FIRST TEAM
F--John Pohl, sr, Red Wing
F--Jeff Taffe, jr, Hastings
F--Dan Welch, jr, Hastings
D--Nick Angell, sr, Duluth East
D--Derek Eastman, sr, St. Paul Johnson
G--Adam Coole, sr, Duluth East
SECOND TEAM
F - Lee Brooks, sr, Blm. Jefferson
F- Dave Hergert, sr, Blm. Jefferson
F - Erik Wendell, Sr, Maple Grove
D--Sam Cornelius, sr, Edina
D - Patrick Finnegan, Jr, Duluth East
G - Pete Samargia, Sr, Eveleth-Gilbert
THIRD TEAM
F - Justin Micek, Sr, Elk River
F - Joe Motzko, Sr, Bemidji
F - Jerrid Reinholz, Sr, Anoka
F - Brian Schuster, Sr, Greenway
D - Andrew Downing, Soph, Grand Rapids
D - Ryan Johnson, Jr, Anoka
D - Ben Tharp, Jr, Hastings
G - Brad Moore, Sr, Laskeville
HONORABLE MENTION [All players are seniors unless otherwise noted.]
Forwards:
Josh Johnson, soph, Fergus Falls; Andy Berg, jr, Stillwarter; Kris
Birch, Benilde-St. M; Dan Braaser, jr , Breck;
Peter Brus, Breck; Rheese
Carlson, Duluth East; Ross Carlson, Duluth East; Kyle Cash, jr, East Grand
Forks;
Chad Damerow, Albert Lea;
Kyle Dolder, Hutchinson; Trevor Frishmon, soph, Blaine; Matt Froehlich, jr,
Apple Valley;
Brian Gornick, Cretin-Derham Hall;
Jake Heisler, Blm. Jefferson; Billy Hengen, soph, Holy Angels; Josh Heppner,
Warroad;
Dave Ianazzo, Maple Grove; Nolan Jindra, Faribault; Nic
Johnson, jr, Silver Bay; Adam Kaiser, jr, Holy Angels;
Ricky Kisskeys,
Centennial; Kurt Knodt, Red Lake Falls;
Chad Knudson, Mahtomedi; Mike Kopesky, Spring Lake Park;
Joe Krmpotch, Eden
Prairie; Seth Larson, Red Wing; Dax Leepart, Forest Lake; Nate Legler,
Lakeville; Dustin Lick, jr, Eagan;
Eric Lonnquist, Rosemount; David
Lundbohm, Roseau; Josh Magnuson, jr, Chisago Lakes;
Justin Martin, Hutchinson;
Corey McKinnon, Forest Lake; Jesse Moldahl, jr,
Roseau; Tom Moore, Red Wing; Tomas Novak, New Prague;
Pat O’Leary,
Armstrong; Tim Olsen, White Bear Lake; Aaron Olson, jr, Fergus Falls;
Kevin Oswald, Duluth East;
Tyler Palmiscno, East Grand Forks; Ben Perkins, jr, Irondale; Eric Petzel,
Breck; Mark Pohl, jr, Red Wing;
Ben Polansky, Blake;
Matt Rasmussen, Mound Westonka; John Redepath, Mahtomedi; Troy Riddle, soph,
Benilde-St. M;
Andy Sacchetti, jr, Eveleth-Gilbert;
Andy Skindlelien, New Ulm; Tom Starkey, Maple Grove; Jamie Steinert, Osseo;
Tony Sylvester, South St. Paul; Gabe Taggart, Duluth East; Rick Talbot,
Anoka; Kyle Tomaich, jr, Duluth Central;
Mike Vossen, Lakeville; Jon
Waibel, soph, Lake of the Woods;
Luke Weekly, Detroit Lakes.
Defense:
Jace Anders, sr, St. Louis Park; Derrick Byfuglien, jr,
Roseau; Aaron Cardinal, sr, Red Lake Falls;
Brian Cashman, sr, Red Wing;
John Conboy, jr, Silver Bay; Bryan Freeman, jr, Eagan; David Graham,
Hill-Murray;
Jay Hardwick, Warroad; Dan Heitzman, Eveleth-Gilbert; Tom
Horst, South St. Paul; B.J. Knapp, Hermantown;
Ryan LeMere, jr, Holy Angels;
Nate Markus, Roch. Mayo;
Aaron Maus, Cambridge-Isanti;
Josh Moore, St. Agnes-St. Bernard’s; Ryan Moren, Lakeville; Mark Nenovich, Wayzata;
Nick Oprish, Blm. Jefferson;
Drew Palmgren, jr, Blaine;
Josh Peterson, jr,
Centennial; Matt Reker, jr, Irondale; Sam Rogers, jr, Breck;
Brian Schmidt, jr, Blm. Jefferson;
Joe Schuman, soph, Benilde-St. M; Zach
Scribner, Hill-Murtray;
Tony Tomaino, soph, Duluth Marshall;
Travis Warngora,
Proctor.
Goaltenders:
Adam Berkhoel, Stillwater; Jake Brandt, soph, roseau;
Grant Domke, Albert Lea; Joe Edstrom, Red Wing;
Justin Ferguson, Warroad; Tim Fisher, Mahtomedi; Blaine Gartner, jr, St.
Agnes/St. Bernard’s;
Wade Holzman, East Grand Forks;
Ian Kell, St. Paul Academy; Mike Johnson, soph, Minnetonka; Chris Oppel,
Hermantown; Dan Scott, Anoka;
Tom Struntz, Forest Lake;
Bob Tallarico, Sibley.
1998 Top Players [as
selected in the NHL Entry Draft]
