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<p>Except that of the 5 players on the Hamline roster who came straight out of HS, 2 are goalies. Or, looking at it the other way, 2 of the 4 goalies on the Hamline roster came straight from HS, making the goalie position pretty exceptional.</p>
<p>I think this may also be partly a regional thing. Both the Tier 1 junior hockey USHL and Tier 2 NAHL are Midwest-centric. In other parts of the country there’s only Tier 3 junior hockey, which is not always that big a deal. My impression is the Northeast LACs draw a lot of their hockey talent from top prep schools with strong hockey programs. I’m not in a position to compare these programs to Midwestern HS hockey but my guess is the prep schools can afford to pay for fancier facilities and higher-priced coaches.</p>