Carolina Hurricanes Prospect Discussion and Updates [Archive]

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 01:05 PM

This thread is going to be dedicated to keeping track of the statistics of the Carolina Hurricanes prospects in the NCAA, ECHL, AHL, and Major Junior. If you have any comments or updates, feel free to add your input to help make this thread the place to go for fresh news about our prospects. Outsiders of this board are welcome to make comments as well, as they usually have the best insight if it is of their team of interest.

Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL)

# PLAYERS POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SHOTS PCT
X Zigomanis, Mike C 58 17 35 52 +6 56 5 2 2 208 .082
X Brendl, Pavel RW 33 17 16 33 -6 34 3 0 1 101 .168
32 Lysak, Brett C 62 17 14 31 -9 94 5 2 6 79 .215
24 Fast, Brad D 67 10 21 31 -3 33 4 0 1 102 .098
19 Kurka, Tomas LW 43 5 20 25 -1 6 1 0 2 102 .049
X Bayda, Ryan LW 29 7 14 21 +5 26 2 1 1 86 .081
71 Malec, Tomas D 61 5 10 15 -11 97 0 1 2 59 .085
X Rourke, Allan D 45 5 9 14 +5 45 3 0 1 111 .045
15 Surma, Damian LW 48 3 5 8 -5 21 0 0 0 45 .067
29 Larose, Chad RW 23 3 5 8 -8 17 2 0 1 52 .058
42 Curry, Sean D 61 1 7 8 -10 51 0 0 1 74 .014
39 DeFauw, Brad LW 30 4 3 7 -8 6 0 0 0 41 .098
36 Tetarenko, Joey D 47 1 6 7 +1 129 0 0 0 48 .021
X Svoboda, Jaroslav LW 9 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 14 .143
6 Hill, Ed D 20 0 1 1 -1 16 0 0 0 8 .000
X Newman, Jared D 8 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 8 .000
3 Insana, Jon D 1 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
47 DesRochers, Patrick G 42 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 .000
14 Storr, Jamie G 7 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 .000
X St. Jacques, Bruno D 6 0 0 0 -4 8 0 0 0 5 .000
X Reynolds, Peter D 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
30 Zepp, Rob G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
X Irbe, Arturs G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

TOTALS: - 67 183 299 482 - 1121 51 8 30 2047 .089

# GOALIES GP MIN W L T SO GA GAA SV SV%
47 DesRochers, Patric 42 2371:32 21 19 1 0 110 2.78 1159 .913
14 Storr, Jamie 7 395:47 2 1 2 0 16 2.43 158 .908
X Irbe, Arturs 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 .00 0 .000
30 Zepp, Rob 2 123:32 0 1 1 0 7 3.40 58 .892

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 01:55 PM

Magnus Kahnberg's SEL team is in the middle of a playoff series with HV-71. HV-71 currently leads the series 2-0. Magnus has 4G and 1 A in five games for Frolunda.

Here are his season stats:

2003-2004 Frölunda SEL 50 33* 16 49 20

*Denotes team record. Previous record holder: K. Huselius (32)

Niklas Nordgren is also involved in a SEL playoff series. His team, Timra, is currently playing Farjestad. Nordgren scored the lone goal for Timra in a 4-1 loss.

Here are his season stats:

2003-2004 Timrå SEL 46 13 15 28 44

Doug Evinou

03-19-2004, 01:58 PM

i have updated a few of the prospect profiles (including stats) on the team page, including kahnberg, ryan rorabeck, matej trojovsky and jesse lane.

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 02:00 PM

i have updated a few of the prospect profiles (including stats) on the team page, including kahnberg, ryan rorabeck, matej trojovsky and jesse lane.

Great! Thanks for the work.

Plan 9

03-19-2004, 02:02 PM

2003-2004 Regular Season Statistics

Goaltenders

Cam Ward
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 56GP -- 31W -- 16L -- 8T -- 4SO -- 2.05 GAA -- 92.6 SV%

Patrick DesRochers
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 42GP -- 21W -- 19L -- 1T -- 0SO -- 2.78 GAA -- 91.3 SV%

Rob Zepp
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 2GP -- 0W - 1L - 1T -- 0SO -- 3.40 GAA -- 89.2 SV%
Florida Everblades (ECHL) 34GP -- 14W -- 12L -- 7T -- 0SO -- 2.98 GAA -- 92.0 SV%

Daniel Manzato
Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 23GP -- 7W -- 13L -- 0T -- 0SO -- 4.00 GAA -- 87.7 SV%

Daniel Boisclair
Florida Everblades (ECHL) 2GP -- 1W -- 1L -- 0T -- 0SO -- 4.55 GAA -- 88.2 SV%
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) 5GP -- 2W -- 2L -- 1T -- 1SO -- 1.78 GAA -- 94.4 SV%
Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) 21GP -- 4W -- 16L -- 0T -- -SO -- 3.92 GAA -- 90.4 SV%

Craig Kowalski
Northern Michigan Wildcats (NCAA) 36GP -- 17W -- 14L -- 4T -- 4SO -- 2.71 GAA -- 91.8 SV%

Kevin Nastiuk
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 68GP -- 40W -- 19L -- 8T -- 4SO -- 2.77 GAA -- 89.4 SV%

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 02:05 PM

Ward is just playing great hockey right now i've heard. The WHL is starting the playoffs soon, and Red Deer should be a serious contender. It would be great for Cam Ward to add another accolade to his resume.

DesRochers is actually performing better in the AHL than I had expected. He might just have a future in the NHL as a backup.

Great work, Macabre.

Plan 9

03-19-2004, 02:12 PM

I was pretty surprised when I saw Kevin Nastiuk's numbers. From what I have read, he has the potential to be a backup or a good 1a type of guy. He's got a long ways to go though.

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 02:13 PM

I'm still a little unsure about Nastiuk. He plays behind Cam Barker, which would help most goaltenders. Also, he's not even in the top 20 in the league with that 2.77 GAA. He ranks at 21st. He also ranks 27th in the league in save percentage. Despite his 40 wins, his numbers aren't that attractive considering Barker is in front of him.

Plan 9

03-19-2004, 03:10 PM

2003-2004 Regular Season Statistics

Defensemen

Tomas Malec
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) 2GP -- 0G -- 0A -- 0PTS -- 2PIM -- 1SOG
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 61GP -- 5G -- 10A -- 15PTS -- 97PIM -- 59SOG

Jesse Lane
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 23GP -- 0G -- 13A -- 13PTS -- 48PIM -- 58SOG

Sean Curry
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 61GP -- 1G -- 7A -- 8PTS -- 51PIM -- 74SOG

J.D. Forrest
Boston College Eagles (NCAA) 31GP -- 4G -- 10A -- 14PTS -- 77SOG

Jared Newman
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 8GP -- 0G -- 1A -- 1PTS -- 2PIM -- 8SOG
Florida Everglades (ECHL) 37GP -- 1G -- 7A -- 8PTS -- 78PIM

Allan Rourke
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) 16GP -- 0G -- 1A -- 1PTS -- 16PIM -- 14SOG
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 45 GP -- 5G -- 9A -- 14PTS -- 45PIM -- 111SOG

Chris Bahen
Landshut EV (2.GBun) 35GP -- 3G -- 5A -- 8PTS -- 40PIM

Aaron Dawson
Peterborough Petes (OHL) 24GP -- 1G -- 4A -- 5PTS -- 35PIM

Danny Richmond
University of Michigan (NCAA) 43GP -- 3G -- 19A -- 22PTS -- 48PIM

Matej Trojovsky
Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 61GP -- 3G -- 6A -- 9PTS -- 201PIM

Peter Reynolds
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 5GP -- 0G -- 0A -- 0PTS -- 0PIM
Florida Everglades (ECHL) 34GP -- 3G -- 2A -- 5PTS -- 51PIM

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 04:41 PM

How did we aquire Marc Methot? I thought he was property of Columbus?

Plan 9

03-19-2004, 05:07 PM

How did we aquire Marc Methot? I thought he was property of Columbus?

Good question. McKeen's hockey has him listed as a Hurricanes prospect. That's what I was using to find out who we had. I guess they were wrong.

Vagrant

03-19-2004, 10:03 PM

Yes! Fantastic game for Cam Ward tonight in the first game of the WHL playoffs against the Calgary Hitmen!

30 Ward, Cam 26 26

That, my Friends, is a Shutout. This kid is a player. This lineup isn't a pushover either. Ryan Getzlaf, Andrew Ladd, Jeff Shultz, and Andy Rogers.

http://www.whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1000021

Next game in the series is tomorrow night.

bleedgreen

03-20-2004, 04:13 AM

Vagrant

03-20-2004, 11:48 AM

its late and i have nothing to add to this thread right now, but i hope to help out when i can....its a great idea. just want to rub it in that i live in colorado springs, and the frozen four is here this year. any prospects i can check out that might be there? i cant believe there is a jesse lane sighting! i hope that guy gets on track. that would make a good article for our team page - what the hell happened? also impressed that sean curry has played 61 games in lowell this year. he isnt/wasnt listed on the team page - while a few d men who are have been in the echl this year. any potenetial?

I'm not sure of the teams that are going to make it to the frozen four, but it would be great if Danny Richmond and Michigan could do so and for you to get an extended look at him. I've seen very little of him, sans the WJC goal medal game. I'd be the most interested in your take on him.

Vagrant

03-20-2004, 11:59 AM

Magnus Kahnberg scored a goal and an assist in the most recent game for Frolunda vs. HV-71. That brings his grand total to 7 games 5 goals and 2 assists. The series is 1-2 now.

From eliteprospects.com:

Magnus Kahnberg who scored a goal and an assist and was also the player of the game. Kahnberg's goal was the high-light of the game as he made two defensemen in the right corner, moved in front of the net and fooled Jarmo Myllys in net.

Plan 9

03-20-2004, 12:30 PM

:drools:

Sure hope that guy makes the trip over this summer.

Vagrant

03-20-2004, 12:57 PM

:drools:

Sure hope that guy makes the trip over this summer.

JR would have to be a fool to not give Kahnberg an extended look this summer. The Forecaster had Magnus in their top 75 prospects list. 33 goals is impressive no matter what professional level you're playing at. I'd say his 33 goals in the SEL in 50 games is probably about the same as scoring 40-45 in an AHL season. Whew.

Vagrant

03-20-2004, 01:28 PM

Important Links

J.D. Forrest: http://bceagles.ocsn.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/forrest_jd00.html
Kevin Estrada: http://msuspartans.ocsn.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/estrada_kevin00.html
Kevin Nastiuk: http://www.tigershockey.com/profiles/kevin_nastiuk
Magnus Kahnberg: http://eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=303
Niklas Nordgren: http://eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=281
Cam Ward: http://www.reddeerrebels.com/players.php?player_id=182
Matej Trojovsky: http://www.scbroncos.com/team/players/players.html
Aaron Dawson: http://www.gopetesgo.com/players/players.htm
Danny Richmond: http://www.londonknights.com/display_player.asp?player=58
Jared Newman: http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/custom/rad6C6EB.asp
Daniel Boisclaire: http://www.grrrowl.com/player_bios.php?player_id=98
Peter Reynolds: http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/custom/rad808D1.asp
Tomas Kurka: http://www.lockmonsters.com/index.php?action=Edit&pageID=105
Ryan Bayda: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=2593&hubName=CAR
Allan Rourke: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_name=Allan+Rourke&hubName=CAR
Jesse Lane: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=2834&hubname=CAR
Tomas Malec: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=2428&hubname=CAR
Rob Zepp: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=1893&hubname=CAR
Patrick DesRochers: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=1792&hubname=CAR
Brad DeFauw: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=757&hubname=CAR
Damian Surma: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=2620&hubname=CAR

Vagrant

03-20-2004, 01:29 PM

Also, I just remembered that Danny Richmond no longer plays for Michigan. He joined the London Knights of the OHL. He has been playing well for them.

Vagrant

03-20-2004, 01:35 PM

Here are Richmond's stats for the year for the OHL's London Knights:

7 Richmond, Danny 59 13 22 35 10 92 7 0 0.59 1.56

Playoff stats:

7 Richmond, Danny 1 2 0 2 4 2

Two goals in his first postseason game as well as being a +4!

From an article on the site: But with the game 1-0 in the third and victory hanging in the balance, the puck went back to Danny Richmond at the point. His wrist shot was screened and it beat Matt Anthony.

bleedgreen

03-20-2004, 02:14 PM

the links to individual players are awesome caniacforever, sweet.
i dont have a link, but i read somewhere this week that cam ward is one of 2 finalists for whl goalie of the year.

Doug Evinou

03-20-2004, 03:53 PM

bleedgreen

03-20-2004, 08:46 PM

thanks, great job. any word on niklas nordgren? other publications have him in our top 10. we appreciate the updates - we were feeling a little neglected.

