Much like London Knights and the Edmonton Oil Kings in the CHL, success in the USHL for the Waterloo Black Hawks came a year ahead of schedule.
Minnesota HS crop on par with 2011
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the first in seven years that a Minnesota high schooler wasn’t selected among the first 30 picks, however the draft saw 11 selected among the 211 picks in Saint Paul, headlined by Mario Lucia of Wayzata.