Go ahead and check out my 2012 NHL draft profile of Mikhail Grigorenko over at The Hockey Writers. There has been plenty of criticism surrounding Grigorenko but I have a hard time believing that he'll fall too far in the draft because of his "lack of work ethic", especially considering the few offensive players available [...]
Tuesday, May 29th @ 9:30pm EST Congratulations to the Shawinigan Cataractes as they defeated the London Knights’ in a thrilling overtime game 2-1 to become the 2012 CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions Sunday night! Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospect Michael Chaput was simply dominant when it mattered most ending the tournament as the top [...]
| Taylor Doherty, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-7 | Weight: 235 |
| Born: 1991-03-02 | Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario | Drafted: 2009 by San Jose, 57th overall |
| Eric Wellwood, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 180 |
| Born: 1990-03-06 | Hometown: Windsor, Ontario | Drafted: 2009 by Philadelphia, 172nd overall |
Sunday, May 27th After the Shawinigan Cataractes demolished the Edmonton Oil Kings in the CHL Memorial Cup tie-breaker game, they cruised past the Saint John SeaDogs, who have been the best CHL team over the past few seasons. The loss means that the Panthers Jonathan Huberdeau (5G 2A in 4 games), Wild's Charlie [...]
| Tommy Wingels, C | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 195 |
| Born: 1988-04-12 | Hometown: Evanston, Illinois | Drafted: 2008 by San Jose, 177th overall |
| Torey Krug, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 175 |
| Born: 1991-4-12 | Hometown: Livonia, MI | Drafted: Undrafted – Signed as free agent |
| Michal Repik, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 180 |
| Born: 1988-12-31 | Hometown: Vlasim, CZE | Drafted: 2007 2nd round 40th overall – Florida Panthers |
Wednesday, May 23rd The Anaheim Ducks signed 29-year-old Swedish goaltender Viktor Fasth to a one-year one-way deal speculating that he will backup Jonas Hiller. That would mean that Jeff Deslauriers also with a one-way contract could be on the move and Dan Ellis (UFA) will not be resigned. Not overly big, Fasth is a butterfly [...]
| Linus Omark, RW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 180 |
| Born: 1987-2-5 | Hometown: Overtornea, Sweden | Drafted: 2007 by Edmonton Oilers, 87th Overall |