Vagrant

03-21-2004, 12:08 PM

Cam Ward stopped 52 shots in Red Deer's double overtime game vs. the Calgary Hitmen. Also, his shutout the other day was stopping 36 shots instead of the 26 that I posted. He allowed 3 goals on 55 shots.

Kevin Nastiuk also posted a shutout in his first WHL playoff game and followed that up with a 2 goal on 31 shots effort for Medicine Hat over Swift Current. Matej Trojovksy must be injured because I didn't see his name on the boxscore icetime sheet.

Tonight is the 2nd game of the series for Danny Richmond and the OHL's London Knights. Should be interesting, i'll post results later.

Vagrant

03-21-2004, 12:10 PM

thanks, great job. any word on niklas nordgren? other publications have him in our top 10. we appreciate the updates - we were feeling a little neglected.

I'd recommend starting a thread on the Sweden board for an update on Nordgren. Those guys know what they're talking about. I've gotten quite a bit of information about Magnus Kahnberg over there. To me, he's the more exciting of the two prospects.

Vagrant

03-21-2004, 12:12 PM

Lowell was beaten by Springfield 5-1 yesterday afternoon.

Lowell - Tomas Malec (Tomas Kurka, Jim Henkel) 5:36

That was the lone goal. Lowell is back in action tonight against Worchester. Should be an interesting game.

bleedgreen

03-21-2004, 01:52 PM

I'd recommend starting a thread on the Sweden board for an update on Nordgren. Those guys know what they're talking about. I've gotten quite a bit of information about Magnus Kahnberg over there. To me, he's the more exciting of the two prospects.
ive read that kahnberg is the scorer as well, but it seems that nordgren has developed into one of the best players over there. he plays two ways and is one of the fastest skaters in the league. would you rather keep c adams, marty murray, or nordgren? i would like to see him myself - even if only to play on the third line. maybe he becomes a pj axelson type. couldnt hurt. he probvably has a higher skill level than our average 3/4 liner, yet is apparantly smart defensively.

Vagrant

03-21-2004, 01:58 PM

ive read that kahnberg is the scorer as well, but it seems that nordgren has developed into one of the best players over there. he plays two ways and is one of the fastest skaters in the league. would you rather keep c adams, marty murray, or nordgren? i would like to see him myself - even if only to play on the third line. maybe he becomes a pj axelson type. couldnt hurt. he probvably has a higher skill level than our average 3/4 liner, yet is apparantly smart defensively.

Well, i'm hesitant about those guys ever since Tommy Westlund came over after having a big year in the SEL and pretty much dropping off the face of the earth in Carolina. Westlund was touted the same way, he even went so far as to win the SEL goal scoring race with 29 goals in 46 games for Brynas IF Gavle.

He developed into a great penalty killer but brought essentially nothing else to the table. Now, he's back in the SEL with Leksands IF.

I'm just more convinced that Kahnberg is the real deal from hearing people talk. Nordgren doesn't get the hype and isn't as flashy as Kahnberg, but could still be productive.

Doug Evinou

03-21-2004, 02:00 PM

thanks, great job. any word on niklas nordgren? other publications have him in our top 10. we appreciate the updates - we were feeling a little neglected.

nordgren was born in '79, so by HF criteria, is no longer considered a prospect. i was going to add a profile on him earlier last year, but HF wants to focus on prospects under 24. i'm based in ontario, so have never seen him play. stats alone, it looks like his offensive production really slipped from last year with Timra (check out www.hockeydb.com). I'd head over to the Swedish country board and ask about him there. predatore is one reader/writer who provides a lot of updates on the swedish players. he is also a writer for an excellent website www.eliteprospects.com where you can find info on Nordgren.

Plan 9

03-21-2004, 05:51 PM

Lowell got spanked tonight by Worcester.

Tomas Kurka got his seventh goal of the season, on the powerplay.

bleedgreen

03-21-2004, 07:58 PM

Well, i'm hesitant about those guys ever since Tommy Westlund came over after having a big year in the SEL and pretty much dropping off the face of the earth in Carolina. Westlund was touted the same way, he even went so far as to win the SEL goal scoring race with 29 goals in 46 games for Brynas IF Gavle.

one thing about westlund was he never struck me as a very quick skater - nordgren sounds like he is pretty fast.
thanks for the info and updates doug. the canes page depth chart looks a lot more bleak - which is how it really is.

Vagrant

03-21-2004, 08:50 PM

Richmond with another big game in his second playoff game of his OHL career. 1 goal and 1 assist. The goal was a shorthanded goal. That brings his total to 2 GP 3G 1A 4 points.

Boogs24

03-21-2004, 09:00 PM

Vagrant

03-21-2004, 10:06 PM

Tyson Strachan is doing well in his Freshmen year at Ohio State. Although he's slated to have surgery on a bad shoulder, I think he'll have a big year next year so watch out for him. Here's an article on him when he put the Buckeyes into the CCHA semifinals:

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.ocsn.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031804aaa.html

Awesome link man, thanks for the update. How has Tyson looked in terms of potential? Does he play a more physical stay at home style or is he a puck mover?

HughJass*

03-22-2004, 11:33 AM

i've spent a couple hours and updated most of the profiles and rankings. HF is going to have a committee come in and look at the work i did and update it further. IN the meantime, I hope my updated rankings are at least a little closer to the reality of the Carolina depth charts at the present time.

Thanks, Doug. I know, that was late of me...

Small error, though: shouldn't Allan Rourke be in the "graduated" section? He's a better player than St. Jacques, IMO.

Doug Evinou

03-22-2004, 11:55 AM

Thanks, Doug. I know, that was late of me...

Small error, though: shouldn't Allan Rourke be in the "graduated" section? He's a better player than St. Jacques, IMO.

i'll update his stats and move him to the graduated list. he turned 24 on march 6th as well. do you think he's in carolina for good, or just until they upgrade their 'd' next year after the trades of markov and boughner?

Skydog

03-22-2004, 12:21 PM

i'll update his stats and move him to the graduated list. he turned 24 on march 6th as well. do you think he's in carolina for good, or just until they upgrade their 'd' next year after the trades of markov and boughner?

Rourke is making a case to stick around. Hill and Wesley's contracts are up at the end of the season so he has a chance to play himself into a spot.

bleedgreen

03-22-2004, 01:49 PM

Richmond with another big game in his second playoff game of his OHL career. 1 goal and 1 assist. The goal was a shorthanded goal. That brings his total to 2 GP 3G 1A 4 points.
interesting review of that game. im rootin for danny, but its hard to get excited about a 100 ft goal in a10-6 game. so far he has impressed with numbers in important games overall, no doubt. wonder how close he really is.
http://www.slamsports.com/Slam040322/col_dallacosta-sun.html
it doesnt really talk about richmond - just a review of the game.

Doug Evinou

03-22-2004, 05:38 PM

i have updated the Daniel Manzato profile. The goalie returned to Switzerland following the 2004 WJC, and is now playing for Kloten in the Swiss league.

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospect.php?pid=3078

03-23-2004, 09:22 AM

Kahnberg is playing with a fractured foot.

Vagrant

03-23-2004, 11:14 AM

Kahnberg is playing with a fractured foot.

Well that explains why he's only getting a goal per game :p

How long has he been playing that way?

03-23-2004, 11:56 AM

Well that explains why he's only getting a goal per game :p

How long has he been playing that way?

Well, from what I understand during all of the play offs.

Vagrant

03-25-2004, 11:55 PM

Doug Evinou

03-26-2004, 08:54 AM

Wow. Danny Richmond is making his case to be a member of the Carolina Hurricanes next season.

7 Richmond, Danny 4 4 3 7 8 2 0 2

Those stats are insane. +8 was highest on the team, for those who say he can't play defense. He scored two shorthanded goals and led all defensemen in scoring.

the series against windsor has been a little goofy (i.e. 10-7 scores etc)... wait and see what he does next series... at some points this year he has been london's #5 d-man (third pairing).

imyourhuckleberry

03-27-2004, 06:15 PM

WIN PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WIN!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

Plan 9

03-27-2004, 06:35 PM

I think you got the wrong thread there.

Doug Evinou

04-01-2004, 11:59 AM

shay stephenson scored 2 goals and an assist to lead Red Deer to a 4-2 victory over Calgary in game 7 last night, and was named first star.

game summary: http://www.whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1000027

shay has 6 points in 7 play-off games.

whl profile: http://www.whl.ca/stats/player.php?id=21686

Vagrant

04-01-2004, 12:05 PM

Doug Evinou

04-07-2004, 01:20 PM

Ryan Rorabeck has been playing very well for the St. Mike's Majors in the post-season, who are one game away from eliminating Brampton and moving on to the OHL Eastern Conference finals. Rorabeck is playing smart two-way hockey, contributing 5 points in 10 games, and is helping the Majors completely shut down the Battalion's big 3 of Wolski, Henrich and Kreps up front. The Oshawa native has really improved this year, and should be set for a career year next season. I've seen about 20 of the Majors' games this year, and Rorabeck has really established himself as a good character leader, who has a knack for scoring in the clutch. I wouldn't get too excited about his NHL future just yet, but for a 9th round pick, Rorabeck is definately progressing nicely.

Les Ouragans

04-07-2004, 02:12 PM

FYI, heard Rutherford on his weekly radio interview yesterday (I assume this is the last for a while), and he had a lot of good things to say about Kahnberg and the season he has had in Sweden. While he didn't come out and say he expects him to be here in preseason and get a strong look, it was pretty clear that is what he had in mind.

bleedgreen

04-13-2004, 01:12 PM

Vagrant

04-13-2004, 01:36 PM

new canes hf article on danny richmond. its pretty good but i think the expectations placed on him at the end are a little steep. id like to see him just make it at all before comparing him to the likes of neidermeyer. any way, great to see an article like that on the site, i think hf is stepping up its effort to cover long neglected teams like the canes.
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article.php?sid=6845&mode=threaded&order=0

Thanks, bleedgreen. That's a pretty good read. Richmond is the type of player that needs the most defensive help. The offensive defenseman who has put up a consistant amount of points at the Junior A and Canadian Major Junior level and has never really had much defensive responsibility. His offensive game is a lot like that of Neidermeyer, but his defensive game is nowhere near. I've seen a few Knights fans affectionaly refer to Richmond as "Captain Turnover", for his blunders in the defensive zone. Actually, another year in Juniors might be the best thing for Richmond because it appears as if he's dedicated himself this season to conditioning and training and it's interesting to see that he's added 10 lbs. of muscle to that skinny frame of his.

bleedgreen

04-23-2004, 01:58 AM

looks like BOTH nordgren and kahnberg have made it on the swedish wc roster. sweet. no way to catch any of these games, is there? id love to see these guys play with other swedes.....or at all.

Doug Evinou

04-27-2004, 12:43 AM

bleedgreen

04-27-2004, 02:53 AM

Richmond and the London Knights lost a heart-breaker at home in game 7 of the OHL's Western conference finals against Guelph and have been eliminated from the post-season. Richmond really struggled in his own end during the series, and made glaring mistakes on two of Guelph's goals. In total, Richmond had a pretty good season, but this final series showed he still has a ways to go in his own end with decision-making and positioning. It will be interesting to see where he ends of next season. With an Aug. 84 dob, Richmond could return to London as an overager, but is also eligable to turn pro and could end up in Lowell (AHL) or Florida (ECHL).
Richmond ended the play-offs with a stats line of (15GP 5G 6A 11Pts 10PIM), although most of those points came in the first round against Windsor, where London absolutely drubbed the Spitfires.
think the canes are so high on him (deservedly? who knows) he'll be in lowell next year. they arent big on having prospects in juniors - they are pretty desperate for good young players and tend to push them as far as they can. from everything ive read richmond is a couple of years away - and we are very short on quality d prospects. id be surprised if one of thelen, green, oneill, or longshot barker didnt end up the canes pick.

jeffbear

04-28-2004, 10:03 AM

bleedgreen

04-28-2004, 02:01 PM

From what I've heard from JR, the organization is looking to take it slow with Richmond. They seem to appreciate the promise that the kid has, but you have to admit they've been burned a lot lately by trying to rush defensemen before they're ready. I'd look for Danny to get as far as a support role in Lowell AT BEST this coming season, and for him to spend at least two full years in the minors before they take a look at him in the Canes top 6.
i agree that thats what they should do with him, but as you say - they have been burned by rushing d men in the past. thats usually because we dont have the depth to be patient - which hasnt changed much. i dont think richmond will get any further than the minors either (next year), but i think jr feels no choice but to get him there as quickly as possible. if he had a good first half of a season in the minors - i bet they would call him up just to see if he could hack it. i hope they are finally learning their lesson. i would like to see malec and fast get a shot at a roster spot next season. i think fast could help out a lot if he can play at all in his own end. i thought malec looked pretty good in the few games he played. i know none of us would like it, but i could see richmond being trade bait for us to move up in the draft-or land a further developed young player this off season. i think they want to get more pieces like williams - and richmond, ward, and oneill are the players other teams would want. i dont think they can trade ward - so im a little worried about richmond.

jeffbear

04-28-2004, 04:00 PM

Here's my take on the D situation in the short run ...

