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no brassard? is he hurt or something? that to me is a bigger deal than leaving sheppard off the invite list.
no brassard? is he hurt or something? that to me is a bigger deal than leaving sheppard off the invite list.
Here's the list of the Selection Camp Invitees
Goaltenders
0 Carey Price /L 6' 2 217 08/16/1987 Anahim Lake, BC Tri-City Americans / WHL
0 Jonathan Bernier /L 6' 0 185 08/07/1988 Laval, QC Lewiston Maineiacs / QMJHL
0 Leland Irving /L 6' 0 177 04/11/1988 Swan Hills, AB Everett Silvertips / WHL
0 Steve Mason /R 6' 3 186 05/29/1988 Oakville, ON London Knights / OHL
Defence
0 Brendan Mikkelson L/ 6' 3 190 06/22/1987 St. Albert, AB Vancouver Giants / WHL
0 Cody Franson R/ 6' 3 204 08/08/1987 Sicamous, BC Vancouver Giants / WHL
0 Drew Doughty R/ 6' 0 190 12/08/1989 London, ON Guelph Storm / OHL
0 Dustin Kohn L/ 6' 1 199 02/02/1987 Edmonton, AB Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL
0 Karl Alzner L/ 6' 2 209 09/24/1988 Burnaby, BC Calgary Hitmen / WHL
0 Keaton Ellerby L/ 6' 3 185 11/05/1988 Calgary, AB Kamloops Blazers / WHL
0 Kris Russell L/ 5' 10 162 05/02/1987 Caroline, AB Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL
0 Kristopher Letang L/ 6' 0 207 04/24/1987 Ste-Julie, QC Foreurs de Val d'Or / QMJHL
0 Luc Bourdon L/ 6' 3 211 02/16/1987 Shippagan, NB Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL
0 Marc Staal L/ 6' 4 207 01/13/1987 Thunder Bay, ON Sudbury Wolves / OHL
0 Patrick McNeill L/ 6' 0 200 03/17/1987 Strathroy, ON Saginaw Spirit / OHL
0 Ryan Parent L/ 6' 2 194 03/17/1987 Sioux Lookout, ON Guelph Storm / OHL
Forwards
0 Andrew Cogliano L/ 5' 9 186 06/14/1987 Woodbridge, ON U. of Michigan Wolverines / CCHA
0 Angelo Esposito L/ 6' 1 180 02/20/1989 Montreal, QC Quebec Remparts / QMJHL
0 Ben Maxwell L/ 6' 1 177 03/30/1988 North Vancouver, BC Kootenay Ice / WHL
0 Brad Marchand L/ 5' 9 183 05/11/1988 Hammonds Plains, NS Foreurs de Val d'Or / QMJHL 1
0 Bryan Little R/ 5' 11 201 11/12/1987 Cambridge, ON Barrie Colts / OHL
0 Chris Stewart R/ 6' 2 232 10/30/1987 Scarborough, ON Kingston Frontenacs / OHL 1
0 Claude Giroux R/ 5' 11 173 01/12/1988 Ottawa, ON Gatineau Olympiques / QMJHL
0 Codey Burki R/ 6' 1 193 11/17/1987 Winnipeg, MB Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL
0 Cody Bass R/ 6' 0 208 01/07/1987 Guelph, ON Mississauga Ice Dogs / OHL 1
0 Dan Bertram R/ 5' 10 183 01/14/1987 Calgary, AB Boston College Eagles / HE
0 Darren Helm L/ 6' 0 183 01/21/1987 St. Andrews, MB Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL1
0 Devin Setoguchi R/ 6' 0 190 01/01/1987 Taber, AB Prince George Cougars / WHL
0 James Neal L/ 6' 3 203 09/03/1987 Whitby, ON Plymouth Whalers / OHL1
0 John Tavares R/ 6' 0 196 09/20/1990 Oakville, ON Oshawa Generals / OHL
0 Jonathan Toews L/ 6' 2 203 04/29/1988 Winnipeg, MB North Dakota Fighting Sioux / WCHA
0 Kenndal McArdle / 6' 0 205 01/04/1987 Burnaby, BC Vancouver Giants / WHL
0 Marc-André Cliche R/ 6' 1 187 03/23/1987 Rouyn-Noranda, QC Lewiston Maineiacs / QMJHL1
0 Mathieu Perreault L/ 5' 10 160 01/05/1988 Drummondville, QC Acadie Bathurst Titan / QMJHL
0 Ryan O'Marra R/ 6' 2 207 06/09/1987 Mississauga, ON Saginaw Spirit / OHL
0 Sam Gagner R/ 5' 11 190 08/10/1989 Oakville, ON London Knights / OHL
0 Steve Downie R/ 5' 11 203 04/03/1987 Queensville, ON Peterborough Petes / OHL
0 Tom Pyatt L/ 5' 11 186 02/14/1987 Thunder Bay, ON Saginaw Spirit / OHL
Here's the list of the Selection Camp Invitees
Defence
0 Brendan Mikkelson L/ 6' 3 190 06/22/1987 St. Albert, AB Vancouver Giants / WHL
0 Cody Franson R/ 6' 3 204 08/08/1987 Sicamous, BC Vancouver Giants / WHL
0 Drew Doughty R/ 6' 0 190 12/08/1989 London, ON Guelph Storm / OHL
0 Dustin Kohn L/ 6' 1 199 02/02/1987 Edmonton, AB Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL
0 Karl Alzner L/ 6' 2 209 09/24/1988 Burnaby, BC Calgary Hitmen / WHL
0 Keaton Ellerby L/ 6' 3 185 11/05/1988 Calgary, AB Kamloops Blazers / WHL
0 Kris Russell L/ 5' 10 162 05/02/1987 Caroline, AB Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL
0 Kristopher Letang L/ 6' 0 207 04/24/1987 Ste-Julie, QC Foreurs de Val d'Or / QMJHL
0 Luc Bourdon L/ 6' 3 211 02/16/1987 Shippagan, NB Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL
0 Marc Staal L/ 6' 4 207 01/13/1987 Thunder Bay, ON Sudbury Wolves / OHL
0 Patrick McNeill L/ 6' 0 200 03/17/1987 Strathroy, ON Saginaw Spirit / OHL
0 Ryan Parent L/ 6' 2 194 03/17/1987 Sioux Lookout, ON Guelph Storm / OHL
Realistically speaking...what are Cogliano,Toews and Bertram chances of actually making the team?
(and please spare me the smart-alec answers)
Realistically speaking...what are Cogliano,Toews and Bertram chances of actually making the team?
(and please spare me the smart-alec answers)
No there isn't. That was just a onetime thing with Stephen Weiss. Since then, they've decided to be fairly strict about it, which is why they didn't even contact Columbus about having Brule be part of the selection camp.
just a wild guess pretty much, cause I truly believe that the players who perform the best at camp will likely make the team, with a few exceptions.
Goalies: anyones guess, the 2 that perform the best at camp will be chosen reguardless imo. Carey Price isn't a shoo-in just because he is "older".
Defense: Franson and Doughty will be the extra dmen, the 5 other dmen are all left hand shots while Franson and Doughty provide some much needed Rightys, sure not a huge deal, but it helps. Franson has dominated the WHL and Doughty has dominated the OHL and could gain lots of experience for future trips. Hartsburgh faces Doughty quite abit in the OHL Western Conference and is very knowledgeable of his abilitys. The kids an absolute stud and will be a top 5 pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft.
Forwards: pretty much a crapshoot, other than the returnees, the best at camp will make the team imo.
I think the D is pretty much set in that Staal, Bourdon, Parent, Russell, and Letang are all locks to make the team. However, I think the other two rounding out the D will be Brendan Mikkelson and Drew Doughty.
As for the forwards, I love that some people on here don't have Giroux making the squad. Personally, I think he's a lock and that's only because at the summer camp, coaches were raving about his overall game and just how well he sees the ice. Plus, when you consider that it's going to be on the larger ice surface and it's going to give him more room to play with, he'll be lethal. I can also see Tavares making the team, but I don't think he'll have a Sidney Crosby-esque type effect on the team. Think more along the lines of Jason Spezza.
The other forward who I think can have a big impact on the team is Sam Gagner. I live in London, so I get a chance to see Gagner play regularly and I can honestly say that he's probably the most talented player in the OHL right now, including Tavares. I know that people are going to point at their respective franchises and say that's the biggest difference and why Gagner is doing so well, but that's not true either. This kid is ultra talented. I can see him getting a top two line spot before Tavares does. That's no slight on Tavares. Team Canada also did the same thing with Spezza.
Anyways, should make for a fun tournament this year and I've got a funny feeling that this team should be an offensive dynamo. We've got the players that we should be able to play a high pressure offensive game, but it wouldn't surprise me either if they did the typical Team Canada thing and played a grind it out style.
