Future Prospects/Draftees
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hockeyfan1
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Canada's U-20 squad won the Canada-Russia Challenge series in OT, on a goal by Ryan Stroke, after winning in regulation 4-2. (Canada tied the series in Game #4 4-2 thereby necessitating OT to decide the series winner).
MFk Scheifele, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Lucas Lessio also led Canada, while Malcolm Subban tended in goal.
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MFk Scheifele, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Lucas Lessio also led Canada, while Malcolm Subban tended in goal.
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hockeyfan1 said:
I think that's hilarious. I'm sure the Leaf haters will find a way to spin this into a sporting catastrophe but I think it's pretty funny.
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OldTimeHockey said:
Yes kids, downloading music is stealing and wrong. But stealing physical property is okay if your a has-been athlete.
hockeyfan1
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Decided to post this here to showcase article dealing with the "complexities of team building", the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL, by sport scientist Denis Boucher, who writes about just what it takes to get these athletes mentally and physically prepared to work as a team...
...we ask these young hockey players to prepare themselves mentally, to concentrate, to better manage their stress and emotions and to play as a team, but these are only concepts; mere words. What do they really mean and how can we teach these players to achieve all of these goals when they may not always be as clear as we would like them to be?
....the strategies that result in a good athlete are well-known: test the athlete in his own environment, find his strengths and weaknesses and design a training program that will help him correct his weaknesses and improve on his strengths.
Once you have a good athlete from a physical standpoint, he doesn?t necessarily have the mental qualities that will make him a good hockey player. You now have to deal with what goes on in the brain of the athlete...We?re facing an athlete (driven by dynamic thinking processes) to whom you must teach specific skills: stress and emotion management, mental preparation, and concentration.
After that, you must take him has an individual and put him on a team where he has to deal with the personalities of other players. The goal is to bring all of them to work together and progress in the same direction. You want them to accept the fact that the team is more important than each individual. Do you really think this is easy to achieve? Do you really think it comes naturally? Do you really think this is accepted from the get-go by every hockey player on the team?
My challenge this season is to accompany the team through the following three important steps:
1. Make these young men better athletes.
2. Teach them the mental abilities they need to become good hockey players.
3. Bring them to play as a team.
The complexity of all this is enormous, but it?s a great and fascinating challenge.
From:
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/48742-Complexities-of-team-building.html
...we ask these young hockey players to prepare themselves mentally, to concentrate, to better manage their stress and emotions and to play as a team, but these are only concepts; mere words. What do they really mean and how can we teach these players to achieve all of these goals when they may not always be as clear as we would like them to be?
....the strategies that result in a good athlete are well-known: test the athlete in his own environment, find his strengths and weaknesses and design a training program that will help him correct his weaknesses and improve on his strengths.
Once you have a good athlete from a physical standpoint, he doesn?t necessarily have the mental qualities that will make him a good hockey player. You now have to deal with what goes on in the brain of the athlete...We?re facing an athlete (driven by dynamic thinking processes) to whom you must teach specific skills: stress and emotion management, mental preparation, and concentration.
After that, you must take him has an individual and put him on a team where he has to deal with the personalities of other players. The goal is to bring all of them to work together and progress in the same direction. You want them to accept the fact that the team is more important than each individual. Do you really think this is easy to achieve? Do you really think it comes naturally? Do you really think this is accepted from the get-go by every hockey player on the team?
My challenge this season is to accompany the team through the following three important steps:
1. Make these young men better athletes.
2. Teach them the mental abilities they need to become good hockey players.
3. Bring them to play as a team.
The complexity of all this is enormous, but it?s a great and fascinating challenge.
From:
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/48742-Complexities-of-team-building.html
hockeyfan1
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Central Scouting's top 30 NHL prospects....North American & International...
Top 10
1 F Nathan MacKinnon Halifax
2 D Seth Jones Portland
3 F Sean Monahan Ottawa
4 F Hunter Shinkaruk Medicine Hat
5 F Aleksander Barkov Tappara
6 D Rasmus Ristolainen TPS
7 F Elias Lindholm Bryn?s
8 F Valeri Nichushkin Chelyabinsk
9 F Curtis Lazar Edmonton
10 D Ryan Pulock Brandon
The next 20...