1. The way the defense played after JR dealth Markov to Philly probably took some heat off of the youth in general IMO. Hill and Wesley will probably be back for one more go-round if the new CBA budget will allow the expense, and Fast's great rebound from a horrible start in the AHL just adds another layer of insurance when it comes to the two guys with real upside ... Malec and Richmond. When you figure that St Jacques was pretty clearly NHL quality before his injury (suffered in training camp we find out after the fact), that Wallin has proven that he is capable of being an every game player and that the guys that are signed long term ... Hedican and Ward ... both look really comfortable in Laviolette's system ... the bottom line bodes well for yet another low key but fairly effective Canes defense group.

2. Now add in that Rutherford really made some consistent noise about going out and spending whatever budget he's got on a defenseman that can help the power play. That's where the club would likely be most tempted to push the envelop with a young guy like Richmond or Malec ... and God knows they REALLY need a power play QB like nobody's business.

All said ... I think they're set up to allow both Richmond and Malec to grow at their own pace, at least for the forseeable future.

bleedgreen

05-11-2004, 12:24 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/hurricanes/story/3578563p-3180628c.html
good article on wards contract situation, with some interesting news at the end about some other players. i found the news on jesse lane curious, i was hoping he was still a prospect. looks like things are going well with ward, at least.

lmthaete

06-23-2004, 05:45 PM

Just to clarify the situation with Lane... check out the separate thread started called "jesse lane." There is more recent information on his whereabouts. Also... my boyfriend keeps in contact with him so I will let you know if he gets picked up by another team after July 1st. The talk in the USHL is that there are most likely a lot of teams who have taken interest in him this past year knowing that he will soon be a UFA. Here are some websites that contain stats and information about Jesse from the 03-04 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers:
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=178601&seasonid=258
http://www.bucshockey.org/03_04/lane.html

Let me know if you want any other information about Lane... I could probably get it for you.

cycle_it

07-02-2004, 05:33 PM

any thoughts about Rob Zepp?
I think I saw his status: RFA (II) ?

KILLger

09-25-2004, 12:32 PM

We should start a new thread on this...

WHL
Brett Carson (Calgary Hitmen)
Andrew Ladd (Calgary Hitmen)
Kevin Nastiuk (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Matej Trojovsky (Swift Current Broncos)

OHL
Aaron Dawson (Peterborough Petes)
Jonas Fiedler (Plymouth Whalers)
Justin Peters (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)
Ryan Pottruff (London Knights)
Ryan Rorabeck (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)

NCAA
Casey Borer (St. Cloud State)

SEL
Magnus Akerlund (HV71 Jonkoping)
Magnus Kahnberg (Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg)

AHL-ECHL?
Daniel Boisclair
Sean Curry
Brad Fast
Craig Kowalski
Chad LaRose
Jared Newman
Danny Richmond
Cam Ward
Rob Zepp
Mike Zigomanis

CZECH
Martin Vagner (Pardubice HC)

2.GBun
Chris Bahen (Landshut EV)

Kevin Estrada ???
J.D. Forrest ???
Jamie Hoffmann ???
Antti Jokela ???
Daniel Manzato ???
Shay Stephenson ???
Tyson Strachan ???

Robertsson 4-ever

10-08-2004, 07:30 AM

Saw Niklas Nordgren play yesterday, although he doens't count as a prospect any more due to age (born '79). He was among the best players on the ice with his skating and created goalopportunites on almost any shift. He, along with Henrik Zetterberg, was the best players on the ice. The PP unit consisted of Aki Berg, Teemu Aalto, Henrik Zetterberg, Fredrik Modin and Niklas Nordgren and was dominant in the offensive zone.

Nordgren scored two goals in the game. On the first he skated into the offensive zeon a shot an impressive shot from the blue which beat the goalie. On the second he was on a 2-1 breakway, faked a pass a shot himself near the firt post. Very beautiful. His line with Valery Krykov and Robert Carlsson was in my eyes the best throughout the game.

Raipe

11-05-2004, 07:48 AM

J.D Forrest Saipa Sm-Liiga: 19 games 4+4=8.

bleedgreen

11-23-2004, 03:27 PM

rob 4-ever - thanks for the update on nordgren. despite kahnbergs obvious scoring ability, ive always wanted nordgren a little more because he seems to be a very effective all around player. his descriptions remind me of pj axelson, a player that the canes could definitely use. i like that he has great speed and seems to use it well.

anyone else notice that ladd already has 73 pims? its significantly higher than anyone in his point total area. did someone kick his dog? has he been fighting, or just taking a lot of bad minors? i know his scouting report said he had a physical side to him - but he is on his way to over 200 pims!

PsychoPig

11-23-2004, 11:42 PM

I know he has a 10 min misconduct in that with a high sticking penalty he took.. that certainly doesn't keep it low :)

zetterberg40

11-24-2004, 05:59 PM

can anyone tell me how Brad Fast has been doing in the AHL? thanks!

Babachka

11-24-2004, 08:52 PM

Fast is the On again Off again Captin for the Lock Monsters. He was a healthy scratch for the last two games (or 2 outta the last 3) this is his 3rd of the season. Coach wanted to send a message to the team that they need to work and they will be held accountable for their actions, or lack there of! When interviewd about why Brads been scratched, he said that Brad is a very skilled player and its not from a lack of effort, but he thinks that hes over thinking to much and not reacting.

In 11 games Brads 1(g) 1(a) *which is VERY low for him as offensive as he is* hes -1 with 19 in pim

zetterberg40

11-25-2004, 01:36 AM

thanks for the update

Sabes

01-11-2005, 03:28 PM

Matej Trojovsky was traded to Prince George at the deadline.

The Prince George Cougars have traded 18 year old forward Josh Aspendlind and a conditional 7th round pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft to the Swift Current Broncos for 20 year old defenceman Matej Trojovsky, 18 year old forward Tyler Feakes and 18 year old forward Blair Stengler.

Babachka

01-12-2005, 06:54 AM

:( Is that a good thing or bad? Hows he doing this season? This is the last season he can play in that league, right? Anyone see him, think hes ready to make the jump?

bleedgreen

01-17-2005, 12:49 PM

here is mckeens take on a recent game by 2003 pick aaron dawson.

EDIT: cannot post copyrighted pay material.

sounds like he is developing well, i hadnt heard much about him recently. i think dawson, borer, and carson are showing signs of being solid pros. if this lockout streches 2 years, these guys night actually be coming to camp. im sure they are all at least 2 years away though.

bleedgreen

02-07-2005, 12:57 AM

http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2005/02/06/lets_just_end_this_right_here/
boston globe article on the lockout. second section discusses youngsters doing well in the minors, focusing on eric staal.

Robertsson 4-ever

02-17-2005, 05:49 AM

Here comes two Magnus Kahnberg highlights from Sweden Hockey Games. It's recaps from two of swedens games. You recognize Kahnberg (number 11) by his red gloves...

Kahnberg assist vs Finland (http://svt.se/svt/road/Classic/department/616/jsp/content.jsp?&ramfile=050213-hockeysvefin-ny.ram&wmfile=050213-hockeysvefin-ny.asx&filepath=/content/1/c6/33/37/26/&frames=true&art=333726&contentdep=24043&d=19791&looksdep=19791&isbroad=false&isclipinfo=false)
A Kahnberg assist to Jonathan Hedström who scores on a breakaway, 2-1.

Kahnberg goal vs Russia (http://svt.se/svt/road/Classic/department/616/jsp/content.jsp?&ramfile=050212-sve-ryss-ny.ram&wmfile=050212-sve-ryss-ny.asx&filepath=/content/1/c6/33/34/95/&frames=true&art=333495&contentdep=24043&d=19791&looksdep=19791&isbroad=false&isclipinfo=false)
A PP goal by Kahnberg, the first of Swedens goals.

KILLger

03-03-2005, 09:12 AM

Robertsson 4-ever

03-03-2005, 10:56 AM

What's up with Kahnberg? Why are his totals so low?

Depends on several things.

1. Last season simply every shot he shot at goal went in. To be that productive is remarkable, so it's not surprising his number have dropped this season.

2. What is a little bit surprising is though, that his numbers have dropped so much. But also that has a explanation: The lockout. Frölunda now has four lines which is very good, and the icetime for Kahnberg have decreased, as well as the PP time. The line with Alfredsson, Påhlsson and Axelsson eats a lot of icetime in all situations at the moment. But don't misunderstand, Kahnberg plays PP, and has a good amount of icetime, BUT not as much as last year.

Kahnberg started out the season a little slow but have after christmas heated up more and more. Especially after the SHG he have been one of Frölundas best players IMO. You should also remember he faces better defenseman this season, will all lockouted players.

Kahnberg had a good tournament with Sweden in SHG, and played alongside Zetterberg and Hedström most of the time. He scored a goal and had one or two assists (don't remember) and is a candidate for Sweden in the upcoming worlds.

KILLger

03-03-2005, 10:58 AM

Depends on several things.

1. Last season simply every shot he shot at goal went in. To be that productive is remarkable, so it's not surprising his number have dropped this season.

2. What is a little bit surprising is though, that his numbers have dropped so much. But also that has a explanation: The lockout. Frölunda now has four lines which is very good, and the icetime for Kahnberg have decreased, as well as the PP time. The line with Alfredsson, Påhlsson and Axelsson eats a lot of icetime in all situations at the moment. But don't misunderstand, Kahnberg plays PP, and has a good amount of icetime, BUT not as much as last year.

Kahnberg started out the season a little slow but have after christmas heated up more and more. Especially after the SHG he have been one of Frölundas best players IMO. You should also remember he faces better defenseman this season, will all lockouted players.

Kahnberg had a good tournament with Sweden in SHG, and played alongside Zetterberg and Hedström most of the time. He scored a goal and had one or two assists (don't remember) and is a candidate for Sweden in the upcoming worlds.
Thanks!

That's reassuring. :)

Robertsson 4-ever

03-05-2005, 06:13 AM

In Frölundas first playoff game for the season Magnus Kahnberg scored two goals and played on his team's best line with Dallas prospect Joel Lundqvist and Detroit prospect Jari Tolsa.

On the first goal he broke into the slot, made some shifty moves and released a nice hard shot.

The second one he also skated in the middle, recived a pass and put it in the post, but managed to score on the rebound.

Another note:
Frantisek Kaberle played a very good game with Modo. I'm impressed with his calmness in the own zone, he do easy moves and make safe plays. He also had some dangerous shots on the PP, and made a nice pass through the box, where Daniel Sedin made another crosspass in front of the crease, but Henrik Sedin put in the post.

KILLger

03-05-2005, 07:14 AM

Robertsson 4-ever

03-05-2005, 11:52 AM

Thx for the update.

I noticed that Nordgren had as many points as Modin, do you think that his offense could translate to the NHL?

Well, for the first Modin and Nordgren are different players.

Nordgren have the skating and work ethics to make it in the NHL. If he aint able to translate his scoring touch to the smaller rinks he'll be a valuable third line energy guy IMO. He is a player I think would make Carolina a better team, his work ethics and intensity can get a whole team going.

bleedgreen

03-05-2005, 02:05 PM

Robertsson 4-ever

03-05-2005, 04:13 PM

thanks for the updates. from everything you have said over the last year or so, i have the opinion that nordgren could actually be the more valueable player. it sounds like kahnberg will only make it if he is a top 6 forward and productive - nordgren sounds like a solid all around player who could fit in anywhere.

My opinion as well.

But I think Kahnberg has a legit shot at making the Hurricanes top-6. Brind'Amour and Staal I assume are the top-centers, and Cole and O'Neill the other two that are granted spots in the top-6. I think Vrbata and Kahnberg could round out that top-6, with Adamsx2, Vascisek and Nordgren in the bottom lines.

But of course, I don't know so much about other prospects in the system, and don't know that much about the Hurricanes team either, so my predictions could be a little inaccurate. Also, I'm very baised when talking about the swedish players, but I belive, and many with me, that both Kahnberg and Nordgren are quality players. If there had been no lockout both would probably play in the Worlds, but still with all the lockouted players in Europe, they have both a chance to make the team. I think that say a lot of their quality. But how they react to the NA style of play is yet to be seen.

Robertsson 4-ever

03-24-2005, 03:50 AM

Magnus Kahnberg scored Frölundas lone goal yesterday and now they lead their semi-series with 3-0.

KILLger

03-24-2005, 08:21 AM

Magnus Kahnberg scored Frölundas lone goal yesterday and now they lead their semi-series with 3-0.

