Recapping Last Night: *** Anthony Mantha has proved his worth since being called up less than a month ago. The 6'5" power forward has recently been playing alongside Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar, averaging nearly 17 minutes per game with significant power play time. In his 12 games played this season, Mantha has put up [...]
The biggest prospect event of the year outside of the NHL draft has to be the World Junior Tournament. Last year the two were synonyms with each other as the tournament was loaded with an unprecedented number of draft eligible prospects. Not only did the games feature draft eligible prospects across several nations rosters, the [...]
The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner as 9 OHLers vie for 22-spots on Canada’s National Junior Team for the upcoming 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. A total of 32-players from across the CHL and NCAA were invited to Selection Camp in Blainville, QC coming up on December 10-14th. [...]
The AHL season is about a quarter of the way to completion, more or less with the unbalanced schedules. Some young players have put themselves on the radar of their parent clubs with strong starts in the AHL and perhaps entering the conversation for call-ups to either shake up the lines or to fill in [...]
| Cody Goloubef, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 195 |
| Born: 1989-11-30 | Hometown: Mississauga, Ont. | Drafted: 2008 2nd round 37th overall – Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Derek Grant, C/W | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 197 |
| Born: 1990-04-20 | Hometown: Abbotsford, BC | Drafted: 2008 by the Ottawa Senators, 119th overall |
Knicks and knacks from the hockey world, and peeking at Sweden's leaked WJC roster in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Rumors are never worth banking on, but in the case of the Team Sweden World Junior Championship roster leaked by Swedish newspaper Expressen, things seem to check out. The official confirmatinon will happen tomorrow. {source}<blockquote [...]
A former 22nd overall draft pick of the Washington Capitals, Ilya Samsonov is one of the players Russia has named to its preliminary World Junior Championship roster. Russia has joined Canada in naming its preliminary roster for the looming World Junior Championship tournament in Quebec. Goalies: Anton Krasotkin, Ilya Samsonov, Vladislav Sukhachyov. Defensemen: [...]
| Reid Boucher, LW/RW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 192 |
| Born: 1992-09-08 | Hometown: Grand Ledge, MI | Drafted: 2011 by New Jersey Devils, 99th Overall |
It's finally here... The month we've all been waiting for; December. Boxing Day is only 24 days away. While two other nations; Sweden and Russia, had their rosters leaked earlier this week, Team Canada will hold its annual selection camp Dec. 10 to 14 in Blainville-Boisbriand, home of the QMJHL's Armada. [...]
