Mid-Season Top Prospects: 2A Metro Area Players.

It’s only 36 days until the puck drops at the 2020 Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament. Players from 2A teams have been grinding out all season for a chance to get their teams to the postseason.

• Eden Prairie
  • #9: John Mittelstadt: Senior Forward. 14 Goals, 22 Assists. 
    • John is a standout forward at Eden Prairie, where he has helped his team reach a record of 13-4-1. He has had 9 games with 3 or more points this season. Mittelstadt’s best performance came on January 11th, when Eden Prairie defeated Duluth East, 6-3. John had 3 goals and 1 assist in that game. With 7 games remaining in the regular season John is looking to expand on his total points.
• Andover
  • #11: Hunter Jones: Senior Forward. 10 Goals, 23 Assists.
    • Hunter has had an impressive start to his senior season at Andover High School. His best performance game on January 23rd, against Spring Lake Park when he put up 3 goals. Andover is 15-3-1 on the season and has a few tough opponents such as Rogers, and Blaine before the post season begins.
• Rosemount
  • #17: Luke Levandowski: Junior Forward. 23 Goals, 18 Assists.
    • Luke’s high school hockey career has begun to flourish over the past year. As a Junior he is already committed to play his college career at the University of Wisconsin. His best game came during the first game of the season against Minnetonka when he scored 4 goals and had 1 assists. Since that game, Luke has had 6 games with 3 or more points. This kid is just finding his groove and his a dangerous weapon for the Irish.
• White Bear Lake
  • #10: Billy Rose: Senior Forward. 9 Goals, 24 Assists. 
    • Billy has been a player of interest since the end of last season. He is a leader on and off the ice. He has been able to secure wins in the last moments of big games such as when White Bear Lake faced off against Hill-Murray on December 17th, 2019. The game went into overtime with Rose putting in the game winner with a blue line snipper. White Bear Lake did well in last year’s tournament and you should expect to see Billy Rose and teammate Lleyton Roed tear it up in the 2020 State Tournament.
• Moorhead
  • #14: Cullen Gess: Senior Forward. 12 Goals, 31 Assists. 
    • Cullen is a beast on the ice, standing at 6’0″ and weighing in at 190 pounds, he utilizes his natural gifts to find the net. He is a team player which is evident in his 31 assists on the season. Moorhead has had a successful season up to this point, if they keep playing like they have we will see Moorhead make the trip down to the Xcel in March.

There are many players across the state who have had outstanding seasons so far, in this article we touched on just a few of the ones making a name for themselves and their teams in 2A.

Check back in the coming weeks for team and player updates also be sure to tune in during March for full coverage of the 2020 Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament on www.wpvip.prepnetwork.com/prep-hockey.