BOYS: Stillwater

2023 Record

11-5. Section 4 Runner Up

Lost Notables

Tomas Anderson: 24G, 13A

Ethan Bernier: 16G, 14A

Blake Rose: 12G, 13A

Returning Notables

Brock Lynskey: 31G, 12A

Grant Giese: 27G, 9A

Luke Giesbauer: 15G, 16A

Wyatt Carrol: 43GBs, All-State HM

Nick Hornbuckle: Starting FOS, 60%

Instant Reaction

Stillwater, a team that was in back to back final four’s, took a step back last season after a graduating an elite 2022 class. They started slow, but, made strides towards the end of the season and as I have dug in, it makes sense as their team was predominantly underclassmen. They lost a couple producers on offense and a starting pole, but overall they look set up for a return to prominence with some good seniors this year and a loaded 2025 class.

The Future

Anderson Wagner: 16 pts in only 5 games last year. Big downhill middy that will make an immediate impact

Bobby Appert: Should assume more time at attack with the graduation of Tomas Anderson

Casey Mork: Starting goalie as freshman last year… over 60% sv percentage, one of the best goalies I have personally seen play

Isaac Johnston: 20pts in only 9 games last year - should see more opportunities with some of the graduation at midfield

2024 Schedule

Stillwater has always scheduled well and this year is no exception. They will have some big matchups in the Suburban East Conference against Woodbury, White Bear Lake and Eastridge. Their OOC is loaded with games against Minnetonka, Chanhassen, Benilde and Prior Lake. They should be battle tested and ready for playoffs in a strong Section 4. If history serves us, they will need to find a way to beat a strong and always competitive Mahtomedi team at some point to get back to the state tournament.

In Conclusion

Stillwater, on paper, looks to be one of the best teams this upcoming season. They were loaded with young talent and looked to be missing some of those guys last year due to injury. They have elite players in all key positions. Their lack of explosiveness last year was eye opening to some people wondering what happened, but, I think it was just a mixture of getting young guys up to speed and injuries. They have one of the best, if not the best, youth program in the state so I would be willing to bet they are going to be back to regularly scheduled programming in 2024.

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