Little Falls HS forward Jared Festler, who set a new single season scoring in Minnesota HS Hockey last year as a junior, has decided to play in the USHL next year.
I'm sure it was a difficult decision for Festler, but probably for the best. The attention he drew last year with his record-setting season probably made things less fun for him. That attention probably would have been even worse this year as he likely would have broken the career scoring record. He'll also face better competition on a daily basis in the USHL, as opposed to staying at Little Falls, who play in one of the state's weaker sections and don't play many of the state's best teams.
At the same time, Festler is making a huge sacrifice. He's giving up playing his senior year of high school with his friends, and giving up an opportunity to lead Little Falls to a state title and possibly win Mr. Hockey.
I wish Festler the best of luck and hope his decision works out for him.
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Good for him. This is a great call on his part.
Any idea where?
Sorry. He'll play for the Lincoln Stars.
He needed to do it in order to be ready to join a very nice '08 class.
Any predictions on how he will do in the USHL?
It seems like everyone is talking about the need for defibrillators in sports related venues. It’s nice to see you guys are actually doing something about it. I sure hope all those other guys who keep talking about it get their act together and enter a team. Otherwise, they’ll sure feel terrible when one of their buddies die on the ice beside them. Been there. Done that. Wish I could go back and put a defibrillators beside me on the bench that black night.
anon 10:53,
If he gets paired on a line with Gregoire, he'll be top 15 in scoring. If not, top 30. He's playing for draft status now, so despite the pro scouts' previous opinions of him, his point totals will do the talking now. The sky's the limit.
Is he as good or better than Carter Camper?
Time will only tell. This is just an off the cuff prediction, but I'm guessing that if you take Festler's finish in the scoring race and multiply it by four, that'll be his CSS NA Skaters Final Ranking. Let's see how close I get.
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