The sixth Northland Connection for 2011-12 for professional players connected to Northeastern Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin and Minnesota Duluth. Additions, corrections and deletions can be sent to kpates@duluthnews.com or comment to this post.
NHL
Jason Garrison, D, Florida, 49 GP, 13-8-21
Cade Fairchild, D, St. Louis, 5 GP, 0-1-1; Peoria (AHL), 37 GP, 5-18-23
Justin Faulk, D, Carolina, 37 GP, 4-7-11
Alex Goligoski, D, Dallas, 39 GP, 6-12-18
Jamie Langenbrunner, W, St. Louis, 47 GP, 3-14-17
Matt Niskanen, D, Pittsburgh, 50 GP, 2-14-16
Jay Rosehill, D, Toronto, 16 GP, 0-0-0
Mason Raymond, W, Vancouver, 26 GP, 6-7-13
Tim Stapleton, C, Winnipeg, 37 GP, 7-7-14
AHL
Andrew Carroll, C, Hershey (Pa.), 43 GP, 0-2-2
Mike Connolly, F, Worcester, 30 GP, 8-16-24
Zack FitzGerald, D, Hamilton, 41 GP, 2-3-5
Justin Fontaine, F, Houston, 44 GP, 10-19-29
Evan Oberg, D, Norfolk, 13 GP, 0-2-4-6; San Antonio, 12 GP, 0-2-2; Tampa Bay (NHL), 1GP, 0-0-0
Dylan Olsen, D, Rockford, Ill., 42 GP, 3-3-6
Joe Stejskal, D, Hamilton, Ontario, 31 GP, 0-1-1
ECHL
Rob Bordson, F, Trenton, 30 GP, 14-21-35
Jordan Fulton, F, Stockton, 42 GP, 8-16-24
Michael Gergen, F, Idaho, 10 GP, 1-1-2; Bakersfield, 21 GP, 4-6-10
Mike Montgomery, D, Ontario, 27 GP, 1-0-1
Aaron Slattengren, F, Colorado, 24 GP, 7-7-14
Alex Stalock, G, Stockton, 4 GP, 2.50, .920, 4-0
INTERNATIONAL
Nick Anderson, F, Pontebba, Italy, 34 GP, 5-11-16
T.J. Caig, F, HYS The Hague, Netherlands, 28 GP, 31-44-75
Travis Gawryletz, D, Karlovy, Czechoslovakia, 27 GP, 3-5-8
Ben Gordon, F, DEG Metro, Germany, 38 GP, 9-15-23
Gino Guyer, F, Lillehammer, Norway, 36 GP, 17-29-46
Chad Huttel, D, Sheffield, England, 36 GP, 1-5-6
Tim Hambly, D, Ingolstadt, Germany, 42 GP, 3-8-11
Matt McKnight, F, Lausitzer, Germany, 37 GP, 15-21-36
Josh Meyers, D, Bolzano, Italy, 36 GP, 10-21-32
Kyle Schmidt, F, Regensburg, Germany, 11 GP, 6-4-10; Lillehammer, 19 GP, 3-4-7
Andy Sertich, D, Zagreb, Austria, 46 GP, 9-21-30
MacGregor Sharp, F, Bolzano, Italy, 36 GP, 16-21-37
Steve Wagner, D, Mannheim, Germany, 34 GP, 1-14-15
Patrick White, F, Klostersee, Germany, 34 GP, 25-33-58