Is there a website to keep up with the playoffs stats? I used http://www.eliteprospects.com all season long for the stats, but they don't seem to store the playoffs'...

Robertsson 4-ever

03-27-2005, 03:11 AM

The swedish playoffs are covered by Swehockey (http://stats.swehockey.se/), just click "SM-slutspel" and you'll get all stats you need, and it's in english!

Robertsson 4-ever

03-27-2005, 02:30 PM

Magnus Kahnberg netted two goals today when Frölunda won 4-0 vs Djurgården, and won the series 4-1. The team now will play the SEL finals.

Kahnberg is impressing me with his shifty moves and his scoring touch. I really hope he'll be on the World Championships roster, and it could very well be so. Players such as Freddy Modin, Markus Näslund, Andreas Johansson, Thomas Holmström, Mats Sundin, Johan Davidsson and Peter Forsberg have declared they won't play, so there must be other offensive players to fill those roster spots. Kahnberg is a hot candidate for one of this spots IMO.

Robertsson 4-ever

04-02-2005, 01:02 AM

Niklas Nordgren have been named to the pre-WC roster, and will have the chance to battle himself into the lineup.

Magnus Kahnberg will play the SEL finals during this camp, so he won't be avaliable for the national team until after the finals.

Vagrant

09-28-2005, 01:12 AM

This thread is open again for posting, once the season is back!

HughJass*

09-28-2005, 01:47 AM

woo hoo :)

B Boarding

10-01-2005, 01:47 PM

Magnus Kahnberg in the SEL so far: 3GP - 2G - 1A - 3 Pts, 2PIM, +1, 10 SOG

Looks so far like he's back to his old self...

B Boarding

10-10-2005, 03:01 PM

2 more goals from Kahnberg tonight. He was really on fire tonight. The opponents must be almost dizzy from his performance.

7GP - 5G - 2A - 7 Pts

An Ape called Yoko

10-10-2005, 05:39 PM

2 more goals from Kahnberg tonight. He was really on fire tonight. The opponents must be almost dizzy from his performance.

7GP - 5G - 2A - 7 Pts

He had some sick moves.

Check out video:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/player.html?catID=26&clipID=3300

john g

10-15-2005, 01:41 PM

Jack Johnson scored last night for the U of M in a 3-2 loss to BC

Michigan-1 Jack Johnson (Matt Hunwick, Kevin Porter) PPG 5x3 1:44

GlueleG

11-19-2005, 01:06 PM

Does anyone know where Timothy Kunes is playing?

HajdukSplit

11-26-2005, 10:47 PM

all I know he is from Red Bank, NJ :yo:

KILLger

11-27-2005, 12:02 AM

Does anyone know where Timothy Kunes is playing?

Boston College
http://www.collegehockeystats.net/0506/teamstats/bc_m

trickster

12-11-2005, 03:34 PM

Justin Peters was traded to Plymouth Whalers after requesting a trade. He won his first game with his new team Saturday nite.

Vagrant

12-21-2005, 11:47 AM

Justin Peters was traded to Plymouth Whalers after requesting a trade. He won his first game with his new team Saturday nite.

I'm sure Karmanos had something to do with this. He loves his Whalers.

PsychoPig

01-14-2006, 11:57 PM

Figure I'd update my cousin's stats on here since it's been quiet.

Brett Carson - 43 GP, 6 G, 22 A, 28 PTS, +4, 36 PIM

Plus he's got 9 points in 6 games since the new year. I guess one of his resolutions was to produce more offense!

Vagrant

01-15-2006, 07:22 AM

HajdukSplit

02-12-2006, 08:44 PM

how is Timothy Kunes doing?

MHNet

03-12-2006, 04:47 PM

Jack Johnson scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Ferris State last night. U-M sweeps Ferris, advancing them to the CCHA Final Four next weekend at Joe Louis Arena.

From the Ann Arbor News..after Johnson's goal Saturday night...

The crowd, including Johnson's parents, chanted: "Three more years, three more years,'' for the school's highest-ever NHL Draft pick - No. 3 overall last summer by the Carolina Hurricanes.

"The only way you're going to get me out of here is at gunpoint,'' said Johnson, who supplanted Dean Turner as the school's all-time highest scoring freshman defenseman.

HughJass*

03-13-2006, 07:51 AM

I don't know what to think about Jack Johnson's comments. I can go either way with that but I rather he takes his lumps in the NHL next season. At least one more year in college but the college game won't help him like the AHL could have this year. To each their own.

caniacgirl12

03-13-2006, 08:57 AM

Thaaats dissapointing.

Lets round up the guns.

bleedgreen

03-13-2006, 10:41 AM

ivew never believed for a minute that this kid was coming out any time in the next two years. if you read his interviews and have seen some footage about him talking about it - its his dream to play there and you know he is getting treated like a king. i wouldnt leave it till i had to. to me the biggest issue was that we could lose him as a ufa after his career ends. i really hope after his junior year he is ready to come or we're in trouble.

GBG BLEED BLUE

03-25-2006, 09:27 AM

Vagrant

03-25-2006, 11:30 AM

In Game # 1 of the Playoffs VS. Regina Pats
-He collected 2 assists and and had 2 Penalty Minutes,he helped the Saskatoon Blades win game #1 in O.T 3-2,Saskatoon leads the series 1-0

My Report
-He is kind of slow but makes up for it by being strong on the puck and is very hard to knock off of the puck

-He throws hard punishing hits(his 6'4 220 lbs frame is used very well)

-He is very good on breakaways(along with his teamates Wacey Rabbit,(Boston Bruins) and Devin Setoguchi(SJ Sharks)

-He is not afraid to go into the corners and not afraid to mix it up or stick up for his teamates.

I will post another update after game # 2(after I get back from the game)
here is the link to his player profile:
http://www.saskatoonblades.com/barnes.html

If anyone has an questions about him,please ask and I will do my best to answer them to the best of my knowledge.

Thanks for the update, Sask Leafs Fan. I've always been pretty curious about what other people thought about his long term upside in the NHL. He has a great body for the game, but people question his drive and finish around the net. If you can see anything that would indicate what you think of his work ethic, then I would be curious to find out what you thought.

Also, does this kid have the hands to be on a scoring line in the NHL or is he a primary checking style center?

GBG BLEED BLUE

03-25-2006, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the update, Sask Leafs Fan. I've always been pretty curious about what other people thought about his long term upside in the NHL. He has a great body for the game, but people question his drive and finish around the net. If you can see anything that would indicate what you think of his work ethic, then I would be curious to find out what you thought.

Also, does this kid have the hands to be on a scoring line in the NHL or is he a primary checking style center?

I think that he has a very good work ethic and does not quit(except when he is out for a long shift and slows down.

I think that yes he does have the hands to become a scoring centre,but the problem with him becoming a checking centre would be INJURIES and his history with concussions and upper body injuries.

He is a smooth skating centremen and has a good sense of where to be when the puck is around the net.

I hoped this helped you answer your question. Is there anything else you or anybody would like to know about Joe Barnes?

Vagrant

03-25-2006, 04:09 PM

I think that he has a very good work ethic and does not quit(except when he is out for a long shift and slows down.

I think that yes he does have the hands to become a scoring centre,but the problem with him becoming a checking centre would be INJURIES and his history with concussions and upper body injuries.

He is a smooth skating centremen and has a good sense of where to be when the puck is around the net.

I hoped this helped you answer your question. Is there anything else you or anybody would like to know about Joe Barnes?

Thanks for the great response, we don't very often get to see a lot of CHL action here in NC unless we have dish packages so it's good to get information about our prospects from people who get to see them a lot in person.

Interesting to know that he's a smooth skating centerman, as with his big frame it would be a little more likely to see him struggle in that aspect of his game. Is there any real reason that his stats took such a big hit this year or has he simply not had lady luck on his side? I was expecting at least what he did last year considering he was an overager if i'm thinking correctly.

Vagrant

03-25-2006, 04:13 PM

Thanks for the great response, we don't very often get to see a lot of CHL action here in NC unless we have dish packages so it's good to get information about our prospects from people who get to see them a lot in person.

Interesting to know that he's a smooth skating centerman, as with his big frame it would be a little more likely to see him struggle in that aspect of his game. Is there any real reason that his stats took such a big hit this year or has he simply not had lady luck on his side? I was expecting at least what he did last year considering he was an overager if i'm thinking correctly.

Well, I just checked on my own information and i'm pretty well off. Barnes is a June 86 and is still 19 years old this year.

He also has a better PPG this year than last year, but hasn't stayed healthy enough to get the points going on a consistant basis. Still, with his skill set I was expecting more dominant numbers.

GBG BLEED BLUE

03-25-2006, 11:24 PM

Well, I just checked on my own information and i'm pretty well off. Barnes is a June 86 and is still 19 years old this year.

He also has a better PPG this year than last year, but hasn't stayed healthy enough to get the points going on a consistant basis. Still, with his skill set I was expecting more dominant numbers.

In game # 2 Vs the Regina Pats
he scored 1 goal and was the 2nd star of the game.

He was very effective,played well because not only is he on a very talented line with Devin Setoguchi(SJ Sharks) and Aaron Bader(undrafted/Free Agent) but he would probably play just as good if he was not on a line with such good players, he threw some very big/punishing hits(which he always does,it is good to see)

I hope you guys are getting excited about him because he seems to have a very promising future. :teach:

HughJass*

03-28-2006, 11:46 PM

Good to hear Barnes doing well in the playoffs. With the new stance on signing prospects, it sounds like Barnes will definitely get signed this summer and play next year at Lowell. I wouldn't be surprised if he makes it to the big training camp for some more experience, too.

ratsgirl

04-04-2006, 05:23 PM

Hey everyone,

It seems I'll get to watch some of your prospects next year.
HURRICANES AND RIVER RATS INK AFFILIATION DEAL (http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/news/news.asp?articleid=1497)

Judging by the HF Carolina page you guys have a whole lot of defensemen and goalies in the system. Who do you think we'll see in the AHL next year?

DaveG

04-04-2006, 06:11 PM

goalies: well if we are the only team with Albany next year my best guess would be for Kowalski and Nastiuk. Justin Peters can't be counted out of the mix there either, I personally think he's the best of the bunch (asside from Cam of course)

defense: it should look a lot different from what is going in Lowell right now, which is probably not a bad thing at all. My best guess is that Babchuk and Hajt will make the journy from Lowell, with Ryan Pottruff (don't know too much about) and Brett Carson (excelent two-way defenseman IMO). I don't know if the Canes will persue Casey Borer to have him forgoe his Senior season or not, but he's another one you could possibly see in Albany and I personally think he'll be an excelent NHL d-man eventually. Any FAs we bring in are your guess as well as mine.

forwards: this is where the Canes REALLY need some help prospect wise. You MIGHT get a season of Andrew Ladd depending on any FA losses/signings for the big team in the offseason. I suspect that Estrada, Saviano, Bellissimo, Aucoin, Peat and Gove will come over from Lowell, as well as bringing Joe Barnes in from the Blades. Unless they can convince Rajamaki to come over, everyone else up front will be a FA signing. Aucoin has been phenominal at the AHL level this year, so you should get some excitement out of him at the very least.

Kashew*

04-05-2006, 04:28 AM

DaveG

04-05-2006, 12:15 PM

i didn't like the names "aucoin", "bellissimo" or "peat".

aucoin reminds me of that lackluster one playing in the west on some backwater team.

bellissimo seems like he's italian. and being italian myself, i can tell you he'll have alot of diving penalties on him. its the soccer in all italians that tell us to do it.

and peat? ugh...i shiver at the nickname "peat moss". hopefully this guy won't warrant it.
Aucoin has been a star in the A this year, so hopefully he continues that trend with you guys. I haven't seen much of Bellissimo lately, but he was absolutely dominant in the prospect tournament this pre-season so hopefully he can bring that to the AHL level. Peat, well, basically he's an enforcer with a good bit of skill to go with it, so he won't be soft by any meens although from what I recall he's by no meens a true heavyweight.

caniacgirl12

04-05-2006, 02:22 PM

Don't diss Aucoin. :rant: He has been good in his callups this season.

Peat is the kinda tough guy that we need right now.

And that :rant: isn't directed really at you, its more of an inside joke.

daikan

04-05-2006, 02:26 PM

ratsgirl

04-05-2006, 04:02 PM

DaveG

04-05-2006, 04:29 PM

Thanks for all the info! I forgot to mention that based on what Rutherford said yesterday, it seems likely that Colorado will supplying some of the roster as well.
ahh that makes sense. Hopefully you get the chance to see Wolski next year then too.

tuffnut

04-05-2006, 09:18 PM

Justin Peters Plymouth goalie will face Guelph D man Ryan Pottruff in the second round of OHL playoffs.

