St. Louis Park finished 11-12-3 last season under fourth-year head coach Tyler Brodersen, who carries a 42-35-1 record with the program. The season ended with a 9-6 loss to Orono in the Section 2A Playoffs Quarterfinal. St. Louis Park now faces one of the more significant rebuilds in the section, graduating three of its top four scorers and its starting goaltender, but a productive returning defenseman gives the program a real piece to build around.
Players Lost to Graduation
St. Louis Park graduates seven seniors, and the losses are concentrated almost entirely at the top of the lineup.
Marty Hirte (F) led the team by a wide margin, posting 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points in 26 games, adding 6 power-play goals, 7 power-play assists, a short-handed goal, a short-handed assist and 3 game-winners.
Owen Anklam (D) tied for the team’s No. 2 scoring spot, finishing with 9 goals and 31 assists for 40 points, with a power-play goal, 10 power-play assists, a short-handed assist and 2 game-winners — an outstanding playmaking season from the blue line.
Ollie Culp (F) adds 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points, with a power-play goal, 3 power-play assists, 2 short-handed assists and 2 game-winners.
Grant Haggerty (F) posted 3 goals and 11 assists for 14 points, with a power-play goal and 3 power-play assists, while Teddy Rich (F) contributes 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points with a game-winner.
Brian Duncan (D) adds 4 assists from the blue line. Hirte, Anklam and Culp alone combined for 122 points — an enormous amount of production for St. Louis Park to replace in one offseason.
In net, Parker Jirik (G) graduates after carrying the primary workload, posting a 9-8-3 record with a 3.68 GAA, a .873 save percentage and a shutout in 23 appearances.
Returning Players for 2026-27
With three of the team’s top four scorers and its starting goaltender all departing, St. Louis Park’s path forward centers on the other half of last season’s scoring tie and a deep group of returning juniors-to-be-seniors.
Top Returning Scorers
Leo Schmoll (D), a senior next season, returns as St. Louis Park’s leading returning scorer, having tied for the team’s No. 2 spot last season with 22 goals and 18 assists for 40 points in 26 games, adding 5 power-play goals, 2 power-play assists, 2 short-handed goals and 2 game-winners — an excellent two-way season from the blue line that positions him as the new focal point of the offense.
Finn Rider (F), a junior next season, adds 6 goals and 23 assists for 29 points, with a power-play goal and 4 power-play assists.
Liam Mccoy (F), a senior next season, posted 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points, with 2 power-play assists and a game-winner.
Nicky Moran (F), a senior next season, returns after a 10-point season (5 goals, 5 assists).
Cam Jackson (D), a senior next season, contributes 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points with a power-play goal.
Among other returning forwards, Braden Neudecker and Michael Hudick, both seniors next season, each finished with 5-point seasons, and Griffin Hanson (D), also a senior next season, added 5 assists.
Returning Defense Core
Leo Schmoll’s 40-point season is one of the best returning seasons from a defenseman anywhere in Class A Section 2, and his return alone keeps St. Louis Park’s blue line relevant even after Owen Anklam and Brian Duncan graduate. Cam Jackson and Griffin Hanson add further depth on the back end.
Goaltending Situation
With Parker Jirik graduating, Matthew Shahidi (G), a senior next season, is positioned to take over as the primary option. Shahidi posted a 2-4 record with a 6.65 GAA and a .828 save percentage in 11 appearances last season — numbers that reflect a smaller, more difficult sample than Jirik’s. Establishing himself in a full-time role will be one of the most important storylines for St. Louis Park heading into 2026-27.
Players to Watch
Leo Schmoll is the clear headliner — a 40-point season from the blue line makes him one of the most productive returning defensemen in the section, and he now becomes St. Louis Park’s primary offensive threat. Finn Rider’s 29-point season and Liam Mccoy’s 24-point season give the program proven secondary scoring. The goaltending transition to Matthew Shahidi will be a storyline worth following closely all season.
Key Players to Replace
St. Louis Park’s offseason priorities center on:
- Marty Hirte’s 49-point season — the most production in the section for any single team to replace
- Owen Anklam’s 40-point season and elite power-play playmaking from the blue line
- Ollie Culp’s 33-point season and complete special-teams game
- Parker Jirik’s full-season workload in net
2026-27 Outlook
St. Louis Park faces a significant rebuild after losing 122 combined points from its top three scorers, along with a starting goaltender who carried the bulk of last season’s workload. Leo Schmoll’s return gives the program a legitimate anchor on the back end, and Finn Rider and Liam Mccoy provide proven secondary scoring to build around. The biggest question is in net, where Matthew Shahidi inherits a starting job after a difficult smaller sample last season. Under Tyler Brodersen’s steady program leadership, St. Louis Park has pieces to work with, but this looks like a clear transition year in a deep Section 2A.
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