The future of Minnesota hockey is here. Minnesota Hockey has released its 2025 HP-16 Final 54 roster, showcasing the top players born in 2009. These rising stars will compete in a high-level evaluation tournament April 26–27 at the Plymouth Ice Center, with hopes of making the final team that will represent Minnesota at a national event out east later this spring.
Plymouth Ice Center
April 26–27, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – White vs Blue (Rink C)
🕞 3:30 PM – Blue vs Red (Rink C)
🕖 7:00 PM – Red vs White (Rink A)
🕥 10:15 AM – Red (Boys 17) vs White (Boys 16) (Rink B)
🕛 12:00 PM – White (Boys 17) vs Blue (Boys 16) (Rink B)
🕞 1:45 PM – Blue (Boys 17) vs Red (Boys 16) (Rink B)
Teams will rotate and compete across six games with top-end talent evaluations throughout the weekend.
From powerhouse programs like Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Edina, St. Thomas Academy, and Warroad, this roster represents the best of Minnesota’s 2009 birth year:
🛡️ Defensemen
Maxwell Dessner – Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Conner Lund – Warroad
Whitaker Rewertz – Hibbing/Chisholm
Gabriel Swenson – Hermantown
Becker Wenkus – Edina
Jackson Wollak – Delano
Cooper Avelar – Holy Family
Holton Davison – Wayzata
Charlie Hunst – Lakeville South
Lance Kohnen – East Ridge
Jack Lonke – Rosemount
Beckett Shillings – Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Tate Batchelor – Stillwater
Christian Casady – Coon Rapids
Rylan Hanson – Elk River
Charlie Kawaters – St. Thomas Academy
Elijah Van Heel – St. Cloud Cathedral
Miller Wenkus – Edina
🧤 Goaltenders
Taylor Hatton – Gentry Academy
Cade Nystrom – Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Hudson Ferrie – Moorhead
Graham Karlsen – Elk River
Tyler Jackson – Chanhassen
Sam Suja – Northern Lakes
🚀 Forwards
Gavin Andersen – Warroad
Connor Deboer – Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Channing Goodwin – Rosemount
Spencer Anderson – Thief River Falls
Jackson Bartovich – Rock Ridge
Luke Johnson – Fergus Falls
Riley Klava – Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Brody Lockman – Blaine
Nathan Neyer – Lakeville South
Nash Paine – Edina
Jack Rykkeli – Andover
Bo Schmidt – St. Cloud Cathedral
Reed Smith – St. Thomas Academy
Cole Swanson – Hibbing/Chisholm
Braeden Waller – St. Michael-Albertville
Mikey Belde – Stillwater
Cole Forrest – Maple Grove
Brayden Haffer – Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Cy Hjelmen – East Grand Forks
Bennett Knutson – St. Thomas Academy
Marcus Matyas – Cretin-Derham Hall
William Mikan – St. Thomas Academy
Ryland Rooney – Gentry Academy
Gavin Sattler – Providence Academy
Ryder Sorensen – Holy Family
Evan Wanner – Moorhead
Caden Zasada – Hill-Murray
Cash Hardie – Minnetonka
Jackson Hendricks – Wayzata
Landon Lafferty – Anoka
Christian Lee – Eden Prairie
Jackson Meier – Cretin-Derham Hall
Justin Olson – Lakeville South
Luke Palecek – Grand Rapids
Griffin Storey – Waseca
John Whisler – Hill-Murray
This isn’t just another spring tournament — it’s a major step in the Minnesota High Performance pipeline. From here, a final team will be selected to compete in a national showcase out east, offering these players a massive opportunity for early exposure on the junior and college radar.
The HP-16 program has consistently produced future USHL, NAHL, D1, and NHL talent, and this group is no exception.
Stay tuned to Follow The Puck for:
Game results and stat leaders
Standout player highlights
Final team selection updates
And of course — shoutouts to all the hometown kids chasing the dream.