Les Ouragans

05-24-2006, 01:38 PM

I saw Guelph won that in 6 - how did Peters look?

daikan

09-25-2006, 09:02 AM

Bobby Hughes played his second game for the Kingston Frontenacs, scoring a goal and adding an assist. He's got 6 points in his first two games, so he's 5th in OHL scoring. :D Only 1-3 games played for most teams so far though..

I assume he's playing on a line with Cory Emmerton (Wings 1st round pick in 06), since he's got 8 points in two games, and is at the top OHL scorer. So far, anyways.

Rabid Husky

10-07-2006, 06:39 AM

Casey Borer was Even tonight and took 2 shots in an 8-2 (Huskies had 5 PP goals)exhibition win for the Huskies over Lethbridge. He's paired with freshman Garrett Raboin and is once again wearing the "C". He wasn't on the ice for any goal scored in the game.
Action begins next week for real against Denver

daikan

10-07-2006, 09:06 AM

KILLger

10-07-2006, 09:19 AM

Second in league scoring with one more point than Emmerton.:yo:

ratsgirl

10-14-2006, 09:41 PM

DaveG

10-14-2006, 10:08 PM

Justin Peters made his first start for Albany in a 3-2 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs. http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002258
Peters played an excellent game with the exception of one major **** up late in the game when he went behind the net to play the puck; fumbled, lost control of the puck, and the other team intercepted it and scored.

Good to hear (other then the major miff of course). I honestly think this guy is going to be a big time gamer for us as long as we can keep him. He's good enough to be at the top of quite a few other teams goalie prospect charts, but here he's stuck behind Ward for the forseeable future. Hopefully he lives up to his billing as a future starter.

Kashew*

10-15-2006, 01:26 AM

Kashew*

10-15-2006, 01:27 AM

and btw, the rats game was great. me and my buddies went to it and were shocked at how much better they are this year than when the devils were around. The team hustles and dominates the power play. They killed Hamilton at even strength as well. It was amazing.

Rabid Husky

10-15-2006, 02:57 AM

Borer has one assist and is a -3 on the weekend as SCSU splits with DU 4-3 loss in ot on friday and a 5-2 win on saturday. Played much better saturday as friday the whole defense sucked.

Vagrant

10-15-2006, 07:06 PM

Bobby Hughes:

2006-07 Regular Season Kingston Frontenacs 9 7 11 18 -5

2 PPG in the OHL is pretty impressive. Hughes is off to a great start, let's hope he can keep it up!

Harrison Reed:

2006-07 Regular Season Sarnia Sting 8 3 6 9 3 4

Over a point per game average, which is up from last season, and the most impressive note is that he's a plus 3 as opposed to the -31 that he finished last year. Would like to see more goals from Harrison, but you can't argue with overall production.

Stefan Chaput:

Only 3 points in 10 regular season games. All assists. He has 22 PIM's and is a +3.

Jamie McBain:

3 points in 4 games with Wisconsin. +1 rating. Looks like he's fitting in pretty well on a talented team.

HajdukSplit

10-18-2006, 12:27 PM

how is Timothy Kunes doing at Boston College? I know its only his sophomore year but what do the Canes project him being?

Oilers Chick

10-18-2006, 03:49 PM

how is Timothy Kunes doing at Boston College? I know its only his sophomore year but what do the Canes project him being?

Last season he was in and out of the BC lineup. It's not that Kunes is bad or anything it's just that BC is deep on the blueline. When Tim has played, he hasn't been bad. Still very much a project and has some things to work on but we'll see how his development has progressed as the season goes along. BC's regular season just kicked off last week.

ThememanXX

10-19-2006, 04:42 PM

Game preview for this weekend vs. the Penguins up on my blog....if anyone's interested. :)

DaveG

10-19-2006, 06:04 PM

Game preview for this weekend vs. the Penguins up on my blog....if anyone's interested. :)

Is that the same Jeff Deslauriers that was in the Oilers system?

ratsgirl

10-19-2006, 06:32 PM

Is that the same Jeff Deslauriers that was in the Oilers system?

He is still in the Oilers organization. Since the Oilers don't have a primary AHL affiliate, their prospects are scattered all over the place--WBS being one of those places.

DaveG

10-19-2006, 06:42 PM

He is still in the Oilers organization. Since the Oilers don't have a primary AHL affiliate, their prospects are scattered all over the place--WBS being one of those places.

thanks. I thought they had a shared affiliation deal like is the case in Albany.

GBG BLEED BLUE

10-20-2006, 05:15 PM

Has anyone seen him play? If you have,how has he looked?

Thanks in Advance.

Rabid Husky

10-20-2006, 11:03 PM

Borer tonight vs Kato in a 4-2 SCSU win
0 points 0 shots 4PIM's and Even

bleedgreen

10-21-2006, 02:45 AM

luckily we didnt draft casey as a offensive pp type:sarcasm: . he's a shut down guy, i think he has a chance, i think he'll translate well to pros.

PsychoPig

10-21-2006, 06:22 PM

I'm happy to say that Brett Carson scored his first professional goal last night for Florida in the ECHL. Hopefully he won't spend too long there and will be moved up to Albany sooner than later :)

ratsgirl

10-27-2006, 09:12 PM

Some random thoughts from the minors (Albany lost 4-3 to Hershey tonight--boxscore (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002313)):

-you know your offense is in trouble when Jesse Boulerice is your leading goal scorer. He had another two goal-game tonight. The rest of the team has a serious case of hands of cement.
-It wasn't Justin Peters' best game, but in his defense, two of the goals against were clear breakaways (including the game winner), and one was on the 7 minute penalty kill caused by Brad Isbister beating up some guy (for no obvious reason) at center ice. Actually, Isbister has gotten tossed from the last two games. Perhaps it's time to let Shane Willis play.
-I'm not really not sure what to think about Joe Barnes yet. He's still just kind of there--doesn't impress in any way, but isn't a big liability either.

DaveG

10-31-2006, 08:15 PM

is everyone alive? Aucoin just got sent back to Albany so I'm just making sure CG didn't go on a killing spree.

ratsgirl

11-01-2006, 08:56 PM

Can you guys take Brad Isbister back? Please?

Albany lost 1-0 to the Hamilton Bulldogs tonight (boxscore (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002339))--their fifth straight loss. Keith Aucoin was in attendance but did not play. Justin Peters started in goal and played much better than in his last game. He was screened and didn't really have a chance on the goal he allowed. He stopped a breakaway, a couple of tricky deflections and was generally very good. Brett Carson played his first AHL game--didn't really notice him too much.

hockeyprincess

11-07-2006, 11:56 AM

Hughesie scored a sweet shorthanded goal against Plymouth on Sunday.

daikan

11-07-2006, 12:20 PM

daikan

11-11-2006, 08:30 AM

Hughes with two goals and an assist in a 6-0 win against the Ice Dogs last night. He's now fourth in OHL scoring with 13 goals and 22 assists for 35 points in 17 games. One point behind Little (picked 12th!) with 2 games in hand. I think Hughes plays with better players though, but it's still impressive.

ratsgirl

11-18-2006, 07:59 PM

Thanks for the updates, by the way.

No problem.

Justin Peters finally got his second win of the season tonight--a 4-1 victory (boxscore (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002430)) over the Philadelphia Phantoms. He played a very good game; the goal he gave up was just bad luck--Philadelphia was on the powerplay, they dumped the puck in, Peters went behind the net to play it, puck took a funny bounce off the boards and caromed into the wide open net.

Brett Carson has been here for about 2 1/2 weeks. When he first came up from Florida he probably only played about 10-12 minutes a game, and only at even strength. Now he's playing both on the PP and the PK, and has looked pretty good so far.

PsychoPig

11-18-2006, 08:16 PM

Thanks for the update on Carson. I was about to post to ask how people thought he was doing and if his minutes were anything substantial.

Good to hear!

daikan

11-18-2006, 08:49 PM

No problem.

Justin Peters finally got his second win of the season tonight--a 4-1 victory (boxscore (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002430)) over the Philadelphia Phantoms. He played a very good game; the goal he gave up was just bad luck--Philadelphia was on the powerplay, they dumped the puck in, Peters went behind the net to play it, puck took a funny bounce off the boards and caromed into the wide open net.

Brett Carson has been here for about 2 1/2 weeks. When he first came up from Florida he probably only played about 10-12 minutes a game, and only at even strength. Now he's playing both on the PP and the PK, and has looked pretty good so far.

That's great news.

Bad news: Bobby Hughes didn't play today against Plymouth. He took a hit against Sarnia and didn't finish the game, I guess he was injured.

SchwenningerWildWing

11-22-2006, 01:34 PM

Hello Carolina Fans,

can anybody tell me something about Kyle Lawson. He´s listed as a 7.0D on HF. Upside, style of play? Thanks

DaveG

11-22-2006, 01:42 PM

Hello Carolina Fans,

can anybody tell me something about Kyle Lawson. He´s listed as a 7.0D on HF. Upside, style of play? Thanks

Offensive D-man with solid upside (2nd pairing possibly... hopefully). At this point there's no telling if he's going to be a top 4 guy or AHL fodder. VERY raw player that still has a lot of development to go through before he can sniff the NHL, but as a freshman he's currently tied for 2nd in scoring for Notre Dame's defensemen. And, if what I've read is correct, he had a very impressive showing at the US WJC tryout camp this year.

DaveG

11-22-2006, 03:16 PM

I just noticed this article on NHL.com about McBain:

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=283466

SchwenningerWildWing

11-23-2006, 05:05 AM

Thanks

daikan

11-27-2006, 08:22 AM

I just noticed this article on NHL.com about McBain:

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=283466

Nice.

In other news, Hughes is now tied for 7th in OHL scoring, but Reed jumped up to 29th with a 5 point game.

JustJoe2k5

12-03-2006, 09:09 AM

Has anyone here had the opportunity to see Nick Dodge in action? He currently plays for Clarkson University. I try to keep up with each game through the statistics and box score, and Dodge seems to always be involved in just about every goal Clarkson scores. Mostly on assists but he has shown the ability to put the puck in the net on a regular basis. Does the guy have the potential to eventually make an impact for the 'Canes?

ratsgirl

12-03-2006, 07:36 PM

Justin Peters (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/gamebygame.php?id=1384) finally picked up his third win of the season, making 38 saves during the game and nine saves during an eleven-round shootout as Albany defeated Providence 4-3. (Boxscore (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002532)). Keith Aucoin (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=89) (who else) had the shootout winner, and Joe Barnes (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=1378) had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game. Newly acquired defenseman Mark Flood (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=308) has two goals in his first three games with Albany.

robotron2084

12-03-2006, 08:30 PM

Wow. I'm surprised Aucoin wasn't used until the 11th round. Is he generally that bad on shootouts because he seems to be the team's offensive leader.

ratsgirl

12-03-2006, 08:49 PM

Wow. I'm surprised Aucoin wasn't used until the 11th round. Is he generally that bad on shootouts because he seems to be the team's offensive leader.

He was also used in the 1st and 7th rounds.
AHL shootouts don't follow the NHL format. Shootouts start out with five rounds, then sudden death, but each team can only select five players for the entire shootout, so once they go past five rounds, the same players will shoot again.

robotron2084

12-03-2006, 08:53 PM

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I definitely didn't know that.

I'll have to nag my parents for not ever mentioning that difference (they're season ticket holders for the Aeros).

DaveG

12-05-2006, 08:05 PM

Jamie McBain and Kyle Lawson have both been selected for the WJC team. McBain was somewhat expected but Lawson comes very much as a surprise.

ratsgirl

12-08-2006, 09:01 PM

Justin Peters made 24 saves--a couple of them of the outstanding variety--for his first shutout as a pro as Albany defeated Springfield 4-0. It was the first time this season that Peters has won back-to-back games. He also added an assist for his first point as a pro. Needless to say he was named first star of the game. :)
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002543

DaveG

12-08-2006, 09:14 PM

Jakub Vojta will be playing defense with the Czechs and our local boy Kai Kantola (who I hope we draft next year) will be playing for Finland

ratsgirl

12-09-2006, 09:18 PM

Justin Peters made 29 saves for his third straight win as Albany defeated Providence 2-1. (Game-by-game stats for Peters (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/gamebygame.php?id=1384)). In less happy news, Joe Barnes left the game in the third period after being the victim of a wicked open-ice collision. He stayed down for quite awhile, didn't quite look like he knew where he was, and had to be helped off the ice.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002553

DaveG

12-09-2006, 10:04 PM

Excelent news on Peters, sounds like he's finally gaining some confidence and he's starting to win some games cause of it.

How has Barnes been looking lately, well before the injury at least.

Vagrant

12-09-2006, 10:17 PM

Ugh. Barnes has a long history with concussions. Just what his development needed.

Rabid Husky

12-10-2006, 03:00 AM

Borer picked up his 2nd assist of the season in a 3-1 win over Colgate.

His D has been there, after a slow start by the team defensively, but we were hoping for more offensive production from him.