11 F Kerby Rychel Windsor
12 F Adam Erne Quebec
13 F J.T. Compher US-NTDP
14 F Andre Burakovsky Malm?
15 D Robert H?gg MODO
16 F Hudson Fasching US-NTDP
17 F Jacob de la Rose Leksand
18 F Max Domi London
19 D Josh Morrissey Prince Albert
20 F Anthony Duclair Quebec
21 D Madison Bowey Kelowna
22 F Ryan Kujawinski Kingston
23 D Nikita Zadorov CSKA
24 D Steve Santini US-NTDP
25 F Morgan Klimchuk Regina
26 F William Carrier Cape Breton
27 F Bogdan Yakimov Nizhnekamsk
28 D Eric Roy Brandon
29 D Ian McCoshen Waterloo
30 F Jonathan Drouin Halifax
Source: THN
Top 10
1 F Nathan MacKinnon Halifax
2 D Seth Jones Portland
3 F Sean Monahan Ottawa
4 F Hunter Shinkaruk Medicine Hat
5 F Aleksander Barkov Tappara
6 D Rasmus Ristolainen TPS
7 F Elias Lindholm Bryn?s
8 F Valeri Nichushkin Chelyabinsk
9 F Curtis Lazar Edmonton
10 D Ryan Pulock Brandon
The next 20...
11 F Kerby Rychel Windsor
12 F Adam Erne Quebec
13 F J.T. Compher US-NTDP
14 F Andre Burakovsky Malm?
15 D Robert H?gg MODO
16 F Hudson Fasching US-NTDP
17 F Jacob de la Rose Leksand
18 F Max Domi London
19 D Josh Morrissey Prince Albert
20 F Anthony Duclair Quebec
21 D Madison Bowey Kelowna
22 F Ryan Kujawinski Kingston
23 D Nikita Zadorov CSKA
24 D Steve Santini US-NTDP
25 F Morgan Klimchuk Regina
26 F William Carrier Cape Breton
27 F Bogdan Yakimov Nizhnekamsk
28 D Eric Roy Brandon
29 D Ian McCoshen Waterloo
30 F Jonathan Drouin Halifax
Source: THN
hockeyfan1
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Not bad for a 15 yr old prospect...
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Connor McDavid, who doesn?t turn 16 until next month, is on the verge of agreeing to an endorsement deal with Reebok that is set to expire in 2018. And his part-time gig with the equipment manufacturer will provide him with just a little more money than most teenagers who flip burgers or stock grocery shelves when they?re not going to school.
McDavid?s deal will reportedly pay him $75,000 a year for each of his three junior seasons with the Erie Otters. The value of that deal goes up to $750,000 a year for each of his first three years in the NHL. The $750,000 is apparently contingent upon him playing in the NHL those seasons, but judging by his first half season in the Ontario League as an underage player, nothing short of a catastrophic injury would prevent that from happening.
Total value of the deal: $2.475 million. For a 15-year-old.
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Connor McDavid, who doesn?t turn 16 until next month, is on the verge of agreeing to an endorsement deal with Reebok that is set to expire in 2018. And his part-time gig with the equipment manufacturer will provide him with just a little more money than most teenagers who flip burgers or stock grocery shelves when they?re not going to school.
McDavid?s deal will reportedly pay him $75,000 a year for each of his three junior seasons with the Erie Otters. The value of that deal goes up to $750,000 a year for each of his first three years in the NHL. The $750,000 is apparently contingent upon him playing in the NHL those seasons, but judging by his first half season in the Ontario League as an underage player, nothing short of a catastrophic injury would prevent that from happening.
Total value of the deal: $2.475 million. For a 15-year-old.
Bender said:
Agreed. Purely for positional needs though.
hockeyfan1
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Recently released mid-season hockey rankings as per Central Scouting...North American & International...
The top 10:
1. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax
2. Seth Jones, D, Portland
3. Jonathan Drouin, LW, Halifax
4. Sasha Barkov, C, Tappara
5. Elias Lindholm, C, Brynas
6. Sean Monahan, C, Ottawa
7. Robert Hagg, D, Modo
8. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, TPS
9. Hunter Shinkaruk, LW, Medicine Hat
10. Adam Erne, RW, Quebec
The next 20...
