Jesse Blacker
| Jesse Blacker, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 190 |
| Born: 1991-04-19 | Hometown: Toronto, ON | Drafted: 58th overall in 2009 by the Maple Leafs |
Prospect Ramblings
Thursday, May 17 @ 11:00 am EST Starting with a few of my tweets from the other day... "@RossyYoungblood Did you know, London Knights have never went through an NHL draft without having a player drafted since changing their name to 'Knights' in 1968" In the history of the Ontario Hockey League, [...]
Prospect Ramblings
Congratulations to the Edmonton Oil Kings for winning the WHL Championship and booking the final ticket to the CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup. Edmonton defeated a star-studded Portland Winterhawks featuring Sven Bartschi (Flames), Ty Rattie (Blues), Brad Ross (Leafs), Joe Morrow (Penguins) and Derrick Pouliot (2012 eligible) in game seven. Congratulations to the Penticton Vees [...]
Knights win OHL Title
The London Knights defeated the Niagara Ice Dogs 2-1 in game five to win the OHL Championship and advance to the Memorial Cup. Nashville prospect Austin Watson was named the MVP of the playoffs, finishing with 17 points in 19 games. Undrafted goalie Michael Houser was outstanding in the playoffs as well, with a 2.25 goals against and .928 save percentage...
Devante Smith-Pelly
| Devante Smith-Pelly, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6’0” | Weight: 222 |
| Born: 1992-06-14 | Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario | Drafted: 2010 by Anaheim, 42nd overall |
Prospects Ramblings
HUGE News - After acquiring the rights to 2013 draft eligible defenseman, Seth Jones, the Portland Winterhawks announce that he will join the team next season. Jones is a favourite to go top three and was heavily considering the NCAA route. Chalk another one up for the CHL. The Portland Winterhawks keep stockpiling talent [...]
World Championship Update
And with the first pick in the 2012 NHL draft, the Edmonton Oilers select... Ryan Murray, Everett Silvertips. It's not as far-fetched as it seems. With recent concerns about Yakupov and other possible top five selections, combined with Murray not looking out of place playing with Canada at the World Championship, it could happen. Consider [...]
Jacob Josefson
| Jacob Josefson, LW/RW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 190 |
| Born: 1991-03-02 | Hometown: Stockholm, SWE | Drafted: 2009 New Jersey Devils, 20th overall |
Ian Cole
| Ian Cole, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 218 |
| Born: 1989-02-11 | Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI | Drafted: 2007 by St. Louis Blues, 18th Overall |
Prospect Ramblings
Mid afternoon updates at the major junior level.... London Knights' goaltender Michael Houser (undrafted) was named the OHL's Most Outstanding Player receiving the Red Tilson Award. Houser has been passed over twice at the NHL Entry Draft and he will hopefully get nabbed in his third try. Houser suited up for an astonishing 62 [...]