'10 MN OL Jimmy Gjere (Minnesota Verbal)

[OSUBucks22]

Jimmy Gjere


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Irondale HS
Irondale, MN

Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 275 lbs.

Rivals is listing Jimmy with an offer from tOSU. Also listed with offers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

Once again the BPRT was on top of this, as 45 has something posted in the Mill about Jimmy...

[OSUBucks22]

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12/5

Received offers from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Says it's too early to have any favorites and will do camps this summer.

[OSUBucks22]

Scout $

2/7

Tim Brewster was at his hockey game the other night. Jimmy plays hockey and is also a standout pitcher on the baseball team.

[wadc45]

Doc Tressel knows how to work Minnesota...love this kid's potential more than some others OSU is looking at in '10.

[OSUBucks22]

Originally Posted by wadc45

Doc Tressel knows how to work Minnesota...love this kid's potential more than some others OSU is looking at in '10.

Agreed... Seems to be a very good athlete for a kid his size...

[wadc45]

North spotlight: Irondale's Gjere kind of a big deal on skates

Irondale's Jimmy Gjere, at 6-7 and 285 pounds, probably is the biggest prep hockey player ever in Minnesota.

By DAVID La VAQUE, Star Tribune
Last update: February 11, 2009 - 7:22 AM

Heads turn when Jimmy Gjere walks into the arena carrying sticks taller than his Irondale hockey teammates. Jaws drop when he takes the ice on size 15 skates. And when the 6-7, 285-pound defenseman proves he can actually skate?

"I think that's when people say, 'Wow, he's not some big, slow guy,' " Gjere said.

But he is, most likely, the largest player in the history of Minnesota prep hockey. He would be imposing at any level. Former Edina High School athlete Joe Finley, a senior at North Dakota, measures 6-7 and 245 pounds. Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard stands 6-8, but at 257 pounds, even he gives up size to Gjere.

Just a junior this season, Gjere (pronounced Jerry) is indeed a football player on skates. He anchored the Knights offensive line from his position at right guard and has received interest from the Gophers, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio State.

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[mross34]

Originally Posted by OSUBucks22

Hmmm... Big burly kid from Minnesota...

Fulton Reed? Is that you?

[korchiki]

Originally Posted by wadc45

North spotlight: Irondale's Gjere kind of a big deal on skates

Not quite as big but DT Todd Denlinger was a stud hockey player as well...

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by korchiki

Not quite as big but DT Todd Denlinger was a stud hockey player as well...

You mean Adam Bellamy?

[korchiki]

Originally Posted by wadc45

You mean Adam Bellamy?

Adam is currently playing but Todd was also a good hockey player growing up.

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by korchiki

Adam is currently playing but Todd was also a good hockey player growing up.

Didn't know that...thanks!

[jimotis4heisman]

i have one request. if BPRT gets an interview-id like his thoughts on no touch icing....
thanks

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by wadc45

North spotlight: Irondale's Gjere kind of a big deal on skates

that linkage includes video fyi.


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[Buckeye1]

Not quite as big, but Lil Animal was no cake walk on ice...and we know what he can do on the football field. He is from Minnesota, how about that!

Originally Posted by korchiki

Not quite as big but DT Todd Denlinger was a stud hockey player as well...

[3074326]

6'7, 275-285 as a hockey player? That's insane.