JustJoe2k5

12-17-2006, 08:54 AM

DaveG

12-17-2006, 12:07 PM

How about our two forwards in the OHL?

Bobby Hughes in 32 games-played, has scored 25 goals and tallied 28 assists.

Harrison Reed in 32 games-played, has scored 12 goals and tallied 28 assists.

I think both of these guys have a bright future in our system and eventually with our 'Canes.

I definitely would like to see both get a longer look in camp next season at the very least. Secondary scoring is something we're lacking in a big way and both Hughes and Reed could fill that role nicely. Frankly it's good to see some guys in the pipeline having offensive explosions beyond our first round picks, with our focus on d-men the past few years it's not something I'm used to seeing. ;)

TSV

12-18-2006, 11:41 PM

both reed and hughes seems to have solid season...
but witch one of them a the best tools to be a nhl player ??
witch one do you see make the jump first ??

thanx

robotron2084

12-19-2006, 10:25 AM

I hope it's a tie. We can use them both - so why make a choice? ;)

ratsgirl

12-20-2006, 09:15 PM

After a nice win streak Justin Peters came crashing back to earth tonight--he was battling the puck all night and gave up 7 goals, several of which he would definitely want back. Too bad that it happened on a night when the team in front of him played well enough to win.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002609

Ugh. Barnes has a long history with concussions. Just what his development needed.

Update: it seems that the injury was just as bad as it looked at the time. Barnes is apparently in pretty rough shape and will be out for at least a month.

JustJoe2k5

12-20-2006, 11:00 PM

Thought I would add a full prospect statistic update.

ALBANY RIVER RATS:
Mike Angelidis - 1 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 / 0 PIM
Keith Aucoin - 20 GP / 10 G / 18 A / +5 / 43 PIM
Joe Barnes - 15 GP / 2 G / 1 A / +3 / 19 PIM
Ryan Bayda - 10 GP / 2 G / 5 A / +3 / 15 PIM
Jesse Boulerice - 11 GP / 4 G / 2 A / +1 / 34 PIM
Brett Carson - 15 GP / 0 G / 3 A / +3 / 6 PIM
Tim Conboy - 25 GP / 1 G / 2 A / +4 / 51 PIM
Patrick Dwyer - 28 GP / 7 G / 8 A / -3 / 12 PIM
Kevin Estrada - 19 GP / 1 G / 4 A / -1 / 8 PIM
Mark Flood - 15 GP / 3 G / 2 A / -6 / 6 PIM
J.D. Forrest
Dave Gove - 11 GP / 2 G / 4 A / -2 / 6 PIM
Scott Kelman - 27 GP / 4 G / 8 A / +2 / 38 PIM
Stephen Peat
Jakub Petruzalek - 14 GP / 1 G / 6 A / +3 / 0 PIM
Shane Willis - 19 GP / 10 G / 7 A / +2 / 4 PIM

Justin Peters - 17 GP / 48 GA / 3.03 GAA / .890%

FLORIDA EVERBLADES:
Mike Angelidis - 24 GP / 10 G / 8 A / +7 / 54 PIM
Vince Bellissimo - 23 GP / 10 G / 16 A / +5 / 17 PIM
Brett Carson - 3 GP / 1 G / 1 A / 0 / 0 PIM
Kevin Estrada - 3 GP / 1 G / 1 A / +1 / 2 PIM

Craig Kowalski - 14 GP / 34 GA / 2.51 GAA / .921%

JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Nicolas Blanchard (Chicoutimi / QMJHL) - 31 GP / 12 G / 15 A / -2 / 18 PIM
Stefan Chaput (Lewiston / QMJHL) - 35 GP / 10 G / 16 A / +15 / 28 PIM
Bobby Hughes (Kingston / OHL) - 33 GP / 25 G / 28 A / +11 / 58 PIM
Harrison Reed (Sarnia / OHL) - 33 GP / 12 G / 28 A / +9 / 14 PIM
Jakub Vojta (Ottawa / OHL) - 28 GP / 3 G / 2 A / 0 / 34 PIM

COLLEGIATE HOCKEY:
Casey Borer (St. Cloud) - 16 GP / 0 G / 2 A / -1 / 6 PIM
Nick Dodge (Clarkson) - 17 GP / 6 G / 12 A / 16 PIM
Justin Krueger (Cornell) - 12 GP / 0 G / 3 A / 10 PIM
Tim Kunes (Boston College) - 10 GP / 1 G / 1 A / 2 PIM
Kyle Lawson (Notre Dame) - 18 GP / 2 G / 8 A / +15 / 8 PIM
Jamie McBain (Wisconsin) - 18 GP / 2 G / 8 A / 4 PIM
Tyson Strachan (Ohio State) - 16 GP / 1 G / 4 A / -6 / 37 PIM

EUROPEAN HOCKEY:
Jonas Fiedler (Jihlava / CZE) - 32 GP / 3 G / 13 A / +2 / 107 PIM
Risto Korhonen (Hameenlinna / FIN) - 18 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 22 PIM
Matej Trojovsky (Plzen / CZE) - 7 GP / 2 G / 0 A / -4 / 16 PIM
Martin Vagner (Pardubice / CZE) - 27 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 / 16 PIM

Magnus Akerlund
Daniel Manzato

Couldn't find any statistics for either Akerlund or Manzato. Every other player's statistics should be up-to-date as of tonight.

DaveG

12-21-2006, 12:19 AM

JustJoe2k5

12-21-2006, 12:03 PM

Forgot all about Nastiuk, I just looked up players off the list on the 'Canes website. After some more searching, I finally found the statistics for Akerlund and Manzato.

Magnus Akerlund (Skovde / SWE III) - 25 GP / 44 GA / 1.76 GAA / .935% / 5 SO
Daniel Manzato (Basel / SWI) - 27 GP / 91 GA / 3.3 GAA

Manzato seems to be struggling a little bit, but Akerlund looks awesome. Granted he is on a level that would equate to the ECHL over here. It's good to see that we have a couple of promising goalies in the system.

JustJoe2k5

12-25-2006, 12:51 AM

http://www.lematin.ch/nwmatinhome/nwmatinheadsport/sport_hockey/daniel_manzato__c.html

The above article says that Daniel Manzato will be brought to the United States next season. Manzato plans to challenge for the #2 spot behind Cam Ward, but also realizes that he will likely have to settle for a spot on the Albany River Rats roster. I really like this and can't wait to see how Manzato looks in the big leagues.

robotron2084

12-25-2006, 07:40 AM

Gonna be hard to compete for the #2 spot with Grahame still here (unless he's traded) because they're not going to send Grahame to Albany with his salary.

Chootoi

12-30-2006, 03:24 PM

fyi, canes fans can catch stefan chaput in the lewiston/saint john game tonight. the game is free to watch:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/qmjhl/saintjohn.php

click the aliant live video webcast link. gametime is 6:00 EST

Vagrant

12-30-2006, 03:44 PM

daikan

12-30-2006, 04:07 PM

Thank You. I'll be tuning in for that one.

Me too. That's awesome. The only CHL games I get to watch are ones that I find one torrent sites (like a game per month).

As a matter of fact, I'm watching B. Hughes in a few weeks old game against the Rangers, he's looking pretty good. Though he seems to have slowed down (at least offensively) the last month or so.

Chootoi

12-30-2006, 06:29 PM

Me too. That's awesome. The only CHL games I get to watch are ones that I find one torrent sites (like a game per month).

As a matter of fact, I'm watching B. Hughes in a few weeks old game against the Rangers, he's looking pretty good. Though he seems to have slowed down (at least offensively) the last month or so.

if you are interested in CHL games, you may be interested in this:
http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/news/20061229.php

there you can get a list of games including a slew of free QMJHL games coming up in 2007. the list is attached at the bottom of that article in Excel format. it provides the dates, teams, times, and game links.

JustJoe2k5

12-30-2006, 06:52 PM

Thanks for that link. I've wanted to see some of our prospects in action in this will be my first opportunity to.

As for some updates on our prospects.

Harrison Reed had a four-point night last night for Sarnia in the OHL. One goal and three assists, his goal and two of his assists were on the powerplay and his other assist was on a short-handed goal.

Nick Dodge had his first career hat-trick for Clarkson University in a 6-2 win against defending National champions Wisconsin.

Cardiac_Canes

12-30-2006, 07:10 PM

Chaput just got killed. He got punched in the face after the whistle and fell down and when he was on his knees got cross checked in the face. Took a while before he got up and they took him off the ice.

Rabid Husky

12-30-2006, 10:23 PM

Borer was named to the All-tourney team for the Catamount Cup which was won by SCSU.
He had no points on the weekend, but played very well

JustJoe2k5

01-04-2007, 08:39 PM

Dec. 31 vs. London. Harrison Reed registered one assist.

Jan. 1 vs. Erie. Bobby Hughes registered three goals and three assists.

Jan. 1 vs. London. Harrison Reed registered two goals and one assist.

Jan. 4 vs. Windsor. Harrison Reed registered one goal.

I can't wait to see what these guys can do at the next level.

DaveG

01-04-2007, 09:12 PM

Hughes especially is looking very promising. I don't want to rush them but I almost want the Canes to sign them and bring them in for next season.

Chootoi

01-05-2007, 08:40 PM

Cardiac_Canes

01-05-2007, 08:48 PM

Was McBain not overseas with team U.S.A.?

Vagrant

01-05-2007, 08:48 PM

canes fans can catch jamie mcbain in the wisconsin/denver game tonight. it's free to watch. you can get the link to the game here:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/news/20070101.php

it's under today's date. game is just starting now.

Thank You for the link, but McBain is still playing with Team USA at the moment. He'll rejoin the team shortly, but isn't available for this one.

I'm still watching, though. :D

Chootoi

01-05-2007, 09:13 PM

sorry about that. i didn't even know he was with team USA. did he play at all, or was he the 7th D so to speak? i don't think i ever heard his name the whole tourney.

DaveG

01-05-2007, 09:19 PM

sorry about that. i didn't even know he was with team USA. did he play at all, or was he the 7th D so to speak? i don't think i ever heard his name the whole tourney.

he didn't get much ice time. Accually our other d-man (Lawson) that came as a bit more of a surprise selection was the one that logged a lot of ice time. Kyle had one hell of a tourny, I'm begining to like the guy, even if he does play for Notre Dame ;)

Chootoi

01-05-2007, 09:34 PM

he didn't get much ice time. Accually our other d-man (Lawson) that came as a bit more of a surprise selection was the one that logged a lot of ice time. Kyle had one hell of a tourny, I'm begining to like the guy, even if he does play for Notre Dame ;)

actually if you look at that article i posted earlier, there's a free ND game coming up on sunday. i doubt lawson gets back in time to play that one but there's a few other ND games coming up this month and next that i'll have links for.

Chootoi

01-12-2007, 01:14 PM

mcbain should be back in the lineup for tonight's minnesota/wisconsin game at 8:00 EST. it's free to watch. there's a tonne of great NHL prospects in this game. you can get the link to the game here under today's date:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/news/20070108.php

the game is being replayed pretty much all night so you can watch it later if you miss it live. broadcast times are in that article.

Rabid Husky

01-12-2007, 02:03 PM

Husky games are now on the B2 networks webcasts for at least all home games

http://www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics/sports/basketball-mens/b2networks.asp

10 minutes before game time (7pm central), the link becomes active.

Good chance to watch Borer.

Cardiac_Canes

01-12-2007, 05:32 PM

Thanks, can't wait to see Borer play. I'm excited by the things I've heard about him. I'll probably watch McBain later, too.

Cardiac_Canes

01-12-2007, 05:35 PM

Not sure if anyone saw this but canes prospect Nick Dodge was named national college hockey player of the month. He led Clarkson to a 5-0-0 record while putting up 5 goals and 6 assists.

http://www.ecachockeyleague.com/news/men/hca_01-05

JustJoe2k5

01-12-2007, 10:00 PM

Hopefully Nick Dodge will stick around in our system. The guy has the type of leadership qualities that could endure him to our roster.

In a few years, Harrison Reed / Bobby Hughes / Nick Dodge could be quite an impressive line to put on the ice.

Chootoi

01-25-2007, 11:42 AM

hey folks, no NHL tonight, so you can catch stefan chaput in the lewiston/halifax game if you're interested. game starts at 6:00 EST.

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/qmjhl/halifax.php

click the aliant live video link. enjoy.

Chootoi

01-26-2007, 12:59 PM

lewiston is in cape breton tonight and this game is available if you missed chaput last night. you can get the game link here under today's date:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/news/20070122.php

live game starts at 6:00 EST. real player required

Chootoi

02-03-2007, 12:55 PM

another chance to watch chaput tonight, in the lewiston/saint john game (6:00 EST). you can get the game link here:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/qmjhl/saintjohn.php

DaveG

02-03-2007, 01:01 PM

another chance to watch chaput tonight, in the lewiston/saint john game (6:00 EST). you can get the game link here:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/qmjhl/saintjohn.php

awsome, should be able to watch the first period or so before leaving work for the night.

