2018-19 Minnesota Wilderness Roster

North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Team Record: 26-29-3 (SO: 0-2) - 57 points
Finishing 5th in the NAHL's Central Division
Coach: Dave Boitz (26-29, 3 OTL)
Location: Cloquet, Minnesota
2018-19 Minnesota Wilderness Statistics

The Minnesota Wilderness of the North American Hockey League ended the 2018-19 season with a record of 26 wins and 29 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 57 points finishing fifth in the NAHL's Central Division.

The Wilderness scored 170 goals and gave up 189. Dylan Johnson netted 24 goals for Minnesota, while Aaron Myers contributed 33 assists. Ryan Fanti topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 2.7 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Dave Boitz coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Ash AltmannLWMay 29, 19986'2"175LDuluth, MN
Colin BairdDJune 22, 19996'5"196LShoreview, MN
Luke DowCMarch 8, 19985'8"150LDuluth, MN
Ryan FantiGOctober 3, 19996'2"190LThunder Bay, ON
Josh FricksFAugust 20, 19985'11"165RLaguna Niguel, CA
Nick GonrowskiDFebruary 1, 19996'1"185LRobbinsdale, MN
Darian GotzDOctober 19, 20005'11"165RHermantown, MN
Nick GrimaldiFJune 26, 19995'7"170RPlymouth, MI
Peter GrytdahlFMay 3, 19986'1"180LHermantown, MN
Austin GrzeniaDMay 21, 19986'0"152RMacomb, MI
Jacob HerterFJanuary 9, 20005'11"160LHermantown, MN
Blake HolmesDNovember 23, 19996'2"205LApple Valley, MN
Nathan HornFMarch 2, 19995'11"155LElk River, MN
Dylan JohnsonFNovember 3, 19985'5"185RCloquet, MN
Jack JohnsonFMarch 20, 19986'6"174L Bemidgi, MN
Kaleb JohnsonGJanuary 7, 20016'1"181Grand Forks, ND
Landon JohnsonDOctober 28, 19995'11"190LLittle Falls, MN
Isaac KobieniaFMay 23, 19985'10"175RWillmar, MN
Jordan KovacsDDecember 6, 19995'10"180RShelby Township, MI
Oula KuureFJuly 5, 19985'9"170RJokerit, Finland
Landon LangenbrunnerFOctober 2, 20005'11"170LMoose Lake, MN
Donte LawsonFNovember 3, 20005'10"170LTaconite, MN
Gino LuciaFMarch 31, 19985'11"180LSt. Cloud, MN
Brendon McNamaraFFebruary 8, 20005'9"160RAndover, MN
Isaac MobergFJuly 31, 19996'0"195LSt. Paul, MN
Aaron MyersFSeptember 28, 19995'11"175RThief River Falls, MN
Ryan NelsonDDecember 10, 19995'10"180RCloquet, MN
Nathan PoolmanDAugust 14, 19996'1"165LBaudette, MN
Nick PortzFMay 15, 20005'11"180RSt. Cloud, MN
Gavin RasmussenFDecember 12, 20005'8"155RCloquet, MN
CJ RegulaFMay 29, 19986'3"190RBloomfield Hills, MI
Evan ShoemakerFDecember 6, 19995'9"180REdina, MN
Jack SuchyFMarch 21, 20006'2"205ROrono, MN
Ondrej TrejbalDApril 21, 19996'3"192RNove Mesto na Morave, CZE
Andrew TroyDFebruary 19, 19986'0"183RIthaca, NY
Ben WardFOctober 20, 19995'9"158LAnnandale, MN
Tyler WatkinsFDecember 19, 19995'8"181RHermantown, MN
Brendan WestFMay 30, 19995'8"165LPlymouth, MI
Jesper WikstromDMarch 13, 19985'11"175RKUMLA, Sweden


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