The story has already been written (literally by Russo) that Woodbury-native, Brennan Menell got had a rough go of it when trying to develop in his home state of Minnesota. Instead he’s had to live and play in four different cities since being cut his sophomore year at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights.
Now Des Moines could be his fifth, but this time with an ELC.
Of the seven defensemen picked by the brothers Vanelli for the 2012-13 varsity season, only one was drafted and has an NHL contract, three are currently playing for D-I programs, one plays in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, one plays college football for USC, and one is nowhere to be found on HockeyDB.