley) | Sam Hentges | RW | 2023 | 5263 |
| Virginia (Virginia) | Matt Niskanen | D | 2008 | 1058 |
| Virginia (Virginia) | Steve Sertich | RW | 1975 | 3215 |
| Virginia (Virginia) | Jack Carlson | LW | 1975 | 3816 |
| Virginia (Virginia) | John Harrington | LW | 1979 | 5167 |
| Virginia (Virginia) | Steve Carlson | C | 1976 | 5508 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Dave Christian | RW | 1980 | 776 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Brock Nelson | C | 2014 | 852 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | T.J. Oshie | C | 2009 | 906 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Al Hangsleben | D | 1980 | 2221 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Henry Boucha | C | 1972 | 2385 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Rog Christian | RW | 1957 | 3661 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Billy Christian | RW | 1958 | 4299 |
| Warroad (Warroad) | Wyatt Smith | C | 2000 | 7635 |
| Washburn (Minneapolis) | Russ Anderson | D | 1977 | 2220 |
| White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake) | Doc Romnes | LW | 1931 | 1637 |
| White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake) | Justin Braun | D | 2011 | 1928 |
| White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake) | Jeff Parker | RW | 1987 | 4565 |
| White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake) | Bill Butters | D | 1975 | 4836 |
| White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake) | Ryan Carter | LW | 2008 | 4905 |
| White Bear Lake (White Bear Lake) | Mark Osiecki | D | 1992 | 7643 |
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