11. Darnell Nurse, D, Sault Ste. Marie
12. Curtis Lazar, C, Edmonton
13. Valery Nichushkin, LW, Chelyabinsk
14. Anthony Mantha, LW, Val d?Or
15. Josh Morrissey, D, Prince Albert
16. Morgan Klimchuk, LW, Regina
17. Jacob De La Rose, LW, Leksands
18. Ryan Pulock, D, Brandon
19. Frederik Gauthier, C, Rimouski
20. Valentin Zykov, RW, Baie Comeau
21. Zach (Zachary) Fucale, G, Halifax
22. Nikita Zadorov, D, London
23. Artturi Lehkonen, LW, Kalpa
24. Max Domi, C, London
25. Steve Santini, D, USNDTP
26. Jason Dickinson, LW, Guelph
27. Ian McCoshen, D, Warterloo
28. Eric Comrie, G, Tri City
29. Alexander Wennberg, C, Djurgardens
30. Kerby Rychel, LW, Windsor
The top 10:
1. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax
2. Seth Jones, D, Portland
3. Jonathan Drouin, LW, Halifax
4. Sasha Barkov, C, Tappara
5. Elias Lindholm, C, Brynas
6. Sean Monahan, C, Ottawa
7. Robert Hagg, D, Modo
8. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, TPS
9. Hunter Shinkaruk, LW, Medicine Hat
10. Adam Erne, RW, Quebec
The next 20...
11. Darnell Nurse, D, Sault Ste. Marie
12. Curtis Lazar, C, Edmonton
13. Valery Nichushkin, LW, Chelyabinsk
14. Anthony Mantha, LW, Val d?Or
15. Josh Morrissey, D, Prince Albert
16. Morgan Klimchuk, LW, Regina
17. Jacob De La Rose, LW, Leksands
18. Ryan Pulock, D, Brandon
19. Frederik Gauthier, C, Rimouski
20. Valentin Zykov, RW, Baie Comeau
21. Zach (Zachary) Fucale, G, Halifax
22. Nikita Zadorov, D, London
23. Artturi Lehkonen, LW, Kalpa
24. Max Domi, C, London
25. Steve Santini, D, USNDTP
26. Jason Dickinson, LW, Guelph
27. Ian McCoshen, D, Warterloo
28. Eric Comrie, G, Tri City
29. Alexander Wennberg, C, Djurgardens
30. Kerby Rychel, LW, Windsor
hockeyfan1 said:
Its a real dogfight for the top 4! I've seen Mackinnon and Jones and Drouin and Barkov's rankings inverted elsewhere.
Is it just me or does Drouin seem to be the better offensive talent than MacKinnon? I guess the difference is MacKinnon is a centre and possibly harder to come by than a goal scorer? Or maybe the fact that MacKinnon excelled earlier?
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Hmm...2013 NHL entry draft not seen as having as much depth as last year's...
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/49838-2013-NHL-draft-lacks-depth-of-talent.html
The 2013 draft is not as strong or as deep as we first thought,? said one scout, echoing the thoughts of many others. ?It?s a deep top 10 and an OK first round, but I don?t see a lot of depth. Is it deeper than 2012? I?m not so sure.?
The 2012 draft was considered the weakest in several years. That?s perhaps why 2013 was so anticipated, because of the heavy hitters like Jones and MacKinnon at the top of the list. It wasn?t that long ago some scouts and media outlets were selling the 2013 draft as the best since 2003, when the star-struck likes of Jeff Carter, Dustin Brown, Brent Seabrook, Zach Parise, Ryan Getzlaf, Brent Burns, Ryan Kesler, Mike Richards, Corey Perry, Loui Eriksson, Patrice Bergeron and Shea Weber all were taken in the No. 11-49 window.
?The 2013 draft won?t come close to 2003,? another scout said. ?Let?s make that clear right now. Take away the first eight or 10 picks and you?re looking at guys who can contribute on the third and fourth lines, not the first line.?
?It looks like there?s a demarcation between the first three (MacKinnon, Jones and Drouin) and the next five or six,? a scout said.
Another scout asked the media to practise caution when singing the praises of MacKinnon, the odds-on favourite to go first overall. ?He should never be compared to Sidney Crosby (even though they both hail from the Cole Harbour region of Nova Scotia). One guy is a superstar, the other is a projected star. I?ve always felt the media is placing too high of expectations on Nathan.?
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/49838-2013-NHL-draft-lacks-depth-of-talent.html
The 2013 draft is not as strong or as deep as we first thought,? said one scout, echoing the thoughts of many others. ?It?s a deep top 10 and an OK first round, but I don?t see a lot of depth. Is it deeper than 2012? I?m not so sure.?
The 2012 draft was considered the weakest in several years. That?s perhaps why 2013 was so anticipated, because of the heavy hitters like Jones and MacKinnon at the top of the list. It wasn?t that long ago some scouts and media outlets were selling the 2013 draft as the best since 2003, when the star-struck likes of Jeff Carter, Dustin Brown, Brent Seabrook, Zach Parise, Ryan Getzlaf, Brent Burns, Ryan Kesler, Mike Richards, Corey Perry, Loui Eriksson, Patrice Bergeron and Shea Weber all were taken in the No. 11-49 window.
