*OFFICIAL* Moncton Wildcats 2013-2014 Thread

[M-A LeBlanc]

Vladimir Tkachev will be returning with the wildcats this season, confirmed.

 

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Tucker White is an American they brought in that was a flop !

What's your point ?

 

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Tanner McCabe traded to Victoriaville for a 6th 2015

Reid Halabi to Chicoutimi for a 6th 2014 and 12th

 

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Moncton's draft choices. 17 total picks , 8 Americans.


Round 2
#37 Moncton Wildcats Noah Corson (LW)

Round 3
#43 Moncton Wildcats Liam Murphy (C)

Round 4
#64 Moncton Wildcats Luke McInnis (D)

Round 5
#82 Moncton Wildcats Marcus Tesink (D)
#89 Moncton Wildcats Sébastien Dupré (G)

Round 6
#99 Moncton Wildcats Marc Olivier Duquette (D)
#100 Moncton Wildcats R.J. Murphy (LW)

Round 7
#114 Moncton Wildcats Chad Krys (D)
#118 Moncton Wildcats Noah Archibald (F)

Round 8
#137 Moncton Wildcats Matt Koopman (F)

Round 9
#152 Moncton Wildcats Sébastien Cormier (D)

Round 10
#170 Moncton Wildcats Derek Britner (F)

Round 11
#190 Moncton Wildcats Shayne Dominie (D)

Round 12
#206 Moncton Wildcats Robbie Roche (D)
#207 Moncton Wildcats Massimo Lorusso (D)
#208 Moncton Wildcats Mickaël Lafrance (RW)

Round 13
#220 Moncton Wildcats Jonathan Alsfeld (F)

 

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Dubeau(20)
Rioux(18)

Goaltender is pretty well set. Dubeau will be one of the best goalies in the league and Rioux proved to be a very capable back up with potential to be a starter. Goaltender is definitely a strength. The only other goalies in the system are Alex Kelly (18 year old free agent) who had a great camp last year and 17 year old Sebastien Dupre (5th round pick 2014).

Sweeney(19) Johnston(19)
Malatesta(18) Holwell(17)
Klebanskyj(18) McInnis(16)
Mann(18)

*Jonathan McLeod(18) (sure be a top pairing Dman if he reports , ranked high NHL draft)

Other defensemen who could battle for a spot include:

Gareth Nicholson(19) ( Can't see him sticking , 19 years old , younger options with same skillset)
Tucker White(18) ( can't see him making the team , just no room and overwhelmed)
Shawn Morgan(18) ( this will be his third kick at the bucket, unlikely)
Jamie Dorsey(18) (wildcard, likely to report and could be a good option for the bottom )
Luc Poirier(19) ( Wasn't a fan personally but Rumble was , 19 years old)
Marcus Tesink(16) ( 5th round pick 2014)
Marc Olivier Duquette(16)(6th round pick 2014)
Sebastien Cormier(17)(9th round 2014)
Shayne Dominie(17) ( 11th round pick 2014 ,6'4" 220 lbs)
Robbie Roche(17) (12th round pick 2014 , unsure of his status to report)
Massimo Larusso(17)(12th round pick 2014 ,6'4")

Defence is average and will likely depend a lot on who reports. We have some big names in Krys, McLeod , Matheson and Florentino who are all extremely unlikely with the exception of McLeod who's optimistic. Depending on what direction we're going , we could upgrade the top4. Malatesta is a wildcard , he's already signed and apparently will be an impact top4.


OA Barbashev(19) Tkachev(19)
Lalonde(20) Askew(17) Garland(18)
Smith(18) Johnson(19) Bower(17)
Seeger(18) Pugsley(18) Olivier(17)

Guys battling for the final 3 spots include:

Kyle Tibbo (18)
*Lane Cormier (17)
*Alexandre Jacob(17)
*Eric Leger (17)
*Noah Corson (16)
*Liam Murphy (16)
*RJ Murphy (16)
Noah Archibald(16)
Matt Koopman(16)
Derek Britner (17)
Mikael Lafrance-Clairsaint (17)
Jonathan Alsfeld (17)
Miles Gendron (18) Supposed to be playing in the BCHL this year but if he showed , would be a top6 impact player. Ranked in the 2014 NHL draft.

Ones with stars are front runners imo. A lot of unknowns with the American kids. According to Shannon most will be at camp. We have a ton of depth up front. Top 6 looks good aside from one whole that Shannon said would be addressed via trade or free agent. A 20 year old slot being open makes that a little less of a worry. Good shape overall.

Should be an interesting year. I think we could finish anywhere between 6 - 11.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Matheson won't report unless Florida tells him they want him in Junior.

 

[WildcatMapleLeafs28]

Matheson won't report unless Florida tells him they want him in Junior.

He definitely isn't coming, ever. He's having real good seasons with Boston College, he's already drafted and had the opportunity to play in the Q with a Mem Cup team.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

He definitely isn't coming, ever. He's having real good seasons with Boston College, he's already drafted and had the opportunity to play in the Q with a Mem Cup team.

And he's the BC captain.