Chootoi

02-03-2007, 08:51 PM

oops, scheduling mistake on my part, sorry. it was actually PEI/saint john tonight.

chaput had a goal and 2 assists in a 5-3 win tonight though.

JustJoe2k5

02-05-2007, 10:09 AM

Another full prospect statistical update.

ALBANY RIVER RATS (AHL):
Mike Angelidis -- 16 GP / 3 G / 4 A / -2 / 27 PIM
Keith Aucoin -- 34 GP / 13 G / 36 A / +8 / 51 PIM
Joe Barnes -- 15 GP / 2 G / 1 A / +3 / 19 PIM
Ryan Bayda -- 28 GP / 13 G / 12 A / +7 / 46 PIM
Jesse Boulerice -- 12 GP / 4 G / 2 A / 36 PIM
Brett Carson -- 33 GP / 1 G / 8 A / +4 / 14 PIM
Tim Conboy -- 43 GP / 1 G / 3 A / -2 / 105 PIM
Patrick Dwyer -- 47 GP / 11 G / 13 A / -6 / 18 PIM
Kevin Estrada -- 31 GP / 1 G / 5 A / -7 / 12 PIM
Mark Flood -- 19 GP / 2 G / 4 A / -2 / 14 PIM
J.D. Forrest
Dave Gove -- 29 GP / 5 G / 9 A / -7 / 14 PIM
Scott Kelman -- 31 GP / 5 G / 9 A / +1 / 44 PIM
Stephen Peat -- 1 GP
Jakub Petruzalek -- 25 GP / 3 G / 9 A / -1 / 6 PIM
Shane Willis -- 33 GP / 14 G / 18 A / +6 / 17 PIM

Justin Peters -- 26 GP / 3.17 GAA / 1 SO

FLORIDA EVERBLADES (ECHL):
Mike Angelidis -- 24 GP / 10 G / 8 A / +7 / 54 PIM
Vince Bellissimo -- 29 GP / 12 G / 19 A / +2 / 23 PIM
Brett Carson -- 3 GP / 1 G / 1 A
Kevin Estrada -- 3 GP / 1 G / 1 A / +1 / 2 PIM
Jakub Petruzalek

Craig Kowalski -- 23 GP / 2.63 GAA / 2 SO

LAS VEGAS (ECHL):
Kevin Nastiuk -- 18 GP / 2.93 GAA / 1 SO

JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Nicolas Blanchard - Chicoutimi (QMJHL) -- 48 GP / 19 G / 27 A / -7 / 30 PIM
Stefan Chaput - Lewiston (QMJHL) -- 52 GP / 15 G / 26 A / +21 / 41 PIM
Bobby Hughes - Kingston (OHL) -- 48 GP / 36 G / 44 A / -7 / 72 PIM
Harrison Reed - Sarnia (OHL) -- 51 GP / 25 G / 44 A / +2 / 26 PIM
Jakub Vojta - Ottawa (OHL) -- 40 GP / 4 G / 6 A / -7 / 56 PIM

COLLEGIATE HOCKEY:
Casey Borer - St. Cloud (WCHA) -- 26 GP / 1 G / 4 A / 20 PIM
Nick Dodge - Clarkson (ECAC) -- 25 GP / 14 G / 15 A / 22 PIM
Justin Krueger - Cornell (ECAC) -- 23 GP / 1 G / 4 A / 22 PIM
Tim Kunes - Boston College (HE) -- 18 GP / 1 G / 3 A / 4 PIM
Kyle Lawson - Notre Dame (CCHA) -- 26 GP / 3 G / 13 A / 10 PIM
Jamie McBain - Wisconsin (WCHA) -- 23 GP / 2 G / 9 A / 18 PIM
Tyson Strachan - Ohio State (CCHA) -- 26 GP / 3 G / 7 A / 43 PIM

EUROPEAN HOCKEY:
Jonas Fiedler - Jihlava (CZE) -- 40 GP / 6 G / 17 A / +9 / 121 PIM
Risto Korhonen - Hameenlinna (FIN)
Matej Trojovsky - Plzen (CZE) -- 1 GP
Martin Vagner - Mountfield (CZE) -- 38 GP / -1 / 16 PIM

Magnus Akerlund - Skovde (SWE II) -- 32 GP / 2.09 GAA / 6 SO
Daniel Manzato - Basel (SWI) -- 40 GP / 3.5 GAA / 1 SO

DaveG

02-05-2007, 10:28 AM

Rabid Husky

02-16-2007, 07:22 AM

For those who want to watch Borer, SCSU @ Wisconsin tonight on Directv channel 642

Amaxing Joni Jokel

02-16-2007, 08:31 PM

ratsgirl

02-16-2007, 09:18 PM

Babchuk with no points, but had six shots and finished +2 (Danny Richmond was -3) in the Rats' 7-3 win over Norfolk.

Petruzalek had a goal and an assist, giving him five goals and two assists in the last six games.

And they scored 7 goals without Keith Aucoin in the lineup.

The Petruzalek trade has definitely been a good one so far--since they were traded for each other Petruzalek has 18 points in 29 games, Isbister has 16 points in 31 games.

http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002933

Vagrant

02-16-2007, 09:22 PM

And they scored 7 goals without Keith Aucoin in the lineup.

The Petruzalek trade has definitely been a good one so far--since they were traded for each other Petruzalek has 18 points in 29 games, Isbister has 16 points in 31 games.

http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002933

Any word on a healthy forward that could come up in case of emergency provided Erik Cole isn't able to go on Saturday?

I remember you saying Shane Willis had a hernia operation, how is he progresing and when do you expect him back?

ratsgirl

02-16-2007, 09:30 PM

Any word on a healthy forward that could come up in case of emergency provided Erik Cole isn't able to go on Saturday?

I remember you saying Shane Willis had a hernia operation, how is he progresing and when do you expect him back?

Aucoin is healthy--he was just serving his one-game suspension from picking up an instigator in the last five minutes of the last game they played.

Willis is supposed to be out for about 6 weeks, I think.

Vagrant

02-16-2007, 09:33 PM

Aucoin is healthy--he was just serving his one-game suspension from picking up an instigator in the last five minutes of the last game they played.

Willis is supposed to be out for about 6 weeks, I think.

Whew. That's a shame that his injury came at a time when he could be used in a role on the big squad. Aucoin is a nice option, but he hasnt' really impressed me much at the NHL level.

It looks like Babchuk played a solid game though and wasn't afraid to get that shot off. I'm still wondering how that situation will play out.

JustJoe2k5

02-17-2007, 10:14 AM

Great night for players in our system last night:

Jakub Petruzalek had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 Albany victory.

Vince Bellissimo had a goal and two assists and Craig Kowalski stopped 36-of-37 shots in a 3-1 Florida victory.

Kevin Nastiuk stopped 31-of-32 shots in a 2-1 Las Vegas victory.

Bobby Hughes had four assists in a 5-0 Kingston victory.

ratsgirl

02-17-2007, 09:28 PM

Jakub Petruzalek scored the game-winner as Albany defeated Hershey 3-1 on the road tonight (they had lost their previous 19 games against Hershey going back to 2004). Petruzalek now has 6 goals in his last 6 games. Babchuk picked up an assist, and Aucoin picked up 2 points in his first game back from his suspension.

http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002948

In other prospect news--Nick Dodge had a goal as Clarkson skated to a 3-3 tie with RPI. Dodge has 35 points in 29 games for the Golden Knights.

http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20070217&vis=rpi&home=ckn&gender=m

Vagrant

02-17-2007, 09:55 PM

ratsgirl

02-17-2007, 10:17 PM

Wow, that's impressive. Do you think Carolina is going to try to resign Petruzalek? He looks like he has a great deal of offensive upside.

I can't really see any good reason for them not to. If they're really going to field a full AHL team by themselves next season they'll need guys like Petruzalek and other non-veteran players.

Cardiac_Canes

02-18-2007, 12:23 AM

Is there any chance of us sharing an affiliation with another team next year? Someone like Edmonton, who doesn't have a team of their own. Or has it been announced that we'll have our own ahl club?

JustJoe2k5

02-18-2007, 07:42 AM

Is there any chance of us sharing an affiliation with another team next year? Someone like Edmonton, who doesn't have a team of their own. Or has it been announced that we'll have our own ahl club?

Has Colorado already announced that they'll look elsewhere after the year? I know both teams have an option to continue the affiliation after this season, I just hadn't heard a definite decision from Colorado.

If that is the case, I would expect we'll look for another team to work with. Although it would be fun to speculate which players would be promoted to the AHL to fill out an entire roster.

Daniel Manzato is a lock.
Bobby Hughes?
Harrison Reed?
Jamie McBain?
Nick Dodge?

Anyone here seen Vince Bellissimo in action? He followed up his one goal / two assist performance Friday night with a two goal / two assist performance last night. 16 goals and 28 assists in 34 games-played for Florida. Does he still have potential to develop into a NHL player?

ratsgirl

02-18-2007, 09:48 AM

Is there any chance of us sharing an affiliation with another team next year? Someone like Edmonton, who doesn't have a team of their own. Or has it been announced that we'll have our own ahl club?

Has Colorado already announced that they'll look elsewhere after the year? I know both teams have an option to continue the affiliation after this season, I just hadn't heard a definite decision from Colorado.

If that is the case, I would expect we'll look for another team to work with.

Colorado will be parenting the new AHL team in Cleveland starting next season. It's possible the Canes could still find another NHL team to fill out the roster, although there have been some articles recently that suggest that they are considering going solo. You can read more about that here (http://www.dailygazette.net/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=Schenectady&BaseHref=SCH/2007/01/26&EntityId=Ar01901&ViewMode=HTML) and here (http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/537030.html).

Although it would be fun to speculate which players would be promoted to the AHL to fill out an entire roster.

Daniel Manzato is a lock.
Bobby Hughes?
Harrison Reed?
Jamie McBain?
Nick Dodge?

Harrison Reed is too young to play in the AHL next year.
Casey Borer? Nicolas Blanchard? :dunno:

Jaysfanatic*

02-18-2007, 10:07 AM

JustJoe2k5

02-18-2007, 07:25 PM

What a weekend for Craig Kowalski and Vince Bellissimo!

Craig Kowalski:
Stopped a total of 89-of-95 shots on goal

Vince Bellissimo:
Five goals / four assists

They led the Florida Everblades to three straight victories on three consecutive days.

DaveG

02-19-2007, 07:07 PM

Colorado will be parenting the new AHL team in Cleveland starting next season. It's possible the Canes could still find another NHL team to fill out the roster, although there have been some articles recently that suggest that they are considering going solo. You can read more about that here (http://www.dailygazette.net/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=Schenectady&BaseHref=SCH/2007/01/26&EntityId=Ar01901&ViewMode=HTML) and here (http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/537030.html).

Harrison Reed is too young to play in the AHL next year.
Casey Borer? Nicolas Blanchard? :dunno:

unless Rutherford is tripping on some realllllllly bad stuff, Borer will be in Albany next year (senior and captain of a top 4 NCAA team), if not outright having a shot at playing in Carolina. Blanchard turns 20 and we'd lose his rights if we didn't make him an offer so I'll bet he'll be there too. I wouldn't be shocked to see Vojta either, and I think Lawson will likely get an offer with the season he's having for the Irish.

so the defense would likely look like:
Borer, Carson, Flood, Forrest, Vojta... they really need to find some veteran presence for that blueline group, Forrest would be the oldest at 26

JustJoe2k5

02-22-2007, 07:03 AM

Craig Kowalski registered his fourth straight victory for the Florida Everblades last night, he stopped 30-of-32 shots on goal.

I was able to listen to this game through Florida's website, the announcers seem to think the three straight starts over the weekend and the start last night have really gotten Kowalski in a groove and that he is playing the best he has all year.

What are the chances he gets the call-up to the main club next year? I like John Grahame, but his $1.4 million could be used to address much bigger needs.

JustJoe2k5

02-22-2007, 03:47 PM

Hurricanes Extend Affiliation with River Rats through 2008-2009 season. (http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7481)

ratsgirl

02-22-2007, 04:02 PM

Hurricanes Extend Affiliation with River Rats through 2008-2009 season. (http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7481)

:) (sorry, looks like you guys will be stuck with me for awhile)

Nice article about Casey Borer:
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/SPORTS/102220005/1002

Vagrant

02-22-2007, 04:43 PM

:) (sorry, looks like you guys will be stuck with me for awhile)

Nice article about Casey Borer:
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/SPORTS/102220005/1002

We're glad to have you around. Without you, half the people here would still think Shane Willis was totally healthy and should be called up. Heh.

Seriously though, we appreciate the updates whenever you're able to provide them even if we don't always quote them and acknowledge them. I always look forward to reading them.

