Minnesota picked up a huge commitment this weekend from NTDP defenseman Sam Lofquist for 2008. Lofquist played at Shattuck-St. Mary's before getting an offer from the NTDP this summer.
St. Cloud picked up a commitment from Little Falls HS forward Jared Festler. Kevin Allenspach writes about the commitment. Little Falls is close enough to St. Cloud to be considered local, and Festler grew up a St. Cloud fan, so his commitment isn't surprising. I'm not quite sure what to make of this. Festler has put up a ton of points in the Elite League and put up a ton of points at the Select 17 Festival, but I've been pretty unimpressed with him in the times I've seen him. One interesting caveat for the Huskies is that Festler can work on Little Falls teammate and 2009 recruit Ben Hanowski, who is reportedly a big Minnesota fan.
Finally, if you read the comments, you probably already saw this, but Brett Hextall, son of Ron Hextall, committed to North Dakota. Brett is off to a nice start with Penticton in the BCHL this year.
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As an SCSU fan, I'm hoping that Festler can put up the kind of numbers he's shown so far, no matter how akward he looks! Husky fans might remember how goofy Ryan Malone looked sometimes, but he certainly turned out okay!
Granted, the Lofquist news is the bigger story, and Hextall looks like a solid depth player for the Sioux.
So let me get this straight.
Festler has put up the numbers but because you've been "unimpressed" with him, you aren't sure what to make of it? When does a player have to look flashy in order to be successful?
Now I will agree that you could argue his 82 points at Little Falls last year could be a mirage as Little Falls doesn't play anyone really. But to lead the Elite League pretty much from the get-go as a junior is impressive. Its got the best high school players in the midwest and he's outscoring all of them. Now, of course it doesn't translate to success in college, but at the very least I think it has to make Festler at least be considered a blue chip prospect.
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