pwil
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Do players have to be born after a certain date to be eligible for the draft?Is there a consensus #1 for this year?Who are some players to watch for?
I agree. Since it's far from set in stone that any of the Import Draftees will be willing to come over to the CHL. If you look at last year's draft, probably the biggest names in the import draft that came over were Marek Schwarz and Andrej Meszaros, who were taken by the Vancouver Giants, and Alex Radulov who was chosen by Quebec. Meszaros was the 16th pick, and Schwarz was 38th. Only Radulov was top 10 (9th), and the guys ahead of him don't necessarily reflect higher levles of talent or draft position:scoutman1 said:In this draft there is never a true #1, teams don't draft by best player available they draft by who they have been talking to and is comming over...so the best players might not even get drafted till late 1st round or at all:
Some players to watch would for are:
Michael Frolik
Christoph Gawlick
Mikko Lehtonen
Martin Hanzal
Denis Krejeda
Tomas Pospisal
Jakub Vojta
David Ruzicka
Tomas Marcinko
Possibly some Russians who might come over are (but Russians don't normally choose this route though):
Vitally Anikeenko
Denis Istomin
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=78644The Nemesis said:I agree. Since it's far from set in stone that any of the Import Draftees will be willing to come over to the CHL. If you look at last year's draft, probably the biggest names in the import draft that came over were Marek Schwarz and Andrej Meszaros, who were taken by the Vancouver Giants, and Alex Radulov who was chosen by Quebec. Meszaros was the 16th pick, and Schwarz was 38th. Only Radulov was top 10 (9th), and the guys ahead of him don't necessarily reflect higher levles of talent or draft position:
1st) Zdenek Bahensky (3rd round NYR selection) - Saskatoon
2nd) Andrej Sekera (3rd round BUF selection) - Owen Sound
3rd) Artem Artemiev (can't find any record of him) - Acadie-Bathurst
4th) Roman Tomanek (4th round PHX selection) - Calgary
5th) Jakub Kindl (05 eligible) - Kitchener
6th) David Krjecy (can't find any record of him) - Gatineau
7th) Ladislav Scurko (6th round PHI selection) - Seattle
8th) Michael Birner (4th round STL selection) - Barrie
9th) Alex Radulov (1st round NSH selection) - Quebec
10th) Sami Sandell (05 eligible) - Brandon
So there you have it. Radulov is the only 1st rounder of the bunch, no others are higher than 3rd round NHL picks, including 2 05 draftees. And there are a pair of players that I can't find any record of. This is why the Import Draft is more about getting someone who wants to play than getting a highly talented player.
9th)
Thanks. I was looking at the import draft list from McKeens, and they spelled his last name with a "y" instead of an "i". I wonder if Artem Artemiev is out there somewhere with a spelling variation.Crosby=Gretzky said:
littleD said:2. St. John's - Nicklas Bergfors, RW, Sweden, 2005 eligible
sveiglar said:Geez, great pick... if they they knew he was coming. Still, I can't see it. Any Swedish watchers know if there is any chance he comes over?
I'm guessing it's between slim and none, but wouldn't mind being surprised.
Seachd said:I think he would be an awesome CHL player. It makes sense that they wouldn't take him 2nd overall unless they knew he was coming over, but Bergfors is good enough to play in the SEL next year, so why would he come here? Interesting situation.
pwil said:I am assuming that this draft goes on for two days since they have it listed that the last pick will be made at 6:55.Am I correct?
I sure hope he sticks with Södertälje SK, unless he falters it seems IMO that he has a spot on the 1st or 2nd line.sveiglar said:Geez, great pick... if they knew he was coming. Still, I can't see it. Any Swedish watchers know if there is any chance he comes over?
I'm guessing it's between slim and none, but wouldn't mind being surprised.
No. They have it listed as 6:55 pm. And the second round goes pretty quick.pwil said:I am assuming that this draft goes on for two days since they have it listed that the last pick will be made at 6:55.Am I correct?
littleD said:4. Sarnia - Tomas Pospisil, RW, Czech Republic, 2005 eligible
I'm guessing it's between slim and none that he stays in Sweden, I would frankly be very surprised if he didn´t leave. He is a great talent but he would still be playing on the 4th line in Södertälje, regardless of what Bonde 007 says...sveiglar said:Geez, great pick... if they knew he was coming. Still, I can't see it. Any Swedish watchers know if there is any chance he comes over?
I'm guessing it's between slim and none, but wouldn't mind being surprised.
sveiglar said:Geez, great pick... if they knew he was coming. Still, I can't see it. Any Swedish watchers know if there is any chance he comes over?
I'm guessing it's between slim and none, but wouldn't mind being surprised.
Joe Hallenback said:It will be good for him to come over and get used to a more physical style of play. I can see him tearing up the Q.
littleD said:Ottawa 67s traded Jakub Petruzalek to Barrie Colts for the 43rd pick in today's import draft.
They previously had a deal with Oshawa, with the Gens getting Petruzalek and Ottawa getting the 34th pick, but it fell through.