Yeah would be cool for him to go to Russia considering the level of play is going to be very good this year over there.
But on the other hand he's gonna get hands on Defensive zone learning by the coaches in Hershey. He could iron out the little nicks in his game and possibly be ready for a bigger role when they sign a new CBA.
Yeah would be cool for him to go to Russia considering the level of play is going to be very good this year over there.
But on the other hand he's gonna get hands on Defensive zone learning by the coaches in Hershey. He could iron out the little nicks in his game and possibly be ready for a bigger role when they sign a new CBA.
not that, just... more nails in the coffin ie lockout.
Are Hershey games usually streamed on a regular basis? If not, would be cool if the Caps found a way to do that if there is a prolonged lockout. Watching Holtby, Orlov and the other prospects play is better than nothing I suppose.
Are Hershey games usually streamed on a regular basis? If not, would be cool if the Caps found a way to do that if there is a prolonged lockout. Watching Holtby, Orlov and the other prospects play is better than nothing I suppose.
Every(?) game is streamed via AHLLive... it used to be like $6 a pop but worth it once in awhile at least. Some are televised and I think NBCsports or NHLnetwork was going to do some AHL games this year if needed but who knows how often we'd see the Bears.
Every(?) game is streamed via AHLLive... it used to be like $6 a pop but worth it once in awhile at least. Some are televised and I think NBCsports or NHLnetwork was going to do some AHL games this year if needed but who knows how often we'd see the Bears.
AHLLive had load issues last year, and I hate to see what happens if/when the young talent is down there playing. Glad to have my season tickets this year. Should be very interesting.
I was hearing some rumors of Orlov maybe going back to Russia to play for his hometown team. I hope not though. There could be some serious firepower on the backend, but I think it will be needed looking at the current forward group.
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Via Gandler: Orlov will play for Hershey during lockout; contract clause prevents him from playing in KHL unless NHL axes season.
Good to hear. Hopefully it doesn't rustle Dima's feathers.
43 players will begin camp this coming Sunday, September 30, in preparation for the club’s 75th season of play in the American Hockey League. Following physicals and meetings, the group of players will be split into two squads, with the first squad taking to the ice at GIANT Center at 10:30 AM.
DEFENSEMEN (14): Julien Brouillette, Adam Comrie, Brett Flemming, Tomas Kundratek, Kevin Marshall, Patrick McNeill, Steven Oleksy, Dmitry Orlov, Cameron Schilling, Garrett Stafford, Dustin Stevenson, Brad Walch, Patrick Wellar, Scott Wietecha
FORWARDS (24): Barry Almeida, Matt Beaudoin, Alex Berry, Mike Carman, Joel Champagne, David Civitarese, Matt Clackson, Jon DiSalvatore, Stanislav Galiev, Tyler Gron, Zach Hamill, Jon Kalinski, Boyd Kane, David Marshall, Garrett Mitchell, Danick Paquette, Matt Pope, Ryan Potulny, Mattias Sjogren, Ryan Stoa, T.J. Syner, Jeff Taffe, Jesse Todd, David Vallorani
Three of these (Walch, Marshall, and Todd) are on ECHL contracts with the Royals and were invited to Bears camp.
Anybody know how many of these guys are eligible/likely to be sent back to juniors after training camp? Assuming the Bears keep 13-14 forwards, 7-8 dmen, and 2-3 goalies, plus an injury or two during camp, the Royals still might end up getting enough players out of this group to fill out the entire lineup for opening night.
If the lockout doesn't get settled this could be a great year to be a minor league hockey fan in central PA. Of course it will also turn out to be a bad year to be a player with ECHL level talent. 25 guys in Royals camp, and unless something changes probably less than half have a chance to make the 22 man roster limit to start the season.
Everyone at Hershey's camp, at least according to this list, is either under contract with Hershey or Reading (Gron & Comrie both being on ECHL deals as well). Brandon Anderson would be the one possibility to head back to juniors but otherwise they should all be playing pro this year.
Uh, interesting. I don't recall entire NHL coaching staffs being involved like this during a lockout before. It's quite a contingency plan. I hope it's less of a 'Let's get this guy some experience' thing than a move towards greater development, system emphasis and organizational info sharing. Too bad there aren't more higher-end prospects in the pipeline at the moment, particularly up front.
At Bears practice for a bit today and the ice was full of coaches and all were in some way involved. Good pace for today's practice and a clear plan of attack by the coaches.
Uh, interesting. I don't recall entire NHL coaching staffs being involved like this during a lockout before. It's quite a contingency plan. I hope it's less of a 'Let's get this guy some experience' thing than a move towards greater development, system emphasis and organizational info sharing. Too bad there aren't more higher-end prospects in the pipeline at the moment, particularly up front.
Pretty good silver lining to the lockout like GMGM said. Should be interesting to watch in Hershey too. Like you mentioned, to bad it's really only Galiev, Orlov, Sjogren and Schilling in the pipeline right now for young talent that should be in the NHL shortly. I guess you could also put Grubauer in there, but this doesn't change a whole lot for goalies though doesn't it?
French said the aim this season will be to play left-shot defenseman Dmitry Orlov on the left side. Expressing a preference for playing right D, his off-shot side, Orlov has often played right side in his first two North American seasons. “One of the things that we're taking from Adam and some of his philosophies, which make a lot of sense,” French said, “is there's a thought when you can play guys on their proper hands you do it.”
It's been alluded to previously but I'm curious to see just how much they stick to this preference, both on D and the wings. Hershey should offer something of a preview in that regard.
There's no third righty on D this year without Wideman and outside of Orlov I don't think Schultz or Erskine would fare overly well playing the right side. Maybe Hillen could.
Yeah, like most suited up tonight he's probably headed to Reading but should be a call-up option. Comrie, Almeida & Champagne scored tonight in a 4-3 gimmick loss. Champagne & Paquette both picked up a couple points.
The top 4 D and goaltending is pretty well set but there's likely to be quite a bit of experimenting up front. Good on Almeida if he can hang on the top line but second-chancers Stoa/Hamill should be determined to earn bigger roles. It's not a stacked roster but the numbers game should give the coaching staff options in keeping everyone hungry.