Realistically speaking...what are Cogliano,Toews and Bertram chances of actually making the team?
(and please spare me the smart-alec answers)
Here's the list of the Selection Camp Invitees
Goaltenders
0 Carey Price /L 6' 2 217 08/16/1987 Anahim Lake, BC Tri-City Americans / WHL
0 Leland Irving /L 6' 0 177 04/11/1988 Swan Hills, AB Everett Silvertips / WHL
Defence
0 Kris Russell L/ 5' 10 162 05/02/1987 Caroline, AB Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL
0 Kristopher Letang L/ 6' 0 207 04/24/1987 Ste-Julie, QC Foreurs de Val d'Or / QMJHL
0 Luc Bourdon L/ 6' 3 211 02/16/1987 Shippagan, NB Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL
0 Marc Staal L/ 6' 4 207 01/13/1987 Thunder Bay, ON Sudbury Wolves / OHL
0 Ryan Parent L/ 6' 2 194 03/17/1987 Sioux Lookout, ON Guelph Storm / OHL
Forwards
0 Andrew Cogliano L/ 5' 9 186 06/14/1987 Woodbridge, ON U. of Michigan Wolverines / CCHA
0 Angelo Esposito L/ 6' 1 180 02/20/1989 Montreal, QC Quebec Remparts / QMJHL
0 Dan Bertram R/ 5' 10 183 01/14/1987 Calgary, AB Boston College Eagles / HE
0 Jonathan Toews L/ 6' 2 203 04/29/1988 Winnipeg, MB North Dakota Fighting Sioux / WCHA
0 Kenndal McArdle / 6' 0 205 01/04/1987 Burnaby, BC Vancouver Giants / WHL
0 Ryan O'Marra R/ 6' 2 207 06/09/1987 Mississauga, ON Saginaw Spirit / OHL
0 Steve Downie R/ 5' 11 203 04/03/1987 Queensville, ON Peterborough Petes / OHL
0 Tom Pyatt L/ 5' 11 186 02/14/1987 Thunder Bay, ON Saginaw Spirit / OHL
Besides Columbus (as already mentioned), Chicago (Toews & Bertram), Colorado (Stewart & Burki), Montreal (Price & Maxwell), Nashville (Franson & Parent), the NY Islanders (Kohn & O'Marra), and Washington (McNeil & Perreault) have two.Yep, the Rangers have the most.
The Flyers have 2, Downie and Giroux.
I'm sure there are others with two.
are you kidding? or do you just have a bias against ncaa players
You're asking the College hockey mod if she has a bias against the NCAA? lol
I think she was asking because she IS a fan of the NCAA and doesn't know the CHL as well.
And OC, I think all 3 are near locks. Each still have to win their spot, I just don't see any reason why they won't do so..
No there isn't. That was just a onetime thing with Stephen Weiss. Since then, they've decided to be fairly strict about it, which is why they didn't even contact Columbus about having Brule be part of the selection camp.
As I've said somewhere else, after having watched them play all season, I can't see any way that Brendan Mikkelson makes the team over Cody Franson.
Why did they make an exception for Weiss? Its not like he's a Lindros, or Crosby
HockeyMan9 said:I don't know whether the rule exists or not, but it wouldn't apply to Brule since he was 6th overall.
I disagree, if Mikkelsson or anyone has a better camp than Franson, they will make the team over him IMO.I agree. If Mikkelson makes that team and Franson doesn't it will be a joke. Franson right now is quite a bit better than Mikkelson. He is also a right handed shot. I still think the only way Franson doesn't make that team is if he has a terrible camp.
Many top players left out... F.Bouchard, Ryder, A.Picard-Hooper.. Wonder why Esposito get's selected in front of these players.. If they played in Quebec city, they'd be selected, no doubt about that.
There is no one I would take off that list of dmen and replace with Carle and Gragnani, the only one that would be close would be Mikkelsson.Bouchard and Picard-Hooper should definitively have been invited. other who should have been invited are Mathieu Carle and Marc-André Gragnani, the canadian team doesn't seen to have an offensive dman, other than M. Staal. So Carle should at least get an invitation.
each year when team Canada announces their invitees or the final selection i'm pissed. last year they didn't selected Derick Brassard, i wonder how many players from Québec will be selected this time. now since Canada recognized Québec as a nation, (we knew we're a nation for a long time, but we only got recognized by Canada last week) we should have our own national team, so our bestest players would finally play in the WJC.