Northland Connection No. 17 for 2009-10: Players with connections to Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. PLEASE, send along any updates of players not listed here, or corrections, deletions and other information. You can post to Rink and Run or e-mail kpates@duluthnews.com

NHL 

Jason Garrison, D, Florida, 30 GP, 2-3-5; Rochester, 38 GP, 3-16-19

Alex Goligoski, D, Pittsburgh, 62 GP,  7-24-31

Jamie Langenbrunner, F, New Jersey, 73 GP, 17-42-59

Matt Niskanen, D, Dallas, 67 GP, 3-11-14

Mason Raymond, F, Vancouver, 74 GP, 23-36-49

Jay Rosehill, F, Toronto, 15 GP, 1-1-2; Marlies, 38 GP, 1-2-3

AHL

Zach FitzGerald, D, Albany (N.Y.), 73 GP, 2-11-13

Josh Meyers, D, Abbotsford, 46 GP, 3-13-16; Utah, 12 GP, 0-3-3

Evan Oberg, D, Manitoba, 63 GP, 2-22-24; Vancouver, 1 GP, 0-0-0

Neil Petruic, D,  Manitoba,  13 GP, 1-1-2

MacGregor Sharp, C, San Antonio, 36 GP, 8-9-17; Bakersfield, 16 GP, 4-10-14; Anaheim, 8 GP, 0-0-0

Tim Stapleton, F, Chicago Wolves, 71 GP, 29-29-58

Steve Wagner, D, Peoria, 46 GP, 3-12-15; Wilkes-Barre-Sranton 13 GP, 0-5-5

Craig Weller, F,  Providence, 55 GP, 4-10-14; Houston, 5 GP, 0-1-1; Chicago, 7 GP, 0-2-2

Clay Wilson, D, Rochester, 71 GP, 14-45-59

ECHL

Ross Carlson, F, Florida, 59 GP, 25-25-50

Andrew Carroll, F, Charlotte, 56 GP, 28-17-45; Hartford, 2 GP, 0-0-0

Jay Cascalenda, D, South Carolina, 42 GP, 2-5-7    

Jon Francisco, F, Ontario (Calif.), 68 GP, 15-30-45

Travis Gawryletz, D, Elmira (N.Y.), 16 GP, 2-4-6

Ben Gordon, F, Reading, 52 GP, 23-43-66; Toronto Marlies, 4 GP, 2-2-4

Gino Guyer, F, Bakersfield, 54 GP, 13-13-26

Nick Kemp, F, Bakersfield, 58 GP, 8-11-19

Dan Knapp, D, Ontario (Calif.), 39 GP, 1-1-2

Matt McKnight, F, Idaho, 48 GP, 13-18-31

Aaron Slattengren, F, Charlotte, N.C., 47 GP, 15-22-37

Weston Tardy, D, Idaho, 48 GP, 1-18-19    

CHL

Rod Aldoff, D, Rapid City, 31 GP, 1-6-7; Amarillo, 24 GP, 0-6-6

T.J. Caig, F, Tulsa, 51 GP, 23-32-55

Jay Hardwick, D, Rio Grande Valley, 60 GP, 0-4-4

Tom Sawatske, D, Rio Grande Valley, 58 GP, 4-8-12

Evan Schwabe, F, Laredo, 52 GP, 13-35-48

International

Nick Anderson, F, Freiburg, 22 GP, 2-4-6; Landschut, Germany, 7 GP, 0-2-2

Nick Angell, D, Frankfurt, Germany, 56 GP, 13-14-27

Michael Gergen, D, Salzburg, Austria, 43 GP, 4-6-10

Junior Lessard, F, Ilves Tampere, Finland, 4 GP, 0-1-1

Tim Hambly, D, Ingolstadt ERC, Germany, 56 GP, 3-18-21

Bryan McGregor, F, Metsis Finland, 35 GP, 18-24-42

Andy Sertich, D, Zagreb, Austria, 65 GP, 9-30-39

SPHL

Joey Hughes, F, Pensacola, 36 GP, 9-11-20

B.J. Radovich, F, Huntsville (Ala.), 55 GP, 11-21-32

Goalies

AHL

Alex Stalock, Worcester (Mass.), 56 GP (36-16-2), 2.64, .908  

ECHL

Josh Johnson, Bakersfield, 2 GP (1-0), 3.90, .889; Gwinnett, 3 GP, 2.67, .902

International

Adam Hauser, Kassel, Germany, 51 GP,  3.65, .903