Currently, 12 of 14 players that participate in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League.  With the Nike/Bauer Invitational set to begin play this week and over 100 college and NHL scouts on hand, expect that number to increase.

All thirty NHL teams have requested credentials for the tournament this weekend that features the best from Minnesota (two teams selected from the fall league), Wisconsin, California (two teams), and Michigan.  The eight team format will be played in the classic bracket format. 

Six University of Minnesota commitments played in the league this past season while Wisconsin, UMD, and North Dakota each boast two recruits from the League.

Minnesota High School Division I Hockey Commitments

Name	High School	UMEHL Team	College
Mark Alt	Cretin Derham Hall	Northeast	Minnesota
Nick Bjugstad	Blaine	Northwest	Minnesota
Zach Budish	Edina	Southwest	Minnesota
Danny Delisle	Totino Grace	Northeast	UMD
Marshall Everson	Edina	Southwest	Harvard
Derek Forbort	Duluth East	North	North Dakota
Ben Hanowski	Little Falls	North	St. Cloud State
Nick Leddy	Eden Prairie	Southwest	Minnesota
Danny Mattson	Holy Angels	Southwest	North Dakota
Matt Paape	Appleton United	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Tyler Pitlick	Centennial	Northeast	Minnesota State
Nate Schmidt	St. Cloud Cathederal	North	Minnesota
Cody Strang	Madison Englewood	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Max Tardy	Duluth East	North	UMD