Exceed Hockey

Exceed Hockey
Owner

joe@exceedgoals.com

Joe Pankratz brings a tremendous amount of high level hockey experience to Exceed Hockey.  The Bloomington, Minnesota native has a long list of championship experience.  Growing up in Bloomington, Pankratz was a member of Bloomington Jefferson’s Pee Wee A, Bantam A, and High School State Championship Teams.  As a 16 year-old, he moved on to the Omaha Lancers of the USHL where he was named Rookie of the Year and an All-Star team member in 1992-1993.  During the 1992-1993 season, Pankratz helped the Lancers to the Anderson and Clark Cup Championships.

Pankratz also represented his country as a member of the USA Hockey’s National Under-18 and Under-17 teams.  Joe also played in the National Olympic Festival held in San Antonio, Texas.

Pankratz played college hockey at The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers before joining the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL.  He then moved on to play professionally in Germany where he finished his career with EV Landsberg of the German Bundesliga.

Pankratz served as Head Coach of the Florida Jr. Panthers Midget AAA Team from 2001-2006.  He also served as a coach of the Bloomington Jefferson Bantam A team during the 2000-2001 season.  Currently he serves as the head coach of the Prior Lake Lakers Boys High School team.