DaveG

02-22-2007, 09:25 PM

Hurricanes Extend Affiliation with River Rats through 2008-2009 season. (http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7481)

Excelent, hopefully it's a solo ownership next year with just a few players from another team on loan.

ratsgirl

02-24-2007, 10:27 PM

Jakub Petruzalek scored the only goal in the shootout as Albany defeated Portland 4-3 tonight. Anton Babchuk scored a nice shorthanded goal on a 2-on-1 with Keith Aucoin. Speaking of Aucoin--with 3 points in tonight's game, he now has 62 points in only 41 games.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002993

Yesterday, Albany defeated Bridgeport 4-3. Pat Dwyer scored the game-winner early in the third period. Dwyer only has 13 goals this season, but 5 of them have been game-winners.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002981

JustJoe2k5

02-24-2007, 10:44 PM

In the ECHL, Craig Kowalski registered his 21st victory of the season (his overall record is 21-9-1). He stopped 44-of-46 shots in a 7-2 Florida victory.

ratsgirl

03-02-2007, 09:23 PM

JustJoe2k5

03-02-2007, 09:27 PM

JustJoe2k5

03-02-2007, 09:33 PM

Florida Everblades lost tonight, but you couldn't blame Craig Kowalski. Kowalski stopped 36-of-38 shots, but his offense only gave him one goal in support.

We'll have to make some type of move with our goaltender prospects in the offseason. Daniel Manzato has already been promised a spot with Albany, but there really isn't any reason to keep Kowalski in the ECHL for another season.

JustJoe2k5

03-03-2007, 08:11 AM

Albany defeated Syracuse 4-3 tonight. Justin Peters (http://stats.theahl.com/stats/gamebygame.php?id=1384) made 36 saves for his 10th win of the season.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1003028

Also, here (http://www.dailygazette.net/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=Schenectady&BaseHref=SCH/2007/03/02&EntityId=Ar02003&ViewMode=HTML) is an article about Jakub Petruzalek from today's paper.

Nice article on Petruzalek. I'd like to see him get a shot at the main roster, especially since every compliment the coach had about him is exactly what the 'Canes need out of their players.

Look at his OHL career, he seemed to thrive in the playoffs. 18 points in 21 playoff games in 2004-2005 and 19 points in 14 playoff games in 2005-2006.

JustJoe2k5

03-04-2007, 07:59 AM

Craig Kowalski stopped 32-of-34 shots last night in a 2-1 overtime loss for the Florida Everblades. Radio announcer said there was a badly blown call an essentially blamed the loss on the official as the deciding goal happened just seconds after the missed call. Other than that, sounds like Kowalski was pretty spectacular in goal as it took a while for the Everblades' offense to heat up.

ratsgirl

03-04-2007, 06:39 PM

Saw that Babchuk registered two assists tonight, he has five points in seven games-played in Albany. How has he looked on the ice? I'd like to see him called back to the main squad sooner rather than later.

I think I read that the plan is to call him back up after this weekend?
He hasn't been perfect, but he has certainly been very, very good. In the beginning it was very obvious that he was pouting and playing at about half speed, but he seems to have gotten past that.

Albany won again this afternoon--their 6th win (6-2-1-0) in the 9 games Babchuk has spent here.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1003042

JustJoe2k5

03-07-2007, 06:43 PM

Craig Kowalski stopped 28-of-30 shots and Vince Bellissimo scored two goals as Florida dominated Gwinnett from start to finish and registered a 7-2 victory.

Kowalski has won 23 of the 36 games he has played in.

Bellissimo has 21 goals and 33 assists in 41 games-played.

The Florida Everblades are the #1 team in the American conference with an overall record of 36-17-4.

Chootoi

03-09-2007, 12:20 PM

you can watch kyle lawson in the Alaska/Notre Dame Quarterfinal game tonight (7:35 EST), and/or Jamie McBain in the Wisnconsin/Denver Quarterfinal game tonight (9:37 EST). both games are free. you can get the game links here under today's date:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/news/20070305.php

JustJoe2k5

03-10-2007, 07:59 AM

Haven't had an opportunity to see Kyle Lawson play, but I have a question for those who have. What type of potential does he have as a NHL defenseman? Sounds like he is in the middle of a solid season with Notre Dame, but what effect does his size have on his ability? Would he be able to play defense at the NHL level at only 5'11" and 192 lbs.? Could he potentially make the Scott Walker move to forward once he makes it to the NHL level?

HughJass*

03-10-2007, 01:02 PM

Size doesn't matter.

JustJoe2k5

03-10-2007, 01:06 PM

ALBANY RIVER RATS (AHL):
Mike Angelidis -- 18 GP / 3 G / 4 A / -2 / 37 PIM
Keith Aucoin -- 47 GP / 21 G / 48 A / +6 / 72 PIM
Joe Barnes -- 15 GP / 2 G / 1 A / +3 / 19 PIM
Ryan Bayda -- 37 GP / 16 G / 15 A / +6 / 54 PIM
Jesse Boulerice -- 16 GP / 4 G / 3 A / -3 / 36 PIM
Brett Carson -- 44 GP / 1 G / 9 A / +4 / 20 PIM
Tim Conboy -- 57 GP / 2 G / 4 A / -11 / 114 PIM
Patrick Dwyer -- 61 GP / 13 G / 19 A / -8 / 27 PIM
Kevin Estrada -- 41 GP / 2 G / 5 A / -10 / 34 PIM
Mark Flood -- 24 GP / 2 G / 4 A / -2 / 14 PIM
J.D. Forrest
Dave Gove -- 43 GP / 7 G / 10 A / -12 / 18 PIM
Scott Kelman -- 32 GP / 5 G / 9 A / +1 / 44 PIM
Stephen Peat -- 1 GP
Jakub Petruzalek -- 36 GP / 8 G / 12 A / -5 / 12 PIM
Shane Willis -- 33 GP / 14 G / 18 A / +6 / 17 PIM

Justin Peters -- 29 GP / 3.15 GAA / 1 SO

FLORIDA EVERBLADES (ECHL):
Mike Angelidis -- 24 GP / 10 G / 8 A / +7 / 54 PIM
Vince Bellissimo -- 42 GP / 22 G / 33 A / +11 / 27 PIM
Brett Carson -- 3 GP / 1 G / 1 A
Kevin Estrada -- 3 GP / 1 G / 1 A / +1 / 2 PIM

Craig Kowalski -- 37 GP / 2.62 GAA / 2 SO

LAS VEGAS (ECHL):
Kevin Nastiuk -- 28 GP / 2.59 GAA / 1 SO

JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Nicolas Blanchard - Chicoutimi (QMJHL) -- 58 GP / 22 G / 34 A / +2 / 39 PIM
Stefan Chaput - Lewiston (QMJHL) -- 57 GP / 17 G / 29 A / +23 / 43 PIM
Bobby Hughes - Kingston (OHL) -- 57 GP / 38 G / 55 A / -3 / 76 PIM
Harrison Reed - Sarnia (OHL) -- 63 GP / 28 G / 51 A / -2 / 30 PIM
Jakub Vojta - Ottawa (OHL) -- 53 GP / 5 G / 9 A / -12 / 66 PIM

COLLEGIATE HOCKEY:
Casey Borer - St. Cloud (WCHA) -- 35 GP / 2 G / 7 A / +4 / 28 PIM
Nick Dodge - Clarkson (ECAC) -- 32 GP / 17 G / 20 A / 30 PIM
Justin Krueger - Cornell (ECAC) -- 30 GP / 1 G / 5 A / 24 PIM
Tim Kunes - Boston College (HE) -- 26 GP / 1 G / 4 A / 6 PIM
Kyle Lawson - Notre Dame (CCHA) -- 32 GP / 3 G / 13 A / +19 / 10 PIM
Jamie McBain - Wisconsin (WCHA) -- 31 GP / 3 G / 13 A / -1 / 34 PIM
Tyson Strachan - Ohio State (CCHA) -- 35 GP / 7 G / 11 A / -2 / 55 PIM

EUROPEAN HOCKEY:
Jonas Fiedler - Jihlava (CZE) -- 49 GP / 6 G / 24 A / +4 / 139 PIM
Risto Korhonen - Hameenlinna (FIN)
Matej Trojovsky - Plzen (CZE) -- 1 GP
Martin Vagner - Mountfield (CZE) -- 40 GP / -2 / 20 PIM

Magnus Akerlund - Skovde (SWE II) -- 32 GP / 2.09 GAA / 6 SO
Daniel Manzato - Basel (SWI) -- 40 GP / 3.5 GAA / 1 SO

Bobby Hughes has missed quite a few games for Kingston recently, don't know what the story is there. Tyson Strachan has picked up his play since the last update. Magnus Akerlund's team made the playoffs, but his statistics were less than impressive: six games-played with a 4.00 GAA. Basel was one of the worst teams in their league, which may explain why Manzato will be brought to the United States next season. Another year with that type of team in front of him could ruin Manzato's confidence.

Chootoi

03-10-2007, 04:34 PM

you can watch game 2 of both the alaska/notre dame series at 7:00 EST and wisconsin/denver at 10:00 EST. also, you can watch nick dodge in the harvard/clarkson game at 7:00 EST.

ND, wisconsin, and clarkson can all advance with wins tonight. game links are available here:

http://www.hockeywebcasts.com/news/20070305.php

ratsgirl

03-10-2007, 09:01 PM

Jakub Petruzalek had 3 assists and was named first star of the game in Albany's 6-4 win over Rochester earlier tonight.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1003069

ratsgirl

03-11-2007, 08:54 PM

Vagrant

03-11-2007, 08:58 PM

File this under things I didn't expect to see, but Brett Carson scored a pretty sweet breakaway goal in tonight's game. He took a pretty blatant penalty right in front of the net. As he stepped out of the box after the penalty expired, Kevin Estrada hit him with a perfect pass. Carson skated in from the blueline, went forehand, backhand, forehand, and tucked it past the goalie. It was great.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1003082

Brett Carson was always touted as a kid that had some offensive flair. It's good to see that he's getting a better chance to display that. He still has a long way to go by all accounts though.

Kevin Estrada is a name I haven't heard in a while. I remember hearing on the radio when he was drafted in 2001 and haven't heard from him since.

JustJoe2k5

03-11-2007, 09:39 PM

File this under things I didn't expect to see, but Brett Carson scored a pretty sweet breakaway goal in tonight's game. He took a pretty blatant penalty right in front of the net. As he stepped out of the box after the penalty expired, Kevin Estrada hit him with a perfect pass. Carson skated in from the blueline, went forehand, backhand, forehand, and tucked it past the goalie. It was great.
http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1003082

How did the charity jerseys look on the ice? And was there any word on how much money they raised?

I've listened to the past couple of River Rats' games through the link on their website, really sounds like the Devils didn't let them have any fun or reach out to the community. Announcers constantly mention how they were never able to do anything special when they were the Devils' affiliate.

ratsgirl

03-11-2007, 09:52 PM

How did the charity jerseys look on the ice? And was there any word on how much money they raised?

I've listened to the past couple of River Rats' games through the link on their website, really sounds like the Devils didn't let them have any fun or reach out to the community. Announcers constantly mention how they were never able to do anything special when they were the Devils' affiliate.

They weren't quite as hideous as I thought they would be. As Dave Gove said--they had a lot of "character". :D This was the first time they were ever able to have a "theme" jersey since the Devils wouldn't allow anything like that, and the post-game auction raised over $15,000 for Ronald McDonald House--Aucoin's was the second-most expensive at $1,000 (Tyler Weiman's jersey went for $1,100).

For those who don't know what we're talking about I'll attach the design.

JustJoe2k5

03-11-2007, 09:58 PM

They weren't quite as hideous as I thought they would be. As Dave Gove said--they had a lot of "character". :D This was the first time they were ever able to have a "theme" jersey since the Devils wouldn't allow anything like that, and the post-game auction raised over $15,000 for Ronald McDonald House--Aucoin's was the second-most expensive at $1,000 (Tyler Weiman's jersey went for $1,100).

For those who don't know what we're talking about I'll attach the design.

Yeah, they certainly are a far cry from their regular jerseys. Happy to hear it went well. The announcers predicted Aucoin would be one of the more popular jerseys.

ratsgirl

03-12-2007, 10:22 PM

Vagrant

03-12-2007, 11:07 PM

Wasn't sure where to put this, but Justin Peters was in fact assigned to the Everblades to replace Kowalski. Should be a good opportunity for Justin to play a lot more than he has been lately. The Everblades play again tomorrow night in Florida.

I kind of figured that would happen. Kowalski was comfortable in his role and Florida is fighting for the top spot in the league. Peters certainly has the talent to be able to dominate a league like the ECHL so we'll see how it goes. It could help him get his confidence back on track for Albany as well once Ward gets healthy.