?The 2013 draft won?t come close to 2003,? another scout said. ?Let?s make that clear right now. Take away the first eight or 10 picks and you?re looking at guys who can contribute on the third and fourth lines, not the first line.?
?It looks like there?s a demarcation between the first three (MacKinnon, Jones and Drouin) and the next five or six,? a scout said.
Another scout asked the media to practise caution when singing the praises of MacKinnon, the odds-on favourite to go first overall. ?He should never be compared to Sidney Crosby (even though they both hail from the Cole Harbour region of Nova Scotia). One guy is a superstar, the other is a projected star. I?ve always felt the media is placing too high of expectations on Nathan.?
hockeyfan1
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Re-ranking and evaluating the 2012 prospects (both currently & non-playing) that were drafted by their respective NHL teams in last year's draft. Evaluations were done by the NHL team's scouts. Here they are:
1. Nail Yakupov, RW (actually taken 1st by Edmonton)
2. Alex Galchenyuk, C (taken 3rd by Montreal)
3. Ryan Murray, D (taken 2nd by Columbus)
4. Jacob Trouba, D (taken 9th by Winnipeg)
5. Hampus Lindholm, D (taken 6th by Anaheim)
6. Mikhail Grigorenko, C (taken 12th by Buffalo)
7. Morgan Rielly, D (taken 5th by Toronto)
8. Filip Forsberg, RW (taken 11th by Washington)
9. Griffin Reinhart, D (taken 4th by NY Islanders)
10. Andrey Vasilevski, G (taken 19th by Tampa Bay)
11. Teuvo Teravainen, C (taken 18th by Chicago)
12. Scott Laughton, C (taken 20th by Philadelphia)
13. Tomas Hertl, C (taken 17th by San Jose)
14. Olli Maatta, D (taken 22nd by Pittsburgh)
15. Derrick Pouliot, D (taken 8th by Pittsburgh)
16. Malcolm Subban, G (taken 24th by Boston)
17. Mathew Dumba, D (taken 7th by Minnesota)
18. Zemgus Girgensons, C (taken 14th by Buffalo)
19. Radek Faksa, C (taken 13th by Dallas)
20. Tom Wilson, RW (taken 16th by Washington)
21. Stefan Matteau, C (taken 29th by New Jersey)
22. Mike Matheson, D (taken 23rd by Florida)
23. Oscar Dansk, G (taken 31st by Columbus)
24. Henrik Samuelsson, C (taken 27th by Phoenix)
25. Mark Jankowski, C (taken 21st by Calgary)
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/50530-NHL-scouts-rerank-2012-NHL-draft.html
1. Nail Yakupov, RW (actually taken 1st by Edmonton)
2. Alex Galchenyuk, C (taken 3rd by Montreal)
3. Ryan Murray, D (taken 2nd by Columbus)
4. Jacob Trouba, D (taken 9th by Winnipeg)
5. Hampus Lindholm, D (taken 6th by Anaheim)
6. Mikhail Grigorenko, C (taken 12th by Buffalo)
7. Morgan Rielly, D (taken 5th by Toronto)
8. Filip Forsberg, RW (taken 11th by Washington)
9. Griffin Reinhart, D (taken 4th by NY Islanders)
10. Andrey Vasilevski, G (taken 19th by Tampa Bay)
11. Teuvo Teravainen, C (taken 18th by Chicago)
12. Scott Laughton, C (taken 20th by Philadelphia)
13. Tomas Hertl, C (taken 17th by San Jose)
14. Olli Maatta, D (taken 22nd by Pittsburgh)
15. Derrick Pouliot, D (taken 8th by Pittsburgh)
16. Malcolm Subban, G (taken 24th by Boston)
17. Mathew Dumba, D (taken 7th by Minnesota)
18. Zemgus Girgensons, C (taken 14th by Buffalo)
19. Radek Faksa, C (taken 13th by Dallas)
20. Tom Wilson, RW (taken 16th by Washington)
21. Stefan Matteau, C (taken 29th by New Jersey)
22. Mike Matheson, D (taken 23rd by Florida)
23. Oscar Dansk, G (taken 31st by Columbus)
24. Henrik Samuelsson, C (taken 27th by Phoenix)
25. Mark Jankowski, C (taken 21st by Calgary)
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/50530-NHL-scouts-rerank-2012-NHL-draft.html
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Now this creates a rather awkward family dinner in the near future:
Stefan Matteau released by his CHL team for rumored behavioral issues ... his dad is an assistant coach on the team.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=421438
Stefan Matteau released by his CHL team for rumored behavioral issues ... his dad is an assistant coach on the team.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=421438