Holy Family Catholic's Brady Riesgraf, one of the state's top-scoring defenseman last season, has committed to play at Bemidji State. Photo by Helen Nelson
Brady Riesgraf enjoys hunting, fishing and camping.
He is an outdoorsman. And a hockey player.
Riesgraf’s mix of passions, when it came to deciding where to attend college, made Bemidji State a natural attraction.
“We loved the campus, how it sits right on the lake,” said Riesgraf, a former Holy Family Catholic defenseman who recently accepted a scholarship offer to play for the Beavers. “We’ve been looking at a lot of great schools, but Bemidji State was kind of what my heart said was the right place. I really like the feel of an up-north school.”
Riesgraf was one of the state’s top-scoring defenseman last season with 17 goals and 39 assists in 56 games. He is believed to be the first Fire player in the 10-year history of the program to receive a Division I scholarship.
“I’m glad I can put Holy Family on the map in that standard,” Riegraf said about being a Division I pioneer for the private school in Victoria. “The coaching staff has it going in the right direction. Hopefully they have a lot more guys coming out of there playing Divison I hockey in the future.”
The 5-foot-11, 160-pound Riesgraf was Holy Family Catholic’s top scorer last season as the Fire went 14-11-1, losing to Delano 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the Section 2A playoffs. He is playing for the Fargo Force in the USHL this season.
Name | High School | Year | Pos. | College | Verbal Commit |
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Josh Archibald | Brainerd | Senior | F | Nebraska-Omaha | Yes |
Tim Bonner | Osseo | Senior | F | Yale | Yes |
Jonny Brodzinski | Blaine | Senior | F | St. Cloud State | Yes |
Ryan Bullock | Blake | Senior | D | Dartmouth | Yes |
Tony Cameranesi | Wayzata | Senior | F | Minnesota-Duluth | Yes |
Patrick Daly | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Senior | D | Wisconsin | Yes |
Max Everson | Edina | Senior | D | Harvard | Yes |
Steven Fogarty | Edina | Senior | F | Notre Dame | Yes |
Tyler Heinonen | Delano | Senior | F | Michigan Tech | Yes |
Garrett Hendrickson | Virginia | Senior | F | St. Cloud State | Yes |
Adam Johnson | Hibbing | Sophomore | F | Minnesota-Duluth | Yes |
Bob Kinne | Cretin-Derham Hall | Senior | F | Bemidji State | Yes |
Joseph LaBate | Holy Angels | Senior | F | Wisconsin | Yes |
Ross Luedtke | Orono | Senior | F | Air Force Academy | Yes |
Alex Lyon | Lake of the Woods | Senior | G | Yale | Yes |
Justin Kloos | Lakeville South | Junior | F | Minnesota | Yes |
A.J. Michaelson | Apple Valley | Junior | F | Minnesota | Yes |
Bill Norman | Rochester Mayo | Senior | D | Maine | Yes |
Kyle Rau | Eden Prairie | Senior | F | Minnesota | Yes |
Brady Riesgraf | Holy Family Catholic | Senior | D | Bemidji State | Yes |
Zach Schroeder | St. Thomas Academy | Senior | F | RPI | Yes |
Kevin Schulze | Hill-Murray | Senior | D | Wisconsin | Yes |
Nick Seeler | Eden Prairie | Senior | D | Nebraska-Omaha | Yes |
Michael Sit | Edina | Senior | F | Boston College | Yes |
Garrett Skrbich | Hermantown | Senior | F | Princeton | Yes |
Eddie Wittchow | Burnsville | Senior | D | Wisconsin | Yes |