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Some of the most successful Goalcrease Students
Different Styles, All Winners
Just like the greatest goalies in the world (ie. Tim Thomas, M-A Fleury, and Ryan Miller) all play differently-so do our finest students.
Alec Richards
Rockford Ice Hogs -AHL
- uses size and patience
- blocks well but great glove reactions too
- working on being better playing the puck
Alex Stalock
Worcester Sharks -AHL All Star 2010
- extremely aggressive when playing the puck
- reactive and unpredictable
- creative and competitive
- uses speed and skating to his advantage
Jessie Vetter
USA Women's National Team
- 2011 World Champion
Riku Helenius
Tampay Bay Lightning -NHL/Eliteserien
- Big and flexibile
- Body-based blocking style
Johan Gustafsson
Sweden Junior National Team Gold Medalist
Minnesota Wild 2010 Draft Pick
- perfect combo of quickness and control
- strong and mature for a young prospect
Kent Patterson
Minnesota Gophers -WCHA, Colorado Avalanche Draft Pick
- Very athletic (fast, strong, and flexible)
- also very technichally sound
- can be aggressive and reactive or patient and conservative
Joe Howe
Colorado College -WCHA
- explosive lateral movement
- plays puck well
- tough to beat on low shots
Matt Lundin
Muskegon Lumberjacks -IHL
- poke checks often
- creative and blocks well too
Connor Girard
Edina HS -2010 State Champ
- Plays big and moves well
- wide butterfly
- very poised
Andrew Ford
Eden Prairie HS -2009 & 2011 State Champ
- great rebound control
- creative and reactive
- has improved blocking skills and lateral movement
Wall Of Fame
The lists below reflect achievements made since 2002.
| Pro Goalies | Top League |
|---|---|
| Kellen Briggs | ECHL |
| Jeff Frazee | AHL |
| Riku Helenius | NHL/Eliteserien (SWE) |
| Johan Gustafsson | Allvenskan (SWE) |
| Jeff Jakaitis | ECHL |
| Matt Lundin | ECHL |
| Alec Richards | AHL |
| Alex Stalock | NHL |
| Nathan Ziemski | WHA2 |
| Craig Vardy | SPHL |
| Bryce Christianson | ECHL |
| Division I College | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jon Anderson | Laura Bellamy | Ali Boe |
| Kellen Briggs | Stephen Caple | Bryce Christianson |
| Danielle Ciarletta | Johanna Ellison | Joe Fallon |
| Jeff Frazee | Alyssa Grogan | Joe Howe |
| Jeff Jakaitis | Justin Johnson | Alex Kangas |
| Justin Kowalkowski | Matt Lundin | Alana Marcinko |
| Kim Martin | Allanah McCready | Amanda Nagel |
| Lars Paulgaard | Jessica Ptachick | Alec Richards |
| Rebecca Rueggseger | Riitta Shcaublin | Michael Shibrowski |
| Brent Solei | Alex Stalock | Paige Thunder |
| Aaron Walski | Travis Weber | Kent Patterson |
| Erik Hartzell | Michael Taffe | Julie Friend |
| Shyler Sletta | Chelsea Laden |
| Junior A Tier 1 & 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jon Anderson | Keegan Asmundson | Tyler Brigl |
| Mac Carruth | Joe Dawson | Max Dodds |
| Reid Ellingson | Joe Fallon | Alex Fons |
| Nick Graves | Erik Hartzell | Riku Helenius |
| Matt Hemingway | Joe Howe | Brandon Jaeger |
| Alex Kangas | Jake Kremer | Tim Krystosek |
| Matt Lundin | Matt McNeely | Mike Ness |
| Peter O'Hara | Kent Patterson | Lars Paulgaard |
| Jim Redpath | Alec Richards | Joe Shannon |
| Michael Shibrowski | Alex Stalock | Hudson Stremmel |
| Michael Taffe | Johan Gustafsson | Jacob Meyers |
| Garrett Patrick | Caleb Neal | Robert Nichols |
| Joshua Hillegas | Connor Girard | Nick Heimer |
| Brandon Wildung | Colin Olson | Adam Wilcox |
| Aaron Davis | Charlie Lindgren |
| MN High School State Champs | NCAA Champs |
|---|---|
| Kurt Altrichter | Justin Johnson |
| Maddie Burke (2) | Kim Martin |
| Rachel Bowens-Rubin | Travis Webb |
| Kristen Elliot | Nathan Ziemski |
| Andrew Ford (2) | |
| Connor Girard | |
| Alec Richards | |
| Keaton Smith | |
| Julie Friend | |
| Shelby Amsley-Benzie (2) | (Only those with min. 1 post-season victory listed) |
| NCAA All-American | Frank Brimsek Award* | MN Girls' Sr Goalie Award |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Martin | Jon Anderson | Alyssa Grogan |
| Riitta Schaublin | Reid Ellingson | Alannah McCready |
| Beth Spurrier | Matt Lundin | Julie Friend |
| Alex Stalock | Casey O'Connor | |
| Nathan Ziemski | Alec Richards |
*The Frank Brimsek Award is given to Minnesota's top Sr boys' high school goalie
