Oilers sign Patrick Thoresen

[Seachd]

http://www.edmontonoilers.com/news/index.php?id=544

[Death Taxes Conacher]

I really wanted him in the 2nd round in 02, will be interesting to see what he does if anything.

[USC Trojans]

His stats:

2001-02 Moncton Wildcats 60 30 43 73
2002-03 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 71 33 75 108
2003-04 Djurgardens IF Stockholm 3 0 0 0
2004-05 Djurgardens IF Stockholm 30 10 7 17
2005-06 Djurgardens IF Stockholm 50 17 19 36

Anyone ever seen him play could comment on what kind of player he is?

[HOCKEY_GURU]

Originally Posted by USC Trojans

His stats:

2001-02 Moncton Wildcats 60 30 43 73
2002-03 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 71 33 75 108
2003-04 Djurgardens IF Stockholm 3 0 0 0
2004-05 Djurgardens IF Stockholm 30 10 7 17
2005-06 Djurgardens IF Stockholm 50 17 19 36

Anyone ever seen him play could comment on what kind of player he is?

I saw a couple shifts in the WC and liked what I saw in that brief time.. he played physical (delivered a crunching open ice hit), and seemed to have good puck control along the boards..and decent skill...and all this form 2-3 shifts..I comented on why has he not been drafted before... wish I coulda seen more to further evaluate him.. but from his SEL stats and what i saw...i think he will be a decent player.

[God Bless Canada]

Nobody's ever questioned his skill. It's the other parts of the game that are lacking. He started the 2001-02 season as a potential first round pick for the 2002 Draft, struggled, especially in the first half, and was expected to be picked in the second round or later. Nobody drafted him.

He's coming into a good situation in Edmonton. They have a lot of good, young talent coming up. He's the type who if he ever puts the pieces of his game together, could be a pretty good offensive player.

[shayne]

a pretty high pick and well regarded, if i remenber correctly(no research today) he was a florida pick

another one of those picks we have all had that did not turn out, no wonder many teams trade their first rd pick for a player they know will play rather then an opportunity to pick a player that may never play

[Jeff Goldblum]

He was never drafted.

[Spitfire11]

He was in THN draft preview as a top 60 prospect but was never taken in the draft. He spent some time playing for the Moncton Wildcats but returned to Europe.

[neelynugs]

pssssssst...sparky - get better glasses

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=256327

thoresen was actually invited to boston's camp a few years ago, and he looked disinterested most of the time.